Bug 836824 - LiveCd: livecd-iso-to-disk: 1) --extra-kernel-args has no effect 2) manual addition of live_ram option at boot causes boot to exit to debug shell
Summary: LiveCd: livecd-iso-to-disk: 1) --extra-kernel-args has no effect 2) manual ad...
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: LiveCD
Version: 17
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Matthias Clasen
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Reported: 2012-07-01 19:10 UTC by livecdlife
Modified: 2013-08-01 04:09 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2013-08-01 04:09:11 UTC
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Description livecdlife 2012-07-01 19:10:30 UTC
Description of problem:
1) When "burning" the iso file produced by livecd-creator to the usb disk, the option --extra-kernel-args has no effect. I generally add live_ram and nomodeset. The resulting line arguments in the target usb disk in syslinux/configuration file remain the same i.e. "initrd=initrd0.img root=live:UUID=... rootfstype=ext4 ro liveimg quiet rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0"
2) When booting the obtained usb stick, typing "tab" button to modify kernel arguments and adding the "live_ram" in the line of parameters. The sytem continues to boot usually i.e. copying image to RAM (this may take a few minutes). But then

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Livecd-tools 17.11


How reproducible:
With Fedora 17 I've generated 5 different iso files from different configurations (Gnome, Kde, custom, minimal). Tried to "burn" the iso to usb stick and to one esata harddisk with same effect above.


Steps to Reproduce (problem 1):
1. Use the option --extra-kernel-args with livecd-iso-to-disk script
2. 
3.
  
Actual results (problem 1):


Expected results (problem 1):
Presence of "live_ram" in the kernel arguments

Steps to Reproduce (problem 2):
1. Press Tab at boot
2. Type "live_ram" in the kernel args
3. Continue boot
  
Actual results (problem 2, sorry typing the results from notes):
udevd[330 <or 336 or 338>]: inotify_add_watch(6, /dev/sda1,10): failed: no such file or directory
dracut warning: unable to process the initqueue
dracut warning: /dev/disk/by-uuid/... does not exist



Expected results (problem 2):
Smooth boot

Additional info:

Just a note. I work exclusively with livecds environments since roughly 5-7 years and live_ram is one of central features that makes me choose the platform. Some time is consumed setting up the system as needed, but then it allows to use the fast OS operation in memory and wear out the usb/esata storage only when real data is saved.

Great thanks for this tool!! Just in case if you have ideas how to acceleration operation even more (no compression of filesystem?) do not hesitate to mention. Thanks a lot for your help.

Comment 1 livecdlife 2012-07-01 19:15:43 UTC
> 2) When booting the obtained usb stick, typing "tab" button to modify kernel
> arguments and adding the "live_ram" in the line of parameters. The sytem
> continues to boot usually i.e. copying image to RAM (this may take a few
> minutes). But then
the boot process exits to the debug shell with messages shown below.

Comment 2 livecdlife 2012-07-08 14:30:23 UTC
Hello,

The problem 1) was solved by changing the livecd-iso-to-disk script. Actually, in several places changing initrd.img to initrd0.img solved the problem and "--extra-kernel-arguments" works now.

The problem 2) corresponds to the fact that adding live_ram does not allow mounting of persistent home and will be filed as a separate bug.

Best

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