mkbootdisk on FC5

Hitboxx · 04-30-2006, 11:49 PM

Guys,

I want to make a boot disk for a CD. But it gives me an error msg.
Method 1:

Code:

[root@shrilinx shrikant]# /sbin/mkbootdisk --iso --device boot.iso 'uname -r'
/sbin/mkbootdisk: line 86: [: /lib/modules/uname: binary operator expected
/lib/modules/uname -r is not a directory.

Method 2:

Code:

[root@shrilinx shrikant]# /sbin/mkbootdisk --iso --device boot.iso 2.6.16-1.2096_FC5smp
tail: cannot open `+3' for reading: No such file or directory
tail: cannot open `+3' for reading: No such file or directory

Replacing 'boot.iso' with 'boot_cd.img' gave the same.

HELP.
Thanks

PS: i read somewhere on these forums that its possible to create a bootable cd by just burning all contents of /boot on a cd. True ??

Hitboxx · 05-01-2006, 01:40 AM

I managed to solve the problem. I got an updated version 'mkbootdisk 1.5.3' from the development repo. It created the boot.iso image (using Method 2 from above) which i burned to a cd.

However Method 1 is still a problem.

Nonetheless, alls well that ends well

reddazz · 05-01-2006, 03:00 AM

You are supposed to use back ticks and not single quotes e.g.

Code:

#mkbootdisk --iso --device boot.iso `uname -r`

Hitboxx · 05-01-2006, 05:46 AM

Aha There there, there there.. Thanks mate. One more lesson learned

satimis · 05-27-2006, 07:19 AM

Hi folks,

FC5_64
mkbootdisk.i386 1.5.2-5.2

I also encountered problem in running "mkbootdisk"

$ su -
password
# mkbootdisk --iso --device bootcd.iso $(uname -r)

Code:

tail: cannot open `+3' for reading: No such file or directory
tail: cannot open `+3' for reading: No such file or directory

# mkbootdisk --iso --device boot.iso `uname -r`

Code:

tail: cannot open `+3' for reading: No such file or directory
tail: cannot open `+3' for reading: No such file or directory

googling brought me to this posting.

Please advise. TIA

B.R.
satimis

Hitboxx · 05-28-2006, 08:44 PM

Hi Satimis

You should update your mkbootdisk version from 1.5.2 to 1.5.3. That solved my problem.

satimis · 05-28-2006, 09:20 PM

Hi shrikant.odugoudar,

FC5_64

Tks for your advice.

# yum search mkbootdisk
No printout

# ls /etc/yum.repos.d/

Code:

fedora-core.repo         fedora-extras-development.repo  fedora-legacy.repo   fedora-updates-testing.repo
fedora-development.repo  fedora-extras.repo              fedora-updates.repo  macromedia.repo

# cat /etc/yum.conf

Code:

[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
keepcache=0
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=redhat-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
obsoletes=1
gpgcheck=1
plugins=1
metadata_expire=1800

Please advise which repo offers it.

Disregard the "tail" warning the iso image thus created did work. It is strange to me.

B.R.
satimis

Hitboxx · 05-29-2006, 03:18 PM

If i remember correctly, it should be in the development repo. IF not the old saying goes 'Google is your Friend'