Re: apparent failure to mount /root during boot of netboot image

[tomas@tuxteam.de]

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On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:46:33AM +0100, Andrew Baumann wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm trying to build a netboot debian-live image for amd64 systems with a 
> serial console [...]

Hmm Strange. From the error messages down there (e.g. this):

  > ... cp: cannot create '/root/etc/live.conf': Path does not exist

the directory /root seems missing. In the regular init from initramfs it
is created at the very beginning, right after:

  > Loading, please wait...                                                                

You could boot with the extra kernel parameter "break=top". This lands
you into the first breakpoint of initramfs. You might check whether
/root is there.

The boot param "break=bottom" should land you right before

  > Begin: Running /scripts/live-bottom ... Begin: Copying config on real root fs
  > ... cp: cannot create '/root/etc/live.conf': Path does not exist

if I remember correctly.

Regards
- -- tomás
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