Bug#593241: live-build shouldn't default to a broken kernel flavour config when using the installer

[<ironmark@hispeed.ch>]

Subject: live-build shouldn't default to a broken kernel flavour config when using the installer
Package: live-build
Version: 2.0~a22-1
Severity: normal

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Hi,

I discovered a bug in live-build (2.0~a22-1) when playing with --linux-flavours

The debian installer can only be start sucessfully when the kernel flavour of the live system is the same as the one of the installer, however there are some other bugs (infinite install loop - a bug report will follow).

I have got errors when creating a debian live image with "486 686" or "686" --linux-flavours setting

For example 2.6.32-5-686 vs. 2.6.32-5-486 (default) leads to the following error-message in the installer process:

Please reboot with the correct kernel (2.6.32-5-486).

I got the following informations from user SynrG on IRC:
<SynrG> the bug is that live-build shouldn't default to a broken kernel flavour config when using the installer
<SynrG> the bug *isn't* to make it work with 686 tho. that's unlikely to get any attention

Regards,
Mark


-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages live-build depends on:
ii  debootstrap                   1.0.23     Bootstrap a basic Debian system

Versions of packages live-build recommends:
ii  cpio                          2.11-4     GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar
ii  gettext-base                  0.17-11    GNU Internationalization utilities
pn  gnu-fdisk                     <none>     (no description available)

Versions of packages live-build suggests:
ii  dosfstools                    3.0.9-1    utilities for making and checking 
ii  fakeroot                      1.14.4-1   Gives a fake root environment
ii  genisoimage                   9:1.1.10-1 Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem
pn  memtest86+ | memtest86        <none>     (no description available)
pn  mtools                        <none>     (no description available)
ii  parted                        2.3-1      The GNU Parted disk partition resi
pn  squashfs-tools | genext2fs |  <none>     (no description available)
ii  sudo                          1.7.2p7-1  Provide limited super user privile
pn  syslinux | grub               <none>     (no description available)
pn  uuid-runtime                  <none>     (no description available)
pn  win32-loader                  <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information