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Re: Problems with module-assistant and squashfs



On Fri, Feb 05, 2010 at 04:19:06PM -0500, elec wrote:
> Hey guys,
> I'm looking to take advantage of a number of mac80211 fixes provided
> by newer kernels. I'm using BackTrack4 (live distro using debian), and
> would like to upgrade the kernel but still leverage the live cd
> functionality. I took the BackTrack 4 iso, extracted it, mounted it,
> chrooted into the environment, provided through a script here
> (http://www.offensive-security.com/blog/backtrack/customising-backtrack-live-cd-the-easy-way/).
> The compilation process finished fine, and i installed everything
> without a problem, however whenever i try to boot the resulting ISO, I
> drop into busy box on the initramfs. The last error in casper.log is
> aufs. After spending some time researching the problem, I came across
> this post: http://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2008/04/msg00002.html .
> The only thing i really didnt do was use module-assistant to generate
> squashfs and aufs modules.

squashfs is already included by upstream, and aufs2 is included in the
Debian kernel package.  So you don't need to do this.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers. - Leonard Brandwein

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