creating the iso image...

[frankp]

It's been a long time since I was an active linux user and this is my first time using knoppix or creating a custom live cd. That said, I'm following the Remastering Howto (http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_Remastering_Howto) fairly well and everything seems to be working until I get to the point of creating the iso image.

I input this:

mkisofs -pad -l -r -J -v -V "KNOPPIX" -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 \
-boot-info-table -b boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin -c boot/isolinux/boot.cat \
-hide-rr-moved -o /mnt/hda1/knx/knoppix.iso /mnt/hda1/knx/master

and I get the following:

genisoimage 1.1.10 (Linux)
genisoimage: MIssing boot image name, use -eltorito-boot option.

Now, according to the mkisofs man page, I'm using the -eltorito-boot option and the -o /mnt/hda1/knx/knoppix.iso should be the output filename, if I understand the man page correctly. I'm not entirely sure what the /mnt/hda1/knx/master path at the end is supposed to accomplish, though.


Any suggestions how I can make this correct?

[kl522]

Unable to pin point your problem because I hardly remaster a CDROM/DVD, even though I consistantly remaster my compressed image.

But allow me to say something I am pretty sure, isn't obvious the /mnt/hda1/knx/master path at the end is where the source of the data is ( ie your source files and directories for the new image ) ?

Regarding your actual problem of "genisoimage" complaints of missing boot image name, I would like to take a guess: perhaps the file 'boot/isolinux/isolinu.bin' is missing from '/mnt/hda1/knx/master'.

[frankp]

kl522, thanks. I actually figured out that the /mnt/hda1/knx/master was supposed to be the source after I posted the question. I'll check on the 'boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin' and see if it's there. Thank you, for your suggestion.

[frankp]

Well, the isolinux.bin file is in the appropriate location... anyone else have any suggestions?

Could I have something wrong with the command that I'm not seeing?

[krishna.murphy]

Well, the isolinux.bin file is in the appropriate location... anyone else have any suggestions?

Could I have something wrong with the command that I'm not seeing?

The remastering tutorial that you linked to in the original message appears to be oriented towards an earlier version of Knoppix. I think the problem comes from relatively small changes in "location" of stuff - perhaps that'll trigger an insight from someone else on the board who used both versions and remastered.

Cheers!
Krishna

[kl522]

We are talking about the commands issued generating a specific error. So it has nothing to do with knoppix versions. As a matter of fact, you can manually create a few directories and copy a few files on to the relevant directories (including isolinux.bin ) and issue and commands, and such is what is needed to create a isoimage for any purposes not limited to knoppix only.

The tested result of mine gave no errors.

[kl522]

I tried the command you posted, I did not get any error. So I could only suspect when you type it or you cut-and-paste it into a file ( and execute the file ), there is something wrong with the resulted script ( eg newline not continued properly ).

[kl522]

It could be a bad burn ( very common) , if you have created sha1sum, you should do a 'knoppix testcd'.

Or it could be indeed a bad compressed image to start with. That's easy to determine too. You just cloop mount it first before you even attempt to make an ISO out of it :-

# losetup -r /dev/cloop1 KNOPPIX
# mkdir /tmp/tmp
# mount -t iso9660 /dev/cloop1 /tmp/tmp -o ro,loop

[frankp]

the losetup command gives me a "bad file descriptor" error...

ioctl: LOOP_SET_FD: Bad file descriptor

This happens when I run this command from the / directory. If I run it from anywhere else, I get KNOPPIX: No such file or directory

If I run losetup /dev/cloop1 I get the response
loop: can't get info on device /dev/cloop1: No such device or address

but I get valid responses from cloop and cloop0

Is the "bad file descriptor" some indication that the compressed image isn't good?

[kl522]

the losetup command gives me a "bad file descriptor" error...

ioctl: LOOP_SET_FD: Bad file descriptor

Yes, it shows that you have a bad compressed image to start with.
I simply take a normal file and do a losetup on it, I get the same error :-

          # cd /tmp
          # cp /etc/hosts hosts
          # losetup -r /dev/cloop1 hosts
ioctl: LOOP_SET_FD: Bad file descriptor

This happens when I run this command from the / directory. If I run it from anywhere else, I get KNOPPIX: No such file or directory

You must path the command to the right directory/file, eg :-
# losetup -r /dev/cloop1 /some_path_some_where/knx/master/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX

I find it strange that your working copy of KNOPPIX is resided in /KNOPPIX. In any case, you have to know what it resides, and substitute the correct path for it.

But whatever it is, if you have issued the command pointing to the correct KNOPPIX compressed image, the conclusion is that you have an invalid compressed image. You back to review your steps again.