Libguestfs - Aug 2015 - Re: FC22: virt-p2v-make-kickstart/livecd-creator doesn't build

Hello,

I am trying to make a .iso to p2v some old windows servers, and I 
installed a brand new FC22 server to build my images

I run

virt-p2v-make-kickstart fedora

livecd-creator p2v.ks


and I get the following error:


   Installing: grubby                       ##################### [435/436]
   Installing: uboot-tools                  ##################### [436/436]
   Installing: b43-fwcutter                 ##################### [437/436]
947 blocks
No '/dev/log' or 'logger' included for syslog logging
dracut module 'dmsquash-live' depends on 'img-lib', which
can't be installed
dracut module 'dmsquash-live' cannot be found or installed.
mkinitrd failed
warning: %posttrans(kernel-core-4.0.4-301.fc22.i686) scriptlet failed, 
exit status 1

getsebool:  SELinux is disabled
success




The .iso builds however the boot menu just returns to itself and I never 
get to the p2v menu.  What am I doing incorrectly to build the ISO?

Thanks ,

Marty

On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 04:01:40PM -0400, Martin Breault
wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to make a .iso to p2v some old windows servers, and I
> installed a brand new FC22 server to build my images
> 
> I run
> 
> virt-p2v-make-kickstart fedora
> 
> livecd-creator p2v.ks
> 
> and I get the following error:
> 
> 
>   Installing: grubby                       ##################### [435/436]
>   Installing: uboot-tools                  ##################### [436/436]
>   Installing: b43-fwcutter                 ##################### [437/436]
> 947 blocks
> No '/dev/log' or 'logger' included for syslog logging
> dracut module 'dmsquash-live' depends on 'img-lib', which
can't be installed
> dracut module 'dmsquash-live' cannot be found or installed.
> mkinitrd failed
> warning: %posttrans(kernel-core-4.0.4-301.fc22.i686) scriptlet
> failed, exit status 1
> 
> getsebool:  SELinux is disabled
> success
> 
> The .iso builds however the boot menu just returns to itself and I
> never get to the p2v menu.  What am I doing incorrectly to build the
> ISO?
Yup, livecd-tools is broken junk.

I'm building ISOs you can download here:

  http://oirase.annexia.org/virt-p2v

The RHEL-7.2-preview/ directory contains the latest version, and
should work fine with virt-v2v from Fedora.  These are built in a RHEL 7
VM, using the EPEL 7 version of livecd-tools which seems to work more
reliably.

I would caution you that you should always run livecd-tools in a
disposable VM, since it requires root and does all sorts of weird
stuff with host devices.

Rich.

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On 8/10/2015 4:20 PM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 04:01:40PM -0400, Martin Breault wrote:
> Yup, livecd-tools is broken junk. I'm building ISOs you can download 
> here: http://oirase.annexia.org/virt-p2v The RHEL-7.2-preview/ 
> directory contains the latest version, and should work fine with 
> virt-v2v from Fedora. These are built in a RHEL 7 VM, using the EPEL 7 
> version of livecd-tools which seems to work more reliably. I would 
> caution you that you should always run livecd-tools in a disposable 
> VM, since it requires root and does all sorts of weird stuff with host 
> devices. Rich. 
Hum.  Yes I am using a disposable VM for this.

My issue with the .isos I have been able to find available for download 
is that they seem to assume that hardware is 64-bit compatible, and a 
few of my servers sadly are still using 32-bit hardware.  I am trying to 
boot them and thus why I need to make my own livecd.

Are there 32-bit compatible images available?

Thanks,

Marty