[Grml] grml2usb, syslinux and mtools on debian squeeze

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Michael Gissing

2010-09-02 11:26:19 UTC

Hi list!

I'm using grml2usb (0.9.25) from grml repo on a Debian Squeeze system. grml2usb fails with the message

Installing syslinux as bootloader
sh: mcopy: not found
syslinux: failed to create ldlinux.sys

That's because syslinux package in Debian Squezze just 'suggests' mtools package. I filed a Bug in
Debian BTS requesting syslinux at least to recommend mtools package but it was closed... (Bug#594331
[1])

Maybe grml2usb could catch this error and give a more user friendly explanation why the command failed.

greetz, Michael

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=594331

Michael Prokop

2010-09-08 00:44:53 UTC

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Post by Michael Gissing
I'm using grml2usb (0.9.25) from grml repo on a Debian Squeeze system. grml2usb fails with the message
Installing syslinux as bootloader
sh: mcopy: not found
syslinux: failed to create ldlinux.sys
That's because syslinux package in Debian Squezze just 'suggests' mtools
package. I filed a Bug in Debian BTS requesting syslinux at least to
recommend mtools package but it was closed... (Bug#594331 [1])
Maybe grml2usb could catch this error and give a more user friendly explanation why the command failed.
[1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=594331

Thanks for reporting that, Michael.

We'll take care of it, I've recorded your bugreport in our BTS at:

http://bts.grml.org/grml/issue905

regards,
-mika-
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Michael Gissing

2010-09-02 11:26:19 UTC

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Michael Prokop

2010-09-08 00:44:53 UTC

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Thanks for reporting that, Michael.

We'll take care of it, I've recorded your bugreport in our BTS at:

http://bts.grml.org/grml/issue905

regards,
-mika-
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Michael Gissing

2010-09-02 11:26:19 UTC

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Michael Prokop

2010-09-08 00:44:53 UTC

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Thanks for reporting that, Michael.

We'll take care of it, I've recorded your bugreport in our BTS at:

http://bts.grml.org/grml/issue905

regards,
-mika-
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