Re: got error during running bootcdwrite

Hi the list,

> 22220 blocks
> --- Sizes in KByte (du -klsc ) ---
> NOT_TO_CD =3D  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
> CD_ALL (SRCDISK v NOT_TO_CD) =3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16=
72692
> Needed =3D CD_ALL - NOT_TO_CD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16=
72692
> CD (650 MB) =3D  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66=
5600
> because of compression perhaps double size =3D . . . . . . . . . . . 13=
31200
> --- WARNING ---
> SRCDISK does not fit on CD (Needed > CD)
> You can specify TYP=3DDVD instead of TYP=3DCD in bootcdwrite.conf.
> You can exclude files/dirs in NOT_TO_CD in bootcdwrite.conf.
> You can try to ignore this problem, if you only want an iso image.
> --- (e)xit (i)gnore --- i

First, you should maybe not just ignore this warnings. Follow what=20
bootcd is advising. Even if these warnings are not crippling to get the=20
ISO created and operational. Just my thought!

> Warning: using transparent compression. This is a nonstandard Rock Ridg=
e
>        extension. The resulting filesystem can only be transparently
>        read on Linux. On other operating systems you need to call
>        mkzftree by hand to decompress the files.

This message is normal.

> After giving this warning message the terminal hasbeen automatically
> closed and final image is not created in the corresponding path. I
> don't understand what is the actual error, and what is the solution of
> it.

Are you sure that no ISO is created in /var/spool/bootcd?

Run bootcdwrite in a console (xterm or similar) in order to see=20
everything said by bootcdwrite, especially before it exits.

Regards,
--=20
Olivier Le Cam
D=E9partement des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication
CRDP de l'acad=E9mie de Versailles