[Pkg-ltsp-devel] Bug#466467: ltsp-server: ltsp-update-image does not work

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On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 12:03:09AM +0100, José L. Redrejo Rodríguez wrote:
> Package: ltsp-server
> Version: 5.0.40~bzr20071229-1

i'm guessing this hasn't changed with ltsp-server 5.0.40~bzr20080214-1 ?
 
> With the new squashfs-tools that migrated to lenny on 2008-02-11, 

i believe you're referring to squashfs-tools version 1:3.3-3 ?

which version(s) do you know do work?

> the script ltsp-update-image does not work anymore. 

well, i kept the default to NFS for a reason. :)

> It seems the default behaviour of mksquashfs has changed in Debian and
> the img file is created but can not be uncompressed from the pxe-initrd
> image.

might this be related to:

 #456489: squashfs-tools: data corruption caused by lzma patches 
 #455589: squashfs-tools: mksquashfs hangs with zlib and lzma

 455589 claims to be fixed in 1:3.3-3, which seems to be when you
 started encountering the problem.
 
> I've tried to use the -nolzma option in the mksquashfs execution at
> ltsp-update-image but it does not work either.

seems likely a bug in mksquashfs... if not one of the already reported
bugs, then some new bug. i almost thing this bug should be reassigned to
squashfs-tools (or a new bug filed and mark it as blocking this bug).
 
> I can make more tests if some ideas, options or workarounds are
> possible.

you probably have much more experience with this mode of operation than
i do...

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  vagrant