mount fails on tc-load

[ormris]

Hi Everyone,

I used the instructions in the Tiny Core Book to create an extension. Since I already had a build tree, I only needed this command.

$ mksquashfs app.tcz /tmp/buildroot/

This tcz file was copied to my tiny core VM, but I was unable to install it.

$ tce-load -i fapp.tcz
mount: mounting /dev/loop47 on /tmp/tcloop/app failed: Invalid argument

I'm using the lastest Tiny Core Plus image. Is there something I'm missing here?

[gerald_clark]

You should not be including the while build tree.
You should be constructing the usr/local tree structure for your app in a work directory, and squashing that.

Also your problem description has inconsistent naming for the application.
You use app in some lines, and fapp in another.

[ormris]

Hi. Thanks for the reply.

The my buildroot contains only the files that are installed.

The fapp was a mistype in this forum post. I didn't actually type that in the command line.

Is there anything else I need to do, other than building the install tree and squashing it?

Thanks!
Matthew

[gerald_clark]

Did you copy the tcz to /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/optional ?

[ormris]

Yes. I attempted to use the GUI application installer first.

Thanks!
Matthew

[gerald_clark]

So it is working now?

[ormris]

Sadly, not. I had the same problem.

Matthew

[gerald_clark]

Does the /tmp/tcloop/app already exist?
If it does, you will need to reboot and try again.
Also, make sure you have not loaded util-linux
This will make sure the wrong version of mount is not being run.

[ormris]

OK. The directory exists, so I'm rebooting now.

Matthew

[ormris]

Unfortunately, same result after reboot.

Matthew

EDIT: I don't have util-linux loaded.

[gerald_clark]

Show the output of 'unsquashfs -l /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/optionall/app.tcz'

[ormris]

I got this.

squashfs-root
squashfs-root/etc
squashfs-root/etc/app
squashfs-root/etc/app/config
squashfs-root/etc/app/licence
squashfs-root/etc/app/licence/bin
squashfs-root/etc/app/license
squashfs-root/etc/app/ports
squashfs-root/etc/pam.d
squashfs-root/etc/pam.d/app
squashfs-root/etc/xinetd.d
squashfs-root/etc/xinetd.d/app
squashfs-root/usr
squashfs-root/usr/bin
squashfs-root/usr/bin/app
squashfs-root/usr/bin/app_delta
squashfs-root/usr/bin/app_merge
squashfs-root/usr/bin/app_sig
squashfs-root/usr/bin/appc
squashfs-root/usr/bin/appd
squashfs-root/usr/bin/appp
squashfs-root/usr/bin/lmutil
squashfs-root/usr/lib
squashfs-root/usr/lib/python2.6
squashfs-root/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages
squashfs-root/usr/share
squashfs-root/usr/share/doc
squashfs-root/usr/share/doc/app
squashfs-root/usr/share/doc/app/iptables.sample
squashfs-root/usr/share/doc/app/services.sample
squashfs-root/usr/share/app
squashfs-root/usr/share/man
squashfs-root/usr/share/man/man1
squashfs-root/usr/share/man/man1/app.1.gz
squashfs-root/var
squashfs-root/var/log
squashfs-root/var/log/app
squashfs-root/var/run
squashfs-root/var/run/app
squashfs-root/var/run/app/check_points

Thanks,
Matthew

[gerald_clark]

You did NOT follow Core guidelines.
You should not be installing anything in /etc/ , /usr/lib , /usr/share , or /usr/bin.
These locations are reserved for the OS.
All packages should load everything under /usr/local/.

[ormris]

OK. I'll rebuild with a /usr/local tree.

Thanks!
Matthew

[ormris]

Here is the new build tree. Unfortunately, this produces the same error as before.

squashfs-root/local
squashfs-root/local/bin
squashfs-root/local/bin/app
squashfs-root/local/bin/app_delta
squashfs-root/local/bin/app_merge
squashfs-root/local/bin/app_sig
squashfs-root/local/bin/appc
squashfs-root/local/bin/appd
squashfs-root/local/bin/appp
squashfs-root/local/bin/lmutil
squashfs-root/local/etc
squashfs-root/local/etc/app
squashfs-root/local/etc/app/config
squashfs-root/local/etc/app/licence
squashfs-root/local/etc/app/licence/bin
squashfs-root/local/etc/app/license
squashfs-root/local/etc/app/ports
squashfs-root/local/etc/pam.d
squashfs-root/local/etc/pam.d/app
squashfs-root/local/etc/xinetd.d
squashfs-root/local/etc/xinetd.d/app
squashfs-root/local/lib
squashfs-root/local/lib/python2.6
squashfs-root/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages
squashfs-root/local/share
squashfs-root/local/share/doc
squashfs-root/local/share/doc/app
squashfs-root/local/share/doc/app/iptables.sample
squashfs-root/local/share/doc/app/services.sample
squashfs-root/local/share/app
squashfs-root/local/share/man
squashfs-root/local/share/man/man1
squashfs-root/local/share/man/man1/app.1.gz

Thanks,
Matthew