Unable to find Patch of ISO image in CentOS.

[Mandarmalika]

Hello everyone, I am using CentOS in my computer and I am facing some problem since from many days. I am getting some error in installing the CentOS 5.6 and update. ISO using USB drive. I have also customized the pendrive with proper package removing like openoffice etc. I am writing some detail about the my anaconda and kernel
anaconda : anaconda-11.1.2.209-1.el5.centos
kernel : kernel-2.6.18-194.26.1.el5

I am using ISO image file for this work, but I am not able to do it. so can anyone help me please? Thanks a lot in advance.

[Aleksandra]

When you are creating image in USB then you your creation should be as follows:

USB_IMAGE = usb.img
ISO_IMAGE = /tmp/Centos-Pansy-i386.iso

all: 
        dd if=/dev/zero of=$(USB_IMAGE) bs=1M count=512
        /usr/bin/mkdiskimage -F $(USB_IMAGE) 505 32 62
        mkdir mount
        mkdir mount-iso
        sudo mount -o loop,offset=31744,uid=9063,umask=007 -t vfat usb.img mount
        sudo mount -o loop $(ISO_IMAGE) mount-iso
        cp mount-iso/isolinux/initrd.img mount
        cp mount-iso/isolinux/vmlinuz mount
        cp mount-iso/isolinux/boot.msg mount-iso/isolinux/ks.cfg mount-iso/isolinux/syslinux.cfg mount
        sudo umount mount-iso
        mkdir -p mount/images
        cp $(ISO_IMAGE) mount/images
        sudo umount mount
        syslinux -t 31744 $(USB_IMAGE)

try this method you will solve your problem. All the Best.

[kraal]

Hey I was also having the same problem. before reading your post for USB, I was having the below error:

Missing ISO 9660 Image"),
_("The installer has tried to mount "
"image #%s, but cannot find it on "
"the hard drive.\n\n"
"Please copy this image to the "
"drive and click Retry. Click Reboot "
" to abort the installation.")

But when I applied your method now I am able to boot my USB device for update. Thank you.

[Ernesto4]

Those who are still having the problem in ISO image file then you can use below patch for fix your problem.

diff -Nur anaconda-11.1.2.209.org/harddrive.py anaconda-11.1.2.209/harddrive.py
--- anaconda-11.1.2.209.org/harddrive.py        2011-01-25 11:24:54.436007993 +0530
+++ anaconda-11.1.2.209/harddrive.py    2011-01-29 22:44:11.744004997 +0530
@@ -58,8 +58,28 @@
         retry = True
         while retry:
             try:
-                isoImage = self.isoDir + '/' + self.path + '/' + self.discImages[cdNum]
-
+                try:
+                    isoImage = self.isoDir + '/' + self.path + '/' + self.discImages[cdNum]
+                except:
+                    #HACKXXX find iso from isoDir and set path to isoImage 
+                    isoImage = ""
+                    files = os.listdir(self.isoDir + '/' + self.path + '/')
+                    for file in files:
+                        if not isys.isIsoImage(file):
+                            continue
+                        isoImage = self.isoDir + '/' + self.path + '/' + file
+                    #If file mot found    
+                    if isoImage == "":
+                        ans = self.messageWindow( _("Missing ISO 9660 Image"),
+                                          _("The installer has tried to mount "
+                                            "image #%s, but cannot find it on "
+                                            "the hard drive.\n\n"
+                                            "Please copy this image to the drive.")
+                                            % (cdNum,), type="custom",
+                                        custom_icon="warning",
+                                            custom_buttons=[_("_Reboot")])
+                        sys.exit(0)
+                    
                 isys.makeDevInode("loop3", "/tmp/loop3")
                 isys.losetup("/tmp/loop3", isoImage, readOnly = 1)

[DanielV]

Hey I have seen your error in above post, and I found that there was problem in ISO file at the time of mounting the image in virtual drive. For that purpose you can use below method:
File Name : harddrive.py
Method : mountMedia(self, cdNum)
Line : isoImage = self.isoDir + '/' + self.path + '/' + self.discImage

If you find it working for you the reply to this post.

[Mandarmalika]

Hello everyone I have come out of my problem, and I just wanted to thank you all for that. I have applied all the code and logs for this work but it was not working for me. I have search on the official website also but they were not having the appropriate solution as you have. After doing it again and again I have come to know that it was the error of self.discimages [cdnum]. After that I used the above patch to fix this problem, and finally I came out of it and I have successfully updated my CentOs. Thanks a lot again.