Installer can't find CD-ROM; ext2_fs.h corrupt?

[laidlaws]

This isn't basic to my mind, and may involves several issues. I will put everything here, and let the Moderator do what she wants with it.

I am trying to create a usable CD-ROM with mondo. No matter what I do, on restore, the CD-ROM drive can't be found. Advice from the Mondo mailing list was to add all missing kernel modules to the config file. None are missing. I tried a different brand of drive, which made no difference. Both are PATA, but that has always worked before.

Today I installed the Schilly CD management tools using Dave Hodgins' new script. The log contained the following error message:[
code]Warning: *** linux/ext2_fs.h is not usable at all ***
Warning: *** This makes it impossible to support Linux file flags ***
You may try to compile using 'make COPTX=-DTRY_EXT2_FS'
[/code]
There are two versions of ext2_fs.h on my system:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18802 May 13 06:29 /usr/include/linux/ext2_fs.h

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19783 May 18 03:19 /usr/src/linux-3.3.6-server-2.mga2/include/linux/ext2_fs.h

smake couldn't use either. Being different sizes may be quite normal, but it sounds suspicious. It suggests that my other problem may be caused by a broken system.

I am guessing that I could install the full kernel source, instead of kernel-devel, but am I barking up the wrong tree?

[doktor5000]

Uhmm, sorry you mean when booting from the restore media, Mondo can't find the media which it wants to boot from? Huh?

[laidlaws]

The Mond CD-ROM contains a copy of the Mindi boot disk. When that boots, it can't find the CD-ROM drive (for the archived files) and the keyboard is "dead."

Extra info; I have included this in a later post. My mind is disappearing, so much that I had forgotten about this thread. The issue with ext2_fs.h is really distinct. Perhaps it can remain here.

[doktor5000]

Well, if mindi/mondo doesn't work right, please file a bug report. The main author (Bruno Cornec) is quite active in Mageia development, but if he doesn't know about this problem, he can't fix it or look what's wrong with the configuration in your case. So please: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_report_a_bug_properly

[laidlaws]

Bruno Cornec and his team are well aware of my problem. I have been posting everything to their mailing list, and it was they suggested that I edit the mindi script.

But the same error is now showing up with the Cauldron boot iso, so there is nothing they can do. My update is at viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3315