Build rootfs - Error

[Admin_ka]

I’m trying to build rootfs according to the instructions on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS on x86 Arch, and when I try to chroot $TARGET_ROOTFS /bin/bash -c “DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y --allow-downgrades install bianbu-minimal” I get the following error - E: Unable to locate package bianbu-minimal !?

I also tried to assemble it on Banana Pi BPI-F3, the same error.

[Jing_Liam]

(1) Please ensure to use the basic root file system and .sources files of Bianbu 2.2 version, as maintenance has been discontinued in version 2.1

(2) If there are still errors, please provide a complete log of the development process

[Admin_ka]

1. I’ll skip the descriptions for the points related to the Qemu sections:
   1, 2, 3, 4 - I don’t see the point in describing my actions; you can skip them here on BPI-F3.

2. Regarding point 5 (although it’s pointless):

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3. Prepare Base ROOTFS:

   1. Create a working directory:

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   2. Create and start the container:
      In this and the 3rd steps, I use podman instead of Docker:

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   3. Enter the container:

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   4. Everything here follows the instructions; there are no errors:

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   5. Here I select the “For Version 2.2” section:

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   6. Download the base rootfs:

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   7. Extract to a specified directory:
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   8. Mount system resources into the rootfs:
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4. Essential Configurations:

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   2. I select “For Version 2.2”

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to be continued …

[Admin_ka]

5. Configure DNS:

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6. Install Hardware-Related Packages:
   This is where the problems with downloading packages and the key begin:

Screenshot of the first line:

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Screenshot of the second line:

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Screenshot of the third line:

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Screenshot of the fourth line:

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7. Install Metapackages:
   I select Minimal version:

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8. I’ll also attach the output of several variables and the contents of the bianbu.sources file.

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[Jing_Liam]

It seems to be a permission issue with Podman. We have not verified it on Podman, so we suggest using Docker to create it

[Admin_ka]

Your

@Jing_Liam

It seems to be a permission issue with Podman.

gave me another thought. The thing is, Docker itself runs with elevated privileges, while Podman requires configuration to run with user privileges for increased security. So, I don’t have Docker configured, even though it’s installed. I tried running it with “sudo docker” and… everything worked as instructed.
Now I’ve tried creating a container the same way with “sudo podman…”.
Eventually, everything worked in Podman as well.
Thanks for the tip.

[Admin_ka]

1. Created both RootFS and an image for the SD card.
2. Burned the image to the card using dd (sudo dd if=./bianbu-custom.sdcard of=/dev/sda bs=1M status=progress iflag=direct oflag=direct).
3. I decided to check the file system table on the card. I ran sudo gparted and got this window

Screentshot gparted

When I tried to “Fix,” the file system table was corrected, but the card wouldn’t boot. If I ignored it, the rootFS partition remained 2GB in size, but booted normally.
Is there a way to fix the file system table without losing data on the card, or do I have to do it somehow when creating the RootFS or image??

• The problem turned out to be trivial: the memory card wasn’t being read correctly in the USB card reader. I reconnected the card and connected the card reader to a different USB port, which corrected the GPT error.