Bug in makeboot.sh script when dmidecode binary missing

[Clemmitt Sigler]

Hello all,

This is the first time I've prepared a bootable Clonezilla Live USB
flash memory stick. I ran tuxboot and it seemed to install
successfully. But all I got was a "grub> " prompt, no boot-up.

I went back and ran "sudo bash ./makeboot.sh /dev/sdxn" by hand and got this error:

"./makeboot.sh: line 290: dev_model_shown: unbound variable"

The problem is there is no installed dmidecode program on my system
used to create the boot stick. Here's a unified diff of my hack:
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--- clonezilla-live-2.5.6-22-i686_makeboot.sh.orig_bad 2017-02-07
15:17:20.000000000 -0500
+++ clonezilla-live-2.5.6-22-i686_makeboot.sh.edited_good 2018-08-17
14:25:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@
else
dev_model_shown="$machine_name"
fi
+else

• dev_model_shown="Unknown product name"
  fi
  on_this_machine="on this machine \"$dev_model_shown\""

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HTH :^) And thankyou* for Clonezilla!

Blessings.

--
Clemmitt Sigler

[Steven Shiau]

Thanks for this bug report. It's fixed in drbl 2.27.7 and will be used in the next testing Clonezilla live.

Steven

[Richard Arnett]

Dying here with the same error To make your USB flash drive bootable, first change the working dir, e.g. "cd /media/usb/utils/linux", then run "bash makeboot.sh /dev/sdd1" (replace /dev/sdd1 with your USB flash drive device name), {{{"./makeboot.sh: line 290: dev_model_shown: unbound variable".

FINALLY got makeboot.sh to go after pulling back out of all my file manager windows and terminal windows and used -U "UUID#" Suddenly it worked?

=====OUTPUT=====

dubfactor@dubtop:/media/dubfactor/492F-0DF0/utils/linux$ sudo bash makeboot.sh /dev/sda1
This command will install MBR and syslinux/extlinux bootloader on /dev/sda
Clonezilla files are assumed to be on /dev/sda1

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Machine: HP Stream Laptop 14-ax0XX:
Model: SanDisk Cruzer Dial (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 31.5GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 16.4kB 31.5GB 31.5GB primary fat32 boot, lba

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ubuntu 18.04 LTS

[Steven Shiau]

Sorry, I do not understand that. Could you please describe more where went wrong with makeboot.sh on Ubuntu 18.04?
Thanks.

Steven