[yocto] [meta-raspberrypi] Read-Only RootFS is not read only

[Andrei Gherzan]

On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:51 AM, Rich Bayliss <richbayliss at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry Paul - I am new to all this. I have checked and I am using Poky (1.4)
>
> Rich
>
> On 4 August 2013 23:35, Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com>
> wrote:
> > On Sunday 04 August 2013 01:27:01 Rich Bayliss wrote:
> >> On 2 August 2013 13:47, Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com>
> wrote:
> >> > On Tuesday 30 July 2013 11:43:43 Rich Bayliss wrote:
> >> >> I am trying to build for Raspberry Pi including "read-only-rootfs" in
> >> >> my image features. My aim is to have my SD Card read-only and at some
> >> >> point add a read-write overlay to certain directories. This should
> >> >> enable my system to boot fresh each time, and have some persistent
> >> >> storage for user files etc.
> >> >>
> >> >> However, after building my image I can SSH into the system and issue
> >> >> "touch test" to create a file in my home directory, then after a
> >> >> reboot it is still there. That isn't very read-only :)
> >> >>
> >> >> Am I missing something, or is this working incorrectly?
> >> >
> >> > It sounds like it's working incorrectly. Since meta-raspberrypi
> constructs
> >> > the SD card image using its own custom class I wonder if it has
> anything
> >> > to do with that. Andrei, do you know anything about this?
> >> >
> >> > BTW, are you using sysvinit or systemd in this image?
> >>
> >> I am using the standard sysvinit/systemd - I haven't specified either,
> >> so whichever is default.
> >
> > Except the default depends upon what DISTRO you are using. Which DISTRO
> are
> > you using - "poky" or something else?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Paul
> >
> > --
> >
> > Paul Eggleton
> > Intel Open Source Technology Centre
>

Will check on this tomorrow. I've been on the roads these days.

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*Andrei Gherzan*
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