OK, no boot from today's SoaS-2 in the slot However, when rebooting, "Esc" countdown did not appear unless Check key pressed
at OK forth prompt I typed: ok boot u:\boot\olpc.fth the script started then failed with this text: ************* mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/mapper/live-rw, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so Bug in initramfs /init detected. Dropping to a shell. Good luck! bash: no job control in this shell bash-4.0# ************* Will try with last SoaS-1 image on my other XO thanks Sean On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Sean DALY <sdaly...@gmail.com> wrote: > hmmm... yes, I downloaded and installed v3.2 on March 4th... four days > before the new version came out! > > the utility itself keeps as a big fat secret what version it is... > > I'll be happy if that fixes the problem... but upset if the 8 or 10 > hours I have put in trying to boot useless sticks was because of > that... our wiki page really needs precise information... which by the > way I am willing to write, if I manage to boot my XO with a SoaS image > been trying for days on end :-( > > don't get me wrong I appreciate the utility's existence since I only > have Macs in the house and I don't know how to "burn" a USB .iso from > my two GNU/Linux netbooks or old PC with a liveCD > > OK, will try again > > many thanks > > Sean > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Wade Brainerd <wad...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I believe only the most recent LiveUSB Creator programs will put an >> 'olpc.fth' on there for you. >> >> Maybe the sticks were created with an older version? >> >> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> OK thanks Wade >>> >>> If you can tell me just which image you have, I can try with that one. >>> >>> Same behavior with the SD card in or out, and on the other XO with no >>> SD card at all. >>> >>> Neither the SoaS-1 (March 5th), nor the SoaS-2 (March 21st) have a >>> 'boot' directory, nor a '.fth' Forth script at all. If I stick one on, >>> will it boot? >>> >>> I suspected this was the problem as I explored the sticks from the ok >>> prompt.... this is why we need some kind of integrity checker for a >>> "burned" stick, to check if anything is missing, or if the user has >>> monkeyed with files (Scout's honor I did not :-), or (say) the >>> timestamp of an x.org config file, etc. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> Sean >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Wade Brainerd <wad...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hey Sean, >>>> >>>> FWIW I have successfully booted my XO-1 from SoaS-1 using an older image, I >>>> haven't tried the latest. I used LiveUSB Creator for Windows with a >>>> PATRIOT >>>> 2GB stick. >>>> >>>> What you might be seeing is that you have a SD card with a bootable >>>> partition on your XO. I think that might take priority over booting from >>>> USB. >>>> >>>> You can boot manually from OFW.. something like >>>> >>>> ok boot u:\boot\olpc.fth >>>> >>>> should locate 'boot\olpc.fth' on the USB key and start it manually. >>>> >>>> -Wade >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I'm sorry, but I'm a bit confused here, is it possible or not at this >>>>> time to boot an XO-1 from a SoaS image (as we claim on the wiki: >>>>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/OLPC)? >>>>> >>>>> if so, how? since the instructions for Option 1 on the wiki page are >>>>> not working for me. >>>>> >>>>> I see there is a new SoaS-2 image in there, again, I don't think we >>>>> should be recommending to G1G1 owners they use that one yet? >>>>> >>>>> As I say, I have doubts about the SoaS-1 and SoaS-2 sticks I am using, >>>>> it appears the XO can't find anything to boot with on these sticks >>>>> while my Acer Aspire One boots up with both (?) >>>>> >>>>> I suppose there's no way to boot manually from a stick from OFW? >>>>> >>>>> thanks >>>>> >>>>> Sean >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Dave Bauer <dave.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > I am having a more fundamental issue. >>>>> > >>>>> > 1) First I used liveusb-creator on windows with Soas1 and created the >>>>> > crc >>>>> > and img files to install to the NAND. That doesn't work for me. >>>>> > >>>>> > 2) Next I tried technique one from Fedora 10 but the livecd-iso-to-disk >>>>> > does >>>>> > not have the --xo options. It looks like those instructions use a newer >>>>> > version of livecd-tools. Is this impossible from Fedora 10? What else >>>>> > should >>>>> > I be using. >>>>> > >>>>> > Dave >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Martin Dengler >>>>> >> <mar...@martindengler.com> wrote: >>>>> >> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 02:28:08PM +0100, Sean DALY wrote: >>>>> >> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/OLPC >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> I am late writing an article on this and I'm not getting anywhere >>>>> >> >> because I can't boot either of my XOs from USB. >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > I've had plenty of success booting from NAND and USB.> >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> >> * I see that most recent image is SoaS-2, is this what we want to >>>>> >> >> recommend right now to G1G1 owners? Would a choice be better? >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > SoaS-2 needs more testing and bugfixing IMHO. We shouldn't recommend >>>>> >> > it to G1G1 owners unless they want to be testers. >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> >> * I can't boot my XO which is at firmware Q2E18 but I am ready to >>>>> >> >> try >>>>> >> >> a later firmware such as Q2E28 or Q2E34 >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > I don't think this is a firmware issue. I was booting off NAND with >>>>> >> > Q2E19. >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> >> Sean >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Martin >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >> Sugar-devel mailing list >>>>> >> Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org >>>>> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > -- >>>>> > Dave Bauer >>>>> > d...@solutiongrove.com >>>>> > http://www.solutiongrove.com >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Sugar-devel mailing list >>>>> Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org >>>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >>>> >>>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel