This is what I've done from http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/BootingLiveCD but adapted for Mythbuntu and my sdb3 partition :
# mount the iso mkdir iso mount -o loop ubuntu-8.04-desktop-i386.iso iso # mount your USB flash drive with # atv-bootloader on 1st partition, # empty ext3 on 2nd partition. mkdir usb mount /dev/sdb2 usb # copy selected contents of the iso into the flash # ".disk" is important as this is what "casper" the # Ubuntu initrd used to find valid iso contents # cd iso cp -rf casper dists install pics pool preseed .disk ../usb cp isolinux/isolinux.cfg md5sum.txt README.diskdefines ../usb cp casper/vmlinuz casper/initrd.gz install/mt86plus ../usb # cd into the usb and make some changes cd ../usb mv isolinux.cfg syslinux.cfg sed -i -e 's:/casper/::g' -e 's:/cdrom/::g' -e 's:/install/::g' syslinux.cfg # Now after atv-bootloader boots, telnet in and mkdir tmp mount /dev/sdb2 tmp kexec --load tmp/casper/vmlinuz --initrd=tmp/casper/initrd.gz -- command-line="preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz nosplash vesa video=vesafb" kexec -e And bingo into the Ubuntu LiveCD. Dwe On 18 mar, 15:54, Derek Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > did you just copy the .iso file to sdb3 or did you actually copy the > _contents_ of the iso to sdb3? > > Dwezzel wrote: > > I have only 3 partitions on my USB drive. > > > sdb is the drive > > sdb1 = recovery bootable > > sdb2 = my backup from my original ATV > > sdb3 = my ISO image prepared to launch with Kexec > > > On 18 mar, 15:47, Derek Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> why do you have 4 partitions on your usb drive? > > >> you mount /dev/sdb3 > > >> I only use 2 and mount /dev/sdb1 (I think). > > >> Dwezzel wrote: > > >>> Hi Derek, > > >>> yes, I copied the .disk/ too...I just followed the Howto that I wrote > >>> on the first post of this thread : > > >>>http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/BootingLiveCD > > >>> Maybe I mist something....I really don't know... > > >>> Dwe > > >>> On 18 mar, 14:12, Derek Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Have you gotten any version linux to boot on your atv? > > >>>> Did you copy over the .disk/ stuff too? > > >>>> I don't use the .cfg files. I'm guessing that is your problem. > > >>>> Dwezzel wrote: > > >>>>> Maybe my problem is in the "isolinux.cfg / syslinux.cfg" files. I > >>>>> really don't know... > >>>>> For Derek : No, the # is only because i Cut and Paste something from > >>>>> me telnet session... > > >>>>> Dwe > > >>>>> On 18 mar, 09:45, Dwezzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>> I've tried that too....same results....All the "kexec" config line on > >>>>>> one line....same as before....so, it's not that too... > > >>>>>> Dwe > > >>>>>> On 18 mar, 09:41, Derek Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>> also, delete the "\" > > >>>>>>> it needs to be on one line. > > >>>>>>> Dwezzel wrote: > > >>>>>>>> Yeah...that's why I used 2 different versions of Mythbuntu...and got > >>>>>>>> the same results....Weird isn't it ?? > > >>>>>>>> Dwe > > >>>>>>>> On 18 mar, 09:32, Derek Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>> ethernet isn't your problem then. > > >>>>>>>>> it sounds like it can't find the initrd image or it is corrupted. > > >>>>>>>>> Dwezzel wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>> Hi Derek, > > >>>>>>>>>> I don't know if my ethernet works...I can't have any X server > >>>>>>>>>> coming > >>>>>>>>>> up...So, I can't install have Mythbuntu to be install... > >>>>>>>>>> Kind of weird.... > > >>>>>>>>>> All I got is a prompt "initramfs)" and I can type "help" and a > >>>>>>>>>> list of > >>>>>>>>>> command that I can type appears. And that's all...nothing else... > > >>>>>>>>>> Dwe > > >>>>>>>>>> On 18 mar, 08:37, Derek Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>>> does your ethernet work? > > >>>>>>>>>>> I get the same warning and ethernet works fine. you can ignore > >>>>>>>>>>> it. > > >>>>>>>>>>> Dwezzel wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi All...it's me again. > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Here what I found when I tried with the "quiet" option for the > >>>>>>>>>>>> Kexec > >>>>>>>>>>>> line. It gave me something that I wasn't abale to see at > >>>>>>>>>>>> first...too > >>>>>>>>>>>> much lines. Here it is : > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 8139cp 0000:03:03:0: This (id 10ec:8139 rev10) is not a 8139C+ > >>>>>>>>>>>> compatible chip > >>>>>>>>>>>> 8139cp 0000:03:03:0: Try the "8139too" driver instead. > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Now that I know that, can I do something to use this ?? Is it > >>>>>>>>>>>> something that Mythbuntu does not have ? Is it related with > >>>>>>>>>>>> Mythbuntu ? Or is it related with my ATV ? > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I will try with a Ubuntu version...just in case....or if someone > >>>>>>>>>>>> habe > >>>>>>>>>>>> an idea with this issue... > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Thx > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Dwe > > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 5:16 pm, Dwezzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> It's me again... > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I've tried with Mythbuntu-8.04.1...same results...Still getting > >>>>>>>>>>>>> back > >>>>>>>>>>>>> to a prompt "initramfs)" or something like that...I can't be > >>>>>>>>>>>>> precise > >>>>>>>>>>>>> because my projector did not show me the first 5-6 characters... > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know what I can do at this point... > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Dwe > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 15, 8:00 pm, Dwezzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> OK...I'll try that...and come back to you after that... > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thx > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dwe > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 15, 7:35 pm, "Scott D. Davilla" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm trying to use mythbuntu-8.10-desktop-proper-i386.iso > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And the kexec setup is : > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> # mkdir -p /tmp/rootfs > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> # mount /dev/sdb3 /tmp/rootfs > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> # kexec --load /tmp/rootfs/casper/vmlinuz \ > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --initrd=/tmp/rootfs/casper/initrd.gz \ > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --command-line="boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nosplash video=vesafb" > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is it enough for you ?? Or do I have to put something else > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for you to > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> help me with this ? > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would install mythbuntu-8.04. I've not been happy with > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> derived from ubuntu 8.10. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/atv-bootloader?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
