AHHH Ok...Yeah, it is set to none...so, I'm able to boot from my USB...and telnet into it..to launch my kexec line...
Dwe On 18 mar, 16:39, Derek Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > there is a file on the recovery part called boot.com.plist or something > like that. you need to set the atv boot parameter to manual or none if > you want it to boot to the telnet prompt. > > Dwezzel wrote: > > boot.com.... file set to ???????? What is that ?? I didn't see > > that anywhere on the howtos... > > > Dwe > > > On 18 mar, 16:06, Derek Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> does the atv boot to the atv-bootloader login prompt? can you telnet to > >> it? what do you have the boot.com.... file set to? > > >> Dwezzel wrote: > > >>> This is what I've done > >>> fromhttp://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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
