ok. so when you mount /dev/sdb3 do you see vmlinuz and initrd.gz in casper/?
Dwezzel wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
