Ok now...I can boot with MythBuntu 8.10. I found what my problem was...a corrupted USB drive...
Thx all for your help and patience !! =) Dwe On Mar 18, 5:07 pm, Dwezzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Thx for your Help... > > I've tried with Mythbuntu 8.10, 8.04.1...always the same > results..maybe tonight I will try with a fresh copy...just to be > sure... > > Dwe =) > > On 18 mar, 16:58, Derek Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > well then I don't know what to tell you. my feeling is the contents of > > /dev/sdb3 are not complete and/or you have an issue with the kexec command. > > > try recopying the iso contents over again. you are trying mythbuntu > > 8.04, right? > > > I'll see if I can find my boot_linux.sh script tonight if I get a chance. > > > Dwezzel wrote: > > > Yep...everything is there !! > > > > casper, .disk, ... > > > > Dwe > > > > On 18 mar, 16:51, Derek Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> 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 > > > ... > > > plus de détails » > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
