yes, this is possible. I do it all the time. did you copy the .boot directory to the flash drive? it seems to me that most of the image booting issues (myself included) are due to improperly copying the files. I had this exact problem this weekend.
try another usb stick, if you have one. you kexec line looks ok. what resolution do you have the atv set to? all atv's have the same hardware, the age is irrelevant. it seems like your usb stick is setup correctly because it is trying to boot an image. keep at it. it can be done. On Jul 20, 12:05 pm, "mike.shaw.nz" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I'm experimenting with the ATV bootloader and would like to try > running linux (Ubuntu Jaunty for starters) as a live 'CD' from a USB > stick, i.e. without installing Jaunty to the HDD - preferably I'd like > to make as few changes to the HDD as I can get away with. My first > question is - is this possible? The reason I ask is because most > people seem to have performed a full install to HDD. > I've followed the instructions > athttp://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/BootingLiveCD > including the "Do I really need a USB CD/DVD drive" section. Using > Ubuntu 9.04 live CD image the result is a partial boot which > eventually drops back to busybox after the line "sd 2:0:0:0: Attached > scsi generic sg1 type 0" - I assmue this indicates a failed boot as I > would have expected an Ubuntu prompt, not a busybox one. > Using the Ubuntu (Jaunty) Net installer image (as suggested elsewhere > in this group) results in the "choose your language" page of the > installation process as would be expected, however I don't want to do > an install. > For what its worth, the response from running > 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" > is > setup_linux_vesafb: 720x480x32 @ 10018000 +2d0000 > > - other people seem to report a higher resolution, does this indicate > older hardware on my ATV? > > All help & suggestions appreciated, > Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
