Surprised nobody here could help out! Still, in case anyone else has
similar problems, I am posting my solutions:
(1) Installer problems
Turned out not due to dodgy CDROM drive, or dodgy CD, or USB hub.
The mythbuntu 8.04 installer failed part way through because of
running out
of memory. I did not define a swap partition, as I was intending
to create
a swap file post install - I didn't realise the installer itself
would
make use of a swap partition, but it clearly does need to.
So, I repartitioned the disk. Partitions 1-4 are still standard
AppleTV,
P5 is linux, and P6 is 1GB of swap.
(2) boot=auto still doesn't work for me. I have settled on the
following:
(in com.apple.Boot.plist on USB stick)
<string>atv-boot=manual video=vesafb</string>
(in boot_linux.sh on USB stick)
#!/bin/bash
#
echo "this is a boot_linux.sh script"
echo "I should boot Mythbuntu from internal disk (/dev/sda5)..."
#
#
mkdir -p /tmp/rootfs
mount /dev/sda5 /tmp/rootfs
kexec --load /tmp/rootfs/vmlinuz --initrd=/tmp/rootfs/initrd.img
\
--command-line="root=/dev/sda5 initrd=initrd.img nosplash vesa
video=vesafb"
umount /tmp/rootfs
kexec -e
Finally, I have Mythbuntu 8.04 booting up on the ATV! Now all I have
to do is get it to work! (Just sound, IR...details)
Paul W.
On 21 Sep, 08:46, Paul <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have tried to install Mythbuntu from my USB drive several times, but
> with no joy (USB CD install not an option). I've been using the "USB
> Startup Disk Creator" to get the files onto my USB key.
> 8.04 live CD - installation stalls at about 87% - "configuring
> locales"
> 8.04.1 live CD - installation stalls at about 87% - "configuring
> locales"
> 9.04 live CD - installation appears to complete, but I am unable to
> find a way to start it
>
> I am installing Mythbuntu to /dev/sda5 (ext3), no swap partition. /
> dev/sda1 - /dev/sda4 are the standard Apple TV partitions. I allow
> the installer to attempt to install Grub to the MBR.
>
> Does anyone have the exact kexec command which can be used to start
> Mythbuntu 9.04 in this situation? Whatever I try just seems to lockup
> ATV. I feel I must be close, and plenty of others have this working,
> seemingly. It's very frustrating.
>
> thanks,
>
> Paul.
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