I was able to work around this using boot=manual in com.apple.Boot.plist, and writing my own boot_linux.sh.
On Sep 29, 10:59 pm, Dan Crosta <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm trying to get an AppleTV to boot into Ubuntu 9.04 (server edition, > if that matters). Here's what I've done: > > * back up ATV hard drive > * repartition and reformat > * attach hard drive via USB to macbook pro, run Ubuntu 9.04 server > install from macbook onto the USB drive > * twiddle a few things > * set eth0 to come up automatically via DHCP at startup (by editing / > etc/network/interfaces) > * add fbcon, vesafb, 8139too to initrd image, per [1] > > When I put the hard drive back into the AppleTV, it boots into the atv- > bootloader busybox, then attempts to load the new kernel for Ubuntu. I > see "kexec --load ..." and then "kexec jump to new kernel". > Immediately after is: > > umount: /proc/mounts: no such file or directory > > (that line repeats once more) > > I've let the ATV sit for a while, hoping that I would notice a new > device on my router, and perhaps it's just the framebuffer support > that's wonky -- unfortunately, no such luck. > > If anyone could suggest some steps I might try, I would appreciate it > a lot. > > Thanks! > - Dan Crosta > > [1]http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/InstallUbuntuGutsy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
