The USB Linux boot would be great. Ulitmately I would like to boot without the USB stick but for now I will settle for sticking it.
On Jan 10, 10:29 pm, Robert Baptista <[email protected]> wrote: > Sure, but I'm not sure which boot operation you're referring to. I do > not boot the Apple OS. I normally boot with no usb drives attached to / > dev/sda4 and 5 as shown on this site. But while I'm working on a test > load I boot from a usb stick to a linux load on said usb stick. Which > boot config would you like? The standard linux boot with no usb stick > (Mythbuntu 9.04), the usb linux boot on the usb stick(Ubuntu 9.10), or > the usb linux installer boot on my installer stick? > > Robert > > On Jan 10, 6:47 pm, SchneiderIS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Robert, > > > Would you be willing to post how you setup your boot operations > > including the contents of the files? > > > -Peter > > > On Jan 10, 7:26 pm, Robert Baptista <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Apparently my brain is fried today. After looking through the > > > boot_parser source I found no reference to hd(x,x). So I went back to > > > my menu.lst file and noticed I had modified another part of the kernel > > > line without knowing it. It is now fixed up(without an hd(x,x) line > > > and all is good. > > > > My seed file will now take care of making a correct menu.lst file for > > > Karmic/ATV automatically. Which ofcourse, might not end up being > > > needed if someone updates the boot_parser to handle Grub2. :) > > > > Robert > > > > On Jan 10, 5:29 pm, Robert Baptista <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Nevermind, I figured out my problem. The kexec was happening > > > > (partially) so it was not the patchstick fs that was read only. > > > > Apparently hd(x,x) is needed in the menu.lst file for kexec parsing to > > > > function properly. Was thinking that only kernel and initrd lines were > > > > required. > > > > > Robert > > > > > On Jan 9, 6:47 am, SchneiderIS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Robert, > > > > > > This is where my newbyism (I still find many things to be a mystery/ > > > > > voodo act so I cannot call myself an expert) holds me back from being > > > > > of much use. The only thing I can think of is that SDB needs to be > > > > > "blessed"? This is a complete guess though in that I have seen the > > > > > term used online in order to make a partition available but I am not > > > > > sure if this is a Apple OS only thing. It does sound like you need to > > > > > CHMOD the partition (recursively) at a minimum. > > > > > > My use of the third partition was strictly to load the LiveCD files > > > > > onto and if memory serves me correct it was also a write permissions > > > > > issue. > > > > > > On Jan 8, 9:06 pm, Robert Baptista <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Not sure I understand the use of the third partition. I have the > > > > > > boot- > > > > > > loader installer stick working ok. It boots the ubuntu alternate > > > > > > installer(/dev/sdb2), which I then install to /dev/sdc2 which is a > > > > > > second flash drive. The kexec for the install is working ok (I don't > > > > > > have casper since it's an alternate disk but I've modified kexec > > > > > > accordingly). > > > > > > > When the install is done I remove the installer stick and am just > > > > > > left > > > > > > with the stick that the installed os is on, as displayed below. > > > > > > /dev/sdb1 HFSplus partition with atvrecv > > > > > > /dev/sdb2 ext3 partition with the installed version of ubuntu. > > > > > > > However when /dev/sdb1 boots for some reason it is read only so the > > > > > > patchstick cannot mkdir and mount sdb2 to perform the kexec into the > > > > > > newly installed os. Now I could probably get the built-in hd to > > > > > > kexec / > > > > > > dev/sdb2 but I'm only running this on a flash drive to test > > > > > > everything > > > > > > before I rebuild/upgrade my atv's. I don't want this to happen to > > > > > > /dev/ > > > > > > sda when I'm ready to deploy. > > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > > On Jan 8, 5:05 pm, SchneiderIS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Robert, > > > > > > > > I am just grabbing some time quickly on my laptop before my wife > > > > > > > takes > > > > > > > over again. Sorry I haven't replied to your earlier port. > > > > > > > > I have installed it from a flash card and I hope the following is > > > > > > > what > > > > > > > you are trying to figure out (namely that I have understood your > > > > > > > request). You will need to either reformat the patchstick > > > > > > > partition > > > > > > > or resize it and then create a third partition. I did the latter > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > had to do it from a linux machine (VirtualBox with Ubuntu > > > > > > > installed > > > > > > > worked perfectly for this and more operations) since it needs to > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > loaded on an ext2 or 3 formatted partition. With the partition in > > > > > > > place simply take the contents of the Mythbuntu iso and copy it > > > > > > > onto > > > > > > > the new partition. With this approach I can boot into Ubuntu and > > > > > > > run > > > > > > > the install. > > > > > > > > To reboot into the new partition you can use the following kernel > > > > > > > lines (you may need to adjust the sdb3 to suit). > > > > > > > > mkdir /install > > > > > > > mount /dev/sdb3 /install > > > > > > > > kexec --load /install/casper/vmlinuz --initrd=/install/casper/ > > > > > > > initrd.lz --command-line="preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/ > > > > > > > casper/initrd.lz nosplash vesa video=vesafb" > > > > > > > > kexec -e > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > > > On Jan 8, 5:10 pm, Robert Baptista <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Has anyone successfully installed Ubuntu or derivative 9.10 > > > > > > > > from the > > > > > > > > alternate iso/cd to the ATV? I am trying to install it to a > > > > > > > > secondary > > > > > > > > flashdrive on one of my Atv's for testing. The install > > > > > > > > completes with > > > > > > > > no problem but after the reboot the atv-bootloader partition on > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > flashdrive is read-only and thus cannot not mount and kexec the > > > > > > > > new > > > > > > > > install. > > > > > > > > > This procedure worked fine for me using 9.04 and the standard > > > > > > > > mythbuntu iso. So I'm not sure if it's something with the > > > > > > > > alternate > > > > > > > > install or 9.10 and grub2. I'm installing grub to the MBR of > > > > > > > > the flash > > > > > > > > drive as I believe the standard installer does. I've created a > > > > > > > > custom > > > > > > > > menu.lst for the patchstick parser, but even trying to mount > > > > > > > > manually > > > > > > > > I cannot since the fs is read only. > > > > > > > > > When I run gptsync it does say 'Status: Analysis inconclusive, > > > > > > > > will > > > > > > > > not touch this disk' so I'm thinking it's hosing the partitions. > > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > Robert
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