First of all, I must say that I am very impressed with and grateful for the quality of the atv-bootloader project's code and documentation. Installing Linux to my Apple TV has turned out to be quite fun :)
I am wondering if anyone has been able to boot the Server or netboot versions of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. I was able to install the standard desktop version, but it consumes almost all of my ATV's memory and is unnecessary for my purposes (I am not interested in running MythTV, rather, I want to use my ATV as a quiet, low-power, always-on network server, and a text-based command-line interface is preferable for that). I can't seem to figure out the correct kexec parameters for booting either of these versions (yes, I have read up on how to use kexec and why certain keywords are needed for getting proper graphics). My only guess is that because these versions of Ubuntu don't use casper, the instructions for booting a Gutsy Live CD (http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/ BootingLiveCD#Ubuntu_7.10_Gutsy) aren't applicable. FWIW I also haven't been able to boot the Alternate version, although that isn't what I want to install. With regard to the netboot version, K. Vargas posted earlier saying that he was able to boot the Lucid netboot installer by creating a hybrid of the Lucid initrd and the Karmic vmlinuz. If anyone could give me the general idea of how one would go about creating such a hybrid, it would be much appreciated as an alternative to getting the Server version to boot. Thanks in advance for any assistance :) I'm hoping to have my server go live within a week before I start school again. -- 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
