I've searched the mailing list and tried a whole bunch of things, but I've still only been able to boot the Desktop version. An idea, though: after doing a standard desktop installation, we could run "sudo tasksel" to remove the ubuntu-desktop and other software package groups that we don't want, leaving us with a minimal system. The only sticking point is that I'm not 100% sure that we can find a kexec to boot this minimal system, although I think it should work.
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Dave Noble <[email protected]> wrote: > I would also like to know this exact info, specifically for the > netboot. I CANNOT figure out the kexec command... > > On Sep 10, 6:09 pm, Dylan Vassallo <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > -- 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
