OLPC kernels do *not* support NTFS (# CONFIG_NTFS_FS is not set). It either should be activated in future builds or use another FS. I believe tha FAT32 (VFAT) can handle big drives and is universal. However it has a number of other problems that may not suit your needs (reliability, permissions etc)
--- On Mon, 5/13/13, Braddock <bradd...@braddock.com> wrote: > From: Braddock <bradd...@braddock.com> > Subject: Re: [support-gang] [Server-devel] 1TB drive of quality open content > on XO/XS--won't boot > To: "James Cameron" <qu...@laptop.org>, "Holt" <h...@laptop.org>, "XS Devel" > <server-de...@lists.laptop.org>, "Support Gangsters" > <support-g...@laptop.org>, "Devel's in the Details" <devel@lists.laptop.org> > Date: Monday, May 13, 2013, 8:02 AM > Hi James > I'm using OpenFirmware Q7B26 EC Firmware 0.4.03 > > I have tried turning the "boot" flag off on the NTFS > partition, but it > still dumps me to the OpenFirmware ok prompt. > > I can reproduce the problem by formatting a USB stick to > NTFS and trying > to boot with it plugged in. > > So it is reacting badly to the mere presence of NTFS on USB > media. > > -braddock > > On 05/12/2013 03:40 PM, James Cameron wrote: > > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 03:44:18PM -0400, Holt wrote: > >> Is there a way to boot a large USB hard drive > attached to an XO? > >> At our XS Community Sprint this week outside > Toronto, we've been > >> unable to boot XOs with the 700+ GB drive(s) > containing very > >> polished open content provided by http://internet-in-a-box.org > >> The XOs (eg. XO-4 etc) refuse to auto-boot, leaving > the screen at > >> the OK prompt. > >> > >> FYI our 1TB disk is a nearly complete snapshot of: > >> * Wikipedia-in-41-languages, thumbnails for most > all images > >> * OpenStreetMap for the whole world cached at all > zoom levels for > >> fast display > >> * Gutenberg Prjct's full collection of 40,000+ > books, images > >> * Khan Academy's ~4000 video classes, etc > >> > >> Does firmware currently block the mounting of all > large USB drives > >> -- NTFS in this case if not other filesystems? > > Open Firmware tries the first partition that is marked > bootable. > > > > Exactly what it does next depends on the firmware > version, but clearly > > in your case it stops booting. > > > >> Might there be a workaround so isolated XO servers > in Haiti (etc!) > >> can hopefully auto-boot with this quality free > content? > > Turn off the bootable flag using a partitioning > program, ensure you > > are using latest firmware Q7B30, and attach a serial > console for > > further debugging. > > > > If you can tell me how to reproduce the symptom, then > I'm quite sure I > > can get it fixed. I certainly can't afford to > download 700 GB or 1 TB > > to do that though. > > > > I'm happy to work with whoever has the drive and an > XO-4. > > > > The nature and value of the content has no relationship > to the > > diagnosis process, but is interesting regardless. > > > > _______________________________________________ > support-gang mailing list > support-g...@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang > _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel