grant centauri said : > glad to see mocp! > > i'd like to contribute a config file for it so the theme goes along better > with puredyne by default. small thing, but just trying to remind myself. > i'll get on the launchpad stuff...
you can add config files in the broth stock dir. Look for the folder "skel" somewhere in the tree. > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 5:58 PM, grant centauri <[email protected]> wrote: > > > writing from a successful boot of the i386 DVD iso copied to a FAT32 > > partition on a USB stick. First step in trying to make a Mactel/Wintel > > universal boot stick. No problems so far, here's the grub entry i used to > > make it work: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > exec tail -n +3 $0 > > menuentry "Puredyne" { > > recordfail=1 > > if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi > > set quiet=1 > > set root=(hd0,1) > > search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 7812-52F7 > > linux /live/vmlinuz ramdisk_size=1000000 boot=live persistent > > username=lintian hostname=puredyne > > initrd /live/initrd.img > > } > > > > one would have to set the UUID to their own disk obviously. > > > > if you want to try a manual install, here's what i did: > > > > use gparted to create a FAT32 partition, 1.21 Gb. enable boot flag and > > label it PUREDYNE. make the rest of the stick into an ext2 partition > > labeled live-rw. > > > > mount -o loop puredyne-xxx.iso /mnt/iso > > cd /mnt/iso > > cp -r * /media/PUREDYNE > > grub-install --no-floppy --root-directory=/media/PUREDYNE /dev/sdb > > (whatever device your own usb is) > > > > then i put that custom grub entry in my /etc/grub.d directory and ran: > > grub-mkconfig -o /media/PUREDYNE/boot/grub/grub.cfg > > > > there may be an easier way, but this works. I believe the system > > partition has to be vfat for Macs to recognize it. Now to test EFI and > > booting on a mac. Hopefully this info is helpful to those wanting to test > > liveUSB. > > > > Any tips on making these steps more robust? I just figured its the bare > > minimum of what is happening with any of the liveUSB creators out there. > > > > > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 10:32 AM, '2+ <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> hi! > >> > >> >> > >> >> file not found .. need to load the kernel first > >> > > >> > this is an issue with the make-live-device.sh > >> > > >> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/puredyne-live/+bug/783021 > >> > > >> > good luck. > >> > >> this one did it > >> now i can test some more > >> thanx a million!! > >> > >> -- > >> SaRiGaMa's Oil Vending Orchestra > >> is podcasting: > >> http://sarigama.namaste.jp/podcast/rss.xml > >> --- > >> [email protected] > >> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > >> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > >> > > > > > --- > [email protected] > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne a. -- http://su.kuri.mu --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
