Hello? My problem is that slitaz in exe form will refuse to see the USB, even though I followed the steps.
On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 10:08 AM Phoenix Soul <[email protected]> wrote: > My problem is that slitaz in exe form will refuse to see the usb, even > though i followed the steps. > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:04 PM Daryl Kuchay <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Odd issue that I cannot validate on forums. I built one iso and saw ways >> to improve upon testing. No gui yet on geode hardware. X -config failed. >> Rebooted and tried vesa driver over geode and saw slim start up but logins >> of tux and root did not take. >> >> 2nd iso. Built fine.... well despite one syslinux error but it tested >> okay. It booted but... When building ISO I added a few more packages like >> acpid since button presses resulted in 7 lines worth of error. I see in >> init that acpi is associating better but upon getting a prompt I can not >> log in. Last few lines of init I saw was something about not being able to >> load password database. Gave VM 8gb ram and 28gb of storage and 2 cpu >> cores. I’m starting to think building in VM not optimal. Tried to install >> virtualbox guest additions but they failed to insert as module. Have a >> feeling I will need to start over on 4.0 but hoping a quick fix is >> available?? >> >> At this point I’ll start on 5.0 knowing I need to copy in older >> syslinux..... >> >> Hey when I made last Iso in virtualbox there was an isolinux error about >> not being able to see the true path of /media/usbflash/ ... wondering if >> that may have led me in to not being able to log in or shadowdb not loading >> somehow? >> >> Only thing I changed was that I made custom flavor away from “core” and >> called it “WebDT”... don’t remember unpacking it either.... I think I >> have some things to try but I will wait for proper suggestion. Alas onward >> to 5.0. This is fun! >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Apr 30, 2020, at 5:46 PM, Daryl Kuchay <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > I started on Linux 20 years ago with Suse 7.4. Slitaz is AMAZING! and >> causing me to feel younger. Just flashed my custom iso to usb and I have >> never seen something move so fast on target hardware (geode-gx2). Gui not >> working yet and I have lots to do but I have to say, I cant imagine how >> much work this is on the back end. Thank you to all who contribute!!!!! >> > >> > If I needed a custom xorg.conf is there a way to preload it? >> > >> > Erjo, may I ask for one layer more detail on setting up boot in a way >> that supports rewriting rootfs? I see the logic but unsure where to apply? >> > >> > Phoenix, I apologize if it seems that I am talking over your request. >> Please do indicate your problems. I am new to slitaz but possibly someone >> on cc can help? >> > >> > DarylK >> > >> >> On Apr 30, 2020, at 5:10 PM, Eric Joseph-Alexandre <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Le jeudi 30 avril 2020 à 12:22 -0400, Daryl Kuchay a écrit : >> >>> Erjo, >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >>> >> >>> Very cool! Thank you again! >> >>> >> >>> Using tazlito and just spun my first gen-distro.... >> >>> It finished with a message about not having isolinux binary. I added >> >>> syslinux-3.82 to the package list but see from message that its not >> >>> in the v4.0 package set. >> >>> >> >>> Would my workaround for this be to download the package manually and >> >>> place it within ~/4.0/packages directory? >> >>> >> >> Yes it will. >> >> >> >>> Assuming I would do this with anything needed here including kernel? >> >> >> >> Yes we can :) >> >> >> >>> from within kernel build directory “make tazpkg”... I recompiled last >> >>> night but want to test before finalizing config. >> >>> >> >>> Oh #@! yes I see conversion tools within tazpkg this is also worth >> >>> celebrating. >> >>> >> >>> Conversions will make short work of my extras for TS calibration. >> >>> >> >>> Would it be recommendable to change the flavor away from “core” if I >> >>> am adding things that would not be in standard core offering? Adding >> >>> xinput_calibrator, inputattach and a few others. >> >>> >> >>> Thank you again! >> >> That's fun to play with SliTaz again :) >> >> >> >> +Erjo >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> On Apr 30, 2020, at 11:17 AM, SLITAZ - Erjo <[email protected]> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Le jeudi 30 avril 2020 à 09:05 -0400, Daryl Kuchay a écrit : >> >>>>> Thank you! >> >>>> Your welcome :) >> >>>> >> >>>>> Also was able to get v4 into VM last night. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Within V4, I see grub-0.9x in packages and I may be able to use >> >>>>> that. >> >>>>> Just font know if Slitaz is meant to start from grub only when >> >>>>> installed in non frugal mode? I want to transfer the usb stick >> >>>>> contents to the internal 500mb hdd and setup boot there. >> >>>>> >> >>>> No. You can use rootfs.gz as an initrd fs ( >> >>>> http://doc.slitaz.org/fr:handbook:liveusb?s[]=grub) >> >>>> >> >>>> # /boot/grub/menu.lst: GRUB boot loader configuration. >> >>>> # >> >>>> >> >>>> # Change the colors. >> >>>> color yellow/brown light-green/black >> >>>> >> >>>> # For booting SliTaz from a cdrom or USB media (LiveRAM). >> >>>> # >> >>>> title SliTaz GNU/Linux (Cooking) (Kernel 2.6.22.9) >> >>>> kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/null vga=771 home=usb >> >>>> initrd /boot/rootfs.gz >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>> I can usb these files in if needed. Ill try to gen-distro on both >> >>>>> platforms once I get my packages into vm and get my lists >> >>>>> organized. >> >>>>> Thank you for the tip! >> >>>> >> >>>> I would prefer using tazusb with writefs option. And replace the >> >>>> old >> >>>> rootfs.gz files by the new one. >> >>>> >> >>>> writefs $(_ 'Write the current filesystem to rootfs.gz. >> >>>> Supported compression: lzma, gzip, none.') >> >>>> >> >>>> You can even modify syslinux.cfg to boot on both old and new >> >>>> rootfs. >> >>>> >> >>>> Regards, >> >>>> >> >>>> +Erjo >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> SliTaz GNU/Linux Mailing list - http://www.slitaz.org/ >> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> SliTaz GNU/Linux Mailing list - http://www.slitaz.org/ >> >> >> >> -- >> SliTaz GNU/Linux Mailing list - http://www.slitaz.org/ >> >> > > -- > From, Warrick > > -- From, Warrick
