On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Anurag Goel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Got the stick to properly boot now. However the stick is acting as > read-only and will not save any new information to the Journal. Every time I > boot the stick it asks to enter your name and to choose your color. How can > I fix this to have the stick dynamically expand when new activities and > information are modified. > > Thanks, > Anurag > > Did you specify any Persistent Storage? -walter > > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 2:43 AM, Marc Karasek <[email protected]>wrote: > >> plug the usb stick in. Open the usb and you will see a folder called >> syslinux. Inside the folder is the syslinux.cfg file. You can edit this in >> notepad, it is a text file. >> >> >> >> On 7/1/2010 5:11 PM, Anurag Goel wrote: >> >> I am using the windows version. Still have not been able to fix the >> problem. How can I modify a .cfg file on windows? Moreover, where do I >> change root=LABEL=FEDORA and overlay=LABEL=FEDORA? >> >> Thanks, >> Anurag >> >> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 2:33 AM, Marc Karasek <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Is that the Linux USB creator? I know the windows version does not. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/1/2010 5:00 PM, Anurag Goel wrote: >>> >>> I'm using the Fedora Live USB creator. Doesn't that name the stick >>> "FEDORA" by default? >>> >>> -Anurag >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Marc Karasek <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> OK, >>>> >>>> To prevent it name the sticks Fedora prior to putting the image on >>>> them. (This step should be added to the online instructions.) >>>> >>>> Now, if you did not change the name and need to modify the syslinux.cfg, >>>> change the following lines: (you will have a different UUID#) >>>> >>>> append initrd=initrd0.img root=live:UUID=3D4E-8E71 rootfstype=vfat rw >>>> liveimg overlay=UUID=3D4E-8E71 quiet rhgb rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD >>>> >>>> append initrd=initrd0.img root=live:UUID=3D4E-8E71 rootfstype=vfat rw >>>> liveimg overlay=UUID=3D4E-8E71 quiet rhgb check >>>> >>>> to >>>> >>>> append initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=vfat rw liveimg >>>> overlay=LABEL=FEDORA quiet rhgb rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD >>>> >>>> append initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=vfat rw liveimg >>>> overlay=LABEL=FEDORA quiet rhgb check >>>> >>>> I tested this fix and it works. >>>> >>>> Marc >>>> >>>> On 7/1/2010 4:46 PM, Anurag Goel wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm in the process of making sticks for our pilot in Delhi. I'm >>>> running into the same problem as described. Can someone please elaborate on >>>> how to resolve this problem. Specifically, how can I modify syslinux.cfg >>>> to prevent this problem. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Anurag >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Marc Karasek >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I will check that on the sticks I have already made. >>>>> >>>>> For future reference, it seems if the stick is already named : FEDORA >>>>> and you put a live image on it, it works out of the box. >>>>> If you have it named something else then put the image on it, change >>>>> the >>>>> name to FEDORA, this still fails w/o the cahnge to the cmd line. >>>>> >>>>> Marc >>>>> >>>>> On 6/28/2010 11:55 AM, Sebastian Dziallas wrote: >>>>> > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Marc Karasek<[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> >> I am trying to put together some sticks for shipping to Uganda. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I am using the latest usb creater and image (Mirabelle Fedora13) >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I followed the instructions, but when I tested the sticks on a >>>>> notebook, >>>>> >> I got the error: >>>>> >> no root device found >>>>> >> sleeping forever >>>>> >> >>>>> >> In following a few google links, this seems to be lined to the root= >>>>> and >>>>> >> overlay= options on the kernel cmd line. >>>>> >> I looked at what the default was and it had a UUID# in both of these >>>>> >> places. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I named the stick FEDORA (I remembered this used to be part of the >>>>> >> instructions in the past), changed the cmd line to >>>>> >> root=LABEL=FEDORA and overlay=LABEL=FEDORA and it worked. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> The problem is I need to make this foolproof, I do not need them to >>>>> be >>>>> >> having to edit cmd lines each time they boot. (The place it is >>>>> going >>>>> >> they have never seen a computer, so it has to be foolproof). >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Should I just change the name of the USB stick to match the UUID# or >>>>> is >>>>> >> this a bug in the image? >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Marc >>>>> >> >>>>> > Hi Marc, >>>>> > >>>>> > thanks for your email and welcome to the list! :) >>>>> > >>>>> > There should be a syslinux directory on the usb key when you plug it >>>>> > into a machine (and don't boot from it, that is). Inside of that >>>>> > directory, there's a file called syslinux.cfg which contains all the >>>>> > arguments applied at boot. You should be able to make the change >>>>> > there, which will persist then. >>>>> > >>>>> > Let us know how it goes! >>>>> > >>>>> > Cheers, >>>>> > --Sebastian >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >> SoaS mailing list >>>>> >> [email protected] >>>>> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >>>>> >> >>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>> > SoaS mailing list >>>>> > [email protected] >>>>> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> SoaS mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Anurag Goel >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> SoaS mailing >>>> [email protected]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> SoaS mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Anurag Goel >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SoaS mailing >>> [email protected]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SoaS mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Anurag Goel >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SoaS mailing >> [email protected]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SoaS mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >> >> > > > -- > Anurag Goel > > _______________________________________________ > SoaS mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas > > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org
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