On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:26:42 +0200 Bhima Pandava <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Some time ago I used some really simple instructions that I found > online (link below) to create a bootable USB install image for Ubuntu > that used the ttys0 console on my Net6501. > > Now, I'm trying to create an image for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS but I'm not > having much success. The structure of the install image file system > has changed and I can't find an obvious candidate file to edit. > > Has anyone else had any success doing this or perhaps has some > suggestions for me? > > Thanks! > > http://mikepuchol.com/2012/05/09/installing-ubuntu-on-a-soekris-net6501/ > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech Hello Bhima, This is how I installed Ubuntu 14.04 Server on my Net6501 Download the Ubuntu 14.04 Server ISO Write the ISO image to a USB device # dd if=<iso image name> of=<USB device> bs=32k WARNING - this will overwrite the USB device Note - use the drive name of the USB device - e.g. /dev/sdz, not the partition name e.g. NOT /dev/sdz1 Plug the USB device in to the Net6501 and reboot Drop to the monitor prompt (CTRL-P) and then boot from the USB stick (boot 81 or boot 82) The system will try to boot and will throw out several errors (can't initialise graphics and some other stuff) The system should leave you with a 'boot: ' prompt (with some text after it). Ignore the text after the 'boot:' prompt (you will overwrite it when you type the line below) and type the following: /install/vmlinuz initrd=/install/initrd.gz console=ttyS0,19200 Note - That is /install/vmlinuz (z on the end) NOT /install/vmlinux Note - replace the 19200 if you are using a different serial speed Press return and the system should load the kernel and the initrd file and then boot. After lots of kernel messages, you should end up with a prompt for language, and you can then install as normal. After the install is complete, edit the /etc/default/grub file and change the lines so they are as below GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="console=ttyS0,19200 noplymouth" Then run update-grub. This means that you will see the boot messages on the serial console. Regards, Richard _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
