NEW Debian/Linux Installation Guide version 2.1

[Hypex]

I've booted ubuntu on both vmlinuxpw-1.2 and the last one here with no problem. Try another memmory stick.
Good luck

I've tried both before. However I tested the latest inirtrd image and it works! Unfortunately it's useless to me as it wants to download everything on the internet. For me that's not what I w ant. I already have an Ubuntu 12.04 CD in the drive and it doesn't detect it. My connection is slow and I already downloaded it!

Is there a way to install Ubuntu off the installer CD?

[trevordick]

I've booted ubuntu on both vmlinuxpw-1.2 and the last one here with no problem. Try another memmory stick.
Good luck

I've tried both before. However I tested the latest inirtrd image and it works! Unfortunately it's useless to me as it wants to download everything on the internet. For me that's not what I w ant. I already have an Ubuntu 12.04 CD in the drive and it doesn't detect it. My connection is slow and I already downloaded it!

Is there a way to install Ubuntu off the installer CD?

Not sure? The Ubuntu Net install work so well and is very simple that I don't think anyone has tried. I will check with the Linux guru and get back to you. Might be a little while as he is currently on vacation.

Trevor

[musa]

I've tried both before. However I tested the latest inirtrd image and it works! Unfortunately it's useless to me as it wants to download everything on the internet. For me that's not what I w ant. I already have an Ubuntu 12.04 CD in the drive and it doesn't detect it. My connection is slow and I already downloaded it!

Is there a way to install Ubuntu off the installer CD?

Hi
I've tried but ran constantly into problems with that the cdrom was not recognized. Therefore I have only used net_install.
This applies Mint debian and ubuntu.

[Hypex]

Thanks for the tips guys. Sorry taking it off topic but info is relevant in any case. I tried to enter a shell to do an apt-cdrom add in the hope of adding it as a source but the busy box shell is quite basic in the net installer.

I also tried the standard install image, after re-compressing it with Gzip, and couldn't get it to boot. I could download the latest and try again. For some reason they compress it with LZMA which is fine, but leave the extension off, which is confusing. And on Linux and OS4 LZMA is very strict and will refuse to touch a file unless it has a correct extension!

Also, the kernel will need to have core drivers like SATA built in, that work with udev, so it can work. Not sure if it expects them to be in the inirrd but since it is a kernel thing modules in the kernel should be fine.

What I don't understand is how small the net-installer is, about 15MB and about a 13MB kernel on top compared to a Debian net install ISO which is about 250MB! Even the business card ISO is about 40MB. How can it be so large!?

[TearsOfMe]

Hello.

I have a litte trouble to install linux on my X1000.
Using an usb stick with fat that holds the kernels.
I Followed the instructions but after boot the kernel
it shows "Starting...." and then hangs.
I try all the different kernels.

Anybody have a hint?

P.S.: Other topic. I also have registered (twice, first a week ago) on Aeon website and receive no mail

[musa]

Hello.

I have a litte trouble to install linux on my X1000.
Using an usb stick with fat that holds the kernels.
I Followed the instructions but after boot the kernel
it shows "Starting...." and then hangs.
I try all the different kernels.

Anybody have a hint?

Hi
I've sometimes had problems with my usb sticks. Try to format it again, or better try some others. Do you use the network install CD?

[TearsOfMe]

I try it also loading the kernel from the boothd with amigafs.
Yes, i use the cd to load the initrd.gz from it.

This is what happens....

This is what happens...

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[TearsOfMe]

I try it also loading the kernel from the boothd with amigafs.
Yes, i use the cd to load the initrd.gz from it.

This is what happens....

linux.jpg

P.S.: the root=dev/ramdisk was an test, i try also with root=/dev/ramdisk

[musa]

I try it also loading the kernel from the boothd with amigafs.
Yes, i use the cd to load the initrd.gz from it.

This is what happens....

linux.jpg

P.S.: the root=dev/ramdisk was an test, i try also with root=/dev/ramdisk

I think you have to use at fat usb disk to your kernel
here is what i use
CFE> ramdisk -z -addr=0x24000000 -fatfs usbdisk0:install/powerpc64/initrd.gz /copy initrd.gz from cd to usb)
CFE> setenv bootargs "root=/dev/ramdisk"
CFE> boot -elf -noints -fatfs usbdisk0:vmlinux39NH
Remember uppercase and lowercase letters

[TearsOfMe]

Reformat the stick and copy the initrd to it and now it works !!!!
Posting this from my litte sam440 while install is going on...

Thank you !!!!