David Kerr wrote: > Yes, but the question is why Darrick moved the runnix images to his > "obsolete" directory when they are not obsolete. I agree with Mark that > they should still be more readily available/visible as you cannot always > rely on the combined runnix/astlinux images that Darrick has. > Specifically, I was unable to create my VMWare virtual appliance from > his generic 586 image... I had to start from the runnix image, then add > on the generic 586 image into the virtual hard drive that I created. I > have no idea why it did not work from the combined image, it just didn't.
David, I've used the iso image in a virtual machine, but have not attempted to create a vmware image using the astlinux--.img.gz files. Any files hosted on my website are as a courtesy. Kristian should be uploading files to the sourceforge website. I really don't want to maintain the repository on my server indefinitely. In most cases, the img.gz files should 'just work'. The idea is you would use one of these files the first time you install Astlinux, then future upgrades would only involve copying files into the 'os' directory (or some automated method). I've been extremely swamped the last 2-3 weeks. I'm assuming Kristian is equally as busy since there are messages he still needs to reply to from me regarding getting the images on the source forge site. In my mind, the original runnix.img files that I moved to 'obsolete' are obsolete because of the way I created them and because the astlinux-xx.img.gz files _should_ be easier to use and more complete (dd if of ... boot, create partition, reboot, run genunion, use astlinux) compared to the prior method which involved many more steps. I left them on the site because I didn't want people to complain if I would have deleted them (which is what I had intended to do). Darrick > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Lonnie Abelbeck > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Mark, > > The 0.6/0.5 branch is based on Runnix for all targets. > > Runnix is a new startup methodology allowing for easy upgrades. > > Installation: > http://www.astlinux.org/node/36 > > Runnix: > http://www.astlinux.org/node/28 > > Not mentioned in the Runnix docs are the Runnix+Run_Image combo images > Darrick provides on his site. > > Lonnie > > On Oct 14, 2008, at 7:27 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > > > And that would be fine on a PC based image but currently there > appears > > to be only runix + astlinux based installs rather than combined > images > > available for the embededd machines. > > > > Are these machines going the way of the way of the dinosaur? Is > > support > > for them waning? > > > > Should I be looking at a new Pico ITX based machine instead? > > > > Mark > > > > > > On Tue, 2008-10-14 at 13:12 +0100, Martin Rogers wrote: > >> Hi Mark > >> > >> my understanding of this is that it is only obsolete in that you > >> don't > >> need to go through the pain of installing Runnix as separate step. > >> You > >> would normally install a whole image which includes both Runnix + > >> Astlinux. > >> > >> After that, you could if you wished, just upload upgrades of .run > >> files > >> to the runnix OS directory to make use of Runnix itself. > >> Alternatively > >> if you could just blow a whole new image of an upgrade over the old > >> one. > >> > >> Mart > >> > >> Mark Phillips wrote: > >>> OK so I have a question for Darrick/Kris, > >>> > >>> The howto-ish points one at Darrick's website to download runnix. > >>> Darrick's website has the runnix stuff in the obsolete section. > >>> Why? Is > >>> runnix now obsolete? If so how does one install the AstLinux > >>> software > >>> onto the CF card? > >>> > >>> I'm kinda going round in circles here. > >>> > >>> Mark > >>> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > >> challenge > >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > >> great prizes > >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > >> the world > >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > <http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Astlinux-users mailing list > >> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > >> > >> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> . > > -- > > > > > > > > Mark Phillips, G7LTT/NI2O > > Randolph, NJ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > > challenge > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > > great prizes > > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > > the world > > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > <http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/> > > _______________________________________________ > > Astlinux-users mailing list > > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > . > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > <http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/> > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
