I'll weigh in here and observe that I was unable to create a vmware virtual
disk using the geni586 image file... I had to use the runnix image file and
then copy the geni586 build into the os subdirectory.
David
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 7:29 AM, John Novack
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Not Mark here, but SPECIFICALLY the geni586 image file will not install
> properly for me.
> Some time back we had an off list exchange, then you got busy with money
> jobs and it got left in the dust.
> I will be away until Sunday, but if you can't find my response, and get
> different results, let me know and I will resend my procedure to you and the
> list if you'd like.
>
> John Novack
>
> Darrick Hartman wrote:
>
> Mark,
>
> Specifically (I mean exactly) which img.gz (note not tar.gz) file is
> wrong? Anything with an img.gz should be an image file.
>
> I'm going to have to call you on this because I just gunzip'ed each of
> the img.gz files that are posted on my site and I can guarantee that
> they are all image files that should be able to be dd'ed to a disk and
> work. I've used these exact files to test the following images:
>
> via-serial
> via
> net5501
> net4801
>
> I know those have worked using dd to write the img files to the CF card.
> I have not tested the geni586 or viac7 images. They were created in
> the same method and should work.
>
> Note that because of my limited time recently, I have only tested to
> targets with a single compact flash card. I have not attempted to use a
> USB thumb drive or other target. I should get some time tomorrow to
> fire up a machine with vmware on it to do some further testing on there.
> I can also try writing out these images to CF with physdiskwrite
>
> The install procedure from the cdrom is not working. The bootable image
> will work. If we want to continue to allow installation from a cdrom
> under Windows, it will take some additional effort to restore that
> functionality. I've only used the cdrom for bootable testing so I
> wasn't actually aware of the existence of those routines until after I
> created the 0.6.1 files. Had I known it was there, I would have removed
> it before releasing the ISOs because I know it won't work in it's
> current state.
>
> Darrick
>
> Mark Phillips wrote:
>
>
> This is what I've been trying to say for a week now.
>
> The .img.tgz file on Darrick's website isn't an image file but rather a
> collections of the manual install files.
>
> Mark
>
>
> On Thu, 2008-10-16 at 10:40 -0400, John Novack wrote:
>
>
> IT Services wrote:
>
>
> Using physdiskwrite gives me a disk which results in a kernel panic on
> boot.
>
>
> I get the same result attempting to install the img file using dd to a
> CF card.
> I have no idea why the one step install doesn't work, and it seems
> others do it with success, and no general interest to explore the failure.
> Install runnix then install the tar file and all boots and works!
> Anyone smarter than I interested in the details of the failure?
>
> John Novack
>
>
>
>
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