On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 04:19:33PM +0545, Bryan Berry wrote: > here is what i have I tried this afternoon > > bunzip xo-1....tar.bz2 > mkdir os703 > tar xvf xo-1..tar -C os703/ > > then > > mkfs.jffs2 -n -e128KiB -r os703 -o testpre.img > sumtool -n -p -e 128KiB -i testpre.img -o testpost.img > ../pilgrim/crcimg/crcimg testpost.img > copyied testpost.img and testpost.crc to my usb key > > On the XO: > copy-nand u:\testpost.img
Looks good so far. Did you run all of the commands above as root? > /usr/bin/startx/: line 144: cannot create temp file for here document > : Permission denied > > fatal server error: Could not create lock file in /tmp/.tX0-lock Sounds like /tmp is not writable (or is not writable by uid 500?) - why could that be? (Answer at your leisure, I know you've got other things on your mind at the moment. :) > I don't have any more time to work on this today. Perhaps I can look at > it next week. Thanks for trying for me. > I took a look at Puritan but couldn't figure out how to build it. Again > time is a constraint. Understood. > I have tried to boot the XO from a USB key but couldn't figure it out > after half a day's work. Perhaps this owes to my own inexperience rather > than this particular method. The contents of http://dev.laptop.org/~mstone/rescue-action.tar.gz should get you started on unlocked machines. > Michael, sorry if I have been rude in my mails. I have been quite > stressed this week leading up to Friday's launch. I do appreciate your > help. I wasn't offended; I understand a little bit of the pressure you're under. I just wanted to be clear for our mutual audience that other mechanisms are available to those with the luxury of time in which to practice. Michael _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
