Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-26 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jørn Eriksen wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I found this doing a little search: > http://www.mega-tokyo.com/osfaq2/index.php/Disk%20Images%20Under%20Linux > So - I wonder - can we just use whatever geomoetry we like with a USB disk? I believe so. As m

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-26 Thread Jørn Eriksen
Eric & All, I think we sort of agree - it's just the way there we walk differetly :-) I'll try to add the VFAT module to the initrd_u when I get back home. Just to see how that work out. More for my own curiousity than anything else. I've ordered a 256Mb Stick as well. When that stick arrive I

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-26 Thread Jørn Eriksen
Hello Everyone, I found this doing a little search: http://www.mega-tokyo.com/osfaq2/index.php/Disk%20Images%20Under%20Linux So - I wonder - can we just use whatever geomoetry we like with a USB disk? I saw some comments about this a bit ealier on the list. It's going to be a fun test :-) J -

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-26 Thread Eric Spakman
Hello Jorn, > Hello All, > > > I belive, as well, that this should be possible, however we have to make > sure we build an image that have the same "physial" properties as a USB > HDD. Not my speciality this however I can sacrifice one of my stick to > give it a go using Andreas suggestion with a

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-26 Thread Jørn Eriksen
Hello All, I belive, as well, that this should be possible, however we have to make sure we build an image that have the same "physial" properties as a USB HDD. Not my speciality this however I can sacrifice one of my stick to give it a go using Andreas suggestion with a loopback file system. I'

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-26 Thread Eric Spakman
Hello Andrea, >> >> Also a question, is it possible to create an image without using a >> physical device? This way it's easier to use the image create scripts >> the Bering-uClibc team uses to create floppy and CD images to also be >> used for USB images. >> > > Well, I think yes. I think is feas

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-26 Thread Andrea Fino
Eric Spakman wrote: Hello Andrea, Also a question, is it possible to create an image without using a physical device? This way it's easier to use the image create scripts the Bering-uClibc team uses to create floppy and CD images to also be used for USB images. Well, I think yes. I th

RE: [leaf-devel] Flash Stick Image

2006-03-26 Thread Eric Spakman
Hello Jorn, The same question to you, do you know a way to create an image without using a physical USB stick? Eric > Mike & All, > > > Here's the URL > http://www.ccl-network.com/leaf/ > > > Best regards > Jørn > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-26 Thread Eric Spakman
Hello Andrea, Good work! A few notes about the image: There are a few unneeded files in the image, like modules_ipv6.lrp (which is a replacment package for modules.lrp) and initrd_ide (which seems to be unpacked also). The syslinux.cfg contains a few entries which could easier be placed in leaf.

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-26 Thread Mike Noyes
On Sun, 2006-03-26 at 08:38, Andrea Fino wrote: > I have put a binary leaf bering image built with: > in my sourceforge leaf cvs devel area : devel/faino/usbtest http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/leaf/devel/faino/ > feel free to test it if you like, please us know how it goes. Andre

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-26 Thread Andrea Fino
Hi, I have put a binary leaf bering image built with: 1) build the env with buildroot, so I got the lrp in packages 2) these commands: mkdosfs /dev/sde1 mount /dev/sde1 /mnt cd /root/packages cp -pr * /mnt umount /mnt syslinux /dev/sde1 3) syslinux.cfg: PKGPATH=/dev/sda1:msdos and so LEAFCFG