Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread David Douthitt
Erich Titl wrote: The nice thing about Knoppix is the device autodetection, [...] This can be subsumed from Knoppix and adapted for use in LEAF if you want. It might be good sized, I don't know I _believe_ one could strip down Knoppix sufficiently to be of acceptable size for download,

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread David Douthitt
Natanael Copa wrote: David Douthitt wrote: You are right. I guess it failed to mount the device where root.lrp were. I don't remember the exact kernel panic message but it was probably "trying to kill init" or something like that. That usually means that the initial process (#1) was trying t

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Erich Titl
Mike Noyes wrote: On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 06:01, Erich Titl wrote: What about creating a Knoppix like CD (image) which allows the local creation of a bootable usb stick. This would allow to create any size image even for people without access to a _real_ linux system. Such a live CD system could

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Erich Titl
Hi Jorn Jorn Eriksen wrote: Hey Eric & all, That is a good idea :-) I have an idea using the existing CD stuff and just, for the "Leafix" CD,automatically load the hdsupp.lrp (since this allready contain fdisk,syslinux and mkfs.msdos) as well as a new "usbsupp.lrp" package. OR we could change

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Natanael Copa
David Douthitt wrote: > Natanael Copa wrote: >> FYI. I never got your stick.img to boot. First I got the same "no >> operating system" message as previously mentioned. After installing the >> syslinux mbr.bin on the stick it found the kernel and booted it up but >> ended with a kernel panic: >> "Ca

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Mike Noyes
On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 06:01, Erich Titl wrote: > What about creating a Knoppix like CD (image) which allows the local > creation of a bootable usb stick. This would allow to create any size > image even for people without access to a _real_ linux system. Such a > live CD system could even be used

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Mike Noyes
On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 02:03, KP Kirchdoerfer wrote: > Am Montag, 27. März 2006 11:56 schrieb Jorn Eriksen: > > Mike - can one just send you a plain text file with the content for such a > > section? > > Pls send it to me, I'll take care of it. Jorn, I see KP is attending to this. Thank you for y

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread David Douthitt
Natanael Copa wrote: FYI. I never got your stick.img to boot. First I got the same "no operating system" message as previously mentioned. After installing the syslinux mbr.bin on the stick it found the kernel and booted it up but ended with a kernel panic: "Can't open /var/lib/lrpkg/root.dev.own"

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Natanael Copa
Jørn Eriksen wrote: > Eric & All, > > I think we sort of agree - it's just the way there we walk differetly :-) Agree about what? (sorry, I have given up to scroll up and down trying to follow what people are talking about when somebody top-post. I follow more than one mailing list...) http://go

RE: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Jorn Eriksen
ing scrips. H Jørn -Original Message- From: Erich Titl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. mars 2006 16:01 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb Hi everyone Jorn Eriksen wrote: > Natanael & All, > > >>&g

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Erich Titl
Hi everyone Jorn Eriksen wrote: > Natanael & All, > > >>>Agree about what? (sorry, I have given up to scroll up and down trying >>>to follow what people are talking about when somebody top-post. I follow >>>more than one mailing list...) > > The more LPR pacakges we can fit on the "image" the b

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb - UB Kernel Module

2006-03-27 Thread Eric Spakman
Hello Natanael, >> Not that I know of, but lets make things not too complicated ;) If >> /dev/sd? works lets just stick with that, the user only has to change >> syslinux.cfg/leaf.cfg if the device is something else than sda. Some >> smarter option can always be added later. > > and you could add

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb - UB Kernel Module

2006-03-27 Thread Natanael Copa
Eric Spakman wrote: > Hello Jorn, > >> Hey Natanael & All, >> >> >> I can not find the UB drivers for the 2.4 Kernel. I'm not a kernel >> hacker thus there might be a patch floating around - any one? >> > Not that I know of, but lets make things not too complicated ;) If > /dev/sd? works lets ju

RE: [leaf-devel] flash usb - UB Kernel Module

2006-03-27 Thread Eric Spakman
atanael > Copa > Sent: 27. mars 2006 12:08 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb > > > > Jorn Eriksen wrote: > > >>>> I never got your stick.img to boot. >>>> >> How inte

RE: [leaf-devel] flash usb - UB Kernel Module

2006-03-27 Thread Jorn Eriksen
27. mars 2006 12:08 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb Jorn Eriksen wrote: >>> I never got your stick.img to boot. > How interresting. I got it to work on several machines now. Including my > mother in law's PC :-) I

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Natanael Copa
Jorn Eriksen wrote: >>> I never got your stick.img to boot. > How interresting. I got it to work on several machines now. Including my > mother in law's PC :-) I had to install the mbr.bin or my brand new dell didn't even find the kernel. > I have, however, experienced this on a machine that h

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread KP Kirchdoerfer
Am Montag, 27. März 2006 11:56 schrieb Jorn Eriksen: > >>Why not only copying all files over, run syslinux and reboot? > > That more or less how I created my "image" :-)  And that is an options that > is open to anyone allready.  Maybe we should just add a section on this in > the documentation as

RE: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Jorn Eriksen
2:53 To: leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb -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

RE: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Jorn Eriksen
.cfg BUT - that means that the stick image will not work on "all" machines. I wonder if the other distros have this issue as well? Best regards Jørn -Original Message- From: Natanael Copa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27. mars 2006 10:40 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: l

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-27 Thread Natanael Copa
Jørn Eriksen wrote: > Eric & All, > > I think we sort of agree - it's just the way there we walk differetly :-) Agree about what? (sorry, I have given up to scroll up and down trying to follow what people are talking about when somebody top-post. I follow more than one mailing list...) http://go

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 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

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-24 Thread Mike Noyes
On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 08:58, Jørn Eriksen wrote: > Andrea, > Try to use /dev/sda as you "boot" device. That might help. Jørn, Andrea is on-line in our irc channel. You might have an easier time troubleshooting his issues there. irc.slashnet.org #leaf Note

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-24 Thread Jørn Eriksen
Andrea, Try to use /dev/sda as you "boot" device. That might help. Jorn > I did a boot image this way: > > 1) mounted the leaf bin floppy image on /mnt > > 2) makebootfat -o /dev/sde -Y -m ../syslinux-3.11/mbr.bin -b > ../syslinux-3.11/ldlinux.bss -c ../syslinux-3.11/ldlinux.sys /mnt > > 3) syn

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-24 Thread Andrea Fino
I did a boot image this way: 1) mounted the leaf bin floppy image on /mnt 2) makebootfat -o /dev/sde -Y -m ../syslinux-3.11/mbr.bin -b ../syslinux-3.11/ldlinux.bss -c ../syslinux-3.11/ldlinux.sys /mnt 3) sync; put the usb on mobo and boot. (/dev/sde = usb stick) Regards, Andrea Fino -- And

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-24 Thread Andrea Fino
Natanael Copa wrote: Andrea Fino wrote: I have tried : http://www.ccl-network.com/leaf/stick.img.gz 1) as usb-fdd, no boot at all 2) as usb-hdd I get "missinng operating system" did you run syslinux? No. I did now, same thing. Regards, Andrea -- Andrea Fino 8-) - "Sistemi su

Re: [leaf-devel] flash usb

2006-03-24 Thread Natanael Copa
Andrea Fino wrote: > I have tried : http://www.ccl-network.com/leaf/stick.img.gz > > > 1) as usb-fdd, no boot at all > 2) as usb-hdd I get "missinng operating system" did you run syslinux? --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groun