Thank you! Also was able to get v4 into VM last night.
Within V4, I see grub-0.9x in packages and I may be able to use that. Just font know if Slitaz is meant to start from grub only when installed in non frugal mode? I want to transfer the usb stick contents to the internal 500mb hdd and setup boot there. First goal is to build dev env. 2nd make usb sticks that I will use to transfer live os to tablet hardware. v4 and 5-rolling are installed in vm’s. Right now I am having interesting time using wget to fetch packages that I need to include in build. no https://. Both Taz browser and Midori indicate TLS handshake problems. I can usb these files in if needed. Ill try to gen-distro on both platforms once I get my packages into vm and get my lists organized. Thank you for the tip! > On Apr 30, 2020, at 4:59 AM, SLITAZ - Erjo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I would certainly install slitaz-rolling release in a virtual mahcine > and try to rollback syslinux. > > +Erjo > >> Le mercredi 29 avril 2020 à 17:51 -0400, Daryl Kuchay a écrit : >> Thank you for getting back to me. I have some odd requirements and at >> this point would like to ask dev level questions due to hardware >> limitations. >> >> I used to run WebDT.org and wanted to redo the work of someone who >> made a rocking image using SliTaz like a long time ago. Ron85 on >> WebDT.org got some YouTube videos posted of things I thought not >> possible and using Slitaz. >> >> First the hardware is AMD Geode. If I go newer than syslinux 3.7.-3.8 >> it won’t boot. Hardware is using a 40 pin ata flash chip that is >> proprietary. Cant swap it out without clipping pin 40 to make generic >> horizontal pata flash modules work. I see slitaz4 uses syslinux 4. I >> am happy to report that I have Slitaz 3 in vm and working. I can’t >> seem to get https working so getting packages and following scratch >> docs get me a few steps in before hitting walls.. I’m not looking at >> Tazlito and modifying core.flavor. Just reinstalled version 3 in VM >> as I could not get to work. Thank you again! >> >> Would it be possible to spin current with what looks to be 3.16 >> kernel with syslinux 3.73 for example? I would like for ACPITOOL >> application to work and I think it stopped working around kernel >> version 3.? Hoping I can use it as it allows suspend on ancient >> hardware. >> >> I also need to recompile kernel and bring in a few packages to >> compile from source. Namely recently (8mo ago) patched geode driver >> from free desktop.org. I can go with a vendor supplied driver for the >> touchscreen but if you switched to rolling release I would rather go >> with input attach (serial TS) and xinput_calibrator. I need an >> xorg.conf.d directory for that, tho. Not sure if it will be there. >> Just spent a month getting frustrated with puppy. >> >> In the kernel I would like to make it geode specific and need to >> enable a /input/misc/atlas_btns.ko for the hardware buttons/dpad to >> work. Mostly full X stack and of course evdev active. If I want to >> compile the geode driver from free desktop I will need a >> /dev/cpu/0/msr register available as well. >> >> The target hardware for the masses (still tons of these on eBay) will >> be the GX2 platform. 433mhz with 256mb ram and GX video (XAA accel). >> Runs at usb1.1 speeds. I do have a tablet coming with LX800 >> hardware/512MB ram and an 8GB internal drive. Imagine a 433mhz >> running with Vesa driver and a hungry vendor supplied ts driver? If I >> use vendor ts driver I need to align with either >> ubuntu/centos/fedora/suse/debian with respect to kernel version and X >> version. If you have rolling release that I can make use of can I >> lock these in your package manager or should I go input attach route >> allowing for kernel and x to upgrade without messing with TS driver? >> Xinput_calibrator uses evdev and if the Xorg.conf.d directory is >> there I can make a conf for calibrations to be persistent. >> >> Sorry for the book but if you were me which direction would you go? >> GO rolling and roll back syslinux? OR stick with version 3 and >> probably deal with no bluetooth support but have fast basic >> functions? Either way which is my best tool to build? Scratch method >> which has out of date docs or using Tazlito to modify the flavor? ITs >> taking a long time to get used to the terminology, please excuse if I >> get something wrong. >> >> Thank you for offer but I have questions I need to ask to understand >> how to answer…. Thank you in advance and thank you for keeping this >> project current active and fascinating! >> >> Daryl >> >> >> >>> On Apr 29, 2020, at 4:40 PM, Eric Joseph-Alexandre <[email protected] >>>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Daryl, >>> >>> I uccesfully install litaz rolling on VirtualBox 6.1. >>> >>> I had to choose this configuration: >>> >>> OS type: Linux 2.x/3.x/4.x 32 bits >>> Storage: Sata AHCI for the hard drive >>> Graphic controler : VBoxVGA >>> Netwrok type: Bridge >>> >>> Boot ok. >>> Installation OK >>> >>> I can hare an OVA or VDI if you whish. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> +Erjo >>> >>> >>> Le mardi 28 avril 2020 à 17:46 -0400, Daryl Kuchay a écrit : >>>> Does anyone have a .vdi of Slitaz-tank? >>>> >>>> Ive downloaded the ISO but can’t install in VM due to numerous >>>> errors. Gparted fails to make partitions. Wouldn’t start due to >>>> missing dep until I updated. Tools like lsblk and blkid are not >>>> installed. The ISO seems to favor /dev/hda which works for my >>>> overall >>>> goals however parted keeps indicating it can’t find the folder >>>> after >>>> making the partition. I need older Slitaz like kernel 3.xx for >>>> hardware goals. >>>> >>>> Are there any guides on how to install the tank iso in to a VM? I >>>> saw >>>> on the site some mentions of VirtualBox but not what I was >>>> looking >>>> for. Looks like a really old version came as a vdi. >>>> >>>> Thank you in advance! >>> >>> -- >>> SliTaz GNU/Linux Mailing list - http://www.slitaz.org/ >>> >> >> > > > -- > SliTaz GNU/Linux Mailing list - http://www.slitaz.org/ > -- SliTaz GNU/Linux Mailing list - http://www.slitaz.org/
