I'm using the Fedora Live USB creator. Doesn't that name the stick "FEDORA" by default?
-Anurag On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Marc Karasek <marckara...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK, > > To prevent it name the sticks Fedora prior to putting the image on them. > (This step should be added to the online instructions.) > > Now, if you did not change the name and need to modify the syslinux.cfg, > change the following lines: (you will have a different UUID#) > > append initrd=initrd0.img root=live:UUID=3D4E-8E71 rootfstype=vfat rw > liveimg overlay=UUID=3D4E-8E71 quiet rhgb rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD > > append initrd=initrd0.img root=live:UUID=3D4E-8E71 rootfstype=vfat rw > liveimg overlay=UUID=3D4E-8E71 quiet rhgb check > > to > > append initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=vfat rw liveimg > overlay=LABEL=FEDORA quiet rhgb rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD > > append initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=vfat rw liveimg > overlay=LABEL=FEDORA quiet rhgb check > > I tested this fix and it works. > > Marc > > On 7/1/2010 4:46 PM, Anurag Goel wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm in the process of making sticks for our pilot in Delhi. I'm running > into the same problem as described. Can someone please elaborate on how to > resolve this problem. Specifically, how can I modify syslinux.cfg to > prevent this problem. > > Thanks, > Anurag > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Marc Karasek <marckara...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I will check that on the sticks I have already made. >> >> For future reference, it seems if the stick is already named : FEDORA >> and you put a live image on it, it works out of the box. >> If you have it named something else then put the image on it, change the >> name to FEDORA, this still fails w/o the cahnge to the cmd line. >> >> Marc >> >> On 6/28/2010 11:55 AM, Sebastian Dziallas wrote: >> > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Marc Karasek<marckara...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> I am trying to put together some sticks for shipping to Uganda. >> >> >> >> I am using the latest usb creater and image (Mirabelle Fedora13) >> >> >> >> I followed the instructions, but when I tested the sticks on a >> notebook, >> >> I got the error: >> >> no root device found >> >> sleeping forever >> >> >> >> In following a few google links, this seems to be lined to the root= >> and >> >> overlay= options on the kernel cmd line. >> >> I looked at what the default was and it had a UUID# in both of these >> >> places. >> >> >> >> I named the stick FEDORA (I remembered this used to be part of the >> >> instructions in the past), changed the cmd line to >> >> root=LABEL=FEDORA and overlay=LABEL=FEDORA and it worked. >> >> >> >> The problem is I need to make this foolproof, I do not need them to be >> >> having to edit cmd lines each time they boot. (The place it is going >> >> they have never seen a computer, so it has to be foolproof). >> >> >> >> Should I just change the name of the USB stick to match the UUID# or is >> >> this a bug in the image? >> >> >> >> Marc >> >> >> > Hi Marc, >> > >> > thanks for your email and welcome to the list! :) >> > >> > There should be a syslinux directory on the usb key when you plug it >> > into a machine (and don't boot from it, that is). Inside of that >> > directory, there's a file called syslinux.cfg which contains all the >> > arguments applied at boot. You should be able to make the change >> > there, which will persist then. >> > >> > Let us know how it goes! >> > >> > Cheers, >> > --Sebastian >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> SoaS mailing list >> >> SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org >> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > SoaS mailing list >> > SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> SoaS mailing list >> SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas >> > > > > -- > Anurag Goel > > > _______________________________________________ > SoaS mailing > lists...@lists.sugarlabs.orghttp://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas > > > _______________________________________________ > SoaS mailing list > SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas > > -- Anurag Goel
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