[SoaS] Problem with Mirabelle and USB Boot

[Anurag Goel]

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 <marckarasek at 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 <marckarasek at 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<marckarasek at 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
>> >
>> >
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