[SoaS] Problem with Mirabelle and USB Boot

[Anurag Goel]

I am using the windows version. Still have not been able to fix the problem.
How can I modify a .cfg file on windows? Moreover, where do I change
root=LABEL=FEDORA
and overlay=LABEL=FEDORA?

Thanks,
Anurag

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 2:33 AM, Marc Karasek <marckarasek at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Is that the Linux USB creator?  I know the windows version does not.
>
>
>
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> On 7/1/2010 5:00 PM, Anurag Goel wrote:
>
> 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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