[SoaS] Problem with Mirabelle and USB Boot

[Sean DALY]

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On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Marc Karasek <marckarasek at gmail.com> wrote:
> plug the usb stick in.  Open the usb and you will see a folder called
> syslinux.  Inside the folder is the syslinux.cfg file.  You can edit this in
> notepad, it is a text file.
>
>
>
> On 7/1/2010 5:11 PM, Anurag Goel wrote:
>
> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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