[Voyage-linux] installation on vmware client

[Punky Tse]

Hi Ben,

Step 3, use "cat /proc/partitions" to see all your disk details.  VMWare 
by default create scsi disk, which would be /dev/sda.  Or you should 
recreate your disk image using ide.

Regards,
Punky


Ben Aurel wrote:
> hi
> I try to install voyage linux as a client os on vmware and following
> the steps on the cd-rom guide on
>
> http://cvs.voyage.hk/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/voyage-custom/src/live-cd/overlay_fs/README.live-cd?rev=1.5&view=markup
>
>  I have some problems to install voyage and the guide is not very
> detailed and. Therefore I thought I will go through it step be step to
> show you where the problems started. Maybe this descriptions can be
> used for a bit more extended (dummy proof)  installation guide. On the
> wiki maybe?
>
> So here it goes:
>
> ~~~~~       From the guide:              ~~~~~~~
> |   1. Create distribution directory for installation
> |	  # mkdir /tmp/root
> |	  # mount -o loop /live_media/casper/filesystem.squashfs  /tmp/root
> |	  # cd /tmp/root	
> |   2. Make a mount point for installation disk
> |	  # mkdir /tmp/cf
> |   ....
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> OK done - no problems, but the next step let me wondering if things go alright
>
>
> ~~~~~       From the guide:              ~~~~~~~
> |   ...
> |   3. Format target disk device
> |	# /usr/local/sbin/format-cf.sh /dev/hda
> |   ...
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> here the issues start: There is no /dev/hda device, but /dev/hdc. Is
> that problem? Well I execute the command on step 3.) it anyway:
>
>    $ /usr/local/sbin/format-cf.sh /dev/hda
>    Press ENTER to continue to format flash memory on /dev/hda
>
> should I see /dev/hda now? Because the directory is not here:
>
>    $ ls /dev/hda
>    ls: /dev/hda: No such file or directory
>
> Is that a problem?
>
> ~~~~~       From the guide:              ~~~~~~~
> |   ...
> |   4. Start voyage.update installation script	
> |	# /usr/local/sbin/voyage.update
> |
> | Following the instruction to select /tmp/root as distribution directory, and
> |  /tmp/cf as mount point.  After the installation complete, simple reboot the
> |  board and Voyage will be started!
> |   ...
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Here I wish the guide to be a bit more detailed. Here is what I see
> running step 4.):
> --
>    $ /usr/local/sbin/voyage.update
>    1 - Create new Voyage Linux disk
>    2 - Update existing Voyage configuration
>    3 - Exit
>            (default=1 [Create new Voyage Linux disk]):
>    $ 1
> --
>    Where is the Voyage Linux distribution directory?
>             (default=/tmp/root):
>    $ /tmp/root
> --
>    What would you like to do?
>    1 - Specify Distribution Directory
>    2 - Select Target Profile
>    3 - Select Target Disk
>    4 - Select Target Bootstrap Loader
>    5 - Configure Target Console
>    6 - Copy Distribution to Target
>    7 - Exit
>            (default=2 [ Select Target Profile]):
>    $ 2
> --
>    Please select Voyage profile:
>    1 - 4501
>    2 - 4511/4521
>    3 - 4801
>    4 - 5501
>    5 - ALIX
>    6 - Generic PC
>    7 - Notebook *pcmdia)
>    8 - WRAP
>           (default=8 [WRAP])
>    $ 6
> --
>    What would you like to do?
>    1 - Specify Distribution Directory
>    2 - Select Target Profile
>    3 - Select Target Disk
>    4 - Select Target Bootstrap Loader
>    5 - Confuigure Target Console
>    6 - Copy Distribution to Target
>    7 - Exit
>            (default=3 [ Select Target Disk]):
>    $ 3
> --
>    Partitions information
>    Major  Minor  #blocks    name
>      8          0    8388608     sda
>      7          0     28228       loop0
>      7          1    28228        loop1
>             Which device accesses the target disk [/dev/hde]?
>    $ /dev/hda
>   Error: /dev/hda is not a disk device!
>
>    $ /dev/hde
>    Error: /dev/hda is not a disk device!
> --
>
>
> Ok - here is where the voyage ends for me. I think I have two
> connected problems here
>
> - not sure if /dev/hda is really really created
> - therefore could not choose /dev/hda/ as target disk
>
> Could somebody help me with this?
> Thanks a lot.
> Ben
>
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