[Voyage-linux] installation on vmware client

[Ben Aurel]

thanks, that helped

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Punky Tse <punkytse at punknix.com> wrote:
> 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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