[Voyage-linux] Display garbled after boot [Was: 0.8.0_amd64 gives "XZ-compressed data is corrupt"]

[Zenny]

Like I reported earlier, burning a CF from a debian lenny using
voyage.update script got booted, but it lands with a garbled screen
with the horizontal lines (the squeeze live works fine with the same
monitor and the same machine i.e. vga card). I tried to change the vga
mode in kernel description with 'vga=0', 'vga=791' and 'vga=781'
respectively, but the result is the same. This is voyage specific (all
other live distros including debian squeeze and installations work
perfect with the same hardware).

BTW, it is worth mention that the keyboard does not freeze (does not
stop responding), but ctrl+alt+del, ctrl+alt+Fx or any other keyboard
inputs do not seem to work either, forcing me to cold-boot.

What do I need to do to get rid of the garbled screen? Inputs appreciated!

On 12/12/11, Frank Hoeflich <frankhoeflich at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have been installing in partition 1 so can't help you there.
>
> You can get extlinux as described here:
> http://wiki.voyage.hk/how_do_i_install_voyage-current_on_a_usb_flash_drive_with_extlinux.txt
>
> but since the syslinux site (includes extlinux) has been down, you should
> get it from here:
>
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
>
> --Frank
>
> --- On Mon, 12/12/11, Zenny <garbytrash at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Zenny <garbytrash at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Voyage-linux] 0.8.0_amd64 gives "XZ-compressed data is
>> corrupt"
>> To: "Kim-man 'Punky' TSE" <punkytse at punknix.com>
>> Cc: Voyage-linux at voyage.hk
>> Date: Monday, December 12, 2011, 4:27 AM
>> I tried again with the 0.8.0 SDK live
>> cd in VirutalBox. But the
>> problem is there is no 'extlinux' command as stated in the
>> second part
>> of the tutorial
>> (http://linux.voyage.hk/content/getting-started-live-cd-v08x).
>> :-(
>>
>> The information is so scattered that it is confusing.
>>
>> I shall be obliged if there is a way to customize the
>> voyage linux and
>> get installed in Flash Disk in an easy way. I would like to
>> add:
>>
>> 1) a repository to add some additional module and install
>> and activate
>> the module
>> 2) Then any possibility create an image so that I can
>> directly dd to a
>> Flash disk without going through the all 8 steps.
>> 3) How to create a amd64 image with 0.8.0 sdk live cd?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On 12/12/11, Zenny <garbytrash at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I tried with two ways:
>> >
>> > 1) Burnt the livecd iso to a CD and tried to boot,
>> just to get a blank
>> > screen with blinks:
>> > "..early console in decompress Kernel"
>> >
>> > 2) Then burnt the livcd iso image to USB with
>> Unetbootin and booted to
>> > get a Kernel Panic.
>> >
>> > Hopefully this helps.
>> >
>> > On 12/12/11, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE <punkytse at punknix.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> Hi Zenny,
>> >>
>> >> Are you able to install using live cd instead of
>> tarball?  Please try.  I
>> >> would like to see if there are differences.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Punky
>> >>
>> >> On 12/11/2011 5:14 PM, Zenny wrote:
>> >>> Hi:
>> >>>
>> >>> I burnt 0.8.0 amd64 image as root in a
>> separate ubuntu machine using
>> >>> the instructions at
>> >>> http://linux.voyage.hk/content/getting-started-v08x. I
>> am installing
>> >>> in a SD flash.
>> >>>
>> >>> First, the bootloader is installed in
>> partition 1 instead of the MBR
>> >>> making me to press any key to read the
>> bootloader. I tried to install
>> >>> the bootloader to /dev/sdc instead of
>> /dev/sdc1 (represented by
>> >>> numerical value of 1) at step 4, it does not
>> recognize either
>> >>> numerical value of 0 nor /dev/sdc, but throws
>> errors like: "Which
>> >>> partition is used for bootstrap [/dev/sdc]? 0
>> \n Error: Invalid
>> >>> response '0' - try again" and "Which partition
>> is used for bootstrap
>> >>> [1]? /dev/sdc \n
>> voyage-0.8.0_amd64/usr/local/sbin/voyage-install.sh:
>> >>> line 125: [: /dev/sdc: integer expression
>> expected" resepectively.
>> >>>
>> >>> Second, when I get the grub menu and try to
>> boot, the boot process
>> >>> halts at linux image decompression stage
>> stating "XZ-compressed data
>> >>> is corrupt".
>> >>>
>> >>> Any hints to overcome? Thanks!
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Kim-man "Punky" Tse
>> >>
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