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

[Zenny]

BTW, let me add that the motheboard is Asus E35M-I Deluxe with 8GB RAM
and the monitor is Benq 17" flatscreen monitor. Obviously, I specified
generic PC and and console output during the execution of the
voyage.update script. Thanks!

On 12/13/11, Zenny <garbytrash at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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>>> >>
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>>> >> Regards,
>>> >> Kim-man "Punky" Tse
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