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

[Rainer Stratmann]

Am Tuesday 13 December 2011 22:47:14 schrieb 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. 

try nomodeset kernel parameter

http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/01/ubuntumaverick-blank-screen-problem.html

> 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_driv
> >e_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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