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

[Zenny]

@Rainer: I tried with 'video=atyfb:off' also (ref.
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/ under Errata),
but no success.

Thanks to you that 'nomodeset' kernel parameter get me in. Thanks!
(meaning it is worth relying ubuntu forums even for voyage ;-)!

On 12/14/11, Rainer Stratmann <RainerStratmann at t-online.de> wrote:
> 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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>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> Kim-man "Punky" Tse
>> >> >>
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