[Voyage-linux] Voyage linux on USB flash drive

[George]

I've also tried that and the same problem :( Will test it again tomorrow.


On 10/11/2011 20:05, Nishant Sharma wrote:
> Instead of using root=/dev/sda1, create a label on your root FS - say
> ROOT_FS and then provide that label as argument to kernel in GRUB's
> entry.
>
> -Nishant
>
> On 11/10/11, George<george.news at gmx.net>  wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've given up on the USB stick and try to install it on a virtual
>> machine. Still not working but advancing slowly.
>>
>> Steps follow:
>> 1) Run voyage sdk iso
>> 2) install sdk in the virtual machine
>> 3) Run the vm with the voyage sdk installed
>> 4) remountrw
>> 5) download kernel sourcecode from voyage
>> 6) apply the .config file from voyage
>> 7) apt-get update
>> 8) apt-get install dialog
>> 9) grub-set-default 0 -->  otherwise I get an error when installing the
>> kernel debian package
>> 10) Set up the kernel and compile it
>> make-kpkg --revision="3.0usb" --append-to-version "-jlanza-voyage"
>> kernel-image
>> 11) dkpg -i kernel.deb
>> 12) reboot....
>> I got the error:
>> Root-NFS: no NFS server address
>> VFS: unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy
>> VFS: Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block(2,0)
>> Please append a correct "root=".....
>> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS unable to mount.....
>>
>>
>> Any help??? Without compiling and installing the new kernel the system
>> works well. Then, how can I create an image with my own kernel?
>>
>> See you
>> Jorge
>>
>>
>> On 10/11/2011 12:10, George wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Have tried the installation on USB stick following the info in
>>> http://linux.voyage.hk/content/getting-started-live-cd-v08x
>>>
>>> And no luck at all.
>>>
>>> I'm just wondering if anybody has been able to install Voyage on a USB
>>> and boot a laptop or PC with it :(
>>>
>>> Any help is more than welcome.
>>> Jorge
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/11/2011 11:02, George wrote:
>>>>
>>>> No I haven't because I want to customize the kernel for including some
>>>> communication aspects that are not included.
>>>>
>>>> See you
>>>> Jorge
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/11/2011 10:56, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE wrote:
>>>>> Hi George,
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you try burn the iso image directly to the USB flash drive? The iso
>>>>> is generated using hybrid iso that this way is supposed to work.... But
>>>>> I have not tried yet.... so I need a helper for that.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Punky
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/10/2011 5:50 PM, George wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I want to install voyage on an usb and run my laptop with voyage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've been following your howto on Voyage Linux on a USB flash drive
>>>>>> but I haven't been successful to boot my laptop using the USB with
>>>>>> Voyage Linux.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Following this link I have generated the kernel debian package setting
>>>>>> the options for USB to "y"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=3 DEB_HOST_ARCH=i386 ARCH=i386 make-kpkg --arch
>>>>>> i386 --cross-compile - --revision="3.0usb" --append-to-version
>>>>>> "-486-voyage" --initrd kernel-image
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm using ubuntu 10.04 as the build system.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then I have chroot in the voyage-0.8.0 directory to install the new
>>>>>> kernel. But I've got the following error a the end of the installation:
>>>>>> --------
>>>>>> Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
>>>>>> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools
>>>>>> 3.0.0-486-voyage /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-486-voyage
>>>>>> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-486-voyage
>>>>>> df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted file systems: No such file
>>>>>> or directory
>>>>>> warning: can't open /etc/mtab: No such file or directory
>>>>>> warning: can't open /etc/mtab: No such file or directory
>>>>>> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/symlink_hook
>>>>>> 3.0.0-486-voyage /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-486-voyage
>>>>>> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub
>>>>>> 3.0.0-486-voyage /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-486-voyage
>>>>>> Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
>>>>>> run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return
>>>>>> code 1
>>>>>> Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
>>>>>> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.0.0-486-voyage.postinst line 341.
>>>>>> dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.0.0-486-voyage (--install):
>>>>>> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
>>>>>> status 2
>>>>>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>>>>> linux-image-3.0.0-486-voyage
>>>>>> --------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Could you give me any advice that can help me out?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Jorge
>>>>>>
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