[SOLVED] trying to install from live xfce usb

[JRD]

I misunderstood. The way that I was able to install Salix Live XFCE is a problem for YOU.

There is no problem FOR ME. All is working for me. Thank you.

This what I get with unetbootin.

The steps to mount this after booting from it seem easier to me than the supported method.

Gapan told you that Unetbootin is not supported. To be clearer: Use unetbootin with Salix Live and you're sure it does not work. Follow the official instructions and you will not have any problem.

Is it possible to make a hybrid image for Salix installation? so that all one would need to do is

No.

[pcbsd64]

unfortunately...........

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chris[sailixlive]$ file-roller --extract-here salixlive-xfce-13.37-64.iso
Segmentation fault

So I couldn't use the supported method even if I had to, which I don't, since I was able to install Salix Live XFCE using unetbootin along with the steps I have described.

I'm using it right now and am very happy with the results of my unsupported impossible method.

Thank you both for responding to my call for help at the time of my first post. I was running live XFCE from a usb stick and trying to install it to my hard drive without success.

Since that time, I have solved my own problem. It was never my intention to cause a problem for anyone else. I apologize if I did so.

[Shador]

I misunderstood. The way that I was able to install Salix Live XFCE is a problem for YOU.

It's rather interesting that you were able to boot at all. That's usually not the case. Because WE are not supported by Unetbootin.

Is it possible to make a hybrid image for Salix installation? so that all one would need to do is

While possibly useful in some cases this is far less flexible (all data is erased, no stick filling partition, ...) and could quite easily cause data loss.

The steps to mount this after booting from it seem easier to me than the supported method.

Does it? I don't see how extracting an iso image like an archive with an archive manager and double-clicking an executable, should be difficult. Anyway, unetbootin certainly makes it still a bit easier (while being a tiny bit less flexible) by just requiring one to point at the iso and stick and I certainly had no problem if it were to support Salix.

I'm using it right now and am very happy with the results of my unsupported impossible method.

It's not unsupported without reason! Usually it does not work at all!!! So you're a lucky man. Actually we would be pleased if it did work, but it doesn't.
What more do you expect us to do?

unfortunately...........

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chris[sailixlive]$ file-roller --extract-here salixlive-xfce-13.37-64.iso
Segmentation fault

So? You're version of file-roller probably got a bug. What are we supposed to do about that? Is this on Salix? (Cause on a Salix 13.37 64-Bit installation this does not happen here.)

[pcbsd64]

Thank you shador. Yes I am using Salix file-roller. I don't know why I am unable to extract the salixlive-xfce-13.37-64.iso image. File-roller works for other archives.

I could try downloading it again if it would be useful for me to test using the supported method for Live images.

I was wondering if unetbootin is still supported for other than Live images.
http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/I ... _USB_stick

[Shador]

I was wondering if unetbootin is still supported for other than Live images.
http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/I ... _USB_stick

Yes, it is, because the Installer images use a completely different architecture.

I could try downloading it again if it would be useful for me to test using the supported method for Live images.

For my part you don't need to. I don't expect any problems if you were to use it. But if you're interested to try it, go ahead.

[pcbsd64]

I was able to extract the iso image with isomaster.
I followed the instructions for running install-on-USB.sh.
When I tried booting, I got a "prefix not set" grub error.

[Shador]

When I tried booting, I got a "prefix not set" grub error.

That's to be ignored and can't be suppressed. Unless of course the menu wouldn't load or similar.

[pcbsd64]

When I press enter at the error, I just get a grub> prompt.

[Shador]

Is there any other output? Is the .live file in the root of the stick?

[pcbsd64]

The *.live file is in the root of the usb stick.
When I enter "boot" at the grub> prompt, I get a "no loaded kernel" error.

syslinux.cfg

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DEFAULT grub2
PROMPT 0
NOESCAPE 1
TOTALTIMEOUT 1
ONTIMEOUT grub2
LABEL grub2
  SAY Chainloading to grub2...
  LINUX boot/grub2-linux.img

grub.cfg

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# vim: syn=sh et sw=2 st=2 ts=2 tw=0:

# if your keyboard does not respond after choosing the language, change this variable to "true"
set weird_usb_keyboard=false
set cfgprefix="($root)$basedir/boot/grub"
set debug=
set locale_dir="$cfgprefix/locale"
set gfxpayload=keep
set autologin=autologin
export cfgprefix debug locale_dir weird_usb_keyboard

source ${cfgprefix}/include.cfg
loadsettings

export autologin debug fromiso gfxpayload ibus kb kbnum lang langnum locale memonly numlock passwd proxy runlevel synaptics custom

if [ "$skiplang" = "true" ]; then
  if [ -n "$kb" ]; then
    if [ -n "$locale" ]; then
      loadkeymap
      configfile ${cfgprefix}/boot.cfg
    fi
  fi
fi
configfile ${cfgprefix}/lang.cfg

boot.cfg

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# vim: syn=sh et sw=2 st=2 ts=2 tw=0:

source ${cfgprefix}/include.cfg

# Try to load settings if we've been directly invoked
if [ -z "$locale" ]; then
  loadsettings
elif [ -z "$kb" ]; then
  loadsettings
fi

# Support booting as specified by loopback.cfg
if [ -n "${iso_path}" ]; then
  fromiso="fromiso=${iso_path}"
fi

set default=1
initmenu

loadlocales

# MENU
menuentry "${Lchangekb}" --hotkey k {
  configfile ${cfgprefix}/keyboard.cfg
}

menuentry "${Lstart}" --hotkey b {
  load_video
  echo "${Lliveloading}"
  linux $basedir/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 quiet max_loop=20 ${debug} lang=${locale} keyb=${kb} ${autologin} ${fromiso} ${ibus} ${memonly} ${numlock} ${passwd} ${proxy} ${runlevel} ${synaptics} ${custom}
  initrd $basedir/boot/initrd.xz
}

menuentry "${Lcheatcode}" --hotkey o {
  configfile ${cfgprefix}/cheatcode.cfg
}

menuentry "${Lmemtest}" --hotkey m {
  linux16 $basedir/boot/mt86p
}

menuentry "${Lchangelang}" --hotkey l {
  configfile ${cfgprefix}/lang.cfg
}

menuentry "${Lsavesettings}" --hotkey s {
  unset skiplang
  getInput "${Lskiplang}" boolean "${Linvalrep}"
  if [ "$answer" = "true" ]; then
    skiplang=true
  fi
  unset answer
  save_env -f ${cfgprefix}/salt.env \
    autologin debug fromiso gfxpayload ibus kb kbnum lang langnum locale memonly numlock passwd proxy runlevel synaptics \
    skiplang custom
  if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
    echo "${Lsaveenverr}"
  fi
}
# MENU END

I tried.