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Re: trying to install from live xfce usb
Posted: 21. Apr 2012, 19:38
by JRD
pcbsd64 wrote: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.
pcbsd64 wrote:This what I get with unetbootin.
pcbsd64 wrote: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.
pcbsd64 wrote:Is it possible to make a hybrid image for Salix installation? so that all one would need to do is
No.
Re: trying to install from live xfce usb
Posted: 21. Apr 2012, 19:56
by 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.
Re: trying to install from live xfce usb
Posted: 21. Apr 2012, 20:23
by Shador
pcbsd64 wrote: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.
pcbsd64 wrote: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.
pcbsd64 wrote: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.
pcbsd64 wrote: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?
pcbsd64 wrote: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.)
Re: trying to install from live xfce usb
Posted: 21. Apr 2012, 20:40
by 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
Re: trying to install from live xfce usb
Posted: 21. Apr 2012, 20:41
by Shador
Yes, it is, because the Installer images use a completely different architecture.
pcbsd64 wrote: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.
Re: trying to install from live xfce usb
Posted: 21. Apr 2012, 21:14
by 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.
Re: trying to install from live xfce usb
Posted: 21. Apr 2012, 21:57
by Shador
pcbsd64 wrote: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.
Re: trying to install from live xfce usb
Posted: 21. Apr 2012, 22:13
by pcbsd64
When I press enter at the error, I just get a grub> prompt.
Re: trying to install from live xfce usb
Posted: 21. Apr 2012, 22:31
by Shador
Is there any other output? Is the .live file in the root of the stick?
Re: trying to install from live xfce usb
Posted: 21. Apr 2012, 22:45
by 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.