grml0.8 grml2hd test report
Hi
I just tried grml2hd from grml0.8 with:
grml2hd partion=/dev/sda4 mbr=/dev/sda4 filesystem=ext3 user=tong
- grml2hd said partion /dev/sda4 can't be found. Manually choose the sda4 from the provided menu entry works fine.
- "user=" parameter didn't work. grml2hd still prompts 'grml' as the default user. The mbr & filesystem parameter seem to be working fine.
- Since I don't have network access (due to no eth0), I run grml2hd as-is, ie, without using the latest version. But it failed to create initrd, because it can't find the grml kernel module file, IIRC.
- Installing lilo failed subsequently, because it can't find the initrd.
* T mlist4suntong@yahoo.com [20060827 03:15]:
I just tried grml2hd from grml0.8 with:
grml2hd partion=/dev/sda4 mbr=/dev/sda4 filesystem=ext3 user=tong
You are using this from the booting command line (isolinux prompt), right?
- grml2hd said partion /dev/sda4 can't be found. Manually choose the sda4
from the provided menu entry works fine.
I assume you did provide "partition" and not "partion" as bootoption, right? What's inside /etc/grml2hd/config on your system when booting with "grml2hd ..."?
- "user=" parameter didn't work. grml2hd still prompts 'grml' as the
default user. The mbr & filesystem parameter seem to be working fine.
Huh, strange. Ok, I'll check that. Thanks.
- Since I don't have network access (due to no eth0), I run grml2hd as-is,
ie, without using the latest version. But it failed to create initrd, because it can't find the grml kernel module file, IIRC.
"grml kernel module file" - hm?! Please provide the error message you get when creating the initrd. In case you don't have that one any more manually invoke:
# update-initramfs -u -t -k $(uname -r)
- Installing lilo failed subsequently, because it can't find the initrd.
Sure. If you don't need an initrd just drop the initrd line in /etc/lilo.conf and rerun lilo manually.
regards, -mika-
* Michael Prokop mika@grml.org [20060827 12:03]:
- T mlist4suntong@yahoo.com [20060827 03:15]:
I just tried grml2hd from grml0.8 with: grml2hd partion=/dev/sda4 mbr=/dev/sda4 filesystem=ext3 user=tong
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- grml2hd said partion /dev/sda4 can't be found. Manually choose the sda4
from the provided menu entry works fine.
I assume you did provide "partition" and not "partion" as bootoption, right? What's inside /etc/grml2hd/config on your system when booting with "grml2hd ..."?
This works here as expected, just checked it again. But I think I found the reason for your problem.¹
- "user=" parameter didn't work. grml2hd still prompts 'grml' as the
default user. The mbr & filesystem parameter seem to be working fine.
Huh, strange. Ok, I'll check that. Thanks.
No, definitely works too.¹
¹ I think you are using grml2hd wrong. "grml2hd partion=/dev/sda4 mbr=/dev/sda4 filesystem=ext3 user=tong" is what you would have to use at the boot prompt for automatic installation (if you really know what you are doing, please read the docs) and not at the shell command line. Please read the documentation, to manually install grml via grml2hd just invoke grml2hd without any further options.
regards, -mika-
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:04:57 +0200, Michael Prokop wrote:
¹ I think you are using grml2hd wrong. "grml2hd partion=/dev/sda4 mbr=/dev/sda4 filesystem=ext3 user=tong" is what you would have to use at the boot prompt for automatic installation (if you really know what you are doing, please read the docs) and not at the shell command line.
yeah, I used it on the shell command line.
Please read the documentation, to manually install grml via grml2hd just invoke grml2hd without any further options.
sorry about the confusion. I actually get the command from the man page. I'll read more carefully next time.
thanks
Hi
I gave it a try of the fully automated grml2hd installation. Everything went through smoothly as expected.
Just that there is no way to configure language, timezone, hostname yet in the fully automated grml2hd installation, as in the interactive installation. Guess the last minute hack hasn't made its way into to config file yet -- no problem, as long as it is in the todo list. :-)
thanks mika.
ps. Any easy way to configure them after grml2hd installation? Are the scripts available to run separately or I have to do everything manually?
thanks again
* T mlist4suntong@yahoo.com [20060830 16:29]:
I gave it a try of the fully automated grml2hd installation. Everything went through smoothly as expected.
Just that there is no way to configure language, timezone, hostname yet in the fully automated grml2hd installation, as in the interactive installation. Guess the last minute hack hasn't made its way into to config file yet -- no problem, as long as it is in the todo list. :-)
It's - as well as the configuration of grml2hd itself (which parts should be executed?) - on the todo list, yes. Setting hostname via /etc/grml2hd/config should work already, though.
ps. Any easy way to configure them after grml2hd installation? Are the scripts available to run separately or I have to do everything manually?
For sure:
grml-setlang grml-setkeyboard grml-hostname
timezone stuff isn't included in grml2hd itself, run Debian's tzconfig instead.
regards, -mika-
thanks for the rely, mika.
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:41:00 +0200, Michael Prokop wrote:
grml-hostname
Notice: setting a different hostname while running X is *not* recommend!
Is the DISPLAY setting a concern, or something else?
thanks
* T mlist4suntong@yahoo.com [20060830 23:15]:
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:41:00 +0200, Michael Prokop wrote:
grml-hostname
Notice: setting a different hostname while running X is *not* recommend!
Is the DISPLAY setting a concern, or something else?
Connections to X-server are being refused then, yes.
regards, -mika-
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