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Title: Howto Boot From Sd?
Post by: Jinidog on May 17, 2005, 12:31:21 pm

Hello,

as noone could give me answer to that https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=12626 (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=12626) I simplify it.
How could I boot a system, that is placed on an SD-card.
I don't need dualboot, just how do I boot the gentoo I might place on the SD-card?

Thanks for help.

Title: Howto Boot From Sd?
Post by: lardman on May 17, 2005, 12:57:24 pm

Have a look at how the pocketworkstation debian install does it.

Si

Title: Howto Boot From Sd?
Post by: CoreDump on May 17, 2005, 01:17:39 pm

Sounds like pivot_root is the way to go as you can't boot the SD card directly.
Google for rboot scripts, it might be what you are looking for.

Title: Howto Boot From Sd?
Post by: geo on May 17, 2005, 04:40:41 pm

look here:
http://www.purple.dropbear.id.au/node/view/97 (http://www.purple.dropbear.id.au/node/view/97)
the part about rboot. Rboot is script which allows multiboot from as many as you wish images placed on ext2 formatted SD card. If the script is slightly changed it can read the images on vfat SD card (what I currently use). As mentioned above, the script uses pivot_root to make the looped image be the /-root.

Title: Howto Boot From Sd?
Post by: Jinidog on May 17, 2005, 04:46:29 pm

I found the site in google and I will try that.

Title: Howto Boot From Sd?
Post by: Jinidog on May 17, 2005, 06:25:19 pm

hmm, I could install it but my config doesn't work.
I have a root system  on the SD and this config line:

g        GENTOO          sd     IMAGE

or

g        GENTOO          sd     $IMAGE

or

g        GENTOO          sd    

Although there is the bootmenu and I can type in g, it just starts the normal internal ROM.
If there is an error message, I cannot see it because this damn gpe-splashscreen appears.

Title: Howto Boot From Sd?
Post by: Jinidog on May 19, 2005, 05:15:45 pm

This rboot does not work for me.
The zaurus always freezes and reboots after calling the init of the gentoo on the SD.