Author Topic: Howto Boot From Sd? (Read 3570 times)

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 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.

lardman · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:57:24 pm »

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

Si

CoreDump · « **Reply #2 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.

geo · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2005, 04:40:41 pm »

look here:
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.

Jinidog · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2005, 04:46:29 pm »

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

Jinidog · « **Reply #5 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.

Jinidog · « **Reply #6 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.

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Author Topic: Howto Boot From Sd? (Read 3570 times)