Re: Is it impossible to install from a USB CD-ROM?

I figured out how to install:

select prompt on the menu and load the usb-storage driver with modeprobe

Anyway.
This way bigger than anything I can use anyway. I need someting that
is really minimal, like ttylinx with X. (i actually added x to
ttylinux, but couldn't get gtk based apps working which I need as our
apps are written in Freepascal/Lazarus)

Any idea if I can get something like that from T2?
Basically, no development tools - just a runtime environment with
glibc, libpthread, Xvesa server and GTK1 and LibXft and their
dependencies.
Preferably in a Ram disk or  mountable loopback device for easy remote
upgrades (just replace the "firmware"). This device would be deploy in
our organization to people who are used to devices that are not
computers.

Mikael






On 1/12/07, Rene Rebe <rene@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just wanted to install the 6.0.0 realase on a GeodeLX board with attached
> USB CD drive today, likewise. However the external NEC/Lacie drive is a bit
> touchy and the board refused to boot from it ... :-(
>
> Anyway, the installer should not have hardcoded values that prevents it to
> work on SCSI/USB devices.
>
> How far have you been able run the installer? I guess you have been in this
> dialog based STONE and you have just not been able to get the package manager
> to recognize the CD? Or was the error already while loading the 2nd stage
> system?
>
> With some more details the problem should be fixable easily.
>
> Yours,
>
> On Friday 12 January 2007 15:59, Mikael Ostensson wrote:
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> > From: Minimalist Manager <minimalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Jan 12, 2007 9:54 AM
> > Subject: [t2] Is it impossible to install from a USB CD-ROM?
> > To: Mikael Ostensson <mikaelo.t2@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
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> > I built a sample minimal+x.org, but I can't install it on the target
> > system as it doesn't have an IDE CD-rom.
> >
> > While booting from a USB CD works fine, the installer does not
> > recognize the USB drive, thus making it impossible to install.
> >
> > The target system is an embedded device with flash disk on an IDE
> > channel and no further ide channels. The Flash can't be removed
> > without major work, soI can put it in another computer load either.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Mikael
>
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