Hi, :) Thanks Nio! mkusb is a great tool and it is also blazing fast!
On 11/14/2014 04:31 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > Hi, > > I could not refrain from making a correction (see inline) ;-) > > -o- > > If you want to try the OBI method, I'm willing to help you (which makes > it easier the first time, after that you'll know how to do it). > > Best regards > Nio > > Den 2014-11-14 23:09, Israel skrev: >> On 11/14/2014 07:49 AM, Eric Bradshaw wrote: >>> .. >>> Oh, silly me. I forgot about OBI until after I'd already send my last >>> post. I was going to add it this morning, but Israel beat me to it. >>> Since the creator of OBI frequents this mail list, that may be the >>> best route for you John. He's gotten a lot of input from others here. >>> >>> (I think) I am closer with Black Dog Image Creator. I was pretty >>> excited that I'd found "the" issue, and I think I am on the right >>> track, but still no working iso. I changed line 399 again to take the >>> vesamenu.c32 from syslinux/modules/bios/ instead because I saw there >>> was actually a file called ldlinux.c32 in that bios directory. >>> >>> After making a DVD from that iso, I got no error about ldlinux.c32, >>> but did get two more; >>> Failed to load libcom32.c32 and Failed to load COM32 file vesamenu.c32 >>> - and it again halted there. >>> >>> I also noticed a file called boot.cat that was present in my previous >>> respins, but wasn't anywhere on my 14.10 system I could find, so I >>> actually copied it into the syslinux/modules/bios/ directory. Then I >>> added a line to blacklabimager to get all the files from the bios >>> directory including the boot.cat one I had added into it; >>> >>> cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/* $WORKDIR/ISOTMP/isolinux >>> >>> It booted this time! However, I still didn't see my own vesamenu. I >>> instead was greeted with my splash screen graphic and a "Guest" login >>> invitation and that led nowhere of course. >>> >>> I will work on it more later. Gotta' go to work now. >>> >>> Eric Bradshaw >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Thank You, >>> God Bless, >>> Computers4Christians >>> http://www.Computers4Christians.org/ <http://computers4christians.org/> >> OBI is a great option for you too. It uses dd to image the device. > tar (not dd) is used to make a tarball. tar is also used to expand the > tarball thus installing the system. > > (dd is used by mkusb) > >> I think it would be a good option for you. I have successfully installed >> and entire OS in about 3 minutes. >> Of course the method is entirely different. >> To use it you could use Nio's current OBI system and simply make a >> tarball of your system and install it. >> >> Basically what you do is set up a system just how you like it. Then you >> boot the OBI and make a tarball of the entire drive... this only works >> if you have a root partition and a swap ONLY. Then you reboot into the >> OBI with that tarball on your OBI disk. You select it, and install it. >> The install is so fast you will be amazed! >> >> It wont probably work for your respin CD, but it will work for you >> installing on other devices you get in your shop. It may be much faster >> and more efficient for you. You only have to customize something once. >> And you can start it in OEM mode which means the user will be able to >> create a new account, and password. >> >> Anyhow... it is something to consider. >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> >> -- Regards -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
