Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of AsusEee

Timestamp:

Jul 3, 2008 1:12:50 AM (5 years ago)

Author:

yerenkow

Comment:

--

AsusEee

@@ -19 +19 @@
 2. Patching files for USB boot.
 
+On our card, or usb-stick we have file '''/boot/mfsroot.gz'''. Shortly saying, It's GZipped file '''mfsroot ''' - file with UFS file system. [[BR]]
+I unGZipped it, then '''mdconfig -af mfsroot''' and '''mount /dev/md0 ~/localmfs'''[[BR]]
+Well, I looked at '''~/localmfs/etc/rc''' and found there this:[[BR]]
+
+{{{
+CDDEV=""
+CDDEVS="/dev/acd0
+/dev/acd1
+/dev/acd2
+/dev/cd0
+/dev/cd1
+/dev/cd2"
+
+for i in $CDDEVS
+do
+  # Find the CD Device
+  /sbin/mount_cd9660 $i /mnt >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+  if [ -e "/mnt/uzip/usr.uzip" ]
+  then
+   FOUND=1
+   CDDEV="$i"
+   break
+  else
+   /sbin/umount /mnt >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+  fi
+done
+
+}}}
+
+I changed it to:
+
+
+{{{
+CDDEV=""
+CDDEVS="/dev/da0
+/dev/da0s1
+/dev/da0s1a
+/dev/da1
+/dev/da1s1
+/dev/da1s1a
+/dev/da2
+/dev/da2s1
+/dev/da2s1a
+/dev/da3
+/dev/da3s1
+/dev/da3s1a
+/dev/da4
+/dev/da4s1
+/dev/da4s1a
+/dev/da5
+/dev/da5s1
+/dev/da5s1a"
+
+for i in $CDDEVS
+do
+  # Find the CD Device
+  /sbin/mount_msdosfs $i /mnt >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+  if [ -e "/mnt/uzip/usr.uzip" ]
+  then
+   FOUND=1
+   CDDEV="$i"
+   break
+  else
+   /sbin/umount /mnt >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+  fi
+done
+
+}}}
+
+''Actually we can not replace CD mount, but append after first block second one, later in PCBSD scripts''
+
+Well, is this helps? Yes, now I booted again and see PCBSD installation system! :)[[BR]]
+
+By the way, Installer have Ok-Cancel-buttons below screen, hotkey for Next is '''Alt-N'''.
+
+But I couldn't install, PCBSD itself have scripts which mounts CD, and fails, because our card is MSDOSFS, instead of CD9660. I tried to fix them, but they are placed in ISO with symlinks and UZIP-ed, so I couldn't manage it yet.
 
 3. Installing manually
 
-4. Patch files for correct install.
+Okay, what to do then? edit our mfsroot'ed file '''/etc/ttys'''[[BR]]
 
-5. Tweaking pcbsd for normal work.
+Was:
 
-6. Final Post "we have now usb-PCBSD bootable version" 
+{{{
+#ttyv5  "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
+#ttyv6  "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         cons25  on  secure
+}}}
+
+became:
+
+{{{
+ttyv5   "/usr/libexec/getty root"               cons25  on  secure
+ttyv6   "/usr/libexec/getty root"               cons25  on  secure
+}}}
+
+
+now, after boot I have two consoles.[[BR]]
+
+In short terms, I '''fdisk'''ed and '''bsdlabel'''ed and '''newfs'''ed my external drive, then '''cd''' to the new root  and '''lzma -dc /path-where-mounted-card/PCBSD.tar.lzma | tar -vpxf - ''' and extracted kernel.
+
+Reboot, chose my WD in boot menu, boot till PCBSD login. but wait, I didn't have any users here :) '''CTRL-ALT-F5''' or any of them, login as root, add user, change root password, and then back to graphics - '''CTRL-ALT-F9'''.[[BR]]
+
+Logged In, and I have PCBSD!!! Without ethernet, wi-fi, camera and suspend-resume.
+
+4. Installing wi-fi and ethernet.
+
+Actaully it pretty explained [http://wiki.freebsd.org/AsusEee  here], so I write my experience a bit later.
+
+5. Patch files for correct install.
+
+6. Tweaking pcbsd for normal work.
+
+The main problem is that many KDE dialogs have their '''Ok''', '''Apply''' below bottom border of screen. This is very bad :( 
+
+7. Final Post "we have now usb-PCBSD bootable version" 
 
 soon I hope :)