I've been trying to make a boot CD from the 9/6/2014 iso. I tried more
than than one iso, from different mirrors, using different computers,
and different programs. The result was always something about block 0
is not a valid boot block.
So, I tried isomarkboot from Gentoo. No luck.
Then I booted an old Debian (5.0 lenny) installation and used their
isomarkboot. I just entered isomarkboot file.iso boot/bootlx. This
time, it did start to boot. It died with kernel stack not valid and
three chevrons.
I'm out of CD-Rs.
I always figured it was my terrible IDE chip. However, I have a Gentoo
CD I marked 5/5/2013 that boots perfectly. So, I have to conclude that
my hardware can function.
I don't imagine that the aboot package has changed recently. I don't
know. My hard drives are SCSI and aboot works for them. I never tried
isomarkboot before.
I left out any initrd parameters when I tried the Debian isomarkboot.
There are initrd parameters passed to the kernels in the aboot.conf file
on the CD, but I don't know what isomarkboot needs.
I assume the boot CD kernels work.
The man page says I can use a loop device or an image file. The
question is:
What is the proper syntax for running isomarkboot to make a Gentoo
install CD? Anything tricky?
Note: I ran the sha512sum on one iso file and eyballed the result. It
was right.
The next iso will probably be out soon. My spindle of CD-Rs should
arrive soon too, ha ha. I'll keep trying.
Adios, DW
than than one iso, from different mirrors, using different computers,
and different programs. The result was always something about block 0
is not a valid boot block.
So, I tried isomarkboot from Gentoo. No luck.
Then I booted an old Debian (5.0 lenny) installation and used their
isomarkboot. I just entered isomarkboot file.iso boot/bootlx. This
time, it did start to boot. It died with kernel stack not valid and
three chevrons.
I'm out of CD-Rs.
I always figured it was my terrible IDE chip. However, I have a Gentoo
CD I marked 5/5/2013 that boots perfectly. So, I have to conclude that
my hardware can function.
I don't imagine that the aboot package has changed recently. I don't
know. My hard drives are SCSI and aboot works for them. I never tried
isomarkboot before.
I left out any initrd parameters when I tried the Debian isomarkboot.
There are initrd parameters passed to the kernels in the aboot.conf file
on the CD, but I don't know what isomarkboot needs.
I assume the boot CD kernels work.
The man page says I can use a loop device or an image file. The
question is:
What is the proper syntax for running isomarkboot to make a Gentoo
install CD? Anything tricky?
Note: I ran the sha512sum on one iso file and eyballed the result. It
was right.
The next iso will probably be out soon. My spindle of CD-Rs should
arrive soon too, ha ha. I'll keep trying.
Adios, DW