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Title: 0.3.0 Debian Install Script Problem
Post by: brookz on March 24, 2003, 01:13:00 PM
sad.gif  )  but thats another problem all on its own...  sad.gif
Title: 0.3.0 Debian Install Script Problem
Post by: Twilek on March 24, 2003, 01:44:00 PM
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How can I get it to boot from FatX HD.... The FatX Icon lights up and there is the linuxconf file present, but it doesn´t boot...

Twilek
Title: 0.3.0 Debian Install Script Problem
Post by: CamJ256 on March 25, 2003, 12:53:00 PM
When i tried booting up with that version all i got was a black screen and nothing would work.
Title: 0.3.0 Debian Install Script Problem
Post by: beeny on March 25, 2003, 01:35:00 PM
QUOTE (Twilek @ Mar 24 2003, 09:44 PM)
SSH was a good idea... For me it installed ok that way... I installed the whole thing on my game partition. But now I cannot get it to boot from hd without the DVD present... The new bootloader does somehow not recognize the installation and immediately opens the tray the ask for a CD...  sad.gif  sad.gif
How can I get it to boot from FatX HD.... The FatX Icon lights up and there is the linuxconf file present, but it doesn´t boot...

Twilek

when that happens to me i get a few icons at the bottom fatx/cdrom to choose what u wanna boot from press the eject button when the fatx icon is highlighted works for me
Title: 0.3.0 Debian Install Script Problem
Post by: Col.Havoc on March 25, 2003, 02:11:00 PM
By game partition, did you mean f:?

Because if you do, the boot loader is designed to load off the e:
Title: 0.3.0 Debian Install Script Problem
Post by: Dante_Ali on March 25, 2003, 03:27:00 PM
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How can I get it to boot from FatX HD.... The FatX Icon lights up and there is the linuxconf file present, but it doesn´t boot...


Linux automatically ejects the DVD drive on startup. Close the tray immediately by pushing the Eject button on your Xbox and it should boot from HD.
Title: 0.3.0 Debian Install Script Problem
Post by: Twilek on March 26, 2003, 10:44:00 PM
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But they really have to implement a more elegant way, my idea would be command line parameters (which probably can be coded in a snap) or different versions of the file for each way to boot.

Cheers

Twilek