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eL.ectron1k | # 1 | 2010-08-16, 09:50 | Report

Hi everybody!

Now i'm havin some questions, tried to get answers on Russian f-boards, but no one helped me.So...

Now i'm having Nitdroid on SD card as second OS, but as i see, we can install Ubuntu 9.10 and MeeGo on N900....

So my question is how to install 3 OS ( Nitdroid, MeeGo and Ubuntu ) using Multiboot and .item files?

Anyone can help me and my crazy head? ^_^

Sorry for my Eng and mistakes)

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kingoddball | # 2 | 2010-08-16, 10:14 | Report

Make 4 partitions.
Find out how to get Multiboot to install any Kernels you want and create the .item files with the correct partition numbers.

It's virtually the same as installing just one OS, but you just change the Partition number to 3 or 4 and find the right kernel.

Done

eL.ectron1k | # 3 | 2010-08-16, 10:22 | Report

So i can just repart my SD card to mmcblk1p1 ( k1p2 + k1p3 )

and like in nitdroid add information in item file to boot from % partition with % params and use % filesystem, yep? =)

Last edited by eL.ectron1k; 2010-08-16 at 10:23. Reason: Mistakes =( ..monday

SimonGie | # 4 | 2010-08-16, 12:00 | Report

Yep, exactly right. But you also need to have the fiasco kernel image in /boot/multiboot/
Then multiboot will dynamically flash the different kernels as it needs them.

eL.ectron1k | # 5 | 2010-08-16, 12:27 | Report

Hm
Yep, as i see now in my terminal :

#root
#cd /boot/multiboot/
#ls
vmlinuz-2.6.28-omap1 vmlinuz-2.6.28.NIT.05

So the next two should be [vmlinuz-2.6.28-MeeGo & vmlinuz-2.6.28-Ubuntu]
And that names should be correctly be written in /etc/bootmenu.d items.

Push me if i wrong in that =)

SimonGie | # 6 | 2010-08-16, 12:33 | Report

100%
Just make sure that the kernel name you put in the item file matches the kernel name properly.

Normaly the kernel name in the .item file is the same as the name in /etc/multiboot/ just with the vmlinuz- removed.

eL.ectron1k | # 7 | 2010-08-16, 12:44 | Report

Okay, after my HARDEST monday, i'll come home, take n900, get in bad and spend all time just before my gf comes home ^_^

If i get any news, i'll post them here, like manual..)

10x SimonGie and kingoddball!

SimonGie | # 8 | 2010-08-16, 12:45 | Report

No problem, let us know how it goes.

eL.ectron1k | # 9 | 2010-08-16, 13:09 | Report

Hm

Originally Posted by

sfdisk -uM /dev/mmcblk1 << EOF
,<YOUR NUMBER IN MB>,C
,,L
,,
,,
EOF

If i'm doing that - i get a k1p1 with 14gb available, and k1p2 with 2 gb for NitDroid. OK

So now, if i'll try to do that again, my whole SD card will format again, isn't it?

Can i repart not a whole hard disk, but a partition with --force command?

Or better use fdisk for that?

mornage | # 10 | 2010-08-16, 13:40 | Report

Originally Posted by eL.ectron1k View Post

Hm

If i'm doing that - i get a k1p1 with 14gb available, and k1p2 with 2 gb for NitDroid. OK

So now, if i'll try to do that again, my whole SD card will format again, isn't it?

Can i repart not a whole hard disk, but a partition with --force command?

Or better use fdisk for that?

For more patitions:

Code:

sfdisk -uM /dev/mmcblk1 << EOF
,<YOUR NUMBER IN MB>,C
,<YOUR NUMBER IN MB>,C
,<YOUR NUMBER IN MB>,C
,,L
EOF

That will create four partitions, the first 3 will be fat, the last will be EXT3. Choose partition sizes for the first 3 and whatever is left will be the ext 3 partition.

The letter you put on the end of the line decides the file system so if you need ext3 partitions, use L instead of C.

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