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	dubwise	2008-08-09 , 04:56
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Bumping this thread, because I just got an N800, and the situation is the same.
Fresh Diablo. Installed mc and rootsh from the repositories.
xterm, sudo gainroot, mc, and used mc to copy install-tools-ad.tgz from my card to /root.

The next step,
tar zxvf install-tools-ad.tgz
gets me
tar: invalid gzip magic
I'm sure I'm missing something obvious.
What is it?

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L0cutus	2008-08-11 , 16:40
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does this work with the latest diablo updates ?
Thanks !

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Dali	2008-08-13 , 11:15
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There are error in clone.sh:

Code:

218c218
< export BOOT=`grep $DISK$"p"PART2 /root/install-tools/matrix | awk '{print $2}'`
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> export BOOT=`grep $DISK"p"$PART2 /root/install-tools/matrix | awk '{print $2}'`

Also:

Code:

file: File 4.23 supports only 4 version magic files. `/usr/local/share/file/magic.mgc' is version 5

I fixed this, copying magic.mgc from /usr/share/file/ to /usr/local/share/file/.

May be it is not necessary to include local "file" and "e2" packages (and possibly others), but install from repositories?

TODO: swap partition and bootable partition on different cards.

And question: how to edit installed bootmenu.* ? On /mnt/initfs they are readonly.

Last edited by Dali; 2008-08-13 at 11:22.

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	dubwise	2008-08-13 , 16:07
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Originally Posted by Dali

I fixed this, copying magic.mgc from /usr/share/file/ to /usr/local/share/file/.

Will that fix the invalid gzip magic?
Do we need the version 5 magic for anything?
I have less than no idea what magic means in this context.

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	timsamoff	2008-08-14 , 13:00
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Is there an easy way to get the bootmenu back after updating Diablo? Since updating, my N810 only wants to boot to the SD card without giving me the option of switching. I've tried to follow the bootmenu instructions here, but it doesn't get me very far (not that it can't, it's just that I am a bit uncapable of understanding everything I need to do).

Thanks!
Tim

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Laughing Man	2008-08-14 , 14:42
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Install the .deb that Penguinbait made of the bootmenu in the flash memory of the n810. After a reboot it should bring you to the boot menu.

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	timsamoff	2008-08-14 , 15:53
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Which .deb is that? ~~The untarred install-tools is still in my /root directory. Do I need to put something somewhere else?~~

(Sorry for being ignorant!)

Tim

Update: I guess I misread what you said, Laughing Man. Sorry. I guess all I really need is where to find the bootmenu deb!

Update 2: I guess I'd need to know how to put the .deb on the device flash as well. (Arg!)

Thanks,
Tim

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Last edited by timsamoff; 2008-08-14 at 20:44.

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Oberon85	2008-08-14 , 16:06
Posts: 76 \| Thanked: 8 times \| Joined on Mar 2008 @ Friday Harbor, WA, USA	#38

Dubwise,
You said "
Bumping this thread, because I just got an N800, and the situation is the same.
Fresh Diablo. Installed mc and rootsh from the repositories.
xterm, sudo gainroot, mc, and used mc to copy install-tools-ad.tgz from my card to /root.

The next step,
tar zxvf install-tools-ad.tgz
gets me
tar: invalid gzip magic
I'm sure I'm missing something obvious.
What is it?"

try gunzip install-tools-ad.tgz
tar -xvf install-tools-ad.tar
and your should get things going...

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bunanson	2008-08-17 , 23:41
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xterm
sudo gainroot
emelfm2
txf install-tools.tgz to /root
double click install-tools.tgz (and emelfm2 takes care of everything)

bun

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pmeng	2008-09-23 , 20:02
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Hi,

I installed the advanced Install Tools and used them as described on my n810 with Diablo.
But i encounter a strange issue:
When entering bootmenu and selecting to boot from SD Card, it tries a minute to do so, and then suddenly reboots using the OS in flash.
I have not yet been able to boot into the SD card a single time - so i don't know how to debug it. Does someone had a similar issue and some advice for me to fix it?

Thanks a lot penguinbait for this AWESOME software!

Thanks,

Philipp