[olug] writing img file

[Steven Busby]

Noel,

Here's the steps I think you'll have to go through--Google should help with the exact commands for your hardware and platform:

FDisk/format the CF Disk.

Get the .img file onto the CF Disk  (DD should work).

Set your bootstrapping (LILO or GRUB) to boot the .img file on the CF Disk.


Buz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Noel Leistad" <noel at noelleistad.com>
To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
Subject: Re: [olug] writing img file
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 16:58:07 -0500

> 
> yep, tried that.
> 
> logs say "can't identify CD-ROM format"
> 
> Even got an email from the fella who made the img, says to dd to cf, but that
> doesn't go either.
> 
> back to compiling.....
> 
> Thanks.
> Noel
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 08 June 2005 14:45, Trent Melcher wrote:
> > Correct me if Im wrong but isnt the .img the extension for an image that
> > must be burned to CD?   Its probably in iso format so you could try iso9000
> > as the fstype(-t)
> >
> > mount -t iso9660 stompbpx.0.9.img /tmp/stompbox -o loop
> >
> > Trent
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> > Noel Leistad.com @ METC
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 9:42 AM
> > To: olug at olug.org
> > Subject: [olug] writing img file
> >
> > I feel pitiful.
> >
> > after much work compiling kernal for evdo-router, found image files @
> > wirelessinternetcoverage.com
> >
> > came as bz2 file, uncompressed. now have stompbox.0.9.img
> >
> > tried dd if=stompbox.0.9.img of=/dev/sda  .and. dd if=stompbox.0.9.img
> > of=/dev/sda1
> > tried w and w/o bs=
> >
> > no joy.
> >
> > Google hasn't been much help on "install img" {to CF|file|to disk}
> >
> > Any suggestions. Thought dumping a WORKING img file on to system would be
> > easier than figuring out what I've missed on install instructions. I forego
> > the learning experience ( I need a breather).
> >
> > Any suggestions on how to even just mount the .img file?? mount -t ext2 -o
> > loop stompbox.0.9.img /mnt/img doesn't work either.
> >
> > Noel
> > noel at metc.net or tux at metc.net
> >
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