Topic: LinuxCoin A lightweight Debian based OS with everything ready to go. - page 62. (Read 285117 times)
June 03, 2011, 08:15:39 AM
It's definitely worth a 1BTC tip from me if anybody can help me get this working.
June 02, 2011, 09:04:53 PM
Hey I was able to hit ctrl alt f1 to get a prompt can u walk me thru editing the xorg file?
June 02, 2011, 05:45:42 PM
There's going to be a HDD installer included on the final version. The reason why I decided not to post instructions on how to install to a local HDD is because of LinuxCoin being in testing. If you really want to you could try formatting you HDD as ext4 then ...
chroot /mnt/hdd gives errorCode:
mkdir /mnt/hdd
mount /dev/sdXX /mnt/hdd
cp --preserve -R /{bin,boot,dev,etc,home,lib,lib32,opt,root,run,sbin,selinux,srv,usr,var} /mnt/hdd
mkdir /mnt/hdd/{media,proc,sys,tmp}
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/hdd/dev
mount -t proc /proc /mnt/hdd/proc
chroot /mnt/hdd
apt-get install grub2
grub-install /dev/sdX
exit
A bit of a hacky way but I have had 100% success rate using this over the years in various situations.mount /dev/sdXX /mnt/hdd
cp --preserve -R /{bin,boot,dev,etc,home,lib,lib32,opt,root,run,sbin,selinux,srv,usr,var} /mnt/hdd
mkdir /mnt/hdd/{media,proc,sys,tmp}
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/hdd/dev
mount -t proc /proc /mnt/hdd/proc
chroot /mnt/hdd
apt-get install grub2
grub-install /dev/sdX
exit
Code:
root@linuxcoin:/mnt/hdd# chroot /mnt/hdd
chroot: failed to run command `/bin/bash': No such file or directory
does it require not having a persistent file setup? chroot: failed to run command `/bin/bash': No such file or directory
June 02, 2011, 04:01:05 PM
Hi, I just tried LinuxCoin.
I would love to use it, but i had trouble to get my MH/s as high as in windows.
1. my 5870 rig I hit the 900MHz limit with the overclocking tool. Is there a way beyond?
2. my 6990 rig the 2-4th GPU are getting much lower Mhz like the first. 220 till 320 up and down all the time
the first does 350 like in windows.
3. The transparent terminal windows are horrible!
(and not user friendly)
(but I know how to fix that)
I would love to use it, but i had trouble to get my MH/s as high as in windows.
1. my 5870 rig I hit the 900MHz limit with the overclocking tool. Is there a way beyond?
2. my 6990 rig the 2-4th GPU are getting much lower Mhz like the first. 220 till 320 up and down all the time
the first does 350 like in windows.
3. The transparent terminal windows are horrible!
(and not user friendly)(but I know how to fix that)
June 02, 2011, 10:13:09 AM
A bit of a hacky way.....
Actually it sounds great and I had thought of something like this but was not sure exactly what to copy and how...
What I did worked though, but the point I am making here is that a more uptodate version of unetbootin is required, if you are to follow the instructions given for booting.
Actually it sounds great and I had thought of something like this but was not sure exactly what to copy and how...
What I did worked though, but the point I am making here is that a more uptodate version of unetbootin is required, if you are to follow the instructions given for booting.
June 02, 2011, 08:28:10 AM
hey, im trying to connect via SSH but at version 0.1, is it possible?, if it is, user and pass?
SSH was broken in the earlier version. Please use 0.2a for SSH
Having issues with my monitor can't seem to find a resolution that will work, not even the failsafe resolution/refresh rate is "in range". I'm using an old lcd tv which was 1280x768 I figured 800x600 would boot but I can't seem to get it to. It seems to go out of range when X loads. Sadly I'm not linux savvy and have exhausted my resources trying to figure this one out.
Info it's a Philips 30PF9946D yeah it's pretty old!
Info it's a Philips 30PF9946D yeah it's pretty old!
Can you try pressing CTRL + ALT + F1 and see if you get a prompt. If so you can edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to change your screen resolution. If you need further assistance post again and I'll talk you through editing Xorg's config file.
I've noticed the Debian Installer and File Manager links in the GUI seem to do nothing, and i'm unable to install any .deb programs I download.
Debian installer & the file manager are bugged unfortunately. Please remember this is the testing version of linuxcoin and all these bugs will be fixed on the final version. Work is in progress but these things take a while.
I have a comment about booting.
I burnt the iso to a CD and booted my system from it, which as an SSD installed as a hard drive. I formatted the SSD as per instructions using gparted, installed on the booted system from the command line.
I installed unetbootin from the command line, but had a problem here - there seemed no way to tell unetbootin to use an alternative location for the install apart from / - it was not having it!!.
I installed unetbootin on my ubuntu desktop - another machine - and that was a more recent version, and had a tickbox that said show all devices, (use with care!!), this was not present on the version installed on the linux coin machine. The more recent version identifies itself as GKsu version 2.0.2.
It was necessary to removve the hard drive from the linux coin machine, plug it into my ubuntu machine, tell unetbootin about the linuxcoin iso on my ubuntu machine, tick that dreaded box and tell it which device to use (all devices showed up /dev/sda, /dev/sda1.... /dev/sdb, /dev/sdb1, /dev/sdb2 etc. I knew that /dev/sdb1 was the device for the temporarily attached hard disk and all was well.
Replacing the disk back in the linuxcoin hardware, and removing the Cd, now I had a rapid boot!
I was able to copy this image using dd and use it on another machine.
I know many people use windows, but not everyone!!
I burnt the iso to a CD and booted my system from it, which as an SSD installed as a hard drive. I formatted the SSD as per instructions using gparted, installed on the booted system from the command line.
I installed unetbootin from the command line, but had a problem here - there seemed no way to tell unetbootin to use an alternative location for the install apart from / - it was not having it!!.
I installed unetbootin on my ubuntu desktop - another machine - and that was a more recent version, and had a tickbox that said show all devices, (use with care!!), this was not present on the version installed on the linux coin machine. The more recent version identifies itself as GKsu version 2.0.2.
It was necessary to removve the hard drive from the linux coin machine, plug it into my ubuntu machine, tell unetbootin about the linuxcoin iso on my ubuntu machine, tick that dreaded box and tell it which device to use (all devices showed up /dev/sda, /dev/sda1.... /dev/sdb, /dev/sdb1, /dev/sdb2 etc. I knew that /dev/sdb1 was the device for the temporarily attached hard disk and all was well.
Replacing the disk back in the linuxcoin hardware, and removing the Cd, now I had a rapid boot!
I was able to copy this image using dd and use it on another machine.
I know many people use windows, but not everyone!!
There's going to be a HDD installer included on the final version. The reason why I decided not to post instructions on how to install to a local HDD is because of LinuxCoin being in testing. If you really want to you could try formatting you HDD as ext4 then ...
Code:
mkdir /mnt/hdd
mount /dev/sdXX /mnt/hdd
cp --preserve -R /{bin,boot,dev,etc,home,lib,lib32,opt,root,run,sbin,selinux,srv,usr,var} /mnt/hdd
mkdir /mnt/hdd/{media,proc,sys,tmp}
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/hdd/dev
mount -t proc /proc /mnt/hdd/proc
chroot /mnt/hdd
apt-get install grub2
grub-install /dev/sdX
exit
mount /dev/sdXX /mnt/hdd
cp --preserve -R /{bin,boot,dev,etc,home,lib,lib32,opt,root,run,sbin,selinux,srv,usr,var} /mnt/hdd
mkdir /mnt/hdd/{media,proc,sys,tmp}
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/hdd/dev
mount -t proc /proc /mnt/hdd/proc
chroot /mnt/hdd
apt-get install grub2
grub-install /dev/sdX
exit
A bit of a hacky way but I have had 100% success rate using this over the years in various situations.
June 02, 2011, 04:35:38 AM
I have a comment about booting.
I burnt the iso to a CD and booted my system from it, which as an SSD installed as a hard drive. I formatted the SSD as per instructions using gparted, installed on the booted system from the command line.
I installed unetbootin from the command line, but had a problem here - there seemed no way to tell unetbootin to use an alternative location for the install apart from / - it was not having it!!.
I installed unetbootin on my ubuntu desktop - another machine - and that was a more recent version, and had a tickbox that said show all devices, (use with care!!), this was not present on the version installed on the linux coin machine. The more recent version identifies itself as GKsu version 2.0.2.
It was necessary to removve the hard drive from the linux coin machine, plug it into my ubuntu machine, tell unetbootin about the linuxcoin iso on my ubuntu machine, tick that dreaded box and tell it which device to use (all devices showed up /dev/sda, /dev/sda1.... /dev/sdb, /dev/sdb1, /dev/sdb2 etc. I knew that /dev/sdb1 was the device for the temporarily attached hard disk and all was well.
Replacing the disk back in the linuxcoin hardware, and removing the Cd, now I had a rapid boot!
I was able to copy this image using dd and use it on another machine.
I know many people use windows, but not everyone!!
I burnt the iso to a CD and booted my system from it, which as an SSD installed as a hard drive. I formatted the SSD as per instructions using gparted, installed on the booted system from the command line.
I installed unetbootin from the command line, but had a problem here - there seemed no way to tell unetbootin to use an alternative location for the install apart from / - it was not having it!!.
I installed unetbootin on my ubuntu desktop - another machine - and that was a more recent version, and had a tickbox that said show all devices, (use with care!!), this was not present on the version installed on the linux coin machine. The more recent version identifies itself as GKsu version 2.0.2.
It was necessary to removve the hard drive from the linux coin machine, plug it into my ubuntu machine, tell unetbootin about the linuxcoin iso on my ubuntu machine, tick that dreaded box and tell it which device to use (all devices showed up /dev/sda, /dev/sda1.... /dev/sdb, /dev/sdb1, /dev/sdb2 etc. I knew that /dev/sdb1 was the device for the temporarily attached hard disk and all was well.
Replacing the disk back in the linuxcoin hardware, and removing the Cd, now I had a rapid boot!
I was able to copy this image using dd and use it on another machine.
I know many people use windows, but not everyone!!
June 02, 2011, 04:06:36 AM
I've noticed the Debian Installer and File Manager links in the GUI seem to do nothing, and i'm unable to install any .deb programs I download.
The file manager launches ok from cli if you're root:
> sudo su
> pcmanfm
Haven't figured out how to get it from the menu though. You can prolly do same for deb installer, but I've just used synaptic to download and install instead - since it does work from the menu. You could also just install the packages from the cli as root.
June 01, 2011, 10:14:20 PM
Hey again guys !! Just wanted to let everyone know I'm back home now and I'll take a look at your posts and try and help out after I've had my beauty sleep 
Just also wanted to announce work has begun on v0.2a final !! I would ask people to PM me any features they require and I will post a full list of changes after considering them all and finalizing the todo's etc.
I hope everyone is enjoying linuxcoin ! Lets take it to the next stage of awesomeness lol
PS. If anyone want to really help out and they fancy themselves a bit of a dab hand at linux give me a shout. Could do with some help packaging the debs and you will earn yourself a donation from the LinuxCoin pot
Just also wanted to announce work has begun on v0.2a final !! I would ask people to PM me any features they require and I will post a full list of changes after considering them all and finalizing the todo's etc. I hope everyone is enjoying linuxcoin ! Lets take it to the next stage of awesomeness lol
PS. If anyone want to really help out and they fancy themselves a bit of a dab hand at linux give me a shout. Could do with some help packaging the debs and you will earn yourself a donation from the LinuxCoin pot
June 01, 2011, 09:24:53 PM
Just donated coinage - keep up the good work.
Have it running on two machines, using USB with persistance.
Two 5830's running nicely together.
I 3rd the comment - make the screensaver disabled by default.
cheers!
Have it running on two machines, using USB with persistance.
Two 5830's running nicely together.
I 3rd the comment - make the screensaver disabled by default.
cheers!
June 01, 2011, 08:46:52 PM
I've noticed the Debian Installer and File Manager links in the GUI seem to do nothing, and i'm unable to install any .deb programs I download.
June 01, 2011, 08:23:51 PM
Having issues with my monitor can't seem to find a resolution that will work, not even the failsafe resolution/refresh rate is "in range". I'm using an old lcd tv which was 1280x768 I figured 800x600 would boot but I can't seem to get it to. It seems to go out of range when X loads. Sadly I'm not linux savvy and have exhausted my resources trying to figure this one out.
Info it's a Philips 30PF9946D yeah it's pretty old!
Info it's a Philips 30PF9946D yeah it's pretty old!
June 01, 2011, 07:20:45 PM
hey, im trying to connect via SSH but at version 0.1, is it possible?, if it is, user and pass?
June 01, 2011, 12:05:49 PM
Just wanted to thank you for your hard work on this and let you know about a bug I have been fighting.
The file manager (pcmanfm) segfaults when I launch it. I think it is related to this http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605760 as it matches my error exactly.
So if you would keep you eye on it and include the fix (amd64 based systems seem to be the issue) I would appreciate it.
Thanks again.
The file manager (pcmanfm) segfaults when I launch it. I think it is related to this http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605760 as it matches my error exactly.
So if you would keep you eye on it and include the fix (amd64 based systems seem to be the issue) I would appreciate it.
Thanks again.
June 01, 2011, 02:29:18 AM
Thank you for linuxcoin! I have donated. I will continue to donate as the service improves.
Any way we can get some default command lines for overclocking a 5870 on both device 0 and device 1 with phoenix and the special 5870 kernel in forum? I'd read the doc but I figure someone's already done this.
Thanks for the help all!
Any way we can get some default command lines for overclocking a 5870 on both device 0 and device 1 with phoenix and the special 5870 kernel in forum? I'd read the doc but I figure someone's already done this.
Thanks for the help all!
May 31, 2011, 11:45:51 AM
Thanks for all the feedback guys !! Please bear in mind this OS is only for testing. This is not the final product so expect bugs lol and probably quite a few I'm away for a few days now when I get back I will make a start on the final version.
I'll keep you posted on the progress as usual Hope most are enjoying LinuxCoin !!
I'm away for a few days now when I get back I will make a start on the final version. I'll keep you posted on the progress as usual
Hope most are enjoying LinuxCoin !!You deserve a short break!
Thanks for all the hard work on this, has been working great for me so far! Only problem I've had keeping LinuxCoin running has been the power outage two nights ago. Any way you can fix that too? 
Thanks again for your hard work on this! LinuxCoin has helped me out so much running my 5750 without any sort of manual configuration. Thank you!
May 31, 2011, 08:59:45 AM
X86/i686 support would be nice at some point, can't boot this on my VIA C7 board 
I also second all the suggestions to disable screensaver.
Oh and thanks for all your hard work and dedication, much appreciated mate
I also second all the suggestions to disable screensaver.
Oh and thanks for all your hard work and dedication, much appreciated mate
x86 support has already been complete
I probably wont completely remove the screensaver just disable it by default. May 31, 2011, 08:37:00 AM
X86/i686 support would be nice at some point, can't boot this on my VIA C7 board
I also second all the suggestions to disable screensaver.
Oh and thanks for all your hard work and dedication, much appreciated mate
I also second all the suggestions to disable screensaver.
Oh and thanks for all your hard work and dedication, much appreciated mate
May 31, 2011, 08:18:57 AM
Thanks for all the feedback guys !! Please bear in mind this OS is only for testing. This is not the final product so expect bugs lol and probably quite a few I'm away for a few days now when I get back I will make a start on the final version.
I'll keep you posted on the progress as usual Hope most are enjoying LinuxCoin !!
I'm away for a few days now when I get back I will make a start on the final version. I'll keep you posted on the progress as usual
Hope most are enjoying LinuxCoin !! May 31, 2011, 03:23:22 AM
Kill screensaver (takes resources when it's on): killall xscreensaver
Please disable screensaver by default in next version.
PLEASE REMARK THIS , I just killed the screensaver and the performance INCREASED A LOT , before this the SSH control was very slow and GPU outputs very unstable... I killed the screensaver and instantly this two aspects improved.
thanks Valentine
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