[Lubuntu-qa] One Button Installer improved with dialog menus and xz compression

[Federico Leoni]

I'll already tried to manage fstab and grub on  OBI installer but
didn't work. The error si still here... Perhaps with boot repair but I
need to install a graphical interface. I'll try now.
F.

2013/10/25 Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com>:
> Yes, Federico.
>
> That issue at AskUbuntu is similar, but unfortunately there is no reply
> or solution yet. I will have a second look at it. And maybe the problem
> will disappear, when I upgrade the OBI from the present 13.04 version to
> 13.10.
>
> The system behind the OBI was make with the 13.04 mini.iso, and can be
> managed with apt-get and other command line tools. You can test that
> too, if you like, and try to repair it with e2fsck -f. You can even
> install lubuntu-core or lubuntu-desktop if the USB drive is big enough
> and integrate a graphical desktop environment with the OBI. But
> obviously, more RAM will be necessary for it to work properly.
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
> On 2013-10-25 21:12, Federico Leoni wrote:
>> Nio, I've forgot to say I'm looking informations for the error
>> "Attempt to read or write outside of disk hd0"  that seems related
>> with grub config for me.
>>
>> No luck till now but I found a question (without answer for now) to a
>> very similar situation even if the structure of the usb disk is
>> different:
>>
>> http://askubuntu.com/questions/360659/attempt-to-read-or-write-outside-of-disk-hd0-problem
>>
>> F.
>>
>> 2013/10/25 Federico Leoni <effelle at gmail.com>:
>>> Ok. Just for the sake of the developer, Ubuntu gnome 12.04, and the
>>> derivates Bodhi Linux 2.3.0 and lxle doesn't work on my notebook.
>>> Md5sums were correct but, as already told, this release of ubuntu
>>> always gave me problems with the integrated video (i830)...
>>> Lubuntu, tarballs are working fine, I did not test kubuntu or other
>>> version of ubuntu.
>>>
>>> Just my 2c.
>>>
>>> F.
>>>
>>> 2013/10/25 Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com>:
>>>> On 2013-10-25 13:36, Federico Leoni wrote:
>>>>> 2013/10/25 Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:nio.wiklund at gmail.com>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> About the usb script (mkusb v4), my fault didn't read this:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 7. Alternative to running the tasks 4-6 above: use mkusb
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Would you suggest that I put the suggestion to use mkusb first (before
>>>>>> the manual method)?
>>>>>
>>>>> Definitely. The script is good and quite easy to follow.
>>>>>
>>>>>>> I recreated the usb (this time without a keystroke) with
>>>>>>> GnomeClassic1204-oem.tar.xz tarball. Took 7 minutes with a 4GB SanDisk
>>>>>>> Cruzer Edge but it seems this file isn't working with OBI: when I
>>>>>>> select it an error appears but it's too fast to read.
>>>>>>> I've already used oem configuration in the past, so for me is good to
>>>>>>> go. Waaaaay better.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So you suggest using OEM install.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, because after a complete install is normal for an average user to
>>>>> create a new user/pass. But skilled used will love too!
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Download the tarballs via network reminds me unetbootin, I like the
>>>>>>> idea if you can ensure a good bandwidth...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I intend to implement it when I have the time ...
>>>>>
>>>>> And I'll be there to test it.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I didn't see this mail, when I sent the previous reply. So there was
>>>>>> some temporary error when you tried the first time with
>>>>>>
>>>>>> GnomeClassic1204-oem.tar.xz
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Was it caused by something, that I could remove or improve?
>>>>>
>>>>> An error while copying tarball. Nothing to worry about.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll try to make a tarball with Lubuntu 13.10 OEM :-)
>>>>>> But I cannot do it until next week.
>>>>>
>>>>> What??? I could be DEAD next week! :D
>>>>> Drop me a line when ready...
>>>>>
>>>>> F.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the feedback :-)
>>>> Best regards/Nio
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