March 26, 201115 yr I'm a unix man; I've got no windows in the house, PERIOD. How can I set up unraid? Steps I've followed: -fdisk usb drive to delete crappy U3/etc partitions -cfdisk, create a single full-size FAT-16 partition (type 06), mark bootable, write table -mount new partition -copy over all files -chmod 777 all files -run syslinux /dev/sdb1 (partition of my usb flash)... it seems to work. Note that -m and -a are windows-only options. This is with ubuntu 10.04, but i also have 10.10 available -boot.... I either get a flashing cursor, or "NOT A SYSTEM DISK" bios message Any hints, or step by steps? I"ve searched google and the forum for "unraid install from ubuntu" and other variations, feel free to RTFM me as long as you include a link I saw one link to a thread on the wiki about some sort of zip-bootable problem, but I don't think that's the issue (could be wrong though) because a default ubuntu usb stick, using syslinux,boots fine Note: I have a mac mini with OSX as well, so if there's easy steps for OSX post them instead! This is a name brand kingston data travelor 101, so no big worries about brand (unless that's known bad?)
March 26, 201115 yr You installed the syslinux code on the first partition. You probably want it on the MBR. So... syslinux /dev/sdb (note... not sdb1)
March 27, 201115 yr Author You installed the syslinux code on the first partition. You probably want it on the MBR. So... syslinux /dev/sdb (note... not sdb1) You were so close you led me to the solution! I discovered: Syslinux must be run against a partition. eg /dev/sdb1, not /dev/sdb. Running it against sdb (the MBR/whole device) gives me an error about "partition does not contain fat16 filesystem". But you got me thinking... what if my MBR is hosed? I ran install-mbr on the root device (/dev/sdb), and THEN redid all of the steps from scratch. BOOM working unraid! Thanks so much. In the next week (when I have some time) I'll write a step by step wiki article on "how to install from ubuntu" (or any linux, but i'll use current ubuntu for my tutorial).
March 27, 201115 yr Thanks so much. In the next week (when I have some time) I'll write a step by step wiki article on "how to install from ubuntu" (or any linux, but i'll use current ubuntu for my tutorial). Another non-Microsoft environment here! I installed unRAID from ubuntu (almost a year ago now), but I don't remember there being any particular difficulty.
March 27, 201115 yr Author Thanks so much. In the next week (when I have some time) I'll write a step by step wiki article on "how to install from ubuntu" (or any linux, but i'll use current ubuntu for my tutorial). Another non-Microsoft environment here! I installed unRAID from ubuntu (almost a year ago now), but I don't remember there being any particular difficulty. Differences I'll document -syslinux does not support -m or -a for linux versions -cfdisk can sometimes die on a U3 enabled usb (meaning you use fdisk first to delete partitions) -specifcally which partition type to use (06) -optional first step of rewriting MBR (this is likely what caused the original CFDISK errors, bad/fake geometry data to automount the U3 stuff) It's stuff you can figure out, but it's always nice to have an exact, repeatable step by step
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