Linux boot from SSD work with SD
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=986126&page=2
Hello.
I were able to install Ubuntu on a diskless (broken ATA bus) netbook using the information in the posts here.
To sum things up, this is what I did:
1. Install Ubuntu using:
/ on sdcard
/boot on USB Memory
Installing GRUB on the USB memory.
2. Reboot into installer cd, "try ubuntu".
3. Mounting sd card as /mnt
mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt
# mount /media/adc4bfed-772f-4a5f-8829-0b74b6ac8e17 /mnt
4. Mounting usb memory as /mnt/boot
5. chrooting into /mnt
sudo chroot /mnt
# Chroot into your normal system device:
# sudo chroot /mnt
6. editing /etc/initramfs-tools/modules, adding the modules (including tifm_sd)
mmc_block
mmc_core
sdhci
7. update-initramfs -u
8. Reboot!
Not too specific on commands and such. Ill edit it to provide the commands that I used if someone asks.
Thanks for the thread!
My guess is the kernel modules for the SD reader aren't in the initrd image. I don't have an SD card with me at the moment so can't test this but, edit the file /etc/initramfs-tools/modules and add the following lines to it:
mmc_block
mmc_core
sdhci
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http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-986126.html
Make sure you have a backup kernel before doing the following (it should be safe but, it's best to have a backup kernel if this goes wrong):
sudo update-initramfs -u
Reboot and see if you can use the SD as the root partition now.
*****
Mount your SD card
mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt
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http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/general-discussion/6670-boot-internal-sd-card-slot-howto-workaround.html
Hello.
I were able to install Ubuntu on a diskless (broken ATA bus) netbook using the information in the posts here.
To sum things up, this is what I did:
1. Install Ubuntu using:
/ on sdcard
/boot on USB Memory
Installing GRUB on the USB memory.
2. Reboot into installer cd, "try ubuntu".
3. Mounting sd card as /mnt
mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt
# mount /media/adc4bfed-772f-4a5f-8829-0b74b6ac8e17 /mnt
4. Mounting usb memory as /mnt/boot
5. chrooting into /mnt
sudo chroot /mnt
# Chroot into your normal system device:
# sudo chroot /mnt
6. editing /etc/initramfs-tools/modules, adding the modules (including tifm_sd)
mmc_block
mmc_core
sdhci
7. update-initramfs -u
8. Reboot!
Not too specific on commands and such. Ill edit it to provide the commands that I used if someone asks.
Thanks for the thread!
My guess is the kernel modules for the SD reader aren't in the initrd image. I don't have an SD card with me at the moment so can't test this but, edit the file /etc/initramfs-tools/modules and add the following lines to it:
mmc_block
mmc_core
sdhci
******
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-986126.html
Make sure you have a backup kernel before doing the following (it should be safe but, it's best to have a backup kernel if this goes wrong):
sudo update-initramfs -u
Reboot and see if you can use the SD as the root partition now.
*****
Mount your SD card
mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt
*******************
http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/general-discussion/6670-boot-internal-sd-card-slot-howto-workaround.html