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[!Syllable] Syllable free operating system family

AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[181x2]
no, I think it wasn't retained even when I shut down cleanly
but I'll try again once I'm finished re-installing
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[183]
That has never happened before. It should mean some corruption in 
the emulation somewhere
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[184x2]
if it was a SATA issue with the boot, would that not make it impossible 
to find it with the auto find option?
because it does find it, like that
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[186x2]
Maybe, but the auto-find option is there for when the static configuration 
doesn't work. So you're lucky that the next option does work :-)
And it points to the partition number being shifted
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[188]
did the install again, and have the same boot issue - will try it 
yet again and see if I can fix it by editing menu.lst - do you think 
that should work?
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[189x2]
Yes, look in the System Manager or df in the terminal what partition 
number you have, then adapt the menu.lst
The fundamental way to fix it would be to change the VMware emulation 
to ATA/IDE
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[191x6]
I believe it is using ata/ide
not SATA
df shows /dev/disk/ata/hdd/0
menu.lst has root=/dev/disk/ata/hdd/0
isn't that OK
?
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[197x3]
Did you mount the image in an odd position in VMware? A normal boot 
drive is hda
In ATA terms, hdd is the slave drive on the second controller
What does the GrUB root() command in menu.lst say?
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[200]
(hd3,0)
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[201x2]
At least that's consistent. I don't know why that boot menu option 
would not work
Can't you mount the image as primary master in VMware?
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[203]
I don't think I had the choice
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[204x2]
You mount it somewhere when you create it, don't you?
Back later
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[206]
k
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[207]
Was watching Arnold's riots
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[208x5]
I've re-installed yet again and gotten it to work by selecting the 
first controller - for some reason the installation defaults to putting 
the HD on controller 1 as the second device - the CD being the first 
on the same controller
I guess the logic in grub should be able to find it even on the second 
controller, no? In any case, it works now with the first menu option
riots?
btw, confirmed that the screen resolution isn't persisted
even with a clean shutdown
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[213x3]
Odd
More about the riots in Chit Chat
Do the virtual desktops work for switching resolution, as described 
in the Welcome?
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[216]
yes
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[217]
GrUB should be adble to start from anywhere as long as it's consistent. 
Dunno why it didn't here, but in general, emulators are weird
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[218]
easy to switch using alt key, so no big problem - it would be nice 
if there was a 1920x1200 one though, so that going full screen would 
use all space
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[219]
Sorry, have to leave again for supper
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[220]
k - I'll make an image and post a link here
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[221]
Great
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[222]
for the screen resolutions - could 1920x1080 be added as well? - 
that's my laptop rez - the other is my external monitor. The existing 
choices seem to reflect older 4:3 displays only
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[223x3]
Few of the drivers support widescreen resolutions, but you can try
For new features, newer versions of the drivers need to be ported 
to Syllable, but people stopped doing that years ago
On VMware, that would go through the VMware video driver, so that 
would have to be changed
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[226x2]
I exported the VM as an OVF - it should be importable in any hypervisor 
that supports this. Is that OK for you?
I believe that VB and Microsofts's stuff should be able to load it
Kaj
22-Sep-2012
[228]
I don't know that format. I suppose VMware can also just load it?
AdrianS
22-Sep-2012
[229x2]
sure
that's a standard for VMs - OVF and OVA