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#21
Boot Managers / Re: Booting ubuntu on an expre...
Last post by Elmar - February 20, 2024, 20:32:30 PMQuote from: fasterubuntu on February 20, 2024, 16:36:09 PMWoooow dude!! It worked just like that! Amazing!
Great
#22
Boot Managers / Re: Booting ubuntu on an expre...
Last post by fasterubuntu - February 20, 2024, 16:36:09 PMWoooow dude!! It worked just like that! Amazing!
How crazy is to boot an encrypted ubuntu in a tiny usb 3 drive plugged into a cheap expresscard?
And the best thing is the expresscard adds no volume to the laptop.
Thank you!!
Now, I have an ancient desktop PC, I think I can upgrade it with a usb 3.0 ports card.
I wonder if...
How crazy is to boot an encrypted ubuntu in a tiny usb 3 drive plugged into a cheap expresscard?
And the best thing is the expresscard adds no volume to the laptop.
Thank you!!
Now, I have an ancient desktop PC, I think I can upgrade it with a usb 3.0 ports card.
I wonder if...
#23
Boot Managers / Re: Booting ubuntu on an expre...
Last post by Elmar - February 20, 2024, 13:07:27 PMQuote from: fasterubuntu on February 19, 2024, 19:45:07 PMThe encrypted installation, has three partitions, the same as above and a third encrypted partition.
There is no "/boot" folder in the ext4 partition, I had to make one to put the plopkexec.cfg file in.
For your encrypted system use this plopkexec.cfg
Code Select
label Ubuntu - Encrypted
kernel /vmlinuz
append root=/dev/mapper/vgubuntu-root ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.imgWrite this plopkexec.cfg file into the same directory as vmlinuz is. You will see there also files like vmlinuz-6.5.0-18-generic and so on. vmlinuz is just a symlink to the latest kernel.
#24
Boot Managers / Re: Booting ubuntu on an expre...
Last post by fasterubuntu - February 19, 2024, 19:45:07 PMWow, that worked in a regular ubuntu installation!, boots much faster, it was /dev/sdd2.
Thank you!
However I'm now trying to boot an encrypted installation, with no luck.
The regular ubuntu installation has two partitions, a small FAT partition and a big ext4 partition, I put the plopkexec.cfg file in the ext4 partition, "/boot" folder where the files vmlinuz and initrd.img can be found.
The encrypted installation, has three partitions, the same as above and a third encrypted partition.
There is no "/boot" folder in the ext4 partition, I had to make one to put the plopkexec.cfg file in.
The files vmlinuz and initrd.img are in the "/" folder instead. I changed the plopkexec.cfg file accordingly and the ubuntu installation is detected by plopkexec, and it starts to boot but it doesn't boot correctly, it asks the password in a different way and then it gives some errors and ends up in a "busybox" shell asking for commands.
When booting normally in a usb 2.0 port, whatever I put in the ext4 "/" folder, will appear in the "/boot" folder of "computer".
Thank you!
However I'm now trying to boot an encrypted installation, with no luck.
The regular ubuntu installation has two partitions, a small FAT partition and a big ext4 partition, I put the plopkexec.cfg file in the ext4 partition, "/boot" folder where the files vmlinuz and initrd.img can be found.
The encrypted installation, has three partitions, the same as above and a third encrypted partition.
There is no "/boot" folder in the ext4 partition, I had to make one to put the plopkexec.cfg file in.
The files vmlinuz and initrd.img are in the "/" folder instead. I changed the plopkexec.cfg file accordingly and the ubuntu installation is detected by plopkexec, and it starts to boot but it doesn't boot correctly, it asks the password in a different way and then it gives some errors and ends up in a "busybox" shell asking for commands.
When booting normally in a usb 2.0 port, whatever I put in the ext4 "/" folder, will appear in the "/boot" folder of "computer".
#25
Boot Managers / Re: Booting ubuntu on an expre...
Last post by Elmar - February 19, 2024, 14:16:08 PMHello,
Yes.
On your Ubuntu installation create the file /boot/plopkexec.cfg
Maybe you have to change the 'append' line and change /dev/sda3 to your Ubuntu partition.
PlopKexec will find this configuration file and you can boot Ubuntu.
Regards
Elmar
Quote from: fasterubuntu on February 18, 2024, 22:20:21 PMIs there any way to make it boot anything or at least an already installed ubuntu?
Yes.
On your Ubuntu installation create the file /boot/plopkexec.cfg
Code Select
label Ubuntu - Hard disk
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append root=/dev/sda3
initrd /boot/initrd.img
Maybe you have to change the 'append' line and change /dev/sda3 to your Ubuntu partition.
PlopKexec will find this configuration file and you can boot Ubuntu.
Regards
Elmar
#26
Boot Managers / Booting ubuntu on an expressca...
Last post by fasterubuntu - February 18, 2024, 22:20:21 PMHi there.
I like installing ubuntu on usb drives.
My laptop has usb 2.0 ports only. I bought an expresscard that gives my laptop two usb 3.0 ports. It is fantastic and works very well, except I can't boot from these usb 3.0 ports.
I've been experimenting with plop software and...
Plop boot manager 5 doesn't seem to be useful.
Plop boot manager 6 freezes.
Plopkexec works!! , it blew my mind, unfortunately I can boot only ubuntu/lubuntu usb installers.
It doesn't recognize usb drives with ubuntu already installed.
Is there any way to make it boot anything or at least an already installed ubuntu?
I'm not a linux wizard.
Thank you.
I like installing ubuntu on usb drives.
My laptop has usb 2.0 ports only. I bought an expresscard that gives my laptop two usb 3.0 ports. It is fantastic and works very well, except I can't boot from these usb 3.0 ports.
I've been experimenting with plop software and...
Plop boot manager 5 doesn't seem to be useful.
Plop boot manager 6 freezes.
Plopkexec works!! , it blew my mind, unfortunately I can boot only ubuntu/lubuntu usb installers.
It doesn't recognize usb drives with ubuntu already installed.
Is there any way to make it boot anything or at least an already installed ubuntu?
I'm not a linux wizard.
Thank you.
#27
Boot Managers / Re: PBM6 latest floppy image d...
Last post by Elmar - February 12, 2024, 20:18:40 PMHello SelfRef,
please try this floppy image. I rewrote the loader.
https://download.plop.at/tmp/floppy.img
please try this floppy image. I rewrote the loader.
https://download.plop.at/tmp/floppy.img
#28
Boot Managers / Re: PBM6 latest floppy image d...
Last post by Elmar - February 06, 2024, 22:03:04 PMHello,
thanks for the report. You are right. It does not work. I will fix it.
thanks for the report. You are right. It does not work. I will fix it.
#29
Boot Managers / PBM6 latest floppy image doesn...
Last post by SelfRef - February 04, 2024, 16:50:12 PMHi, I noticed the latest version of PBM6 (pbm6-20230818.zip) contains non-working floppy image (pbm6.img). On either Qemu or real hardware it just doesn't boot without any error. On real hardware floppy drive is active for a while then nothing happens.
For the comparison, the previous version (pbm6-test-20221118.zip) doesn't have this issue and works just fine.
For the comparison, the previous version (pbm6-test-20221118.zip) doesn't have this issue and works just fine.
#30
Boot Managers / Won't boot from USB loaded wit...
Last post by gooza1 - January 05, 2024, 13:33:06 PMSo I have a lenovo mini thinkcentre running windows 11. yesterday the OS updated and now all i get is a black screen and it will not boot. All connections are good and the monitor is working as it flashes HDMI and monitor controls but no logo and I tried everything to get it to boot and nothing works. Using another computer i created a boot disk on a USB and then I downloaded Plop onto the USB and tried to boot my PC. It doesn't work. All i have is the same black screen/ What am I doing wrong? How can i get it to boot again?