USB Install

DISCLAIMER: This has worked for some, but has not been thoroughly tested nor is it a preferred way for install. Support is not provided at this time, so proceed with caution.

UNetbootin based instructions:

• Setup a usb stick as you normally would using UNetbootin

• When UNetbootin has completed, exit out of it - do not select the reboot option - then copy the iso to the root of the usb stick

• In the root of the usbstick will be a file named "syslinux.cfg", edit it to read as follows:

default vesamenu.c32
prompt 0 
menu title UNetbootin
timeout 100

label unetbootindefault 
menu label Default
kernel /isolinux/vmlinuz
append initrd=/isolinux/initrd.img ks=hd:sda1:/advanced.cfg quiet

label ubnentry0 
menu label ^Expert install for Amahi headless - Graphic installer
kernel /isolinux/vmlinuz
append initrd=/isolinux/initrd.img ks=hd:sda1:/advanced.cfg quiet

• Where hd:sda1 represents the likely chance that when installing from usb, your usb stick will be assigned the device name sda1. If this fails, try sdb1. The rest of these instructions assume that the usb stick is sda1 and the drive you're installing to is sdb1.

• Boot up your target PC from the usb stick and either choose Expert install or let it time out - you'll get to the same place either way.

• Eventually the installer will complain that it can't find the Install Disc, press [tab] until [Back] is highlighted and press [enter]

• You'll be asked what type of Installation Method you're using, navigate to Hard Drive press [enter]

• You'll be asked to point out the partition where the installation files are, select /dev/sda1 and press [enter]

• The graphical interface will fire up, follow it through, when you get to the partition editor, deselect /dev/sda1 and ensure that sdb1 is set to be booted from. Advanced users can configure their own partitions etc here, I recommend to keep it simple you choose the option to use the entire drive.

• Then follow the installer through to the end. At the end, you'll reboot, remove your usb stick and you should boot up to a command line login prompt. Login as root with the password you defined during setup.

• Issue an ifconfig and check to see whether you have an IP address or not. If you don't, issue a system-config-network and give your hda an ip address, gateway, dns etc and save and quit. Then issue a service network restart.

• Finally, issue a hda-new-install [your setup code here], ignore the errors, let it run through and reboot when prompted. You should now have an amahi box.

(NOTE: if you cannot login, try useradd admin && passwd admin to add a user to the fedora base system)