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dickfitzwell · rename KERNEL/SYSTEM boot files dickfitzwell March 20, 2018 at 2:48 AM

if I wanted to make the change myself, where is the location of "init", KERNEL or SYSTEM?

to make the change is it the process of unsquash SYSTEM and resquash?

how would I go about modifying KERNEL, "file KERNEL" returns "x86 boot sector"? recompile? /:

dickfitzwell · rename KERNEL/SYSTEM boot files dickfitzwell March 19, 2018 at 1:51 PM

in fact is does work with noram.

dickfitzwell · rename KERNEL/SYSTEM boot files dickfitzwell March 18, 2018 at 8:16 PM

I don't suppose modification of the code could be considered a "feature request?"

dickfitzwell · rename KERNEL/SYSTEM boot files dickfitzwell March 18, 2018 at 4:59 AM

looking at "init" line 1029 "cp" will fail due to not creating the subdir "libreelec" under "/dev/" when copying, ie:

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cp /flash/$IMAGE_SYSTEM /dev/$IMAGE_SYSTEM
cp /flash/libreelec/SYSTEM /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM

maybe the "--parents" option would complete successfully, ie:

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cp --parents /flash/$IMAGE_SYSTEM /dev/$IMAGE_SYSTEM
cp --parents /flash/libreelec/SYSTEM /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM

dickfitzwell · rename KERNEL/SYSTEM boot files dickfitzwell March 18, 2018 at 4:12 AM

this works:

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kernel /MYKERNEL BOOT_IMAGE=MYKERNEL SYSTEM_IMAGE=MYSYSTEM boot=LABEL=FLASH live quiet

subdirs do not:

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kernel /libreelec/KERNEL BOOT_IMAGE=/libreelec/KERNEL SYSTEM_IMAGE=/libreelec/SYSTEM boot=LABEL=FLASH progress debugging nosplash textmode

produces this:

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### Loading kernel modules ###
### Checking disk(s): LABEL=FLASH ###
### No filesystem errors found, continuing... ###
### Mounting flash ###
### mount filesystem LABEL=FLASH ... ###
### Mounting storage ###
### Checking for updates ###
### Preparing system ###
cp: can't create '/dev/libreelec/SYSTEM': No such file or directory
### mount filesystem /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM ... ###
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM on /sysroot failed: No such file or directory
*** Error in prepare_sysroot: mount_common: Could not mount /dev/libreelec/SYSTEM ***
### Starting debugging shell... type  exit  to quit ###
sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
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dickfitzwell · rename KERNEL/SYSTEM boot files dickfitzwell March 17, 2018 at 5:39 PM

thanks. this works:

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kernel /MYKERNEL BOOT_IMAGE=MYKERNEL SYSTEM_IMAGE=MYSYSTEM boot=LABEL=FLASH live quiet

this does not:

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kernel /libreelec/KERNEL BOOT_IMAGE=/libreelec/KERNEL SYSTEM_IMAGE=/libreelec/SYSTEM boot=LABEL=FLASH live quiet

what is the syntax for "path_to/KERNEL" and "path_to/SYSTEM" for the files in a subdirectory?

dickfitzwell · rename KERNEL/SYSTEM boot files dickfitzwell March 17, 2018 at 2:25 AM

from my boot manager (grub4dos) I currently have working:

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kernel /KERNEL boot=LABEL=flash disk=LABEL=storage quiet

is there a way to tell the kernel to use a specific filename for SYSTEM? or even if I move SYSTEM to a subdirectory of the root directory?

I know I saw a parameter to specify it either here or the OE forum at one time but don't recall what it was. Tried the forum search function as well.

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kernel /KERNEL <???> boot=LABEL=flash disk=LABEL=storage quiet

my goal is to have in my root directory files renamed something like:

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KERNEL7.0.2
SYSTEM7.0.2
KERNEL8.2.2
SYSTEM8.2.2

then use different menu entries to boot different versions. or perhaps use the LE live parameter as part of a multiboot USB but have the files in an subdirectory of the root for tidyness.

thanks,