[Server-devel] Booting from a big USB stick

Adam Holt holt at laptop.org
Tue Mar 19 21:26:08 EDT 2019 

On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:22 PM Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:

> Thanks Tony.
>
> Another option is to buy a $19.99 128MB 100 MByte/sec microSD @
> https://amazon.com/dp/B06XWZWYVP
>

I meant $19.99 128*GB*

Or a $39.99 256GB 100 MByte/sec microSD @ https://amazon.com/dp/B072HRDM55
>
> The 400GB, 512GB and 1GB cards are completely excessive & irrelevant for
> impoverished nations especially — unless you happen to be a rich
> photographer/videographer of course, and want to donate your time to an
> important cause in which case do let us know...we will happily put your
> skills (and dollars) to work for a more purposeful cause.
>

I meant 1*TB*


> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:04 PM Tony Anderson <tony_anderson at usa.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi, Gerhard
>>
>> The trick is to separate the server software from the content. Install
>> the basic IIAB on a smaller SD card (e.g. 16GB). Then mount the 128GB
>> usb drive (mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb0 for example). IIAB expects the
>> content to be in /library. This should be possible by a symbolic link
>> such as /media/usb0/XC /library. XC is a folder containing the content
>> whereas usb0 is a partition. The original installed content in /library
>> on the sd card needs to be copied to the XC folder on the USB stick
>> before the symbolic link is made. In principle, Ansible should recognize
>> the /library (XC folder) and operate as expected.
>>
>> Tim Moody has an img of the basic installation which should be perfect
>> to set up the SD card (simple dd). I am looking forward to trying that.
>> I am hoping that the img sets the 'box' (hotspot). This should mean
>> everything can be done headless via ssh.
>>
>> As always, it will be an adventure.
>>
>> Tony
>>
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>> >     1. Raspberry Pi Model B3+ - booting from big USB Stick - failure
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>> >        failure (Adam Holt)
>> >     3. Re: Raspberry Pi Model B3+ - booting from big USB Stick -
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>> >        failure (Adam Holt)
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>> > Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:54:29 +0100
>> > From: Internet Box <internet.in.a.boxx at gmail.com>
>> > To: server-devel at lists.laptop.org
>> > Subject: [Server-devel] Raspberry Pi Model B3+ - booting from big USB
>> >       Stick - failure
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>> > Hello all,
>> >
>> > i am gerhard from berlin and i am experimenting with iiab
>> >
>> > i succeded in booting my raspberry pi model b3+ from a 128 GB USB Stick
>> > (costs are only 18€)
>> > ok
>> > then i wanted to let work this magic sentence
>> >
>> > curl d.iiab.io/install.txt | sudo bash
>> >
>> > but i got an error message in the beginning:
>> >
>> > tune2fs: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden beim Versuch,
>> /dev/mmcblk0p2
>> > zu öffnen
>> > Es kann kein gültiger Dateisystem-Superblock gefunden werden.
>> > root at raspberrypi:/home/pi#
>> >
>> > so i stick in this.
>> >
>> > any solution for this problem
>> >
>> >
>> > regards
>> >
>> > gerhard. MD
>> >
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>> > Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:09:35 -0400
>> > From: Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org>
>> > To: Internet Box <internet.in.a.boxx at gmail.com>
>> > Cc: server-devel <server-devel at lists.laptop.org>
>> > Subject: Re: [Server-devel] Raspberry Pi Model B3+ - booting from big
>> >       USB Stick - failure
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>> > On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 4:54 PM Internet Box <
>> internet.in.a.boxx at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello all,
>> >>
>> >> i am gerhard from berlin and i am experimenting with iiab
>> >>
>> >> i succeded in booting my raspberry pi model b3+ from a 128 GB USB Stick
>> >> (costs are only 18€)
>> >> ok
>> >> then i wanted to let work this magic sentence
>> >>
>> >> curl d.iiab.io/install.txt | sudo bash
>> >>
>> >> but i got an error message in the beginning:
>> >>
>> >> tune2fs: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden beim Versuch,
>> >> /dev/mmcblk0p2 zu öffnen
>> >> Es kann kein gültiger Dateisystem-Superblock gefunden werden.
>> >>
>> > That seems to be German for:
>> >
>> > File or directory not found when trying to open /dev/mmcblk0p2
>> > Can not find a valid file system superblock.
>> >
>> >
>> > What exact OS are you running?
>> >
>> > Internet-in-a-Box strongly recommends Raspbian -- any one of the 3 from
>> > this page:
>> > https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
>> >
>> >
>> > PS click "installation guide" near the very top of that page if you're
>> not
>> > used to burning/flashing images using Etcher, Win32 Disk Images or "dd".
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>> > Message: 3
>> > Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:15:48 -0400
>> > From: Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org>
>> > To: Internet Box <internet.in.a.boxx at gmail.com>
>> > Cc: server-devel <server-devel at lists.laptop.org>
>> > Subject: Re: [Server-devel] Raspberry Pi Model B3+ - booting from big
>> >       USB Stick - failure
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>> >
>> > HI Gerhard,
>> >
>> > Can you please use a microSD card, instead of a USB stick?
>> >
>> > Internet-in-a-Box is not normally installed onto a USB stick!
>> >
>> > In fact I don't know if this has ever been attempted before, so you're
>> > making your life difficult :-)
>> >
>> > Then again if that is your choice, it is possible manual step-by-step
>> > instructions below *might* work -- entirely at your own risk -- and you
>> > will certainly need Linux expertise if so:
>> >
>> >
>> https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Installation#do-everything-from-scratch
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 5:09 PM Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 4:54 PM Internet Box <
>> internet.in.a.boxx at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hello all,
>> >>>
>> >>> i am gerhard from berlin and i am experimenting with iiab
>> >>>
>> >>> i succeded in booting my raspberry pi model b3+ from a 128 GB USB
>> Stick
>> >>> (costs are only 18€)
>> >>> ok
>> >>> then i wanted to let work this magic sentence
>> >>>
>> >>> curl d.iiab.io/install.txt | sudo bash
>> >>>
>> >>> but i got an error message in the beginning:
>> >>>
>> >>> tune2fs: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden beim Versuch,
>> >>> /dev/mmcblk0p2 zu öffnen
>> >>> Es kann kein gültiger Dateisystem-Superblock gefunden werden.
>> >>>
>> >> That seems to be German for:
>> >>
>> >> File or directory not found when trying to open /dev/mmcblk0p2
>> >> Can not find a valid file system superblock.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> What exact OS are you running?
>> >>
>> >> Internet-in-a-Box strongly recommends Raspbian -- any one of the 3 from
>> >> this page:
>> >> https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> PS click "installation guide" near the very top of that page if you're
>> not
>> >> used to burning/flashing images using Etcher, Win32 Disk Images or
>> "dd".
>> >>
>> >
>>
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