[mythtv-users] Time to move to an HDMI stick for FEs?

[Thomas Mashos]

On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:09 AM Kris Jensen <kris.jensen.knj at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:02 PM, Thomas Mashos <thomas at mashos.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 12:50 PM Kris Jensen <kris.jensen.knj at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 12:33 PM, Thomas Mashos <thomas at mashos.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've gotten it to boot semi-successfully, however I've run into two
>>>> problems.
>>>>
>>>> 1) Anytime I try to boot anything but the installed windows (EFI shell,
>>>> USB ubuntu stick) it will auto-arrow key up repeatedly. I've tried
>>>> different settings to resolve this in the BIOS (and different keyboards)
>>>> but nothing seems to work. Until I fix this, point two is moot.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, I have this issue as well (and lots of others as well). Bug? maybe.
>>> Some measure to thwart non MS-OS? likely. I have seen no BIOS that fixes
>>> it. yet. However you can boot an install CD, with the boot32.efi trick.
>>> Then chroot is your friend.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2) Ubuntu fails to boot and complains the NTFS partition is either in a
>>>> inconsistent state or is in hibernation. I've not looked at this too much
>>>> since it's kinda pointless to do so without fixing #1.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I have not tried duel booting OS's. So cant help there.
>>>
>>>
>>> Have you seen? (
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cp8PHEmNrlDufVoDpeEqNEdGWJi_cZ_Mo6VC7QDeN8s/edit?pli=1)
>>>    Good tips there.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope it's of help
>>> Kris
>>>
>>>
>> I've tried the listed 32-bit EFI here and also tried reformatting my USB
>> stick to GPT (from MSDOS), but I'm still getting that auto-arrow up issue.
>>
>
>>
>>
>>
> That bios bug is not a show stopper. IT can be worked around. The bug only
> happens when its booting (grub selection screen, EFI screen).
> Once the kernel has loaded you'll not see that bug.
>
> I didn't go with the prebuilt .efi file. I built from source.
> Here is a good link on the tips too build yourself. (
> https://github.com/lopaka/instructions/blob/master/ubuntu-14.10-install-asus-x205ta.md
> )
>
> Once I built the .efi file and placed it in the appropriate folder/dir on
> the USB boot stick I was able to boot in to the Myth/Ubuntu/Linux install
> CD. The backspace bug will be present on the install CD/USB Grub menu,
> However since most install CD's have Grub menus layed out with the first
> entry usually *”Try before installing”* All you need to do is press enter
> and boot in to the install environment.
>
> Once in the CD/usb install environment. Simply install.
> After the install process is done. I chrooted in to the Meego's installed
> file system and rebuilt Grub with a 32bit EFI and made sure the Meego's
> Grub is set to the correct menu item with auto select option on. And
> rebooted into the new install. Bug well still be there on Grub/EFI shell
> screens. Just ignore, You can always reboot the install CD/usb to repair
> the Meego's file system if needed.
>
> Hope its of help.
> Kris
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Actually that helps a lot. I was able to get past that previously, but ran
into an issue where the live environment would fail to finish loading and
complained that the NTFS partition was either not-consistent or was
hibernated. I haven't worked on that though since I thought the up-arrow
would persist (I wanted to fix that first). Since it's not, I'll take
another run at it when I get home.

THanks,
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