[LIVE] HOW-TO build a XBMC Live USB without burning a CD on Windows

thanks man!
unetbootin worked like a charm for me!

l.capriotti Wrote:my fault, the mount command was incorrect for an usb disk.
Pls try the new one

what is this "new one" you are referring to?

could you please update the code for creating the permanent storage?

jochenz Wrote:what is this "new one" you are referring to?

could you please update the code for creating the permanent storage?

for me this worked:


the only thing I changed was sda1 to dsb1

Hi

I just tried to follow this guide, using Unetbootin on Windows and the XBMClive 9.11 Alpha1 iso.

But when it comes to his section of the guide:

open the file syslinux.cfg on the flash disk and replace all occurrences of "boot=cd" with "boot=usb"

I can't do anything since there is no mention of boot=cd in syslinux.cfg...

When I try to boot via the USB drive, I get a kernel panic saying it can't find any mountable filesystems.

Any idea what I need to change?

these instructions were related to previous releases, there would be no need to modify anything now. I will try it myself and update the post accordingly.

Im trying to get this going and all i get is a blank white screen.

I've done this with 9.04 and it was fine, but i want my 5.1 surround!

I downloaded 9.11 and loaded it with unet and installed to usb drive.

I then copy and pasted your suggested .cfg file into the one that was created on the usb drive.

Put the usb drive into the revo and used the boot menu to select it. it shows a line of text then goes to the white screen with a circle gradient.

any ideas?

l.capriotti Wrote:UPDATE: unetbootin has not yet support for grub2, used in XBMCLive 9.11. This means that the proper syslinux entries will not be created properly. So, once unetbootin has finished, replace the file syslinux.cfg with something like

How do I add an entry to allow me to install to disk from an xbmclive 9.11 (grub2) usb stick.

I have tried copying the entry from the NVIDIA menu item (I have an Acer Revo) and adding xbmc=install i.e. as follows:


but that doesn't seem to work. it just boots to a screen asking me for the XBMCLive login. I can enter xbmc/xbmc and then I just arrive at a command prompt

paulyche Wrote:How do I add an entry to allow me to install to disk from an xbmclive 9.11 (grub2) usb stick.

I have tried copying the entry from the NVIDIA menu item (I have an Acer Revo) and adding xbmc=install i.e. as follows:

Code:

label install
menu label Install
kernel /ubnkern
append initrd=/ubninit  boot=live splash module=nvidia quiet persistent quickreboot quickusbmodules skipconfig union=aufs

xbmc=install,nodiskmount,setvolume,wakeOnUSBRemote loglevel=0

but that doesn't seem to work. it just boots to a screen asking me for the XBMCLive login. I can enter xbmc/xbmc and then I just arrive at a command prompt

Having the same problem here.

I had the same problem.. I believe the 9.11 alpha 2 is broken, perhaps try another version..

In any case (and I haven't tried it myself as I switched to a full ubuntu installation + xbmc) apparently you can complete the installation by running installXBMC (or something similar) after you login using xbmc / xbmc .

The new installer with alpha1 seems to not like installing from usb and demands a CD. I don't have a CDROM drive