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[bacicciosat]

Very interesting development, I`m eager to test it with vuuno.

Please advise if I can leave OpenPLi in flash and test a OBH as a multiboot image ?

 

I have done this work in OpenBlackHole if you want to test you have to install OpenBlackHole in flash ad update the image tomorrow because i will commit the changes this evening.

If you want to test with OpenPli in flash you have to wait for Dimitrij that will port this work on a Pli version.

[greatred]

I see.

 

So OBH in Flash is the safer option then.

So, can I install in multiboot my running OPLi backup or it has to be a vanilla image ?

[bacicciosat]

I see.

 

So OBH in Flash is the safer option then.

So, can I install in multiboot my running OPLi backup or it has to be a vanilla image ?

 

You can install in multiboot your OpenPli image.

OpenMultiboot will backup the kernel of your image.

When you will select your OpenPli image if you are coming from another image OMB will flash your kernel and then will reboot with your kernel and your drivers. So you will have always in flash the right kernel and will load always your drivers.

 

But you can wait for Dimitrij version so you can have OpenPli in flash.

[greatred]

Great ! Many thanks for replying and for developing this feature !

[dany]

 

At the present time i don't see a solution about this issue. The only solution i can figure is to try to modify the loading sequence of the Vu+ drivers. But i don't like to ply with these things.

Maybe Skaman that is the author of OpenMultiBoot and it knows it much better than me could find a solution.

But he is really busy now.

 

 

I have to correct myself.

It seems that i found the solution.

Now Bootmenu is available in all the images with OpenGL too.

I have fixed also the issue of OBH not booting when installed in mutiboot.

All is ok now. OpenMultiBoot seems perfect.

 

Thanks to all the testers.

 

a great job meo , i knew that you can resolve those problems

but thats not fair , where are the fixed files to test them today

[bacicciosat]

Here are the files to test.

Instructions as usual, remeber to chmod open_multiboot

 

WARNING: you can mantain the previous images installed in multiboot but not OpenBlackHole.

You have to delete  previous installation of OpenBlackHole and install again or your box will hang.

 

Happy test.

 

 

Attached Files

•  OMBManagerInstall.zip   4.91KB   90 downloads
•  open_multiboot.zip   64KB   63 downloads

[dany]

Meo ,,,, sorry for late reply , i had a guest
I do not know if i do something wrong , but you still have bugs in this file ( open-multiboot)

have you tried all images in multiboot ? pli-vti-obh-openatv-vix-bh

ok i deleted the  previous installation of OpenBlackHole and installed him again  .. really just test it for once , i mean i just restart the image one time ,,, it works

but vti image hangs on bootlogo after the second restart

[bacicciosat]

Dany please one thing at time.

Tehese files was for bootmenu and openblackhole.

Is bootmenu working ? and OpenBlackhole in multiboot ?

[dany]

MEO ...  as i said before ... the problem only with this file ( open-multiboot)

the box hangs on bootlogo ,, i removed the usb restart the box and replaced the yesterday file .. it works normal but without bootmenu

i mean obh and vti both works very well but without bootmenu

please ... wait a few minutes i will do new test

Edited by dany, 10 June 2015 - 20:54.

[bacicciosat]

Ok dani i will take a glance.

[dany]

Dear Meo ..  strange >> the box now works with all images very well but without bootmenu

you have only to replace this file OMBManagerInstall ,, but donot replace today file ( open-multiboot)

 

ok .. i have another idea let me try it , will tell you the result

Edited by dany, 10 June 2015 - 21:06.

[bacicciosat]

dany you are doing a big chaos....

don't mix the files you don't help in this way.

I need tests only with latest files.

[dany]

with latest files :

ok let me tell you what i did

- i replaced the latest files

- installed obh then i booted him ,, the image booted ok with bootmenu ,, after that i boot into obh to vti image

- vti image booted very well with bootmenu

-but this time when i restart the box ,,,  the box hangs on bootlogo

 

the only solution was to mix the files , and now the box works normal ,, all images work very well  even obh but without bootmenu

 

the problem with this file ( open-multiboot)

 

as i said .. i have another idea let me try it , will tell you the result

Edited by dany, 10 June 2015 - 21:22.

[dany]

bad news :
to use both latest files you will face problem with rebooting .. the box will hangs on bootlogo .. its happened when i restart vti image for the second time
good news :
you have just to use today file i mean this file only (OMBManagerInstall) ... with this file you can install obh and all other images will work very well but without bootmenu

[bacicciosat]

Thanks dani but this is known.

I want to try to have bootmenu too.

[dany]

no meo ,, its not the same

with yesterday fixed files we couldont instal obh but with today file (OMBManagerInstall) we can instal the image without any problems

yes now you have bootmenu issue , you can try with this file ( open-multiboot)

[bacicciosat]

You can test this dany.

 

 

Attached Files

•  open_multiboot.zip   64.38KB   52 downloads

[dany]

You can test this dany.

Dear Meo

congratulations ... its works very well ... with bootmenu

no more problemes with rebooting ,, it doesnot hang

 

but with very small bugs ,, if you are ready to hear from me

[dany]

-the font size of the bootmenu list is alittle big ,, you can see only 4 multiboot images
i know that you can use the arrow down and up

- really i donot know how to explain it ...i still remember meoboot , normaly .. when you restart the box ,,, first it shows splash screen - then bootmenu .. at this step you have two choices .. 1-  to select the image you want to boot , 2- to leave the box continue booting the image you had already selected before
but with this plugin when he reaches to bootmenu , he restart aagin instadeof continue booting , and after restart he shows again the bootmenu and after that he continue booting

 

but really you did a great job

[betacentauri]

This is not how it should work. When you choose image you have started the last time, box should start without reboot (because it's not necessary to flash kernel). If you choose other image, binary flashes kernel and restarts the box. But this time no boot menu should be visible because you already have choosen the image you want to start.
Original version of openmultiboot on my Xtrend works like this(as far as I can remember, I only have tested it a few times several months ago)

Edited by betacentauri, 11 June 2015 - 07:17.