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2018-02-03
2018-05-11
  • Fulvio Magni

    Fulvio Magni - 2018-02-03

    I'm trying to install clonezilla zesty on the seventh partition of a gpt disk, but i always end up to a black screen saying "initramfs unable to find a medium containing a live file system".
    This is the script i built for GRUB2, following the tutorial and checking the parameters of syslinux.cfg.

    set root=(hd0,7)
    linux /live-hd/vmlinuz boot=live union=overlay username=user hostname=zesty config components quiet noswap nolocales edd=on nomodeset
    ocs_live_run=\"ocs-live-general\" ocs_live_extra_param=\"\" keyboard-layouts=\"it\" ocs_live_batch=\"no\" locales=it_IT.UTF-8 vga=791 ip= net.ifnames=0 splash
    nouveau.blacklist=yes vmwgfx.enable_fbdev=1
    live-media-path=/live-hd bootfrom=/dev/sda7 toram=filesystem.squashfs
    initrd /live-hd/initrd.img

    Maybe you can give a hand?

     

    Last edit: Fulvio Magni 2018-02-03
  • Steven Shiau

    Steven Shiau - 2018-02-10

    Normally this is Linux kernel/hardware support issue. Did you try testing Clonezilla live, like >= 2.5.5-23?
    http://clonezilla.org/downloads.php

    Steven

     
  • ski-777

    ski-777 - 2018-05-09

    I have a similar problem.
    If I run CloneZilla live with a USB stick ... it's OK
    But saving time, I wanted to run the Live version from the partition and the program
    grub-imageboot
    path to the iso file: /boot/images/CloneZilla.iso
    Most new Live versions do not work. : 2.5.5-38 /testing - 2.5.5-42/
    But the older version works: 20170905-zesty-amd64
    is it the fault of my Samsung R780 laptop?
    after about 1 - 2 minutes ... only:
    "(initramfs) unable to find a medium containing a live file system"
    hardware info: http://paste.debian.net/1023989/
    regards!

     

    Last edit: ski-777 2018-05-09
  • ski-777

    ski-777 - 2018-05-09

    Ok, I managed without a grub-imageboot program.
    Editing the 40_custom file and entering the appropriate entry
    CloneZilla now works again with the grub menu options.
    regards!

     
  • BytEvil

    BytEvil - 2018-05-10

    @ski-777 Hi, friend! Please provide your menuentry for 2.5.x version. Thanks!

     
  • ski-777

    ski-777 - 2018-05-10

    my config:

    menuentry "Clonezilla live" {
    set isofile="/home/kris/clonezilla/clonezilla-live-2.5.5-42-amd64.iso"
    loopback loop $isofile
    linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live config components noswap edd=on nomodeset vga=791 ip=frommedia toram=filesystem.squashfs findiso=$isofile union=overlay username=user
    initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
    }
    

    Do not forget then:
    update-grub

     
  • BytEvil

    BytEvil - 2018-05-10

    Thanks, ski-777, but this is not worked on my Asus Maximus VI Extreme...

     
  • ski-777

    ski-777 - 2018-05-10

    but did you change my posted entry into your own?.... in: /etc/grub.d/40_custom
    I still have the right to execute
    chmod +x /home/kris/clonezilla/clonezilla-live-XXX-version.iso
    chmod 777 /home/kris/clonezilla/clonezilla-live-XXX-version.iso

    /home/user-name/clonezilla/clonezilla-live-XXX.iso
    
     

    Last edit: ski-777 2018-05-10
  • BytEvil

    BytEvil - 2018-05-11

    This error occured, when booting... https://imgur.com/a/E2UQ2QU

     

    Last edit: BytEvil 2018-05-11

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