Re: Linux on Xybernaut MAV

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What kind of interface does the harddrive use?

Why can't you use a LiveCD on a PC to format and install a linux
distribution?

On 10/5/07, Brian Chabot <> wrote:
>
> tetsu yatsu wrote:
> > I have a Xybernaut MAV now, but the Windows installation broke,
> > demanding keyboard input. I'd like to install Linux on it anyway. Does
> > anyone have experience installing Linux on one of these?
>
> I've installed Linux on an MAIV several years ago... without an external
> drive.  It was a royal pain.  I ended up having to make a generic OEM
> Windows image and putting it on the hard drive on a different computer,
> then transferring the drive back to the MAIV to un-hose the Win98
> install.  Next I installed WinLinux and installed a Linux base.  Booted
> to the linux install, installed lilo.  (I probably could have installed
> lilo from the other computer and tweaked it to work in the MAIV, but
> this way though longer was less frustrating...) Copied a Linux install
> ISO to a separate partition and made it bootable.  Used lilo to boot the
> Linux install partition and went from there.
>
> On the MAIV, I had no issues that I can recall with sound or video under
> Linux.  I don't think I tried the camera out though.
>
> Hope this helps a little.
>
> Brian
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What kind of interface does the harddrive use? Why can't you use a LiveCD on a PC to format and install a linux distribution? <div>On 10/5/07, Brian Chabot
 <<a href="mailto:"></a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">tetsu yatsu wrote:
 > I have a Xybernaut MAV now, but the Windows installation broke, > demanding keyboard input. I'd like to install Linux on it anyway. Does > anyone have experience installing Linux on one of these? 
 I've installed Linux on an MAIV several years ago... without an external drive.  It was a royal pain.  I ended up having to make a generic OEM Windows image and putting it on the hard drive on a different computer,
 then transferring the drive back to the MAIV to un-hose the Win98 install.  Next I installed WinLinux and installed a Linux base.  Booted to the linux install, installed lilo.  (I probably could have installed 
lilo from the other computer and tweaked it to work in the MAIV, but this way though longer was less frustrating...) Copied a Linux install ISO to a separate partition and made it bootable.  Used lilo to boot the 
Linux install partition and went from there. On the MAIV, I had no issues that I can recall with sound or video under Linux.  I don't think I tried the camera out though. Hope this helps a little. 
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