[Wear-Hard] Linux on Xybernaut MAV

[DLP]

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 <brian at datasquire.net> 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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