ish-app / ish-app/ish

Attempting to boot an Ubuntu rootfs

Open
#860 8 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
Dominant language
C
Stars
20.5k
Forks
1.5k
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

Hi there! Thanks again for the app :)

I am currently trying to boot from an Ubuntu rootfs, more specifically this one:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-base/releases/18.04/release/ubuntu-base-18.04-base-i386.tar.gz

It imports fine in iSH, however booting will fail with error -2. I assume this is because the init command is wrong. I tried changing it, but that feature (which I requested in #172) seems to have gone away in the meantime.

Is my approach right/is this feasible?

Thanks a lot!
Kenny

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

Research direction

Start by reproducing the import and boot attempt using the Ubuntu 18.04 i386 rootfs linked in the issue, recording where error -2 occurs. Check the current init configuration and compare it with the earlier configurable-init behavior referenced by issue #172; done means determining whether this rootfs can boot and documenting or fixing the required approach.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
linux, ubuntu
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.