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--- namespace:q4os [2025/10/26 08:05] – jo
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-sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-bottom/ntfs-mount <<'EOF'
+sudo chmod +x /etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-bottom/ntfs-mount
-#!/bin/sh
-# Called at the end of the initramfs boot sequence
-PREREQ=""
+    If the Windows partition is not /dev/sda1 (you can check with cat /proc/partitions after the VM boots once), replace sda1 with the correct device name.
-prereqs() { echo "$PREREQ"; }
-case "$1" in
-    prereqs) prereqs; exit 0 ;;
-esac
-# Mount the Windows NTFS system partition (usually /dev/sda1)
+. Re‑build the initramfs
-mkdir -p /mnt/ntfs
-mount -t ntfs-3g -o ro /dev/sda1 /mnt/ntfs || exit 1
-# The Q4OS installer files are in the folder "q4os-installer" on that partition.
+First, make sure you are using an i686 kernel (the Omnibook’s CPU is 32‑bit). If you are on an amd64 kernel, install the 32‑bit one:
-mkdir -p /cdrom
-mount --bind /mnt/ntfs/q4os-installer /cdrom
+bash
+sudo apt-get install -y linux-image-686
+sudo reboot
+After the VM boots the 32‑bit kernel, rebuild the initramfs:
+bash
+sudo update-initramfs -u -k all
+The new initramfs will be written as /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r).
+. Export the kernel and the freshly built initramfs
+bash
+# Find the exact kernel name (should be something‑686)
+KERNEL=$(basename /boot/vmlinuz-*)
+mkdir -p ~/export
+cp /boot/$KERNEL ~/export/vmlinuz
+cp /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) ~/export/initrd.img
+sudo tee /etc/initramfs-tools/modules <<'EOF'
+ata_piix
+ahci
+pata_acpi
+sd_mod
+libata
+ntfs
+ntfs3
+ext4
+vfat
+loop
+squashfs
+iso9660
 EOF
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