[SOLVED] Stuck on USB Install with persistence sed error!

chaos · 2016-04-02 21:28:16

Greetings All!

I am following HHH's tutorial on setting up BL on a USB with persistence and I was almost there when I got an error when I was trying to execute the "sed" command in the tutorial. I tried the
" sudo sed -i 's/\append boot=.*\)$/\1 persistence/' syslinux/live.cfg" line and received this response:
sed: -e expression #1, char 36: Unmatched ) or \)
Now I fully admit it could be my own stupidity [probably!] or the fact that I am not as versed in sed as I should be, but I am stumped. I did try to use my google-fu but to no avail. All I want to do is get this to work and then I would be a happy camper! Any help would be appreciated!

Once again, I apologize if this is a stupid question to someone else! Always learning you know!

Thanks,
Chaos

Last edited by chaos (2016-04-03 20:30:24)

cloverskull · 2016-04-02 21:57:00

Might I suggest a new method of installing bunsen on a USB with persistence? Use virtualbox. Don't create a hard drive. Install the addons and add the device in the virtualbox settings for your bunsen installation vm. Boot the iso as a virtual cd-rom with the usb attached and passed through via those settings, and you can treat it just like /dev/sda. After initially installing bunsen, when it's time to reboot, it may not boot at all - that's fine. Just reboot your computer on bare metal from the USB and it'll work.

damo · 2016-04-03 09:02:40

chaos wrote:

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I am following HHH's tutorial on setting up BL on a USB with persistence and I was almost there when I got an error when I was trying to execute the "sed" command in the tutorial. I tried the
" sudo sed -i 's/\append boot=.*\)$/\1 persistence/' syslinux/live.cfg" line and received this response:
sed: -e expression #1, char 36: Unmatched ) or \)...

I think you haven't copied the command properly. If it is this post you mean, the line should be:

sudo sed -i 's/\(append boot=.*\)$/\1 persistence/' syslinux/live.cfg

You missed the opening "(" before "append"

chaos · 2016-04-03 17:53:58

@damo Thanks, that's what it was! Sometime it takes a different set of eyes to see it! Now it's all set up and working perfectly! I am a happy camper!

@cloverskull I never tried doing it that way but it sounds like a fun project that I might have to play with!

damo · 2016-04-03 18:53:13

Good news

If you could edit the title of your first post and add [SOLVED] it may help others

#1 2016-04-02 21:28:16

[SOLVED] Stuck on USB Install with persistence sed error!

#2 2016-04-02 21:57:00

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on USB Install with persistence sed error!

#3 2016-04-03 09:02:40

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on USB Install with persistence sed error!

#4 2016-04-03 17:53:58

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on USB Install with persistence sed error!

#5 2016-04-03 18:53:13

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck on USB Install with persistence sed error!

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