Install HP ThinPro on T510 - ERROR Unable to mount USB KEY

[McAneyth]

Hi,

I try to reinstall ThinPro 5.2.0 on my T510, but I have error message when I boot my USB Key.

It appears after SYLINUX message on boot.

ERROR Unable to mount USB KEY

I try 2 differents usb key, same problem

I try to mount manually usb key, it runs, but I do not know folder to mount usb key and how continuing installation.

Help.

[itsmyname]

@McAneyth -- are your two USB memory-sticks formatted as "FAT32" or "HPFS" ?  SYLINUX may not be able to interact with either file-system.

[McAneyth]

@itsmyname

Thanks,

I used thinupdate for creating usb key.

What could i change ?

[McAneyth]

@Itsmyname --

I mount manually USB key and starts /mnt/init.sh, but I have a new error message.

What can I do ?

[itsmyname]

@McAneyth --  I have a new error message.

What is the exact wording of that message?

[McAneyth]

 

@itsmyname --

Unary operator expected

Image write mode is disabled 

[itsmyname]

@McAneyth -- please show lines #340 through #350 of that "init.sh" file.

There is a syntax-error in the code.  Compare to writing FORTRAN 66 code:  if X = Y  rather than if X .EQ. Y 

-- namely using the operator for "assignment" rather than the operator for "comparison".

[McAneyth]

@Itsmyname --

Thanks,

But I do not see what is wrong in these lines :

write_image () {
clear
if [ $enableWriteMode = "1" ]; then
if [ x"$1" != "x" ]; then
image_filename=$1
else
create_image_list $images_dir dd
display_image_list
unset new_images_dir
get_image_filename
if [ $user_selection -eq 0 ]; then
return 0
fi
fi
if [ $confirmWrites = "1" ]; then
echo ""
echo_red "WARNING: The image on \"$flash_device\" is about to be overwritten."
echo -n "Do you wish to proceed with the update? [yes/no] "
read result
else
result="yes"
fi

[McAneyth · Accepted solution]

I found.

Il is necessary to mount usb key on :

/mnt/usbkey/

To point correctly to settings.ini and other options.

Thank you itsmyname.

[itsmyname]

@McAneyth  --  I do not see what is wrong in these lines

if [ x"$1" != "x" ]; then

....
if [ $user_selection -eq 0 ]; then

The first IF statement uses the "not-equal" BINARY comparator, namely <bang><equal>

while the second IF statement uses the UNARY operator "minus".

Are you sure that the "minus" character is correct syntax?