August 2006 - Grml - lists.mur.at

Enjoying 0.8 RC
by Jeff 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

I am enjoying the new release candidate. The wallpaper is a big improvement. :) I haven't found any bugs at this point. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

2 1

fun with x
by Martin Yazdzik 06 Aug '06

06 Aug '06

dear m and friends, just for fun, i tried the rc on an older pc without the need for wireless card. grml-x issue - no screen found now, if I copy the xorg.conf that I always use for that machine, then issue grml-x fluxbox, it is gorgeous, screen, colous, resolution. I am attaching the corresponding files, the ln one and grml one, but the most interesting thing is that get-edid | parse-edid provides the correct information, matching exactly the one in my own file, to wit: Section "Monitor" VendorName "Dell" ModelName "Dell M781p" Identifier "Dell M781p" HorizSync 30-85 VertRefresh 50-160 Option "DPMS" EndSection whilst, in spite of edid being correct, in se et sine alium, the grml generated file remains: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" # ModelName "Old Monitor (no DDC)" Option "DPMS" "true" # HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors # HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors HorizSync 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 # VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker. # VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT default. VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 # Need more information? # http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl # http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/ EndSection I hope it is my own inability to figure out what is wrong, but whether I use -module vesa or -module radeon, or no options, there is something wrong. Sorry to bother you all, but hope this may be of interest. Best, martin -- "...children and young people feel instinctively the difference between those who genuinely wish them well and those who regard them merely as raw material for some scheme." --Russell

5 9

grml on a pendrive
by Kevin Jones 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

I and a friend are trying to use the grml harddrive install to put it on a 4gb pendrive. Seem to have problems though, almost seems like scsi errors, I couldn't see the screen and we didn't run grml with voice so i'd have to try again to get error messoges; but basically just treated the pendrive like a harddrive. Has anyone gotten this to work? Kevin grml-request(a)mur.at wrote: > Send Grml mailing list submissions to > grml(a)mur.at > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.mur.at/mailman/listinfo/grml > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > grml-request(a)mur.at > > You can reach the person managing the list at > grml-owner(a)mur.at > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Grml digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: fun with x (Nico Golde) > 2. Re: fun with x (Wernfried Haas) > 3. Re: fun with x (Michael Prokop) > 4. Re: fun with x (Michael Prokop) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:25:45 +0200 > From: Nico Golde <nico(a)ngolde.de> > Subject: Re: [Grml] fun with x > To: grml(a)mur.at > Message-ID: <20060804082544.GA26045(a)ngolde.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi, > * Martin Yazdzik <yazdzik(a)nyct.net> [2006-08-03 23:08]: > [...] > >>whilst, in spite of edid being correct, in se et sine alium, the grml >>generated file remains: >> >> >> >>Section "Monitor" >> Identifier "Monitor0" >># ModelName "Old Monitor (no DDC)" >> Option "DPMS" "true" >># HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors >># HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors >> HorizSync 30.0 - 85.0 >>30.0 - 85.0 >>30.0 - 85.0 >>30.0 - 85.0 >># VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker. >># VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT >>default. > > [...] > I also have this bug with rc1, reported to mika. > regards Nico

2 1

Re: grml bug report: ndiswrapper
by Martin Yazdzik 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

> > I updated the package to the new upstream version 1.21 (old one was > 1.18), as usual it's available in the grml-repos. Can you please try > that? > > wget > http://grml.org/repos/ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.17-grml_1.21-1+grml.06_i386.d >eb dpkg -i ndiswrapper-modules*.deb > > regards, > -mika dear mika and friends, please tell me if I am being a pain in the ass, as I am trying to help, even though I am a non-coder, and do not have money to give you. here is lsmod from the new live cd: Module Size Used by ndiswrapper 145232 0 speedstep_centrino 6768 1 freq_table 4384 1 speedstep_centrino cpufreq_userspace 4128 1 af_packet 16136 0 ntfs 221112 1 video 13444 0 thermal 11016 0 processor 22088 2 speedstep_centrino,thermal fan 4100 0 container 4096 0 button 5776 0 battery 8324 0 ac 4356 0 fuse 29960 0 pcmcia 27836 0 slamr 373572 0 ungrab_winmodem 2816 0 snd_intel8x0 26396 0 snd_intel8x0m 13452 5 snd_ac97_codec 80288 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m snd_ac97_bus 2944 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss 32384 0 snd_mixer_oss 14336 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 64132 6 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 17540 1 snd_pcm bcm43xx 397952 0 snd 41220 15 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer yenta_socket 21132 1 rsrc_nonstatic 10624 1 yenta_socket intel_agp 18844 1 bcm5700 129004 0 i2c_i801 8076 0 joydev 8128 0 tsdev 6592 0 soundcore 7776 1 snd tg3 88836 0 ieee80211softmac 21504 1 bcm43xx ieee80211 26440 2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac ieee80211_crypt 5376 1 ieee80211 snd_page_alloc 7944 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_pcm i2c_core 16128 1 i2c_i801 evdev 7808 0 agpgart 24164 1 intel_agp pcmcia_core 31128 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic pcspkr 3328 0 rtc 7440 0 unionfs 72736 1 sbp2 18824 0 ohci1394 27440 0 ieee1394 274136 2 sbp2,ohci1394 usb_storage 67648 0 ohci_hcd 16772 0 uhci_hcd 18440 0 ehci_hcd 25608 0 usbcore 96768 6 ndiswrapper,usb_storage,ohci_hcd,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd firmware_class 8192 2 pcmcia,bcm43xx module info filename: /lib/modules/2.6.17-grml/misc/ndiswrapper.ko author: ndiswrapper team <ndiswrapper-general(a)lists.sourceforge.net> description: NDIS wrapper driver version: 1.21 license: GPL vermagic: 2.6.17-grml SMP preempt mod_unload 586 REGPARM gcc-4.1 depends: usbcore srcversion: A357A4A5A3CF24512732DC2 parm: hangcheck_interval:The interval, in seconds, for checking if driver is hung. (default: 0) (int) parm: debug:debug level (int) parm: proc_gid:The gid of the files created in /proc (default: 0). (int) parm: proc_uid:The uid of the files created in /proc (default: 0). (int) parm: if_name:Network interface name or template (default: wlan%d) (charp) Why do these broadcom modules load? (I know they are part of the kernel now, but is there a possibility of conflict?) ieee80211softmac 21504 1 bcm43xx ieee80211 26440 2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac ieee80211_crypt 5376 1 ieee80211 Is there an easy way for a novice to check for irq conflicts? Please accept my apologies for my ignorance. Best Martin -- "...children and young people feel instinctively the difference between those who genuinely wish them well and those who regard them merely as raw material for some scheme." --Russell

2 1

devel 0.8 ndiswrapper
by my 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Is anyone else having an issue with ndiswrapper? I have rechecked on live cd of 0.7: nano /etc/network/interfaces "iface wlan0 inet dhcp" then ndiswrapper -i /path/to/driver modprobe ndiswrapper (green wireless light illuminates in 0.7, not in 0.8) iwconfig wlan0 blah blah ifup wlan0 works fine in 0.7 does nothing at all in 0.8 Is this another udev issue, or am I stupidly missing something new I should know? Or is the module not ready for newbie consumption yet? Thanks, mika, for all your work and that of the team. Regards, martin

2 1