May 2008 - Grml - lists.mur.at

grml 1.1, grml64 0.2, grml-medium 0.1 and grml64-medium 0.1 released
by Michael Prokop 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Hi grml fans, I'm proud to be able to announce new stable releases: grml 1.1 with codename Skunk, grml64 0.2 with codename Schwammerlklauber and grml[64]-medium 0.1 with codename Pfuh have been released and are hitting the mirrors. The official release announcements providing all the relevant news are available at: grml 1.1 => http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml-1.1/ grml64 0.2 => http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml64-0.2/ grml-medium 0.1 => http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml-medium-0.1/ grml64-medium 0.1 => http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml64-medium-0.1/ Issues regarding the releases can be found in the grml-wiki at: http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml_1.1 http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml64_0.2 http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml-medium_0.1 http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml64-medium_0.1 As usual you can get the ISO(s) via bittorrent, http and/or ftp from the mirrors listed at: http://grml.org/download/ Have fun and enjoy the new release! As usual your feedback is highly appreciated. regards, -mika- -- http://grml.org/ # Linux for texttool-users and sysadmins http://wiki.grml.org/ # share your knowledge http://grml.supersized.org/ # the grml development weblog #grml @ irc.freenode.org # meet us on irc

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Re: [Grml] Install on LVM: some questions
by Cleverson 31 May '08

31 May '08

Michael wrote: > # mount | grep mapper > /dev/mapper/x61-grml2hd on / type ext3 (rw,noatime,errors=3Dremount-ro) > /dev/mapper/grml-crypt_home on /home type ext3 (rw,noatime) > [...] > > I've all the partitions on LVM. :) Thanks. I've read that xfs and reiserfs have better performance than ext3 in general. Do you have any experience with another fs than ext3? Would you recommend any filesystem in particular? Cheers Cleverson "The world would be a better place were there not so many people striving to improve it." (Olavo de Carvalho)

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Re: [Grml] How To Change Voice Language?
by Cleverson 31 May '08

31 May '08

Michael wrote: > > I know that the ESpeak synthesiser has portuguese voices. I have > > changed the default language from "en" to "pt" in > > /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf, but what else do I need to do > > after saving that file? > > Did you restart speechd? I'm not sure which commands should I type to do that. I echoed the following ones, but speech did not come back: sudo killall speech-dispatcher sudo speech-dispatcher sudo speechd-up Thanks for helping Cleverson "The world would be a better place were there not so many people striving to improve it." (Olavo de Carvalho)

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Install on LVM: some questions
by Cleverson 31 May '08

31 May '08

Hi all I have one only HD, and was thinking of using LVM to install GRML to one or more logical partitions. But I've read that such setup is more likely to have problems regarding boot and files corrumtion. If someone has installed the entire system onto logical partitions, could please tell whether or not it's really more dangerous? Is it worth to give it a try? Also, I wouldn't like to lose any performance. Is there any slow down in any way? Last for now: during the installation process, does grml2hd allow to place the root directory / in one partition, and /home in another? Many thanks and congratulations for your nice distro. Cleverson "The world would be a better place were there not so many people striving to improve it." (Olavo de Carvalho

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How To Change Voice Language?
by Cleverson 31 May '08

31 May '08

Hello I need to use software speech in grml. I have activated speech successfully, but I'd like to change the synthesiser language to Brazilian Portuguese, my native language. I know that the ESpeak synthesiser has portuguese voices. I have changed the default language from "en" to "pt" in /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf, but what else do I need to do after saving that file? Thanks for any tip Cleverson "The world would be a better place were there not so many people striving to improve it." (Olavo de Carvalho) Abra sua conta no Yahoo! Mail, o único sem limite de espaço para armazenamento! http://br.mail.yahoo.com/

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Adding a program to grml-medium on USB-stick
by Hubert Gabler 31 May '08

31 May '08

Hello, following your excellent instruction I installed grml-medium on a USB-stick thus eliminating the need to insert the grml CD whenever I want to do some minor data manipulations. For backing up partitions I use partimage, but unfortunately this program is not included in grml-medium. I have to "apt-get update" and "apt-get install partimage" each time I want to use it. Is there a way to permanently install this program (or any other) on the USB-stick? Hubert

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Re: [Grml] Speakup Softsynth not talking with grml 1.1
by Ernst-Dieter Wedekind 29 May '08

29 May '08

> Hm, is there any chance that you provide the output of "cat /proc/cmdline" > and > "px auxwww" after booting your problematic harddisk installation? > Maybe it's possible for you to access the box via SSH? > > When accessing the box via SSH please try to execute the following > commands: > > /etc/init.d/speech-dispatcher start > echo sftsyn > /proc/speakup/synth_name > aumix -w 90 -v 90 -p 90 -m 90 > nice -n -20 speechd-up > > Does this help? (Capturing the output of all the commands would help > us in debugging the problem as well.) > > regards, > -mika- > -- > http://grml.org/ # Linux for texttool-users and sysadmins > http://wiki.grml.org/ # share your knowledge > http://grml.supersized.org/ # the grml development weblog Hi Mika and listers, I got it solved now! it was very simple! I didn't think of having to be root to start speech. I thought it might be as simple as with the cdrom where the user doesn't matter! Sorry for troubling You with such a simple thing! Ernst

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Speakup softsynth not talking with grml 1.1 installation
by Ernst-Dieter Wedekind 28 May '08

28 May '08

Hi listers, I recently installed grml 1.1 on my hard disk and can't seem to get it talking through my softsynth device. I went through all the configuration files of speech-dispatcher and espeak but couldn't find the cause. However if I use the cdrom speakup talks through my hardware apollo synth as well as through software synth. I would like to have it talk through software synth. Any ideas as to what I might do? I'd like to add that I'm blind and therefore can't read the messages coming up when the system started and I enter swspeak! I also entered swspeak as a start parameter on the cdrom and on the hard disk installation. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Ernst

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Re: [Grml] Grml Digest, Vol 37, Issue 4
by Björn Faath 26 May '08

26 May '08

"dpkg --purge etckeeper" was the goal to solve the Problem! Ok but what can I do if I still would like to use etckeeper. As far as I know I can save different States from etc files to downgrading to the old Version when i get an error in a configuration. Do I have the files manually backup? automatic backup of course, would also be a nice tool to have. regards Björn 2008/5/23, grml-request(a)mur.at <grml-request(a)mur.at>: > > 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: apt-get freeze on install something "Skunk" (Michael Prokop) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 23:04:47 +0200 > From: Michael Prokop <mika(a)grml.org> > Subject: Re: [Grml] apt-get freeze on install something "Skunk" > To: grml(a)mur.at > Message-ID: <2008-05-22T23-01-55(a)devnull.michael-prokop.at> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > * Bj?rn Faath <bfaath(a)googlemail.com> [20080521 08:39]: > > > I try a apt-get install something and apt get freeze on "Writing > > extended Status Information". > > My Grml 1.1 reinstall after this, but the error looks the same as > > before. The CPU runs in the sky. With aptitude install get the same > > fault. What is happened! I have no idea. forget: first i do ap-get > > update that runs ok. apt-get install longrun: > > ---------------------------------------------- > > ~~The following NEW packages will be installed: > > longrun > > 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1511 not > upgraded. > > Need to get 20.5kB of archives. After unpacking 160kB will be used. > > Writing extended state information... Done > > Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main longrun 0.9-20 [20.5kB] > > Fetched 20.5kB in 0s (22.9kB/s) > > What's in the process list when running aptitude/apt-get? (ps auxwwww) > Do you use etckeeper? Does removing etckeeper help? (dpkg --purge > etckeeper) > What's inside /tmp/log if you execute > "strace -f -eopen -o /tmp/log apt-get install longrun"? > > regards, > -mika- > -- > http://grml.org/ # Linux for texttool-users and sysadmins > http://wiki.grml.org/ # share your knowledge > http://grml.supersized.org/ # the grml development weblog > #grml @ irc.freenode.org # meet us on irc >

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apt-get freeze on install something "Skunk"
by Björn Faath 22 May '08

22 May '08

Hello I try a apt-get install something and apt get freeze on "Writing extended Status Information". My Grml 1.1 reinstall after this, but the error looks the same as before. The CPU runs in the sky. With aptitude install get the same fault. What is happened! I have no idea. forget: first i do ap-get update that runs ok. apt-get install longrun: ---------------------------------------------- ~~The following NEW packages will be installed: longrun 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1511 not upgraded. Need to get 20.5kB of archives. After unpacking 160kB will be used. Writing extended state information... Done Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main longrun 0.9-20 [20.5kB] Fetched 20.5kB in 0s (22.9kB/s) ------------------------------------------------ so long, leinex

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