May 2010 - Grml - lists.mur.at

Grml 2010.04 released
by Michael Prokop 07 Jun '10

07 Jun '10

Hi Grml fans, on behalf of the Grml team, I'm proud to announce a new stable release: Grml 2010.04 with codename Grmlmonster, available in flavours grml, grml-medium and grml-small and all of them as 32bit and 64bit version has been released. The official release announcements providing all the relevant news are available at: grml => http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml-2010.04/ grml64 => http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml64-2010.04/ grml-medium => http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml-medium-2010.04/ grml64-medium => http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml64-medium-2010.04/ grml-small => http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml-small-2010.04/ grml64-small => http://grml.org/changelogs/README-grml64-small-2010.04/ Issues regarding the releases can be found in the grml-wiki at: grml => http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml_2010.04 grml64 => http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml64_2010.04 grml-medium => http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml-medium_2010.04 grml64-medium => http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml64-medium_2010.04 grml-small => http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml-small_2010.04 grml64-small => http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml64-small_2010.04 As usual you can get the ISO(s) via bittorrent, http and/or ftp from the mirrors listed at: http://grml.org/download/ or just visit http://download.grml.org/ to use our new GeoIP mirror setup (automatically try to figure out the best matching mirror). 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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can't mount squashfs
by John G. Heim 25 May '10

25 May '10

Hi, I am trying to modify the grml CD to allow me to include the Dell open management tools. This is so that I can boot from a grml CD and configure the RAID controller on a Dell server. I am trying to follow the instructions on the wiki but I can't mount the squashfs. The error message I get is below. I am trying this on a debian squeeze machine with a 2.6.30 kernel. # mount -o loop -t squashfs ./new/live/grml.squashfs ./loop/ mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so oot@lambeau:~/grml#I have done

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Grml-CDs
by Michael Prokop 20 May '10

20 May '10

Hi, some of you may already have noticed that we are providing free (as in beer) Grml CDs (Grmlmonster) to interested people. To reduce the shipping costs it would be great if you get multiple cds (>=5) at once and provide it to your local peer group like co-workers, linux user group members, fellow hackers, friends or co-students. If you want some Grml CDs to share it with other people to spread Grml just send me a mail with your address and the designated number of CDs. thanks && regards -mika- P.S: Follow us on twitter [http://twitter.com/grmlproject] or identica [http://identi.ca/grml], we already announced this promotion there.

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loop mount squashfs
by glenn greenfield 20 May '10

20 May '10

> Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 16:44:53 -0500 > From: "John G. Heim" <jheim(a)math.wisc.edu> > I am trying to modify the grml CD to allow me to include the Dell open > management tools. This is so that I can boot from a grml CD and configure > the RAID controller on a Dell server. > > I am trying to follow the instructions on the wiki The instructions I found were somewhat outdated and grml-live is now the recommended way, not remastering. Just the same, I did a remaster too. :) > The error message I get is below. I am trying this on a debian > squeeze machine with a 2.6.30 kernel. I found it easiest to install and boot the the GRML kernel for remastering. > > # mount -o loop -t squashfs ./new/live/grml.squashfs ./loop/ > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0, > missing codepage or helper program, or other error > In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try > dmesg | tail or so Perhaps you have the wrong filename? mount -o loop -t squashfs isomount/live/grml64-small.squashfs squashmount/ If you like, I can send over my notes on remastering off list. -- glenn greenfield

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Call for Help: Grml's Download webpage
by Michael Prokop 14 May '10

14 May '10

Hi! We need your help! http://grml.org/download/ sucks from user's POV. Too overloaded, rc vs. stable not clearly visible,.. We'd like to see that page improved. I for myself like the way Ubuntu is doing that with http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download We already have a GeoIP setup for our mirrors (being http://download.grml.org/), we just don't have an according integration into our homepage yet. What I'd like to see: * a "wizard-like" download webpage, similar to http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download * provide an easy way to choose between the flavours (default to grml-full, 32bit) and stable vs. testing/development versions (release candidates and maybe even dailys from daily.grml.org?) * provide a better integration of checksum (files) and information about flavours * [ your place for innovation :) ] You think you could help us? We'd love to hear from you! regards, -mika-

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Re: [Grml] Installing/configuring plain-Debian system with grml-specific > kernel/Speakup/other options (Keith Hinton)
by glenn greenfield 12 May '10

12 May '10

> 1. Installing/configuring plain-Debian system with grml-specific > kernel/Speakup/other options (Keith Hinton) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 01:49:34 -0400 > From: Keith Hinton <keithint1234(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Grml] Installing/configuring plain-Debian system with > grml-specific kernel/Speakup/other options > To: grml <grml(a)mur.at> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTin_yIAofmE2JNUlpTHKXVUZsEg4nuDhaf3sg_Zf(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi, > I have read all documentation available throughout http://www.grml.org itself. > Despite all this, I am presented with a situation that I'm trying to figure out. > The GRML kernel for quite sometime now (beginning with release 2009.10 > and above) has continued to provide excilent support for my wireless > card in a new laptop computer that I recently aquired. > I happily have been executing grml-network to configure the wireless > card, enable WPA-encryption, and everything else needed to launch > primary networking on the GRML CD with the Speakup Linux screen > reader, and as of right now am using present available stable release > of GRML LiveCD. > What I am trying to do is: > 1. Install a Debian system (rather than GRML directly to hard-drive) however: > 1. Somehow I need grml's kernel (the one compiled for 64-bit support) > the present available version to somehow be used in the Debian > environment on my hard-drive, because you folks have already taken > care of the Speakup modules, and the CPU frequency scailing and other > options. > I'm trying to figure out to do that, and the second thing I am asking > for assistance in doing is: > How to insure that WPA works out of the box with the given wireless > network I'm trying to use (or that grml-network) will be able to make > use out of the Debian system to assist me with this task. > That's specifically what I'd like to do-I just don't want to have to > spend millions of hours trying to fight the grml-specific stuff to get > what I'm trying to get working. > GRML's kernel is half the battle; the rest of this fight is in getting > grml-network to work from within the plain Debian system on top of > having GRML's 2.6.whatever kernel installed rather than the standard > kernel that Debian would use-because that kernel would then require > possible manual configuration-and I am not even sure if Speakup itself > is a Debian package-I assume the GRML team uses Speakup from Debian > Cid/Unstable. > > If anyone from the GRML team could assist me in this matter or if > anyone else using GRML specifically has any specific ideas on this > process, I'd appreciate whatever assistance possible. > While plenty of GRML documentation does exist, there isn't anything > specific to what I'm trying to have done so that's why I'm asking here > for any possible suggestions. > (The hardware works perfectly fine on the GRML LiveCD system.) > I'm just trying to figure out how to make sure that when I reboot, > GRML's present kernel will run, along with > Speakup/espeak/espeakup/etc, along with grml-network etc. > I could of course install GRML itself via grml2hd, but would rather > install a plain-Debian system instead. > Thanks for helping. > > Regards, --Keith > Keith, I can confirm that the grml kernel installed and worked just fine on 64 bit Debian Sid. I did not try the speakup and related packages. -- glenn greenfield

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Installing/configuring plain-Debian system with grml-specific kernel/Speakup/other options
by Keith Hinton 11 May '10

11 May '10

Hi, I have read all documentation available throughout http://www.grml.org itself. Despite all this, I am presented with a situation that I'm trying to figure out. The GRML kernel for quite sometime now (beginning with release 2009.10 and above) has continued to provide excilent support for my wireless card in a new laptop computer that I recently aquired. I happily have been executing grml-network to configure the wireless card, enable WPA-encryption, and everything else needed to launch primary networking on the GRML CD with the Speakup Linux screen reader, and as of right now am using present available stable release of GRML LiveCD. What I am trying to do is: 1. Install a Debian system (rather than GRML directly to hard-drive) however: 1. Somehow I need grml's kernel (the one compiled for 64-bit support) the present available version to somehow be used in the Debian environment on my hard-drive, because you folks have already taken care of the Speakup modules, and the CPU frequency scailing and other options. I'm trying to figure out to do that, and the second thing I am asking for assistance in doing is: How to insure that WPA works out of the box with the given wireless network I'm trying to use (or that grml-network) will be able to make use out of the Debian system to assist me with this task. That's specifically what I'd like to do-I just don't want to have to spend millions of hours trying to fight the grml-specific stuff to get what I'm trying to get working. GRML's kernel is half the battle; the rest of this fight is in getting grml-network to work from within the plain Debian system on top of having GRML's 2.6.whatever kernel installed rather than the standard kernel that Debian would use-because that kernel would then require possible manual configuration-and I am not even sure if Speakup itself is a Debian package-I assume the GRML team uses Speakup from Debian Cid/Unstable. If anyone from the GRML team could assist me in this matter or if anyone else using GRML specifically has any specific ideas on this process, I'd appreciate whatever assistance possible. While plenty of GRML documentation does exist, there isn't anything specific to what I'm trying to have done so that's why I'm asking here for any possible suggestions. (The hardware works perfectly fine on the GRML LiveCD system.) I'm just trying to figure out how to make sure that when I reboot, GRML's present kernel will run, along with Speakup/espeak/espeakup/etc, along with grml-network etc. I could of course install GRML itself via grml2hd, but would rather install a plain-Debian system instead. Thanks for helping. Regards, --Keith

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