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A question about GRML2hd, how many options can it accept at once?
by keithint38＠commspeed.net 21 Dez '06

21 Dez '06

Hi all, How many options is grml2hd capable of handeling at one time, Mika? I.e. Suppose I wish to disable the remove-packages-server script from running, and at the exact same time tell it to run the isntaller and install in automatic mode. So: Suppose I've set the boot_partition in /etc/grml2hd/config as /dev/hda, and the main root as /dev/hda2. Now: If I wanted to: Could I just type the following into grml2hd? NOSWREMOVAL=1 GRML2HD_NONINTERACTIVE=1 into the prompt and hit return and have it work? Or, does GRML2hd not accept that type of command structure. Mika: I have read the manual page from http://www.GRML.org/GRML2hd plentty of times, and do know the commands. I'm asking more about if grml2hd can accept multiple options at once before running it. Take a look at my example, and just let me know if that would work. What I am attempting to do, is have an automatic installation of GRML Linux, and still have all packages, all without one being removed. I have plentty of space on my disk to hold all of them, without a problem--it's 300 GB or so. That's plentty of space for what I would like to do. BTW..Marry Christmas to the grml mailing list! I'll be back tomorrow, so look forward to seeing you folks. Take care, --Keith

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Framebuffer mode setting
by Mark 21 Dez '06

21 Dez '06

We're not clear how mode selection works for framebuffer. The file /etc/fb.modes lists many modes. We want 1280x1024-60. The choice matches a vendor 'preferred timing mode' for optimal monitor performance. We run this mode in X fine. The problem is framebuffer. We do not get how to ask grml for 1280x1024-60. No fbset commands or lilo configs seem to do it. We get, instead, 1280x1024-77 or some other unexpected v-refresh, not even listed in fb.modes. We tried a 'special name' for mode 1280x1024-60 to work with lilo commands and it also failed. (Actually we made a duplicate mode with a different name in fb.modes.) The grml 0.9 live CD also does something weird. We boot 'grml fb1280x1024' but end up with lower resolution framebuffer, 1024x768. It seems that grml cheatcodes do not allow arbitrary selection from fb.modes, but only 3. We cannot rely on automatic mode selection. We need to state the modes we want. We use KVMs quite a bit, which ruin DDC queries to monitor firmware, and also we run LCDs on analog video, not digital. This combination works fine in the right driving mode. Thanks, Mark

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Supplying multiple commands to GRML2hd
by keithint38＠commspeed.net 20 Dez '06

20 Dez '06

Hi all, Is it possible to configure an automatic installation of GRML through editing /etc/grml2hd/grml2hd.conf, or whatever, and ten to say: grml2hd NOSWREMOVAL=1 grml2hd NON_INTERACTIVE=1? Or do I type something else. Also, Could I review an example configuration file for an automatic grml2hd installation somewhere to get an idea of what one looks like? I am not currently at an GRML system, and am using the school computers here to type this message. If I could look at one just to get an idea, that would help. :) Regards, --Keith

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sarge + kernel 2.6.18-grml loads only few modules
by Erich Minderlein 20 Dez '06

20 Dez '06

Hi after having successfully installed kernel 2.6.18-grml and a sarge base configuration via the grml-skript I have stopped working on this notebook. Now I take up on this again : It loads only few modules, so no network, no periphery: just the 6 shells and the ipv6 module is loaded. /sys/module is rather empty : about 15 modules are listed , for HDD, CDROM and video, while at the funkentzutzler there are 74 modules listed. the line "populating /dev" does not show up in dmesg when doing the boot. It seems that some skripts must be added to my installation to get the kernel scan its periphery. a shortened diff ps(grml0.8,left) ps(kernel2.6.18-grml+sarge,right) is added: PID TTY STAT COMMAND PID TTY STAT COMMAND 1 ? Ss init [2] | 1 ? Ss init [2] 2 ? S [migration/0] 2 ? S [migration/0] 3 ? SN [ksoftirqd/0] 3 ? SN [ksoftirqd/0] 4 ? S [watchdog/0] 4 ? S [watchdog/0] 5 ? S< [events/0] 5 ? S< [events/0] 6 ? S< [khelper] 6 ? S< [khelper] 7 ? S< [kthread] 7 ? S< [kthread] 9 ? S< [kblockd/0] | 10 ? S< [kblockd/0] 10 ? S< [kacpid] | 11 ? S< [kacpid] 94 ? S< [kseriod] | 96 ? S< [cqueue/0] 148 ? S [pdflush] | 97 ? S< [kseriod] 149 ? S [pdflush] | 157 ? S [pdflush] 150 ? S [kswapd0] | 158 ? S [pdflush] 151 ? S< [aio/0] | 159 ? S< [kswapd0] 152 ? S< [jfsIO] | 160 ? S< [aio/0] 153 ? S< [jfsCommit] | 161 ? S< [jfsIO] 154 ? S< [jfsSync] | 162 ? S< [jfsCommit] 155 ? S< [xfslogd/0] | 163 ? S< [jfsSync] 156 ? S< [xfsdatad/0] | 164 ? S< [xfslogd/0] 745 ? S< [cqueue/0] | 165 ? S< [xfsdatad/0] 757 ? S< [kpsmoused] | 294 ? S< [kpsmoused] 832 ? S< [ata/0] | 384 ? S< [ata/0] 841 ? S< [scsi_eh_0] | 385 ? S< [ata_aux] 842 ? S< [scsi_eh_1] | 394 ? S< [scsi_eh_0] 868 ? S< [kcryptd/0] | 395 ? S< [scsi_eh_1] 869 ? S< [kmirrord] | 416 ? S< [kcryptd/0] 943 ? S< [khubd] | 417 ? S< [kmirrord] 989 ? S< [scsi_eh_2] | 423 ? S< [kjournald] 990 ? S< [usb-storage] | 807 ? Ss /sbin/syslogd 1944 ? S< [loop0] | 810 ? Ss /sbin/klogd 2215 ? S<s udevd --daemon | 842 ? Ss /usr/sbin/exim4 -bd -q30m 3837 ? S [khpsbpkt] | 848 ? Ss /usr/sbin/inetd 3934 ? S [pccardd] | 855 ? Ss /usr/sbin/sshd 3935 ? S [knodemgrd_0] | 868 ? Ss /sbin/mdadm -F -i /var/run/mdadm.p 3993 ? S< [shpchpd] | 871 ? Ss /usr/sbin/atd 4017 ? S< [kgameportd] | 874 ? Ss /usr/sbin/cron 4504 ? Ss /usr/sbin/acpid -c /etc/acpi/event | 882 tty1 Ss -bash 4625 ? SNs pump -i eth0 | 885 tty2 Ss+ /sbin/getty 38400 tty2 4680 ? SNs /sbin/syslog-ng -p /var/run/syslog | 886 tty3 Ss+ /sbin/getty 38400 tty3 4695 ? SNs /usr/sbin/powernowd -q | 887 tty4 Ss+ /sbin/getty 38400 tty4 4719 ? SNs /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/psaux -t aut | 888 tty5 Ss+ /sbin/getty 38400 tty5 4759 tty1 Ss /bin/zsh -l | 889 tty6 Ss+ /sbin/getty 38400 tty6 4760 tty2 Ss+ /bin/dash /usr/bin/grml-init-scree | 910 tty1 R+ ps ax 4761 tty3 Ss+ /bin/dash /usr/bin/grml-init-scree < 4762 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 /bin/zsh < 4763 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 /bin/zsh < 4766 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 /bin/zsh < 4767 tty9 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty9 < 4768 tty10 Ss+ 0:00 /bin/zsh --login -c /usr/bin/iptst < 4771 tty11 Ss+ 0:00 /bin/zsh --login -c /usr/bin/htop < 4774 tty12 Ss+ 0:00 /bin/zsh --login -c /usr/bin/multi < 4822 tty10 S+ 0:00 /usr/bin/iptstate < 4824 tty11 S+ 0:33 /usr/bin/htop < 4825 tty12 S+ 0:00 /usr/bin/multitail /var/log/syslog < 4834 tty12 S 0:00 tail -48lf /var/log/syslog < 4841 tty2 S+ 0:00 /usr/bin/screen -c /etc/grml/scree < 4845 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/SCREEN -c /etc/grml/scree < 4848 tty3 S+ 0:00 /usr/bin/screen -c /etc/grml/scree < 4849 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/SCREEN -c /etc/grml/scree < 4869 pts/0 Ss+ 0:00 zsh < 4873 pts/1 Ss+ 0:00 zsh < 5059 ? S< 0:00 [kjournald] < 5078 ? S< 0:00 [kjournald] < 5219 tty1 R+ 0:00 ps ax < >From the process numbers I see that a lot of transient processes did not happen on my install, and usb-storage, cqueued, loop0, udevd do not exist thereafter. best regards -- Erich Minderlein <erminderlein(a)locoware.de> MARC Mannheim Rail Commerce GmbH

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Lilo and the boot-prompt
by keithint38＠commspeed.net 20 Dez '06

20 Dez '06

Greetings friends, I am a Visually impaired user of GRML, and noticed that LILO brings up this boot-prompt thing, that isn't exactly that useful. I was wondering how to either perhaps get rid of the prompt, or at least how to set the timeout option to 0 so that LILO doesn't have a chance to display the prompt, and automatically boot up GRML without waiting for user-interaction? If that isn't possible, then I may switch to GRUB, eaven though I'd rather not. Regards, --Keith

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primitive lilo question
by Martin Yazdzik 19 Dez '06

19 Dez '06

Dear Friends at grml, google lilo information tends to be rather out of date, to say the least - since grml 0.9 works, well, just works, I need to make what was my experimental partition my main OS. /dev/sda1 = windows /dev/sda2 = swap /dev/sda3 = old grml /dev/sda4 = new grml currently, the laptop boots from the old grml, that is lilo is installed to the mbr, but goes to the root at old grml and uses the "other OS" to boot into the new grml. I wish to have the mbr point to the new grml, in other words, use the sda3 partition for either data, or one of my experiments. So, how can I re-isntall lilo to the mbr from the new grml without making a mess? Will lilo -v -v just work? And, yes, I apologise and know that this is not the right place for this question. Best, M

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discover and rtl8111 ethernet
by Markus Wigge 15 Dez '06

15 Dez '06

Hi, I compiled an r1000.ko module for my PXE bootenvironment and added it to the initrd image but I don't understand the discover tool yet, so I just added r1000 to the discovered result as dirty hack... Is there a possibility to discover the hardware automagically? /Markus

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grml-small PXE kernel
by Markus Wigge 15 Dez '06

15 Dez '06

Hi, I managed to add a section to linuxrc of the netboot 0.8 package which downloads the seconds stage via http, but after updating the files to the grml-small 0.3 kernel and modules I noticed it lacks unionfs support?! So can anyone give me a small hint how to compile a customized grml-small kernel I can use for PXE booting? BTW: My intention is to prevent setting up a NFS server in my network... bye, Markus

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hints about grml 0.9 on HD and ipw3945
by Lars Schimmer 14 Dez '06

14 Dez '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi! Today I installed grml 0.9 (two times) to HD with grm2hd. If I boot with the CD the autoconf detects eth0 (e1000) and eth1 (ipw3945) from my T60 laptop. After install on HD and reboot the system just recognize eth0. After rmmod ipw3945 /modprobe ipw3945 (and for some test another /etc/init.d/ipw3945d restart) I get a eth1 but with a dhclient eth1 I can?t get a IP. While booting from the live CD I just need to wait a few sec and retry dhclient eth1 and the LED for the WLAN activity is enlighten and blinks. With boot from HD it is most time dark, just a part of second enlightent. Oh, I use grml-network with WPA supplicant options. Anyone has a idea? Is ipw3945 buggy? Yes, it is a clean install, an now the (hopeful) exact steps: boot from CD: boot with standard option grml-network (enter correct SSID, standard options, WPA, enter correct Key), wait, break fist dhclient wait some sec dhclient eth1 *ipw3945 is active, WLAN LED is active and I got net access* HD install: - -grml2hd - -chroot, install grub - -reboot - -apt-get update, apt-get upgrade (NO grml, kenrel oder ipw3945 update!) - -grml-network (same as with CD boot) - -reboot - - after boot no eth1 present - - rmmod ipw3945 - - modprobe ipw3945 - - ifconfig - no eth1 - - ifconfig eth1 - eth1 shows up with correct MAC ID, no IP - - dhclient eth1 - WLAN HD is dark, some flickering and NO IP.. MfG, Lars Schimmer - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------- TU Graz, Institut fÃ¼r ComputerGraphik & WissensVisualisierung Tel: +43 316 873-5405 E-Mail: l.schimmer(a)cgv.tugraz.at Fax: +43 316 873-5402 PGP-Key-ID: 0x4A9B1723 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (MingW32) iD8DBQFFfIewmWhuE0qbFyMRAofEAKCGT6+xhpKhBiQwAafjFwHjtVAHNgCcD9IA Zpy8MVsm8fjbVLpiYZI4RA4= =d7ya -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Unlocking CD drive
by Michael Schierl 13 Dez '06

13 Dez '06

Hi, sometimes I booted grml, started a job there (like using dd to zero a partition) and then have to leave (but let it try continuing the zeroing). So I want to remove the CD (and risk a panic later when a file from it is accessed). But that is no problem since I do not run anything new after the CD is removed, so everything needed is already in cache. For these cases I have a perl script on my USB pendrive: #!/usr/bin/perl -w open(H, "</dev/cdrom") or die("Can't open: $!"); ioctl(H, 0x5329 , 0) or die("Can't ioctl: $!"); close(H) or die("Can't close: $!"); That one works well - if I have my pendrive with me. My question: Is there a way inside grml to do the same thing (without memorizing the whole script or the ioctl number)? Something in /proc or /sys? Or a script? (Using the hardware eject "hole" of the CD drive does not count, since it requires a paper clip ;-) ) TIA, Michael

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