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Documentation on building custom kernels for grml-live CD
by Charles Hewson 03 Mär '08

03 Mär '08

Mika and Team, New stables look good on live CD and I am installing on two platforms today. Thanks. Since early grml-live scripts I have been working with custom kernels. I have been successful at patching the installed hard drives. I have been able to do this either by GNU make or make-dpkg methods. I do not seem to get predictable results if I apply changes to /grml/grml-live/grml_chroot then rerun grml-live to recreate grml_cd and grml_isos. Google doesn't give me documents specific to grml or fai. Can someone point me to it? Charles ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

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C-M emacs key binding conflicts with fluxbox window manager
by Peter 03 Mär '08

03 Mär '08

Hi I am using emacs 22.1.1 (GTK+ version) in a fluxbox environment. There are conflicts with C-M emacs bindings and the window manager. When I type for example C-M-f in emacs (that is Control key and Alt key pressed simultaneously and then followed by the key "f"), then the firefox webbrowser opens. Obviously the window manager sees the key sequence before emacs and intercepts it. What is the recommended practice to maintain C-M emacs key bindings (remapping them all would be a pain) when working in fluxbox ? Thanks for your help. Peter

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Grml and inetd
by T o n g 01 Mär '08

01 Mär '08

Hi, How does Grml start Internet services? I noticed that my grml does not have either inetd or xinetd installed. So how does my ssh, ftp services get started? thanks -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/

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grml2hd questions
by didi.segbert＠arcor.de 28 Feb '08

28 Feb '08

Hello, i have some questions for the use of grml2hd. I have stopped my tests to boot grml from usb-stick via linld. The grml 1.1 RC6 iso boots very fine on my normal pc. speakup and brltty are working very good. I want to install this grml version on a) a empty harddisk /dev/hdc6 (4 GB) and start from Dos via loadlin, i don't want to use a boot loader, and b) i want to install grml onto a 4 GB SDHC card, so that i can boot my asus eeepc from this card, because on the inside 4 GB SSD is windows xp installed. Is it correct to use the grml2hd as follows: grml2hd /dev/hdc6 or grml2hd /dev/sdb Can i add options, because the brailledisplay shows only the "ok" or "continue" or "cancel", but not the options in the menues. Regards Dietmar.

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Grml version in /etc/issue?
by T o n g 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Hi, Is it a good idea to put Grml's version in /etc/issue? I have a bunch of Grml test installations in my VMware disks, and I've forgot which is which now. That's why I'm wondering... -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/

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ftp server
by josh 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Hi, Is it possible to set up a modern ftp server with grml? Josh email: jkenn337(a)gmail.com skype: jkenn337 msn: kenn6498ku(a)hotmail.com

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grml-medium package requests
by Jon 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

Hi mika, I tried the -medium release earlier today, as I wanted to backup files off a Windows machine. I should've looked at grml.org/files first, but I found sshfs, ntfs-3g and rdiff-backup were all missing. Since they're fairly small and quite useful for getting things off Windows partitions, I wondered if they could be included in -medium by default? Cheers.

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Advocate GRUB for DOS (Grub4Dos)
by T o n g 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Hi, I saw that there are recent discussion about the linld boot loader. For a versatile and feature-rich boot loader, I recommend Grub4Dos. So far, seems to me that the GRUB for DOS is still a hidden treasure that most people haven't realized its beauty and power. Please don't be confused by its name, GRUB for DOS, Grub4Dos is actually the best GRUB boot loader so far until GRUB2 is able to catch up with Grub4Dos's features and get mature enough. In a nutshell, it is advanced GRUB that - is 100% compatible with gnu grub 0.97 - so it is a given to have multiple levels of submenus. This is ideal to put multiple distros into the same disk, while keeping and maintain each distros' boot menu individually, instead of having a humongous root menu to gulp everything. - actively developed and maintained instead of feature-frozen - can use nice boot up graphics without patching - can be used as the boot loader for both CDROM and HD, which means * no more disjointed modules (Isolinux/Syslinux) any more * no need to endure the limitation of Syslinux from Isolinux any more * no need to develop separate methods to boot from CDROM and HD installation any more - can chainload Isolinux (when used as bootable cd-loader), Syslinux, BCDW, EZBOOT (EasyBoot), etc. - can be put in and boot from both Linux and Windows major partitions * the ideal boot loader for Slax and its derived distros that can reside in both Linux and Windows partitions * no need to develop separate methods to boot from Linux based or Windows based HD installation any more - can be used from within both Linux and Windows environments - its hybrid executable can be launched from both Linux and DOS/Windows - uses two step booting instead of three so that it is easier to install and will not break even if you rearrange your partitions. - is the only boot loader that can boot up CDROM - can boot up not only floppy disk images but also Hard Disk/ZIP Disk/HDD-USB images - can even boot *straight from* some no-emulation-mode CD .iso files - can use file as well as partition as the source of the ramdisk - can use memdisk devices loaded by inited - can even map a specified range of memory as a ramdisk Ref: GRUB for DOS http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot/GRUB-for-DOS-3507.shtml GRUB for DOS tutorial http://grub4dos.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Grub4dos_tutorial GRUB for DOS more detailed examples http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/nix/disk/boot/boot07-GrubForDos/ HTH -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/

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Ralink RT61 support in grml1.1
by Andreas Gruber 26 Feb '08

26 Feb '08

Hi all! AFAIK, the RT2500 (and others of the RT2X-series) -Wlan-driver is supportet since gml0.9 or earlier by a grml-package. Can You tell me, if there's an package for the RT61-driver of Ralink in grml1.1. At the moment, my notebook uses Debian etch with a PCMCIA-Wlan-card with RT61 - it works, but it was a little bit difficult to manage it. I would be great, to install grml on these notebook. ...and not to forget: grml1.1 - great work - congratulations to the team around Mika! Andi -- _________________________________________________________ Meinen GnuPG-Key finden Sie z.B. bei keyserver.net. Meine Key-ID lautet 0x424B2C57. Business-Contacts: https://www.xing.com/hp/Andreas_Gruber17/

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linld boot options
by didi.segbert＠arcor.de 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Hello, i want to boot grml with linld. The grml.squashfs, linux26 and initrd.gz are in /live. The kernel boots up to the prompt "initramfs". But i can not do anything , because swspeak and brltty is not on. With help of a "Gucki" i found out, that the usb-stick ist /dev/sda. Is there a option, that i can say the grml.squashfs is on /dev/sda? I have set the live-media-path=live. Or is there a initrd.gz with brltty, so that i have control over initramfs or the busybox. Regards Dietmar

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JFYI: short downtime of grml-mailinglists
by Michael Prokop 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hi, the grml mailinglists will experience a short downtime on this weekend, see the mail of our provider mur.at (timezone is CET): ,---- [ quoting NOC of mur.at ] | tomorrow, saturday, feb. 23. 2008, our fibre channel uplink to the ACO | net will be shut down between 9pm and 12pm due to construction work. our | second uplink should keep us online, though with considerably reduced | bandwidth. | | on sunday, feb. 24. 2008, we will perform a slightly delicate procedure | (software upgrades) for which we will have to temporarily shut down | mail- and web-services in the time between 6pm and 12pm. | | sorry for the inconvenience! `---- Thanks to mur.at for downtime announcment and thanks for hosting. JFYI && regards, -mika-

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grml on usb stick: can not get partition to start at cylinder 1
by Peter 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hi I try to get grml_small on a usb stick. thanks to mikas nice blog /http://michael-prokop.at/blog/2006/03/24/booten-vom-usb-stick-fdisk-vs-cfdisk/ I learned that the first partition has to start on cylinder 1. However, when using fdisk or cfdisk , I always get 63 as the value for Start (as Mika has pointed out, the output of fdisk differs from fdisk -l -u , the former showing the value 1 and the latter the value 63) In his blog Mika says: "As soon as I had adjusted the partition ..." But how did he adjust ? Thanks Peter

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debtorrent
by C.M. Brannon 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

I just grabbed the debtorrent package. Is anyone using it? I really like the idea of bittorrent as a distribution method for software packages, since those packages are gpg-signed. -- Chris

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console skype and voice chat
by josh 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

Hi, Are there console voice chat programs? like a console version of skype and things? Josh email: jkenn337(a)gmail.com skype: jkenn337 msn: kenn6498ku(a)hotmail.com

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installing grml with software speech
by josh 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Hi, Can one install grml using software speech? or do you need hardware speech to run the grml to hard drive installation? Josh email: jkenn337(a)gmail.com skype: jkenn337 msn: kenn6498ku(a)hotmail.com

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which iso is the best to install grml 2 hd?
by marco.fisch＠n-ergie.de 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Hi grml users, which iso is the best to get grml installed to harddisk? i've tried to install grml from live-cd-iso, but during the upgrade process there are a lot of broken packages or better said unreachable dependencies. thanks for ur help. regards Marco --------------------- Windows ist wie ein Lemming... ... es läuft planlos in der Gegend rum, um dann gezielt abzustürzen.

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/cdrom/scripts not working
by Jon 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

Hi mika, Perhaps related to the earlier bootparams issue, I get this after creating scripts/grml.sh on a usb memory stick and booting with the 'scripts' option: * grml script found on CD, executing /cdrom/scripts/*. config_cdrom_scripts:.:4: no such file or directory: /cdrom/scripts/* and the script doesn't execute. Not sure if this is deprecated or not, as you described /cdrom as the 'old directory layout' in issue414. Thanks again.

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bootparams not working
by Jon 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

Hi, I've got grml booting off a usb memory stick as per these instructions: http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=usb I want to change the default boot options, so I added a bootparams/params text file at the root of the memory stick with 'toram ssh=foo nodhcp'. The file seems to be ignored though; it just boots normally with no options added. Could someone tell me what I'm missing?

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grml on laptops
by josh 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

Hi, Will grml run on laptops? particularly on the oqo laptop found at www.oqo.com ? Josh email: jkenn337(a)gmail.com skype: jkenn337 msn: kenn6498ku(a)hotmail.com

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direct-x equivalent
by josh 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

Hi, Is there any equivalent to direct-x in open-gl? Josh email: jkenn337(a)gmail.com skype: jkenn337 msn: kenn6498ku(a)hotmail.com

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lite-weight version of emacspeak
by josh 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

Hi, What is this liteweight version of emacspeak called again? Josh email: jkenn337(a)gmail.com skype: jkenn337 msn: kenn6498ku(a)hotmail.com

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grml and linksys wireless USB adapter
by josh 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

Hi, Does the linksys wireless USB adapter work with grml? This USB adapter is for receiving wireless signals put out by a wi--fi router. Also, does Emacspeak and IBM viavoice come with grml? What speech synthesizers come with the standard grml? Josh email: jkenn337(a)gmail.com skype: jkenn337 msn: kenn6498ku(a)hotmail.com

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Re: starting grml_medium with linld
by didi.segbert＠arcor.de 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

Hello Mika, thank your for your answer. If have add the live-medium-path= in the parameter-file for linld, but it did not work. I want to run grml_medium on an asus eeepc. The usb-stick boots to novell dos (c:). In the directory grml are the files linld077.com linld.par linux26 initrd.gz and grml.iso (the grml.squashfs file). I changes into the grml-direcotory cd grml and then i start linld as follows: linld097.com image=linux26 initrd=initrd.gz cl=linld.par The linld.par looks as follows: swspeak grml_dir=grml grml_name=grml.iso apm=power-off lang=de vga=normal quiet nomce blind brltty=vo,usb,text-german.tbl keyboard=de toram=grml.iso scandelay=30 live-media-path=grml boot=LIVE The last mesassege is something as waiting for rootfs but no sound and no braillterminal. Is the brltty package on the grml_mdeium? thanks for your help Regards Dietmar

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starting grml_medium with linld?
by didi.segbert＠arcor.de 14 Feb '08

14 Feb '08

Hello, i want to start the grml_medium with linld or loadlin. I have copied the grml.squashfs file the linux26 and the initrd.gz to an usb-stick and on in a direcotory named grml. The usb-stick boots to novel-dos 7.0 and after that i want to start the grml_medium with support for my brailledisplay and softwarespeak (blind brltty=vo,usb,text-german.tbl swspeak). How must i set the options for grml in an parameter-file for loadlin or linld? Thanks for your help. Regards Dietmar

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Re: [Grml] Missing fat32 partition
by Maurice McCarthy 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Many of the things you ask about have been discussed in this mailing list. You can download the whole list archive with wget http://lists.mur.at/pipermail/grml.mbox/grml.mbox Thunderbird or Seamonkey on Windows should be able to import or open this so that you can search it. Good Luck! Moss > Thanks, I'll check all those things out. > At the moment it is even more confusing, as I'm a blind user and I have to > learn, not only linux, but also how to work with speech in linux. > At the moment I haven't goten gnome to run even; the startx command does > nothing, but I guess that is another topic...

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