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new member intro and questions.
by Allison Mervis 26 Mai '07

26 Mai '07

Hi all! My name is Allison, and I am totally blind. I understand that grml includes some degree of screen reader support, but here is what I need to be able to do. Right now, I'm using an Acer Laptop running Windows XP home SP2. I would like to burn an image of GRML to a CD, insert it into my drive, restart the computer, and have it boot up talking in Linux. I would like to later restart the computer, and have it boot back up in windows. I don't own a hardware synthesizer, and I've been led to understand that this limits my options somewhat. Is the scenario I've just descried even possible? Thanks! Allison

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Suspend resume bugs
by Mark 26 Mai '07

26 Mai '07

Linus Torvalds : "For example, look at suspend/resume bugs. Do you realize that 99% of them are device driver issues, but how the heck do you connect a "my laptop does't resume" to the _right_ device driver maintainer?" http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/28/438 (So USB_CONFIG_SUSPEND may cause issues with hardware devices, which kernel upgrades alone won't fix, only driver upgrades, one per device.)

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2.6.21 IDE change
by Mark 21 Mai '07

21 Mai '07

Is this change in Debian too, or just RedHat? https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-April/msg01252.html The 2.6.21 kernel uses new IDE drivers which use the same 'libata' subsystem as the SATA drivers. As a side-effect, IDE devices previously named /dev/hdX will now be named /dev/sdX. This may cause problems with anything that mentions devices by name instead of by filesystem label. Anaconda should be able to detect most of these problems and help you fix them.

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grml-halt on usb disk, for writing on unionfs
by pat 21 Mai '07

21 Mai '07

hi there i have installed grml successfully on my cf card. i'm searching a way how to write my new configurations and files on the disk. i've found a way how to sync an unionfs with the originaly readonly mounted directory... but i'm a bit confused. i don't now how it should look like in the grml debian derivate. here is the original debian wrap script: #!/bin/bash # halt-wrap mount -o remount rw /OLD_ROOT/real_root rsync --delete -abRvz --exclude "/sys" --exclude "/proc" --exclude "/dev" --exclude "/OLD_ROOT" / /OLD_ROOT/real_root/ halt should i copy this script in /usr/sbin or put it in /etc/init.d/ and modifier the /etc/rc.conf ( or something i don't remember anymore... because i'm using the symlinking stuff )??

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kernel to support powertop ?
by gary ng 20 Mai '07

20 Mai '07

Hi, I am wondering if it is possible in newer version that features in the kernel to support powertop be enabled ? ____________________________________________________________________________________Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php

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Please test 1.0rc2 usb
by Mark 19 Mai '07

19 Mai '07

Anyone with access to external USB disks should test grml 1.0rc2. At our site USB has worked fine with all previous grmls but rc2 USB seems broken. A bug report #203 has been filed. File your own if you discover problems. Mika's close to a final release. Please perform tests with rc2 if you have time, both of us would appreciate it very much. Mark

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grml 1.0, grml64 0.1 and grml-small 0.4 released
by Michael Prokop 19 Mai '07

19 Mai '07

Hi grml users and developers, grml 1.0 with codename Meilenschwein, grml64 0.1 with codename LiveShell and grml-small 0.4 with codename Springinkerl have been released and are hitting the mirrors. The official release announcements providing all the relevant news are available at: grml 1.0 => http://grml.org/files/README-grml-1.0.php grml64 0.1 => http://grml.org/files/README-grml64-0.1.php grml-small 0.4 => http://grml.org/files/README-grml-small-0.4.php Issues regarding the release can be found in the grml-wiki at http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml_1.0 and http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml64_0.1 and http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml-small_0.4 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 feedback your is welcome. 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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rc1
by martin yazdzik 14 Mai '07

14 Mai '07

Dear Mika and friends, What does work for me, ignorant noob that I am? everything, basically - getting a complete gnome desktop is a matter of really knowing deps, but otherwise, cool. All serious issues, drivers, sound, ndiswrapper, xorg config worked otob. note - one can no longer set time or services via gnome apps because gnome is convinced that the distro is not debian 3d accel works with my ancient ati x600 card with ati as driver in xorg, which is fantastic....wow .... note one must install gl dri libs by hand! there is no reason to leave out such a small package, and if the mesa dri were included and the xorg conf for ati drivers set to ati, this would happen by itself. for some reason, one still needs "ide1-noprobe" to get the atapi drivers for a sata dvd drive - I am not sure why this does not happen with feisty or sabayon... the directories to mount the fstab or mtab entries are no longer created automatically - silly this, as that was default behaviour on 0.9, and saved unnecessary typing. the time zone thing is a disaster - after install grml is convinced that the hw clock is set to cest, so booting in and out of it requires a reset of the bios clock.There has to be a way to set this ab initio. Either issue a warning that, before installing, the system should be rebooted and the parameter TZ= set, or better yet, script the questions:' a. is the hw clock set to utc? if no, then b. to what time zone is the clock set. Thus, in my case, no, and America/New_York. Now, if I had remembered to set the parameter at the original boot of the live cd, this probably would not have happened, but that is not something one considers, thus the warning or scripted questions would save a failed install or two. While almost all grml users are in europe, this is a simple matter to remedy. Although hardly necessary, since the distro is not designed to be a consumer desktop, it would be nice if the entire gnome were available somewhere, a la ubuntu. for kde, this is unnecessary, as the versions in either unstable or experimental all match, and most always do. gnome is a mess over two or three versions. There is still no subsitute for runlevel.conf anywhere - this is the best thing anyone has ever invented for the end user. All in all, grml 1 is nigh on perfect. Gratefully, Martin

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GNOME in grml rc1
by Mark 11 Mai '07

11 Mai '07

Martin, Do you use apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment or some other method? Simplicity appeals, but the above command causes problems. Later, apt wants to uninstall the whole gnome-desktop-environment when asked to remove just one tiny piece. I haven't tested grml rc1 yet. Can you elaborate on the GNOME issues you encountered? Thanks, M

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Re: [Grml] Unmet dependencies ?
by Hubert Gabler 10 Mai '07

10 Mai '07

Am Donnerstag, den 10.05.2007, 09:06 -0400 schrieb martin yazdzik: > > What version of grml, and what sources do you have enabled - Hello Martin, I used grml 0.9 and changed sources as you suggested but no effect - same error messages. The problem was solved however after upgrading to grml 1.0 and reistalling grml2hd. Regards, Hubert

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Unmet dependencies ?
by Hubert Gabler 10 Mai '07

10 Mai '07

After installing grml on HD using grml2hd I ran apt-get update and apt-get upgrade. This resulted in a) downloading some 300 MB of data and b) this message: "The following packages have unmet dependencies:" followed by some 20 lines like this: "xserver-xorg: Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>=2:1.3.0.0) but 2:1.1.1.1.-11 is installed" ...... ...... The suggested workaround "try using -f" did not change the situation. How can I install the right dependencies? Hubert

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grml release candidates: grml 1.0-rc1, grml64 0.1-rc1 and grml-small 0.4-rc1
by Michael Prokop 08 Mai '07

08 Mai '07

Hi! I'm proud to be able to present new grml release candidates. New features? Tons of new features! Including a 64bit version of grml. grml 1.0 - release candidate 1 Codename Meilenschwein: http://grml.org/files/README-grml-1.0-rc1.php grml64 0.1 - release candidate 1 Codename LiveShell: http://grml.org/files/README-grml64-0.1-rc1.php grml-small 0.4 - release candidate 1 Codename Springinkerl: http://grml.org/files/README-grml-small-0.4-rc1.php Please consider using bittorrent for downloading the ISOs: http://grml.gwendoline.at/devel/grml_1.0-rc1.iso.torrent http://grml.gwendoline.at/devel/grml64_0.1-rc1.iso.torrent http://grml.gwendoline.at/devel/grml_small_0.4-rc1.iso.torrent If you can't use bittorrent check out the http/ftp URLs (not all available mirrors are in sync yet - but the listed ones are OK): http://grml.org/download/ Known issues can be found at: http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=release_candidate Please report any bug you notice so we can provide stable releases soon! http://grml.org/bugs/ Enjoy grml! 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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grml bug reporting
by Tong Sun 04 Mai '07

04 Mai '07

> Tong, please don't use the grml-user mailinglist as bug report > medium, please use http://bts.grml.org/grml/ instead. Does submit bugs by email still supported in new BTS? As you have noticed, I was using the old grml bug reporting way, sending to: submit(a)bugs.grml.org and only Cc: grml(a)mur.at I hope when the new BTS is fully setup, I can still submit bugs by email while cc grml-user mailinglist. The reason is that, I only use this email address for tons of mailinglists that I'm on, and will not check this email (personally), but via corresponding gmane news. If you need further clarrification of the bug, normally I won't get it. Now things is different because my own confort system has not setup yet, and have to rely on yahoo email... Further, cc grml-user mailinglist might stur up some disscusion from other grml users. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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The bootfrom=xxx.iso doesn't work
by Tong Sun 03 Mai '07

03 Mai '07

Package: grml Version: 0.9-stable2 Severity: important Hi, I found that the bootfrom=xxx.iso cheatcode does not work as expected. I notice the following grub boot menu, title GRML 0.9 from .ISO on sda2 root (hd0,2) kernel /boot.grml/isolinux/linux26 welcome noeject noprompt ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off vga=791 nomce bootfrom=/dev/sda2/Grml/grml_0.9.iso initrd /boot.grml/isolinux/minirt26.gz savedefault boot only works as long as my USB key was plugged in. If not, it won't work. Having Looked into the issue, I realized that, grml search for grml image in all patitions first before doing the bootfrom= cheatcode. When my USB key is plugged in, it can continue on, mounting the .iso as root the second time, though it report missing /lib/.../modeprobe.dep beforehand. When my USB key is not plugged in, i.e., the image scan doesn't find anything, grml will panic before doing the bootfrom=xxx.iso. Test environment: grml 0.9 -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /UNIONFS/bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-grml Locale: LANG=en_US.iso885915, LC_CTYPE=en_US.iso885915 (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages grml depends on: ii grml-autoconfig 0.6-8 main bootup process of a grml syst ii grml-docs 0.9-5 documentation for grml (grml.org) ii grml-etc 0.9-4 ecetera files for the grml system ii grml-files 0.9-1 some misc files for grml ii grml-hwinfo 0.3-2 collect hardware information ii grml-scripts 0.9.5 some small scripts which should ma ii grml-tips 0.3-14 search for tips and hints via a ke grml recommends no packages. -- no debconf information __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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The misbehaving emacs spell check language setting
by Tong Sun 03 Mai '07

03 Mai '07

Package: emacs Version: 21.4a+1-2 Severity: important I boot grml with 'lang=us', and I get the following as my locale: LANG=en_US.iso885915, LC_CTYPE=en_US.iso885915 (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Yet, when I enable flyspell-mode, I get: Loading flyspell...done (Next local Ispell command will use german-new8 dictionary) [2 times] I.e., the spell check language is german, instead of en_US. Test environment: grml 0.9 -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /UNIONFS/bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-grml Locale: LANG=en_US.iso885915, LC_CTYPE=en_US.iso885915 (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages emacs depends on: ii emacs21 21.4a+1-2 The GNU Emacs editor emacs recommends no packages. -- no debconf information __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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config.d & scripts.d cheatcodes
by Tong Sun 03 Mai '07

03 Mai '07

Hi mika, I'm going to implement the config.d & scripts.d functionality in /cdrom/scripts/grml.sh for now. I'm thinking, to make it easy for you to adopt my code into future grml, please write a skeloton code for me, especially, how you'd like to name variable and functions. I'll implement the details, test them, and sent them back to you. PS. The doc is not clear where exactly should the script be put, is it under /scripts/ or /cdrom/scripts/ on the disk (CD/USB)? Ref: From: Michael Prokop <mika <at> grml.org> Subject: Re: Re: [grml-bugs] bug#25: Wish lists for enhancing the grml configuration system Newsgroups: gmane.linux.distributions.grml.user Date: 2007-04-23 12:28:26 GMT > >> - Boot-Options config.d, i.e., please define a grml configuration > >> directory. On booting all the .tbz files from within the defined > >> directory or from the config.d option, will be restored, in the > >> order by their names. > > You mean like the config bootoption which does: > > | restore configuration using file config.tbz from directory /cdrom/config/ > > (see http://grml.org/config/grml-config.html for more details) but > > not only use *one* config.tbz but *all* the available tbz files from > > the directory? > > So it would become: > > | config.d => restore all tbz. files from directory /cdrom/config.d/ > > That's what you want? > Exactly! restore them in the order of their names. Ok. > >> The save-config generated configuration, the plain bzip2 > >> compressed tar archives is a good thing. But I don't like the fact > >> that all related or unrelated files are all stuffed into this same > >> file. I hope that I can group related files into different .tbz > >> files. It is much more easy to manage than a single file. > > You can name your config.tbz like you want (even when generating it > > with save-config), see the config=config_foobar.tbz stuff at > > http://grml.org/config/grml-config.html > > AFAICS all that has to be done for this feature is the config.d > > stuff, right? > Exactly. Ok. I'll add the above stuff to our TODO list and will work on it post grml 1.0. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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The fromhd cheatcode does not work for NTFS partitions
by Tong Sun 03 Mai '07

03 Mai '07

Package: grml Version: 0.9-stable2 Severity: important Hi, I found that the fromhd cheatcode does not work for NTFS partitions. Of the following grub boot menu, title GRML 0.9 root (hd0,2) kernel /boot.grml/isolinux/linux26 welcome noeject noprompt ramdisk_size=1000 00 init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off vga=791\ nomce fromhd=/dev/sda2 initrd /boot.grml/isolinux/minirt26.gz savedefault boot the fromhd=/dev/sda2 won't work -- can't find grml image, while the fromhd=/dev/sda8 works fine. Both /dev/sda2 & /dev/sda8 have identical /GRML root directory. The only difference is that my sda2 is NTFS and sda8 is FAT. Test environment: grml 0.9. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /UNIONFS/bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-grml Locale: LANG=en_US.iso885915, LC_CTYPE=en_US.iso885915 (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages grml depends on: ii grml-autoconfig 0.6-8 main bootup process of a grml syst ii grml-docs 0.9-5 documentation for grml (grml.org) ii grml-etc 0.9-4 ecetera files for the grml system ii grml-files 0.9-1 some misc files for grml ii grml-hwinfo 0.3-2 collect hardware information ii grml-scripts 0.9.5 some small scripts which should ma ii grml-tips 0.3-14 search for tips and hints via a ke grml recommends no packages. -- no debconf information __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Boot grml iso using grml-small
by Tong Sun 02 Mai '07

02 Mai '07

Re: The bootfrom=xxx.iso doesn't work --- Tong wrote: > I found that the bootfrom=xxx.iso cheatcode does not work as expected. > > I notice the following grub boot menu, > > title GRML 0.9 from .ISO on sda2 > root (hd0,2) > kernel /boot.grml/isolinux/linux26 welcome noeject noprompt > ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off vga=791 nomce > bootfrom=/dev/sda2/Grml/grml_0.9.iso > initrd /boot.grml/isolinux/minirt26.gz > savedefault > boot > > only works as long as my USB key was plugged in. If not, it won't work. Using the equvalient syslinux.cfg entry, I was able to boot grml iso from HD using grml-small from USB, but there is a problem, > Having Looked into the issue, I realized that, > > grml search for grml image in all patitions first before doing the bootfrom= > cheatcode. When my USB key is plugged in, it can continue on, mounting the > .iso > as root the second time, though it report missing /lib/.../modeprobe.dep > beforehand. The problem may related to this (unable to load modules). Thy symptom is that the ifconfig -a only shows lo device, not eth0. If I specified 'ifup eth0', the respond was no such device or similar. Duplicated the result each time when tested. Booting grml-small or grml directly won't have such problem. eth0 works fine. Test environment: grml 0.9/grml-small 0.3 tong __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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NTOP not working -- segfault
by Peter Eberl 01 Mai '07

01 Mai '07

OK, just want to let you know: the current grml setting (0.9) + related libraries draw a bogus ntop version. when you try to run it, you receive a segfault :-( OK, that was my approach for a fast and easy network monitoring ..... anyone an idea on how I can fix pretty fast this "bogus" ntop version and get back a working one? regards peb

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[OT] Setup grml sshd
by Tong Sun 01 Mai '07

01 Mai '07

Hi, I'm trying to setup grml to accept my remote ssh login. No problem with that, but I'm facing a configuration problem: How to allow the sshd to verify ssh1 signature before verifying ssh2's, just like what sourceforge.net is doing? I've done the following changes to /etc/ssh/sshd_config: $ diff1 /etc/ssh/sshd_config~ /etc/ssh/sshd_config @@ -8,3 +8,3 @@ Port 22 -Protocol 2,1 +Protocol 1,2 #ListenAddress 0.0.0.0 but that didn't work [1]. Please help. thanks a lot. Tong [1] Correct log to ssh into sourceforge.net: debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct [...] debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password debug1: Next authentication method: publickey debug1: Offering public key: /home/dsl/.ssh/id_rsa debug1: Server accepts key: pkalg ssh-rsa blen 149 My own sshd server: debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct [...] debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive debug1: Next authentication method: publickey debug1: Offering public key: /home/dsl/.ssh/id_rsa debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: Boot grml-small 0.3 from usb-stick
by Tong Sun 01 Mai '07

01 Mai '07

> > Missing parameter in syslinux.cfg. > > > after hitting enter after boot: > > > I got: > > > Could not find kernel image: grml > > Looks like syslinux.cfg contains keywords which your syslinux > version does not like. Yes, that was exactly the reason. The syslinux that I used was too old for grml. Problem solved after using the right version. > > * Get the grml iso (and verifed the md5sum) > > * Mount the iso loopback (e.g. mount -o loop > [...] > > JFYI: grml2usb automates all those steps for you. ;) Hmm, would grml2usb still works running from USB? it was meant to run from CD originally I believe, just checking. thanks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Wish lists for enhancing the grml configuration system
by Tong Sun 28 Apr '07

28 Apr '07

Package: restore-config Severity: wishlist Hi, Mika: First of all, thanks for your hard works that releases grml 0.9-7, and grml-small 0.3-2 recently. I hope the following minor enhancements to the grml configuration system can make into the 1.0 release. - support reading configuration files from NTFS partitions. Don't know if it already possible, just list it here first. - myconfig=scan. I know by default the booting process tries to mount a device labeled GRMLCFG, and do configuration from there. The problem is that, in nowadays window$ world, the cooperate policy will most often prevent me from change my own disk label. You won't believe it, nowadays window$ world is so dummy-proof that in many places I can't even change my window$ desktop settings. So I need another automatic way to specify the grml configuration device. - Boot-Options config.d, i.e., please define a grml configuration directory. On booting all the .tbz files from within the defined directory or from the config.d option, will be restored, in the order by their names. The save-config generated configuration, the plain bzip2 compressed tar archives is a good thing. But I don't like the fact that all related or unrelated files are all stuffed into this same file. I hope that I can group related files into different .tbz files. It is much more easy to manage than a single file. - Boot-Options scripts.d, same concept as config.d, for scripts. - persistentroot. I don't know how comfortable you are about the union fs now, but I still think that a partition or a loopback device as a persistent root, i.e., not only persistent home, is a good idea. To tell the truth, ever since installing grml 0.7 onto my HD, I didn't use/test the new grml iso files any more. Because I've put so much time & effort configuring the installed grml, that I don't want to waste my time again for a new iso versions. With persistentroot, the journey migrating to newer versions of grml can be a bit smoother. Moreover, having a persistentroot can put the automatic installation of debian packages (from directory named debs) into real use, because I think the amount of debian packages that can be automatic installed is limited by ram space. These are all small changes that will have big impacts. Much more flexibilities can be achieved by doing so. Thanks Tong -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (50, 'unstable'), (30, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-grml Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

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Boot grml-small 0.3 from usb-stick
by Tong Sun 27 Apr '07

27 Apr '07

Hi, Is there anything special to boot grml-small 0.3 from usb-stick, other than what is said in the wiki. I followed the wiki, http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=usb ie, * Get the grml iso (and verifed the md5sum) * Mount the iso loopback (e.g. mount -o loop grml_0.4.iso /mnt/grml-iso) * Make FAT16 filesystem on the usbstick (e.g. mkfs.vfat -F 16 -v /dev/sda1) * Mount the usbstick (e.g. mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/external1) * Copy everything to the usbstick (e.g. cp -a /mnt/grml-iso/* /mnt/external1) * Move all files from /mnt/external1/boot/isolinux/ to root of usb-stick (mv /mnt/external1/boot/isolinux/* /mnt/external1) * Umount the usbstick and the grml-iso * Run syslinux on the usbstick (e.g. syslinux /dev/sda1) * Check if the usbstick has an valid mbr, else dd if=mbr.bin of=/dev/sda bs=304 count=1 (mbr.bin is in the syslinux package) However, when I boot my usb, I got: Many lines saying: Unknown keyword in syslinux.cfg. And the last line is: Missing parameter in syslinux.cfg. after hitting enter after boot: I got: Could not find kernel image: grml Please help. thanks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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JFYI: apt-get upgrade: grml-scripts <-> xserver-xorg-core
by Michael Prokop 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

Hi, Preface ======= I noticed that several users are still using the old, deprecated grml-repository (http://grml.org/repos/) instead of the new one (http://deb.grml.org/). Please check whether you are using http://deb.grml.org/ already - if not adjust your sources.list according to the documentation on http://deb.grml.org/ Problem ======= If you stumble upon the following problem: ,---- [ upgrade-log ] | Preparing to replace xserver-xorg-core 2:1.1.1-21 (using .../xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.3.0.0.dfsg-2_i386.deb) ... | Unpacking replacement xserver-xorg-core ... | dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.3.0.0.dfsg-2_i386.deb (--unpack): | trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/gtf.1.gz', which is also in package grml-scripts | dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) | Errors were encountered while processing: | /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.3.0.0.dfsg-2_i386.deb | E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) `---- then please read on for details: Reason ====== Starting with version 2:1.2.99.905-2 the xserver-xorg-core package ships an utility named gtf which was part of grml-scripts already. The grml-scripts package does not ship the binary any longer of course, but installation of new xserver-xorg-core package fails if the grml-scripts package is not yet up2date. Solution ======== Just upgrade the grml-scripts package before upgrading the xserver-xorg-core package. Just execute: # apt-get update # apt-get install grml-scripts # apt-get upgrade [...] or the faster version using the zsh aliases of grml ;) -> # au ; agi grml-scripts ; ag JFYI && 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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Wish grml scripts honor/use debconf method
by Tong Sun 22 Apr '07

22 Apr '07

Package: mkpersistenthome Severity: wishlist Hi, Mika: Is it possible for grml scripts to use the debconf's method to interact with the user? I mean, debconf allows us to define the frontend that we feel most comfortable to use, be it readline, dialog or xdialog, etc. Seems currently all grml scripts uses dialog. It looks nice, but I have to say I really hate dialog. I prefer readline, nice and simple. And most importantly, it leave a clear trace of what questions were asked and what choice/answers I've made. Just hoping that all grml scripts can interact with the user using their most preferred way. Thanks Tong -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (50, 'unstable'), (30, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-grml Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

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