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13 Aug '06

Hi: I have an ATI card. I was not able to use Xorg in grml 0.7 except after HD install. Yesterday, I tried the grml 0.8-rc1 and found that I was still not able to use X out of box. I was trying to find an appropriate (fallback) driver for X, I tried: grml-x -module ati grml-x -module radeon grml-x -module vesa None can start X. Is it possible to use X without installing anything, ie. the ATI proprietary driver fglrx? thanks

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bitmap fonts
by T 13 Aug '06

13 Aug '06

Hi I read somewhere that DSL (Dam Small Linux) is removing the bitmap fonts entirely from the system. Since so many high quality TrueType fonts are available, it is a waste of space to still have bitmap fonts. Is this on the todo list of grml as well? thanks

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Removal of xprint
by T 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Hi I noticed that xprint is removed from the 0.8 release. http://grml.org/files/README-0.8-rc1.php Is it superseded by something else? What the suggested alternative to xprint? thanks

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Adjusted packages
by T 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Hi, mika: I have a suggestion, next time you blog what packages get removed/added, could you add the description to the package names as well? So we get a brief idea what are added/deleted, without to look them up. 2nd, of all the followding deleted packages, are there any alternatives, or they are remove for space-saving purpose? hgrep highlight output of grep numlockx enable NumLock in X11 sessions qtparted A parted frontend using QT tripwire file and directory integrity checker thanks

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ATI proprietary driver fglrx and Xvideo support
by T 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Hi, I'm using the fglrx driver for my ATI card. Does it has Xvideo support? When I tried with mplayer -vo xv moviefile I get: ----------------------- It seems there is no Xvideo support for your video card available. Run 'xvinfo' to verify its Xv support and read DOCS/HTML/en/video.html#xv! See 'mplayer -vo help' for other (non-xv) video out drivers. ----------------------- Please help thanks PS. - I used to use "mplayer -vo xv" in Sarge, the video driver was ati before. - here is my fglrx related packges (I know the latest should be v8.27.10): ii fglrx-control_8.23.7-1 ii fglrx-driver_8.25.18-1 ii fglrx-kernel-2.6.16-grml_8.25.18-1+grml.05

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adduser and RPC Connection
by T 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

hi whenever I add a user in grml, I get the following error: rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused I've never see this before, and would like to know why adduser need to do some rpc calls/connections. thanks

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Enjoying 0.8 RC
by Jeff 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

I am enjoying the new release candidate. The wallpaper is a big improvement. :) I haven't found any bugs at this point. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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fun with x
by Martin Yazdzik 06 Aug '06

06 Aug '06

dear m and friends, just for fun, i tried the rc on an older pc without the need for wireless card. grml-x issue - no screen found now, if I copy the xorg.conf that I always use for that machine, then issue grml-x fluxbox, it is gorgeous, screen, colous, resolution. I am attaching the corresponding files, the ln one and grml one, but the most interesting thing is that get-edid | parse-edid provides the correct information, matching exactly the one in my own file, to wit: Section "Monitor" VendorName "Dell" ModelName "Dell M781p" Identifier "Dell M781p" HorizSync 30-85 VertRefresh 50-160 Option "DPMS" EndSection whilst, in spite of edid being correct, in se et sine alium, the grml generated file remains: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" # ModelName "Old Monitor (no DDC)" Option "DPMS" "true" # HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors # HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors HorizSync 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 # VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker. # VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT default. VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 # Need more information? # http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl # http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/ EndSection I hope it is my own inability to figure out what is wrong, but whether I use -module vesa or -module radeon, or no options, there is something wrong. Sorry to bother you all, but hope this may be of interest. Best, martin -- "...children and young people feel instinctively the difference between those who genuinely wish them well and those who regard them merely as raw material for some scheme." --Russell

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grml on a pendrive
by Kevin Jones 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

I and a friend are trying to use the grml harddrive install to put it on a 4gb pendrive. Seem to have problems though, almost seems like scsi errors, I couldn't see the screen and we didn't run grml with voice so i'd have to try again to get error messoges; but basically just treated the pendrive like a harddrive. Has anyone gotten this to work? Kevin grml-request(a)mur.at wrote: > 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: fun with x (Nico Golde) > 2. Re: fun with x (Wernfried Haas) > 3. Re: fun with x (Michael Prokop) > 4. Re: fun with x (Michael Prokop) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:25:45 +0200 > From: Nico Golde <nico(a)ngolde.de> > Subject: Re: [Grml] fun with x > To: grml(a)mur.at > Message-ID: <20060804082544.GA26045(a)ngolde.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi, > * Martin Yazdzik <yazdzik(a)nyct.net> [2006-08-03 23:08]: > [...] > >>whilst, in spite of edid being correct, in se et sine alium, the grml >>generated file remains: >> >> >> >>Section "Monitor" >> Identifier "Monitor0" >># ModelName "Old Monitor (no DDC)" >> Option "DPMS" "true" >># HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors >># HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors >> HorizSync 30.0 - 85.0 >>30.0 - 85.0 >>30.0 - 85.0 >>30.0 - 85.0 >># VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker. >># VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT >>default. > > [...] > I also have this bug with rc1, reported to mika. > regards Nico

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Re: grml bug report: ndiswrapper
by Martin Yazdzik 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

> > I updated the package to the new upstream version 1.21 (old one was > 1.18), as usual it's available in the grml-repos. Can you please try > that? > > wget > http://grml.org/repos/ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.17-grml_1.21-1+grml.06_i386.d >eb dpkg -i ndiswrapper-modules*.deb > > regards, > -mika dear mika and friends, please tell me if I am being a pain in the ass, as I am trying to help, even though I am a non-coder, and do not have money to give you. here is lsmod from the new live cd: Module Size Used by ndiswrapper 145232 0 speedstep_centrino 6768 1 freq_table 4384 1 speedstep_centrino cpufreq_userspace 4128 1 af_packet 16136 0 ntfs 221112 1 video 13444 0 thermal 11016 0 processor 22088 2 speedstep_centrino,thermal fan 4100 0 container 4096 0 button 5776 0 battery 8324 0 ac 4356 0 fuse 29960 0 pcmcia 27836 0 slamr 373572 0 ungrab_winmodem 2816 0 snd_intel8x0 26396 0 snd_intel8x0m 13452 5 snd_ac97_codec 80288 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m snd_ac97_bus 2944 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss 32384 0 snd_mixer_oss 14336 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 64132 6 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 17540 1 snd_pcm bcm43xx 397952 0 snd 41220 15 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer yenta_socket 21132 1 rsrc_nonstatic 10624 1 yenta_socket intel_agp 18844 1 bcm5700 129004 0 i2c_i801 8076 0 joydev 8128 0 tsdev 6592 0 soundcore 7776 1 snd tg3 88836 0 ieee80211softmac 21504 1 bcm43xx ieee80211 26440 2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac ieee80211_crypt 5376 1 ieee80211 snd_page_alloc 7944 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_pcm i2c_core 16128 1 i2c_i801 evdev 7808 0 agpgart 24164 1 intel_agp pcmcia_core 31128 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic pcspkr 3328 0 rtc 7440 0 unionfs 72736 1 sbp2 18824 0 ohci1394 27440 0 ieee1394 274136 2 sbp2,ohci1394 usb_storage 67648 0 ohci_hcd 16772 0 uhci_hcd 18440 0 ehci_hcd 25608 0 usbcore 96768 6 ndiswrapper,usb_storage,ohci_hcd,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd firmware_class 8192 2 pcmcia,bcm43xx module info filename: /lib/modules/2.6.17-grml/misc/ndiswrapper.ko author: ndiswrapper team <ndiswrapper-general(a)lists.sourceforge.net> description: NDIS wrapper driver version: 1.21 license: GPL vermagic: 2.6.17-grml SMP preempt mod_unload 586 REGPARM gcc-4.1 depends: usbcore srcversion: A357A4A5A3CF24512732DC2 parm: hangcheck_interval:The interval, in seconds, for checking if driver is hung. (default: 0) (int) parm: debug:debug level (int) parm: proc_gid:The gid of the files created in /proc (default: 0). (int) parm: proc_uid:The uid of the files created in /proc (default: 0). (int) parm: if_name:Network interface name or template (default: wlan%d) (charp) Why do these broadcom modules load? (I know they are part of the kernel now, but is there a possibility of conflict?) ieee80211softmac 21504 1 bcm43xx ieee80211 26440 2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac ieee80211_crypt 5376 1 ieee80211 Is there an easy way for a novice to check for irq conflicts? Please accept my apologies for my ignorance. Best Martin -- "...children and young people feel instinctively the difference between those who genuinely wish them well and those who regard them merely as raw material for some scheme." --Russell

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devel 0.8 ndiswrapper
by my 03 Aug '06

03 Aug '06

Is anyone else having an issue with ndiswrapper? I have rechecked on live cd of 0.7: nano /etc/network/interfaces "iface wlan0 inet dhcp" then ndiswrapper -i /path/to/driver modprobe ndiswrapper (green wireless light illuminates in 0.7, not in 0.8) iwconfig wlan0 blah blah ifup wlan0 works fine in 0.7 does nothing at all in 0.8 Is this another udev issue, or am I stupidly missing something new I should know? Or is the module not ready for newbie consumption yet? Thanks, mika, for all your work and that of the team. Regards, martin

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new develrelease: 0.7-6
by T 31 Jul '06

31 Jul '06

Hi just want a quick confirm. The new develrelease 0.7-6 is using xorg 7.0, isn't it? thanks

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Alsa can't find mixer /dev/PCM
by T 29 Jul '06

29 Jul '06

Hi when I started up XMMS with the alsa output plugin. I get: ** WARNING **: alsa_setup_mixer(): Failed to find mixer element: /dev/PCM How do I (re)create /dev/pcm? thanks

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new kernel to get new ati driver
by my 29 Jul '06

29 Jul '06

Dear M and Friends, One of the few weak spots in grml was the lack of ability to install the latest ati drivers as they came out. How safe is it to apt get the new grml kernel and fglrx driver, to wit, since I must have the ndiswrapper work, will module assistant be able to make sure that the ndiswrapper works with the new kernel, so I have the pleasure of being able to connect to the internet and plage you with ignorant questions? I would still love dearly to be able to install and run a custom kernel, as the boot up time here is still longer than it need be, and I suspect there might be some gains in speed to be had throughout. If I were to wait for grml 8, due out, I presume, soon, will the kernel recompile be straightforward, as in debian, and the modules all work without a hitch? Will there be a way to apt install all the grml patches? I know you need noobs like a case of diptheria, but I appreciate the help. Best, Martin

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Slow access to CD
by T 27 Jul '06

27 Jul '06

Hi My CD accessing speed is extremely slow. For "cdrdao read-cd", which normally takes 5~6min, takes 5 times as long: real 24m54.889s user 0m0.004s sys 0m0.016s For "vcdxrip", which normally takes same as "cdrdao read-cd", 5~6min, literely takes forever: #extract[avseq01.mpg]: 148720/354829 (42%) ^C real 83m17.571s user 0m0.000s sys 0m0.012s Everything has been fine in Debian Sarge. What could be wrong? PS. I've turned dma on for my CD: % hdparm -d1 /dev/hdc /dev/hdc: setting using_dma to 1 (on) using_dma = 1 (on) please help thanks

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Re: [Grml] grml or debian?
by Frank 25 Jul '06

25 Jul '06

Hi! >> So which software repository is actually used? I have a stock debian and >> added the GRML repo, to have a look what´s in there. I found 29 packages >> and wondering now, which part of debian you are using. Is this just >> added to make the "pure" debian unstable a bit more convenient and >> userfriendly? >> >>> It's not perfect; nothing is. It's more perfect than stock Debian >>> Sid, and way more up to date than Debian Stable. >>> >>> >> Is it possible to set up grml with "testing"? Thats what i have right >> now, but i dont like the debian installer, and i dont want to download >> all the KDE-libs when choosing "desktop-install" and so on (when doin a >> new install on another machine). You know the hassles of the Installer :-) >> > You can use grml with all debian flavors. > But sid is mostly used. > Its just a "special" sid installation with some extra packages and extra > intelligence. > But this means, that there should be some packages that need to be downgraded, or am i wrong? You put packages from Sid on the CD and modify your sources list to "testing", right? And there are no problems? Really? :-) Debian upgrading is great and I love the APT-System - but downgrading (like e.g. with BSD´s Ports-system) isnt that cool. But ok, you are the ones who know. I think i will give it a try next time I have to set up a Debian machine. Greetings, Frank

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Boot from compact flash
by Markus Kutschan 24 Jul '06

24 Jul '06

Hi, I would like to boot grml_small from CF (via IDE-CF-adapter). According to the FAQ, this should be a piece of cake. I mkfs'ed the filesystem to ext2, put the iso image on the CF and had a go at it. However, all I get is the complaint "Missing Operating System". How can I fix that? BTW, the partition is marked as bootable. Regards, Markus

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grml or debian?
by johannes swoboda 22 Jul '06

22 Jul '06

Hello! I'm actually using grml with harddisk-installation.I've also installed some debian packages. My question: What are the main goals or the differents between grml and a "normal" debian installation? greeting, johannes

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Mounting scripts
by T 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Hi where are the scripts that grml mounts the file systems in live-cd? and HD installation? It'd be a good learning experiences for me to take a look at them. thanks

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grml 0.8
by T 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

Hi Any tentative date for grml 0.8 release? Just asking, no pressure, 'cause I noticed from the wiki pages there are still lots things need to be done. If it'd be long, any tentative date for grml development release that contains xorg 7.0 and new safe kernel? thanks

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lucidasans fonts
by T 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

Hi I love to use the lucidasans fonts. But I've just noticed that I don't have lucidasans fonts in grml. Checking with xlsfonts | grep -i lucidasan all I got are w-lucidasans-* fonts. I looked further into it grep lucidasan /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/fonts.alias tells me that those fonts are from 75dpi x-fonts, but I've got the xfonts-75dpi fonts intstalled? ii xfonts-75dpi 75 dpi fonts for X ii xfonts-bolkhov-cp1251-75dpi 75 dpi CP1251 encoded Cyrillic fonts for X (Cyr-RFX collection) why I don't have the lucidasans fonts? please help. thanks

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RE: GRML 0.7 X Window Background Image - Location?
by Jeff 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

Where is the background image for X Window in GRML 0.7 located. I would like to change or delete it. Thank you for a wonderful distribution. Jeff _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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grml_from_hd
by T 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

Hi what exactly does the cheat code grml_from_hd does? Recently I used to choose the "grml-nofb" lilo option for my HD installation booting, but just realized that the "grml_from_hd" cheat code is not there (a HD installation/lilo bug?). would there be any negitive effect about it? thanks

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changing IP
by Thomas Springer 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

After installing GRML 2 HD, grml gets it's IP-Adress via IP. I changed this setting via "netcardconfig" to a fixed IP, this change seems to be recorded, the ip is changed immediately. After rebooting the system gets the old DHCP-IP again. How do I change the IP to a permanently fixed IP? thomas

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Strange default xterm setting
by T 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

Hi I have the following menu entries in my fluxbox menu: [exec] (Top) {xterm -e top} [exec] (Run) {fbrun} What's strange is that when I choose the "Top" menu entry, the content of top will build up in xterm -- new content shows up below the old one, instead of overwriting them. The same things happens when I tried to "Run" the "xterm -e top" (with the "Run" menu entry) If I launch an xterm, weather via command line or the "Run" menu entry, and issue the top command there, the display is normal -- new content overwriting the old one. I think the reason might be because of the default grml xterm setting, which is resetted by my .profile once the xterm is launched normally. Please comment. thanks

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