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New Grml developer: Christian Hofstaedtler
by Michael Prokop 12 Okt '10

12 Okt '10

Hi, it's an honor for me to be able to announce a new official Grml developer. Christian Hofstaedtler (AKA ch on IRC) just accepted my offer to join the Grml team as developer. Christian provided not just excellent bugreports but also high quality patches and is known as friendly and helpful user supporter as well. You might also know him from his bugfixes in grml2usb, grml-etc-core, grml-live, grml-terminalserver etc. Actually I can't remember a release where Christian didn't show up as contributor. :) So it was obvious to make Christian an official developer and I'm pleased that Christian joined us. Welcome to the Grml team, Christian! regards, -mika-

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Installing Vmware v71 under grml
by T o n g 12 Okt '10

12 Okt '10

Hi, I'm having difficulties installing Vmware v71 under grml -- I always get gcc and kernel headers must be installed Even though I got everything installed, I think. Please take a look at the last several line of the strace output: 26621 open("/usr/include/linux/version.h", O_RDONLY|O_NOCTTY) = 0 26621 fstat(0, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=97, ...}) = 0 26621 read(0, "#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 13264"..., 97) = 97 26621 close(0) = 0 26621 write(1, "# 1 \"<stdin>\"\n# 1 \"<built-in>\"\n#"..., 146) = 146 26614 <... read resumed> "# 1 \"<stdin>\"\n# 1 \"<built-in>\"\n#"..., 4096) = 146 26621 close(1 <unfinished ...> 26614 close(8 <unfinished ...> 26621 <... close resumed> ) = 0 26614 <... close resumed> ) = 0 26621 munmap(0x7fcffdd98000, 4096 <unfinished ...> 26614 wait4(26618, <unfinished ...> 26621 <... munmap resumed> ) = 0 26621 exit_group(0) = ? 26620 <... wait4 resumed> [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], 0, NULL) = 26621 26620 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/collect2", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=117968, ...}) = 0 26620 access("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/collect2", X_OK) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", 0x7fff24471c60) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) 26620 stat("/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/.", 0x7fff24471c60) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", 0x7fff24471c60) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/bin/.", 0x7fff24471c60) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", 0x7fff24471c60) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/lib/../lib/.", 0x7fff24471c60) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/../../../../lib/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=65536, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", 0x7fff24471c60) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) 26620 stat("/lib/../lib/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/../lib/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=65536, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/.", 0x7fff24471c60) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) 26620 stat("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/../lib/.", 0x7fff24471c60) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/lib/.", 0x7fff24471c60) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) 26620 stat("/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.5/../../../.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=65536, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/lib/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=65536, ...}) = 0 26620 stat("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/.", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 26620 exit_group(0) = ? 26618 <... wait4 resumed> [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], 0, NULL) = 26620 26618 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- 26618 exit_group(0) = ? 26614 <... wait4 resumed> [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], 0, NULL) = 26618 26614 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- 26614 munmap(0x7f6f5d143000, 4096) = 0 26614 write(2, "gcc and kernel headers must be i"..., 41) = 41 I don't know what vmware is trying to do. Seems that it successfully open the version.h file, them moved on probing the directories. This is where I lost. What the code is trying to do? I googled, and seems that VmWare-Workstation 7 has been at least successfully installed on openSUSE 11.2 [1] & openSuSe 11.3 [2]. [1] http://u-random.blogspot.com/2010/01/vmware-workstation-7.html [2] http://communities.vmware.com/message/1576675#1576675 Please help me have vmware installed under grml. The last 84K of trace log is posted in http://paste.grml.org/85/ $ uname -a Linux coral 2.6.35-grml64 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Sep 3 22:06:00 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux Thanks a lot. -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/

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Personal grml-Recovery-CD (grml remastered)
by Werner P. Schulz 05 Okt '10

05 Okt '10

As an alternative to http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=remastering I have done remaster of grml-medium_2010.04.iso using hd-installation in VirtualBox. All steps to create a personal CD within 30 minutes you can find in several scripts as described on http://www.wp-schulz.de/rettung.html Perhaps it may be usefull for some of you. Greetings Werner P. Schulz

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squashfs-lzma-tools and squashfs-lzma-tools4
by T o n g 25 Sep '10

25 Sep '10

Hi mika, I saw you updated docs/grml-live.txt on Wed, 1 Sep 2010, recommending to use squashfs-lzma-tools4 v4.0-1 for grml-live build: ,----- | squashfs-lzma-tools4 4.0-1 is available via the Grml | repositories. It provides the mksquashfs-lzma4 and | unsquashfs-lzma4 binaries. The package does NOT conflict with | neither Debian's squashfs-tools package nor Grml's | squashfs-lzma-tools package . . . `----- However, I found that the squashfs-lzma-tools4 is actually one version older than my current squashfs-lzma-tools: $ apt-cache policy squashfs-lzma-tools4 squashfs-lzma-tools4: Installed: (none) Candidate: 4.0-1 Version table: 4.0-1 0 683 http://deb.grml.org grml-testing/main Packages $ apt-cache policy squashfs-lzma-tools squashfs-lzma-tools: Installed: 4.0-2 Candidate: 4.0-2 Version table: *** 4.0-2 0 683 http://deb.grml.org grml-testing/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status So, is this squashfs-lzma-tools4 really necessary? Will my squashfs-lzma- tools v4.0-2 be ok with the new grml-live build? Thanks -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/

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grml autoconfig and kvm network
by T o n g 25 Sep '10

25 Sep '10

Hi, Whenever I use the '-net user' kvm command-line option, the guest grml will not have the eth0 device. According to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Networking ,----- | By default, if you enable the usermode networking using the '-net | user' command-line option, the guest OS will get an IP address in | the 10.0.2.0/24 address space and the host OS will be reachable | at 10.0.2.2. `----- However, whenever I use the '-net user' option, there will be no eth0 device. I.e., kvm -net user -boot d -cdrom grml-medium_2010.04.iso This I'll get an eth0 device, and an IP for it. kvm -net user -boot d -cdrom grml-medium_2010.04.iso This I won't get the eth0 device. The /etc/network/interfaces file only contains lo device, no eth0. Is it my kvm problem or grml autoconfig's? FYI, my kvm is just the vanilla one: $ apt-cache policy qemu-kvm qemu-kvm: Installed: 0.12.5+dfsg-3 Candidate: 0.12.5+dfsg-3 Version table: *** 0.12.5+dfsg-3 0 360 http://cdn.debian.net testing/main Packages 50 http://cdn.debian.net unstable/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Please help. Thanks -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/

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GRML HD Install is receiving DHCP address, though static is assigned.
by Brandon McGinty 25 Sep '10

25 Sep '10

List, I've installed GRML on two machines, now. The first went perfectly, updated, everything worked out-of-the-box, and I love it. However, with my second machine, I can't get GRML to allow wlan0 to set a static address (and yes, I have set an address outside of my router's DHCP range). I have changed /etc/network/interfaces to a static address. I have restarted networking, wpa_supplicant, and the machine, and have tripple-checked the interfaces file several times. Eth0's static address worked, and works, like a charm. I have completely commented it out of the interfaces file, to make sure that it was not interfearing with wlan0. In the /var/log/messages file, I noticed a line about Pump being used, though I could find nothing to override or disable it, and no prooff that it was making wlan0 use a DHCP address. Any suggestions you all can provide would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Brandon McGinty

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need help fast sta
by martin yazdzik 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

Dear friends at grml, Please forgive the need for something quick, but I have no wired connexion here and need some help. I have have downloaded, I think, the .debs for the broadcom sta driver to my home folder. I need to install grml, after two years, because I did something stupid. Fortunately, my home directory in on separate partition, so how do I: a: install grml while keeping that partition as home? (Had I the internet more than a few minutes a day I could google this stuff...sorry.) b. include the sta drivers as part of the installation. Last time I simply used ndiswrapper, but that was a while ago. If that still works, then I can go that route, but I cannot remember offhand if I can do a complete GRML install and not need a wire ever. c. I am presuming the nvidia drivers still work with grml, and there is not a kernel version that borks that. I inadvertently installed something without really reading it(yes, you make attack my stupidity, I deserve it). I need, as I work in the arts, the very latest flash viewers and so on, but one of the updates to squeeze needed udev which needed a kernel, so instead of thinking, I am now in Panama with no real laptop. Any help to get me into gnome with all my apps via sta, with 3d working would mean a lot. I am supposing that sta is not included on the cd, and, no, ubuntu is not for me, thanks anyway. Thanks again to all of you, Martin Fronti nulla fides.

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grml2usb, syslinux and mtools on debian squeeze
by Michael Gissing 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

Hi list! I'm using grml2usb (0.9.25) from grml repo on a Debian Squeeze system. grml2usb fails with the message Installing syslinux as bootloader sh: mcopy: not found syslinux: failed to create ldlinux.sys That's because syslinux package in Debian Squezze just 'suggests' mtools package. I filed a Bug in Debian BTS requesting syslinux at least to recommend mtools package but it was closed... (Bug#594331 [1]) Maybe grml2usb could catch this error and give a more user friendly explanation why the command failed. greetz, Michael [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=594331

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kernel upgrade
by didi.segbert＠arcor.de 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

Hello, i am using a germl squeeze with kernel 2.6.31-grml on my asus netbook 1005ha-m. Now i want to install a newer kernel 2.6.33-grml as secodn kernel. I have installed all the modules and the kernel with the aptitude command. After that i have done a update-initramfs -u -t -k 2.6.33-grml, grub2 i have configured. But the kernel will not start the system. I use speakup, so i can not see, what the monitor will display, bevor espeakup iststarted. Must i do a depmod for the new installed kernel? Is there a script included in grml, that will upgrade a kernel automaticaly? Regards. Dietmar

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Announce: Expected downtime of grml.org and further services on 2010-09-09
by Michael Prokop 05 Sep '10

05 Sep '10

Hi, due to a server migration at our provider the grml.org website and a few services will experience an expected downtime, from: 9th of september 2010, 22:00 CEST / 20:00 UTC until 10th of september 2010, 9:00 CEST / 7:00 UTC The affected services will be: http://grml.org/ http://ml.grml.org/ http://deb.grml.org/ http://bts.grml.org/ http://git.grml.org/ http://paste.grml.org/ jabber://jabber.grml.org Please note that mails sent to any grml.org mailaddress will be delayed. *Not* affected are the grml user mailinglist and the following services: http://wiki.grml.org/ http://grml.supersized.org/ http://twitter.grml.org/ http://twitter.com/grmlproject http://identi.ca/grml http://daily.grml.org/ http://planet.grml.org/ #grml IRC channel on freenode Please notice that a mirror of the main website grml.org is available at http://grml.deb.at/grml-www/ and a mirror of the repository (http://deb.grml.org/) is available at http://debian.netcologne.de/www.grml.org/deb.grml.org/ If the downtime will be longer than expected we'll be providing updated information through the available channels (grml user mailinglist, twitter/identi.ca and IRC being #grml on freenode). regards, -mika-

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