Re: Why initrd ?
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 04:31:43PM +0200, Evgeni Golov wrote: > On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:07:41 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > But when i'm going to configure a custom kernel, on known hardware, > > why should i use initrd at all ? I mean, what is the advantage of > > initrd over non-initrd in this case ? Really, any argument ? > > There is just none. > If you have a customized kernel, you do not need an initrd. There are reasons to use initrd (or the newer initramfs) for custon kernels. You need it whenever your root filesystem needs prepartion before you can mount it. Examples are encrypted root fs and root on nfs. Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: pcmcia nics
> > Any recommendations on a pcmcia nic? I have a 3com EtherLink III 10-Base-T/Coax card which works really good. There were never any problems with it (I use it for four years now). Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SMART Self-Test Reports UNC Errors on Dell Latitude D800 Hitachi Travelstar DK23FB
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004, Michael G. Morey wrote: > === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === > SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 > Num Test_DescriptionStatus Remaining > LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error > # 1 Extended offlineCompleted: read failure 80% > 4089 8371832 > # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 4088 - > # 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 0 - > > My manager suggested that I reformat the partitions (we use ReiserFS), > to mark the bad blocks. Is this a viable option? Can the drive be > salvaged, or should it be replaced? Over_write_ the whole drive. If the bad blocks are gone, then the drive has successfully remapped them. Consider replacing the drive anyway if you value your data. If they don't go away then there are so many of them that the remapping capacity of the drive is exhausted. Usually, when this happens, the number of bad blocks will increase steadily. Replace the drive. Walter signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Set http_proxy on cardctl insert
Philipp Haller schrieb am Thursday, den 12. December 2002:
> Hello list,
>
> I am trying to cope with different network environments. I set up various
> schemes in /etc/pcmcia/network.opts. This works fine. For one of those
> schemes I need to set http_proxy. I tried the following (in
> /etc/pcmcia/network.opts):
> # Extra stuff to do after setting up the interface
> start_fn () { http_proxy="http://proxy1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de:3128/"; ;
> return; }
> # Extra stuff to do before shutting down the interface
> stop_fn () { http_proxy="" ; return; }
>
> But http_proxy won't be set. I tried putting "export " in front of
> "http_proxy" but no luck. Is there a different place where I have to set
> http_proxy then? Of course after switching schemes I want http_proxy to be
> unset.
This cannot possibly work. Every running program has its own copy of the
environment variables. You are only setting http_proxy in the shell that
is currently interpreting the network.opts file.
You could try the following: Change the commands above to write the
proxy to a file in the /etc directory. Then change the bash init file
(eg. ~/.bashrc or profile or whatever) to set the proxy variable from
this file. This will only work for newly started shells.
Alternatively, always use a local proxy on your laptop and change its
configuration to forward the requests to the real proxy.
Walter
Re: Set http_proxy on cardctl insert
Yet another idea: If you always use a proxy, then set http_proxy to something like http://123.45.67.89:12345 and use iptables to redirect all outgoing connections to the proxy instead of 123.45.67.89:12345. This allows you to switch proxies on the fly without restarting the programs that use the proxy when it changes. (Extending this idea so that you can completely switch off the proxy is left as an exercise...) Walter
Re: Yet another "what laptop should I buy?" question
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Jérôme Marant wrote: > > The ibm X series is great, s small!! esp the X30 with integrated > > wifi and bluetooth [both supported in linux] maybe not so good as > > desktop replacement but still gorgeous! > > You are right, but it is at least 2900 euros (here in France) and it only > provides DVD/CD drives optionaly. nofost.de has it for 2148 euro (students only). Walter
Re: Set http_proxy on cardctl insert
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Russell Coker wrote: > Masquerading of packets originating at the local machine was a new feature > added in 2.4.20, so this only works if you are tracking the latest kernels. According to my iptables man page (which is older than 2.4.20) the DNAT target should be valid in the OUTPUT chain of the mangle table. But I only tried to DNAT remotely generated packets to a local port (DNAT in PREROUTING) and REDIRECT locally generated packets to a local port (REDIRECT in OUTPUT) on Linux 2.4.17 (works fine) and not DNAT locally generated packets to a remote port (DNAT in OUTPUT). > Also use a reserved private address such as 10.x.x.x. This is indeed a good idea. Walter
Re: Set http_proxy on cardctl insert
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Rob Walker wrote: > I agree that this is a good idea, using private addresses and such. > However, if the goal is to force outgoing web surfing to go somewhere > else, what about masquerading anything going to ports 80 and 443 from > the local machine. That way you wouldn't have to change the proxy > settings on whatever browser you were using. This depends on the proxy. Usually you cannot just forward HTTP connections to a proxy because most proxies require a slightly different format of the request (e.g. "GET http://www.debian.org/ HTTP/0.9" instead of "GET / HTTP/0.9". It's even worse if the proxy requires authentication). Walter
Re: Mobile modems
Robert Michel schrieb am Wednesday, den 26. March 2003: > Quick answer, > do you mean GSM-modems? > AFAIK is it not possibel to recieve Fax with Linux and a GSM-Modem. But sending (at least) works for me (using a Siemens S35 via IR with Hylafax). Walter
Re: apt-get confused when laptop plugged elsewhere
On Mon, 07 Apr 2003, Jan Stary wrote: > Does my eth0 remember 192.168.6.1 as its [something] to use? No, because > all other net apps work ok, connect to where they should etc. > > Any ideas? Is $http_proxy set to 192.168.6.1? Walter
Re: Toshiba Tecra 730XCDT
On Wed, 03 Apr 2002, alberto wrote: > XF86Setup, though, is succesful: it completes its duties sending compliments > about the X server up and running. > > If I then start X (with startX), it crashes, but without any 'fatal error' > message. Only a warning about the mouse. Can you post the log from /var/log/XFree86.0.log ? I have attached the config for an 520CDT laptop, check it out. Walter # XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by Dexconf, the # Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config manual page. # (Type "man XF86Config" at the shell prompt.) Section "Files" # FontPath"unix/:7100"# local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" # FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" # FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" EndSection Section "Module" Load"ddc" Load"GLcore" Load"dbe" Load"dri" Load"extmod" Load"glx" Load"pex5" Load"record" Load"xie" Load"bitmap" Load"freetype" Load"speedo" Load"type1" Load"vbe" Load"int10" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "keyboard" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "de" Option "XkbVariant""nodeadkeys" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device""/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "PS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" # Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "SendCoreEvents""true" Option "Device""/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Generic Video Card" Driver "chips" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" HorizSync 28-38 VertRefresh 43-72 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Generic Video Card" Monitor "Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth16 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Default Screen" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" InputDevice "Generic Mouse" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode0666 EndSection # end of XF86Config
Re: Boot Loader
On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, R.Stepanyan wrote: > Basically I need to install into hda mbr a boot loader which > 1) is menu driven (don't ask why) - so, not LiLo You can do menues with LILO, even graphical ones! I cannot comment on the win98 problem, but I assume LILO can handle this. Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Boot Loader
On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Some Linux distros have a "modified" version of LILO which is graphical with a > menu (Stormix, Mandrake, as a couple examples). And Debian! (I'm not sure if it is "modified", but it certainly can do graphical logos.) Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Weird ssh problem
On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Jo Geraerts wrote: > debug1: Sent encrypted session key. > debug1: Installing crc compensation attack detector. > debug1: Received encrypted confirmation. > Connection closed by 213.119.61.223 The server closed the connection. Get a debug log from the server! Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Weird ssh problem
On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Jo Geraerts wrote: > 10:44:25.286209 217.136.250.136.33097 > 213.119.61.223.2223: . ack 311 win > 6432 (DF) > --- The last packet that the clients sends acks 311 and at the same time sacks 299:311 (although this range is included in the ack 311. I believe this is called DSACK and is some experimental TCP feature. Given that this is the last packet that gets through, it is suspiceous. Try to switch it off (client side): echo "0" >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_dsack While you are at it, try to switch off the rest of the advanced tcp features: tcp_ecn, tcp_sack, tcp_timestamps The ssh debug output seems to indicate that the server closed the connection, but there are no reset or fin packets in the trace. This is strange, too. You could try to rule out the network problems in the following way: Use the working ssh user id to set up a ssh tunnel: client> ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] -L 12345:localhost:22 While this is running try to connect via the ssh tunnel: client> ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]:12345 Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: announce:sysrq keys reconfiguration
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Tuukka Toivonen wrote: > Unfortunately, my laptop is missing Sysrq+U. Sysrq is actually Fn+F9, but > Fn also enables the embedded numeric keypad which changes U to 4. Did you try Fn+F9+(lift Fn, hold F9)+U ? Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Monitoring disk access
On Fri, 02 Aug 2002, Vincent Bernat wrote: > I am trying to spot the application which are regularly using the disk, > waking it up from sleep and eating unnecessary my battery. Is there > some program which could log (on a tmpfs of course ! ;-) ) any disk > access with timestamp, file (well if it doesn't work at filesystem > level, that doesn't hurt) and PID of the application for every disk > access ? Things I remember from doing the same on my Laptop: - use "noatime" in /etc/fstab - Silence syslogd by adding SYSLOGD="-m 0" in /etc/init.d/sysklogd - Change /etc/cron.d/exim to prevent exim from running the queue every 15 minutes (mind the consequences!) - increase the default-lease-time on the DHCP server > Moreover, the Battery Powered Linux HOWTO is quite old, is there some > other documents about all this. For example, how to instruct Linux to > keep the data in cache longer ? Dont't. Actually, Linux will not prune the read cache unless it needs the memory anyway, and it is usually better to write anything to the disk immediately because otherwise you are just waiting for the disk to spin down so that the write will spin it up again :-( Walter
Re: Monitoring disk access
On Fri, 02 Aug 2002, Vincent Bernat wrote: > OoO En ce début d'après-midi nuageux du vendredi 02 août 2002, vers > 14:07, Walter Hofmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> disait: > > > - Change /etc/cron.d/exim to prevent exim from running the queue every > > 15 minutes (mind the consequences!) > > I use postfix, is there a similar trick for it ? I don't know. See if it installs a cron job somewhere. Walter
Re: Monitoring disk access
On Fri, 02 Aug 2002, Walter Hofmann wrote: > On Fri, 02 Aug 2002, Vincent Bernat wrote: > > > I am trying to spot the application which are regularly using the disk, > > waking it up from sleep and eating unnecessary my battery. Is there > > some program which could log (on a tmpfs of course ! ;-) ) any disk > > access with timestamp, file (well if it doesn't work at filesystem > > level, that doesn't hurt) and PID of the application for every disk > > access ? > > Things I remember from doing the same on my Laptop: > - use "noatime" in /etc/fstab > - Silence syslogd by adding SYSLOGD="-m 0" in /etc/init.d/sysklogd > - Change /etc/cron.d/exim to prevent exim from running the queue every > 15 minutes (mind the consequences!) > - increase the default-lease-time on the DHCP server - adding lpd_poll_time=0 to /etc/lpd.conf Walter Hofmann [Old thread, I'm mainly posting this for the people searching the archive.]
Re: Toshiba Tecra 730XCDT
On Wed, 03 Apr 2002, alberto wrote: > XF86Setup, though, is succesful: it completes its duties sending compliments > about the X server up and running. > > If I then start X (with startX), it crashes, but without any 'fatal error' > message. Only a warning about the mouse. Can you post the log from /var/log/XFree86.0.log ? I have attached the config for an 520CDT laptop, check it out. Walter # XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by Dexconf, the # Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config manual page. # (Type "man XF86Config" at the shell prompt.) Section "Files" # FontPath"unix/:7100"# local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" # FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" # FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" EndSection Section "Module" Load"ddc" Load"GLcore" Load"dbe" Load"dri" Load"extmod" Load"glx" Load"pex5" Load"record" Load"xie" Load"bitmap" Load"freetype" Load"speedo" Load"type1" Load"vbe" Load"int10" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "keyboard" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "de" Option "XkbVariant""nodeadkeys" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device""/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "PS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" # Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "SendCoreEvents""true" Option "Device""/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Generic Video Card" Driver "chips" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" HorizSync 28-38 VertRefresh 43-72 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Generic Video Card" Monitor "Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth16 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "800x600" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Default Screen" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" InputDevice "Generic Mouse" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode0666 EndSection # end of XF86Config
Re: Boot Loader
On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, R.Stepanyan wrote: > Basically I need to install into hda mbr a boot loader which > 1) is menu driven (don't ask why) - so, not LiLo You can do menues with LILO, even graphical ones! I cannot comment on the win98 problem, but I assume LILO can handle this. Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Boot Loader
On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Some Linux distros have a "modified" version of LILO which is graphical with a > menu (Stormix, Mandrake, as a couple examples). And Debian! (I'm not sure if it is "modified", but it certainly can do graphical logos.) Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Weird ssh problem
On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Jo Geraerts wrote: > debug1: Sent encrypted session key. > debug1: Installing crc compensation attack detector. > debug1: Received encrypted confirmation. > Connection closed by 213.119.61.223 The server closed the connection. Get a debug log from the server! Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Set http_proxy on cardctl insert
Philipp Haller schrieb am Thursday, den 12. December 2002:
> Hello list,
>
> I am trying to cope with different network environments. I set up various schemes in
>/etc/pcmcia/network.opts. This works fine. For one of those schemes I need to set
>http_proxy. I tried the following (in /etc/pcmcia/network.opts):
> # Extra stuff to do after setting up the interface
> start_fn () { http_proxy="http://proxy1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de:3128/"; ; return; }
> # Extra stuff to do before shutting down the interface
> stop_fn () { http_proxy="" ; return; }
>
> But http_proxy won't be set. I tried putting "export " in front of "http_proxy" but
>no luck. Is there a different place where I have to set http_proxy then? Of course
>after switching schemes I want http_proxy to be unset.
This cannot possibly work. Every running program has its own copy of the
environment variables. You are only setting http_proxy in the shell that
is currently interpreting the network.opts file.
You could try the following: Change the commands above to write the
proxy to a file in the /etc directory. Then change the bash init file
(eg. ~/.bashrc or profile or whatever) to set the proxy variable from
this file. This will only work for newly started shells.
Alternatively, always use a local proxy on your laptop and change its
configuration to forward the requests to the real proxy.
Walter
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Re: Set http_proxy on cardctl insert
Yet another idea: If you always use a proxy, then set http_proxy to something like http://123.45.67.89:12345 and use iptables to redirect all outgoing connections to the proxy instead of 123.45.67.89:12345. This allows you to switch proxies on the fly without restarting the programs that use the proxy when it changes. (Extending this idea so that you can completely switch off the proxy is left as an exercise...) Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Yet another "what laptop should I buy?" question
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Jérôme Marant wrote: > > The ibm X series is great, s small!! esp the X30 with integrated > > wifi and bluetooth [both supported in linux] maybe not so good as > > desktop replacement but still gorgeous! > > You are right, but it is at least 2900 euros (here in France) and it only > provides DVD/CD drives optionaly. nofost.de has it for 2148 euro (students only). Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Set http_proxy on cardctl insert
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Russell Coker wrote: > Masquerading of packets originating at the local machine was a new feature > added in 2.4.20, so this only works if you are tracking the latest kernels. According to my iptables man page (which is older than 2.4.20) the DNAT target should be valid in the OUTPUT chain of the mangle table. But I only tried to DNAT remotely generated packets to a local port (DNAT in PREROUTING) and REDIRECT locally generated packets to a local port (REDIRECT in OUTPUT) on Linux 2.4.17 (works fine) and not DNAT locally generated packets to a remote port (DNAT in OUTPUT). > Also use a reserved private address such as 10.x.x.x. This is indeed a good idea. Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Set http_proxy on cardctl insert
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Rob Walker wrote: > I agree that this is a good idea, using private addresses and such. > However, if the goal is to force outgoing web surfing to go somewhere > else, what about masquerading anything going to ports 80 and 443 from > the local machine. That way you wouldn't have to change the proxy > settings on whatever browser you were using. This depends on the proxy. Usually you cannot just forward HTTP connections to a proxy because most proxies require a slightly different format of the request (e.g. "GET http://www.debian.org/ HTTP/0.9" instead of "GET / HTTP/0.9". It's even worse if the proxy requires authentication). Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mobile modems
Robert Michel schrieb am Wednesday, den 26. March 2003: > Quick answer, > do you mean GSM-modems? > AFAIK is it not possibel to recieve Fax with Linux and a GSM-Modem. But sending (at least) works for me (using a Siemens S35 via IR with Hylafax). Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: please help with D-Link 650+
On Mon, 03 Nov 2003, Alex Roitman wrote: > Hi, > > It must be a simple question for the one who knows. I'm trying to get my > D-Link 650+ PCMCIA wireless card to work. I think I have read all the > relevant docs, but still can't figure it out. I'm have the PCI version of the very same card running under Debian unstable (2.4.22). It works in ad-hoc mode without WEP. I didn't try managed mode. You need the driver from http://acx100.sourceforge.net/ Another note: If it's a PCI card you should configure it with /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts not /etc/network/interfaces Walter signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: VPN
On Tue, 03 Feb 2004, linux.eqed wrote: > Is there any good how-to's to create a vpn client? or preferably some > deb? I use openvpn and found it pretty stable & convenient. It's not particulary easy to set up, but they provide nice how-tos for various situations: http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/ Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: please help with D-Link 650+
On Mon, 03 Nov 2003, Alex Roitman wrote: > Hi, > > It must be a simple question for the one who knows. I'm trying to get my > D-Link 650+ PCMCIA wireless card to work. I think I have read all the > relevant docs, but still can't figure it out. I'm have the PCI version of the very same card running under Debian unstable (2.4.22). It works in ad-hoc mode without WEP. I didn't try managed mode. You need the driver from http://acx100.sourceforge.net/ Another note: If it's a PCI card you should configure it with /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts not /etc/network/interfaces Walter signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: VPN
On Tue, 03 Feb 2004, linux.eqed wrote: > Is there any good how-to's to create a vpn client? or preferably some > deb? I use openvpn and found it pretty stable & convenient. It's not particulary easy to set up, but they provide nice how-tos for various situations: http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/ Walter
Re: SMART Self-Test Reports UNC Errors on Dell Latitude D800 Hitachi Travelstar DK23FB
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004, Michael G. Morey wrote: > === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === > SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 > Num Test_DescriptionStatus Remaining > LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error > # 1 Extended offlineCompleted: read failure 80% > 4089 8371832 > # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 4088 - > # 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 0 - > > My manager suggested that I reformat the partitions (we use ReiserFS), > to mark the bad blocks. Is this a viable option? Can the drive be > salvaged, or should it be replaced? Over_write_ the whole drive. If the bad blocks are gone, then the drive has successfully remapped them. Consider replacing the drive anyway if you value your data. If they don't go away then there are so many of them that the remapping capacity of the drive is exhausted. Usually, when this happens, the number of bad blocks will increase steadily. Replace the drive. Walter signature.asc Description: Digital signature
