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  3. Knoppix Live Dvd 5.1.1 Hangs With Toshiba Laptop

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    Me and my friend , we have downloaded knoppix DVD 5.1.1 on two different PCs (i.e. we have two different DVD copies, they have got right MD), and on two different times, he told DVD is working fine on his Desktop PC, but when I used these two DVD on my Toshiba Laptop Satellite A100-785, it hangs on :

    Excuting /etc/init.d / x session start:

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Sarting single-X-window session for User knoppix.

    Please stand by a few second while the optimal configuration is being determined

    After this session terminates, the system will automatically shut down

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    probing/loading AGP modules---

    If I hit enter the below prompt is presented "

    root!tty1:/#

    And when I typed in : startx,,,,The process of booting continues till the end.

    Is this what suppose to be ?

    I found similar thread here :

    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/knoppix-h...t-problems.html

  5. Standalone Box And Isa Proxy And Yum Update

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    belongs in your .rc file for the user (/home/username/bash.rc)

    Yes, you are right.

    But the code below as link stated to be add to /etc/yum.conf,,,,did not work 

    proxy=http://proxy.ewrq.au:8080,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, because our ISA uses 8080 proxy
    proxy_username=zillah,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,fake username
    proxy_password=ad123,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,fake password

  6. Standalone Box And Isa Proxy And Yum Update

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    Posted · Edited by zillah

    With my box FC5 at work (Active Directory), I have been able to access the net , I have not logged in with my AD account , I logged in as username : root and password : forum,,,fake one (I know security implication, I have done this for test ).

    First time when I tried to open a browser, window popped up asking me username and password for authentication to use internet (I entered my username: zillah and password:ad123 my active directory account,,,fake ), then I was able to browse the net.

    When I tried to use the command below (via Terminal):

    [root@local]#yum install yum (yumes),,,,It did not work, I believe because of the authentication (ISA proxy) that I mentioned above.

    With the proxy , I followed the link below :

    http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/yum/sn-yum-proxy-server.html

    1- I added the line below to /etc/yum.conf

    proxy=http://proxy.ewrq.au:8080,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, because our ISA uses 8080 proxy
    proxy_username=zillah,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,fake username
    proxy_password=ad123,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,fake password

    Then I tried to use this :

    [root]#yum update yum,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I received this error :

    Loading "installation" Plugin

    Settingup Update Process

    Setting up repositories

    Can not find a valid baseurl for repo:case

    Error: Cannot find valid baseurl for repo:core

    2- I removed the configuration above and I tried these:

    http_proxy=" http://zillah:[email protected]:8080 "
    export http_proxy
    yum update

    [root@localhost # yum update yum

    Traceback (most recent call last):

    File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in ?

    yummain.main(sys.argv[1:])

    File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 80, in main

    base.getOptionsConfig(args)

    File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 177, in getOptionsConfig

    self.doConfigSetup(fn=opts.conffil* e, root=root)

    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/* yum/__init__.py", line 102, in doConfigSetup

    self.conf = config.readMainConfig(fn, root)

    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/* yum/config.py", line 567, in readMainConfig

    confparser.read(configfile)

    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/* yum/parser.py", line 126, in read

    ConfigParser.read(self,filename)

    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/ConfigParser.p* y", line 267, in read

    self._read(fp, filename)

    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/ConfigParser.p* y", line 490, in _read

    raise e

    ConfigParser.ParsingError: File contains parsing errors: /etc/yum.conf

    [line 15]: 'export http_proxy\n'

    [line 16]: 'yum update\n'

  7. Linux Grub And Solaris 10 1/06 Grub

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    Posted · Edited by zillah

    Thanks Helio

    You'll most likely need to mount the solaris slice's label a, edit the grub menu.lst there.

    Since I can not access solaris OS, you meant I have to access Linux OS (FC4),then I have to mount solaris slice a, and after that I have to edit the menu.lst for Solaris OS itself not for FC4,,,,,,,didn't you ?

    download a livecd that can mount basic ufs partitions (freesbie and schillix come to mind).

    You meant instead of accessing the FC4 OS, I can modify the slice "a" by using live CDs that you have mentioned,,,,,,can I use knoppix V4.0.2 (since I have already got it) ?

  9. Solaris Express And This Message

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    Posted · Edited by zillah

    I downloaded Solaris Express (2/06), when I booted laptop using Solaris CD1, the process of the setup stuck on this secreen:

    SunOS Release 5.11 Version Sun_31 32-bit
    Copyright 1983-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc.Use is subject to license terms
    Configuring devices.

    Is this something related to CD itself ? or something elase ?

    Thanks

    Then I have been advised to use verbos booting arguments

    I inserted the CD1, the GRUB menu is displayed.

    Solaris
    Solaris Serial Console ttya
    Solaris Serial Console ttyb (for lx50, v60x and v65x)

    1- I chose option 1

    2- e---for edit, the following text are displayed in the GRUB menu:

    kernel /boot/multiboot kernel/unix -B install_media=cdrom
    module /boot/x86.miniroot

    3- I chose option 1 as well.

    4- I added this:

    kernel /boot/multiboot kernel/unix -B install_media=cdrom -v -m verbose

    5- The output is long message, the end part of this message is:

    ata1 is  /pci@0,0  / pci-ide@1f,1 /ide@1
    			  Ultra DMA mode 5 selected
    			  Ultra DMA mode 2 selected 
    			  Ultra DMA mode 2 selected 
    			  Ultra DMA mode 2 selected 

    Pseudo-device:winlock0
    Winlock0 is /pseudo/winlock@0

    6- Screen stuck with this message.

  10. Linux Grub And Solaris 10 1/06 Grub

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    If you install GRUB into the Master Boot Record (installgrub -m <stage1> <stage2> /dev/rdsk/<slice>) the system will start with GRUB, no matter if the Solaris partition is activated or not.

    Here I got confused because this "installgrub -m <stage1> <stage2> /dev/rdsk/<slice>" does not refer to the location for MBR,,,,,Am I right ?

  11. Linux Grub And Solaris 10 1/06 Grub

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    to install Solaris grub to the MBR

    installgrub -m <stage1> <stage2> /dev/rdsk/<root slice>.

    from SUN

    GRUB is normally installed in the Solaris slice. Would there be circumstances where it should be installed in the Master Boot Record (MBR) instead?

    A:

    If you install GRUB into the Master Boot Record (installgrub -m <stage1> <stage2> /dev/rdsk/<slice>) the system will start with GRUB, no matter if the Solaris partition is activated or not.

    My understanding to what has mentioned that during the process of Solaris installation, I can not decide the location where GRUB will be installed {unlike Linux}, (i.e. by default GRUB will be installed into root slice within Solaris partition,,,,Am i right ?

    if you run the GUI install I believe you can right click on the deskop and open an xterm.. you will have to moount drives..

    I can not access the GUI for Solaris right now (be aware I was in the process of installing only CD1, I have not finished CD1 yet)

    I will not have access to Solaris X86 until Sunday when I return home.. so I'm sorry If I can't give you step by step

    Thanks for your help.

  12. Linux Grub And Solaris 10 1/06 Grub

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    Posted · Edited by zillah

    First, leave grub that fedora installed to the mbr. Then when installing solaris, choose to install its grub to your solaris patition. Then you should be able to chainload it.

    1- This is what I had done, but without success.

    2- During Solaris v10 1/06 (Not Solaris Express) installation (CD1 only, I have not used CD2,3,4 yet) I did not find an option (may be I did not pay attention to it) to choose the location (position,,,kindly see post #11)) for Solaris's GRUB, therefore by default it was installed into Solaris partition (i.e not into MBR).

  14. Linux Grub And Solaris 10 1/06 Grub

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    Posted · Edited by zillah

    Let me explain to you what is my concern, then you can correct me if I misunderstood you.

    1- I had installed before this version of Solaris , the other version of Solaris (Solaris without grub), I had not problem to boot solaris by modifing FC4 bootloader which resides into MBR,,,,Is this clear ?

    2- I deleted the old version of solaris, I installed the new version of solaris (Solaris Express 1/06, support GRUB, not Express Solaris).

    3- Still I am using FC4 bootloader to point to Solari location, i am not using Solaris bootloader to boot OSs.

    You need the newest version of grub, because grub wasn't able to recognize Solaris UFS until recently.

    A- Do you mean new version of grub FC4 OS ?

    B- Do you mean FC4 grub can not recognize new Solaris UFS (note that FC4 grub has recognized Solaris V10 as I mentioned in point 1)

    If Linux installed GRUB on the master boot block, you will not be able to get to the Solaris OS even if you make the Solaris partition the active partition. In this case, you can chainload from the Linux GRUB by modifying the menu on Linux.

    This is what I did for both Solaris (the one that supports GRUB, and the one that does not support GRUB), it worked with one that has not got GRUB, and it did not work with one that has GRUB.

    I hope I have explained it well and with details.

  15. Linux Grub And Solaris 10 1/06 Grub

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    I know when I ran bsd, which also used slices, I booted it two different ways. One was was to chainload it. This did not have to point to the slice, only the partition. you may want to try this.

    This is what I did it did not work.

    title Solaris
    	rootnoverify (hd1,0)
    	makeactive
    	chainloader +1

    Then I did below (I guess it is wrong):

    title Solaris
    	rootnoverify (hd1,0,a)
    	makeactive
    	chainloader +1

    In my example, "d" is the slice where multiboot and boot_archive are found.

    How can you decide what the right letter (a,b,d,,,etc) to be used ? since I can not access Solaris OS

    The bottom may require the newest version of grub as iccaros mentioned.

    Is there newest version of Solaris than the version i am installing ?

  16. Linux Grub And Solaris 10 1/06 Grub

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    install solaris 10 and have it install its grub on the mbr, edit the grub config

    Since I have installed Linux bootloader into MBR first (before solaris), what is the right adding should be configured within linux grub boot menu to point to solaris location ?

    Because Solaris grub bootloader has different convension for naming device, it use format (hdx,y,a), where "a" refer to slice number.

  17. Linux Grub And Solaris 10 1/06 Grub

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    I have two Hard disks, on Primary master I installed windows (XP and 2003).

    On the Primary Slave I installed FC4 and Mandrake 10, and Solaris V10 1/06 (with grub) on hdb1.

    I configured FC4 bootloader (installed into MBR) to point to the location of Solaris [hdb1 or as GRUB read it (hd1,0)], and Mandrake 10.

    I can boot FC4 and Manadrake without any problem.

    The last OS that I have installed is Solaris 10 (1/06 support GRUB),I used Solaris CD1,and when CD has installed every thing , the system rebooted.

    I have not touch FC4 Bootloader which resides into MBR.

    When Solaris option is selected form the Linux GRUB menu, I received another GRUB menu (Solaris GRUB menu) then I chose form Solaris GRUB menu this :

    'Solaris 10 1/06 s10x_u1wos_19a X86'

    I received this error:

    Booting 'Solaris 10 1/06 s10x_u1wos_19a X86'

    root (hd0,0,a)

    Error 22: No Such partition

    Press any key to continue

    Note: Still I have not installed Solaris CD2, 3,4

    What should I do to fix the GRUB boot ?

    Do I need to fix Linux GRUB or Solaris GRUB ?

  20. Knoppix V4 And /grub/boot/menu.lst Permission

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    1- are you root?

    2- is the partition mounted read only?

    3- if yes to the first but no to the second.. chmod +w <filewithpath>

    1- Yes I am root ,,,what I did to act as root,,,I typed in: su ,,,,Am I right?

    2- How can I check that ?do you mean ls -al ?

    3- do you mean I have to change the permission for "chmod +w /mnt/hdb6/boot/grub/menu.lst" or what ever file ?