[gentoo-user] PXE boot to linux

I am a little green with Linux but here is a poser for the list I am trying to set up a PXE boot to Linux for diskless workstations. I have PXELinux up and running no problem. What I need help on is how to make a kernel and initramfs to plug into PXE Linux. I know how to

[gentoo-user] How do I mount a compact flash?

How do I mount a compact flash?

RE: [gentoo-user] How do I mount a compact flash?

It gives me an error saying the file system type must be specified. I did: Mount t vfat /dev/sdb /mnt/flash And it says bad block Could the file system on this CF device be proprietary? Its from a camera.

RE: [gentoo-user] email netiquette

Outlook 2003 is 1000 times better than 2000 or even 2002 Office 2000 was a piece of poo. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

RE: [gentoo-user] email netiquette

I agree with the concept of netiquette but I also fear Microsoft has poisoned the well and taught many a newbie (myself included) bad habits. Case in point ... I subscribed to a newsletter on one particular site. The mail server was accidentally turned into conversation mode one day. People

[gentoo-user] Newbie question re: /usr

I wonder if anyone can explain why /usr was created? It has a /bin and /sbin with similar binaries as the root equivalents. I have read that it's called the secondary hierarchy and it's sharable and meant to be read only (these days) ... but what is it for and why do we have duplication of /bin

[gentoo-user] Initramfs question

Can anyone tell me why the latest Gentoo uses initramfs but it is loaded by GRUB using initrd? I though the initramfs was to be compressed into the kernel image? kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/sda3 udev initrd

RE: [gentoo-user] Newbie question re: /usr

@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie question re: /usr On 4/25/06, K. Mike Bradley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder if anyone can explain why /usr was created? It has a /bin and /sbin with similar binaries as the root equivalents. I have read that it's called the secondary hierarchy and it's

RE: [gentoo-user] Newbie question re: /usr

Sorry I top posted. Forgot I was on a Linux list. I am used to Windows people and if I bottom post they wonder why there is a reply with no message. Thanks to all of you. That really helped my understanding. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] daemon start up problem

Hello, I am running latest Gentoo. I want to start my app as a daemon. This app has a script to do so. webservice.sh I copied this file to /etc/init.d/ I made a link: /etc/runlevels/default/webctrl --- /etc/init.d/webservice.sh If I start manually it's ok: /etc/init.d/webservice.sh start

RE: [gentoo-user] daemon start up problem

-02-08 10:08, K. Mike Bradley uttered these thoughts: Hello, I am running latest Gentoo. I want to start my app as a daemon. This app has a script to do so. webservice.sh I copied this file to /etc/init.d/ I made a link: /etc/runlevels/default/webctrl --- /etc/init.d/webservice.sh

[gentoo-user] daemon start up problem

Here is the script: #!/bin/sh# description: Start or stop WebServer as a daemon INSTALL_DIR='/opt/WebCTRL3.0' SYSTEM=`uname -rsv`## Set up configuration based on system type# If not listed, then not supported#case $SYSTEM in "SunOS 5."*) SYSTYPE="Solaris 2.x"