Erich: thanks for the reply. anyway, about switching from fd0 to fd1. the packages are loaded at boot, and syslinux.cfg is configured to use both drives, so everything works as it should without me at a console. (i am not sure if i answered or understood your question, but i hope the answer is understandable)
anyway as for details: my lrpkg.cfg reads (all one line): root,etc,local,modules,iptables,shorwall,dhclient,netutils,logchk,ntpdate,ps entry,libz,sshd,libm,libnsl,perl5,snort18,weblet,tcpdump,logsurf now, the image where lrcfg works (and lists all the packages as it should) uses a syslinux.cfg of: display syslinux.dpy timeout 0 default linux initrd=initrd.lrp log_size=45M syst_size=45M init=/linuxrc root=/dev/ram0 boot=/dev/fd0u1680:msdos PKGPATH=/dev/fd0u1680,/dev/fd1u1680 and the output of /var/lib/lrpkg/packages is: initrd root etc local modules iptables shorwall dhclient netutils logchk ntpdate psentry libz sshd libm libnsl perl5 snort18 weblet tcpdump logsurf and the output of /var/lib/lrpkg/backdisk is: initrd=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 root=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 etc=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 local=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 modules=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 iptables=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 shorwall=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 dhclient=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 netutils=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 logchk=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 ntpdate=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 psentry=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 libz=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 sshd=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 libm=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 libnsl=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 perl5=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 snort18=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 weblet=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 tcpdump=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 logsurf=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 now, when i changed the syslinux.cfg as described in the user's quide (for serial console) to (the setup that does NOT list the packages in lrcfg): serial 0 19200 display syslinux.dpy timeout 0 append console=ttyS0,19200 default linux initrd=initrd.lrp log_size=45M syst_size=45M init=/linuxrc root=/dev/ram0 boot=/dev/fd0u1680:msdos PKGPATH=/dev/fd0u1680,/dev/fd1u1680 then the contents of /var/lib/lrpkg/packages becomes (basically two lines, one short, one long): initrd LINUXRC: Installing - root: /dev/fd0u1680 etc: /dev/fd0u1680 local: /dev/fd0u1680 modules: /dev/fd0u1680 iptables: /dev/fd0u1680 shorwall: /dev/fd0u1680 dhclient: /dev/fd0u1680 netutils: /dev/fd0u1680 logchk: /dev/fd0u1680 ntpdate: /dev/fd0u1680 psentry: /dev/fd0u1680 libz: /dev/fd1u1680 sshd: /dev/fd1u1680 libm: /dev/fd1u1680 libnsl: /dev/fd1u1680 perl5: /dev/fd1u1680 snort18: /dev/fd1u1680 weblet: /dev/fd1u1680 tcpdump: /dev/fd1u1680 logsurf: /dev/fd1u1680 - Finished. but the contents of /var/lib/lrpkg/backdisk looks unchanged: initrd=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 root=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 etc=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 local=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 modules=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 iptables=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 shorwall=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 dhclient=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 netutils=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 logchk=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 ntpdate=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 psentry=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 libz=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 sshd=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 libm=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 libnsl=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 perl5=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 snort18=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 weblet=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 tcpdump=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 logsurf=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 so, i was doing some looking on the web, and i quess it does matter where the append line is, so i changed it, and syslinux.cfg became: serial 0 19200 display syslinux.dpy timeout 0 default linux initrd=initrd.lrp log_size=45M syst_size=45M init=/linuxrc root=/dev/ram0 boot=/dev/fd0u1680:msdos PKGPATH=/dev/fd0u1680,/dev/fd1u1680 append console=tty0 console=ttyS0,19200 (i also adde the tty0 console, i think this allows both the monitor and the serial port to get kernel messages during boot, right?) and with this, lrcfg seems to work again (the packages are displayed as they should be), /var/lib/lrpkg/packages now reads: initrd root etc local modules iptables shorwall dhclient netutils logchk ntpdate psentry libz sshd libm libnsl perl5 snort18 weblet tcpdump logsurf and the contents of /var/lib/lrpkg/backdisk is also unchanged: initrd=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 root=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 etc=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 local=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 modules=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 iptables=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 shorwall=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 dhclient=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 netutils=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 logchk=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 ntpdate=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 psentry=-t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 libz=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 sshd=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 libm=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 libnsl=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 perl5=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 snort18=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 weblet=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 tcpdump=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 logsurf=-t msdos /dev/fd1u1680 SO, i really don't know what to make of this. with the append= line at the end of the syslinux.cfg file, the ../lrpkg/packages file appears intact. so, if leaving the append at the end is ok for the serial console, every thing should be ok. Is leaving it at the end appropriate? even if it is, any ideas what is going on when the "append=" line is added befor the "deafult linux" line? thanks for the help; ted w. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
