Re: [gentoo-user] Live CD
Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Saturday, 6 June 2020 17:16:23 BST Dale wrote: >> Jack wrote: >>> sys-libs/gpm perhaps? >> That should be the one. I have that installed and I use it on those >> rare occasions when the GUI doesn't come up and I need to edit a config >> file by pasting from a error to a file. It comes in handy since typing >> it in manually could result in a typo etc. >> >> I keep mine in the default runlevel. However, if a person finds >> themselves in the boot runlevel, just start the gpm service. I've never >> seen it depend on anything else so it should start with no problem even >> in a otherwise broken system. It should start even if in single user mode. > I have a no-x run-level here, as well as a nonetwork. GPM is in those but not > in default, because GPM used to conflict with display managers in their use > of > the mouse. No doubt that was fixed long ago, but old habits die hard. > I've never ran into that here. I put it in default because the howto recommended it. It shouldn't block anything else from starting but some recommend only putting certain things in the lower runlevels. If one wanted, test it in default. If it works fine, move it to the boot runlevel. That way it is available almost anytime the GUI fails. It does come in handy tho. It's saved me some typing on several occasions. While I could live without it, I'd rather have it. lol Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Live CD
On Saturday, 6 June 2020 17:16:23 BST Dale wrote: > Jack wrote: > > sys-libs/gpm perhaps? > > That should be the one. I have that installed and I use it on those > rare occasions when the GUI doesn't come up and I need to edit a config > file by pasting from a error to a file. It comes in handy since typing > it in manually could result in a typo etc. > > I keep mine in the default runlevel. However, if a person finds > themselves in the boot runlevel, just start the gpm service. I've never > seen it depend on anything else so it should start with no problem even > in a otherwise broken system. It should start even if in single user mode. I have a no-x run-level here, as well as a nonetwork. GPM is in those but not in default, because GPM used to conflict with display managers in their use of the mouse. No doubt that was fixed long ago, but old habits die hard. -- Regards, Peter.
Re: [gentoo-user] Live CD
On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 11:16:23 -0500 Dale wrote: > Jack wrote: > > sys-libs/gpm perhaps? > > That should be the one. I have that installed and I use it on those > rare occasions when the GUI doesn't come up and I need to edit a > config file by pasting from a error to a file. It comes in handy > since typing it in manually could result in a typo etc. > > I keep mine in the default runlevel. However, if a person finds > themselves in the boot runlevel, just start the gpm service. I've > never seen it depend on anything else so it should start with no > problem even in a otherwise broken system. It should start even if > in single user mode. > > Dale > > :-) :-) Doing some playing with various desktops at the moment trying to get wayland and some other stuff to work. So I really useful thing to know. Thanks again. John
Re: [gentoo-user] Live CD
[Quoting order corrected] On Saturday, 6 June 2020 17:05:13 BST Jack wrote: > On 6/6/20 12:01 PM, jdm wrote: > > I have had to use the Gentoo Minimal Installation Cd to rescue my > > system due something going wrong with UEFI boot crazyness. Which is > > resolved now. > > > > What I have noticed is that you can use a mouse and copy/paste at the > > command prompt in what looks like framebuffer/tty session or whatever > > that is called before you get GUI desktop. > > > > Anyone know how this magic is done? It's well cool. > sys-libs/gpm perhaps? I thought he was asking about the UEFI kernel-choice screen, long before Linux gets a sniff at the machine. I assume it's in the UEFI code in the ROM. -- Regards, Peter.
Re: [gentoo-user] Live CD
On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 12:05:13 -0400 Jack wrote: > sys-libs/gpm perhaps? > > On 6/6/20 12:01 PM, jdm wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have had to use the Gentoo Minimal Installation Cd to rescue my > > system due something going wrong with UEFI boot crazyness. Which is > > resolved now. > > > > What I have noticed is that you can use a mouse and copy/paste at > > the command prompt in what looks like framebuffer/tty session or > > whatever that is called before you get GUI desktop. > > > > Anyone know how this magic is done? It's well cool. > > > > John > > > Brilliant, thank you very much. Got that working. Wasn't sure what process was running with ps -ef or if it was a kernel thing. John
Re: [gentoo-user] Live CD
Jack wrote: > sys-libs/gpm perhaps? That should be the one. I have that installed and I use it on those rare occasions when the GUI doesn't come up and I need to edit a config file by pasting from a error to a file. It comes in handy since typing it in manually could result in a typo etc. I keep mine in the default runlevel. However, if a person finds themselves in the boot runlevel, just start the gpm service. I've never seen it depend on anything else so it should start with no problem even in a otherwise broken system. It should start even if in single user mode. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Live CD
sys-libs/gpm perhaps? On 6/6/20 12:01 PM, jdm wrote: Hello, I have had to use the Gentoo Minimal Installation Cd to rescue my system due something going wrong with UEFI boot crazyness. Which is resolved now. What I have noticed is that you can use a mouse and copy/paste at the command prompt in what looks like framebuffer/tty session or whatever that is called before you get GUI desktop. Anyone know how this magic is done? It's well cool. John
[gentoo-user] Live CD
Hello, I have had to use the Gentoo Minimal Installation Cd to rescue my system due something going wrong with UEFI boot crazyness. Which is resolved now. What I have noticed is that you can use a mouse and copy/paste at the command prompt in what looks like framebuffer/tty session or whatever that is called before you get GUI desktop. Anyone know how this magic is done? It's well cool. John
[gentoo-user] live cd, ip fail
on the live cd, I just want to get the internet connection working. The fedora live cd, for instance, configured the networking fine. here's my connection at the moment: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /etc/fedora-release Fedora release 7 (Moonshine) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0D:88:37:FA:22 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:21 Base address:0x2000 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:EC:23:AF:88 inet addr:192.168.2.110 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::216:ecff:fe23:af88/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:84191 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:57353 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:118016366 (112.5 MiB) TX bytes:4263040 (4.0 MiB) Interrupt:22 Base address:0xb000 loLink encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:3076 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:3076 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:14029163 (13.3 MiB) TX bytes:14029163 (13.3 MiB) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# date Sat Jul 7 02:39:21 PDT 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# thanks, Thufir -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] live cd, ip fail
it would have been helpfull if you have told us the ifconfig output of the livecd. btw. in the documentation is a nice part about configuring networking - and if you are lucky all you have to do is /sbin/dhcpcd -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] live CD (gentoo or otherwise) with lm-sensors?
Does anyone happen to know if any live CDs (or DVDs) come with the i2c modules and lm-sensors built (particularly the i2c-viapro module)? I just built a system using a Via EPIA-CL6000E motherboard, and would like to monitor its temperatures while stress testing it. I actually installed OpenBSD on it, which does not have support for this motherboard's temperature sensor, and I can't get cpuburn to run on it. So I figured I might as well use one of the Linux live CDs... I just can't seem to find any info on exactly what software is contained on various live CDs. Thank you! Matt -- Matt Garman email at: http://raw-sewage.net/index.php?file=email -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] live CD (gentoo or otherwise) with lm-sensors?
Try this- they say it has gkrellm and lmsensors. It's a custom live cd made by a Yoper developer. Towards the middle of this page - a post by arkaine23. http://www.yoper.com/forum2/lofiversion/index.php/t6266.html Here's a download link- not sure if it still works. This looks so good, I might download and try it myself. http://overclockix.octeams.com/ Robert Crawford On Friday 12 August 2005 11:19 pm, Matt Garman wrote: Does anyone happen to know if any live CDs (or DVDs) come with the i2c modules and lm-sensors built (particularly the i2c-viapro module)? I just built a system using a Via EPIA-CL6000E motherboard, and would like to monitor its temperatures while stress testing it. I actually installed OpenBSD on it, which does not have support for this motherboard's temperature sensor, and I can't get cpuburn to run on it. So I figured I might as well use one of the Linux live CDs... I just can't seem to find any info on exactly what software is contained on various live CDs. Thank you! Matt -- Matt Garman email at: http://raw-sewage.net/index.php?file=email -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
