[SLUG] Re: slug Digest, Vol 28, Issue 27
Hi Sluggers, Would someone fill me in on which partition my Ubuntu Hardy system is on. Is it "/" or "/home?" A list of both directories follows: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home$ ls bin dev initrd.img media root tmp vmlinuz.old boot etc initrd.img.old mnt sbin usr cdrom home lib opt srv var david initrd lost+found proc sys vmlinuz [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ ls bin cdrom etc initrd lib media opt root srv tmp var boot dev home initrd.img lost+found mnt proc sbin sys usr vmlinuz I recently upgraded from Feisty and added a separate /home partition during the installation. Thanks David -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] opening com port in terminal
On Mon, May 26, 2008 10:29 am, Mick Pollard wrote: On Sun, 25 May 2008 19:46:29 +1000 (EST) Voytek Eymont [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how do I make minicom go 'online' ? If you have the serial port setup correctly then it should 'come online' automagically. CTRL-a M tells minicom to reset the 'modem'. You may sometimes need to send a break to the serial device to wake up the comms. CTRL-a F thanks, Mick no, neither one helped (but I've tested the sensor on another PC with async comm app 'PMComm', and, it just worked) http://quozl.netrek.org/ts/ perhaps I need to set DTR high ? -- Voytek -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Problem with an upgrade to Hardy.
Many thanks for the advice. I've done as requested with the xrandr command and the outputs with/without the Docking Station are attached. I'd like to understand this, as I notice that some other person on a Hardy Helpline has the same problem. It may be that the final answer (if there is one) to can go to him as well. Regards, Bill Bennett. WithoutStation Description: Binary data WithStation Description: Binary data -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Problem with an upgrade to Hardy.
On Monday 26 May 2008 22:19:37 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With Xorg 7.3 (as on Hardy) you might find that you are better off just removing /etc/X11/xorg.conf and letting bulletproof X do it's thing. It will create a new sensible xorg.conf that *should* work. (You have some crud in the old one that didn't migrate properly) Failing that, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and then xrandr (or the screen resolution GUI) to tweak it. Martin ?? on Hardy I find dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg does everything (mouse, keyboard) EXCEPT let you choose the X server. On 3 differant machines I wanted to specify nvidia insted of nv or vesa and needed to do it by hand, This is changed behaviour from gutsy, so how do you reconfig the X server? James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] opening com port in terminal
On Mon, May 26, 2008 2:45 pm, Kevin Shackleton wrote: Try a Crtl-A, Z then go into the port settings. Generally you will need to change the port speed (default 115 kbps), probably to 9600 but maybe slower for your device. Very occasionally you may need to change bits or parity. You will almost certainly have to change hardware and software handshaking to off. minicom defaults to using ttyS0 (COM1:) but I was using a usb serial converter on ttyUSB0 (after checking dmesg) and it worked fine. Kevin, thanks that was the 1st thing I've done, set it to 2400 8N1 after that, I've set h/w hs to 'off' [was 'on'] A -Serial Device : /dev/ttyS0 #9474; B - Lockfile Location : /var/lock C - Callin Program : D - Callout Program : E -Bps/Par/Bits : 2400 8N1 F - Hardware Flow Control : No G - Software Flow Control : No looks like it's an old UART: # dmesg | grep 825 Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing enabled 8250_pnp: Unknown symbol serial8250_unregister_port 8250_pnp: Unknown symbol serial8250_register_port # dmesg | grep tty Xen virtual console successfully installed as ttyS0 is there some kind of 'port monitor' I can use ? -- Voytek -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] opening com port in terminal
another fine option is cu, which personally i find to be less fuss than minicom cu -l ttyXX -s 2400 gtkterm also seems 'just right' to be if you are in X its handy as it gives a nice drop down of available serial ttys (usefullish if you have USB serials you are plugging in and out of) Dean Voytek Eymont wrote: On Sun, May 25, 2008 6:05 pm, Mick Pollard wrote: On Sat, 24 May 2008 09:13:58 +1000 (EST) Voytek Eymont [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how do I open com1 @ 2400 8N1 in a terminal ? minicom will do the trick.( Don't run from inside of a screen session with default key bindings ) You can set up the com port paramters inside of minicom aswell. I have used it before with some weather sensors sucessfully. how do I make minicom go 'online' ? what wether sensor did you use ? I've hooked up a temp sensor, and, would like to check it's outputting data, sensor continualy outputs data every 1 sec Curious, what sensor(s) do you have ? Voytek -- Regards Mick Pollard ( lunix ) BOFH Excuse of the day: Static Streaming Seizure -- http://fragfest.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
partitions (was Re: [SLUG] Re: slug Digest, Vol 28, Issue 27)
On Mon, 2008-05-26 at 16:32 +1000, David Liell wrote: Hi Sluggers, Would someone fill me in on which partition my Ubuntu Hardy system is on. Is it / or /home? A list of both directories follows: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home$ ls bindev initrd.img media root tmp vmlinuz.old boot etc initrd.img.old mntsbin usr cdrom homelib optsrv var david initrd lost+found proc sys vmlinuz [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ ls bin cdrom etc initrd lib media opt root srv tmp var boot devhome initrd.img lost+found mntproc sbin sys usr vmlinuz The 'mount' command will show you/us. E.g. on my machine: % mount /dev/sda1 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro) /dev/sda3 on /home type ext3 (rw) snip -- Sonia Hamilton. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
