Re: [Oralux] Laptop Questions
Ok, I do not undersand what you want me to answer. There was not enough information in that message to tell me anything. If you are working on a fully-functional Oralux system, you should have no problem in mounting a cd drive by just putting a disk into it unless there is something wrong with either the hardware or the connection. What kind of help do you need. If you need more info on the machine, you will have to ask the guy you borrowed it from. Sorry. -- I use grml (http://grml.org/) ___ Oralux mailing list Oralux@lists.freearchive.org http://lists.freearchive.org/mailman/listinfo/oralux
Re: [Oralux] Laptop Questions
First, sorry for the capslock in the first paragraph or so I typed up the message and all of a sudden realized the capslock was on. h...THERE ISN'T AN ON SWITCH. ... tHE GUY WHO LOANED THE THING TO ME DID SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEING A HARD DRIVE ADAPTER THING THAT HE HOOKED A cd-ROM DRIVE UP TO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. cOULD THAT HAVE SOME BEARING ON THE MOUNTING ISSUE? sHOULD i BE TRYING TO MOUNT IT AS A HARD DRIVE OR SOMETHING? Also, the CD-rom drive that's built into the laptop is busted; that's why I was borrowing an external drive in the first place. tERRENCE ___ Oralux mailing list Oralux@lists.freearchive.org http://lists.freearchive.org/mailman/listinfo/oralux
Re: [Oralux] Laptop Questions
Ok, when you put the disk into the drive, you should be able to mount it right up. Here's how it works. For example, if I put in a disk into another drive than the one that I have to currently use for my Oralux, I can just do an ls and the drive is already there. It works because it is mounted under /mnt/auto, a directory that allows for the automatic mounting of cdrom drives. For example, /mnt/cdrom1 will work because it is /mnt/auto/cdrom1, byut you don't have to worry about the auto part. It just works, at least on this system. Now, to make it really work right, the usb drive has to be turned on when the machine is booted, or it will not make root for it in the /fstab, the file system table, that tells the kernel where every device is. This should work. Now, about the apm question, I do not know. I do not know what the deal with the apm program is. It might be some kind of hardware incompatibility issue. I do not use a laptop, so I cannot be sure. If it gives you any additional information, I will need it to help make the diagnosis. Ok, I hope the issue of the usb drive will be solved. Don't try to mount that /usb/u535 or whatever you mounted. It might be that this is built into the kernel, is not a module, or flat-out does not exist. I don't know. However, the drive with the cdrom in it should come up when you list the files in it. Hope this helps. -- Doug Smith: C.S.F.C. Computer Scientist For CHRIST! Oralux: http://oralux.org ___ Oralux mailing list Oralux@lists.freearchive.org http://lists.freearchive.org/mailman/listinfo/oralux
Re: [Oralux] Laptop Questions
Hi, Doug, Thanks for those pointers. I still have a few questions though. When I did the mount command for the USB CD_rom drive, it gave me a "Modprobe: Fatal . input/output error" message. I tried it a couple of ways. There didn't seem to be a /dev/cdrom1, but there was /dev/cdu535, which is what I attempted to mount. I couldn't just do "mount /mnt/cdrom1"; it couldn't find /mnt/cdrom1 in fstab or mtab. So I had to do "mount /dev/cdu535 /mnt/cdrom1 -t ext3", which is what gave me the fatal error. Should I perhaps have used some other file type? On a related note, how do I know what file-type to mount something as if I have to mount it that way? I also did the "apm -m" command, but it said "online, no system battery", both on and off AC power. Is there something I'm missing? Thanks, Terrence ___ Oralux mailing list Oralux@lists.freearchive.org http://lists.freearchive.org/mailman/listinfo/oralux
Re: [Oralux] Laptop Questions
Ok, I can handle two of those. First of all, to take the questions in order. I do not use wireless, so I am not able to answer the question about the wireless adapter. Next, the question about the power-level monitoring program. try this: apm -m This should handle the power-level monitoring situation. Just do this every few minutes, hours, or however long the battery on that thing might last. You will see the power level. I do not, know if this can be set up to be done automatically, other than in a cron job. If you wish, I will be more than happy to help you set this one up as well. This way, you can, at regular intervals, be made aware of how much more energy you have in that cell so that you don't lose your work due to a battery drain. Now, the mounting of a usb external hard drive, cdrom drive or whatever should be no problem. I have several usb devices on here and they all seem to work fine. What was it, a cdrom drive? a hard drive? Do this: For the hard drive: enter: mount /dev/sda1 This is only possible if the drive was on at the time of the install. If it was not, you can solve it. Just do this, if for some reason, the drive fails to mount. As root enter: mkdir /mnt/sda1 Then, while still root: chmod a=rwx /mnt/sda1 Now it should be no problem to mount the drive. You do not need to make the directory if the drive was turned on at the time you installed Oralux. Now, for the third question. If you want the usb cdrom drive mounted, just put a disk in it then it should be ready to go. For example, to see if it works, do this: Put your Oralux into the cdrom drive and it should be ready to go. Do this, if you have a disk in the drive: Under emacspeak: alt-x The system will ask for the command. dired The system will ask you for the directory you wish to look at. If it is the cdrom drive, you should be able to look at /mnt/cdrom1. This is because the main or primary cdrom drive, the one built into the machine, is the /mnt/cdrom drive. You should get the listing of what's on the disk. Under yasr or speakup: ls /mnt/cdrom1 The directory should be listed just like any other directory. I hope this information will help you in getting your machine configured as you wish to have it. If I can be of more assistance, let me know. Sincerely: -- Doug Smith: C.S.F.C. Computer Scientist For CHRIST! Oralux: http://oralux.org ___ Oralux mailing list Oralux@lists.freearchive.org http://lists.freearchive.org/mailman/listinfo/oralux
[Oralux] Laptop Questions
Hello, all, I got a laptop and have put Oralux on it, but I have a few questions: 1. Does anyone have experience with USB wireless network adapters? What do I need to do to get one working under Oralux? I have the router all set up on my other PC; I just need to figure out how to make the card work. 2. Is there a program that will keep track of my battery and let me know when it gets low? If possible I'd also like it or another program to let me check the status of my battery. What do I need to do to mount an external CD-rom drive connected to my laptop via USB? Where would that show up? Thanks, Terrence ___ Oralux mailing list Oralux@lists.freearchive.org http://lists.freearchive.org/mailman/listinfo/oralux
