I also use compact flash. I had some problems with the files being all scrambled when I mounted the disk as vfat instead of msdos. Essentially I used the wrong file system.
On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 04:56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send leaf-user mailing list submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of leaf-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Attn: List Admin (Scott) > 2. Where to put iwconfig calls? ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 3. Re: Where to put iwconfig calls? (Brad Fritz) > 4. Re: Attn: List Admin (Mike Noyes) > 5. file system problems. (S Mohan) > 6. Re: file system problems. (guitarlynn) > 7. Re: file system problems. (Brad Fritz) > 8. RE: file system problems. (S Mohan) > 9. Compact Flash (Dan Broscoi) > 10. Re: Where to put iwconfig calls? ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 11. RE: file system problems. (Eric B Kiser) > 12. cron and Bering (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Anders_=C5kesson?=) > 13. Looking for files - smb.lrp & lpd.lrp (Julian Church) > 14. RE: file system problems. (Tony) > 15. Follow-up on archive programs for Windows (Tony) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: "Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 12:38:23 -0700 > Subject: [leaf-user] Attn: List Admin > > Seems I can post to the list but not receive any messages. Tried two > different email address and have not recieve an conformation email to join > the list. > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 22:16:08 +0200 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [leaf-user] Where to put iwconfig calls? > > Hi list, > > since no one seemed to know how I could get my > dlink 520 to retain its config after boot I decided > to go about it in another way. > > I would like to make some iwconfig calls during each boot. > mainly : > > iwconfig wlan0 mode managed > iwconfig wlan0 essid default > > What would be the correct or best place to do this? > /etc/interfaces doesn't seem to work since I need > to add the wlan0 later on to a bridge. > > Kim Oppalfens > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 3 > From: "Brad Fritz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Where to put iwconfig calls? > Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 15:42:30 -0500 > > > On Thu, 05 Sep 2002 22:16:08 +0200 Kim Oppalfens wrote: > > > Hi list, > > > > since no one seemed to know how I could get my > > dlink 520 to retain its config after boot I decided > > to go about it in another way. > > I remember seeing your original post, but can't find an copy > anywhere. Are you using the wlan-ng drivers? When using a > full install, the configuration is of wlan-ng cards are handled > via /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng and /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.opts. Not sure > if that will help in your case. > > > I would like to make some iwconfig calls during each boot. > > mainly : > > > > iwconfig wlan0 mode managed > > iwconfig wlan0 essid default > > > > What would be the correct or best place to do this? > > /etc/interfaces doesn't seem to work since I need > > to add the wlan0 later on to a bridge. > > I am probably being dense and overlooking something obvious, but > why is it that the "up command" iface option doesn't work? Is it > some sort of timing or sequence issue? > > --Brad > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 4 > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Attn: List Admin > From: Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: 05 Sep 2002 15:11:54 -0700 > > On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 12:38, Scott wrote: > > Seems I can post to the list but not receive any messages. Tried two > > different email address and have not recieve an conformation email to join > > the list. > > Scott, > In the future, please address queries of this nature to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. > > Reply sent off-list. > > -- > Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://sourceforge.net/users/mhnoyes/ > http://leaf-project.org/ > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 5 > From: "S Mohan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 09:29:04 +0530 > Subject: [leaf-user] file system problems. > > In the recent past, we have seen a lot of mail on partition size and > associated problems. I initially had problems with MSDOS 8.3 name format and > had to go thro' renaming object files. If we take the netfilter objects, it > is particularly difficult with the long names where the difference comes > only beyond the 8th character. > > To resolve this, the process I followed was as under: > 1. formatted a floppy and created a fs using ext2 on a linux machine > 2. copied the object files from the linux machines to this floppy > 3. loaded ext2.0 on bering /lib/modules > 4. did a insmod of ext2 > 5. mounted the floppy on the bering machine > 6. copied all the .o files to /lib/modules. > 7. backed up modules using lrcfg. > > This, however, took away the convenience of preparing the distro on a > windows machine. To resolve this, I tried hunting for solutions. I've > located a GUI based tar software tar98 which seems to be the only one able > to create tar files. Does anyone know of a similar software? Is there a way > by which we can create ext2 fs floppies on Windows? > > Mohan > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 6 > From: guitarlynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] file system problems. > Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 23:11:43 -0500 > > On Thursday 05 September 2002 22:59, S Mohan wrote: > > In the recent past, we have seen a lot of mail on partition size and > > associated problems. I initially had problems with MSDOS 8.3 name > > format and had to go thro' renaming object files. If we take the > > netfilter objects, it is particularly difficult with the long names > > where the difference comes only beyond the 8th character. > > Why not just tar the modules and stick the tar file on the floppy? > WinZIP supports tar, doesn't it? ;-) > -- > > ~Lynn Avants > aka Guitarlynn > > guitarlynn at users.sourceforge.net > http://leaf.sourceforge.net > > If linux isn't the answer, you've probably got the wrong question! > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 7 > From: "Brad Fritz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] file system problems. > Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:34:03 -0500 > > > On Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:11:43 EST Guitarlynn wrote: > > > On Thursday 05 September 2002 22:59, S Mohan wrote: > > > In the recent past, we have seen a lot of mail on partition size and > > > associated problems. I initially had problems with MSDOS 8.3 name > > > format and had to go thro' renaming object files. If we take the > > > netfilter objects, it is particularly difficult with the long names > > > where the difference comes only beyond the 8th character. > > > > Why not just tar the modules and stick the tar file on the floppy? > > WinZIP supports tar, doesn't it? ;-) > > If WinZip doesn't, or Mohan wants a free (as in beer and speech) > alternative, http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ appears to have > native Win32 ports of GNU tar and gzip. > > There are some other handy utilities there too (less, wget, sed, > make, patch, etc.) for those who want some of GNU/Linux > conveniences without a full Cygwin install. > > --Brad > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 8 > From: "S Mohan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "guitarlynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [leaf-user] file system problems. > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 10:27:57 +0530 > > Winzip reads tar but does not write tar. Saving is in zip format perforce. > If I'm wrong, please let me know. > > Mohan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of guitarlynn > Sent: 06 September 2002 09:42 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] file system problems. > > > On Thursday 05 September 2002 22:59, S Mohan wrote: > > In the recent past, we have seen a lot of mail on partition size and > > associated problems. I initially had problems with MSDOS 8.3 name > > format and had to go thro' renaming object files. If we take the > > netfilter objects, it is particularly difficult with the long names > > where the difference comes only beyond the 8th character. > > Why not just tar the modules and stick the tar file on the floppy? > WinZIP supports tar, doesn't it? ;-) > -- > > ~Lynn Avants > aka Guitarlynn > > guitarlynn at users.sourceforge.net > http://leaf.sourceforge.net > > If linux isn't the answer, you've probably got the wrong question! > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old > cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! > https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 9 > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 09:10:18 +0300 > From: Dan Broscoi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Dan Broscoi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [leaf-user] Compact Flash > > Hello leaf-user, > > yesterday i've done a cf-> ide conversion, and it was a blast :) > > the BIOS have seen the CF, i was able to fdisk'it, format it, etc... > > when i put system disk on it, all the filenames where scrambled... > > anyone have an ideea why ? > > scandisk said about fat error or smth, anyway, i put it on the > non-shielded cable, but i think it may be a software problem. > > -- > Best regards, > Dan mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 10 > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 08:37:11 +0200 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Where to put iwconfig calls? > To: "Brad Fritz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Comments inline > >> Hi list, > >> > >> since no one seemed to know how I could get my > >> dlink 520 to retain its config after boot I decided > >> to go about it in another way. > > > >I remember seeing your original post, but can't find an copy > >anywhere. Are you using the wlan-ng drivers? When using a > >full install, the configuration is of wlan-ng cards are handled > >via /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng and /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.opts. Not sure > >if that will help in your case. > > I am using the hostap_pci.o module, so nope this doesn't help me much. > > > > >> I would like to make some iwconfig calls during each boot. > >> mainly : > >> > >> iwconfig wlan0 mode managed > >> iwconfig wlan0 essid default > >> > >> What would be the correct or best place to do this? > >> /etc/interfaces doesn't seem to work since I need > >> to add the wlan0 later on to a bridge. > > > >I am probably being dense and overlooking something obvious, but > >why is it that the "up command" iface option doesn't work? Is it > >some sort of timing or sequence issue? > > Brad, I will refrain myself from commenting on the fact that you think > your being dense ;-). But this part actually solved my problem, I > did try that prior to sending my first mail, but on looking up what I > had done exactly to put it in my reply I noticed I made a typo in my interfaces > file. > iface wlan0 inet static > addres ... > masklen 24 > up iwconfig ... > > Notice the one s in addres, once I fixed that everythank worked like a charm. > > Kim "feeling a little dense myself now" > > > > > > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 11 > From: "Eric B Kiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [leaf-user] file system problems. > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 02:58:53 -0400 > > I just checked the help file for WinZip 8.0 and it states... > > [snip] > TAR, Z, GZ, TAZ, and TGZ files are often found on Unix-based Internet sites. > TAR stands for “Tape ARchive”. The TAR format does not provide compression; > it is used only to group files. GZ and Z files are gzip files. GZ and Z > files cannot contain multiple files. TAZ and TGZ files are TAR files > compressed in the gzip format. Since almost all new archives are created > in Zip format, WinZip does not provide facilities to add to or create files > in these formats (however, all other WinZip functions are supported). > WinZip does not use external programs when working with files in these > formats. > > Copyright © 1991-2000 by WinZip Computing, Inc. All rights reserved. > [/snip] > > Regards, > Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of S Mohan > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:58 AM > To: guitarlynn; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [leaf-user] file system problems. > > > Winzip reads tar but does not write tar. Saving is in zip format perforce. > If I'm wrong, please let me know. > > Mohan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of guitarlynn > Sent: 06 September 2002 09:42 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] file system problems. > > > On Thursday 05 September 2002 22:59, S Mohan wrote: > > In the recent past, we have seen a lot of mail on partition size and > > associated problems. I initially had problems with MSDOS 8.3 name > > format and had to go thro' renaming object files. If we take the > > netfilter objects, it is particularly difficult with the long names > > where the difference comes only beyond the 8th character. > > Why not just tar the modules and stick the tar file on the floppy? > WinZIP supports tar, doesn't it? ;-) > -- > > ~Lynn Avants > aka Guitarlynn > > guitarlynn at users.sourceforge.net > http://leaf.sourceforge.net > > If linux isn't the answer, you've probably got the wrong question! > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old > cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! > https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old > cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! > https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 12 > From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Anders_=C5kesson?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 12:13:26 +0200 > Subject: [leaf-user] cron and Bering > > Hi! > > I have a question about cron and the Bering RC3 release. Should the > '/etc/multicron-p', '/etc/cron.weekly/multicron-w' and > '/etc/cron.monthly/multicron-m' all be symbolic links to the > '/etc/cron.daily/multicron-d' script which contains all the work? > > My -p -w -m files are all 0 bytes and no links and I have probably > destroyed the links at my M$ workstation.. > > Is there any documentation on which files that should exist on a fresh > Bering RC3 image? > Is there any documentation on which files that should be links instead > of 0 bytes? > > Anyone? > > /Anders > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 13 > Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 12:07:03 +0100 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Julian Church <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [leaf-user] Looking for files - smb.lrp & lpd.lrp > > I'm trying to put together a lightweight Samba print server for the NT > network at my office. The idea being, sturdy old Oki dot matrix + old PC + > LEAF = dedicated LAN-accessible mailing label printer. > > The doc I'm working with (LRP-SambaPrinter.txt) refers to the Koon Wong > packages archive, which appears to be currently defunct. > > Anyone know where I can find > > smb.lrp > lpd.lrp > > ? > > Thanks > > Julian > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 14 > From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [leaf-user] file system problems. > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 07:51:56 -0400 > > Screw winzip, use PowerArchiver (www.powerarchiver.com). > > It supports all the usual types (i.e. zip) as well as RAR, TAR, GZIP...et= > c. > It will allow you to create TAR files on W2K ( I just tried it to make > sure). > > It also supports ACE, CAB and other formats. Check it out. > > Later, > > Tony > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eric B Kiser > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [leaf-user] file system problems. > > > I just checked the help file for WinZip 8.0 and it states... > > [snip] > TAR, Z, GZ, TAZ, and TGZ files are often found on Unix-based Internet sit= > es. > TAR stands for =93Tape ARchive=94. The TAR format does not provide compr= > ession; > it is used only to group files. GZ and Z files are gzip files. GZ and Z > files cannot contain multiple files. TAZ and TGZ files are TAR files > compressed in the gzip format. Since almost all new archives are create= > d > in Zip format, WinZip does not provide facilities to add to or create fil= > es > in these formats (however, all other WinZip functions are supported). > WinZip does not use external programs when working with files in these > formats. > > Copyright =A9 1991-2000 by WinZip Computing, Inc. All rights reserved. > [/snip] > > Regards, > Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of S Mohan > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:58 AM > To: guitarlynn; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [leaf-user] file system problems. > > > Winzip reads tar but does not write tar. Saving is in zip format perforce. > If I'm wrong, please let me know. > > Mohan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of guitarlynn > Sent: 06 September 2002 09:42 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] file system problems. > > > On Thursday 05 September 2002 22:59, S Mohan wrote: > > In the recent past, we have seen a lot of mail on partition size and > > associated problems. I initially had problems with MSDOS 8.3 name > > format and had to go thro' renaming object files. If we take the > > netfilter objects, it is particularly difficult with the long names > > where the difference comes only beyond the 8th character. > > Why not just tar the modules and stick the tar file on the floppy? > WinZIP supports tar, doesn't it? ;-) > -- > > ~Lynn Avants > aka Guitarlynn > > guitarlynn at users.sourceforge.net > http://leaf.sourceforge.net > > If linux isn't the answer, you've probably got the wrong question! > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old > cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! > https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=3Dsourceforge1&refcode1=3Dvs3390 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old > cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! > https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=3Dsourceforge1&refcode1=3Dvs3390 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old > cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! > https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=3Dsourceforge1&refcode1=3Dvs3390 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 15 > From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 07:55:54 -0400 > Subject: [leaf-user] Follow-up on archive programs for Windows > > I grabbed this from the FAQ on what formats power archiver > (www.powerarchiver.com) supports: > > ========== > > Q: Does PowerArchiver support other archive formats besides ZIP? > > A: Yes, in addition to ZIP files, PowerArchiver currently supports creating > and working with CAB, LHA (LZH), TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, and BH (BlakHole) > archives, and supports reading and extracting RAR (version 1, 2 & 3), ARJ, > ARC, ACE (version 1 & 2), GZIP, BZIP2, and ZOO archives. PowerArchiver also > has complete built-in support for XXE, UUE AND MIME (base64) Internet > encoded files. > > ============ > > No, I have no connection with these guys at all other than being a > registered, happy user. > > Hope this helps, > > Tony > > > > > > --__--__-- > > _______________________________________________ > leaf-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > > > End of leaf-user Digest > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
