Re: [newbie] ppa
Because you need to tell the system what to use to execute the commands contained in the file. Check /etc/rc.d/rc.local and /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit and you'll find the same at the top of them. Probably the same in the scripts in /etc/rc.d/init.d/. here is a point Steve.. why not just add the line at the end of the rc.local script.. thats what I did with my setserial command.. Rather than creating a new script?? James
Re: [newbie] ppa
- Original Message - From: James Schofield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] ppa Because you need to tell the system what to use to execute the commands contained in the file. Check /etc/rc.d/rc.local and /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit and you'll find the same at the top of them. Probably the same in the scripts in /etc/rc.d/init.d/. here is a point Steve.. why not just add the line at the end of the rc.local script.. thats what I did with my setserial command.. Rather than creating a new script?? James I had considered that too after Steve's help, but I had no idea which rc script I would add it too. Manny Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [newbie] ppa
James Schofield wrote: Because you need to tell the system what to use to execute the commands contained in the file. Check /etc/rc.d/rc.local and /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit and you'll find the same at the top of them. Probably the same in the scripts in /etc/rc.d/init.d/. here is a point Steve.. why not just add the line at the end of the rc.local script.. thats what I did with my setserial command.. Rather than creating a new script?? Because /etc/rc.d/rc.modules is specifically checked for by /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit to allow for setting up modules during boot. More a question of cleanliness and style than a question of correctness... either will work fine. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] ppa
Steve Philp wrote: Manny Styles wrote: I have an Iomega Zip 100 parallel port zip drive connected to my system. When I used Mandrake 5.3, it was detected during installation, and was ready to be mounted when I first started the system. with 6.0, it was not detected, and would not mount until I used "modprobe ppa". Unfortunately, this does not completely fix the problem. I have to use modprobe everytime I start my linux system in order to mount my zip drive. Is there a way I can get around this, and/or have the ppa module load at boot? Sure, create a file /etc/rc.d/rc.modules that contains: #! /bin/sh modprobe ppa Then set it to be executable: chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.modules And it'll be run auto-magically whenever you boot. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve, What is the line#! /bin/shfor? I thought the "#" char. signified a comment to follow? Joe
Re: [newbie] ppa
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: Steve Philp wrote: Manny Styles wrote: I have an Iomega Zip 100 parallel port zip drive connected to my system. When I used Mandrake 5.3, it was detected during installation, and was ready to be mounted when I first started the system. with 6.0, it was not detected, and would not mount until I used "modprobe ppa". Unfortunately, this does not completely fix the problem. I have to use modprobe everytime I start my linux system in order to mount my zip drive. Is there a way I can get around this, and/or have the ppa module load at boot? Sure, create a file /etc/rc.d/rc.modules that contains: #! /bin/sh modprobe ppa Then set it to be executable: chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.modules And it'll be run auto-magically whenever you boot. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve, What is the line#! /bin/shfor? I thought the "#" char. signified a comment to follow? Joe It means to use /bin/sh to interpret the script that follows. Similarly, you would use "#! /usr/bin/perl" for a Perl script and "#! /bin/csh" for a Csh script. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] ppa
Manny Styles wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph S. Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 7:19 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] ppa Steve Philp wrote: snip Sure, create a file /etc/rc.d/rc.modules that contains: #! /bin/sh modprobe ppa Then set it to be executable: chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.modules And it'll be run auto-magically whenever you boot. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve, What is the line#! /bin/shfor? I thought the "#" char. signified a comment to follow? Joe I believe that it switches to the sh shell from bash shell, which is usually the default. As to why you need sh for a script, I was actually planning to write an e-mail asking that exact question. Because you need to tell the system what to use to execute the commands contained in the file. Check /etc/rc.d/rc.local and /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit and you'll find the same at the top of them. Probably the same in the scripts in /etc/rc.d/init.d/. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] ppa
Dear Steve: You are right about # being the beginning of a comment. However, the combination #! indicates that an executable will follow setting up a new shell to work with. For instance, if you run the script from CSH or TCSH all the command have to be CSH based. If you add the line '#!/bin/sh' at the beginning of the script, it will start a Bourne Shell within your shell and then will execute all the commands that follow. I hope this helps. Bye, Gabriel From: "Joseph S. Gardner" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] ppa Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:19:30 -0400 Steve Philp wrote: Manny Styles wrote: I have an Iomega Zip 100 parallel port zip drive connected to my system. When I used Mandrake 5.3, it was detected during installation, and was ready to be mounted when I first started the system. with 6.0, it was not detected, and would not mount until I used "modprobe ppa". Unfortunately, this does not completely fix the problem. I have to use modprobe everytime I start my linux system in order to mount my zip drive. Is there a way I can get around this, and/or have the ppa module load at boot? Sure, create a file /etc/rc.d/rc.modules that contains: #! /bin/sh modprobe ppa Then set it to be executable: chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.modules And it'll be run auto-magically whenever you boot. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve, What is the line#! /bin/shfor? I thought the "#" char. signified a comment to follow? Joe ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: [newbie] ppa
Manny Styles wrote: I have an Iomega Zip 100 parallel port zip drive connected to my system. When I used Mandrake 5.3, it was detected during installation, and was ready to be mounted when I first started the system. with 6.0, it was not detected, and would not mount until I used "modprobe ppa". Unfortunately, this does not completely fix the problem. I have to use modprobe everytime I start my linux system in order to mount my zip drive. Is there a way I can get around this, and/or have the ppa module load at boot? Sure, create a file /etc/rc.d/rc.modules that contains: #! /bin/sh modprobe ppa Then set it to be executable: chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.modules And it'll be run auto-magically whenever you boot. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Re: [newbie] PPA?]
Steve Spiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don Whitman wrote: I unfortunately have a HP 722c printer. I am trying to install ppa. I downloaded ppa to my home directory, extracted the archive, changed directories, and compiled the program (to the best of my knowledge). There are still some files I need to add. I have some questions though. It said to copy the file to the /usr/local/src directory before all that was done. I have tried several things; /home/Don/ppa.0.8.6.tar.gz cp /usr/local/src , snip I may be wrong here (I'm a relative newbie) but shouldn't that be: cp /home/Don/ppa.0.8.6.tar.gz /usr/local/src I have tried that among other things. I got no such file or directory. Don Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
