Re: Getting root on OS2008

2008-01-02 Thread Ed Bartosh
On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 14:42 +0200, ext Ari Yrjölä wrote: > Marius Gedminas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Easy! > > > > 1. Enable the Maemo Extras repository > > 2. Install openssh > > 3. Define a root password (openssh's installer prompts you for this) > > Doesn't ask anything here with N8

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2008-01-02 Thread Karanbir Singh
Marius Gedminas wrote: > Easy! > > 1. Enable the Maemo Extras repository > 2. Install openssh > 3. Define a root password (openssh's installer prompts you for this) not on a n810, installing from the standard extras repo, openssh does not ask for anything like that. -- Karanbir Singh : http:

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2008-01-02 Thread Ed Bartosh
On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 19:24 +0200, ext Tuukka Tolvanen wrote: > Ed Bartosh wrote: > > > Just one suggestion. '4. Open xterm' item in your list looks a bit > > confusing for me. > > I'd replace it with something like 'run your favorite ssh client on your > > desktop'. > > That change to step 4 w

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread sebastian maemo
2007/12/30, Marius Gedminas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > http://maemo.org/community/wiki/HowTo_EASILY_BecomeRoot I created this one, so please don't delete it ;-) The nice thing about using your favourite ssh client is that you get to > use a normal keyboard. That's truly fine, I usually connec

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread sebastian maemo
2007/12/30, Ed Bartosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Just one suggestion. '4. Open xterm' item in your list looks a bit > confusing for me. > I'd replace it with something like 'run your favorite ssh client on your > desktop'. I think Marius is just talking about how to become root opening a ssh se

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread sebastian maemo
2007/12/30, Ari Yrjölä <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Red pill + 'sudo gainroot' doesn't work either for me: > > ~ $ sudo gainroot > cal_read_block(r&d_mode): size zero, block not found? > Enable RD mode if you want to break your device You need to install the 'becomeroot' package. See: http://maemo.

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread Marius Gedminas
On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 12:42:38PM +0200, Ed Bartosh wrote: > Hi Marius, > > This info looks like a good candidate for the next 'howdoibecomeroot' > page on maemo wiki :). > > Seriously we should probably have only one page for all 'become root' > recipes. +1 Where are the existing ones? I fou

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread Marius Gedminas
On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 06:40:31PM +0200, Ari Yrjölä wrote: > "Andrew Flegg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Dec 30, 2007 12:42 PM, Ari Yrjölä <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Marius Gedminas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > >> > 1. Enable the Maemo Extras repository > >> > 2. Install openssh

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread Tuukka Tolvanen
Ed Bartosh wrote: > Just one suggestion. '4. Open xterm' item in your list looks a bit confusing > for me. > I'd replace it with something like 'run your favorite ssh client on your > desktop'. That change to step 4 would complicate step 5; you'd have to know where to reach the tablet, you mig

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread Ari Yrjölä
"Andrew Flegg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Dec 30, 2007 12:42 PM, Ari Yrjölä <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Marius Gedminas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > 1. Enable the Maemo Extras repository >> > 2. Install openssh >> > 3. Define a root password (openssh's installer prompts you for t

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread Tuomas Kulve
Ari Yrjölä wrote: > Marius Gedminas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Easy! >> >> 1. Enable the Maemo Extras repository >> 2. Install openssh >> 3. Define a root password (openssh's installer prompts you for this) > > Doesn't ask anything here with N800. Did work for me with n800 & os2008. >

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread Andrew Flegg
On Dec 30, 2007 12:42 PM, Ari Yrjölä <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marius Gedminas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > 1. Enable the Maemo Extras repository > > 2. Install openssh > > 3. Define a root password (openssh's installer prompts you for this) > > Doesn't ask anything here with N800. Ther

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread Ari Yrjölä
Marius Gedminas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Easy! > > 1. Enable the Maemo Extras repository > 2. Install openssh > 3. Define a root password (openssh's installer prompts you for this) Doesn't ask anything here with N800. Red pill + 'sudo gainroot' doesn't work either for me: ~ $ sudo gainr

Re: Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-30 Thread Ed Bartosh
Hi Marius, This info looks like a good candidate for the next 'howdoibecomeroot' page on maemo wiki :). Seriously we should probably have only one page for all 'become root' recipes. Just one suggestion. '4. Open xterm' item in your list looks a bit confusing for me. I'd replace it with somet

Getting root on OS2008

2007-12-29 Thread Marius Gedminas
Easy! 1. Enable the Maemo Extras repository 2. Install openssh 3. Define a root password (openssh's installer prompts you for this) 4. Open xterm 5. ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Type the password you set in step 3. No 3rd-party packages or R&D mode necessary. For extra geeks like me (warning: