Re: [vox-tech] Recovering data

2003-03-18 Thread Charles Polisher
Have you checked if ls is correctly reporting the file size? Maybe du / df or some such would help confirm the fire is actually small. Find midnite commander, it has a Linux un-rm feature that rocks. It might already be installed as mc, but you can also find it at http://www.gnome.org/mc/ _

Re: [vox-tech] ethernet card still not found

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Simons
- Is there really a space in the "/lib/modules/2.4.20 debian" directory? ("2.4.20 debian2" not "2.4.20-debian2) - Tell me if you see a bunch of stuff from: find /lib/modules/2.4.20* (if it's just a few lines paste them here) - Send output from the following: grep CONFIG_EEPRO100 /usr/src/li

Re: [vox-tech] simple stupid lockfile example?

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Simons
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 07:45:23PM -0800, Matt Roper wrote: > alias tin="screen -D -R -S tinsess tin" That is an excellent suggestion! ___ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech

[vox-tech] ethernet card still not found

2003-03-18 Thread Bryce Kuklok
- which kernel version is running? compiled where? by who? uname -a Linux debian 2.4.20-debian2 #1 Sun Feb 16 18:53:38 PST 2003 i686 Pentium III (Coppermine)Genuine Intel GNU/Linux - which module directories do you have installed? ls /lib/modules 2.2.20 2.4.16-686 2.4.18-686 2.4.20 debian2 - ar

Re: [vox-tech] simple stupid lockfile example?

2003-03-18 Thread Matt Roper
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 12:58:01AM -0800, Bill Kendrick wrote: > > ok, i hate it when i run tin, and then forget i have it in the background > somewhere and run it again. > > i want to replace 'tin' with a shell script or alias that will > test for a lock file (and call me a moron if it exists),

Re: [vox-tech] magic sysreq key

2003-03-18 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
begin Mike Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 01:33:38PM -0800, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > > begin Mike Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Pete, > > Type your Alt-Sysrq combo, then look at dmesg or > tail -f /var/log/kern.log. The command sequence is being run. aiee...

Re: [vox-tech] magic sysreq key

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Simons
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 01:33:38PM -0800, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > begin Mike Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Keep in mind sysrq works form inside X too... [...] > > X can not trap or block those key sequences... > > that is what it looks like when i type "alt-sysreq-h" from within X. > >

Re: [vox-tech] magic sysreq key

2003-03-18 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
begin Mike Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 12:54:01PM -0800, Jonathan Stickel wrote: > > I now have magic sysrq enabled and have tested it succesfully from > > console with ctl-alt-h. Now I am ready the next time Linux freezes on me. > > Keep in mind sysrq works form insi

Re: [vox-tech] magic sysreq key

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Simons
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 12:54:01PM -0800, Jonathan Stickel wrote: > I now have magic sysrq enabled and have tested it succesfully from > console with ctl-alt-h. Now I am ready the next time Linux freezes on me. Keep in mind sysrq works form inside X too... As long as the kernel is still run

Re: [vox-tech] SysRq

2003-03-18 Thread Darrick Servis
I've used the low-latency patches before and it also has a switch to toggle it on and off in /proc/sys/kernel. To enable sysrq: echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq The low-latency patch allows you to select whether or not to have this switch. Maybe the sysrq has that too in how you compile your kern

Re: [vox-tech] magic sysreq key

2003-03-18 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
begin Jonathan Stickel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > It turns out there is a line in /etc/sysctl.conf which enables or > disables magic sysrq: > > kernel.sysrq = [0 or 1] tucked away in the mental file cabinet... i wonder why redhat does this? > I now have magic sysrq enabled and have tested it s

Re: [vox-tech] magic sysreq key

2003-03-18 Thread Jonathan Stickel
Thanks Mike, Bill, and Pete for some helpful comments. I actually found my answer with a google search (http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/security-sysrq.html). Here it clearly states that "Writing a 0 into /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq will disable the magic SysRq key", so my ini

Re: [vox-tech] Re: unfound ethernet card

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Simons
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 08:09:09PM +, Bryce Kuklok wrote: > >- What things were done to your machine? > > (kernel compile?, pcmcia utils update? etc) > it was a debian testing update as of 3pm sunday Okay this means they could have installed a new kernel or not. - which kernel version i

Re: [vox-tech] magic sysreq key

2003-03-18 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
btw, echo "1" > /proc/sys/kernel/sysreq to enable echo "0" > /proc/sys/kernel/sysreq to disable you most likely won't be able to delete this file (untested) because these files are not real filesystem files. they are abstractions of kernel data into a memory region which "looks like" a filesyste

[vox-tech] Re: unfound ethernet card

2003-03-18 Thread Bryce Kuklok
- What things were done to your machine? (kernel compile?, pcmcia utils update? etc) it was a debian testing update as of 3pm sunday - Is this a PCMCIA card? no or - Is the ethernet built into the machine? yes - If it's PCMCIA, when you eject and insert the card do you hear >beeps?

[vox-tech] magic sysreq key

2003-03-18 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
note: subject change hi jonathan, when not latexing or playing games, i'm usually not using X. runlevels are not meaningful since they mean different things for different operating systems. i'm guessing you don't use debian, so i don't know what runlevel 3 means. when doing anything of any i

Re: [vox-tech] Re: [vox] Demo today

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Simons
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 11:29:13AM -0800, Jonathan Stickel wrote: > When I try alt-sysrq-h (to display magic-sysrq help) in KDE, my cpu runs > for awhile but nothing seems to happen. I wanted to avoid testing > something more drastic, but since you asked, I entered init level 3 and > tried a fe

Re: [vox-tech] Re: [vox] Demo today

2003-03-18 Thread Bill Kendrick
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 11:29:13AM -0800, Jonathan Stickel wrote: > When I try alt-sysrq-h (to display magic-sysrq help) in KDE, my cpu runs > for awhile but nothing seems to happen. I wanted to avoid testing > something more drastic, but since you asked, I entered init level 3 and > tried a fe

Re: [vox-tech] Re: [vox] Demo today

2003-03-18 Thread Jonathan Stickel
When I try alt-sysrq-h (to display magic-sysrq help) in KDE, my cpu runs for awhile but nothing seems to happen. I wanted to avoid testing something more drastic, but since you asked, I entered init level 3 and tried a few (alt-sysrq-'h', 's', 'u', and 'b'). Nothing happens at all. Jonathan

Re: [vox-tech] Public Access Terminals

2003-03-18 Thread Darrick Servis
On Monday 17 March 2003 11:42 pm, Bill Kendrick wrote: > > The Public-Web-Browser Howto has been helpful. > > Have you got an URL handy for it? It's not the one by Jamie Zawinsky, is > it? http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/other-formats/html_single/Public-Web-Browser.html There is

[vox-tech] Re: [vox] Demo today

2003-03-18 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
redirected to vox-tech begin Jonathan Stickel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I was previously unaware of the magic sysreq keys. They do look useful, > and I read the documentation as you suggest. From what I can tell, it > is compiled in my kernel (CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y), but I am wondering if > it i

Re: [vox-tech] simple stupid lockfile example?

2003-03-18 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
begin Mike Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 12:58:01AM -0800, Bill Kendrick wrote: > > i want to replace 'tin' with a shell script or alias that will > > test for a lock file (and call me a moron if it exists), make a lock file, > > run tin, and then delete the lock file... >

Re: [vox-tech] unfound ethernet card

2003-03-18 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
begin Ryan Castellucci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Monday 17 March 2003 09:35 pm, Bryce Kuklok wrote: > > hey all, > > as some of you may notice i am writing this one from windows.  at > > the installfest this weekend we did some updating on my mac

Re: [vox-tech] Recovering data

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Simons
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 04:30:20PM -0800, Michael J Wenk wrote: > The system is running samba 2.2.3a. There is nothing useful that I can see > in any samba logs. I did notice something I was unaware of, the laptop that > I call buffy was not in my static DHCP table, ie, it is getting various IP >

Re: [vox-tech] simple stupid lockfile example?

2003-03-18 Thread Bill Kendrick
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 04:09:53AM -0500, Mike Simons wrote: > > "lockfile" is part of the procmail package. Cool, thanks! :^) -bill! ___ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech

Re: [vox-tech] unfound ethernet card

2003-03-18 Thread Ryan Castellucci
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 17 March 2003 09:35 pm, Bryce Kuklok wrote: > hey all, > as some of you may notice i am writing this one from windows.  at > the installfest this weekend we did some updating on my machine and > everything went fine.  i shut it down, got home

Re: [vox-tech] simple stupid lockfile example?

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Simons
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 12:58:01AM -0800, Bill Kendrick wrote: > i want to replace 'tin' with a shell script or alias that will > test for a lock file (and call me a moron if it exists), make a lock file, > run tin, and then delete the lock file... = #! /bin/bash LOCK=$HOME/.tin.lock lockfil

Re: [vox-tech] unfound ethernet card

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Simons
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 05:35:47AM +, Bryce Kuklok wrote: > ethernet card is no where to be found. it's a sony vaio pcgz505lek > and i believe the card is an intel etherpro 10/100. i'm running > debian 2.4.20. at start up a line fliues by that says something along Bryce, - What things were

[vox-tech] simple stupid lockfile example?

2003-03-18 Thread Bill Kendrick
ok, i hate it when i run tin, and then forget i have it in the background somewhere and run it again. i want to replace 'tin' with a shell script or alias that will test for a lock file (and call me a moron if it exists), make a lock file, run tin, and then delete the lock file... anyone got a g