RE: [Devil-linux-develop] 1.0RC1 - Notes from installation.

[Dean N. <di...@ti...>]

>>2) For some reason, I can no longer scroll backwards through the console
>>messages on VC/1.  I noticed this when I wanted to scroll back and get a
>>GRSec error and couldn't. I am using the "default" (non-framebuffer)
option
>>on boot
>>
>SHIFT + PGUP doesn't work?
>I just checked it on VMWare, it worked fine.
>Unfortunately I don't have any computers which don't support the VESA mode.

It is whatever option 0 (the non-framebuffer option) is.  I'm sure the
machine supports VESA - I just don't like the framebuffer modes.

>>3) I am still getting the grsec resource errors.  I believe they are
comming
>>from /etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/dhcpcd.exe - and yes, even if I use
the
>>distrubted one:
>>
>>Starting DHCP client daemon on interface eth0
>>grsec: attempted resource overstep by requesting 37695488 for RLIMIT_STACK
>>against limit 8388608 by (pidof:381) UID(0) EUID(0), parent
(S05network:370)
>>UID(0) EUID(0)
>>grsec: attempted resource overstep by requesting 77271040 for RLIMIT_STACK
>>against limit 8388608 by (pidof:381) UID(0) EUID(0), parent
(S05network:370)
>>UID(0) EUID(0)
>>
>I don't use DHCP and I couldn't reproduce the problem with my test config.
>Can you send me your /etc/dhcpd.conf ?

I'm not running the dhcp server (which is what /etc/dhcpd.conf is for.)  For
the dhcp CLIENT, the only changes I made to the distributed config file
(/etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp) is the following:
o set DHCLIENT_DEBUG to "no"
o set DHCLIENT_MODIFY_RESOLV_CONF to "no"
o set DHCLIENT_HOSTNAME_OPTION to ""

The error messages refer to the program "pidof" - and I believe the
complaint is about the one in /etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/dhcpcd.exe.

>>
>>5) Starting SAGATOR fails with:
>>
>>creating chroot jail for SAGATOR.....cp: writting
>>`/var/spool/vscan/lib/libc-2.3.2.so': No space left on device
>>And similar cp: errors for another 9 files
>>...
>>.sed: Couldn't flush stdout: No space left on device
>>Warning: no source refers to internal message, they'll go to /dev/null
>>
>You need more RAM. ;-)

I have 64MB!

>[...]
>Since the shmfs was eating up more space then it should have, we (I)
>switched to the default which is RAM / 2
>You really should upgrade to at least 128 MB, this helps a lot. ;-)

Right now, such an expenditure is not an option (been unemployed for the
last 18 months!)

>>6) PowerOFF WORKED!
>>
>>
>Finally!
>This time I would have mailed you a bomb or something... ;-)

After 18 months of employment - a bomb would have made for welcome change
:-)

Dean Nedelman
TimeLord Consulting