trinux-talk — General discussion including questions and problem resolution

Re: [Trinux-talk] Sources

[John C. <ja...@fi...>]

I'm interested in the same thing.  This is what I've figured out so far.
(Matthew -- let me know if I'm wrong on anything.)

1) All of the original code I've seen evidence of in Trinux are in shell
scripts, so in a way you already have the source but just don't know it.

2) Much of this is actually stored in a compressed minux file system on
the boot disk -- initrd.gz.  You can poke around this / modify it by
using the loop back device.  Let me know if you don't know how to do
this and I'll find the applicable HOWTO for you.  I think Matt also has
a copy of this in a variety of formats under the "bleeding edge" link on
the site.

3) The kernel is straight from Linus' Linux sources.

4) The config files for the kernel can be found the web site, at
http://trinux.sourceforge.net/kernel/2.4.13/.  Note that this is for
2.4.13, and 2.4.5 is the kernel that the current boot disks use.
I don't think it makes too much difference, though... I wanted to use
the modified Mandrake stock kernel 2.4.8 (it has XFS and other goodies)
and with a little hacking I got it to compile and it works great.

5) The packages are mostly binaries, but in most cases you can get the
sources directly from the maintainer of the original software.

6) There's an ISO script in the download section on sourceforge which
automates creating a CD ROM.

So, if you are interested in making your new system from scratch, I think
you've got a great example here.  The only things I can see that might
be missing are:

1) Any scripts Matt may have done to automate the packaging process.
2) Any patches that may have been needed to packages
3) I don't know what was involved in some of the base packages like the
libraries, etc.

The reason I haven't seen these is that they might not exist.  Matt may
have just packaged things manually and stolen the libraries from
another distro (I think he built this on Slackware)

I hope this helps!

John


On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 11:27:44PM +0000, AxE Online wrote:
> Hi, I was wondering, where the source to trinux would be? I want to try to 
> eventualy make my own OS (or at leaste my own linux distro.). So I'm getting 
> 
> as much source for example as I can, but I cant find the trinux source code. 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -AxE
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[AxE O. <voo...@ho...>]

Hi, I was wondering, where the source to trinux would be? I want to try to 
eventualy make my own OS (or at leaste my own linux distro.). So I'm getting 
as much source for example as I can, but I cant find the trinux source code. 
Thanks.

-AxE


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[Trinux-talk] Bad md5 sum

[Jack <ja...@fi...>]

I think the md5sum for http://trinux.sourceforge.net/pkg/dhcpcd.tgz is
wrong.

Thanks!

John

[Trinux-talk] compiling kernels etc.

[P60 <ar...@de...>]

It would be nice to have the .config- files for all kernel-sources.
I'm trying for over a week now to get a small working kernel with the
sound-modules and still trying very hard.
B.t.w., I'm also learning very much.
I will stay with kernel 2.4.5.
I have no need to upgrade. On my machine, making a new kernel takes over an
hour.
The reason I use Trinux is the very nice possability to get all done on just
1 floppy and get a fully working system with the packages-loading from http.
It's rather a rather unique way of getting a full working remote system,
independent of the server's OS.
I'm not aware of similar projects.

And now the questions:
Please send me the config-file used for creating the net image disk with
kernel 2.4.5
Is there anyone else on the list who is interested in configuring the task a
remote client has to do (this is my main purpose of using Trinux)?

Arne

[Trinux-talk] Trinux Mirrors and Mirroring Trinux

[Matthew F. <mf...@ci...>]

Folks,

To clear up some of the confusion, I have wiped clean the mirrors page
(http://trinux.sf.net/mirrors.html) so that it is now up to date and
accurate.

If you are interested in being added to this list (or put back on this
list) let me know.

Here is the script the folks at wiretapped.net are using to mirror trinux
with lftp (see freshmeat for the tool)

Thanks

-mdf

----


cd /path/to/trinux/boot/
/usr/local/bin/lftp -e 'set net:max-retries 5 && set net:idle 60 && set net:timeout 60 && o http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/trinux/ && mirror --delete --verbose && quit'
cd /path/to/trinux/kernel/
/usr/local/bin/lftp -e 'set net:max-retries 5 && set net:idle 60 && set net:timeout 60 && o http://trinux.sourceforge.net/kernel/ && mirror --delete --verbose && quit'
cd /path/to/trinux/pkg/
/usr/local/bin/lftp -e 'set net:max-retries 5 && set net:idle 60 && set net:timeout 60 && o http://trinux.sourceforge.net/pkg/ && mirror --delete --verbose && quit'
cd /path/to/trinux/util/
/usr/local/bin/lftp -e 'set net:max-retries 5 && set net:idle 60 && set net:timeout 60 && o http://trinux.sourceforge.net/util/ && mirror --delete --verbose && quit'

Re: [Trinux-talk] libraries (many problems with my trinux installation)

[<lbr...@ya...>]

 --- tb...@ti... a écrit : 

Oh, ok, i am sorry...

> Are you using a floppy boot?  Or boot from CD-ROM.
> 
> Specifically which floppy image or cdrom iso are you
> using?

I use a floppy boot, the iso image is the ide image i
wrote to the floppy with the rawwrite utility.

I have created a c:\trinux directory with the packages
downloaded from the trinux site.


> If you have modified it, what have you done, and
> which version did you 
> begin with?

I have downloaded the last version of trinux (0.80rc2)
from the sourceforge site (latest directory).

It appeared that i had to force the detection of the
ide disk with the c:\trinux directory...
So i fill the script named "last" to force trinux to
mount the /dev/hda1 disk and to add the packages from
the c:\trinux directory...
See below the message i saw from the linuxrc script...


> There are still some rough spots in the Trinux
> system, and perhaps we can 
> steer you around them.
> 
> Try to provide as much info as you can.  The error
> messages you receive 
> (exactly) and it also helps to know what was echoed
> to the screen just 
> before the error message.
> 
> What computer are you running?  I am curious about
> the linuxrc errors.  
> What kind of errors do you suspect?

I have inspect it quickly before forcing trinux to do
what I want because i was very impatient to see trinux
working :-)...

All i know is that trinux, although the fact i have
filled the "fstab" file in the "config" directory (2
lines : "hda1:vfat" & "hda5:vfat")...
linuxrc told me that it doesn't find the /dev/hda1
filesystem... because it seems it tries to mount the
/dev/hda1 filesystem in the /hda1 directory and this
directory doesn't exist... The script doesn't seem to
create it...

I think it is because of my ignorance of how trinux
works exactly... Maybe i do not use the right iso
image for my floppy (ide iso image)...

All i know is that i don't find any libncurse library
and i don't know where to find them in order to open
vi :-)...

Now, my trinux works because of the "last" script i
modified (Note that i had to suppress the commentary
lines because one character seems to be interpreted by
the shell program !... it is the "/" or the "'"
character i think)...

I can if you want, look into the linuxrc script to see
what's going wrong with my configuration... 

> 
> Thanks!

Thanks to you for your patience :-)
(and sorry for my awful english... :-/)
Laurent

PS: Sorry, i have forgotten to send a copy to the
trinux-talk distribution list :-/

> 
> On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, laurent BRAMINI wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I am sorry for my ignorance... I am completly
> > beginner...
> > 
> > The last problem is that i haven't libncurse
> > libraries... (???)... Or my exe files don't find
> them
> > (vi, vim...)...
> > 
> > Just before that i have encountered many problems
> :
> > - with the partitions to mount (/dev/hda1)
> although i
> > had fill the file fstab in the tux/config
> directory...
> > I had to mount "manually" the partition in the
> last
> > script (one character "/" or "'" seems to be
> > interpreted and to prevent the script to be
> executed
> > correctly) and pkgadd the pkgs...
> > 
> > - with the keyboard map (f****g french keyboard
> :-)
> > )...
> > ...
> > 
> > The linuxrc script seems to have some errors (for
> my
> > computer)... 
> > How can i change the linuxrc script to work
> properly
> > (automatic detect) with my computer ? (without
> adding
> > scripts and scripts and scripts :-) )...
> > 
> > hoping these are not idiot questions...
> > 
> > best regards,
> > Laurent
> > 
> >
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Re: [Trinux-talk] libraries (many problems with my trinux installation)

[<tb...@ti...>]

Are you using a floppy boot?  Or boot from CD-ROM.

Specifically which floppy image or cdrom iso are you using?

If you have modified it, what have you done, and which version did you=20
begin with?

There are still some rough spots in the Trinux system, and perhaps we can=
=20
steer you around them.

Try to provide as much info as you can.  The error messages you receive=20
(exactly) and it also helps to know what was echoed to the screen just=20
before the error message.

What computer are you running?  I am curious about the linuxrc errors. =20
What kind of errors do you suspect?

Thanks!

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, laurent BRAMINI wrote:

> Hello,
>=20
> I am sorry for my ignorance... I am completly
> beginner...
>=20
> The last problem is that i haven't libncurse
> libraries... (???)... Or my exe files don't find them
> (vi, vim...)...
>=20
> Just before that i have encountered many problems :
> - with the partitions to mount (/dev/hda1) although i
> had fill the file fstab in the tux/config directory...
> I had to mount "manually" the partition in the last
> script (one character "/" or "'" seems to be
> interpreted and to prevent the script to be executed
> correctly) and pkgadd the pkgs...
>=20
> - with the keyboard map (f****g french keyboard :-)
> )...
> ...
>=20
> The linuxrc script seems to have some errors (for my
> computer)...=20
> How can i change the linuxrc script to work properly
> (automatic detect) with my computer ? (without adding
> scripts and scripts and scripts :-) )...
>=20
> hoping these are not idiot questions...
>=20
> best regards,
> Laurent
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Re: [Trinux-talk] Reading a Dell server NTFS partition

[Matthew F. <mf...@ci...>]

>
> I was hoping for some advice. I am trying to use Trinux to mount and
> read a NTFS partition located on a RAID. I know that all the modules
> and packages I need are on the CD I have from the iso boot image.
> However, when I boot off the CD, the boot process does not find the
> necessary files. Since this server does not currently have a nework
> connection, I cannot load any other packages. Any suggestions? Would
> copying the ntfs.o module to the boot floppy and then creating and
> using package disks work? Thanks in advance.
>

NTFS should be in the kernel used by the CD. My guess is that the problem
is that RAID hardware (which may/may not be proprietry) is not recognized
by the kernel. The server also probably uses SCSI.

What type of server/RAID hardware, SCSI hardware?

Probably the easiest is to build a custom boot floppy with a custom kernel
and then either load the packages you need off the CD or floppy.

- mdf

[Trinux-talk] Reading a Dell server NTFS partition

[Richard T. <ri...@th...>]

Good morning,

I was hoping for some advice. I am trying to use Trinux to mount and =
read a NTFS partition located on a RAID. I know that all the modules and =
packages I need are on the CD I have from the iso boot image. However, =
when I boot off the CD, the boot process does not find the necessary =
files. Since this server does not currently have a nework connection, I =
cannot load any other packages. Any suggestions? Would copying the =
ntfs.o module to the boot floppy and then creating and using package =
disks work? Thanks in advance.

Richard Thomas

[Trinux-talk] libraries (many problems with my trinux installation)

[<lbr...@ya...>]

Hello,

I am sorry for my ignorance... I am completly
beginner...

The last problem is that i haven't libncurse
libraries... (???)... Or my exe files don't find them
(vi, vim...)...

Just before that i have encountered many problems :
- with the partitions to mount (/dev/hda1) although i
had fill the file fstab in the tux/config directory...
I had to mount "manually" the partition in the last
script (one character "/" or "'" seems to be
interpreted and to prevent the script to be executed
correctly) and pkgadd the pkgs...

- with the keyboard map (f****g french keyboard :-)
)...
...

The linuxrc script seems to have some errors (for my
computer)... 
How can i change the linuxrc script to work properly
(automatic detect) with my computer ? (without adding
scripts and scripts and scripts :-) )...

hoping these are not idiot questions...

best regards,
Laurent

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Re: [Trinux-talk] Compiling the kernel and recreating boot disks

[Matthew F. <mf...@ci...>]

> Hi!  I was wondering what is required to recompile Trinux's kernel?
> I think I need to know:
>
> 1) Are you using any special patches to the standard kernel?

Nope

> 2) Where can I find the config file you used?

See http://trinux.sourceforge.net/kernel/2.4.13/

There are three different kernels (bare/ide/net) there is a config in each


> 3) Can I use modules?  I didn't see any in /lib/modules within
> initrd.gz.  Where do they go?

Modules can be added to the boot floppy and then you add the name and any
kernel parameters to the

Many of the modules have kernel-packages

see http://trinux.sf.net/pkg/2.4.13
    http://trinux.sf.net/pkg/2.4.5

which automatically install the modules


> 4) Do I need to do anything special for the boot loader?  (I'm used to
> lilo, and haven't used syslinux before.)

I have not sucessfully booted trinux from LILO before, only from
syslinux/isolinux and loadlin.

Let me know how it goes.

> 5) Any other pitfalls?

Heheh.,, :(  Let me know.


> I've got a utility I want that requires write access to NTFS, hense my
> initial need to build the kernel.  I often find myself hacking the
> kernel, though, so I'd like to understand how Trinux's kernel is built
> and installed.

Really the only thing special is the support for initrd and tmpfs, as
you'll see from the .configs there isn't much special.

-mdf

[Trinux-talk] Compiling the kernel and recreating boot disks

[John C. <ja...@fi...>]

Hi!  I was wondering what is required to recompile Trinux's kernel?
I think I need to know:

1) Are you using any special patches to the standard kernel?
2) Where can I find the config file you used?
3) Can I use modules?  I didn't see any in /lib/modules within
initrd.gz.  Where do they go?
4) Do I need to do anything special for the boot loader?  (I'm used to
lilo, and haven't used syslinux before.)
5) Any other pitfalls?

I've got a utility I want that requires write access to NTFS, hense my
initial need to build the kernel.  I often find myself hacking the
kernel, though, so I'd like to understand how Trinux's kernel is built
and installed.

Thanks!

John

[Trinux-talk] Eureka! - Trinux Remote Control

[Richard T. <ri...@th...>]

Okay all,

I solved my issues and I am now able to remote control my Trinux box =
from my Win98 workstation. Thanks to Matthew and Tim for your =
assistance. Want to know how I did it? Well, I finally read the MAN =
pages for SSH ans SSHD. The secret lies in file permissions. The big key =
was the line in the SSH MAN page that stated, "...ssh ignores a private =
key file if it is accessible by others." So I checked the permissions of =
the AUTHORIZED_KEYS file as well. I figure my problem might be Windows =
related. I was generating the keys on a Windows box and saving them to =
the Trinux boot floppy. Unfortunately, the default permissions for these =
files was grant all (-rwxrwxrwx). So, after I changed the permissions on =
the AUTHORIZED_KEYS and IDENTITY files to -rw-------, I was able to =
login to localhost. Next I tried the Windows client, Tera Term. At first =
I was unsuccessful. Once I put 'root' in the 'User name:' field along =
with entering the appropriate passphrase, voila. Now I'll have to try =
using the SSH2 protocol. Wish me luck and thanks again for your help.

Rich

[Trinux-talk] IMPORTANT: Status of trinux.org site

[Matthew F. <mf...@ci...>]

Folks,

If for some reason you've run across www.trinux.org, you will not find the
friendly penguin there.

This is either one of two things:

1) DNS screwup
2) Compromise of ISP/Web Hosting folks

I either case your best bet is you use the Sourceforge site until further
notice (http://trinux.sf.net) and I would *not* use
http://www.trinux.org/pkg/ (although it doesn't appear to work) for
package loading.

Thanks

= mdf

Re: [Trinux-talk] iso bootable cd image

[<tb...@ti...>]

Sometimes it is better to take what someone else has done, and just modify 
it.

Look at the iso image for Trinux.  There are some important components in 
the root of the CD, including the boot.img file and catalog file.

Also, you can search for the keyword, El Torito or ElTorito, which is the 
moniker delegated to the "trick" of making a CD bootable.

In a nutshell, the trick is to create an image of a boot floppy, and fool 
the OS into thinking it is booting the floppy.  Crude, but it works.

I think there is also a readme file in most Linux distributions.  Try 
/usr/doc/HOWTO/Bootable-CDROM or something like that.

If you just need the steps to re-create the iso file, then do this...

cd /tmp
mkdir myiso
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
cd /mnt
find . -depth -print | cpio -pmduv /tmp/myiso

cd /tmp/myiso
## Make any changes in this branch you want to.
mkisofs -v -J -o ../myiso.iso -b boot.img .

then burn the iso image to your CD and test.

Unfortunately, much of the boot process is controlled in the boot.img 
file, which is an image of a floppy disk, which is another task.  But 
wait, there is more...  The real germ of the boot process is contained in 
the initrd.gz file, which is contained in the boot.img disk image.  
initrd.gz is a compressed filesystem with some executables, libraries and 
startup scripts.

On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, windham lance wrote:

>      How does one go about making a bootable cd image... sorry for my
> ignorance but i've looked on the site and trinux talk for some sort of
> help and am at the end of my rope... any help is appreciated.
>      thank you ,
>                 MstrHelix
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[Trinux-talk] iso bootable cd image

[windham l. <mst...@ho...>]

     How does one go about making a bootable cd image... sorry for my
ignorance but i've looked on the site and trinux talk for some sort of
help and am at the end of my rope... any help is appreciated.
     thank you ,
                MstrHelix

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[Trinux-talk] New .iso for PCMCIA

[Matthew F. <mat...@ya...>]

I've released a new 4mb .iso image for testing
(0.81pre0-24.5). The primary purpose is for laptops
since previous versions were missing the
pcmcia-bin.tgz package.

It is available at:

http://www.trinux.org/iso/

or

http://prdownloads.sf.net/trinux/ but this is very
slow and I'm not sure it got uploaded correctly

Post any problems to the list.





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Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control

[<tb...@ti...>]

SSH is pretty tricky to setup.  Because it provides protection/security, 
it has several strict requirements.

This pre-release (0.8) beta version of Trinux (a minimal specialized 
version of Linux) is a really poor environment to learn the intracacies of 
SSH.

I thought I noticed earlier you mentioned relocating the public key from 
the destination to the source machine, buy I ignored it cause it is 
obvious to anyone who uses SSH regularly that it is the other way around.

You need to generate a key pair on the MindTerm Client.  Then put the 
public key onto the trinux box, into the authorized_keys or 
authorized_keys2 file.  Or both, if you don't know which one you got.
Perhaps Matt's instructions are not real clear on this.  He says he will 
rewrite the Docs someday...


The new SSH packages, require that openssh be loaded before opensshd, 
failure to do so will generate an error message, but it goes by quickly, 
so you may miss it.  Make sure openssh precedes opensshd in your pkglist 
file.

Check on the Trinux box, that the host key was generated and placed in 
/usr/local/etc/, if I recall correctly.

You might try running sshd in debug mode, from the command line:

killall sshd
sshd -d -d -d

The output is cryptic, and it must be restarted after each attempt, but it 
helps.

When you get it running, and you can log in from your client, then run:

save-sshkeys on the Trinux box.  It should write the host keys and 
authorized-keys files to the floppy where they can be found next time you 
boot.  CD-ROM users must place the files by hand onto the cd image.

I think I left out the support for identity.pub..  There are so many other 
ways to restore the keys, and the identity.pub was SSH1 specific, etc...

I hope this helps...  Again, this is a really poor environment to be 
learning SSH....

On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, David Eales wrote:

> Ok ive just tried that and it says authentication failed, server refused our
> key.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Thomas" <ri...@th...>
> To: <tri...@li...>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 5:49 PM
> Subject: RE: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control
> 
> 
> > David,
> >
> > Aren't you supposed to use the private
> > key (identity) not the public key
> > (identity.pub) with the MindTerm client?
> >
> > Richard Thomas
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Eales
> > [mailto:da...@ti...]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 10:28
> > AM
> > To: Matthew Franz; David Eales
> > Cc: tb...@ti...; Richard Thomas;
> > tri...@li...
> > Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote
> > Control
> >
> >
> > still no luck I am afraid here is what I
> > am doing to try and get this
> > working:
> >
> > boot trinux and load both openssh and
> > opensshd. I then run ssh-keygen and
> > create the key files without a
> > passphrase this then creates two files
> > /.ssh/identity.pub and /.ssh/identity I
> > then copy identity.pub into
> > authorized_keys by typing cp
> > /.ssh/identity.pub
> > /.ssh/authorized_keys. I
> > then type chmod 700 /.ssh , I can now
> > login from the trinux machine by
> > typing ssh localhost -1 so I know that
> > SSH is up and running. I then mount a
> > blank floppy disk by typing mount
> > /dev/fd0 /mnt and copy the file
> > identity.pub from the /.ssh directory
> > onto this blank floppy, I then unmount
> > the floppy and load up the online
> > version of mindterm and click file then
> > connect. These are the settings I use
> > for mindterm:
> >
> > Server: IP address of trinux box
> > Port: 22
> > Username: left blank
> > Authentication: Public Key
> > Identity: Path to identity.pub file that
> > I copied to floppy.
> >
> > In the prefrences section the options I
> > use are:
> >
> > Protocol: SSH1
> > compression: None
> > Bind Address ticked
> > Allocate PTY ticked
> > Local Address: 127.0.0.1
> >
> > When I try to connect it says:
> >
> > MindTerm home: D:\WINNT\Java\mindterm\
> >
> > Warning connecting using ssh1, consider
> > upgrading server!
> >
> > Connected to server running
> > SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_2.9p2
> > (IP address) login:
> >
> > I press enter and I get the error:
> >
> > Error connecting to
> > oxygen.tilehill.ac.uk, reason:
> > -> RSA key file corrupt
> >
> > I have also tried the latest version of
> > putty and this refuses to open the
> > key
> > ----------------------------------------
> > David Eales
> > Computer Technician
> > Tile Hill College
> > ----------------------------------------
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Matthew Franz" <mf...@ci...>
> > To: "David Eales"
> > <dav...@nt...>
> > Cc: <tb...@ti...>; "Richard
> > Thomas" <ri...@th...>;
> > <tri...@li...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 6:53
> > PM
> > Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote
> > Control
> >
> >
> > >
> > > The new packages are up on the
> > following sites:
> > >
> > > http://www.trinux.org/pkg/
> > > http://trinux.sf.net/pkg/
> > > http://www.io.com/~mdfranz/trinux/pkg/
> > >
> > > If you use and OpenSSH client (I'm
> > assuming 2.x or greater) you will need
> > > to generate a DSA key with
> > >
> > > # ssh-keygen -t dsa
> > >
> > > to generate the id_dsa.pub that will
> > get added to /.ssh/authorized_keys2
> > > just as
> > >
> > > # ssh-keygen
> > >
> > > created the identity.pub which got
> > added to /.ssh/authorized_keys
> > >
> > > if you have SSH1 keys
> > (authorized_keys) you will have to
> > connect with the
> > > ssh -1 command, otherwise you'll get
> > prompted for a password.
> > >
> > > I have not yet tested retrieving saved
> > keys from the floppy although they
> > > do get saved properly.
> > >
> > > And a big thanks to Tim for all his
> > help on this!!!!
> > >
> > > Thanks for your patience and let me
> > know if you have any more problems.
> > > I'll try to update the docs shortly.
> > >
> > > -mdf
> > >
> > > > Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 20:44:37 -0000
> > > > From: David Eales
> > <dav...@nt...>
> > > > To: tb...@ti..., Richard
> > Thomas <ri...@th...>
> > > > Cc:
> > tri...@li...
> > > > Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux
> > Remote Control
> > > >
> > > > thanks a lot i will look forward to
> > seeing that
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: <tb...@ti...>
> > > > To: "Richard Thomas"
> > <ri...@th...>
> > > > Cc:
> > <tri...@li...>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001
> > 8:15 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux
> > Remote Control
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I have looked at opensshd and
> > cleaned it up a little.
> > > > >
> > > > > I need to submit it to Matt, to
> > make sure I didn't break anything he
> > is
> > > > > doing.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think I fixed most of these sshd
> > problems some people are having...
> > > > >
> > > > > Look for an updated opensshd.tgz
> > and openssh.tgz soon.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Richard Thomas
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Okay, I need some help here. I
> > have done everything I can think of
> > to
> > > > get the SSH connection to Trinux
> > operational. I am using the .80rc2-ide
> > boot
> > > > image to bootup. I followed the
> > directions in the Remote Admin doc. I
> > have
> > > > tried Win98->Trinux and
> > Trinux->Trinux. The closest I get is a
> > prompt
> > for
> > > > the root@<ip-address> password. I
> > generated the keys using the MindTerm
> > java
> > > > demo. I copied the public key to the
> > '/tux/pkg/opensshd/keys' file. The
> > > > public key becomes the
> > '/.ssh/authorized_keys' file on the
> > target box.
> > The
> > > > private key is on the source box. I
> > placed 'opensshd' in the
> > > > '/tux/config/pkglist' file right
> > before the 'openssh' package. Should I
> > be
> > > > having to manually start 'sshd'?
> > Does it look like I am doing anyything
> > > > amiss? All help is much appreciated.
> > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Richard Thomas
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > --------------------
> > > > > Timothy Burt
> > > > > Internet Specialist
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > ________________________________________
> > _______
> > > > > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > > > > Tri...@li...
> > > > >
> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/list
> > info/trinux-talk
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > ________________________________________
> > _______
> > > > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > > > Tri...@li...
> > > >
> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/list
> > info/trinux-talk
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > ________________________________________
> > _______
> > > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > > Tri...@li...
> > >
> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/list
> > info/trinux-talk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > Tri...@li...
> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/trinux-talk
> 
> 
> 
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> Tri...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/trinux-talk
> 

-- 
--------------------
Timothy Burt
Internet Specialist

Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control

[David E. <dav...@nt...>]

Ok ive just tried that and it says authentication failed, server refused our
key.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Thomas" <ri...@th...>
To: <tri...@li...>
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 5:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control


> David,
>
> Aren't you supposed to use the private
> key (identity) not the public key
> (identity.pub) with the MindTerm client?
>
> Richard Thomas
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Eales
> [mailto:da...@ti...]
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 10:28
> AM
> To: Matthew Franz; David Eales
> Cc: tb...@ti...; Richard Thomas;
> tri...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote
> Control
>
>
> still no luck I am afraid here is what I
> am doing to try and get this
> working:
>
> boot trinux and load both openssh and
> opensshd. I then run ssh-keygen and
> create the key files without a
> passphrase this then creates two files
> /.ssh/identity.pub and /.ssh/identity I
> then copy identity.pub into
> authorized_keys by typing cp
> /.ssh/identity.pub
> /.ssh/authorized_keys. I
> then type chmod 700 /.ssh , I can now
> login from the trinux machine by
> typing ssh localhost -1 so I know that
> SSH is up and running. I then mount a
> blank floppy disk by typing mount
> /dev/fd0 /mnt and copy the file
> identity.pub from the /.ssh directory
> onto this blank floppy, I then unmount
> the floppy and load up the online
> version of mindterm and click file then
> connect. These are the settings I use
> for mindterm:
>
> Server: IP address of trinux box
> Port: 22
> Username: left blank
> Authentication: Public Key
> Identity: Path to identity.pub file that
> I copied to floppy.
>
> In the prefrences section the options I
> use are:
>
> Protocol: SSH1
> compression: None
> Bind Address ticked
> Allocate PTY ticked
> Local Address: 127.0.0.1
>
> When I try to connect it says:
>
> MindTerm home: D:\WINNT\Java\mindterm\
>
> Warning connecting using ssh1, consider
> upgrading server!
>
> Connected to server running
> SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_2.9p2
> (IP address) login:
>
> I press enter and I get the error:
>
> Error connecting to
> oxygen.tilehill.ac.uk, reason:
> -> RSA key file corrupt
>
> I have also tried the latest version of
> putty and this refuses to open the
> key
> ----------------------------------------
> David Eales
> Computer Technician
> Tile Hill College
> ----------------------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Franz" <mf...@ci...>
> To: "David Eales"
> <dav...@nt...>
> Cc: <tb...@ti...>; "Richard
> Thomas" <ri...@th...>;
> <tri...@li...>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 6:53
> PM
> Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote
> Control
>
>
> >
> > The new packages are up on the
> following sites:
> >
> > http://www.trinux.org/pkg/
> > http://trinux.sf.net/pkg/
> > http://www.io.com/~mdfranz/trinux/pkg/
> >
> > If you use and OpenSSH client (I'm
> assuming 2.x or greater) you will need
> > to generate a DSA key with
> >
> > # ssh-keygen -t dsa
> >
> > to generate the id_dsa.pub that will
> get added to /.ssh/authorized_keys2
> > just as
> >
> > # ssh-keygen
> >
> > created the identity.pub which got
> added to /.ssh/authorized_keys
> >
> > if you have SSH1 keys
> (authorized_keys) you will have to
> connect with the
> > ssh -1 command, otherwise you'll get
> prompted for a password.
> >
> > I have not yet tested retrieving saved
> keys from the floppy although they
> > do get saved properly.
> >
> > And a big thanks to Tim for all his
> help on this!!!!
> >
> > Thanks for your patience and let me
> know if you have any more problems.
> > I'll try to update the docs shortly.
> >
> > -mdf
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 20:44:37 -0000
> > > From: David Eales
> <dav...@nt...>
> > > To: tb...@ti..., Richard
> Thomas <ri...@th...>
> > > Cc:
> tri...@li...
> > > Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux
> Remote Control
> > >
> > > thanks a lot i will look forward to
> seeing that
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <tb...@ti...>
> > > To: "Richard Thomas"
> <ri...@th...>
> > > Cc:
> <tri...@li...>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001
> 8:15 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux
> Remote Control
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I have looked at opensshd and
> cleaned it up a little.
> > > >
> > > > I need to submit it to Matt, to
> make sure I didn't break anything he
> is
> > > > doing.
> > > >
> > > > I think I fixed most of these sshd
> problems some people are having...
> > > >
> > > > Look for an updated opensshd.tgz
> and openssh.tgz soon.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Richard Thomas
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Okay, I need some help here. I
> have done everything I can think of
> to
> > > get the SSH connection to Trinux
> operational. I am using the .80rc2-ide
> boot
> > > image to bootup. I followed the
> directions in the Remote Admin doc. I
> have
> > > tried Win98->Trinux and
> Trinux->Trinux. The closest I get is a
> prompt
> for
> > > the root@<ip-address> password. I
> generated the keys using the MindTerm
> java
> > > demo. I copied the public key to the
> '/tux/pkg/opensshd/keys' file. The
> > > public key becomes the
> '/.ssh/authorized_keys' file on the
> target box.
> The
> > > private key is on the source box. I
> placed 'opensshd' in the
> > > '/tux/config/pkglist' file right
> before the 'openssh' package. Should I
> be
> > > having to manually start 'sshd'?
> Does it look like I am doing anyything
> > > amiss? All help is much appreciated.
> Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > Richard Thomas
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > --------------------
> > > > Timothy Burt
> > > > Internet Specialist
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> ________________________________________
> _______
> > > > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > > > Tri...@li...
> > > >
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/list
> info/trinux-talk
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> ________________________________________
> _______
> > > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > > Tri...@li...
> > >
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/list
> info/trinux-talk
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> ________________________________________
> _______
> > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > Tri...@li...
> >
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/list
> info/trinux-talk
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Trinux-talk mailing list
> Tri...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/trinux-talk

RE: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control

[Richard T. <ri...@th...>]

David,

Aren't you supposed to use the private
key (identity) not the public key
(identity.pub) with the MindTerm client?

Richard Thomas


-----Original Message-----
From: David Eales
[mailto:da...@ti...]
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 10:28
AM
To: Matthew Franz; David Eales
Cc: tb...@ti...; Richard Thomas;
tri...@li...
Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote
Control


still no luck I am afraid here is what I
am doing to try and get this
working:

boot trinux and load both openssh and
opensshd. I then run ssh-keygen and
create the key files without a
passphrase this then creates two files
/.ssh/identity.pub and /.ssh/identity I
then copy identity.pub into
authorized_keys by typing cp
/.ssh/identity.pub
/.ssh/authorized_keys. I
then type chmod 700 /.ssh , I can now
login from the trinux machine by
typing ssh localhost -1 so I know that
SSH is up and running. I then mount a
blank floppy disk by typing mount
/dev/fd0 /mnt and copy the file
identity.pub from the /.ssh directory
onto this blank floppy, I then unmount
the floppy and load up the online
version of mindterm and click file then
connect. These are the settings I use
for mindterm:

Server: IP address of trinux box
Port: 22
Username: left blank
Authentication: Public Key
Identity: Path to identity.pub file that
I copied to floppy.

In the prefrences section the options I
use are:

Protocol: SSH1
compression: None
Bind Address ticked
Allocate PTY ticked
Local Address: 127.0.0.1

When I try to connect it says:

MindTerm home: D:\WINNT\Java\mindterm\

Warning connecting using ssh1, consider
upgrading server!

Connected to server running
SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_2.9p2
(IP address) login:

I press enter and I get the error:

Error connecting to
oxygen.tilehill.ac.uk, reason:
-> RSA key file corrupt

I have also tried the latest version of
putty and this refuses to open the
key
----------------------------------------
David Eales
Computer Technician
Tile Hill College
----------------------------------------
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Franz" <mf...@ci...>
To: "David Eales"
<dav...@nt...>
Cc: <tb...@ti...>; "Richard
Thomas" <ri...@th...>;
<tri...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 6:53
PM
Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote
Control


>
> The new packages are up on the
following sites:
>
> http://www.trinux.org/pkg/
> http://trinux.sf.net/pkg/
> http://www.io.com/~mdfranz/trinux/pkg/
>
> If you use and OpenSSH client (I'm
assuming 2.x or greater) you will need
> to generate a DSA key with
>
> # ssh-keygen -t dsa
>
> to generate the id_dsa.pub that will
get added to /.ssh/authorized_keys2
> just as
>
> # ssh-keygen
>
> created the identity.pub which got
added to /.ssh/authorized_keys
>
> if you have SSH1 keys
(authorized_keys) you will have to
connect with the
> ssh -1 command, otherwise you'll get
prompted for a password.
>
> I have not yet tested retrieving saved
keys from the floppy although they
> do get saved properly.
>
> And a big thanks to Tim for all his
help on this!!!!
>
> Thanks for your patience and let me
know if you have any more problems.
> I'll try to update the docs shortly.
>
> -mdf
>
> > Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 20:44:37 -0000
> > From: David Eales
<dav...@nt...>
> > To: tb...@ti..., Richard
Thomas <ri...@th...>
> > Cc:
tri...@li...
> > Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux
Remote Control
> >
> > thanks a lot i will look forward to
seeing that
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <tb...@ti...>
> > To: "Richard Thomas"
<ri...@th...>
> > Cc:
<tri...@li...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001
8:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux
Remote Control
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I have looked at opensshd and
cleaned it up a little.
> > >
> > > I need to submit it to Matt, to
make sure I didn't break anything he
is
> > > doing.
> > >
> > > I think I fixed most of these sshd
problems some people are having...
> > >
> > > Look for an updated opensshd.tgz
and openssh.tgz soon.
> > >
> > > On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Richard Thomas
wrote:
> > >
> > > > Okay, I need some help here. I
have done everything I can think of
to
> > get the SSH connection to Trinux
operational. I am using the .80rc2-ide
boot
> > image to bootup. I followed the
directions in the Remote Admin doc. I
have
> > tried Win98->Trinux and
Trinux->Trinux. The closest I get is a
prompt
for
> > the root@<ip-address> password. I
generated the keys using the MindTerm
java
> > demo. I copied the public key to the
'/tux/pkg/opensshd/keys' file. The
> > public key becomes the
'/.ssh/authorized_keys' file on the
target box.
The
> > private key is on the source box. I
placed 'opensshd' in the
> > '/tux/config/pkglist' file right
before the 'openssh' package. Should I
be
> > having to manually start 'sshd'?
Does it look like I am doing anyything
> > amiss? All help is much appreciated.
Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Richard Thomas
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > --------------------
> > > Timothy Burt
> > > Internet Specialist
> > >
> > >
> > >
________________________________________
_______
> > > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > > Tri...@li...
> > >
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/list
info/trinux-talk
> >
> >
> >
> >
________________________________________
_______
> > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > Tri...@li...
> >
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/list
info/trinux-talk
> >
>
>
>
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_______
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> Tri...@li...
>
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/list
info/trinux-talk

Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control

[David E. <da...@ti...>]

still no luck I am afraid here is what I am doing to try and get this
working:

boot trinux and load both openssh and opensshd. I then run ssh-keygen and
create the key files without a passphrase this then creates two files
/.ssh/identity.pub and /.ssh/identity I then copy identity.pub into
authorized_keys by typing cp /.ssh/identity.pub /.ssh/authorized_keys. I
then type chmod 700 /.ssh , I can now login from the trinux machine by
typing ssh localhost -1 so I know that SSH is up and running. I then mount a
blank floppy disk by typing mount /dev/fd0 /mnt and copy the file
identity.pub from the /.ssh directory onto this blank floppy, I then unmount
the floppy and load up the online version of mindterm and click file then
connect. These are the settings I use for mindterm:

Server: IP address of trinux box
Port: 22
Username: left blank
Authentication: Public Key
Identity: Path to identity.pub file that I copied to floppy.

In the prefrences section the options I use are:

Protocol: SSH1
compression: None
Bind Address ticked
Allocate PTY ticked
Local Address: 127.0.0.1

When I try to connect it says:

MindTerm home: D:\WINNT\Java\mindterm\

Warning connecting using ssh1, consider upgrading server!

Connected to server running SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_2.9p2
(IP address) login:

I press enter and I get the error:

Error connecting to oxygen.tilehill.ac.uk, reason:
-> RSA key file corrupt

I have also tried the latest version of putty and this refuses to open the
key
----------------------------------------
David Eales
Computer Technician
Tile Hill College
----------------------------------------
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Franz" <mf...@ci...>
To: "David Eales" <dav...@nt...>
Cc: <tb...@ti...>; "Richard Thomas" <ri...@th...>;
<tri...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control


>
> The new packages are up on the following sites:
>
> http://www.trinux.org/pkg/
> http://trinux.sf.net/pkg/
> http://www.io.com/~mdfranz/trinux/pkg/
>
> If you use and OpenSSH client (I'm assuming 2.x or greater) you will need
> to generate a DSA key with
>
> # ssh-keygen -t dsa
>
> to generate the id_dsa.pub that will get added to /.ssh/authorized_keys2
> just as
>
> # ssh-keygen
>
> created the identity.pub which got added to /.ssh/authorized_keys
>
> if you have SSH1 keys (authorized_keys) you will have to connect with the
> ssh -1 command, otherwise you'll get prompted for a password.
>
> I have not yet tested retrieving saved keys from the floppy although they
> do get saved properly.
>
> And a big thanks to Tim for all his help on this!!!!
>
> Thanks for your patience and let me know if you have any more problems.
> I'll try to update the docs shortly.
>
> -mdf
>
> > Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 20:44:37 -0000
> > From: David Eales <dav...@nt...>
> > To: tb...@ti..., Richard Thomas <ri...@th...>
> > Cc: tri...@li...
> > Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control
> >
> > thanks a lot i will look forward to seeing that
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <tb...@ti...>
> > To: "Richard Thomas" <ri...@th...>
> > Cc: <tri...@li...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I have looked at opensshd and cleaned it up a little.
> > >
> > > I need to submit it to Matt, to make sure I didn't break anything he
is
> > > doing.
> > >
> > > I think I fixed most of these sshd problems some people are having...
> > >
> > > Look for an updated opensshd.tgz and openssh.tgz soon.
> > >
> > > On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Richard Thomas wrote:
> > >
> > > > Okay, I need some help here. I have done everything I can think of
to
> > get the SSH connection to Trinux operational. I am using the .80rc2-ide
boot
> > image to bootup. I followed the directions in the Remote Admin doc. I
have
> > tried Win98->Trinux and Trinux->Trinux. The closest I get is a prompt
for
> > the root@<ip-address> password. I generated the keys using the MindTerm
java
> > demo. I copied the public key to the '/tux/pkg/opensshd/keys' file. The
> > public key becomes the '/.ssh/authorized_keys' file on the target box.
The
> > private key is on the source box. I placed 'opensshd' in the
> > '/tux/config/pkglist' file right before the 'openssh' package. Should I
be
> > having to manually start 'sshd'? Does it look like I am doing anyything
> > amiss? All help is much appreciated. Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Richard Thomas
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > --------------------
> > > Timothy Burt
> > > Internet Specialist
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > > Tri...@li...
> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/trinux-talk
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Trinux-talk mailing list
> > Tri...@li...
> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/trinux-talk
> >
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> Tri...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/trinux-talk

RE: [Trinux-talk] pcmcia problems

[Matthew F. <mf...@ci...>]

Michael,

I am *very* close to having a new initrd.gz to use and hope to burn a
small test CD for folks to test today. This will be targetted for laptop
users because none of the existing ISO's work.

I have changed the directory structure so that within the hard drive/CD
you'll have the following:


/trinux
-> kpkg - kernel packages that will get loaded automatically
-> bootpkg - manditory packages (such as dnslibs,dhcpcd,and the pcmcia)
             that will gut loaded automatically
-> pkg - will get loaded based on the pkglist

Flopiies will also have a kpkg and bootpkg directory but it will be on the
floppy root

If anytbody is adventurous the latest initrd.gz are alwasy at
http://www.io.com/~mdfranz/trinux/initrd/ and the .tgz file is the source.


Package loading from a vfat/minix partition works and booting from a DOS
partition using Loadlin (and obviously loading the packages

>
> thanks for your advice. I haven't tried booting from the Tim Burton's
> image yet, but I did notice that both images are missing the pcmcia-bin
> package. I discovered that when I tried to use Phill's suggestion below
> and couldn't because that package was missing. So, I'm guessing that I'll
> have the same problem when booting from the tburt image.
>
> Before I burn a new cd, though, I have a couple more questions. First,
> what significance do the modules in the trinux/modules directory on the CD
> have? If they're automatically loaded when the system boots, why are there
> also packages that have those modules in them? If they're not
> automatically loaded, and should be loaded via their corresponding
> packages, why are they there?

> Second, if I want to load the pcmcia packages I need on boot-up
> (specifically, pcmcia-bin, pcmcia-coremods, and pcmcia-smc), will listing
> those names in trinux/tux/config/pkglist do it? If not, what else do I
> have to do?

Yes that would work, but on the tnew structure you could just put them in
bootpkg.

>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> -mas
>
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Matthew Franz wrote:
>
> > Does this problem exist in Tim Burton's .iso image as well, because the
> > .iso I released (80rc2) is missing a package or two. Hence the need for
> > the workaround.
> >
> > -mdf
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Nov 2001 pm...@de... wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 09:36:39 +1300
> > > From: pm...@de...
> > > To: ma...@co..., tri...@li...
> > > Subject: RE: [Trinux-talk] pcmcia problems
> > >
> > > Hi Michael
> > >
> > > I have had similar problems to yours.  A workaround that was suggested to me
> > > was to manually unpack the required driver files after the system has
> > > booted.
> > >
> > > To test if this will work do it manually first.
> > > mount /dev/hdc /cdrom
> > > tar -C / -xzvf /cdrom/trinux/pcmcia-bin.tgz
> > > tar -C / -xzvf /cdrom/trinux/pcmcia-coremods.tgz
> > > tar -C / -xzvf /cdrom/trinux/<whatever other driver files you need>
> > >
> > > Then initialise pcmcia
> > >
> > > /etc/pcmcia
> > >
> > > If this works dump all this into the "last" start-up script and you should
> > > be away.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > If anyone knows of a better way to do this please let me know.
> > >
> > > Phill
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael Styer [mailto:ma...@co...]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 7 November 2001 8:24 a.m.
> > > To: tri...@li...
> > > Subject: [Trinux-talk] pcmcia problems
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi there.
> > >
> > > I'm trying to use trinux from the boot CD on my laptop, a toshiba
> > > satellite 335cdt. It boots fine, but doesn't recognize my ethernet
> > > card. The card type is 3Com Megahertz XJ10BT. According to some research,
> > > the necessary driver is smc91c92_cs.o, which seems to be on the CD, but
> > > doesn't seem to be loaded at boot-up. How can I tell whether it has been
> > > loaded? If it's not getting loaded, how can I make sure it gets loaded? If
> > > it is getting loaded, how can I get trinux to recognize my ethernet card?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > -mas
>
> --
> Michael Styer		ma...@co...
> phone: 020 7603 5723	107 Shepherd's Bush Rd
> fax: 020 7603 2504	London W6 7LP
>
>
>

[Trinux-talk] nfs-client.tgz

[Winston S. <wi...@in...>]

In trinux-80rc2-2.4.5.iso nfs-client.tgz has mount stored in
lib/usr/sbin/mount
I was wondering if there was a reason for this.

RE: [Trinux-talk] pcmcia problems

[Michael S. <ma...@co...>]

Hi there,

thanks for your advice. I haven't tried booting from the Tim Burton's
image yet, but I did notice that both images are missing the pcmcia-bin
package. I discovered that when I tried to use Phill's suggestion below
and couldn't because that package was missing. So, I'm guessing that I'll
have the same problem when booting from the tburt image.

Before I burn a new cd, though, I have a couple more questions. First,
what significance do the modules in the trinux/modules directory on the CD
have? If they're automatically loaded when the system boots, why are there
also packages that have those modules in them? If they're not
automatically loaded, and should be loaded via their corresponding
packages, why are they there?

Second, if I want to load the pcmcia packages I need on boot-up
(specifically, pcmcia-bin, pcmcia-coremods, and pcmcia-smc), will listing
those names in trinux/tux/config/pkglist do it? If not, what else do I
have to do?

Thanks for your help.

-mas

On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Matthew Franz wrote:

> Does this problem exist in Tim Burton's .iso image as well, because the
> .iso I released (80rc2) is missing a package or two. Hence the need for
> the workaround.
> 
> -mdf
> 
> 
> On Wed, 7 Nov 2001 pm...@de... wrote:
> 
> > Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 09:36:39 +1300
> > From: pm...@de...
> > To: ma...@co..., tri...@li...
> > Subject: RE: [Trinux-talk] pcmcia problems
> >
> > Hi Michael
> >
> > I have had similar problems to yours.  A workaround that was suggested to me
> > was to manually unpack the required driver files after the system has
> > booted.
> >
> > To test if this will work do it manually first.
> > mount /dev/hdc /cdrom
> > tar -C / -xzvf /cdrom/trinux/pcmcia-bin.tgz
> > tar -C / -xzvf /cdrom/trinux/pcmcia-coremods.tgz
> > tar -C / -xzvf /cdrom/trinux/<whatever other driver files you need>
> >
> > Then initialise pcmcia
> >
> > /etc/pcmcia
> >
> > If this works dump all this into the "last" start-up script and you should
> > be away.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > If anyone knows of a better way to do this please let me know.
> >
> > Phill
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Styer [mailto:ma...@co...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 7 November 2001 8:24 a.m.
> > To: tri...@li...
> > Subject: [Trinux-talk] pcmcia problems
> >
> >
> > Hi there.
> >
> > I'm trying to use trinux from the boot CD on my laptop, a toshiba
> > satellite 335cdt. It boots fine, but doesn't recognize my ethernet
> > card. The card type is 3Com Megahertz XJ10BT. According to some research,
> > the necessary driver is smc91c92_cs.o, which seems to be on the CD, but
> > doesn't seem to be loaded at boot-up. How can I tell whether it has been
> > loaded? If it's not getting loaded, how can I make sure it gets loaded? If
> > it is getting loaded, how can I get trinux to recognize my ethernet card?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -mas

-- 
Michael Styer		ma...@co...
phone: 020 7603 5723	107 Shepherd's Bush Rd
fax: 020 7603 2504	London W6 7LP

Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control

[Matthew F. <mf...@ci...>]

The new packages are up on the following sites:

http://www.trinux.org/pkg/
http://trinux.sf.net/pkg/
http://www.io.com/~mdfranz/trinux/pkg/

If you use and OpenSSH client (I'm assuming 2.x or greater) you will need
to generate a DSA key with

# ssh-keygen -t dsa

to generate the id_dsa.pub that will get added to /.ssh/authorized_keys2
just as

# ssh-keygen

created the identity.pub which got added to /.ssh/authorized_keys

if you have SSH1 keys (authorized_keys) you will have to connect with the
ssh -1 command, otherwise you'll get prompted for a password.

I have not yet tested retrieving saved keys from the floppy although they
do get saved properly.

And a big thanks to Tim for all his help on this!!!!

Thanks for your patience and let me know if you have any more problems.
I'll try to update the docs shortly.

-mdf

> Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 20:44:37 -0000
> From: David Eales <dav...@nt...>
> To: tb...@ti..., Richard Thomas <ri...@th...>
> Cc: tri...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control
>
> thanks a lot i will look forward to seeing that
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <tb...@ti...>
> To: "Richard Thomas" <ri...@th...>
> Cc: <tri...@li...>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Trinux-talk] Trinux Remote Control
>
>
> >
> > I have looked at opensshd and cleaned it up a little.
> >
> > I need to submit it to Matt, to make sure I didn't break anything he is
> > doing.
> >
> > I think I fixed most of these sshd problems some people are having...
> >
> > Look for an updated opensshd.tgz and openssh.tgz soon.
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Richard Thomas wrote:
> >
> > > Okay, I need some help here. I have done everything I can think of to
> get the SSH connection to Trinux operational. I am using the .80rc2-ide boot
> image to bootup. I followed the directions in the Remote Admin doc. I have
> tried Win98->Trinux and Trinux->Trinux. The closest I get is a prompt for
> the root@<ip-address> password. I generated the keys using the MindTerm java
> demo. I copied the public key to the '/tux/pkg/opensshd/keys' file. The
> public key becomes the '/.ssh/authorized_keys' file on the target box. The
> private key is on the source box. I placed 'opensshd' in the
> '/tux/config/pkglist' file right before the 'openssh' package. Should I be
> having to manually start 'sshd'? Does it look like I am doing anyything
> amiss? All help is much appreciated. Thanks.
> > >
> > > Richard Thomas
> > >
> >
> > --
> > --------------------
> > Timothy Burt
> > Internet Specialist
> >
> >
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