Chris Greenman wrote:
> Cool. thanks for the info. As long as I'm not losing
> any functionality by running 2.1 then I might as well
> stick with it since it boots with no problem.
>
> I do have another question though (and this might be
> better in a new thread). I tried nesting 2.1 on my
> hard drive but it doesn't seem to pick up any of my
> desktop settings. I'm pretty picky when it comes to
> how I like my desktop and it's a pain to have to reset
> all my prefs when I boot. It does detect the nest and
> asks if I want to use it so I tell it "Yes" but when
> it starts X none of my personal settings are there.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> --- Richard Hamel-Smith <richardhamelsmith@???>
> wrote:
>
>
>> BTW, I prefer 2.1 myself. I only carry 2.3 with me
>> to give it away.
>> 2.1 works on all machines I've tried it on so far
>> without a hiccup
>> And the wireless works, tho' sometimes I have to set
>> it up manually.
>> But I alway check the ifconfig on any machine I use,
>> so I'm used to it.
>> 2.1 also has the advantage that Tor is set up and
>> running on boot, whereas
>> on 2.2, 2.3, it's not.
>>
>>
>> On 12/2/06, Richard Hamel-Smith
>> <richardhamelsmith@???> wrote:
>>
>>> Happily, the config file is in /proc/config.gz
>>>
>>> just copy to /tmp, gunzip and you're ready to go
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> On 12/2/06, Chris Greenman <ckgreenman@???>
>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>> I did some more playing around last night and it
>>>>
>> turns
>>
>>>> out that my wireless card does work in 2.1 but I
>>>>
>> have
>>
>>>> to manually set it up using iwconfig.
>>>>
>>>> I guess I'll have to just use 2.1 until I
>>>>
>> figureout
>>
>>>> how to get 3.2 booted. I'll probably have to
>>>>
>> use a
>>
>>>> different machine and compile a custom kernel
>>>>
>> and burn
>>
>>>> it back to disk.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have some pointers on how to do
>>>>
>> that? I
>>
>>>> know how to compile the kernel so all I need is
>>>>
>> the
>>
>>>> config file used to build the kernel and
>>>>
>> instructions
>>
>>>> on how to build the dyne stuff. The instruction
>>>>
>> on
>>
>>>> the dev page aren't that clear.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- Chris Greenman <ckgreenman@???> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Ok, here's the results of my playing around
>>>>>
>> last
>>
>>>>> night.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fist off, the nodma kernel option did not
>>>>>
>> work.
>>
>>>>> Second, I tried the docked d:b again just to
>>>>>
>> make
>>
>>>>> sure
>>>>> and I get the same results as with the CD.
>>>>>
>>>>> Third, d:b 2.2 won't boot either. Infact it
>>>>>
>> doesn't
>>
>>>>> even get past the isolinux bootloader.
>>>>>
>>>>> Finally, d:b 2.1 boots just fine but after
>>>>>
>> poking
>>
>>>>> around a little it doesn't look like the
>>>>>
>> wireless
>>
>>>>> driver is loading right. I didn't try loading
>>>>>
>> it
>>
>>>>> manually from the command prompt though.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I also poked around under Ubuntu which runs
>>>>> flawlessly
>>>>> on this laptop and the kernel version is
>>>>>
>> 2.6.16.
>>
>>>>> Also
>>>>> the Uniform CD-Rom driver in Ubuntu is 3.20
>>>>>
>> which is
>>
>>>>> the same as d:b 2.3. I forgot to grab the
>>>>>
>> dmesg
>>
>>>>> output this morning before coming to work but
>>>>>
>> I do
>>
>>>>> know that there is no mention of RAID devices
>>>>> following the CD-ROM driver. I'm thinking the
>>>>>
>> RAID
>>
>>>>> driver might be screwing with something in my
>>>>> system.
>>>>> Does anyone know if there is a kernel option
>>>>>
>> that
>>
>>>>> will
>>>>> prevent loading the RAID driver?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Chris Greenman <ckgreenman@???>
>>>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Interesting. The internal CD drive is a
>>>>>>
>> DVD/CDRW
>>
>>>>>> combo. I've never had problems with it
>>>>>>
>> before but
>>
>>>>>> maybe something changed in the driver.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As for the f2 thing, I've tried pretty much
>>>>>>
>> every
>>
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> of the options (and a few that aren't
>>>>>>
>> listed) and
>>
>>>>>> nothing changes. The standard kernel
>>>>>>
>> messages
>>
>>>>> spew
>>>>>
>>>>>> out until it hits the CD-Rom driver then
>>>>>>
>>>>> everythign
>>>>>
>>>>>> stops.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll do a little more playing tonight now
>>>>>>
>> that
>>
>>>>> I've
>>>>>
>>>>>> gotten some suggestions and I'll let you all
>>>>>>
>> know
>>
>>>>>> how
>>>>>> it went.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- Dan Conklin <danconklin@???>
>>>>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> When you boot, hit f2 and there is an
>>>>>>>
>>>>> interactive
>>>>>
>>>>>>> option there that might help. I tried it
>>>>>>>
>> and it
>>
>>>>>> just
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> seemed to slow down the boot enough to
>>>>>>>
>> read the
>>
>>>>>>> terminal a little easier. Anyway, I ran
>>>>>>>
>> dmesg to
>>
>>>>>> see
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> what loads on my machine after the uniform
>>>>>>>
>> CDROM
>>
>>>>>>> driver, and the next thing was that it
>>>>>>>
>>>>> reassigned
>>>>>
>>>>>>> the DVD ROM's drive allocation. After that
>>>>>>>
>> it
>>
>>>>>>> detected the RAID and SCSI devices and
>>>>>>>
>> assigned
>>
>>>>>>> resources to them. After that was the USB
>>>>>>>
>> hub
>>
>>>>> and
>>>>>
>>>>>>> then the mouse.Dan ConklinHelp fight
>>>>>>>
>> software
>>
>>>>>>> piracy...use Linux!Need to know something
>>>>>>>
>> about
>>
>>>>>>> shooting and editing video? Ask us! --- On
>>>>>>>
>> Thu
>>
>>>>>>> 11/30, Chris Greenman &lt;
>>>>>>>
>> ckgreenman@???
>>
>>>>>> &gt;
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> wrote:From: Chris Greenman [mailto:
>>>>>>> ckgreenman@???]To:
>>>>>>> dynebolic@???: Thu, 30 Nov
>>>>>>>
>> 2006
>>
>>>>>>> 07:52:14 -0800 (PST)Subject: Re:
>>>>>>>
>> [dyne:bolic]
>>
>>>>>> Can't
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> boot DynebolicNo problem. You didn't know
>>>>>>>
>> and I
>>
>>>>>>> didn't volunteerthat info :-). I work
>>>>>>>
>> primarily
>>
>>>>>> on
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Solaris but I amalso an RHCE.Actually I
>>>>>>>
>> did try
>>
>>>>>>> docking and booting from the HD andit
>>>>>>> still hangs. I also tried booting with
>>>>>>>
>> both of
>>
>>>>>>> thefloppy images on the d:b CD and got the
>>>>>>>
>> same
>>
>>>>>>> result. Like I said before I don't think
>>>>>>>
>> it's a
>>
>>>>>> CD
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Problem. Ithink the issue is with what
>>>>>>>
>> ever
>>
>>>>> loads
>>>>>
>>>>>>> immediatelyafter that Uniform CD-ROM
>>>>>>>
>> driver.
>>
>>>>>>> Unfortunately sinceI can't get past that,
>>>>>>>
>> I have
>>
>>>>>> no
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> clue what is tryingto load.--
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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Where do you download 2.1? I went to the dyne website but all I find is
the latest version. I have tried 10 different Linux os's but none work
on my wireless.
thanks
tom