Usb Hard Drive Boot.
by Leslie S Satenstein
With my motherboard, I just leave the USB drive plugged, and change a bios setting to boot from the usb port. (Intel Motherboard D945gnt).
Leslie Satenstein
Message: 14
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:12:54 +0000
From: John Austin
Subject: Re: F8 installation in external usb disk (not USB key)
To: For users of Fedora
Message-ID: <1199193174.5598.76.camel@fuerte>
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On Mon, 2007-12-31 at 12:33 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> John Austin wrote:
> >
> > The only real decisions are to do with how to boot.
> >
> > If the USB disk is to rely on the MBR of a main SATA/IDE type disk then
> > choose the /dev/sdxy device associated with the USB disk at install
> > time.
> > Then add an entry to grub.conf on the fixed disk.
> > title USB disk
> > root (hdp,q)
> > chainloader +1
> >
> > In addition after install I would then configure grub on the MBR of the
> > USB disk as well such that I can boot the disk with and without the
> > presence of the "main", "fixed" disk.
> >
> What I did was install a copy of Grub to the MBR of the USB drive,
> and then create an entry like this in the SATA Grub menu:
>
> title USB disk
> root (hd0)
> map (hd0) (hd1)
> map (hd1) (hd0)
> chainload +1
>
> Because of the map commands, the USB drive is hd0 when the chainload
> command is executed, and it loads Grub from the USB drive. (hd0 is
> the entire disk, starting from the MBR.) From there it is the same
> as if you had used the BIOS option to boot from the USB drive. The
> only thing you have to be careful of is if you have more then one
> USB drive plugged in. You will get a Grub error is the wrong one is
> detected first, and does not have a boot loader on it.
>
> Mikkel
> --
Hi Mikkel
I liked your way of doing things but when I try on my machine as soon as
I use the map command grub gets in a real muddle.
It is not a problem to me but it should work !!!!!!!!!
Even simple things from the grub command start failing
Eg
I can boot into interactive grub from SATA disk
and re enter grub many times as follows
With SATA=(hd0) USB=(hd1)
(SATA is F8 x86-64, USB is F8 i386) both updated to within 3 days.
Both have /dev/sdx1 = /boot, /dev/sdx2 = /, /dev/sdx3 = swap
root (hd0)
chainloader +1
re-enters the SATA grub menu
root (hd1)
chainloader +1
enters the USB grub menu
root (hd1)
chainloader +1
re-enters the USB grub menu
root (hd0)
chainloader +1
re-enters the SATA grub menu
as soon as I do the following grub falls apart !!!!!!!!!!
root (hd0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1
Interesting ?
John
16 years, 3 months
32- versus 64-bit fedora on an AMD 64 mobile athlon?
by Robert P. J. Day
moving on, i have a roomful of gateway MX7120 laptops (with AMD
64-bit mobile athlon CPU) that i use for linux training and, until
now, i've just wimped out and installed the 32-bit version of fedora
on them for my clients, and that works just fine.
but i figure, why waste all that 64-bit computing power, so is there
any compelling reason to *not* upgrade them all to fedora x86_64 for
those courses? that is, are there any real show-stoppers when it
comes to fedora x86_64 that would make that version unusable?
thanks.
rday
p.s. i'm guessing that, since these things have a broadcom chipset,
wireless is still going to be an issue as it is with fedora i386 but,
in my classrooms, these systems are always hardwired so that's not a
problem for me. at least, not yet.
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16 years, 4 months
FC6
by Patrick Dupre
Hello,
I did try to upgrade a FC4 to FC6 but anaconda failed. I am uisng the
Rescude CD and then the fedora6.iso The DVD has been checked. I can
eventually access to the fc6.rpm files but anaconda fails. At one poin the
/tmp/cdrom is mounted on /mnt/source but then the DVD is dismounted.
anaconda complains on
///mnt/source/Fedora/RPMS/firefox-1.5.7-7.fc6.i386.rpm, I guess that it is
just because it is the first file to update.
What is wrong ?
Regards
16 years, 4 months
[Fedora] Seeing input on Securing the Linux system from intrusions and attacks.
by Dan Thurman
I have finally got my F8 setup and running so now I am reviewing the
security issues that needs to be taken into account.
I have looked into trying many things to protect and harden my systems,
but I thought I'd ask members what they are doing/using to defend their
systems against attacks and unwanted intrusions? Would it be neat
if there was an automatic non-human defender to do it for you while you
sleep? Dream on.
I would like to focus on securing Fedora. I have tried snort w/Base etc.,
Tripwire, Fam, nmap, Iptable techniques, and so on.
Does anyone have any advice, links to great sites focused on security
and how to secure your linux box against intrusions and attacks?
Thanks!
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16 years, 4 months
amarok-backtraces to amarok-backtraces@lists.sf.net
by John Summerfield
amorak seems a little fragile, but has this cool feature such that it
reports them to amarok-backtraces(a)lists.sf.net
Unfortunately, amarok-backtraces(a)lists.sf.net declines them when I send
them, and I don't understand why. Here is the message I get:
<amarok-backtraces(a)lists.sf.net>: host mail.sourceforge.net[66.35.250.206]
said: 550-Verification failed for <xxxxxx(a)js.id.au> 550-Called:
58.6.192.22 550-Sent: RCPT TO:<xxxxxx(a)js.id.au> 550-Response: 554
<xxxxxx(a)js.id.au>: Relay access denied 550 Sender verify failed (in
reply
to RCPT TO command)
I've carefully obfuscated my email address, but the rest is as in my
bounce message.
I don't understand how it's trying to verify the sender address, but the
sender address is correct and able to receive email - hence the need to
obfuscate it.
Do others have this problem, and if so what are you doing? Binning the
crashes?
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16 years, 4 months
Broadcom BCM94311MCG mini-pci
by potat0
This is regarding a thread in the devel list:
http://fcp.surfsite.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&order=A... [1]
I hope you guys are reading this.
I have managed to get mine working, but via a somewhat difficult route.
I have used kmod-ndiswrapper and a driver I used (64 bit) successfully for some time.
Whilst mucking around I noticed that after a rmmod ndiswrapper the logs showed a requirement for firmware, so I followed the link & instructions in the link (I needed to be using the ndiswrapper wireless to do this) :
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware [2]
I used the firmware on that site, and populated /lib/firmware/b43 with the required firmware stuff.
I then did rmmod ndiswrapper, modprobe b43 and about 20s later Network Manager re-established a connection using the b43-pci-bridge but the LED on the laptop wasn't on, but who cares.
Yippee I though, not more ndiswrapper.
However on next boot no wireless, even though all the logs seemed to show everything as OK.
What I now do is use ndiswrapper to get the card into a warm state, and then rmmod ndiswrapper, modprobe b43 in rc.local
I do this because the b43 driver runs my card better then ndiswrapper!
It seems like I just need better firmware, however the b43-fwcutter doesn't recognise the checksum on the bcmwl5.sys I used for ndiswrapper.
Where can I submit my bcmwl5.sys to be included as a recognised file by b43-fwcutter.
Regards,
Steve
Links:
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[2] http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware
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God! $java -jar
by Karl Larsen
Happy New Year to all. I really have learned a whole lot from this
list. It is amazing how many times what I think I need to know, someone
asks the question before I do.
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16 years, 4 months
SELinux preventing installation of NetBeans 6.0
by Edward Diener
Running the Netbeans 6.0 installation by executing the downloaded shell
file I get an SELinux AVC error of:
SELinux is preventing
/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-icedtea-1.7.0.0/jre/bin/java from loading
/tmp/nbi-55935.tmp which requires text relocation.
There nust be a way around this. Should I install Sun's Java instead or
is there a way to fix this problem more easily ?
16 years, 4 months
BlueTooth Issues
by Donald Reader
Hi all
I seem to be having Issues getting my New Xmas gift to pair properly. I
am running FC6
on a pentium4 box. here is the packages I have installed on:
bluez-utils-cups-3.7-2
bluez-libs-devel-3.7-1
bluez-hcidump-1.32-1
bluez-bluefw-1.0-6
bluez-utils-3.7-2
bluez-libs-3.7-1
pybluez-0.9.1-3.fc6
bluez-gnome-0.6-1.fc6
openpbx-bluetooth-1.2-3.rc2.svn2282.fc6
kdebluetooth-1.0-0.19.beta3
gnome-bluetooth-0.7.0-12.fc6
gnome-bluetooth-devel-0.7.0-12.fc6
gnome-bluetooth-libs-0.7.0-12.fc6
nautilus-sendto-bluetooth-0.7-5.fc6
Now I don't know if I am missing a package or if some may be outdated
and need updating. Especially the kdebluetooth package. I have read
pages for days on the web trying to to get a handle on what to do as
this is the very first time I every worked with bluetooth
on starting bluetooth service the log reads
Dec 30 09:49:50 Dads hcid[5878]: Bluetooth HCI daemon
Dec 30 09:49:50 Dads hcid[5878]: Register path:/org/bluez fallback:1
Dec 30 09:49:50 Dads hcid[5878]: HCI dev 0 registered
Dec 30 09:49:50 Dads hcid[5878]: Register path:/org/bluez/hci0
fallback:0
Dec 30 09:49:50 Dads hcid[5878]: HCI dev 0 already up
Dec 30 09:49:50 Dads hcid[5878]: Device hci0 has been added
Dec 30 09:49:50 Dads hcid[5878]: Starting security manager 0
Dec 30 09:49:50 Dads hcid[5878]: Device hci0 has been activated
Dec 30 09:49:50 Dads hcid[5878]: Default passkey agent
(:1.8, /org/kde/kbluetooth_1234) registered
Dec 30 09:49:51 Dads sdpd[5884]: Bluetooth SDP daemon
using hciconfig -a here is the output
hci0: Type: USB
BD Address: 00:02:76:0C:D6:03 ACL MTU: 1017:8 SCO MTU: 64:0
UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
RX bytes:601 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
TX bytes:700 acl:0 sco:0 commands:43 errors:0
Features: 0xff 0xff 0x8d 0xfe 0x9b 0xf9 0x00 0x80
Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
Name: 'usbHeadset'
Class: 0x120104
Service Classes: Networking, Object Transfer
Device Class: Computer, Desktop workstation
HCI Ver: 2.0 (0x3) HCI Rev: 0x4116 LMP Ver: 2.0 (0x3) LMP
Subver: 0x430e
Manufacturer: Broadcom Corporation (15)
Now using the hcitool I scan, inq, and cc with these results
[root@Dads ~]# hcitool scan
Scanning ...
00:E0:98:49:2A:92 MATTHEW
00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01 NS-BTHDST
[root@Dads ~]# hcitool inq 00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01
Inquiring ...
00:E0:98:49:2A:92 clock offset: 0x2fe5 class: 0x300104
00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01 clock offset: 0x0efe class: 0x240404
# hcitool info 00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01
Requesting information ...
BD Address: 00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01
LMP Version: 2.0 (0x3) LMP Subversion: 0xbf1
Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)
Features: 0xff 0xff 0x8f 0x78 0x18 0x18 0x00 0x80
<3-slot packets> <5-slot packets> <encryption> <slot
offset>
<timing accuracy> <role switch> <hold mode> <sniff mode>
<park state> <RSSI> <channel quality> <SCO link> <HV2
packets>
<HV3 packets> <u-law log> <A-law log> <CVSD> <paging
scheme>
<power control> <transparent SCO> <broadcast encrypt>
<enhanced iscan> <interlaced iscan> <interlaced pscan>
<inquiry with RSSI> <AFH cap. slave> <AFH class. slave>
<AFH cap. master> <AFH class. master> <extended
features>
# hcitool cc 00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01
# hcitool lq 00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01
Not connected.
then I try this
# rfcomm -i hci0 connect 0 00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01
Can't connect RFCOMM socket: Connection refused
log entries after the rfcomm command are
Dec 30 09:58:07 Dads hcid[5878]: link_key_request
(sba=00:02:76:0C:D6:03, dba=00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01)
Dec 30 09:58:07 Dads hcid[5878]: pin_code_request
(sba=00:02:76:0C:D6:03, dba=00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01)
Dec 30 09:58:07 Dads hcid[5878]: Passkey agent replied with an error:
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod, Method "Request" with
signature "ss" on interface "org.bluez.PasskeyAgent" doesn't exist
Config files
hcid.conf
#
# HCI daemon configuration file.
#
# HCId options
options {
# Automatically initialize new devices
autoinit yes;
# Security Manager mode
# none - Security manager disabled
# auto - Use local PIN for incoming connections
# user - Always ask user for a PIN
#
security auto;
# Pairing mode
# none - Pairing disabled
# multi - Allow pairing with already paired devices
# once - Pair once and deny successive attempts
pairing multi;
# Default PIN code for incoming connections
passkey "0000";
}
# Default settings for HCI devices
device {
# Local device name
# %d - device id
# %h - host name
name "%h-%d";
# Local device class
class 0x120104;
# Default packet type
#pkt_type DH1,DM1,HV1;
# Inquiry and Page scan
iscan enable; pscan enable;
# Default link mode
# none - no specific policy
# accept - always accept incoming connections
# master - become master on incoming connections,
# deny role switch on outgoing connections
lm accept;
# Default link policy
# none - no specific policy
# rswitch - allow role switch
# hold - allow hold mode
# sniff - allow sniff mode
# park - allow park mode
lp rswitch,hold,sniff,park;
}
rfcomm.conf
#
# RFCOMM configuration file.
#
rfcomm0 {
# # Automatically bind the device at startup
bind no;
#
# # Bluetooth address of the device
device 00:1C:EF:0A:F3:01;
#
# # RFCOMM channel for the connection
channel 1;
#
# # Description of the connection
# comment "Example Bluetooth device";
}
Please help me shed some light on this. Through the whole command
process I am never asked to input the
pin that the headset wants which I believe is a bug. Also with
kdebluetooth I am unable to Configure services or add devices. when I go
to setup my device I get a crash. the backtrace info is as follows
(no debugging symbols found)
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
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[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread -1208932656 (LWP 6026)]
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[KCrash handler]
#6 0x0670d7ff in QString::latin1 ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#7 0x0670ef42 in QString::ascii ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#8 0x0011e316 in KBluetooth::DBusSignal::newMessage ()
from /usr/lib/libkbluetooth.so.0
#9 0x0011e5a0 in KBluetooth::DBusSignal::sendString ()
from /usr/lib/libkbluetooth.so.0
#10 0x0011e5fc in KBluetooth::DBusSignal::sendString ()
from /usr/lib/libkbluetooth.so.0
#11 0x00120e9b in KBluetooth::InputDevice::connect ()
from /usr/lib/libkbluetooth.so.0
#12 0x08051f0d in QWidget::setUpdatesEnabled ()
#13 0x08052106 in QWidget::setUpdatesEnabled ()
#14 0x080533f4 in QWidget::setUpdatesEnabled ()
#15 0x063f116a in QObject::activate_signal ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#16 0x063f1b5d in QObject::activate_signal ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#17 0x0678695c in QButton::clicked ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#18 0x06495afd in QButton::mouseReleaseEvent ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#19 0x0642d7f5 in QWidget::event ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#20 0x06387cab in QApplication::internalNotify ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#21 0x06389307 in QApplication::notify ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#22 0x05cf2921 in KApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#23 0x0631efa6 in QETWidget::translateMouseEvent ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#24 0x0631daa6 in QApplication::x11ProcessEvent ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#25 0x0632f90b in QEventLoop::processEvents ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#26 0x063a1250 in QEventLoop::enterLoop ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#27 0x063a1116 in QEventLoop::exec ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#28 0x063877bf in QApplication::exec ()
from /usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#29 0x08050d26 in QWidget::setUpdatesEnabled ()
#30 0x009e6dec in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
#31 0x0804d201 in QWidget::setUpdatesEnabled ()
Thanks for any help with this matter
Don
16 years, 4 months
Happy New Year and need recommendation to receive podcast
by BB Cao
Dear Community,
I'd like to listen to/watch some podcast programs, any body could recommend any program like iTunes? It doesn't have to support any hardware stuff like iPod b/c I don't have one. :-( Thanks in advance.
Best,
BQ
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