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I am getting discouraged with Gentoo on ULTRA1
by ken jones 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

For those of you who are kind enough to care....sigh. On my Ultra1 I succeeded in following the directions in <http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-sparc.xml> to the letter, or so I thought. I "emerge'd" successfully. I compiled successfully. I chroot'd successfully. I removed the CD from its drive. I boot'd and I got the following. yadda yadda yadda.... VFs: Mounted root(ext3 filesystem) readonly Mounted devfs on /dev FATAL: kernel too old Unimplemented SPARC system call 188 Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! Press Li-A to return to the boot prom I compiled kernel-2.4.34. I chose 2.4 over 2.6 because the handbook hinted I should.. Now I do not even know what questions to ask myself. I checked Google on the "kernel too old" message and the "Attempted to kill" message. I could not understand the few matches that it found. My bet is that I need bigger SCSI hard drives. I'll also be glad to shut up if this is getting boring. Ken

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New ULTRA1 success - almost
by ken jones 15 Apr '07

15 Apr '07

I have succeeded in compiling Gentoo Linux-2.4.34-sparc kernel on my new ULTRA1. This machine-toy has kept me off the streets and out of trouble for the last couple days. (The weather has been cooperative toward the same end.) I have a question. The Gentoo instructions <http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-sparc.xml?part=1&chap=7#comp…> tell me that if my kernel is too big that it might not boot. "If the (uncompressed) size is bigger than 2.5 MB (for Sparc32) or 3.5 MB (for Sparc64), reconfigure your kernel until it doesn't exceed these limits. One way of accomplishing this is by having most kernel drivers compiled as modules. Ignoring this can lead to a non-booting kernel." My kernel after a strip command is still 3.7M. -----------snip from command line after a strip command----------- (chroot) livecd linux # strip -R .comment -R .note vmlinux (chroot) livecd linux # ls -lh vmlinux -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3.7M Apr 13 06:03 vmlinux --------------end snip---------------- Should I take this warning seriously? How do I figure out which drivers to deselect from menuconfig? lspci gives me no response. I am not sure what is in my machine. Ken Jones

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Funny Coincidence
by Eric Martin 14 Apr '07

14 Apr '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 For those of you who like funny coincidences, I just want to point out that last year we had this exact same conversation about recycling comptuers (I sent an email on April 9th, 2006). http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/2006-April/005287.html Must be the whole 'Spring Cleaning' thing. Just thought some of you would find it interesting. Eric -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD4DBQFGIDxVaiVxdKlBO58RAn7lAJ9lNH/LeLtQM26PkEGCImuvgDr3QgCYpBNo ypatPpWtwOEQK+D48pDWFA== =lxe8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [Wlug] Recycling Electronics
by Dick Goodman 13 Apr '07

13 Apr '07

>Anyone know where I can recycle old electronics? I've got a dead TV >and amiga monitor. I should probably get rid of the old amiga >computer as well and perhaps other spare/broken parts. If you're a Worcester city resident, you can drop off at the Millbury St (used to be Ballard St) recycling center for $5 a pop (computers and monitors) ...only time I had a problem was doing a major cleanout, about 10 of each, convincing them I was not a business Call for an appointment time. www.ci.worcester.ma.us look under Public Works & Parks, Residential Drop-Off Center Dick

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Re: [Wlug] New to the group
by Mike Leo 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

i also live in leominster and work in Cambridge...small world i guess. I haven't been to a meeting in a while, but if i go and you need a ride, let me know. ----- Original Message ---- From: Tal Cohen <wlug(a)cohen123.com> To: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> Cc: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 3:53:06 PM Subject: Re: [Wlug] New to the group Hi Andy, and hello to everyone in WLUG! I will definitely try to make May's meeting. I have been working on various X-nix based systems since 1999 (Solaris, HPUX, AIX, Red-Hat, and now CRUX). I do a lot in Perl, MySQL, Nagios, BASH, and Apache. Interests...varies depending on what I am doing at any given time. I would like to learn more about IPC programming and multi-process threading in X-nix. I like getting my hands dirty working with hardware. I would not mind learning more about building custom hardware that interfaces with a system...perhaps robotics or telecom (don't get the wrong idea, I have little knowledge in this area right now). Tal PS Oh, and I live in Leominster...but work in Boston -----Original Message----- From: Andy Stewart [mailto:andystewart@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 12:44 AM To: wlug(a)cohen123.com Cc: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [Wlug] New to the group -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tal Cohen wrote: > Hi, > I am new to this group. I want to find out when the meetings are, and > when. > > Thanks, > Tal HI Tal, Welcome to WLUG! I just got home from this evening's meeting. I got the sense that it went well. I'm stuffed with pizza and soda. Hopefully you'll be able to come to a few meetings and meet folks. We meet once per month at WPI in Worcester, MA USA. Let us know if you have other questions about the group, and we'll be sure to answer them. Also, I'm sure people are curious about your interest and experience with Linux, so please, do tell. See ya later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGHbkHHl0iXDssISsRAsyPAJwJK0ld/6c/I/2bhsO/aY14PUpz1QCePqNx FSyZOMpNzsBRJGHQc6bUTNQ= =BRds -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [Wlug] New to the group
by Terry S 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

Hi Tal, Welcome to WLUG! I'm new too, joined a couple weeks ago and this is my first meeting also. Sincerely, Terry S.

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Re: [Wlug] New to the group
by Mike Leo 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

http://wlug.org/meetings.html and welcome to the pack.....are groups of penguins called packs? ----- Original Message ---- From: Tal Cohen <wlug(a)cohen123.com> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:59:11 AM Subject: [Wlug] New to the group Hi, I am new to this group. I want to find out when the meetings are, and when. Thanks, Tal _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [Wlug] Recycling Electronics
by freak4uxxx＠gmail.com 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

the city has just hooked up with somebody and its free up to a certain day. Give customer service a call at 508 929 1300 and they can fill you in. -Eric -----Original Message----- From: Dick Goodman <wlug(a)goodman1.net> Subj: Re: [Wlug] Recycling Electronics Date: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:39 pm Size: 712 bytes To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> >Anyone know where I can recycle old electronics? I've got a dead TV >and amiga monitor. I should probably get rid of the old amiga >computer as well and perhaps other spare/broken parts. If you're a Worcester city resident, you can drop off at the Millbury St (used to be Ballard St) recycling center for $5 a pop (computers and monitors) ...only time I had a problem was doing a major cleanout, about 10 of each, convincing them I was not a business Call for an appointment time. www.ci.worcester.ma.us look under Public Works & Parks, Residential Drop-Off Center Dick _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [Wlug] Recycling Electronics
by Mike Leo 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

East Coast Electronics Recycling Inc. 59 Williams St., Leominster MA 01453, United States Private Company, Headquarters Location (978) 537-9940 I went there with 2 car loads of PC parts and printers and maybe a tv. 3 guys unloaded my car onto a scale....i paid 10cents per pound. Conveniently located near the junction of 190 & rt2, behind the mall. Hope this helps ----- Original Message ---- From: Adam Keck <ghostis(a)gmail.com> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 7:36:39 PM Subject: Re: [Wlug] Recycling Electronics Hello Mike, I have an old TV taking up space as well. Can you provide more details? Thanks! -Adam On 4/10/07, Mike Leo < mleo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote: there is a place in leominster that will take it at 10c/lb.....meaning you pay them 10c for every pound of whatever you want to get rid of. They are behind the "Sears town mall" now re-named "The Mall at Whitney Field". I can give more details if interested. ----- Original Message ---- From: "dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com" < dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:54:13 PM Subject: [Wlug] Recycling Electronics Anyone know where I can recycle old electronics? I've got a dead TV and amiga monitor. I should probably get rid of the old amiga computer as well and perhaps other spare/broken parts. Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -- -Adam _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [Wlug] Recycling Electronics
by Mike Leo 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

there is a place in leominster that will take it at 10c/lb.....meaning you pay them 10c for every pound of whatever you want to get rid of. They are behind the "Sears town mall" now re-named "The Mall at Whitney Field". I can give more details if interested. ----- Original Message ---- From: "dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com" <dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:54:13 PM Subject: [Wlug] Recycling Electronics Anyone know where I can recycle old electronics? I've got a dead TV and amiga monitor. I should probably get rid of the old amiga computer as well and perhaps other spare/broken parts. Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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