[Dragora-bug] Fw: Re : Re: Installation selecting services to run

[Matias A. Fonzo]

I am forwarding your reply to the mailing list.  Thanks for your
interest in Dragora.

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Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 17:44:56 +0200 (CEST)
From: address@hidden
To: "Matias A. Fonzo" <address@hidden>
Subject: Re : Re: [Dragora-bug] Installation selecting services to run


Hi Matias,
  great thanks for your reactivity !
So what I was missing was the space bar, thanks.

I do manage to edit Grub.cfg, but I am always worried to mess it up, so
I would like to keep a one-time copy in the setup routine that I know
works, rather than having to check everything 3 time while I type it in.

I just lost everthing again due to a new partition creation. But I
found some info on the Grub recover commands that allowed me to at
least reboot to Windows to change the partitions around again, and
hence recover both Linux but also boot.

I still have to go through the agonies of including my wireless card
which never seems so simple, but I knew that once I chose to go down
the Dragora road !! I did manage to compile open office and my own
variant of Spice on my other machine, so just a question of putting in
the time...

Cheers, and thanks again,
Tim

Hi Matias,

  great thanks for your reactivity !

So what I was missing was the space bar, thanks.

I do manage to edit Grub.cfg, but I am always worried to mess it up, so I would

like to keep a one-time copy in the setup routine that I know works, rather than

having to check everything 3 time while I type it in.

I just lost everthing again due to a new partition creation. But I found some info

on the Grub recover commands that allowed me to at least reboot to Windows

to change the partitions around again, and hence recover both Linux but also boot.

I still have to go through the agonies of including my wireless card which never

seems so simple, but I knew that once I chose to go down the Dragora road !!

I did manage to compile open office and my own variant of Spice on my other

machine, so just a question of putting in the time...

Cheers, and thanks again,

Tim

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De: Matias A. Fonzo <address@hidden>
À: tim ridgers <address@hidden>
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Envoyé: Mon, 04 May 2015 17:02:20 +0200 (CEST)
Objet: Re: [Dragora-bug] Installation selecting services to run

Hello Tim,
El Mon, 4 May 2015 15:06:28 +0200 (CEST)
address@hidden escribió:
>
> I am installing Dragora on another computer.
> I have successfully installed several times the 32 bit iso on an
> older laptop (a Thinkpad x31). It meant several trials and errors
> (not having the installation guide by my side) but I made it.
>
> I managed also with trials and errors to install a wireless card with
> ndiswrapper. I would suggest including the kernel sources in future
> releases to allow a more straightforward process, since the guide for
> compiling does not mention thisis needed beforehand.

Sure.

> Now getting to my present problem. I am installing the 64bit version
> on an ASUS machine (Vivo VM40b). It does not have PS2 ports
> (keyboard, mice) so I have a USB to ps2 cable adapter. During install
> the keyboard is fine but the mouse is not seen. If I connect a usb
> mouse instead it again is not activated. The issue is when I get to
> choosing which services to run, there is one that by default is not
> starred in to start at boot, which starts the GUI login. But I have
> not discovered any way with the keyboard to select this. Is there a
> way with a set of keystrokes ? I think I did this with my built-in
> trackpoint mouse on my IBM x31 ? but I am not sure, anyway I did
> manage to have this and I definitely prefer over a terminal login. If
> not how do I do this once my installation runs ?

It's because kernel modules to support the mouse (among others) were
not included in the installer, with the aim of saving resources.
The keys are explained when "setup" runs in the first item of the menu.
The keystrokes that you are looking for are the cursor keys and SPACE.

Login service for X does not come enabled by default, since the support
for your video card may be not supported by the kernel linux-libre.
Visit http://www.h-node.com is a good start to see if your hardware is
compatible with linux-libre. However, the service can be activated,
typing:

# chmod +x /etc/sv/xdm/run

For more information, see
http://dragora.org/wiki/doku.php/guides/d2/initsystem

> It would be really nice if we could modify a text file that is read
> during installation to allow to choose the different options for
> someone that is experienced. I have not yet found such a file ? For
> instance I systematically run in dual boot and would like to
> pre-write where is my Windows partition in the grub.cfg file. Also
> choose CD-rom and /dev/sdb1 for loading from my USB key. Then I would
> not need to go back and relearn everything if I need to reinstall in
> a years time.
>
> Finally I also have needed to reinstall completely whenever within
> windows I redo partitions, since then the MBR does not point to the
> right place. I would really like a standalone tool to correct GRUB or
> a possibility within the Dragora install to bypass everthing until
> getting to the GRUB install part ?

I'm not sure if I understand this. If you are trying to edit grub.cfg,
the installer give you the possibility to edit the file. Or later, when
you login as superuser.

> Thanks for your time to read and answer.
> Tim