expect/telnet (Jeff Kinz)
rado
rado at rivers-bend.com
Sat Mar 26 13:38:03 UTC 2005
> > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 02:53:44PM -0600, rado wrote:
> > > > This Project: I have to reset my modem thru a script
> > > > # I can telnet into the modem
> > > > it asks me for my password
> > > > then I gotta hit "r" to reset
> > > > then I gotta hit "y" as a confirmation
> > > > then it's done and I am back at the shell prompt
> > > >
>
> > LOGON PASSWORD> *********************************
> > go to type password and it like overwrites itself...I have never been
> > able to do it the first time(password kinda overwrites itself in a wierd
> > way)
> > discovered that if I just hit return first time it asks, I can get my
> > password in but still like it's overwriting itself in that wierd way.
>
> >
> > this is where the hangup is at.
> run the script in conservative mode and add an exit command.
I do run in conservative...
gotta see what exit's all about
> >
> > using a script.exp that autoexpect produces just hangs right there no
> > matter what I try to do w/the timeout thang.
> > just dunno...wish I could find a way to do it w/out expect really.
> > jr
>
> There are also chat scripts the old uucp programs used to use. Look at
> the "chat" command.
>
gonna check this out as well
thx Jeff appreciated!
john rose
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> Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA.
>
>
>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:19:22 +0200
> From: Jody <koya at otenet.gr>
> Subject: Fedora 3 hanging before Anaconda launches
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20050326021524.00b0c770 at pop.otenet.gr>
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> Hello, new linux user here. I am trying to install Fedora 3.0 (DVD version)
> on my system, but every time I do it hangs just before it launches
> Anaconda. It just sits there doing nothing...can any kind person give me a
> hint as to what might be going on?
>
> AMD 2600+
> A7N8X MB
> LG SuperMulti DVD Burner
> 1Ghz RAM
> Maxtor 120GB HD
>
> Not sure what other info might be useful...
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 13
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:47:22 -0500
> From: David Curry <dsccable at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Fedora Core 2 Update: mozilla-1.7.6-1.2.2
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Message-ID: <4244CD3A.9070207 at comcast.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Christopher Aillon wrote:
>
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Fedora Update Notification
> > FEDORA-2005-248
> > 2005-03-25
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Product : Fedora Core 2
> > Name : mozilla
> > Version : 1.7.6
> > Release : 1.2.2
> > Summary : Web browser and mail reader
> > Description :
> > Mozilla is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
> > compliance, performance and portability.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Update Information:
>
> Is anyone else having a problem applying the latest Mozilla security
> upgrades? I have used Up2date to fully maintain my system. Yet, in
> attempting to apply the subject update, I am advised of a package
> dependency problem. The message reads, "Unresolvable chain of
> dependencies: mozilla-1.7.6-1.2.2 reauires desktop-file-utils >=0.9
>
> The desk-file-utils package installed on my system is numbered 0.4-2 and
> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/2/i386/
> does not list any updates. How does one resolve the descrepancy here?
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 14
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:02:45 -0500
> From: jim lawrence <fedorajim at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Fedora 3 hanging before Anaconda launches
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <717e1ae605032520023eb6fb63 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:19:22 +0200, Jody <koya at otenet.gr> wrote:
> > Hello, new linux user here. I am trying to install Fedora 3.0 (DVD version)
> > on my system, but every time I do it hangs just before it launches
> > Anaconda. It just sits there doing nothing...can any kind person give me a
> > hint as to what might be going on?
> >
> > AMD 2600+
> > A7N8X MB
> > LG SuperMulti DVD Burner
> > 1Ghz RAM
> > Maxtor 120GB HD
> >
> > Not sure what other info might be useful...
> >
> > Thanks
> >
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>
> Does the DVD have 1 file on it? or many files? open the DVD in
> windows and let us know
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>
> Jim Lawrence
> Registered Linux User: #376813
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>
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> Message: 15
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:32:43 -0500
> From: jim lawrence <fedorajim at gmail.com>
> Subject: Redhat.fedora site Not Noobie Friendly!
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <717e1ae605032520321988ea0 at mail.gmail.com>
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>
> I have noticed that on the main page of the fedora download site there
> are no instructions on how to burn a ISO image or what iso files a
> user would need ot download. Who can I email so that these simple
> instructions can be added to the download page so that the newest of
> noobies would have to read it; before or at least pop it at them
> stating that if your going to do this then you need theses or if that
> you need this. etc... I ran a search on fedoraforum.org 187
> possible hits to "burn ISO" if you try cant boot from install CD its
> around 500 hits. Seems to me that idea of how to burn a ISO image
> isn't getting to the public. People especially noobies just don't
> know. they heard of linux so its the "i'll download it and install it"
> mean while they are lost after they spent 4 hours downloading iso
> images and waste 4 cds because they didn't know any better. WE as a
> COMMUNITY need to get the idea out that "HEY THIS IS HOW YOU DO THIS"
> Before the person who wants to try a different OS gets frustrated and
> gives up.
> --
>
> Jim Lawrence
> Registered Linux User: #376813
> ********************************************************
> When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle.
> It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself.
> ************************************
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 16
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:24:03 -0500
> From: David Curry <dsccable at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: Redhat.fedora site Not Noobie Friendly!
> To: jim lawrence <fedorajim at gmail.com>, For users of Fedora Core
> releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <4244F1F3.4030303 at comcast.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> jim lawrence wrote:
>
> >I have noticed that on the main page of the fedora download site there
> >are no instructions on how to burn a ISO image or what iso files a
> >user would need ot download. Who can I email so that these simple
> >instructions can be added to the download page so that the newest of
> >noobies would have to read it; before or at least pop it at them
> >stating that if your going to do this then you need theses or if that
> >you need this. etc... I ran a search on fedoraforum.org 187
> >possible hits to "burn ISO" if you try cant boot from install CD its
> >around 500 hits. Seems to me that idea of how to burn a ISO image
> >isn't getting to the public. People especially noobies just don't
> >know. they heard of linux so its the "i'll download it and install it"
> >mean while they are lost after they spent 4 hours downloading iso
> >images and waste 4 cds because they didn't know any better. WE as a
> >COMMUNITY need to get the idea out that "HEY THIS IS HOW YOU DO THIS"
> >Before the person who wants to try a different OS gets frustrated and
> >gives up.
> >
> >
> Jim, have you seen http://fedora.redhat.com/download/ ?
>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 17
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:25:59 -0500
> From: David Curry <dsccable at comcast.net>
> Subject: FC2 Gnome sound recorder in KDE - Some Functionality
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <42450077.7060107 at comcast.net>
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>
> This is a report to the community on at least partial functionality of
> Gnome sound recorder running the KDE desktop in FC2. All attempts to
> use the application while running the Gnome desktop failed. I stumbled
> across this positive functionality while exploring features of KDE desktops.
>
> Sound hardware consists of VIA 8235 & AC97 chips on Gigabyte mobo
>
> The software includes:
> kernel-2.6.10-1.770_FC2 with alsa driver snd-via82xx
> alsa-lib-1.0.3a-2, alsa-utils-1.03-1,
> kdebase-3.2.2-8.FC2.i386, kdelibs-3.2.2-12.FC2
> kdemultimedia-3.2.2-2.i386
>
> Gnome-sound-recorder functionality was discovered while exploring KDE
> desktop popup menu items and their submenus. Key to the discovery was a
> KDE application named Multimedia Systems Selector reached by K/Red Hat
> icon --> Preferences --> More Preferences --> Multimedia Systems
> Selector which displays a dialogue box labeled "GStreamer Preferences".
> Within the dialogue box, one can display a menu of choices for Audio -
> Default Sink and a Test button. Originally set on ALSA, clicking on
> Test produced no sound. Four other alternatives were presented - Arts
> sound daemon, Enlightenment sound daemon, Open Sound Software, and
> Custom. Test button results were positive for the first three of those
> alternatives, but only OSS played nice with Gnome-sound-recorder.
>
> Efforts to record voice messages with Gnome-sound-recorder produced
> nothing more than popping noises. However, gnome-sound-recorder did
> record music played from a CD-rom. Recording worked when the type of
> file to be recorded was set to "Voice" and to "CD quality, lossless."
>
> FWIW
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 18
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:41:18 -0500
> From: David Curry <dsccable at comcast.net>
> Subject: KDED Mount Watcher
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <4245040E.9010302 at comcast.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Exploring the KDE desktop, I did the following.
>
> Red Hat/K icon --> Preferences --> KDE control center --> KDE components
> --> Service Manager.
>
> The services listed were separated into two groups -- startup and "On
> demand" -- with the first group initiated with the desktop.
>
> In the "On demand" section, was something labeled KDED Mount Watcher
> with an informational notation reading (keeps track of mount activities
> (devices:/))
>
> Does anyone know what that service does? Might it play a part in
> unpredictability of mount/unmount behavior of CD drives while running
> the KDE desktop?
>
>
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