Re: need libc5 versino of portmap - and where are the add-ons?

The add-ons are availalbe on the same mirrors where tomsrtbt is,
start at http://www.toms.net/rb/, follow through to tux or one
of the others, you'll see them there. -Tom

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, John Lumby wrote:

> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:08:12 -0500
> From: John Lumby <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [tomsrtbt]  need libc5 versino of portmap - and where are the
>     add-ons?
>
> I would find it useful to be able to run an nfs server under tomsrtbt. =
 I
> have the NFSD support included in my 2.2.20 kernel.  I thought I could =
put
> the necessary daemon progs on a separate diskette.  I've found rpc.moun=
td
> and rpc.nfsd and exportfs in
>
>
> ftp://at.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat.com/contrib/libc5/i386/nfs-server-2.2=
beta29-1.i386.rpm
>
> But that doesn't include the portmap.  I don't see a libc5 portmap anyw=
here.
>
> I see many references to doing this in the archives so I guess it shoul=
d
> work, and also a mention of getting portmap from "the add-ons".   I see=
m to
> remember once finding the add-ons, but I can't remember where they are =
now,
> and they certainly aren't anywhere where the archives say they are (
> variously ftp.toms.net://rb/add-ons/                   doesn't exist
> http://www.toms.net/rb/add-ons/       doesn't exist
>
> (maybe nice to add their location to the FAQ)?
>
> John
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Stephane Boireau <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [tomsrtbt] bootcd (next step)
> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 20:34:53 +0100
>
> Hi,
>
> Le Dimanche 7 Mars 2004 15:32, Tom Oehser a =E9crit :
>  > > Could you explain me why the way I copied a part of rc.custom to a=
sk if
> I
>  > > want to mount cdrom doesn't work?
>  >
>  > Not sure, I can add researching it to my to-do list, or perhaps some=
one
>  > else reading this will see right away what the problem is.
>
> Sure, you've got better things to do;o).
>
>  > > Can you explain me why errors occur when I try to add a file to
>  > > initrd.bz2? =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>  > > init started: Busybox v0.61.pre...
>  > > Bummer, could not run '/etc/rc.S': Exec format ettor
>  > > Bummer, could not run '/etc/rc.S': Exec format ettor
>  > > _setutent: Can't open utmp file: No such file or directory
>  > > _setutent: Can't open utmp file: No such file or directory
>  > > _setutent: Can't open utmp file: No such file or directory
>  > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D
>  >
>  > Hmmmm... are you re-running unpack.s/buildit.s?
>
> No I didn't.
> I just did what I wrote (copy/paste from Mdk9.2 terminal to kwrite (onl=
y
> simplifying my shell prompt;o)).
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D
> # mount -o loop toms2.img /mnt/disk/
> # cp /mnt/disk/initrd.bz2 ./
> # bzip2 -d initrd.bz2
> # mount -o loop initrd /mnt/initrd
> # vi /mnt/initrd/settings.s
> # cp /mnt/initrd/rc.custom.gz ./
> # gzip -d rc.custom.gz
> # vi rc.custom
> # gzip rc.custom
> # cp rc.custom.gz /mnt/initrd/
>
> I copied my scripts to /mnt/initrd/bin/ at this time.
>
> # umount /mnt/initrd
> # cat initrd | bzip2 -9 > initrd.bz2
> # cp -f initrd.bz2 /mnt/disk/
> # umount /mnt/disk/
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D
>
>  > It is hard to say without
>  > playing with what you modified more directly.  I have never tried to=
 make
>  > changes to the generated stuff, I only modify it in the unpacked for=
m,
> and
>  > then always recreate it using the scripts...  Note, the eltorito ver=
sion
> of
>  > tomsrtbt is a side effect of the floppy version, the well-tested pat=
h for
>  > modifying it is the floppy one.  Certainly, all I do with the cdrom
> version
>  > is run the eltorito.s script after I create the floppy, I've never t=
ried
> to
>  > change it in place.
>
> Didn't you tell me that to modify eltorito-cd this way I should have sa=
me
> config as yours,...
> I didn't succeed when I tried a few month ago.
>
> Can I modify Tomsrtbt-floppy with unpack,... and then run eltorito.s to=
 do a
> cd version of this floppy?
>
>
>
> Some tests later:
> I succeeded in something better:
> I create cd.sh script from rc.custom and it ask which drive should be u=
sed:
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> ...
> route add -net 127.0.0.0 lo
>
> echo 'if mount | grep /mnt/cdrom > /dev/null; then' > /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    echo ""' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo 'else' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    BLUE=3D"\033[1;34m"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    GREY=3D"\033[0;37m"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    WHITE=3D"\033[1;37m"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    GREEN=3D"\033[1;32m"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    RED=3D"\033[1;31m"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    echo -e "${BLUE}*****************"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    echo "* Scripts on CD *"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    echo "*****************"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    echo -e "${GREY}CD-drives found:${WHITE}"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    dmesg | grep hd | grep ROM | grep Cache' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    dmesg | grep sd | grep ROM | grep Cache' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    echo -e "${GREY}"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    echo -e "Which cd-drive do you want to mount? ${GREEN}\c"' >>
> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    read CD' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    if [ "$CD" !=3D "" ]; then' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '        echo -e "${WHITE}"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '        mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '        mount -t iso9660 /dev/$CD /mnt/cdrom||exit' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '        echo -e "${GREY}"' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    else' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '        echo -e "${RED}ERROR!\nDevice name can not be empty${GREY=
}"'
>  >>
> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '        exit' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo '    fi' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo 'fi' >> /bin/cd.sh
> echo "sh /mnt/cdrom/toms_addons/index.sh" >> /bin/cd.sh
> chmod +x /bin/cd.sh
>
> FM=3D`sh -c 'shift 2;echo $8' \`dd if=3D/proc/meminfo 2>/dev/null\` `
> ...
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> It can probably be improved but it works;o).
>
> 'hope it can be usefull... (I'll use it)
>
> Thank you very much!
> --
> Stephane Boireau
> Personne Ressource TICE du Coll=E8ge Le Hameau =E0 Bernay (27)
>
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