[frgeek-michiana] Re: Lab Notes, 05/24/05

maybe suid the automounter as root?
the reason why you see this is traditionally users don't have rights to
devices such as the floppy....

        mike

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On Thu, 26 May 2005, Tom Brown wrote:

> :: Sound configuration
> 
> Alsa almost always detects a sound card and seems to install a driver, but 
> sound often doesn't work. John has discovered that moving a sound card from 
> one expansion slot to another often causes VL 4.3 sound to work.
> 
> :: Floppy automount
> 
> The 2.4.x kernel is configured with autofs support. In some way, VL 4.3 is 
> using autofs to automatically mount cdrom and floppy removable media. 
> However, when logged in as the "guest" user, the kernel fails to automount 
> the floppy disk yet it always automounts cdroms. When logged in as root, 
> the kernel always mounts floppy disks.
> 
> This behavior is annoying. Users would have to learn to mount and unmount 
> floppies to take work saved on diskette to and from school or the office. 
> We are unlikely to teach how to su to root, mount and unmount media at the 
> FreeBox classes. I developed a work around which is not perfect, but buys 
> us time.
> 
> Mike and I are researching the automount problem. Mike is also compiling a 
> list of problems he and others have found with VL 4.3. Once we have 
> identified and corrected or worked around the problems, we will post a 
> report to Vector Linux developers and to our own web site.
> 
> :: Norton Ghost
> 
> Jay copied Norton Ghost and an image of a working VL 4.3 hard drive 
> installation to a bootable cdrom. Goose burned 4-5 copies of the cd and 
> bootable floppies of Tom's Root Boot (tomsrtbt). The Ghost/tomstrbt 
> combination works well.
> 
> We noticed some tweaks which should be made to the image.
> 
> 1. Add root password and guest account.
> 2. Configure cups and install standard HP 4L or 5L laser
>      printer driver for parallel port.
> 4. Add the floppy automount work around.
> 5. Install and setup grub. Grub automatically finds the
>      bootable Linux kernel image. This would eliminate the
>      step of booting from a tomstrbt floppy and running /sbin/lilo to
>      make VL 4.3 bootable.
> 
> There may be other tweaks.
> 
> :: Testing
> 
> I will print a quality control check sheet for us to document that a system 
> has been inspected and meets the FB2 spec. The check sheet will also 
> document that the system passes standard tests, such as: playing sounds, 
> writing to a floppy disk, reading a cdrom, printing a test page, accessing 
> a network with NIC or modem and so forth.
> 
> :: Latest Kroc Center grant news
> 
> The good news is the church is going to set up offices for the crew that is 
> working on the Kroc Center grant. This will help them in the grant process. 
> The bad news is we must empty the upstairs storage room within two weeks so 
> the crew will have adequate office space.
> 
> We need to schedule an additional night or weekend lab to move the 
> inventory from upstairs to our offices at the Chippewa warehouse. I'll 
> announce the extra lab after I talk to Capt. Jody.
> 
> :: Wireless at warehouse
> 
> Cyberlink will soon install a wireless antenna and radio at the River Bend 
> Hose Specialty (RHBS) warehouse on Chippewa. The warehouse will have 
> sub-1.5 mbps Internet and WAN connectivity. Cyberlink is running CAT5 to 
> our offices inside the building for $100. Jay donated a Linksys router to 
> FGM months ago. We will install the router in our Chippewa offices.
> 
> I will work out an arrangement with RBHS re sharing Internet access. We may 
> get it for nothing or for a small co-pay.
> 
> The warehouse space is coming together. Most of RBHS's materials are on 
> pallet racks along the walls. Our stuff is still clumped on the floor. I 
> think it will be 2 weeks at best before our material is moved to the inside 
> wall close to our offices.
> 
> :: Free Geek Portland 501c3 sponsorship
> 
> The current administration at FGP thinks it may not be legal to offer 501c3 
> sponsorship outside the state of Oregon. So we may lose our tax-free status 
> as a sponsored affiliate of FGP. Jay and I plan to submit our IRS 501c3 
> application by the end of this month. Jay has been advised that we may be 
> better off doing the application ourselves rather than having a CPA fill it 
> out -- it will look more authentic if we do it. I don't know about that, 
> but it fits our need to get an application to the IRS asap.
> 
> Tom
> 
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