Damn Small Linux - Not!

sellam · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 8

I've come up against a strange problem. I've tried installing DSL-N to my hard drive in several different ways. I tried the simple procedure someone posted here.

Anyway, all works fine, it installs to the HD no problem, boots up, etc. But then when it tries to start X I get:

xauth: error in locking authority file /home/dsl/.Xauthority

During boot, I see:

syslogd: Could not connect to socket /dev/log: Read-only file system

I imagine this is the problem. Why the is the filesystem mounting as read only? Yes, /dev/hda2 is set for rw in the fstab.

I used the dsl-hdinstall script.

Help, please

<rhetorical>
Why the is installing Linux such a pain in the ass lately? No distro that I try to use works. WTF!?
</rhetorical>

Ionicman · Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 1

I had the same issue...

I found a little workaround, but it's not persistent after reboot. I'm still woking on that, and even modifying fstab didn't help, so far anyway. I'm looking at the startup scripts now to see where the FS is being forced RO, even though it should only do so on errors.

Anyway, to get your DSL FS mounted RW so you can work with it, and thus launch X, enter the following at prompt:

[b]sudo mount -o rw,remount /[/b]

This will remount the root(/) FS as RW, and then you can modify the config files, or whatever.

For example, to get your desktop running under X, do the above, then run [i]xsetup.sh[/i] from prompt. It should launch normally now, just as from the CD.

After it finishes, type [i]startx[/i] at prompt, and the WM will launch.

I think that adding this mount entry in the startup scripts, such as /etc/rc5.d/S99bootlocal should do it automatically for you, but I'm looking for something a bit more elegant...

Hope this helps, it should at least get you up and running.

Phil.

BTW, next time, please keep the profanity to yourself, it just degrades forums... Wink

roberts · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 320 Location: OC CA USA

Guys,

I found the bug. It was in the autoscan stuff. Will be fixed in the next cut!
Even though I don't prmote it, I will add "Hard Drive Install" back into the menu.

sellam · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 8

Ionicman, I put the remount operation into my bootfile as you suggest and that works. It's a good work-around until the install is patched. As far this concept of "profanity", grow up Wink

Roberts, I strongly urge you to make the hard drive install a main feature of DSL-N. Having the ability to quickly deploy a lightweight harddisk-based Linux system for basic utilitarian uses is highly valuable. Installing to the hard drive is a critical feature.

Thanks for all the effort!

laid back · Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 1

it also is of high value to those of us who like to play around with their system until the penguin goes belly-up... Twisted Evil

...for educational purposes of course - you can learn a lot while trying to get your system back up and running...

...so thanks for putting it back in... Very Happy

Saisel_Chinmoku · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 1

i'll be honest, i am a linux noob.....
i am after a linux distro that will allow me to connect to a network that is sharing the net. and have it access an IRC client..
after being given DSL-n on a cd, i was amazed at the speed. and i noticed it had an IRC client.
so i set about installing it... i get as far as where sellam did, and received the "xauth: error in locking authority file /home/dsl/.Xauthority" etc etc message.
i have just tried Ionicman's workaround to get it to work.. but now i have no idea how to put it into my bootfile.
also, how do i get all the programs etc installed onto my hdd that were on the DSL-n cd? i presumed they would just transfer across.
lol, help

roberts · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 320 Location: OC CA USA

We are in [b]testing[/b] mode - Release Candidates.
The third release candidate RC3 has resolved this problem.
Please discontinue using prior release candidates.

Vmp26 · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 2

Hello!

I downloaded the latest copies of DSL-N and DSL last night and had this same error

The machine spec is a Toshiba Satellite 4080 XCDT with 192mb ram, P2-366 processor, 3com574 pcmcia nic. It's correctly found the modem, soundcard, nipplemouse, and seems to think the screen should be "xvesa 1024x786x32"

At the suggestion of a friend I'm going to try using framebuffer to 800x600... But I think the native res for the screen is 1024x768 Rolling Eyes

Vmp26 · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 2

Yep! Marvellous Wink

Set to 1024x using Framebuffer and not using Xvesa seemed to sort it Wink

Cheers