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Topic: DSL Slashdotted Again, Metropipe Secure Boot USB

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l0st
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Posted: Oct. 22 2004,04:56

John really should talk to these guys, they really can help out on the project. Besides, we get TONS more feedback than our current community (no offense) if we get it from a company that relies on DSL.
The only things that will come out of this are:
- more publicity
- more ideas for DSL
- more ideas for MyDSL files
** More info about USB booting issues

AwPhuch

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Posted: Oct. 22 2004,21:11

Found em...
Screenshots!!

http://www.metropipe.net/ProductsPVPMScreenshots.shtml

Good grief...At least they could have changed something!!! Its DSL with thier "proprietary" program on it for $99 bucks!!!!

Holy CRAP!!!!

I sure hope they decide to give John a little for his hard work on thier product

Let me clarify....oh well thats GPL for ya!!! ***ROCK ON***

Brian
AwPhuch

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http://www.frappr.com/dsl <-- Where do you use DSL?
http://www.smoothwall.org <-- Ultimate firewall for the world!
http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/stats.php/userID:6107 <--My BOINC stats!
./S99LinuxRevolution start

AwPhuch

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Posted: Oct. 22 2004,21:32

I will say this...

hehe...we now have an awesome awesome awesome method for booting DSL in windows...hehe...most excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just download thier GPL version from http://www.metropipe.net/ProductsPVPMDownload.shtml

Extract...modify place the DSL_0.8.2.iso in the directory (deleting thier mydsl.iso)

edit the quemu-win.bat

Quote

START qemu.exe -L . -m 128 -hda harddisk -cdrom DSL_0.8.2.iso -boot d -enable-audio -user-net -localtime

And POW...full bore windows testability of DSL!!!

Thanks MetroPipe

Hehe...I got it now..after John and ke4nt1 get a chance to check it out!

Brian
AwPhuch

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http://www.frappr.com/dsl <-- Where do you use DSL?
http://www.smoothwall.org <-- Ultimate firewall for the world!
http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/stats.php/userID:6107 <--My BOINC stats!
./S99LinuxRevolution start

cbagger01

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Posted: Oct. 23 2004,05:42

Tried playing around with this product on a P4 2.8GHz 800MHz FSB machine and it is STILL slow although not completely unusable.

A couple learnings:

(1) The emulator window does not fit inside a MSWindows 1024x768 desktop. You should boot up the DSL part with "dsl vga=789 xsetup" and then choose 800x600 resolution.

(2) The arrow keys don't seem to work correctly.

(3) I lose all keyboard inputs when I exit X-Windows back to console.

(4) The scroll-wheel mouse function is not emulated.

(5) You can get sound working by typing:

sudo modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=5

inside an xterm.

ke4nt1

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Posted: Oct. 23 2004,06:20

How the hell can it be secure if it's running on top of a windows box ?

I realize that all traffic inside the emulator is encrypted,
but the hardware is OUTSIDE the emulator under WINDOWS control...

It's running on top of the same winsock, tcp/ip, and network backbone as
M$, and alongside all the usual exploited softwarez by M$...

Am I missing something here ?

Slower performance, less security, 10X more resources..

......and you want me to pay? $$$$$$$$ ........?

Please explain to me the advantages of running DSL in windows?
What can I do with this emulator that I can't do in a liveCD/poorman's install ?

73
ke4nt

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