LanPuppy How To?

[m1r0]

my msn: wazbac@yahoo.com

i have ftp owner on way he help us.

rgds
m1r0

[godog]

Hi godog; Does "ps" show: nmbd, smbd, & xinet running?

The SAVE file should have all the startup scripts in it of course, so it should work.

I checked and no, they are not running. The eth0 interface is up and running and the conf files are in in lanpup_conf\etc. What else can I check for?

[sunburnt]

look at the file: /etc/rc.d/rc.local for the line: /etc/rc.d/rc.pupserv

look at the file: rc.pupserv for the lines:

/etc/rc.d/rc.samba start ##### Start Samba Server

mkdir /var/lib/dhcp3 # dhcpd setup
touch /var/lib/dhcp3/dhcpd.leases
/usr/sbin/dhcpd3 ##### Start DHCP3 damon

mkdir /var/lib/tftpboot # tftpd setup
ln -s /mnt/home/tftpboot /
/usr/sbin/xinetd ##### Start XINET damon


They should all be there, in the pupSRV file.
/pupserv/lanpuppy_conf is just a backup dir., it isn't run from.

The dirs. in / of the chosen partition are:
/pupserv
/lanpup
/tftpboot
/docs
/public

and files in / are:
/pupSRV
/usr_cram.fs

[godog]

I cannot find any sign of DHCP, Samba or tftp starting. I must have grabbed the wrong files from MU ftp site. What I have is

PupServer1-10_alpha.tar.gz file size 64,633,894 and
LanPuppy1-10_SimplePup_alpha.tar.gz size 88,435,803

Please keep me posted as to when the correct(?) files are available. I have several machines ready and waiting for testing. Thanks again

[m1r0]

hey sunburnt, guys

i have dl both files and wanted start setup but i couldnt find post for it under user section.if posible could u paste link here ?tnx.

rgrds
m1r0

[sunburnt]

m1r0; It's easier for you as a noob to run Win & make the partition FAT32.
In Win destroy the partition, make a new one, format & systemize it for
DOS, now it'll boot DOS, then put the /pupserv/pupserv.bat file in /

With dosgzip.exe & dostar.exe, GunZip the 2 files & then unTar them in /
Reboot & press [F8] to get boot menu, then type: pupserv.bat

If you want to put it on another type of partition, then you'll have to set it up.
SysLinux is my choice for a boot loader, but Grub is good also & popular.

PupServer "should" adapt itself to whatever network that it's dropped in to.
This is one of the MOST crucial tests for it, as it is a network server.

There's 2 user's (UserName: us ,PassWord: US) (UserName: me ,PassWord: ME).
You can remove them & add others with the LanPuppyAdmin. utility.

There's many many parts to these 2 packages, I've tried everything out
but I'm sure there's stuff that'll fail on you, but hey... that's why it's "alpha".

Terry

[m1r0]

hey Terry,

tnx for tip i will go test now, will inform u l8r on how things went.

rgds
m1r0

[sunburnt]

ATTENTION:

MU has moved the file: LanPuppy1-10_SimplePup_alpha.tar.gz

So it's now available to be downloaded...

[m1r0]

cant find it , where is located ?
i have still alpha1.tar.gz pupserver and lanpuppy version.

[m1r0]

hi Terry ,

no luck on pxe boot yet so tomorow i take off cdrom and install with it on terminals.

rgds
m1r0

[sunburnt]

It boots off a HD only... You unGzip & unTar in the "/" dir., these 2 files:

LanPuppy1-10_xxxx_alpha.tar.gz
PupServer1-10_xxxx_alpha.tar.gz

To extract the 2 files you need: dostar & dosgzip

As I said... I think you should make the partition FAT32 & systemized.
Then while booting press [F8] & select: "DOS Prompt Only"
At the DOS prompt type: "copy \pupserv\pupserv.bat \"
Then type: "\pupserv.bat" And PupServer should startup.

[Flash]

It boots off a HD only...

Oh, man... Why? I had in mind to use it to share files and folders on the Windows 2000 install that forgot the password.

[sunburnt]

Too bad NTFS is such a pickle, I don't even want to think about working with it.

Eventually I'd like to see a LiveCD made from it, it wouldn't be hard to do.
Just some monor changes in the way PupServer sets itself up.
A USB version I definately intend to make for a portable Demo of it.

[m1r0]

hey sunburnt, guys,

i have read mu's post on FTP ty for assistance mu.
Terry , if u can conect to my friends ftp, feel free to use it for transfer.
i am still on alpha1 . in few minutes we will begin testing so i let u know how we passed

rgds
m1r0

p.s.

Terry , if u can come to msn for a bit of support.

tnx

[sunburnt]

My kids have all the other PCs tied up... does Gaim do M$M?

I'm looking at the DotPup downloader & I don't see Gaim in Instant Messaging.

For Puppy-1, I do see: Attm, BitWise, xChat, & Yahoo. Will any of them work?

[m1r0]

hi m8

gaim surely works with msn account u made, but for others i dont know

puppy instaled on usb flash disk booting on 3 pc's all ok. one of them instaled on hdd from usb and working just fine with xp on 1st partition

rgds
m1r0

p.s.

wonderfull feeling of succses

[sunburnt]

1) PupServer is booting off a USB, & on HD second part. with XP on the first?

2) 3 LanPuppy PCs booted from the PupServer on the USB?
3) Does the HD PupServer boot the LanPuppy clients also?

PupServer has to have network setup just like any other Puppy distro.

4) Any trouble with PupServer fitting into the network?
5) Other PCs (XP, etc.) still work with no problems?
6) LanPuppy client PCs have Firefox web access as soon as they boot? (no setup)

If all of this is YES, then it truly is an astounding success!
CONGRADULATIONS!!!

7) Add/Remove "Users" & "Hosts" works with PupServer's "LanPuppy Admin."?
It's a PupServer desktop icon at the lower left above the Start button.

If a PupServer PC has a floppy drive, try making a PXE boot floppy.
Put the floppy in a cilent PC with a floppy drive & Test boot it... LET ME KNOW.


Update: I've got most of the sfsManager working, it's pretty complicated.
There's still alot of parts to it & it'll take awhile till it's ready for testing.

Sounds great! Terry

[m1r0]

hi sunburnt,

sorry , i meant on normal puppy :/

today i will try to figure out hot to start pupserver.

rgds
m1r0

[sunburnt]

PupServer IS a normal Puppy distro, just like ANY OTHER Puppy-1 version.
It's a frugal install type, so just copy PupServer's 4 files to the HD & set to boot.

LanPuppy's are modified & ONLY PXE LAN boot, so they need a server to work.

[m1r0]

hi sunburnt,

i have copyed all files from pupserv to root of my usb stick and now i get:

KERNEL PANIC: no init found, try passing init= option to kernel.

now trying to figure out what files i need to run it

rgds
m1r0