Re: expect/telnet (Jeff Kinz)

From: rado (rado_at_rivers-bend.com)
Date: 03/26/05

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Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 07:38:03 -0600

    > > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 02:53:44PM -0600, rado wrote:
    > > > > This Project: I have to reset my modem thru a script
    > > > > # I can telnet into the modem
    > > > > it asks me for my password
    > > > > then I gotta hit "r" to reset
    > > > > then I gotta hit "y" as a confirmation
    > > > > then it's done and I am back at the shell prompt
    > > > >
    >
    > > LOGON PASSWORD> *********************************
    > > go to type password and it like overwrites itself...I have never been
    > > able to do it the first time(password kinda overwrites itself in a wierd
    > > way)
    > > discovered that if I just hit return first time it asks, I can get my
    > > password in but still like it's overwriting itself in that wierd way.
    >
    > >
    > > this is where the hangup is at.
    > run the script in conservative mode and add an exit command.
    I do run in conservative...
    gotta see what exit's all about
    > >
    > > using a script.exp that autoexpect produces just hangs right there no
    > > matter what I try to do w/the timeout thang.
    > > just dunno...wish I could find a way to do it w/out expect really.
    > > jr
    >
    > There are also chat scripts the old uucp programs used to use. Look at
    > the "chat" command.
    >
    gonna check this out as well

    thx Jeff appreciated!

    john rose
    > --
    > http://kinz.org
    > http://www.fedoranews.org
    > Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA.
    >
    >
    >
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    >
    > Message: 12
    > Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:19:22 +0200
    > From: Jody <koya@otenet.gr>
    > Subject: Fedora 3 hanging before Anaconda launches
    > To: fedora-list@redhat.com
    > Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20050326021524.00b0c770@pop.otenet.gr>
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    >
    > Hello, new linux user here. I am trying to install Fedora 3.0 (DVD version)
    > on my system, but every time I do it hangs just before it launches
    > Anaconda. It just sits there doing nothing...can any kind person give me a
    > hint as to what might be going on?
    >
    > AMD 2600+
    > A7N8X MB
    > LG SuperMulti DVD Burner
    > 1Ghz RAM
    > Maxtor 120GB HD
    >
    > Not sure what other info might be useful...
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    >
    >
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    > Message: 13
    > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:47:22 -0500
    > From: David Curry <dsccable@comcast.net>
    > Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Fedora Core 2 Update: mozilla-1.7.6-1.2.2
    > To: fedora-list@redhat.com
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    >
    > Christopher Aillon wrote:
    >
    > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    > > Fedora Update Notification
    > > FEDORA-2005-248
    > > 2005-03-25
    > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    > >
    > > Product : Fedora Core 2
    > > Name : mozilla
    > > Version : 1.7.6
    > > Release : 1.2.2
    > > Summary : Web browser and mail reader
    > > Description :
    > > Mozilla is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
    > > compliance, performance and portability.
    > >
    > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    > > Update Information:
    >
    > Is anyone else having a problem applying the latest Mozilla security
    > upgrades? I have used Up2date to fully maintain my system. Yet, in
    > attempting to apply the subject update, I am advised of a package
    > dependency problem. The message reads, "Unresolvable chain of
    > dependencies: mozilla-1.7.6-1.2.2 reauires desktop-file-utils >=0.9
    >
    > The desk-file-utils package installed on my system is numbered 0.4-2 and
    > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/2/i386/
    > does not list any updates. How does one resolve the descrepancy here?
    >
    >
    >
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    >
    > Message: 14
    > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:02:45 -0500
    > From: jim lawrence <fedorajim@gmail.com>
    > Subject: Re: Fedora 3 hanging before Anaconda launches
    > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
    > Message-ID: <717e1ae605032520023eb6fb63@mail.gmail.com>
    > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
    >
    > On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:19:22 +0200, Jody <koya@otenet.gr> wrote:
    > > Hello, new linux user here. I am trying to install Fedora 3.0 (DVD version)
    > > on my system, but every time I do it hangs just before it launches
    > > Anaconda. It just sits there doing nothing...can any kind person give me a
    > > hint as to what might be going on?
    > >
    > > AMD 2600+
    > > A7N8X MB
    > > LG SuperMulti DVD Burner
    > > 1Ghz RAM
    > > Maxtor 120GB HD
    > >
    > > Not sure what other info might be useful...
    > >
    > > Thanks
    > >
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    >
    > Does the DVD have 1 file on it? or many files? open the DVD in
    > windows and let us know
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    >
    > Jim Lawrence
    > Registered Linux User: #376813
    > ********************************************************
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    > Message: 15
    > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:32:43 -0500
    > From: jim lawrence <fedorajim@gmail.com>
    > Subject: Redhat.fedora site Not Noobie Friendly!
    > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
    > Message-ID: <717e1ae605032520321988ea0@mail.gmail.com>
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    >
    > I have noticed that on the main page of the fedora download site there
    > are no instructions on how to burn a ISO image or what iso files a
    > user would need ot download. Who can I email so that these simple
    > instructions can be added to the download page so that the newest of
    > noobies would have to read it; before or at least pop it at them
    > stating that if your going to do this then you need theses or if that
    > you need this. etc... I ran a search on fedoraforum.org 187
    > possible hits to "burn ISO" if you try cant boot from install CD its
    > around 500 hits. Seems to me that idea of how to burn a ISO image
    > isn't getting to the public. People especially noobies just don't
    > know. they heard of linux so its the "i'll download it and install it"
    > mean while they are lost after they spent 4 hours downloading iso
    > images and waste 4 cds because they didn't know any better. WE as a
    > COMMUNITY need to get the idea out that "HEY THIS IS HOW YOU DO THIS"
    > Before the person who wants to try a different OS gets frustrated and
    > gives up.
    > --
    >
    > Jim Lawrence
    > Registered Linux User: #376813
    > ********************************************************
    > When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle.
    > It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself.
    > ************************************
    >
    >
    >
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    >
    > Message: 16
    > Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:24:03 -0500
    > From: David Curry <dsccable@comcast.net>
    > Subject: Re: Redhat.fedora site Not Noobie Friendly!
    > To: jim lawrence <fedorajim@gmail.com>, For users of Fedora Core
    > releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
    > Message-ID: <4244F1F3.4030303@comcast.net>
    > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
    >
    > jim lawrence wrote:
    >
    > >I have noticed that on the main page of the fedora download site there
    > >are no instructions on how to burn a ISO image or what iso files a
    > >user would need ot download. Who can I email so that these simple
    > >instructions can be added to the download page so that the newest of
    > >noobies would have to read it; before or at least pop it at them
    > >stating that if your going to do this then you need theses or if that
    > >you need this. etc... I ran a search on fedoraforum.org 187
    > >possible hits to "burn ISO" if you try cant boot from install CD its
    > >around 500 hits. Seems to me that idea of how to burn a ISO image
    > >isn't getting to the public. People especially noobies just don't
    > >know. they heard of linux so its the "i'll download it and install it"
    > >mean while they are lost after they spent 4 hours downloading iso
    > >images and waste 4 cds because they didn't know any better. WE as a
    > >COMMUNITY need to get the idea out that "HEY THIS IS HOW YOU DO THIS"
    > >Before the person who wants to try a different OS gets frustrated and
    > >gives up.
    > >
    > >
    > Jim, have you seen http://fedora.redhat.com/download/ ?
    >
    >
    >
    >
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    >
    > Message: 17
    > Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:25:59 -0500
    > From: David Curry <dsccable@comcast.net>
    > Subject: FC2 Gnome sound recorder in KDE - Some Functionality
    > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
    > Message-ID: <42450077.7060107@comcast.net>
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    >
    > This is a report to the community on at least partial functionality of
    > Gnome sound recorder running the KDE desktop in FC2. All attempts to
    > use the application while running the Gnome desktop failed. I stumbled
    > across this positive functionality while exploring features of KDE desktops.
    >
    > Sound hardware consists of VIA 8235 & AC97 chips on Gigabyte mobo
    >
    > The software includes:
    > kernel-2.6.10-1.770_FC2 with alsa driver snd-via82xx
    > alsa-lib-1.0.3a-2, alsa-utils-1.03-1,
    > kdebase-3.2.2-8.FC2.i386, kdelibs-3.2.2-12.FC2
    > kdemultimedia-3.2.2-2.i386
    >
    > Gnome-sound-recorder functionality was discovered while exploring KDE
    > desktop popup menu items and their submenus. Key to the discovery was a
    > KDE application named Multimedia Systems Selector reached by K/Red Hat
    > icon --> Preferences --> More Preferences --> Multimedia Systems
    > Selector which displays a dialogue box labeled "GStreamer Preferences".
    > Within the dialogue box, one can display a menu of choices for Audio -
    > Default Sink and a Test button. Originally set on ALSA, clicking on
    > Test produced no sound. Four other alternatives were presented - Arts
    > sound daemon, Enlightenment sound daemon, Open Sound Software, and
    > Custom. Test button results were positive for the first three of those
    > alternatives, but only OSS played nice with Gnome-sound-recorder.
    >
    > Efforts to record voice messages with Gnome-sound-recorder produced
    > nothing more than popping noises. However, gnome-sound-recorder did
    > record music played from a CD-rom. Recording worked when the type of
    > file to be recorded was set to "Voice" and to "CD quality, lossless."
    >
    > FWIW
    >
    >
    >
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    >
    > Message: 18
    > Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:41:18 -0500
    > From: David Curry <dsccable@comcast.net>
    > Subject: KDED Mount Watcher
    > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
    > Message-ID: <4245040E.9010302@comcast.net>
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    >
    > Exploring the KDE desktop, I did the following.
    >
    > Red Hat/K icon --> Preferences --> KDE control center --> KDE components
    > --> Service Manager.
    >
    > The services listed were separated into two groups -- startup and "On
    > demand" -- with the first group initiated with the desktop.
    >
    > In the "On demand" section, was something labeled KDED Mount Watcher
    > with an informational notation reading (keeps track of mount activities
    > (devices:/))
    >
    > Does anyone know what that service does? Might it play a part in
    > unpredictability of mount/unmount behavior of CD drives while running
    > the KDE desktop?
    >
    >
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