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180719 Ian Zimmerman wrote: |
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> On 2018-07-19 05:29, Philip Webb wrote: |
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>> The Mint version seems to find a file in /usr/share/iscan-data , |
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>> which the others don't find, but that file is present in my Gentoo system. |
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> I have not looked at the strace log, but this smacks of permissions |
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> and possibly Selinux, if you've let that beast loose. |
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I checked the permissions for iscan-data & they seem ok. |
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No, I've never tried to use Selinux. |
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However, I've just escaped fr another beast, ie Linux Mint 19 : |
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DON'T try to install it alongside Gentoo !! |
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This beast leads you along to a point where you've told it where to install |
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-- a partition on my HDD (sdb5) -- , |
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you click 'proceed' & it chugs along nicely for some time, |
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then it says it's trying to install a bootloader |
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without asking whether you want it to or where to do it. |
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Next, it says it's failed to install Grub -- which I've never used -- , |
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offers several ugly-looking options & freezes. |
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All you can do is a hard power-off & when you restart, |
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instead of the regular Lilo box of options, there's only a Grub prompt. |
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Disaster looks you in the face ! |
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SystemRescue to the rescue : Gentoo /boot is unaltered, |
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so copy lilo.conf into the SR /etc dir, edit it to use SR paths, |
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mount the Gentoo /boot , run 'lilo' & the MBR is restored to what it sb. |
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Reboot & the familiar Lilo screen appears ! |
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I wanted to see whether the latest Mint found my scanner, |
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which would suggest that the problem doesn't involve the kernel, at least. |
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I'm not trying again ! |
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On inspection, Mint 19 does seem to have installed itself on /dev/sdb5 , |
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so I can copy the vital files from its /boot to my own Gentoo /boot , |
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edit lilo.conf accordingly & see if it will start : not today ! |
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Next up -- too late for today -- is to see if I can get Nvidia working |
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with an earlier kernel : at present it isn't. |
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Then I can find out if Xsane can find my scanner with another kernel. |
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Can anyone take a look at my Strace output ( 3 files), |
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which is at http://chass.utoronto.ca/~purslow/test ? |
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That would be a real help. |
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SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb |
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