From: iiitac@cybaswan.UUCP (Alan Cox)
Subject: Re: Single user boot mode
Date: 4 Aug 92 15:56:04 GMT


Linux already supports a single user boot mode. You stick the right 
statements EARLY into the rc file. Similarly linux runs beautifully 
without a monitor when you make tty1 a link to ttys1 (this ought to be
documented somewhere really). 

Alan

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From: iiitac@cybaswan.UUCP (Alan Cox)
Subject: Re: Ctrl-Alt-Del in linux, doesn't work.
Date: 4 Aug 92 15:58:46 GMT

In article <3780@svin02.info.win.tue.nl> alph@win.tue.nl writes:
>smace@nyx.cs.du.edu (Scott Mace) writes:
>
>]Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn't reboot my system.  It disables the keyboard and
>]locks everything up.  I am running 0.96c patch level 2, and have AMI
>]BIOS., 386DX-33, Adaptec AHA-1542B,...
>
>I have AMI-BIOS too, and I have the same problem...
>occasionally...
>
>I tried Ctrl Alt Del and the computer hangs
>I did a cold reboot, logged in, looked at some files, logged out,
>  tried Alt Ctrl Del and the computer rebooted.
>

I too can vouch for this happening. I've been chasing it down and I
don't think its entirely the BIOS. I've tried two very similar machines
with AMI BIOS and AMD386 chips (33Mhz and 40Mhz). One one ctrl-alt-del
is fine (the DX40), the 33Mhz 386 however locks up solid. Interestingly
enough a ctrl-alt-del from windows 3 has the same effect.

I'm beginning to think its a chipset problem - unless you all happen
to have a WD8013EB card in the machines which lock up ?

Alan

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From: iiitac@cybaswan.UUCP (Alan Cox)
Subject: Re: Is there a who command or a simple mail command around for linux?
Date: 7 Aug 92 09:20:28 GMT

In article <713124194.F00100@remote.halcyon.com> Rob.Levin@f217.n3802.z1.fidonet.org (Rob Levin) writes:
>
> RB> Also, I have seen a "who" command in the stuff I have. Does such a
>
> RB> beast exist? Thanks.
>

I've got a who I wrote ages ago its only short. I'll try and post it on monday
if I remember. I've also got a passable port of bsd finger (without the
tcp/ip bits and lastlogin).

Alan

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From: iiitac@cybaswan.UUCP (Alan Cox)
Subject: Re: Is there a who command or a simple mail command around for linux?
Date: 7 Aug 92 09:20:28 GMT

In article <713124194.F00100@remote.halcyon.com> Rob.Levin@f217.n3802.z1.fidonet.org (Rob Levin) writes:
|
| RB> Also, I have seen a "who" command in the stuff I have. Does such a
|
| RB> beast exist? Thanks.
|

I've got a who I wrote ages ago its only short. I'll try and post it on monday
if I remember. I've also got a passable port of bsd finger (without the
tcp/ip bits and lastlogin).

Alan