Add grml-stable repository tip, update debian packaging, drop .hgtags

[grml-tips.git] / grml_tips

diff --git a/grml_tips b/grml_tips
index 4957e8b..c62e22a 100644 (file)
--- a/grml_tips
+++ b/grml_tips
@@ -573,11 +573,15 @@ echo -e "s/\r//g" > dos2unix.sed; sed -f dos2unix.sed < dosfile > unixfile
 -- 
 Save live audio stream to file:
 
-% mplayer -ao pcm:file=$FILE
+% mplayer -ao pcm:file=$FILE $URL
+-- 
+Save live stream to file:
+
+% mplayer -dumpfile $FILE -dumpstream $STREAM
 
 or
 
-% mencoder mms://file.wmv -o $FILE -ovc copy -oac copy
+% mencoder mms://$URL -o $FILE -ovc copy -oac copy
 
 or
 
@@ -704,9 +708,9 @@ Write back the guessed table:
 Develop, test and use exploit code with the Metasploit Framework:
 
 cd /tmp
-wget http://framework-mirrors.metasploit.com/msf/downloader/framework-3.0.tar.gz
-unp framework-3.0.tar.gz
-cd framework-3.0
+wget http://spool.metasploit.com/releases/framework-3.2.tar.gz
+unp framework-3.2.tar.gz
+cd framework-3.2
 ./msfcli
 -- 
 Useful documentation:
@@ -1267,9 +1271,17 @@ via using grml nodma at the bootprompt.
 -- 
 Write a Microsoft compatible boot record (MBR) using ms-sys
 
-Write a Windows 2000/XP/2003 MBR to device:
+Write a Windows 2000/XP/2003 MBR to a device:
 
 # ms-sys -m /dev/ice
+
+Notice: grab ms-sys from http://ms-sys.sourceforge.net/ - demo:
+
+ wget http://surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/ms-sys/ms-sys-2.1.3.tgz
+ unp ms-sys-2.1.3.tgz
+ cd ms-sys-2.1.3
+ make
+ ./bin/ms-sys ...
 -- 
 Use a Vodafone 3G Datacard (UMTS) with Linux:
 
@@ -2316,8 +2328,6 @@ host2% hg merge # merge changes into your working directory
 Set up a CGI server on your webserver:
 % cp hgwebdir.cgi ~/public_html/hg/index.cgi
 % $EDITOR ~/public_html/hg/index.cgi # adjust the defaults
-
-Mercurial repositories of grml can be found at http://hg.grml.org/
 -- 
 Download binary codecs for mplayer:
 
@@ -2719,7 +2729,7 @@ Enable shadow passwords:
 
 # shadowconfig on
 -- 
-Set up an IPv6 tunneln on grml:
+Set up an IPv6 tunnel on grml:
 
 # ipv6-tunnel start
 -- 
@@ -3065,3 +3075,70 @@ mount -t debugfs none /sys/kernel/debug
 # is a convenient wrapper arround blktrace and blkparse
 btrace /dev/sda0
 -- 
+Convert Flash to Avi:
+
+% ffmpeg -i input.flv output.avi
+-- 
+Usage example for cryptsetup / -luks encrypted partition on LVM:
+
+volume group name:   x61
+logical volume name: home
+
+echo "grml-crypt_home /dev/mapper/x61-home none luks" >> /etc/crypttab
+Start cryptdisks
+mount /dev/mapper/grml-crypt_home /mnt/test
+-- 
+fdisk/parted/... complains with something like
+'unable to open /dev/sda - unrecognised disk label'?!
+
+See http://grml.org/faq/#fdisk =>
+
+* use /sbin/fdisk.distrib from util-linux
+* switch to sfdisk, cfdisk,...
+* use parted's mklabel command (but please read the
+  parted manual before executing this command)
+-- 
+dmraid - support for SW-RAID / FakeRAID controllers
+like Highpoint HPT and Promise FastTrack
+
+Activate all software RAID sets discovered:
+# dmraid -ay
+
+Deactivates all active software RAID sets:
+# dmraid  -an
+
+Discover all software RAID devices supported on the system:
+# dmraid -r
+-- 
+Extract winmail.dat:
+
+List content:
+% ytnef winmail.dat
+
+Extract files to current directory:
+% ytnef -f . winmail.dat
+-- 
+Approx - Debian package proxy/cacher howto
+
+% apt-get install approx
+% echo 'debian  http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian' >>/etc/approx/approx.conf
+% Restart approx
+
+Add your new approx to sources.list
+
+eg.
+deb http://localhost:9999/debian  unstable  main contrib non-free
+
+use approx in grml-debootstrap like:
+% grml-debootstrap -r lenny -t /dev/sda1 -m http://127.0.0.1:9999/debian
+-- 
+Simple webserver with python:
+
+% python -m SimpleHTTPServer
+-- 
+Upgrade only packages from the grml-stable Debian repository:
+
+echo 'deb http://deb.grml.org/ grml-stable main' > /etc/apt/grml-stable.list
+apt-get -o Dir::Etc::SourceList=/etc/apt/grml-stable.list update
+apt-get upgrade
+--