[App_rpt-users] Need installation help

[Michael Hebert]

I was just about to email you about dmesg. It is my understanding that you
have to have internet access throughout the whole ACID setup.


On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:41 PM, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:

> Thinking or writing out loud is a good thing. I didn't think of having him
> running dmesg.
>
> It looks like the network is failing initialization on his system. I would
> have thought this would show up in the acid install but it didn't seem to.
> So he is look for some new hardware.
>
>
>
> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
> ------------------------------
> From: doug at crompton.com
> To: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
> Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Need installation help
> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:10:55 -0500
>
> He has a monitor and keyboard on the acid machine, that is how I am
> getting the info relayed from him. The machine may not have network
> connectivity so no other machine would see it.
>
> Actually anything that make this more complicated for him is out. I was
> really just trying to understand the error mechanism in the install
> package. Perhpas I should look at the install shell scripts.
>
> Like why is he getting the test login and what errors could cause that.
> Nothing looks glaringly wrong in the install log.
>
> Would a lack of network connectivity end the install in this way?
> Would/should there be a message that no network could be found? It does not
> appear there is anything in the log about it.
>
> Again I am working at a terrible disadvantage remotely. A dmesg list would
> show me what is oging on with the hardware. Perhaps I can get him to relay
> some of that info.
>
>
>
> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:43:43 -0600
> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Need installation help
> From: mhebert1975 at gmail.com
> To: doug at crompton.com
> CC: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
>
> Have you ever used teamviewer? http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx
>
> Log into a computer on his network that could see his ACID machine.
>
> Have him hook up a monitor to the ACID box and watch the bootup and look
> for errors
>
> just some suggestions
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:
>
> I am trying to walk a neophyte through an acid install remotely. I am sure
> some of you know how trying that can be. So here is where we are -
>
> He has booted the iso disk and answered up to the static IP where he took
> the defualt for DHCP for now. The install went along and asked to remove
> the disk and then rebooted.
>
> When it rebooted it asks for the  test login
>
> I had him type  root  PW setup.
>
> He gets the prompt. I took him through the command to look at
> /root/acid-install.log   and from what he read me I don't see any
> problem. It among other normal things says it went to
> dl.allsstarlik.org and imported the centos 5 pgp keys.
>
> I am not getting the text exactly right here but you get the idea.
>
> It did not show any errors on doing any of this and the last line is
> phase1.sh done - rebooting.
>
> So now every time it boots it comes back to the test login screen.
>
> I suspect no network connectivity but nothing ever told us that
> specifically. The computer he is using work wirelessly with winxp
> but would not work through a wired connection. We were not sure
> if this was a hardware or windows SW problem.
>
> I was able to get him to ping another active IP on his local network
> and it came back unreachable.
>
> This is an old laptop computer and a very computer inexperienced
> person at the other end and I am trying to do this remotely over
> the radio. It would be a lot easier if I was there.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
>
> *73 DougWA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
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