General :: "getAbsPath"? Attempting To Run Birdsuite?
Sep 22, 2010
This forum was very helpful in answering my previous question about scripting, so I'm going to try again with another problem that I have been having for a couple weeks now (the software support have not replied to my questions, unfortunately). In brief: I am trying to run Birdsuite (64-bit version: [URL]... I followed the installation instructions exactly and attempted to run the test code at the bottom of the installation web page. The commands I used are the following:
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What exactly is this "getAbsPath" file or directory from the above code? Is it a necessary component? How would I tweak the shell script to get this working?
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Now to the question: I was planning on using the DD command to "xcopy" the W2K drive to the W2K partition. Sounds simple. I am trying to use the following: dd if=/dev/sda2 of=/dev/sdb3 bs=4096 conv=notrunc,noerror
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The bash script is this: sh jdk-6u20-linux-x64.bin -i silent -f /<location>/installer.properties 1>console.txt 2>&1 sleep 5 #this may be unnecessary, just testing it
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I can see and access the library: ]# mtx status Storage Changer /dev/changer:1 Drives, 16 Slots ( 0 Import/Export ) Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded):VolumeTag = NGL930L3 Storage Element 1:Empty Storage Element 2:Full :VolumeTag=NGL985L3
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But when I try running tar -tzf /dev/changer or tar -tvf /dev/changer I just get a flashing cursor and the drive sits at IDLE.
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Oct 18 12:15:16 Eva gdm[3287]: pam_nologin(gdm:auth): cannot determine username Oct 18 12:15:16 Eva gdm[3287]: pam_nologin(gdm:auth): cannot determine username Oct 18 12:15:16 Eva gdm[3287]: pam_nologin(gdm:auth): cannot determine username
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Code: # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier # for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name # devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
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All screens are ran as one user ("minecraft") minecraft has his .screenrc file setup to enable multiuser mode, and to allow access from kjohnson
Code: minecraft@mc1:~$ screen -list There are screens on: 18810.threatgreater (10/05/2010 02:23:31 PM) (Multi, detached) 1185.baron (10/05/2010 07:29:26 AM) (Multi, detached)
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I am exploring the Python 3 standard library and am currently attempting to test the bin function. It converts an integer into a binary string. I believe the module I wrote is flawed somehow. Here's the source code:
Code:
#!/usr/bin/python3.1
#This module tests the bin() function.
import sys def get_input(): x = input("Enter an integer: ") def use_bin():
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As you can see, the binary form given is always 0b10111. I'm no expert on binary code (or hexadecimal notation), but surely 9000 and two would have different results?
EDIT: Added a line in the module to repeat back what integer the user entered, and then the binary form. It would appear that no matter what integer the user enters, Python thinks it's "23".
Example output:
Code:
>>> Enter an integer: 1 You entered 23 The binary form of this integer is 0b10111 >>>
I have a machine installed Red Hat Linux 8.I have installed xampp-linux-1.7.3a.tar. I've finished installing lampp start.But it still does not understand why when I use the website notice:"connection was refused when attempting to contact localhost".
