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Starting to use the system

When you start, you should read the message that give you the most important informations about how to use this system. Here is a copy of this text:

You can login on another consoles. The root password is empty. Type "dhcpcd eth0" (or similar) to auto-configure eth0. Type "net-setup eth0" to specify eth0 IP address settings by hand.

To start an ssh server on this system, type "/etc/init.d/sshd start". If you need to log in remotely as root, type "passwd root" to reset root's password to a known value.

You can run graphical partition tools. First, it's recommended to check the modules for your mouse are loaded, with "lsmod". Then, you can use these commands: run_qtparted and run_partgui. Editors available: vim, nano and run_qtinyeditor

Be careful: this is beta software, and it can be dangerous. And if the mouse fails, try to use the keyboard. The graphical tools won't work if you started without the FrameBuffer option. (F2 at startup for more details)

If you have an adsl modem based on an Eagle chipset (such as SagemFast800), you can type "/usr/sbin/eagleconfig" in order to connect to the internet.

Note: Never mount anything on /mnt ! It would freeze the system. Use "mkdir /mnt/mydir" and mount on /mnt/mydir instead.


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2004-08-17