[Solved]Few quick questions

tmafcerqueira · n00b Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 23

Hey there,
I would like to ask a few questions, so here they are:
1- I have to run umount before shutdown, on two remote shares, otherwise the computer takes ages to shutdown. Can I edit the shutdown script to do that automatically, or is there another work-around?
2-Is there any deamon to check for emails on a server like yahoo and then run a command if the there are some on the server, or if a new email has arrived? Because my laptop has a blinking light that can be activated by running "led mail on" and that would be quite usefull.
3-How can activate kernel modules at boot time?
4-Is there any program to check the acess speed of files on a disk?

Thanks

PS: I'm using debian, but you guys are the true gurus, and I'm getting no replys in the debian forums.

einheitlix · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject:

At least I can answer questions 1 and 4

1) I think the easiest thing to do would be a little script in /usr/local/bin that first runs umount, then shutdown... like this:

#!/bin/bash
umount (whatever)
shutdown -h now

You could of course perfect it with things like sudo, to be able to do this as a user etc.

2) Don't know of any, but that's sure as hell possible

At least if Yahoo supports POP3, which I think it does. Writing such a script would then be very simple. If there's not already such a daemon, you could easily write one yourself, look up the specs of POP3...

3) In Gentoo this would just require adding the wanted modules to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
In Debian this can be done somehow in modprobe.conf I think, but don't ask me how, it's been such a long time...

4) hdparm

Cheers

Malte
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tmafcerqueira · n00b Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 23

As for the first point, after creating that script, the only way to activate it would be using the command line. Is there any way to activate it by using the shutdown gui (the logout menu)?

Thanks

einheitlix · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject:

Probably. It depends on which desktop environment you are using and what this "logout menu" does and how it is implemented. See if you can configure it somehow, or try to track down which scripts it calls. I can't tell you more which such little information...
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject:

tmafcerqueira,

Put your umount commands into the file /etc/conf.d/local.stop, just as you would type them at the keyboard.

kernel module autoloading, udev, and /etc/modules.d/* will get most of the modules you need if your system is set up properly.
Name the stragglers in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 follow the comments in the file

If you want to do a is my DMA working then hdparm /dev/... tells you.
hdparm -tT /dev/... will do a crude speed test too.
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:36 pm Post subject:

Moved from Other Things Gentoo to Unsupported Software.
Because we don't support Debian

Debian has its own versions of the files I named
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tmafcerqueira · n00b Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 23

Ok, so I've eliminated number 3 with help from people at the debian forums and number 4 with the help of NeddySeagoon.
Thanks for the help so far :wink:

tmafcerqueira · n00b Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 23

I've solved all four issues with the help of the debian forums's users.
Here's the link for the post, if you have similar issues.