Re: ping: socket: translator died

[Glenn McGrath <bug1@optushome.com.au>]

Neal H Walfield wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > settrans -fg /servers/socket/2 /hurd/pfinet --interfaces=eth0
> You mean interface of course (ie without the `s').
> 
Ah, yea typo.

> > --address=192.168.1.3 --gateway=192.168.1.1 --netmask=255.255.255.0
> >
> > When i run this command it takes me directly back to the command prompt,
> > no message to say if it did or didnt do anything, when i do a ps aux
> > there is mention of /hurd/pflocal, but no mention of /hurd pfinet,
> > should there be ?
> 
> Try settrans -fgap ...
> 
Will try that

> This will force it to startup immediately so that you can see errors.
> 
> > I get the occasional lockup as well, often when using dselect, is this
> > normal ?
> 
> Are you using swap?  This is _very_ important.
>
No, i thought 128MB would be plenty given the apps i was running, but
now im guessing its some memmory managment issue that requires swap.
 
> > Is debconf 0.3.53 supposed to work? it wont install on my system, fails
> > --configure.
> 
> It worked on mine once I got several of the packages from alpha.gnu.org.
>
Will be easier to do that with network support.
 
> > On the bright side i had a go at compiling busybox (used by
> > boot-floppies, busybox.lineo.com) i think most of them will work without
> > much effort at all.
> 
> Thanks, sounds good.
> 
> Best regards,
> -Neal
> 
> --
> Neal H Walfield
> University of Massachusetts at Lowell
> neal@walfield.org or nwalfiel@cs.uml.edu

Thanks for the tips

Glenn