I recently started getting an error when I try
to use an external editor, that is a native
program on my linux server.

This worked a few months back.

I now get error:
ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted
options).


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Amessyroom wrote to All <=-

I recently started getting an error when I try
to use an external editor, that is a native
program on my linux server.

This worked a few months back.

I now get error:
ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

What is "MFS"? A program? Is it an editor that you have told
Synchronet can be found on the path /media/CDROM ? That seems like a
very strange place to find an editor.

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted
options).

Well, is this new (un-named) editor configured the same as those were?

You'd likely get much better help/answers if you learned to ask better questions and gave some useful information/context about the problem...



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Re: external editors - native programs
By: Amessyroom to All on Tue Nov 26 2024 11:06 am

I recently started getting an error when I try
to use an external editor, that is a native
program on my linux server.

This worked a few months back.

I now get error:
ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted
options).

okay that's pretty weird, i've had a linux synchronet bbs up and never ran into that. could you try just using a javascript editor and see what happens?
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Re: Re: external editors - native programs
By: Dan Clough to Amessyroom on Tue Nov 26 2024 03:23 pm

ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

What is "MFS"? A program? Is it an editor that you have told Synchronet can be found on the path /media/CDROM ? That seems like a very strange place to find an editor.

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted options).

Well, is this new (un-named) editor configured the same as those were?

You'd likely get much better help/answers if you learned to ask better questions and gave some useful information/context about the problem...

MFS has something to do with DOS based programs, which the two editors that worked previoiusly are not. They are linux programs.

I guess maybe I didn't give enough details; so I'll collect more and post.

I guess the question , was more if those that update synchronet new of anything that changed; with calling of external programs.

The java script based editors are working fine. These two externally called editors stopped; working at some point. Not sure when.

Thanks for the responses (Dan and MRO).
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El 26/11/24 a las 13:06, Amessyroom escribió:

I recently started getting an error when I try
to use an external editor, that is a native
program on my linux server.

This worked a few months back.

I now get error:
ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted
options).

this is a dosemu error,

do you update dosemu ?
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Re: Re: external editors - native programs
By: Ragnarok to All on Tue Nov 26 2024 08:19 pm

El 26/11/24 a las 13:06, Amessyroom escribió:

I recently started getting an error when I try to use an external editor,
that is a native program on my linux server.

This worked a few months back.

I now get error:
ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted options).

this is a dosemu error,

do you update dosemu ?
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No i don't use dosemu; actually only have dosemu2 as I'm using rocky linux; and could not find dosemu.

But this points to my problem; I think I have lost something that is making it default to run as DOS not native.

I found notes from Tim , where I had it working. Seems like I changed term type to pc3 form ansi-bbs.

I think in Oct; I lost some ini files and evidently lost the config for these external programs.

I've tried to add them back and get "Aborted" when I try and run nano as documented in the synchronet wiki; and get a black screen when I try and call vim as an native program.

I've learned of a death of a friend this evening; so I'm not in the best mindset for debugging. I'll try to pick this up later this week.

I'll post with more details as to what I have configured, and how things are not working. Both of these should be calling linux native programs directly. I've added the names to native program list; and added external program definitions for each program using standard I/O as listed for nano in the synchronet wiki.

Thanks for helping me see; it was trying to use DOSEMU and not calling it
as a native program.
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Re: external editors - native programs
By: Amessyroom to All on Tue Nov 26 2024 11:06:59

I now get error:
ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

What are you trying to use? nano, vim, something else?

are you using a script to launch it? does this script try to mount a cdrom somwehere because thats what this error is, this has been thrown at me from dosemu when running dos doors so it sounds like maybe you have your settings wrong, sounds like it's trying to load a non native program instead of a native program.

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted options).

I would say double back over those settings.
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Re: external editors - native programs
By: Amessyroom to All on Tue Nov 26 2024 11:06 am

I now get error:
ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted
options).

You get the sae error message with both? That is not a Synchronet error, so I'm not clear *where* you see this error. Can you elaborate?
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Re: Re: external editors - native programs
By: Errol Casey to Dan Clough on Tue Nov 26 2024 06:27 pm

Re: Re: external editors - native programs
By: Dan Clough to Amessyroom on Tue Nov 26 2024 03:23 pm

ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

What is "MFS"? A program? Is it an editor that you have told Synchronet can be found on the path /media/CDROM ? That seems like a very strange place to find an editor.

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted options).

Well, is this new (un-named) editor configured the same as those were?

You'd likely get much better help/answers if you learned to ask better questions and gave some useful information/context about the problem...

MFS has something to do with DOS based programs, which the two editors that worked previoiusly are not. They are linux programs.

That tells me that the editors are not configured as "native programs" in SCFG. Can you double check that?
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Re: Re: external editors - native programs
By: Digital Man to Errol Casey on Tue Nov 26 2024 08:12 pm

Re: Re: external editors - native programs By: Errol Casey to Dan Clough on Tue Nov 26 2024 06:27 pm

Re: Re: external editors - native programs By: Dan Clough to Amessyroom on
Tue Nov 26 2024 03:23 pm

ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

What is "MFS"? A program? Is it an editor that you have told
Synchronet can be found on the path /media/CDROM ? That seems like a
very strange place to find an editor.

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted options).

Well, is this new (un-named) editor configured the same as those were?

You'd likely get much better help/answers if you learned to ask better
questions and gave some useful information/context about the
problem...

MFS has something to do with DOS based programs, which the two editors that
worked previoiusly are not. They are linux programs.

That tells me that the editors are not configured as "native programs" in SCFG. Can you double check that? --
digital man (rob)

Correct. I had this working, and I think I blew away something; when I had that build fiasco. I've added them back as native apps. I've tried to follow the nano config in the wiki (which I think I used before).

But now I get "aborted" from synchronet I believe, when I try it.

Vim, just hangs (black screen when it tries to start it).

Tim (kk????) had helped in the past with changing sbbs.ini setting; found that email. I may have to go back further and see if I can find more details; of how I got it to work in the echo.

I didn't realize my fiasco had lost these settings. I have a better backup practice in place now, LOL! Learn from our mistakes.
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Re: Re: external editors - native programs
By: Amessyroom to Digital Man on Wed Nov 27 2024 01:51 pm

Re: Re: external editors - native programs By: Digital Man to Errol Casey on Tue Nov 26 2024 08:12 pm

Re: Re: external editors - native programs By: Errol Casey to Dan Clough
on Tue Nov 26 2024 06:27 pm

Re: Re: external editors - native programs By: Dan Clough to Amessyroom on
Tue Nov 26 2024 03:23 pm

ERROR: MFS: couldn't find root path /media/CDROM

What is "MFS"? A program? Is it an editor that you have told
Synchronet can be found on the path /media/CDROM ? That seems like a
very strange place to find an editor.

In the past both nano and vim worked (with restricted options).

Well, is this new (un-named) editor configured the same as those
were?

You'd likely get much better help/answers if you learned to ask
better questions and gave some useful information/context about the
problem...

MFS has something to do with DOS based programs, which the two editors
that worked previoiusly are not. They are linux programs.

That tells me that the editors are not configured as "native programs" in
SCFG. Can you double check that? --
digital man (rob)

Correct. I had this working, and I think I blew away something; when I had that build fiasco. I've added them back as native apps. I've tried to follow the nano config in the wiki (which I think I used before).

But now I get "aborted" from synchronet I believe, when I try it.

Vim, just hangs (black screen when it tries to start it).

Tim (kk????) had helped in the past with changing sbbs.ini setting; found that email. I may have to go back further and see if I can find more details; of how I got it to work in the echo.

I didn't realize my fiasco had lost these settings. I have a better backup practice in place now, LOL! Learn from our mistakes.
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I've added vim and nano as native programs.

I've added them as external programs with name/internal code using the same name as native programs.

Here are the settings for nano
Namenano
Internal CodeNANO
Command Linenano -R -S -c -i -r 75 %f
Multiple CUYes
I/O MethodSocket
Native E/SYes
BBS Drop FTDOOR32.SYS

I selected Nano as default external editor. When it tries to use it.
I get an "Aborted." followed by "Hit any Key"

I tried to use the settings from wiki.


I had both nano/vim working in July of this year; but lost some config
when I did a rebuild of source, and it overwrote files.
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Re: Re: external editors - native programs
By: Amessyroom to Digital Man on Fri Nov 29 2024 08:05 am

Got editors to work.

Confused external programs and Message
Editor definitions in scfg.

Seems I had defined an ARS of UNIX;
which I cannot find a definition for
on my system. So remove that.

Changed I/O from FOSSIL or UART to
Standard.

Is there an method to get a text
capture of SCFG screens; in text vs
screen capture (graphic file) ?


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Re: Re: external editors - native programs
By: Amessyroom to Digital Man on Fri Nov 29 2024 08:23 am

Is there an method to get a text
capture of SCFG screens; in text vs
screen capture (graphic file) ?

Yes, highlight the rectangle with the mouse (click and drag). The rectangle is copied to the clipboard, like this:

╔[■][?]══════════════════════╗
║ Configure ║
╠════════════════════════════╣
║ │Nodes ║
║ │System ║
║ │Servers ║
║ │Networks ║
║ │File Areas ║
║ │File Options ║
║ │Chat Features ║
║ │Message Areas ║
║ │Message Options ║
║ │Command Shells ║
║ │External Programs ║
║ │Text File Sections ║
╚════════════════════════════╝
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Re: Re: external editors - native programs
By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Fri Nov 29 2024 23:15:58

Is there an method to get a text
capture of SCFG screens; in text vs
screen capture (graphic file) ?

Yes, highlight the rectangle with the mouse (click and drag). The rectangle is copied to the clipboard, like this:

Excuse the interjection, but is this exclusive to the Sysop side? As a user, I'd find this very useful. When I do a selection, I get whole lines.

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Re: Text Screen Capture
By: Mortar to Digital Man on Sun Dec 01 2024 01:49 pm

Re: Re: external editors - native programs
By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Fri Nov 29 2024 23:15:58

Is there an method to get a text
capture of SCFG screens; in text vs
screen capture (graphic file) ?

Yes, highlight the rectangle with the mouse (click and drag). The rectangle is copied to the clipboard, like this:

Excuse the interjection, but is this exclusive to the Sysop side? As a user, I'd find this very useful. When I do a selection, I get whole lines.

The instructions I gave are good (valid, useful) when using SyncTERM.
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Re: Text Screen Capture
By: Mortar to Digital Man on Sun Dec 01 2024 01:49 pm

rectangle is copied to the clipboard, like this:

Excuse the interjection, but is this exclusive to the Sysop side? As a user, I'd find this very useful. When I do a selection, I get whole lines.

are you talking about just taking screenshots?
it depends on the client you are using.

why not use a screenshot program to do screenshots and save them as png
or whatever.
https://i.imgur.com/eWlKU1W.png
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Re: Text Screen Capture
By: Digital Man to Mortar on Sun Dec 01 2024 14:32:04

The instructions I gave are good (valid, useful) when using SyncTERM.

I am.

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Re: Text Screen Capture
By: Mortar to Digital Man on Wed Dec 04 2024 11:36 pm

Re: Text Screen Capture
By: Digital Man to Mortar on Sun Dec 01 2024 14:32:04

The instructions I gave are good (valid, useful) when using SyncTERM.

I am.

Sorry, I mispoke. The original question was about capturing text from SCFG:

Is there an method to get a text
capture of SCFG screens; in text vs
screen capture (graphic file) ?

The instructions I gave are good when using SCFG.
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