mac ports rsync error

Macports failed to install git-core because it failed to fetch rsync.

---> Fetching rsync
---> Attempting to fetch rsync-3.0.0.tar.gz from http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/
---> Attempting to fetch rsync-3.0.0.tar.gz from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/distfiles/rsync---> Attempting to fetch rsync-3.0.0.tar.gz from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/distfiles/general/
---> Attempting to fetch rsync-3.0.0.tar.gz from http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/downloads/rsyncError: Target org.macports.fetch returned: fetch failed
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

Can I manually download rsync-3.0.0.tar.gz and continue building?

I actually found there's no rsync-3.0.0.tar.gz on the above url of samba.org. Instead I downloaded rsync-3.0.2.tar.gz.

It also fails to to self update. I suspect it's because it's using the wrong version of rsync to sync with the rsync server of macports.org.

$ sudo port -d selfupdate

rsync: read error: Operation timed out (60)
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-24.1/rsync/io.c(515)
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (303841 bytes received so far) [generator]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-24.1/rsync/io.c(359)
DEBUG: Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization the local ports tree failed doing rsync
while executing
"macports::selfupdate [array get global_options]"
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization the local ports tree failed doing rsync

I think it's all due to my macports database is too old and thus the port file uses obsolete url to download and build rsync. But rsync is also used to update the mac ports database. Therefore I have to either manually update mac ports so that it can build the newer rsync or manually download and compile rsync to update the mac ports database.

mountd problem: "Can't change attributes"

A very weird problem on a NetBSD 2.0.2 (I know. It's really old, but I don't have time to upgrade it yet). It seems only the first directory in /etc/exports can be successfully exported. Other lines cause this error:

[kung@lion2 wireless_drivers]$ cat /etc/exports
/mnt/extra/exports/mesh-allrw -maproot=32767:39 mesh-c mesh-d mesh-e mesh-f mesh-g mesh-i mesh-j mesh-l
/mnt/extra/exports/mesh-allro -maproot=32767:39 -ro mesh-c mesh-d mesh-e mesh-f mesh-g mesh-i mesh-j mesh-l

Error messages:
Feb 24 19:20:15 lion2 mountd[6982]: "/mnt/extra/exports/mesh-allro -maproot", line 2: Can't change attributes for /mnt/extra/exports/mesh-allro to mesh-c: Operation not permitted


I have no idea why it would happen. But it seems only the first line of /etc/exports will work. It maybe a bug of this very old version of NetBSD. I will upgrade the machine to a more recent version of NetBSD soon.

Wi-spy

http://www.metageek.net/products/wi-spy_24x

This small spectrum analyzer looks very interesting. Maybe I should persuade Nitin to buy one to analyze how busy the spectrum is.

virus kavo

I am trying to help a junior student remove rootkit virus kavo.exe and ubs.exe from her computer. But it always comes back after I thought it's cleaned. So far I've tried:

1. del_kavo.exe

2. del_kavo from trend micro

It seems some copy of the executable was hidden and executed every time I thought the virus is removed. I'll try the following:

• Disable "system restore" function of windows XP.
• Delete autorun.inf on disks and removable media.
  

Link of Virus Kavo at Trend Micro

Follow up: (3/04)
A post of detailed steps to clean kavo:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=108252&hl=kavo