Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sr0 has disappeared: big mystery

2009-05-16 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Samstag, 16. Mai 2009 01:11:53 schrieb Philip Webb: 090515 Dirk Heinrichs wrote: Am Freitag, 15. Mai 2009 11:00:59 schrieb Philip Webb: For the 1st time in 2 months, I went to write a CD discovered that /dev/sr0 is not being created nor symlink /dev/cdrom ; I looked at 'dmesg': no

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sr0 has disappeared: big mystery

2009-05-16 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Samstag, 16. Mai 2009 08:56:38 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs: Am Samstag, 16. Mai 2009 01:11:53 schrieb Philip Webb: 090515 Dirk Heinrichs wrote: Am Freitag, 15. Mai 2009 11:00:59 schrieb Philip Webb: For the 1st time in 2 months, I went to write a CD discovered that /dev/sr0 is not

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-16 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 15 May 2009 20:28:02 -0700 (PDT), maxim wexler wrote: Yes, very much so. I understand there are issues with too many read/write cycles on the SSHD. An SSD is not the same as a USB stick. They have wear levelling to avoid this problem. Up to now I've re-jiggered the kernel at least a

[gentoo-user] * Boot (initramfs) .. does not continue

2009-05-16 Thread Maximilian Bräutigam
Hi all, on my new computer i recently installed gentoo using a raid1 of /dev/sda6 and /dev/sdb6. i'm using genkernel with nearly standard config (except the configs regarding raid and power management) and my grub ist configured as u see below: title Gentoo Linux x86_64-2.6.28-5 (fb)

Re: [gentoo-user] * Boot (initramfs) .. does not continue

2009-05-16 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Samstag 16 Mai 2009, Maximilian Bräutigam wrote: Hi all, on my new computer i recently installed gentoo using a raid1 of /dev/sda6 and /dev/sdb6. i'm using genkernel with nearly standard config (except the configs regarding raid and power management) and my grub ist configured as u see

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sr0 has disappeared: kernel bug ?

2009-05-16 Thread Philip Webb
Further to my earlier report, I have got 2.6.25 to work again after enabling 'evdev' have just successfully written System Rescue 1.2.0 using it. I also compiled 2.6.29-r4 -- the latest in Gentoo testing -- enabled the alternative IDE mode without anything changing. I also recompiled Udev Dbus

Re: [gentoo-user] * Boot (initramfs) .. does not continue

2009-05-16 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Sat, 16 May 2009 12:11:59 +0200 Maximilian Bräutigam max-br...@gmx.de wrote: on my new computer i recently installed gentoo using a raid1 of /dev/sda6 and /dev/sdb6. i'm using genkernel with nearly standard config (except the configs regarding raid and power management) and my grub ist

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Joerg Schilling
Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de wrote: Grant wrote: I'd like to back up the files on my DVD-Audio discs. The files are encrypted and I don't want to decrypt them, I just want to back them up. I'm getting I/O errors when I try to cp the files, and I'm guessing it's because of the

[gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
Joerg Schilling wrote: Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de wrote: Grant wrote: I'd like to back up the files on my DVD-Audio discs. The files are encrypted and I don't want to decrypt them, I just want to back them up. I'm getting I/O errors when I try to cp the files, and I'm guessing it's

Re: [gentoo-user] * Boot (initramfs) .. does not continue

2009-05-16 Thread Maximilian Bräutigam
Am Samstag, den 16.05.2009, 16:23 +0600 schrieb Mike Kazantsev: On Sat, 16 May 2009 12:11:59 +0200 Maximilian Bräutigam max-br...@gmx.de wrote: on my new computer i recently installed gentoo using a raid1 of /dev/sda6 and /dev/sdb6. i'm using genkernel with nearly standard config (except

[gentoo-user] Re: * Boot (initramfs) .. does not continue

2009-05-16 Thread Remy Blank
Maximilian Bräutigam wrote: by the way, if i'm booting w/o the initrd, i get a kernel panic because he is not able to mount/find the raid system -- something with superblock not found. I assume you have set the partition type of your RAID components to fd (RAID autodetect)? -- Remy

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: * Boot (initramfs) .. does not continue

2009-05-16 Thread Maximilian Bräutigam
Am Samstag, den 16.05.2009, 13:44 +0200 schrieb Remy Blank: Maximilian Bräutigam wrote: by the way, if i'm booting w/o the initrd, i get a kernel panic because he is not able to mount/find the raid system -- something with superblock not found. I assume you have set the partition type of

Re: [gentoo-user] * Boot (initramfs) .. does not continue

2009-05-16 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Sat, 16 May 2009 13:33:04 +0200 Maximilian Bräutigam max-br...@gmx.de wrote: could you please tell me, where to find these options in menuconfig, because if i'm compiling my kernel i use: genkernel --menuconfig all if you are thinking of the options in

Re: [gentoo-user] Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Grant
I'd like to back up the files on my DVD-Audio discs.  The files are encrypted and I don't want to decrypt them, I just want to back them up.  I'm getting I/O errors when I try to cp the files, and I'm guessing it's because of the encryption.  Does anyone know of a method that would back these

Re: [gentoo-user] * Boot (initramfs) .. does not continue

2009-05-16 Thread Maximilian Bräutigam
Am Samstag, den 16.05.2009, 18:09 +0600 schrieb Mike Kazantsev: On Sat, 16 May 2009 13:33:04 +0200 Maximilian Bräutigam max-br...@gmx.de wrote: could you please tell me, where to find these options in menuconfig, because if i'm compiling my kernel i use: genkernel --menuconfig all

[gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2009-05-16, Ricardo Bevilacqua rus.s...@gmail.com wrote: Why don't you use the (very old, but still effective) dd [1] command to create an ISO image? Because it won't work. Have you tried it with an encrypted DVD? dd if=/dev/your-dvd-device of=some-path/bakup.iso bs=2048

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Stroller
On 16 May 2009, at 15:56, Grant Edwards wrote: On 2009-05-16, Ricardo Bevilacqua rus.s...@gmail.com wrote: Why don't you use the (very old, but still effective) dd [1] command to create an ISO image? Because it won't work. Have you tried it with an encrypted DVD? It'll work fine I do it

[gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2009-05-16, Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: On 16 May 2009, at 15:56, Grant Edwards wrote: On 2009-05-16, Ricardo Bevilacqua rus.s...@gmail.com wrote: Why don't you use the (very old, but still effective) dd [1] command to create an ISO image? Because it won't work.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Joerg Schilling
Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: On 16 May 2009, at 15:56, Grant Edwards wrote: On 2009-05-16, Ricardo Bevilacqua rus.s...@gmail.com wrote: Why don't you use the (very old, but still effective) dd [1] command to create an ISO image? Because it won't work. Have you

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-16 Thread maxim wexler
I've been running mine for over a year, using ~x86 so using ~x86? As a USE flag, in package.keywords, ACCEPT_KEYWORDS...? mw __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Stroller
On 16 May 2009, at 16:56, Grant Edwards wrote: On 2009-05-16, Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: Why don't you use the (very old, but still effective) dd [1] command to create an ISO image? ... I've tried it numerous times, and it's never worked for me. It WILL make an exact

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New xorg.conf with x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5

2009-05-16 Thread Mick
On Friday 15 May 2009, Tony Davison wrote: On Tuesday 07 April 2009 12:25:07 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Tuesday 07 April 2009, Alan McKinnon wrote: Is so OBVIOUSLY the correct way to go, and so OBVIOUSLY much easier. Right? I mean, what kind of twit do you have to be to not understand

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sr0 has disappeared: big mystery

2009-05-16 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Samstag, 16. Mai 2009 11:55:18 schrieb Philip Webb: 090516 Dirk Heinrichs wrote: Please post your kernel config. Please post it completely, best together with output from lspci -v when booted into the LiveCD. I have got 2.6.25 to work again after enabling 'evdev' evdev is completely

Re: [gentoo-user] How to IPSEC M$oft VPN client setup

2009-05-16 Thread Mick
On Monday 11 May 2009, Michael Higgins wrote: On Tue, 05 May 2009 17:49:06 +0100 Graham Murray gra...@gmurray.org.uk wrote: Michael Higgins li...@evolone.org writes: Is there a useful Gentoo document anyone might suggest describing how one *connects to* a VPN device of the 'Microsoft'

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Stroller
On 16 May 2009, at 17:20, Joerg Schilling wrote: ... It WILL make an exact copy of the DVD onto the drive (assuming DVD video, and no ARccOS [1]), it will just be an exact copy of the *encrypted* movie. It won't be playable without an additional decryption step (although mplayer can include

[gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2009-05-16, Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: On 16 May 2009, at 16:56, Grant Edwards wrote: On 2009-05-16, Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: Why don't you use the (very old, but still effective) dd [1] command to create an ISO image? ... I've tried it numerous

[gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2009-05-16, Joerg Schilling joerg.schill...@fokus.fraunhofer.de wrote: It WILL make an exact copy of the DVD onto the drive (assuming DVD video, and no ARccOS [1]), it will just be an exact copy of the *encrypted* movie. It won't be playable without an additional decryption step

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Joerg Schilling
Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: On 16 May 2009, at 17:20, Joerg Schilling wrote: ... It WILL make an exact copy of the DVD onto the drive (assuming DVD video, and no ARccOS [1]), it will just be an exact copy of the *encrypted* movie. It won't be playable without an

Re: [gentoo-user] * Boot (initramfs) .. does not continue

2009-05-16 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Sat, 16 May 2009 16:01:10 +0200 Maximilian Bräutigam max-br...@gmx.de wrote: all of your mentioned options are enabled (since genkernel and me did it). i copied all data to another partition /dev/sdb9 and disabled initrd. by the way, i think that initrd was running, because all the scans

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sr0 has disappeared: big mystery

2009-05-16 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Samstag, 16. Mai 2009 18:38:26 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs: CONFIG_HAVE_IDE=y Useless. Hmm, seems to be selected automatically, thus not that useless ;) However, I can't even find it in menuconfig. Bye... Dirk signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-16 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Sat, 16 May 2009 09:28:47 -0700 (PDT) maxim wexler bliss...@yahoo.com wrote: I've been running mine for over a year, using ~x86 so using ~x86? As a USE flag, in package.keywords, ACCEPT_KEYWORDS...? Must be ACCEPT_KEYWORDS for emerge since it's none too practical to set it for every

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Stroller
On 16 May 2009, at 17:46, Joerg Schilling wrote: ... Certainly I have copied disks using `dd` a number of times, PRIOR to decryption / ripping. However I cannot state the drives' status for sure - most of mine have region-free firmware applied as soon as I get them. There are still a lot

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Problem with compiling kernel

2009-05-16 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 12 May 2009, Marc Blumentritt wrote: Arnau Bria schrieb: hive linux # make make modules_install make just one question about your compiling command, why make ... make? I just do make all make modules_install ... I used this command only to show the problem I have. I have

Re: [gentoo-user] How to IPSEC M$oft VPN client setup

2009-05-16 Thread Graham Murray
Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com writes: Any progress with this guys? I am also trying to get something running between a router and my laptop (using kvnc) but I am failing with this error: Here are some samples. /etc/racoon/racoon.conf path pre_shared_key /etc/racoon/psk.txt; remote

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New xorg.conf with x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5

2009-05-16 Thread pk
Alan McKinnon wrote: I'm not sure who's criticizing DeviceKit, but it isn't me :-) I guess it was me... :-) I find this thread interesting: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2009-May/045561.html ...especially this: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2009-May/045574.html Which

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New xorg.conf with x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5

2009-05-16 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Saturday 16 May 2009 19:14:17 pk wrote: Alan McKinnon wrote: I'm not sure who's criticizing DeviceKit, but it isn't me :-) I guess it was me... :-) I find this thread interesting: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2009-May/045561.html ...especially this:

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Joerg Schilling
Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: On 16 May 2009, at 17:46, Joerg Schilling wrote: ... Certainly I have copied disks using `dd` a number of times, PRIOR to decryption / ripping. However I cannot state the drives' status for sure - most of mine have region-free firmware

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New xorg.conf with x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5

2009-05-16 Thread Dale
Alan McKinnon wrote: On Saturday 16 May 2009 19:14:17 pk wrote: Alan McKinnon wrote: I'm not sure who's criticizing DeviceKit, but it isn't me :-) I guess it was me... :-) I find this thread interesting: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2009-May/045561.html

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Stroller
On 16 May 2009, at 19:00, Joerg Schilling wrote: ... There are still a lot of DVD-Video media that don't use CSS. I have certainly cloned region-protected DVDs on a number of occasions using `dd`. These disks have given no read errors, and the subsequent encrypted .iso image has produced

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying encrypted files from a DVD

2009-05-16 Thread Joerg Schilling
Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: On 16 May 2009, at 19:00, Joerg Schilling wrote: ... There are still a lot of DVD-Video media that don't use CSS. I have certainly cloned region-protected DVDs on a number of occasions using `dd`. These disks have given no read

Re: [gentoo-user] One of my cores sometimes sleeps

2009-05-16 Thread Alex Schuster
Roy Wright writes: Alex Schuster wrote: [temporary freezes] I replaced my media lan's router the other day with a gentoo+dnsmasq+shorewall homebrew and hit this behavior. My observation is that they freeze when you loose internet connection. Two quick tests: 1) pull you internet cable and

Re: [gentoo-user] How to IPSEC M$oft VPN client setup

2009-05-16 Thread Mick
Thanks Graham, On Saturday 16 May 2009, Graham Murray wrote: Here are some samples. /etc/racoon/racoon.conf /etc/racoon/psk.txt /etc/ipsec.conf Do I need a /etc/setkey.conf file? How do I create it? When I run '/etc/init.d/racoon start' this is what I get:

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New xorg.conf with x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5

2009-05-16 Thread pk
Alan McKinnon wrote: As I see it, at the bottom of the stack you have a kernel and at the top a user space app (the X server will do for an example). Plug in a USB device that the app can use, and the kernel needs to make a node in /dev for it if it's not already there. The kernel should