Re: [gentoo-user] using lvm without a partition of type linux LVM

2013-10-13 Thread Mick
On Sunday 13 Oct 2013 00:07:56 Thanasis wrote: on 10/12/2013 05:40 PM gottl...@nyu.edu wrote the following: copy the lvm partitions to directories on an external disk (ext3) What command did you use for copying? You can use rsync, scp or (s)tar. Personally I prefer star with the copy

Re: [gentoo-user] using lvm without a partition of type linux LVM

2013-10-13 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: On Sunday 13 Oct 2013 00:07:56 Thanasis wrote: on 10/12/2013 05:40 PM gottl...@nyu.edu wrote the following: copy the lvm partitions to directories on an external disk (ext3) What command did you use for copying? You can use rsync, scp or (s)tar. Personally I prefer star with

[gentoo-user] scripted iptables-restore (was: Where to put advanced routing configuration?)

2013-10-13 Thread Martin Vaeth
5. You can't script iptables-restore! Well, actually you can script iptables-restore. For those who are interested: net-firewall/firewall-mv from the mv overlay (available over layman) now provides a separate firewall-scripted.sh which can be conveniently used for such scripting.

Re: [gentoo-user] Where to put advanced routing configuration?

2013-10-13 Thread shawn wilson
On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Michael Orlitzky mich...@orlitzky.com wrote: 1. The iptables-restore syntax is uglier and harder to read. I don't get this - the syntax is *chain and then :tables (with optional counters) instead of -N, and then a bunch of rules, and then a COMMIT command (the

Re: [gentoo-user] Network failed and weird error message

2013-10-13 Thread Dale
Dale wrote: Alan McKinnon wrote: Basically, it looks like you have a once-off event. Until it happens again, very little you can do wrt troubleshooting I agree. It ran for days with no problems that I saw. Sure is weird tho. I just wonder if something outside the puter happened and

[gentoo-user] Gnat Compile Error

2013-10-13 Thread Silvio Siefke
Hello, i try to install dev-lang/gnat-gcc but the configure phase break with the msg: checking for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... /var/tmp/portage/dev-lang/gnat-gcc-4.5.4/work/usr/bin/gnatgcc checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: in

Re: [gentoo-user] Where to put advanced routing configuration?

2013-10-13 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 10/13/2013 06:26 AM, shawn wilson wrote: On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Michael Orlitzky mich...@orlitzky.com wrote: 1. The iptables-restore syntax is uglier and harder to read. I don't get this - the syntax is *chain and then :tables (with optional counters) instead of -N, and then a

[gentoo-user] Re: Where to put advanced routing configuration?

2013-10-13 Thread Martin Vaeth
shawn wilson ag4ve...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Michael Orlitzky mich...@orlitzky.com wrote: 1. The iptables-restore syntax is uglier and harder to read. I don't get this - the syntax is [...] What am I missing or how is this uglier? Argument separation (e.g. if you

Re: [gentoo-user] scripted iptables-restore

2013-10-13 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 10/13/2013 06:08 AM, Martin Vaeth wrote: 5. You can't script iptables-restore! Well, actually you can script iptables-restore. For those who are interested: net-firewall/firewall-mv from the mv overlay (available over layman) now provides a separate firewall-scripted.sh which can be

[gentoo-user] {OT} proper way to submit a kernel crash bug report?

2013-10-13 Thread Grant
I have a vmcore file from a kernel crash and I'm trying to figure out how to turn it into a bug report on kernel.org. What do they want to see? I've installed 'crash' but I get: # crash vmcore crash: namelist argument required or: crash /boot/kernel-3.10.15 vmcore crash: /boot/kernel-3.10.15:

[gentoo-user] Re: scripted iptables-restore

2013-10-13 Thread Martin Vaeth
Michael Orlitzky mich...@orlitzky.com wrote: On 10/13/2013 06:08 AM, Martin Vaeth wrote: 5. You can't script iptables-restore! Well, actually you can script iptables-restore. For those who are interested: net-firewall/firewall-mv from the mv overlay (available over layman) now provides a

Re: [gentoo-user] Gnat Compile Error

2013-10-13 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 03:02:48PM +0200, Silvio Siefke wrote: Hello, i try to install dev-lang/gnat-gcc but the configure phase break with the msg: [...] * ERROR: dev-lang/gnat-gcc-4.5.4::gentoo failed (compile phase): --^ [...] Portage 2.2.1

Re: [gentoo-user] using lvm without a partition of type linux LVM

2013-10-13 Thread gottlieb
On Sat, Oct 12 2013, thana...@asyr.hopto.org wrote: on 10/12/2013 05:40 PM gottl...@nyu.edu wrote the following: copy the lvm partitions to directories on an external disk (ext3) What command did you use for copying? cp -ax rsync not is on the minimal install. allan

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: scripted iptables-restore

2013-10-13 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 10/13/2013 11:19 AM, Martin Vaeth wrote: [...] If you have a million rules and you need to wipe/reload them all frequently you're probably doing something wrong to begin with. I don't know how this is related with the discussion. The main advantage of using iptables-restore is avoidance

Re: [gentoo-user] Network failed and weird error message

2013-10-13 Thread Mick
On Sunday 13 Oct 2013 13:26:31 Dale wrote: Dale wrote: Alan McKinnon wrote: Basically, it looks like you have a once-off event. Until it happens again, very little you can do wrt troubleshooting I agree. It ran for days with no problems that I saw. Sure is weird tho. I just

[gentoo-user] Re: scripted iptables-restore

2013-10-13 Thread Martin Vaeth
Michael Orlitzky mich...@orlitzky.com wrote: [...] If you have a million rules and you need to wipe/reload them all frequently you're probably doing something wrong to begin with. I don't know how this is related with the discussion. The main advantage of using iptables-restore is avoidance

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: scripted iptables-restore

2013-10-13 Thread William Kenworthy
On 14/10/13 04:07, Martin Vaeth wrote: Michael Orlitzky mich...@orlitzky.com wrote: [...] If you have a million rules and you need to wipe/reload them all frequently you're probably doing something wrong to begin with. I don't know how this is related with the discussion. The main advantage

Re: [gentoo-user] Network failed and weird error message

2013-10-13 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: On Sunday 13 Oct 2013 13:26:31 Dale wrote: Memory question. The mobo I have uses this: Support for DDR3 1666(OC)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules I have the 1666 on here. It was what was on sale. :-D The new mobo calls for this: DDR3 2000(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066 Are the two

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: scripted iptables-restore

2013-10-13 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 10/13/2013 04:07 PM, Martin Vaeth wrote: I was just reiterating that there's not much benefit to save/restore if you're doing things properly (pontification alert!). For a laptop of a scientist like me this is not true at all - it must often be connected in a different environment with

Re: [gentoo-user] scripted iptables-restore

2013-10-13 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Oct 13, 2013 9:15 PM, Michael Orlitzky mich...@orlitzky.com wrote: On 10/13/2013 06:08 AM, Martin Vaeth wrote: 5. You can't script iptables-restore! Well, actually you can script iptables-restore. For those who are interested: net-firewall/firewall-mv from the mv overlay

Re: [gentoo-user] scripted iptables-restore (was: Where to put advanced routing configuration?)

2013-10-13 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Oct 13, 2013 5:09 PM, Martin Vaeth va...@mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de wrote: 5. You can't script iptables-restore! Well, actually you can script iptables-restore. For those who are interested: net-firewall/firewall-mv from the mv overlay (available over layman) now provides a separate