Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-26 Thread Damien Fleuriot
On 26 Feb 2012, at 05:06, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Sunday 26 February 2012 00:55:46 Kevin Oberman wrote: > >> I thought he was creating a "monolithic" device...what was called >> "dangerously dedicated". No slices at all. Not only are DD volumes > > yes, I remember this term. And

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-25 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Sunday 26 February 2012 00:55:46 Kevin Oberman wrote: > I thought he was creating a "monolithic" device...what was called > "dangerously dedicated". No slices at all. Not only are DD volumes yes, I remember this term. And Windows machines get confused but they do not damage the media. >

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-25 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Sunday 26 February 2012 00:17:40 Scott Bennett wrote: > On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:56:24 -0800 Kevin Oberman > wrote: > >On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 2:27 AM, Scott Bennett wrote: > >> =A0 =A0 On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:34:36 +0700 Erich Dollansky > >> wrote: > >> > >>>I got a new thumb drive wh

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-25 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Saturday 25 February 2012 17:27:30 Scott Bennett wrote: > On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:34:36 +0700 Erich Dollansky > wrote: > > >I got a new thumb drive which was FAT formatted. I use this script to change > >this: > > > >!/bin/tcsh > ># > ># This script format a thumb drive connected to

Re: geom vs. removable disks/cards (was: Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday)

2012-02-25 Thread Ian Lepore
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 07:55 +0100, Juergen Lock wrote: > In article <1330126840.7317.60.ca...@revolution.hippie.lan> you write: > >On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 00:39 +0200, Andriy Gapon wrote: > >> on 24/02/2012 18:23 Ian Lepore said the following: > >> > I've always > >> > suspected something in the geom

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-25 Thread Kevin Oberman
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Scott Bennett wrote: >     On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:56:24 -0800 Kevin Oberman > wrote: >>On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 2:27 AM, Scott Bennett wrote: >>> =A0 =A0 On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:34:36 +0700 Erich Dollansky >>> wrote: >>> I got a new thumb drive which was FAT f

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-25 Thread Scott Bennett
On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:56:24 -0800 Kevin Oberman wrote: >On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 2:27 AM, Scott Bennett wrote: >> =A0 =A0 On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:34:36 +0700 Erich Dollansky >> wrote: >> >>>I got a new thumb drive which was FAT formatted. I use this script to cha= >nge this: >>> >>>!/bin/tcs

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-25 Thread Kevin Oberman
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 2:27 AM, Scott Bennett wrote: >     On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:34:36 +0700 Erich Dollansky > wrote: > >>I got a new thumb drive which was FAT formatted. I use this script to change >>this: >> >>!/bin/tcsh >># >># This script format a thumb drive connected to USB as da0. >># >

random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-25 Thread Scott Bennett
On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:34:36 +0700 Erich Dollansky wrote: >I got a new thumb drive which was FAT formatted. I use this script to change >this: > >!/bin/tcsh ># ># This script format a thumb drive connected to USB as da0. ># >printf "You have to run this script as 'root' to succeed.\n" >prin

geom vs. removable disks/cards (was: Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday)

2012-02-24 Thread Juergen Lock
In article <1330126840.7317.60.ca...@revolution.hippie.lan> you write: >On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 00:39 +0200, Andriy Gapon wrote: >> on 24/02/2012 18:23 Ian Lepore said the following: >> > I've always >> > suspected something in the geom layer isn't noticing that a CF or SD >> > card in the reader got

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-24 Thread Ian Lepore
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 00:39 +0200, Andriy Gapon wrote: > on 24/02/2012 18:23 Ian Lepore said the following: > > I've always > > suspected something in the geom layer isn't noticing that a CF or SD > > card in the reader got removed/inserted/reformatted, and un-/re-plugging > > the whole reader (mak

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-24 Thread Erich Dollansky
On Friday 24 February 2012 23:23:53 Ian Lepore wrote: > On Fri, 2012-02-24 at 13:50 +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > Hi, > > Hi, > > On Thursday 23 February 2012 20:22:57 Stefan Bethke wrote: > > > Am 22.02.2012 um 07:34 schrieb Erich Dollansky: > > > > tunefs -L NewDeviceName /dev/da0a > > > >

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-24 Thread Andriy Gapon
on 24/02/2012 18:23 Ian Lepore said the following: > I've always > suspected something in the geom layer isn't noticing that a CF or SD > card in the reader got removed/inserted/reformatted, and un-/re-plugging > the whole reader (making the cam layer destroy and recreate the devices) > makes geom

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-24 Thread Ian Lepore
On Fri, 2012-02-24 at 13:50 +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Thursday 23 February 2012 20:22:57 Stefan Bethke wrote: > > Am 22.02.2012 um 07:34 schrieb Erich Dollansky: > > > > > > > > tunefs -L NewDeviceName /dev/da0a > > > > > > Either this call or the mount command does not work ra

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-23 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Thursday 23 February 2012 20:22:57 Stefan Bethke wrote: > Am 22.02.2012 um 07:34 schrieb Erich Dollansky: > > > > > tunefs -L NewDeviceName /dev/da0a > > > > Either this call or the mount command does not work randomly. > > > > When I then try to mount the device on /dev/da0a it does no

Re: random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-23 Thread Stefan Bethke
Am 22.02.2012 um 07:34 schrieb Erich Dollansky: > > tunefs -L NewDeviceName /dev/da0a > > Either this call or the mount command does not work randomly. > > When I then try to mount the device on /dev/da0a it does not work always. > > I do not know what this causes, I am only randomly able to r

random problem with 8.3 from yesterday

2012-02-22 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, I got a new thumb drive which was FAT formatted. I use this script to change this: !/bin/tcsh # # This script format a thumb drive connected to USB as da0. # printf "You have to run this script as 'root' to succeed.\n" printf "Warning this script will delete all your data from /dev/da0. Cont