Re: [gentoo-user] Hanging mount

2012-06-28 Thread Alex Schuster
Alex Schuster writes: > Helmut Jarausch writes: > > > On 06/27/2012 04:44:34 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > i accidentally tried to mount the extended partition /dev/sda4 > > > from this disk: > [...] > > > which results in a hanging mount process, which cannot be killed. > > I cannot tel

Re: [gentoo-user] Hanging mount

2012-06-28 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Alex Schuster wrote: > Alex Schuster writes: > >> Helmut Jarausch writes: >> >> > On 06/27/2012 04:44:34 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >> > > i accidentally tried to mount the extended partition /dev/sda4 >> > > from this disk: >> [...] >> > > which results in a

[gentoo-user] [OT] Computer security

2012-06-28 Thread walt
I really enjoyed reading this: http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/167719/WhyFromNigeria.pdf

Re: [gentoo-user] Grub2 and is the upgrade a tooth puller.

2012-06-28 Thread Paul Hartman
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Dale wrote: > It appears that grub2 is coming soon. grub 2.00 has been released! https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="jpeg" not part of hardened/linux/x86 profile

2012-06-28 Thread Jorge Martínez López
Thanks Klondike for the tips! 2012/6/27 Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike) : [...] > Finally regarding Gwibber and Hotot make sure you don't have the jit USE > flag set, jit code and hardened match just as well as a bobcat and a > pitbull in a small closed box with a lit firecracker to star

Re: [gentoo-user] Grub2 and is the upgrade a tooth puller.

2012-06-28 Thread Dale
Paul Hartman wrote: > On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Dale wrote: >> It appears that grub2 is coming soon. > grub 2.00 has been released! > > https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ > > I wasn't expecting it to be that soon. I guess it will hit the tree pretty soon then. Well, we all need to thin

[gentoo-user] Re: Grub2 and is the upgrade a tooth puller.

2012-06-28 Thread walt
On 06/28/2012 03:41 PM, Dale wrote: > Paul Hartman wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Dale wrote: >>> It appears that grub2 is coming soon. >> grub 2.00 has been released! >> >> https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ > > I wasn't expecting it to be that soon. I guess it will hit the tree >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Grub2 and is the upgrade a tooth puller.

2012-06-28 Thread Alecks Gates
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:12 PM, walt wrote: > > On 06/28/2012 03:41 PM, Dale wrote: > > Paul Hartman wrote: > >> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Dale wrote: > >>> It appears that grub2 is coming soon. > >> grub 2.00 has been released! > >> > >> https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ > > > > > I wa

[gentoo-user] Re: Grub2 and is the upgrade a tooth puller.

2012-06-28 Thread walt
On 06/28/2012 05:19 PM, Alecks Gates wrote: > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:12 PM, walt wrote: >> >> On 06/28/2012 03:41 PM, Dale wrote: >>> Paul Hartman wrote: On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Dale wrote: > It appears that grub2 is coming soon. grub 2.00 has been released! h

Re: [gentoo-user] Grub2 and is the upgrade a tooth puller.

2012-06-28 Thread Michael Mol
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Dale wrote: > Paul Hartman wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Dale wrote: >>> It appears that grub2 is coming soon. >> grub 2.00 has been released! >> >> https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ >> >> > > > I wasn't expecting it to be that soon.  I guess it wil

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Grub2 and is the upgrade a tooth puller.

2012-06-28 Thread Alecks Gates
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:36 PM, walt wrote: > On 06/28/2012 05:19 PM, Alecks Gates wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:12 PM, walt wrote: >>> >>> On 06/28/2012 03:41 PM, Dale wrote: Paul Hartman wrote: > On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Dale wrote: >> It appears that grub2 is comi

Re: [gentoo-user] Grub2 and is the upgrade a tooth puller.

2012-06-28 Thread Bill Kenworthy
On Thu, 2012-06-28 at 20:36 -0400, Michael Mol wrote: > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Dale wrote: > > Paul Hartman wrote: > >> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Dale wrote: > >>> It appears that grub2 is coming soon. > >> grub 2.00 has been released! > >> > >> https://www.gnu.org/software/grub

[gentoo-user] Re: Is wrong 4k sector alignment still an issue?

2012-06-28 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 27/06/12 01:22, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:06:53 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: I'm getting a 2TB drive which uses 4kB sectors instead of 512 byte ones. I suppose by now everything will "just work" and the various tools will now by default create correctly aligned partition

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Is wrong 4k sector alignment still an issue?

2012-06-28 Thread David Haller
Hello, On Fri, 29 Jun 2012, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: >OK, I now have the new disk. Unfortunately, it turns out that GPT is >not an option, since Grub can't dual boot an UEFI/GPT installed >Windows 7 (you can't install Windows on a GPT disk if you don't >perform a UEFI install of Windows.) You ne

[gentoo-user] Rebooted and now I only see the word GRUB

2012-06-28 Thread Paul Hartman
Hi, Tonight I rebooted and only see the text "GRUB" followed by a blinking cursor, never the grub menu. I'm using grub legacy and ~amd64. Of course my recovery options depend on GRUB actually working, so I'm downloading the latest gentoo minimal CD for now so I can hopefully get in and see what's

[gentoo-user] Re: Rebooted and now I only see the word GRUB [FIXED]

2012-06-28 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:38 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: > Hi, > > Tonight I rebooted and only see the text "GRUB" followed by a blinking > cursor, never the grub menu. I'm using grub legacy and ~amd64. Of > course my recovery options depend on GRUB actually working, so I'm > downloading the latest g