Re: [arch-general] how to boot Windows and Arch...

2009-10-30 Thread Preston C.
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Thomas Bächler wrote: > You have to try. I think it is, but Magnus claims that this is old news. > Just pick a configuration that works and stick with it. > > Well I tried it and it worked, :-). I did change the /root ext. 4 partition in Grub from (hd1,0) to (hd0,0

Re: [arch-general] google wave

2009-10-30 Thread Ng Oon-Ee
On Fri, 2009-10-30 at 13:06 -0700, Jonathan Brown wrote: > Hi all, > > I know this is off-topic, but does anyone have a google wave invite that they > just don't know who to give to? :) > > If so, I'm a bit desparate to try it out! > > Would be much appreciated and I would return the favor to o

[arch-general] google wave

2009-10-30 Thread Jonathan Brown
Hi all, I know this is off-topic, but does anyone have a google wave invite that they just don't know who to give to? :) If so, I'm a bit desparate to try it out! Would be much appreciated and I would return the favor to others! jbs...@gmail.com --Jon

Re: [arch-general] how to boot Windows and Arch...

2009-10-30 Thread Thomas Bächler
Preston C. schrieb: Swapping the boot device order in BIOS will do the same. Well that is good news. Now I do not have to open the computer! Magnus I have done some research, your way is right, although, it seems I should do something more like this. With the "map" parameter: # (2) Windows XP

Re: [arch-general] mutt and gnupg

2009-10-30 Thread Magnus Therning
On 30/10/09 12:56, Thomas Göbel wrote: > Hi listmates, > > i have a problem with mutt and gnupg. I have set the gpg-options > described here: http://WIKI.mutt.org/?MuttGuide/UseGPG > > I use mutt with getmail/procmail and msmtp to receive/send mail. I have > two mail-accounts (gmx.de and my unive

Re: [arch-general] how to boot Windows and Arch...

2009-10-30 Thread Preston C.
> Swapping the boot device order in BIOS will do the same. Well that is good news. Now I do not have to open the computer! Magnus I have done some research, your way is right, although, it seems I should do something more like this. With the "map" parameter: # (2) Windows XP title Windows XP map

Re: [arch-general] Installing Arch Linux w/ RAID

2009-10-30 Thread toomanymirrors
On Wed, 2009-10-28 at 15:24 -0400, Baho Utot wrote: > Carlos Williams wrote: > > [putolin] > > > :: Initramfs Completed - control passing to kinit > > IP-Config: no devices to configure > > Waiting 0 s before mounting root device... > > kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds > > EXT3-fs:

[arch-general] mutt and gnupg

2009-10-30 Thread Thomas Göbel
Hi listmates, i have a problem with mutt and gnupg. I have set the gpg-options described here: http://WIKI.mutt.org/?MuttGuide/UseGPG I use mutt with getmail/procmail and msmtp to receive/send mail. I have two mail-accounts (gmx.de and my university account). If i send me a signed mail from GMX

Re: [arch-general] Encrypted ram disk?

2009-10-30 Thread Thomas Bächler
Santhosh Joseph schrieb: On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Thomas Bächler wrote: Santhosh Joseph schrieb: For disk encryption, why not use truecrypt ? Why use truecrypt? http://www.truecrypt.org/ You didn't answer my question. We discussed dm-crypt and you suggested to use truecrypt -

Re: [arch-general] Encrypted ram disk?

2009-10-30 Thread Santhosh Joseph
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Thomas Bächler wrote: > Santhosh Joseph schrieb: >> >> For disk encryption, why not use  truecrypt  ? > > Why use truecrypt? > > http://www.truecrypt.org/ Main Features: * Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk. * Enc

Re: [arch-general] Encrypted ram disk?

2009-10-30 Thread Thomas Bächler
Santhosh Joseph schrieb: For disk encryption, why not use truecrypt ? Why use truecrypt? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [arch-general] Encrypted ram disk?

2009-10-30 Thread Santhosh Joseph
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Karol Babioch wrote: > On Do, 2009-10-29 at 16:37 +0100, Thomas Bächler wrote: >> This, and the manpage of the new cryptsetup release candidates. > > Thanks. I will try to set this up as soon as this version gets stable. > > -- > Best regards, > Karol Babioch >

Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux makes the kde list!

2009-10-30 Thread Santhosh Joseph
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Mike Shade wrote: > Earlier this month, mirrors.kernels.org also added Arch Linux to its > available ISO mirrors.   Movin' on up! > you mean mirrors.kernel.org -Joseph

Re: [arch-general] how to boot Windows and Arch...

2009-10-30 Thread Magnus Therning
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote: > Preston C. schrieb: >> >> Thank you Magnus, very much. Windows is on the first SATA port, >> though. Any difference in the configuration of Grub since Windows is >> on the first SATA port? > > That's difficult indeed. Grub will be installed

Re: [arch-general] how to boot Windows and Arch...

2009-10-30 Thread Thomas Bächler
Preston C. schrieb: On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 4:26 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote: That's difficult indeed. Grub will be installed in the MBR of the first disk and as far as I know will need its files to be on the same disk - in a FAT32, ext2/3/4, xfs, jfs, ... (not NTFS) partition. Having Arch on the

Re: [arch-general] how to boot Windows and Arch...

2009-10-30 Thread Preston C.
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 4:26 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote: > That's difficult indeed. Grub will be installed in the MBR of the first disk > and as far as I know will need its files to be on the same disk - in a > FAT32, ext2/3/4, xfs, jfs, ... (not NTFS) partition. > > Having Arch on the first BIOS di

Re: [arch-general] how to boot Windows and Arch...

2009-10-30 Thread Thomas Bächler
Preston C. schrieb: Thank you Magnus, very much. Windows is on the first SATA port, though. Any difference in the configuration of Grub since Windows is on the first SATA port? That's difficult indeed. Grub will be installed in the MBR of the first disk and as far as I know will need its files

Re: [arch-general] how to boot Windows and Arch...

2009-10-30 Thread Preston C.
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 3:21 AM, Magnus Therning wrote: > On 30/10/09 07:00, Preston C. wrote: >> >> Hi, I have two hard disks installed in my computer. One for Windows >> and the other for Arch Linux. I have tried to install Arch several >> times but get a message write after I click "Arch Linux"

Re: [arch-general] how to boot Windows and Arch...

2009-10-30 Thread Magnus Therning
On 30/10/09 07:00, Preston C. wrote: Hi, I have two hard disks installed in my computer. One for Windows and the other for Arch Linux. I have tried to install Arch several times but get a message write after I click "Arch Linux" from the boot menu- it has something to do with "Error 17". I have

[arch-general] how to boot Windows and Arch...

2009-10-30 Thread Preston C.
Hi, I have two hard disks installed in my computer. One for Windows and the other for Arch Linux. I have tried to install Arch several times but get a message write after I click "Arch Linux" from the boot menu- it has something to do with "Error 17". I have come to see that my Grub configuration