Re: [gentoo-user] Re: genkernel 2 manual

2012-10-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:25:04 -0200, João Matos wrote: > Well, It is being easy than I thought. I've compilled it and the boot > is faster since initramfs is not needed anymore :). Whether or not you use an initramfs shouldn't make any real difference. However the genkernel initramfs has to do a

Re: [gentoo-user] genkernel 2 manual

2012-10-24 Thread Michael Hampicke
> Is there any tool that can scan my pc and help me out with the .conf or > even generate one? I guess not. There are lots of options that I have no > idea what they are for. I think this will be the fun part, but I think I > can't get a running kernel before I optimize it, so I can do it gradually

Re: [gentoo-user] genkernel 2 manual

2012-10-24 Thread Michael Hampicke
Am 24.10.2012 13:16, schrieb Michael Hampicke: >> Is there any tool that can scan my pc and help me out with the .conf or >> even generate one? I guess not. There are lots of options that I have no >> idea what they are for. I think this will be the fun part, but I think I >> can't get a running ke

Re: [gentoo-user] genkernel 2 manual

2012-10-24 Thread João Matos
Well, thank you for your help. I had some problems, like no bootable system or no network, but I could solve it and things are working pretty well pretty. The compilation time is really small after I removed these modules, but I think it should be smaller: apparently the 'make && make modules ins

[gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if you're using the EXT4 filesystem: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIxNDQ This includes gentoo-sources. I hope the Gentoo developers are on top of this. In the meantime, avoid doing reboots after too short a

Re: [gentoo-user] genkernel 2 manual

2012-10-24 Thread Dale
João Matos wrote: > Well, thank you for your help. > > I had some problems, like no bootable system or no network, but I > could solve it and things are working pretty well pretty. > > The compilation time is really small after I removed these modules, > but I think it should be smaller: apparently

Re: [gentoo-user] genkernel 2 manual

2012-10-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:47:55 -0200, João Matos wrote: > The size is almost the same (3.3 MB), and I believe this is why my work > until now was to remove non used hardware modules - the easy part. Modules don't significantly affect the size of the kernel, only builtins. A hand-prepared kernel may

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Dale
Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if > you're using the EXT4 filesystem: > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIxNDQ > > This includes gentoo-sources. I hope the Gentoo developers are on top > of this. In the meantime, avo

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if you're > using the EXT4 filesystem: > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIxNDQ > > This includes gentoo-sources. I hope the Gentoo developers are on to

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Markos Chandras
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if you're > using the EXT4 filesystem: > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIxNDQ > > This includes gentoo-sources. I hope the Gentoo developers are on to

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread covici
Dale wrote: > Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if > > you're using the EXT4 filesystem: > > > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIxNDQ > > > > This includes gentoo-sources. I hope the Gentoo developers are on top > >

[gentoo-user] Gentoo Packages webpage - empty page

2012-10-24 Thread Joseph
When try to access: http://packages.gentoo.org/ I get: Empty Page! If you expected a real website instead something must be wrong. :-( Where did it go? -- Joseph

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Packages webpage - empty page

2012-10-24 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:01:17 -0600 schrieb Joseph : > When try to access: > http://packages.gentoo.org/ > > I get: > Empty Page! > If you expected a real website instead something must be wrong. :-( > > Where did it go? I'd like to know, too. For the past few days the site simply timed out on

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Packages webpage - empty page

2012-10-24 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Joseph wrote: > When try to access: > http://packages.gentoo.org/ > > I get: > Empty Page! > If you expected a real website instead something must be wrong. :-( > Where did it go? IIRC there was a server crash about a week ago, affecting many gentoo websites, PGO

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Bruce Hill
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 04:54:39PM +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if you're > using the EXT4 filesystem: > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIxNDQ > > This includes gentoo-sources. I hope the Gentoo developer

[gentoo-user] tun tap problem

2012-10-24 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Anyone else getting "no carrier" when trying to set up a network bridge with TUN/TAP? I use that for KVM, and it doesn't work since last reboot. I saw the issue mentioned on forums.gentoo.org, no solution. Downgrading openrc didn't help as well. Any help available? Thanks, Stefan

[gentoo-user] Network perf tool

2012-10-24 Thread Petric Frank
Hello, this is not exactly an Gentoo question - but i don't now where to ask otherwise. Is there a tool for (Gentoo-)Linux to do network performance tests as defined in RFC 2544 ? This will run on an Gentoo host having at least 2 network interfaces to be connected to the device under test. re

Re: [gentoo-user] tun tap problem

2012-10-24 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 2012-10-24 20:34, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger: > > Anyone else getting "no carrier" when trying to set up a network bridge > with TUN/TAP? I use that for KVM, and it doesn't work since last reboot. > > I saw the issue mentioned on forums.gentoo.org, no solution. > > Downgrading openrc didn't

[gentoo-user] rescuing lvm data

2012-10-24 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
greetings ... the server in my basement is driving me nuts ... and I start making mistakes ... sigh It had a LVM volume group ... consisting of two PVs ... The question in short: if I only have one PV at hand, which contains all the PEs of a given LV ... (how) am I able to extract/export/read

Re: [gentoo-user] rescuing lvm data

2012-10-24 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 24.10.2012 22:08, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger: > > greetings ... > > the server in my basement is driving me nuts ... and I start making > mistakes ... sigh > > It had a LVM volume group ... consisting of two PVs ... > > The question in short: > > if I only have one PV at hand, which conta

Re: [gentoo-user] rescuing lvm data

2012-10-24 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 24.10.2012 22:23, schrieb Florian Philipp: > First things first: If you can, make a disk dump of every affected > HDD or at least back up the metadata with vgcfgbackup. > > Have you tried activating the volume group with --partial (see > `man lvm`). Something along the lines of `lvchange --par

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread john
On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:10:24 -0500 Bruce Hill wrote: > On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 04:54:39PM +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if > > you're using the EXT4 filesystem: > > > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIxNDQ

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread mindrunner
affected kernel versions are masked now! On 10/25/2012 12:36 AM, john wrote: > On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:10:24 -0500 > Bruce Hill wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 04:54:39PM +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: >>> Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if >>> you're using the

Re: [gentoo-user] tun tap problem

2012-10-24 Thread mindrunner
yeah, saw this problem on my openvpn server today. i made upgrades a few days ago. i removed symlink to net.tap0 and removed tap0 from br0. now server is booting correctly, but openvpn is not working... no time to investigate further now. maybe in a few days. On 10/24/2012 08:34 PM, Stefan G. We

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Canek Peláez Valdés
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if you're > using the EXT4 filesystem: > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIxNDQ > > This includes gentoo-sources. I hope the Gentoo developers are on to

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Kerin Millar
Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if you're using the EXT4 filesystem: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIxNDQ This includes gentoo-sources. I hope the Gentoo

Re: [gentoo-user] genkernel 2 manual

2012-10-24 Thread Jackson
On 10/23/2012 10:02 PM, João Matos wrote: Hi list. Just for curiosity, what is the size of your kernel? Mine is 3.4 MB. Thank you, -- João de Matos Linux User #461527 2.7 MB ,initramfs 1.5 MB

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Canek Peláez Valdés
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Kerin Millar wrote: > Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: >> >> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Nikos Chantziaras >> wrote: >>> >>> Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if you're >>> using the EXT4 filesystem: >>> >>> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Canek Peláez Valdés
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Kerin Millar wrote: > Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: >> >> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Nikos Chantziaras >> wrote: >>> >>> Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if you're >>> using the EXT4 filesystem: >>> >>> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Kerin Millar
Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Kerin Millar wrote: Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can result in severe data corruption if you're using the EXT4 filesystem: http://www.phoronix.com/sca

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Michael Mol
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Kerin Millar wrote: > Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Kerin >> Millar> >> wrote: >> >>> Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: >>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Kernels 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 can r

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Canek Peláez Valdés
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Kerin Millar wrote: [snip] > On my part, I will continue to be concerned until the investigation has fully > run its course. That is, of course, your prerogative. I just posted a comment from someone that (IMHO) actually knows what he's talking about. What anyone

[gentoo-user] Re: Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

2012-10-24 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 25/10/12 06:04, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Kerin Millar wrote: [snip] On my part, I will continue to be concerned until the investigation has fully run its course. That is, of course, your prerogative. I just posted a comment from someone that (IMHO) actua