Thank you for responding to my question Jeff. I appreciate your time. Thank you, paul > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:24:19 -0600 > From: chapinjeff at gmail.com > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Manjero or Mint? > > Paul, > > You may wish to take a specific Debian issue up with a Debian list -- > perhaps reply to those very links you have sent us. If people have not > responded here, they may not be able to do so, or have no interest to > do so. > > Jeff > > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 7:36 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, I am wondering if you have had anytime to look at the CD/DVD mount > > issue with the newer 3.2.etc debian kernel as of lately? I have posted in > > some other places and have gotten none or limited response perhaps it is not > > a large or important bug. > > > > I think it's to bad after upgrading the system to kernel 3.13.etc there is > > no longer ease of use to utilize the CD/DVD drive on any debian based > > computer using the newer kernel. > > > > Debian bug report #72978 post #50 did not seem to help at all. After reboot > > and a new DVD is inserted system is again not able to read/load the disk > > properly. links are below > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725978 > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=753379 > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725978 > > > > Below is the /etc/rc.local file as edited on a debian based system I have > > running the 3.13.0-24-generic kernel <--which I have tried this enables > > kernel polling. It seems to work on the system temporarily but fails to read > > after the same disk is mounted a couple times. > > > > #!/bin/sh -e > > # > > # rc.local > > # > > # This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel. > > # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other > > # value on error. > > # > > # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution > > # bits. > > # > > # By default this script does nothing. > > echo 2000 > /sys/module/block/parameters/events_dfl_poll_msecs > > exit 0 > > > > It does work temporarily but upon a couple power cycles it fail's again. > > Besides even with the above line added the CD/DVD drive acts like it's > > reading the media differently 'takes longer to read' than prior with the > > 2.16.etc debian kernel. > > > > I got your response back as you would consider this to be a small bug > > already in a prior post. > > > > 1. I wanted to reiterate that this is how you consider this situation to be > > small bug? > > > > 2. Should I be looking at something as far as Udev is concerned also? > > > > 3. Why after kernel polling is enabled in /etc/rc.local and a couple power > > cycles it fails to read the disk again? > > > > Your thoughts and time are appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > > >> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:32:35 +0100 > >> From: andrew at lunn.ch > >> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Manjero or Mint? > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 01:44:42PM -0600, paul g wrote: > >> > Greg the situation is with the newer Debian 3.13.0-24-generic > >> > kernel. There is just this 'HUGE' bug with the dvd/cd mount. > >> > >> HUGE bugs generally got stomped on quickly. HUGE is also somewhat a > >> personal opinion. dvd/cd are going the way of the Dodo anyway, so who > >> really cares? I cannot remember the last time i put a data CD/DVD in > >> my driver. Current Debian does seem to do the right thing with Audio > >> CDs, i used that a few times recently. > >> > >> Going back to the originally question, no distro is perfect. Each has > >> there own issues. What is a HUGE issue for somebody might not even be > >> noticed by others. It is often a case of pick your poison and give it > >> a go. > >> > >> I've used Debian for donkeys years. I've been happy with it, but i'm a > >> full on Computer Scientist, so user friendly clicky bunty is lower > >> down my feature list than give my the power of a command line. That is > >> not to say Debian does not do clicky bunty... > >> > >> Andrew > >> _______________________________________________ > >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > -- > Jeff Chapin > President, CedarLug, retired > President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it" > President, UNI Scuba Club > Senator, NISG, retired > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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