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