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From: Geoffrey M. <li...@se...> - 2010-01-27 15:59:11
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I have a MacBook Pro that was happily running MacOS X, Red Hat EL 5 and Fedora 9. I wanted to install Red Hat El 5 64 bit, so I proceeded to replace my Fedora 9 with a new install of RHEL 64bit. All seemed to go well until reboot. Now, when it reboots, I get a square (I guess undefined OS) icon and the mac osx icon. If I select the square icon, it attempts to boot, then produces a 'no operating system' error. I can boot via the RH rescue disk and access all my filesystems. How do I fix refit? I've tried gptsync, but that does not fix the issue. When I list the partitions in the refit shell, the Linux partitions are listed as 'basic data', is it possible this is the problem? Any insights would be greatly appreciated. -- Until later, Geoffrey "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2010-01-27 19:18:49
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On 01/27/10 07:59, Geoffrey Myers wrote: > I have a MacBook Pro that was happily running MacOS X, Red Hat EL 5 and > Fedora 9. I wanted to install Red Hat El 5 64 bit, so I proceeded to > replace my Fedora 9 with a new install of RHEL 64bit. All seemed to go > well until reboot. Now, when it reboots, I get a square (I guess > undefined OS) icon and the mac osx icon. If I select the square icon, > it attempts to boot, then produces a 'no operating system' error. I can > boot via the RH rescue disk and access all my filesystems. How do I fix > refit? I've tried gptsync, but that does not fix the issue. When I > list the partitions in the refit shell, the Linux partitions are listed > as 'basic data', is it possible this is the problem? > > Any insights would be greatly appreciated. if you have the menu of refit, then on this menu there should be an option to sync the partitions. do that and see if it brings up grub/lilo hope this helps. Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Geoffrey M. <li...@se...> - 2010-01-27 19:46:43
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Justin P. Mattock wrote: > On 01/27/10 07:59, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >> I have a MacBook Pro that was happily running MacOS X, Red Hat EL 5 and >> Fedora 9. I wanted to install Red Hat El 5 64 bit, so I proceeded to >> replace my Fedora 9 with a new install of RHEL 64bit. All seemed to go >> well until reboot. Now, when it reboots, I get a square (I guess >> undefined OS) icon and the mac osx icon. If I select the square icon, >> it attempts to boot, then produces a 'no operating system' error. I can >> boot via the RH rescue disk and access all my filesystems. How do I fix >> refit? I've tried gptsync, but that does not fix the issue. When I >> list the partitions in the refit shell, the Linux partitions are listed >> as 'basic data', is it possible this is the problem? >> >> Any insights would be greatly appreciated. > > > if you have the menu of refit, then on this menu > there should be an option to sync the partitions. > do that and see if it brings up grub/lilo Yeah, tried that, no go. I'm assuming you mean gptsync? > > hope this helps. > > Justin P. Mattock > -- Until later, Geoffrey "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2010-01-27 21:03:14
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On 01/27/10 11:46, Geoffrey Myers wrote: > Justin P. Mattock wrote: >> On 01/27/10 07:59, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >>> I have a MacBook Pro that was happily running MacOS X, Red Hat EL 5 and >>> Fedora 9. I wanted to install Red Hat El 5 64 bit, so I proceeded to >>> replace my Fedora 9 with a new install of RHEL 64bit. All seemed to go >>> well until reboot. Now, when it reboots, I get a square (I guess >>> undefined OS) icon and the mac osx icon. If I select the square icon, >>> it attempts to boot, then produces a 'no operating system' error. I can >>> boot via the RH rescue disk and access all my filesystems. How do I fix >>> refit? I've tried gptsync, but that does not fix the issue. When I >>> list the partitions in the refit shell, the Linux partitions are listed >>> as 'basic data', is it possible this is the problem? >>> >>> Any insights would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> if you have the menu of refit, then on this menu >> there should be an option to sync the partitions. >> do that and see if it brings up grub/lilo > > Yeah, tried that, no go. I'm assuming you mean gptsync? > >> >> hope this helps. >> >> Justin P. Mattock >> > > yeah if this is what refit offers on the boot menu screen i.g. apple logo, and tux/square logo(then some options);. I'm thinking something is up with mbr grub/lilo(but could be wrong). over here I do /usr/sbin/grub-install/setup /dev/sda* which sets the mbr, so refit loads up, then loads grub(not sure with lilo); keep in mind grub installs to /dev/sda3(root) for me, and not to a separate partition i.g. /dev/sda2(grub), and the /dev/sda3(for root, like what fedora does) hope this helps. Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Geoffrey M. <li...@se...> - 2010-01-28 00:51:25
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Justin P. Mattock wrote: > On 01/27/10 11:46, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>> On 01/27/10 07:59, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >>>> I have a MacBook Pro that was happily running MacOS X, Red Hat EL 5 and >>>> Fedora 9. I wanted to install Red Hat El 5 64 bit, so I proceeded to >>>> replace my Fedora 9 with a new install of RHEL 64bit. All seemed to go >>>> well until reboot. Now, when it reboots, I get a square (I guess >>>> undefined OS) icon and the mac osx icon. If I select the square icon, >>>> it attempts to boot, then produces a 'no operating system' error. I can >>>> boot via the RH rescue disk and access all my filesystems. How do I fix >>>> refit? I've tried gptsync, but that does not fix the issue. When I >>>> list the partitions in the refit shell, the Linux partitions are listed >>>> as 'basic data', is it possible this is the problem? >>>> >>>> Any insights would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> >>> if you have the menu of refit, then on this menu >>> there should be an option to sync the partitions. >>> do that and see if it brings up grub/lilo >> >> Yeah, tried that, no go. I'm assuming you mean gptsync? >> >>> >>> hope this helps. >>> >>> Justin P. Mattock >>> >> >> > > yeah if this is what refit offers on the boot menu > screen i.g. apple logo, and tux/square logo(then some options);. > > I'm thinking something is up with mbr grub/lilo(but could be wrong). > over here I do /usr/sbin/grub-install/setup /dev/sda* > which sets the mbr, so refit loads up, then loads grub(not sure with lilo); > keep in mind grub installs to /dev/sda3(root) for me, and not to a > separate partition i.g. /dev/sda2(grub), and the /dev/sda3(for root, > like what fedora does) That was it! I'd put grub in the wrong place. Justin, I owe you a beer! Actually a six pack. Wonder if I can order that on the internet? > > hope this helps. > > Justin P. Mattock > -- Until later, Geoffrey "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2010-01-28 01:58:00
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On 01/27/10 16:51, Geoffrey Myers wrote: > Justin P. Mattock wrote: >> On 01/27/10 11:46, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >>> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>>> On 01/27/10 07:59, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >>>>> I have a MacBook Pro that was happily running MacOS X, Red Hat EL 5 >>>>> and >>>>> Fedora 9. I wanted to install Red Hat El 5 64 bit, so I proceeded to >>>>> replace my Fedora 9 with a new install of RHEL 64bit. All seemed to go >>>>> well until reboot. Now, when it reboots, I get a square (I guess >>>>> undefined OS) icon and the mac osx icon. If I select the square icon, >>>>> it attempts to boot, then produces a 'no operating system' error. I >>>>> can >>>>> boot via the RH rescue disk and access all my filesystems. How do I >>>>> fix >>>>> refit? I've tried gptsync, but that does not fix the issue. When I >>>>> list the partitions in the refit shell, the Linux partitions are >>>>> listed >>>>> as 'basic data', is it possible this is the problem? >>>>> >>>>> Any insights would be greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> >>>> if you have the menu of refit, then on this menu >>>> there should be an option to sync the partitions. >>>> do that and see if it brings up grub/lilo >>> >>> Yeah, tried that, no go. I'm assuming you mean gptsync? >>> >>>> >>>> hope this helps. >>>> >>>> Justin P. Mattock >>>> >>> >>> >> >> yeah if this is what refit offers on the boot menu >> screen i.g. apple logo, and tux/square logo(then some options);. >> >> I'm thinking something is up with mbr grub/lilo(but could be wrong). >> over here I do /usr/sbin/grub-install/setup /dev/sda* >> which sets the mbr, so refit loads up, then loads grub(not sure with >> lilo); >> keep in mind grub installs to /dev/sda3(root) for me, and not to a >> separate partition i.g. /dev/sda2(grub), and the /dev/sda3(for root, >> like what fedora does) > > That was it! I'd put grub in the wrong place. Justin, I owe you a beer! > Actually a six pack. Wonder if I can order that on the internet? > >> >> hope this helps. >> >> Justin P. Mattock >> > > cool!! just keep it a light beer since I'm a wuss to the dark beer!! cheers dude!! Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2010-01-28 02:33:05
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Justin P. Mattock wrote: > On 01/27/10 16:51, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>> On 01/27/10 11:46, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >>>> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>>>> On 01/27/10 07:59, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >>>>>> I have a MacBook Pro that was happily running MacOS X, Red Hat EL 5 >>>>>> and >>>>>> Fedora 9. I wanted to install Red Hat El 5 64 bit, so I proceeded to >>>>>> replace my Fedora 9 with a new install of RHEL 64bit. All seemed >>>>>> to go >>>>>> well until reboot. Now, when it reboots, I get a square (I guess >>>>>> undefined OS) icon and the mac osx icon. If I select the square icon, >>>>>> it attempts to boot, then produces a 'no operating system' error. I >>>>>> can >>>>>> boot via the RH rescue disk and access all my filesystems. How do I >>>>>> fix >>>>>> refit? I've tried gptsync, but that does not fix the issue. When I >>>>>> list the partitions in the refit shell, the Linux partitions are >>>>>> listed >>>>>> as 'basic data', is it possible this is the problem? >>>>>> >>>>>> Any insights would be greatly appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> if you have the menu of refit, then on this menu >>>>> there should be an option to sync the partitions. >>>>> do that and see if it brings up grub/lilo >>>> >>>> Yeah, tried that, no go. I'm assuming you mean gptsync? >>>> >>>>> >>>>> hope this helps. >>>>> >>>>> Justin P. Mattock >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> yeah if this is what refit offers on the boot menu >>> screen i.g. apple logo, and tux/square logo(then some options);. >>> >>> I'm thinking something is up with mbr grub/lilo(but could be wrong). >>> over here I do /usr/sbin/grub-install/setup /dev/sda* >>> which sets the mbr, so refit loads up, then loads grub(not sure with >>> lilo); >>> keep in mind grub installs to /dev/sda3(root) for me, and not to a >>> separate partition i.g. /dev/sda2(grub), and the /dev/sda3(for root, >>> like what fedora does) >> >> That was it! I'd put grub in the wrong place. Justin, I owe you a beer! >> Actually a six pack. Wonder if I can order that on the internet? >> >>> >>> hope this helps. >>> >>> Justin P. Mattock >>> >> >> > > cool!! just keep it a light beer > since I'm a wuss to the dark beer!! > > cheers dude!! > > Justin P. Mattock Seriously Justin, you name the beer, I'm buying. I'll get it to you somehow. > -- Until later, Geoffrey "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2010-01-28 03:02:20
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On 01/27/10 18:32, Geoffrey wrote: > Justin P. Mattock wrote: >> On 01/27/10 16:51, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >>> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>>> On 01/27/10 11:46, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >>>>> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>>>>> On 01/27/10 07:59, Geoffrey Myers wrote: >>>>>>> I have a MacBook Pro that was happily running MacOS X, Red Hat EL 5 >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> Fedora 9. I wanted to install Red Hat El 5 64 bit, so I proceeded to >>>>>>> replace my Fedora 9 with a new install of RHEL 64bit. All seemed >>>>>>> to go >>>>>>> well until reboot. Now, when it reboots, I get a square (I guess >>>>>>> undefined OS) icon and the mac osx icon. If I select the square >>>>>>> icon, >>>>>>> it attempts to boot, then produces a 'no operating system' error. I >>>>>>> can >>>>>>> boot via the RH rescue disk and access all my filesystems. How do I >>>>>>> fix >>>>>>> refit? I've tried gptsync, but that does not fix the issue. When I >>>>>>> list the partitions in the refit shell, the Linux partitions are >>>>>>> listed >>>>>>> as 'basic data', is it possible this is the problem? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any insights would be greatly appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> if you have the menu of refit, then on this menu >>>>>> there should be an option to sync the partitions. >>>>>> do that and see if it brings up grub/lilo >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, tried that, no go. I'm assuming you mean gptsync? >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> hope this helps. >>>>>> >>>>>> Justin P. Mattock >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> yeah if this is what refit offers on the boot menu >>>> screen i.g. apple logo, and tux/square logo(then some options);. >>>> >>>> I'm thinking something is up with mbr grub/lilo(but could be wrong). >>>> over here I do /usr/sbin/grub-install/setup /dev/sda* >>>> which sets the mbr, so refit loads up, then loads grub(not sure with >>>> lilo); >>>> keep in mind grub installs to /dev/sda3(root) for me, and not to a >>>> separate partition i.g. /dev/sda2(grub), and the /dev/sda3(for root, >>>> like what fedora does) >>> >>> That was it! I'd put grub in the wrong place. Justin, I owe you a beer! >>> Actually a six pack. Wonder if I can order that on the internet? >>> >>>> >>>> hope this helps. >>>> >>>> Justin P. Mattock >>>> >>> >>> >> >> cool!! just keep it a light beer >> since I'm a wuss to the dark beer!! >> >> cheers dude!! >> >> Justin P. Mattock > > Seriously Justin, you name the beer, I'm buying. I'll get it to you > somehow. > >> > > well right now I'm in frisco, at moscone, so maybe later or something.. main thing is you can bootup.. Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Michael C. <mdc...@gm...> - 2010-01-28 05:47:33
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> well right now I'm in frisco, at moscone,
That means that you're in the United States. Due to an arcane vestige
of Prohibition - which was never *completely* repealed - one cannot
send alcholic beverages through the mail. I don't think you can ship
them via UPS or FedEx either.
Back in the day I sponsored a Conway's Life contest for the Classic
PowerPC Macintosh. I promised to award the winner a bottle of beer
from the Front Street Pub, a microbrewery in Santa Cruz.
Well some German guy implemented it all in PowerPC assembly code that
used bit-parallelism to operate on 32 cells simultanously. He was
clearly the winner - he beat the pants off everyone else who entered.
I *still* haven't figured out how his code worked.
Woe was me and woe was him, I was not permitted to send him his bottle of beer!
Mike
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Michael David Crawford
mdcrawford at gmail dot com
GoingWare's Bag of Programming Tricks
http://www.goingware.com/tips/
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2010-01-28 12:09:03
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Michael Crawford wrote: >> well right now I'm in frisco, at moscone, > > That means that you're in the United States. Due to an arcane vestige > of Prohibition - which was never *completely* repealed - one cannot > send alcholic beverages through the mail. I don't think you can ship > them via UPS or FedEx either. > > Back in the day I sponsored a Conway's Life contest for the Classic > PowerPC Macintosh. I promised to award the winner a bottle of beer > from the Front Street Pub, a microbrewery in Santa Cruz. > > Well some German guy implemented it all in PowerPC assembly code that > used bit-parallelism to operate on 32 cells simultanously. He was > clearly the winner - he beat the pants off everyone else who entered. > I *still* haven't figured out how his code worked. > > Woe was me and woe was him, I was not permitted to send him his bottle of beer! That is sad. I can't imagine why such a law still exists. -- Until later, Geoffrey "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson |
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From: Jay S. <ja...@pc...> - 2010-01-28 18:01:27
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On 1/27/10 9:47 PM, Michael Crawford wrote: >> well right now I'm in frisco, at moscone, >> > That means that you're in the United States. Due to an arcane vestige > of Prohibition - which was never *completely* repealed - one cannot > send alcholic beverages through the mail. I don't think you can ship > them via UPS or FedEx either. > Although there is a law against sending alcohol in the mail, that does not apply to UPS and Fedex. They may have a policy of not shipping alcohol (you'd have to look), but there is no law against it. You could order from an online retailer who has a shipping license; that would be totally legit. -- Jay -- Jay Schuster <ja...@pc...> |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2010-01-28 18:50:11
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On 01/28/10 09:34, Jay Schuster wrote: > On 1/27/10 9:47 PM, Michael Crawford wrote: >>> well right now I'm in frisco, at moscone, >>> >> That means that you're in the United States. Due to an arcane vestige >> of Prohibition - which was never *completely* repealed - one cannot >> send alcholic beverages through the mail. I don't think you can ship >> them via UPS or FedEx either. >> > > Although there is a law against sending alcohol in the mail, that does > not apply to UPS and Fedex. They may have a policy of not shipping > alcohol (you'd have to look), but there is no law against it. > > You could order from an online retailer who has a shipping license; that > would be totally legit. > > -- Jay In any case save the money people.. (probably an arm and a leg to ship a twelve pack); main thing is your system boots up. (more fulfilling for me than waking up dead to the world(which happens on occasion)); Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2010-01-28 19:15:15
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Justin P. Mattock wrote: > On 01/28/10 09:34, Jay Schuster wrote: >> On 1/27/10 9:47 PM, Michael Crawford wrote: >>>> well right now I'm in frisco, at moscone, >>>> >>> That means that you're in the United States. Due to an arcane vestige >>> of Prohibition - which was never *completely* repealed - one cannot >>> send alcholic beverages through the mail. I don't think you can ship >>> them via UPS or FedEx either. >>> >> Although there is a law against sending alcohol in the mail, that does >> not apply to UPS and Fedex. They may have a policy of not shipping >> alcohol (you'd have to look), but there is no law against it. >> >> You could order from an online retailer who has a shipping license; that >> would be totally legit. >> >> -- Jay > > > In any case save the money people.. > (probably an arm and a leg to ship > a twelve pack); > > main thing is your system boots up. > (more fulfilling for me than waking up > dead to the world(which happens on occasion)); > > Justin P. Mattock Well, if I'm ever 'in the neighborhood', I'll look you up. If you ever find your way to Georgia, look me up. I'm good for the beer and they're always better with company. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > Mactel-linux-users mailing list > Mac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > -- Until later, Geoffrey "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2010-01-28 19:26:14
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On 01/28/10 11:15, Geoffrey wrote: > Justin P. Mattock wrote: >> On 01/28/10 09:34, Jay Schuster wrote: >>> On 1/27/10 9:47 PM, Michael Crawford wrote: >>>>> well right now I'm in frisco, at moscone, >>>>> >>>> That means that you're in the United States. Due to an arcane vestige >>>> of Prohibition - which was never *completely* repealed - one cannot >>>> send alcholic beverages through the mail. I don't think you can ship >>>> them via UPS or FedEx either. >>>> >>> Although there is a law against sending alcohol in the mail, that does >>> not apply to UPS and Fedex. They may have a policy of not shipping >>> alcohol (you'd have to look), but there is no law against it. >>> >>> You could order from an online retailer who has a shipping license; that >>> would be totally legit. >>> >>> -- Jay >> >> >> In any case save the money people.. >> (probably an arm and a leg to ship >> a twelve pack); >> >> main thing is your system boots up. >> (more fulfilling for me than waking up >> dead to the world(which happens on occasion)); >> >> Justin P. Mattock > > Well, if I'm ever 'in the neighborhood', I'll look you up. If you ever > find your way to Georgia, look me up. I'm good for the beer and they're > always better with company. > > that works!! besides that how the system running? Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2010-01-28 19:54:53
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Justin P. Mattock wrote: > besides that how the system running? Great. I did learn something though. You have to do a dump and reload of Postgresql databases when you move from 32 bit to 64 bit. I know that you can shutdown the postmaster and move the postgres data to another machine and simply fire up the postmaster. That won't work with a move from 32 bit to 64 bit. Fortunately, I can still boot my old 32 bit env, so I'm good. -- Until later, Geoffrey "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2010-01-28 21:03:21
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On 01/28/10 11:54, Geoffrey wrote: > Justin P. Mattock wrote: > >> besides that how the system running? > > Great. I did learn something though. You have to do a dump and reload of > Postgresql databases when you move from 32 bit to 64 bit. > > I know that you can shutdown the postmaster and move the postgres data > to another machine and simply fire up the postmaster. That won't work > with a move from 32 bit to 64 bit. Fortunately, I can still boot my old > 32 bit env, so I'm good. > yeah I can see how things get funky with 32bit and 64 bit. looking at an issue with ohci1394_dma=early right now i.g. (seems my pure64 is jamming at boot); right now just doing trial and error to isolated/figure out what it's hitting... Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Stefan M. <mo...@ir...> - 2010-01-28 16:30:19
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>> Woe was me and woe was him, I was not permitted to send him his
>> bottle of beer!
> That is sad. I can't imagine why such a law still exists.
FWIW, a similar law exists here in Canada. At least: you need an export
license if you want to send alcohol to another country.
Stefan
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