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Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning

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On 5/10/2016 13:31 in comp.os.linux.advocacy, Peter Köhlmann posted:

> Dimbulb Rabbit wrote:
>
>> On 05/10/2016 02:39, Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks wrote:
>>> Kernel-4.8 runs well, as fully expected, on my system.
>>> Never have I experienced a problem with a new kernel.
>>> NEVER.  That's how fantastic the Linux kernel is.
>>> 
>>> However, after booting with the new kernel I need to do
>>> two things.
>>> 
>>> 1) Compile new nvidia drivers.  I need this to run X.
>>> 
>>> With Gentoo this is NO problem.  I just execute:
>>> 
>>> emerge nvidia-drivers
>>> 
>>> 2) Compile exfat kernel module.  I need this to read/write
>>> that stupid Microshit file format, mainly for USB thumb drives.
>>> 
>>> This is also simple.  Just cd to the exfat-nofuse source tree
>>> and execute:
>>> 
>>> make && make install && depmod -a
>>> 
>>> But this time there is an "issue" with the exfat source:
>>> 
>>> https://github.com/dorimanx/exfat-nofuse/issues/89
>>> 
>>> It seems that the exfat module folks are not keeping up with
>>> the latest kernel changes.
>>> 
>>> Oh well.  A patch will likely be available shortly.
>>> 
>>> GNU/Linux can read/write ALL Microshit disk formats, even
>>> though Microshit has never publicly released the specs.
>> 
>> Wrong again. Are you *ever* right with your assertions about Microsoft?
>> 
>> https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781134(v=ws.10).aspx
>> 
> Well, he *is* right.
> NTFS can be both read and written by linux since nearly 10 years.
> Read-access works even longer

Linux had NTFS read-access at *least* as far back as 2002, 14 years ago.
IIRC there was a line in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules which you uncommented to
automate the process.

>>> How many GNU/Linux disk formats can Microshit, using the
>>> fully open specs, read?
>>> 
>>> The answer is NONE.  That's NONE.  ZIP.  NADA.
>> 
>> Wrong again
>> http://www.howtogeek.com/112888/3-ways-to-access-your-linux-partitions-from-windows/
>> 
>
> Basically he is correct. Ext2Fsd can read EXT2, EXT3 and EXT4
> Write access is *dangerous* and symlinks-support is dubious
>
> Other linux filesystems are unreadable by windows, such as Btrfs,
> Xfs and Zfs

So paraphrase DimRabbit's quote:
He's wrong again. Is he *ever* right with his assertions about Linux.

-- 
If your primary interest in computing is downloading music for your 
whatever, or playing games, you belong in the cattle pen Mr Gates built.

Windows is specifically designed for people who don't understand 
computing and don't want to be bothered.

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Kernel-4.8 Warning Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-10-05 01:39 +0000
  Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-04 23:10 -0400
    Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-05 00:07 -0600
    Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-10-05 09:45 +0000
      Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-05 08:54 -0400
    Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-10-05 10:25 +0000
    Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-05 07:59 -0400
  Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-05 12:25 +0100
    Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-05 13:31 +0200
      Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-05 13:04 +0100
    Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-05 14:31 +0200
      Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-05 14:10 +0100
        Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-05 15:23 +0200
          Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-05 14:42 +0100
        Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-05 12:12 -0400
          Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-05 17:21 +0100
            Re: Kernel-4.8 Warning Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-05 12:33 -0400
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