On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 02:08:14 +0200 (CEST), Volker Wysk wrote:

We've had this just yesterday. Please read the mailing list archives.

Volker, I have just read the mailing list archives and I do not find any discussion about a problem like the one I reported. Regards, Paul

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:46:53 +0200 (CEST), Volker Wysk wrote:

Your problem might be due to lack of packet writing patch, like in the thread "problem on debian sarge + kernel 2.6.1 bad ioctl". But then, it might be not.

Logs? Kernel version? You could try 2.6.8.

[root@localhost root]# uname -r 2.6.3-7mdk [root@localhost root]# Do I need to patche my kernel? Paul

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:40:39 +0200 (CEST), Volker Wysk wrote:

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Do I need to patche my kernel?

RTFM!

Volker, What do you mean by RTFM? Paul

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:47:44 -0400, Carl Luescher wrote:

He's saying, to put it bluntly, your looking at his replies, but your not READING them. Go to http://lists.suse.com/archive/packet-writing/ and browse - the messages too, not just the subject line. All the information you need is here, or google your question. If, after a little homework, you still cannot find the answer, post it here. I can recommend upgradeing your kernel to 2.6.8.1 (this is a patched 2.6.8) http://www.kernel.org.

ps. yes, you need to patch your kernels

Thanks, Carl, for your constructive reply. Sometimes, for a novice like me, it is very complicated to follow very technical discussions. (The referred discussion does not address the same problem that I reported, at least in the mind of a novice like me.) Reading mailing lists archives cannot replace the role of a good documentation (or FAQ), which is missing regarding Linux UDF. Furthermore, my question asked for a "yes or no" answer, which is as quick to type as typing "RTFM!". Paul