on 12-11-2008 1:01 PM Rob Townley spake the following: > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Lanny Marcus <lmmailinglists-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote: >> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:47 PM, MHR <mhullrich-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote: >> <snip> >>>>> unpacking a tar archive into the root directory. >>> Hm - well, _I_ never do that, and I rather doubt that yum >did, either, >> Since you got it from rpmforge, I assume it was an rpm and not a tar file. >> >>> but I suppose that would depend on what's in libdvdcss. >I find it >>> hard to believe that it wasn't something else more >subtle with k3b, >>> but, again, who knows? >> Or, more probably, with the libdvdcss >> <snip> >>> 1) I did ask on the rpmforge list. Waiting to hear back from there, too. >>> >>> 2) I am just now beginning to really appreciate >virtualization. >> A bunch of the gurus on this list use it. If I had a box with more >> RAM, I would try it. >> >>> Still, past experience told me this would not be a >problem. I guess >>> that would best be described as naive.... >> I think since it works OK on your Desktop at home, that's not so >> naive. But, the HW is different and something may be awry on the HW on >> your Workstation at work. Or, there may have been a power glitch, >> while you were installing the SW. Is your Workstation on a UPS? Been >> using K3b for a long time here and never a disaster, like you >> experienced today. >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > > Virtualization is great and all, but not sure that watching a dvd on a > virtual machine would work so well. WOW... We have to actually "work" on our workstations! There is a DVD player in the breakroom if we need it. ;-P -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 250 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20081211/bb715d74/attachment-0005.sig>