Problems on bootup

1. I'm experiencing some errors showing up on bootup.
I'm using Voodoo.
My dmesg is (the errors):
drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver
end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1413968
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 353492
end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1413968
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 353492
end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1413968
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 353492
end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1413968
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 353492
end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1413968
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 353492
end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1413968
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 353492
end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1413968
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 353492
end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1413968
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 353492
and some other later, about /etc/inittab having entries more than 4 chars long (that wasn't appearing at first, it's after I added some entries to /etc/inittab).
Why are those appearing and how can I stop them?
2. The first line of dmesg reads:
Linux version 2.6.20-ARCH (root@Wohnung) (gcc version 4.1.2) #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Mar 24 10:51:35 CET 2007
Why root@Wohnung?
My hostname isn't "Wohnung". How can I change this?

`root@Wohnung' is that of the kernel builder ...only thing i can suggest is to change whatever you modified, back to what it a before ...
http://www.netadmintools.com/html/inittab.man.html should provide soem info, on what you might have done wrong, sometime sit's just a simple typo.
as for the i/o errors, i dunno what causes this but it helps to take the compact disk out of teh drive.

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To Sean:
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Can not get Rage3d Tweaker to install properly. I however do see your point if I can bump down the core speed of the 9800Pro & make Windows run without artifacts, then that would meant the problem lies with agp slot, a hardware issue instead of software issue.
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879952 wrote:
At bootup, I am asked to login, and I don't know what to do. During install, I had to make several entries for passwords & such. The "computer name" is solaris, and the "root password" is sunblade1500. I entered Bugs Bunny for "real name", Bugs for "user name", and bugs123 for "user password". I've tried all different combinations of these when prompted for login, but the only ones that seem to work and not give a "login incorrect" message are when I use either "Bugs" or "Bugs Bunny" as login, and "bugs123" as password.
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Hello jade9211.
I believe they meant they created a Windows 7 repair disc (here are instructions) and then set up the boot order as follows.
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I hope this helps. Have a great day!
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Solved!
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