Re: [gentoo-user] linux-headers

2007-10-06 Thread Hex Star
There is no harm in doing so :)

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't boot from livecd

2007-10-06 Thread Hex Star
Hello, you probably have a recent chipset (blanking on name currently) which is recent such that support is not yet present in the linux kernel...

[gentoo-user] Can't boot from livecd

2007-10-06 Thread Chuanwen Wu
Hi guys! I can't boot my dell1400 laptop from livecd.Here is output: >> Making tmpfd for /newroot >> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda >> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda1 >> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda2 >> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda3 >> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/

RE: [gentoo-user] libusb upgraded failed with USE "doc"

2007-10-06 Thread Adam Carter
> > This sort of error is often fixed by re-emerging openjade. > I've re emerged jadetex openjade, but still have the same > problem. I can > masked it temporaly in /etc/portage/package.use, Thanks! I also tried re-emerging openjade with no result. I re-emerged an sgml package and that fixed it.

Re: [gentoo-user] libusb upgraded failed with USE "doc"

2007-10-06 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > Hello Dale, > > >>> Do you need the doc USE flag? Unless you are coding with the package, >>> you normally do not need it. The flag enables extra documentation, >>> not the standard man/info pages. >>> > > >> Is this normally true for other packages? I have doc

[gentoo-user] linux-headers

2007-10-06 Thread Allan Gottlieb
I believe there is some rule concerning the versions of gentoo-sources vs linux-headers. Could someone please remind me of the rule or correct my impression that such a rule exists? I am running 2.6.20-gentoo-r7 but have installed 2.6.22-r8 emerge --verbose --ask --deep --update --newuse --tree

Re: [gentoo-user] libusb upgraded failed with USE "doc"

2007-10-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 21:10:26 +0200, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: > > You could set it in /etc/portage/package.use for individual packages > > as they come up for upgrade, then change it globally and rebuild when > > you have the time. It's not as though the system can't be used while > > emerging and

Re: [gentoo-user] libusb upgraded failed with USE "doc"

2007-10-06 Thread Bo Ørsted Andresen
On Saturday 06 October 2007 21:01:06 Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > Do you need the doc USE flag? Unless you are coding with the package, > > > you normally do not need it. The flag enables extra documentation, > > > not the standard man/info pages. > > > > It was a mistake when I started use gentoo at

Re: [gentoo-user] libusb upgraded failed with USE "doc"

2007-10-06 Thread Bo Ørsted Andresen
On Saturday 06 October 2007 11:32:31 Dale wrote: > > Do you need the doc USE flag? Unless you are coding with the package, you > > normally do not need it. The flag enables extra documentation, not the > > standard man/info pages. > > Is this normally true for other packages? I have doc set in my

Re: [gentoo-user] libusb upgraded failed with USE "doc"

2007-10-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
Hello Dale, > > Do you need the doc USE flag? Unless you are coding with the package, > > you normally do not need it. The flag enables extra documentation, > > not the standard man/info pages. > Is this normally true for other packages? I have doc set in my USE line > and I thought it was for t

Re: [gentoo-user] libusb upgraded failed with USE "doc"

2007-10-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
Hello Wang, Baojun, > > Do you need the doc USE flag? Unless you are coding with the package, > > you normally do not need it. The flag enables extra documentation, > > not the standard man/info pages. > It was a mistake when I started use gentoo at the very beginning, now > if I remove the "doc

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Mplayer question

2007-10-06 Thread Nick
On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 08:02:29PM -0500, Anthony E. Caudel wrote: > >> An alternative would be to get hold of a regionless firmware somewhere on > >> the internet and flash the drive with that, but this is most likely > >> illegal > >> in your country under the DMCA. > >> > > > > rpc1.org

Re: [gentoo-user] libusb upgraded failed with USE "doc"

2007-10-06 Thread Wang, Baojun
On Saturday 06 October 2007, Neil Bothwick wrote: > Hello Wang, Baojun, > > > I've got the following error while upgrade libusb from libusb-0.12 to > > libusb-0.12-r1 failed with USE flag "doc", it will be ok with "-doc": > > Do you need the doc USE flag? Unless you are coding with the package, you

Re: [gentoo-user] libusb upgraded failed with USE "doc"

2007-10-06 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > > Do you need the doc USE flag? Unless you are coding with the package, you > normally do not need it. The flag enables extra documentation, not the > standard man/info pages. > > Is this normally true for other packages? I have doc set in my USE line and I thought it wa

Re: [gentoo-user] libusb upgraded failed with USE "doc"

2007-10-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
Hello Wang, Baojun, > I've got the following error while upgrade libusb from libusb-0.12 to > libusb-0.12-r1 failed with USE flag "doc", it will be ok with "-doc": Do you need the doc USE flag? Unless you are coding with the package, you normally do not need it. The flag enables extra documentat

Re: [gentoo-user] Can RAM render useless the encryption of the / and swap partitions?

2007-10-06 Thread Daniel Pielmeier
Liviu Andronic schrieb: > On 10/5/07, Daniel Pielmeier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> There is an option in baselayout's rc file to erase the swap at >> shutdown. Take a look at /etc/conf.d/rc under RC_SWAP_ERASE. > > As far as I understand, this is far from secure. You want at least > some degree