[gentoo-user] FrireFox3 behaving badly :)

2008-06-21 Thread William Kenworthy
Since upgrading to firefox 3, FF has started behaving badly. If I click on a link in say evolution in one desktop, with FF open in another, FF will jump to the desktop where I clicked on the link. This is quite off-putting to suddenly have FF move over the top of what you are doing and disturbing

Re: [gentoo-user] Sudo config

2008-06-21 Thread Stroller
On 21 Jun 2008, at 09:14, Ward Poelmans wrote: 2008/6/20 Stroller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On my systems I have only seen this *every* time I `sudo` when my clock has been broken. That's because the lecture option has the value of once and when your time is messed up, it resets. Well, duh!

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Remote install @Hetzner

2008-06-21 Thread Enrico Weigelt
* Enrico Weigelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One nice tip: > > Put a small wrapper in middle between init and rc which redirects > output to some file (needs rootfs mounted rw, of course). So you can > later see from rescue system what was happening :) Beware: this has one drawback: If you're

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Remote install @Hetzner

2008-06-21 Thread Enrico Weigelt
Hi folks, meanwhile I've got the machine running directly from Gentoo rootfs :) I had to tweak several things in /sbin/rc and now am in the process of merging back with the original one. One nice tip: Put a small wrapper in middle between init and rc which redirects output to some file (needs

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Error compiling xine-lib - libtool errors

2008-06-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Saturday 21 June 2008, Daniel Pielmeier wrote: > Alan McKinnon schrieb: > > Replying to my own post, because some elementary exploring on the > > local machine provided the solution: > > > > /sbin/fix_libtool_files.sh 4.2.3 > > > > allowed xine-lib to build. > > > > On a related note, I find lib

Re: [gentoo-user] firewall + dns secondary

2008-06-21 Thread Uwe Thiem
On Saturday 21 June 2008, James wrote: > Hello, > > I'm adding primary and secondary name servers to my small (5 > static) ip network. > > > Are there any security reasons that I should not run the secondary > (Bind) name server on the firewall (iptables) directly? Well, security holes have been d

Re: [gentoo-user] boot error - udevd-event

2008-06-21 Thread Ward Poelmans
2008/6/21 dhk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I looked in /etc/udev/rules.d but I not sure how all that's used. What are > the rules suppose to be? Here you can find everything about udev rules: http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html You should look for a rule that with SYMLINK=/dev/fb or somethi

Re: [gentoo-user] boot error - udevd-event

2008-06-21 Thread dhk
Ward Poelmans wrote: 2008/6/21 dhk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: udevd-event[3796]: node symlink: rename(/dev/fb.udev-tmp, /dev/fb) failed: Is a directory Check your udev rules. I think he tries to make a symlink to /dev/fb but it's a directory so he can't. Ward I looked in /etc/udev/rules.d but I not

[gentoo-user] firewall + dns secondary

2008-06-21 Thread James
Hello, I'm adding primary and secondary name servers to my small (5 static) ip network. Are there any security reasons that I should not run the secondary (Bind) name server on the firewall (iptables) directly? -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Remote install @Hetzner

2008-06-21 Thread Enrico Weigelt
* Joe User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, > have a look at http://www.rootforum.de/wiki/gentoo/01_hardened > "Bootloader installieren", it's a grub bug. I don't think it's a grub problem, since I also can't boot with the preinstalled grub w/ rootfs from the second disk. It seems that the whole

Re: [gentoo-user] Remote install @Hetzner

2008-06-21 Thread Joe User
Enrico Weigelt schrieb: Hi folks, I'm currently trying to install Gentoo remotely on an Hetzer (www.hetzner.de) Server via rescue system. Everything seemed to work fine, but the box doesn't come up. I don't have any physical/serial console access, so I cannot see what's happening :( Did a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Error compiling xine-lib - libtool errors

2008-06-21 Thread Daniel Pielmeier
Alan McKinnon schrieb: Replying to my own post, because some elementary exploring on the local machine provided the solution: /sbin/fix_libtool_files.sh 4.2.3 allowed xine-lib to build. On a related note, I find libtool a most confusing bit of software, and don't really understand what it do

[gentoo-user] Re: Error compiling xine-lib - libtool errors

2008-06-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
Replying to my own post, because some elementary exploring on the local machine provided the solution: /sbin/fix_libtool_files.sh 4.2.3 allowed xine-lib to build. On a related note, I find libtool a most confusing bit of software, and don't really understand what it does. Anyone have a good li

Re: [gentoo-user] Remote install @Hetzner

2008-06-21 Thread Enrico Weigelt
* Enrico Weigelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi folks, > chroot /gentoo ls -la / 2>&1 > /FOO > > that file is created, but empty. > > hmm, perhaps I'll have to use absolute pathes ... ;-o The absolute pathes were missing, now chroot works and /sbin/rc leaves his note. But still the system doe

Re: [gentoo-user] Remote install @Hetzner

2008-06-21 Thread Enrico Weigelt
* Johann Schmitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, > Enrico Weigelt schrieb: > | BTW: I've tried to start some services within the sysroot, but that > | tried to mount/check the rootfs and of course failed :( > | Should I trick init.d to think these services were already started ? > > NO! Doing thi

Re: [gentoo-user] boot error - udevd-event

2008-06-21 Thread Ward Poelmans
2008/6/21 dhk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > udevd-event[3796]: node symlink: rename(/dev/fb.udev-tmp, /dev/fb) failed: > Is a directory Check your udev rules. I think he tries to make a symlink to /dev/fb but it's a directory so he can't. Ward -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] boot error - udevd-event

2008-06-21 Thread dhk
The following message is displayed on boot. The system works fine despite the message, but I'd still like to know what the cause is and fix it. udevd-event[3796]: node symlink: rename(/dev/fb.udev-tmp, /dev/fb) failed: Is a directory Any ideas? Thanks, Dave -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org

[gentoo-user] Re: Remote install @Hetzner

2008-06-21 Thread Jens Kleikamp
Enrico Weigelt schrieb: > Hi folks, > > > I'm currently trying to install Gentoo remotely on an Hetzer > (www.hetzner.de) Server via rescue system. Everything seemed > to work fine, but the box doesn't come up. > > I don't have any physical/serial console access, so I cannot > see what's happe

Re: [gentoo-user] Enabling Hald services

2008-06-21 Thread Ward Poelmans
2008/6/21 Norman Hakim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Yes,i can the icon but i cannot open it,after i click it nothing happen. Is > it i have to Run "mount" and "dmesg" using terminal? i'm using Gnome desktop > manager,the id stated is "1000". So when you click, nothings happens? No error message? "id" sh

Re: [gentoo-user] Enabling Hald services

2008-06-21 Thread Norman Hakim
Ward Poelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 2008/6/21 Norman Hakim : > Thank you. After i run this script "/etc/init.d/hald start" and with > "rc-update add hald default" using in root and i connect my external > harddisk,it detects my external but after i double click to open it,nothing > happen,i

Re: [gentoo-user] Enabling Hald services

2008-06-21 Thread Ward Poelmans
2008/6/21 Norman Hakim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Thank you. After i run this script "/etc/init.d/hald start" and with > "rc-update add hald default" using in root and i connect my external > harddisk,it detects my external but after i double click to open it,nothing > happen,i cant open my external dr

Re: [gentoo-user] Internal Mic on Mac

2008-06-21 Thread Mick
On Friday 20 June 2008, Paulo J. Matos wrote: > I have a macbook with gentoo and kernel 2.6.25-gentoo-r3, any > suggestions on how to make the internal mic working? > I have sound but internal mic doesn't seem to work. Have you looked at alsamixer? Use the right arrow to scroll to the right - s

Re: [gentoo-user] Enabling Hald services

2008-06-21 Thread Norman Hakim
Ward Poelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 2008/6/21 Norman Hakim : > Can anyone assists how to enable this services and how to load the kernel > 2.6 so that i can connect my external harddisk. I don't understand what you ask? You can start hal with "/etc/init.d/hald start" and with "rc-update a

Re: [gentoo-user] Enabling Hald services & kernel 2.

2008-06-21 Thread Ward Poelmans
2008/6/21 Norman Hakim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Can anyone assists how to enable this services and how to load the kernel > 2.6 so that i can connect my external harddisk. I don't understand what you ask? You can start hal with "/etc/init.d/hald start" and with "rc-update add hald default" you can

[gentoo-user] Error compiling xine-lib - libtool errors

2008-06-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
libtool: link: warning: `/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.4/../../../libfreetype.la' seems to be moved libtool: link: warning: `/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.4/../../../libfontconfig.la' seems to be moved grep: /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.3/libgomp.la: No such file or directory /

Re: [gentoo-user] Sudo config

2008-06-21 Thread Ward Poelmans
2008/6/20 Stroller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On my systems I have only seen this *every* time I `sudo` when my clock has > been broken. That's because the lecture option has the value of once and when your time is messed up, it resets. Try adding: Defaults !lecture to your sudoers. No need to emerge

Re: [gentoo-user] Error compiling ATI drivers 8.28.8

2008-06-21 Thread Robin Atwood
On Saturday 21 Jun 2008, Ivan Alden wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to compile the ATI proprietary drivers for my DELL D600 lap. > I found in a web search that the last working drivers for this card was > the 8.28.8 version. > /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.28.8/work/common/lib/modules/fg

Re: [gentoo-user] Remote install @Hetzner

2008-06-21 Thread Johann Schmitz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Enrico Weigelt schrieb: | BTW: I've tried to start some services within the sysroot, but that | tried to mount/check the rootfs and of course failed :( | Should I trick init.d to think these services were already started ? NO! Doing this will cause