[gentoo-user] get fences failed: -1 and [drm:i915_getparam] *ERROR*

Hello, Anytime I fireup openoffice-3.0.0 components, I get this message at the command prompt: get fences failed: -1 param: 6, val: 0 and a line in the /var/log/messages file [drm:i915_getparam] *ERROR* Unknown parameter 6 does anyone know what these mean? The application runs but appare

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

> Sorry Kevin, I wasn't paying attention and thought you were > using ati-drivers/flgrx package, which is where > /usr/lib64/opengl/ati comes from. Since you're not using > flgrx I would expect you would use > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so and That was supposed to be /usr/lib/opengl

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

> >> For me, > >> libdri.so is a symlink to > /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libdri.so > >> libglx.so is a symlink to > /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so (since you havent > run the eselect to repoint it yet, it will be set to > /usr/lib64/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so). > >> > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Adam Carter wrote: >>> > DRI requires kernel support - Device Drivers -> Graphics -> >>> Direct Rendering Manager, and you'll want to select the >>> correct ATI support under that. >>> >>> That's always been

[gentoo-user] how to move overlays to a new storage location

Hello, A recent update of layman changed the storage variable in /etc/layman/layman.cfg to storage : /usr/local/portage/layman It was previously /usr/portage/local/layman. As a result I would like to move things to the new location. I actually like it better under /usr/local/portage. Is thi

Re: [gentoo-user] fontset

Gavin Seddon wrote: > Hi, > When I try to run snns I get > > '>Warning: Cannot convert string "7x13bold" to type FontStruct > Warning: Missing charsets in String to FontSet conversion > Warning: Unable to load any usable fontset > Can't find display font specified in command line > > [1]Exit

[SOLVED] Re: [gentoo-user] xterm fonts not loaded

Paul Hartman wrote: > > And specifically make sure that media-fonts/font-misc-misc is not > having problems. > > It was not installed. Now xterm is happy. Thanks, -- Valmor

RE: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

> > > actually care about moving binary packages around. Thoughts? > > > > thoughts: there are distros that hold your hand already. > > There's also Windows. For just in case Ubuntu doesn't hold > enough of your hand. I'm with Wyatt on this one. Can we appreciate there may be a difference betwe

Re: [gentoo-user] Escape a hung X session

On Donnerstag 28 Mai 2009, Mick wrote: > On Monday 25 May 2009, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Montag 25 Mai 2009, sean wrote: > > > Does anyone know a way to kill an X session when it locks up? > > > > > > CTRL-ALT-Backspace and anything else that was tried does not kill the > > > session. > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Escape a hung X session

On Monday 25 May 2009, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Montag 25 Mai 2009, sean wrote: > > Does anyone know a way to kill an X session when it locks up? > > > > CTRL-ALT-Backspace and anything else that was tried does not kill the > > session. > > Sadly we have to pull the power to get back in. >

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On Wed, 27 May 2009 16:28:35 -0400, Wyatt Epp wrote: > You know, I wonder if that's not a bug? There is no eselect module for > setting your python version, U % eselect python help Manage the /usr/bin/python and python.1 man symlinks. Usage: eselect python Standard actions: help

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On 5/27/09, Wyatt Epp wrote: > Reading this thread, though, it seems like it would be useful to have a > FEATURES=cpudetection for Portage. Congratulations, it's already there! Sort of. -march=native ;) -- Arttu V.

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On Wednesday 27 May 2009 23:04:54 Mike Edenfield wrote: > On 5/27/2009 4:40 PM, Wyatt Epp wrote: > > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Alan McKinnon > > wrote: > > > > On Wednesday 27 May 2009 22:04:06 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > > thoughts: there are di

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On 5/27/2009 4:40 PM, Wyatt Epp wrote: On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Alan McKinnon mailto:alan.mckin...@gmail.com>> wrote: On Wednesday 27 May 2009 22:04:06 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > thoughts: there are distros that hold your hand already. There's also Windows. For ju

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On 5/27/2009 4:08 PM, Ward Poelmans wrote: On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 21:57, Wyatt Epp wrote: Reading this thread, though, it seems like it would be useful to have a FEATURES=cpudetection for Portage. I honestly don't understand why the user should have to be arsed to set those USEs manually if t

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On Wed, 27 May 2009 16:28:35 -0400 Wyatt Epp wrote: > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Jorge Morais > wrote: > > > I should mention that you should be careful about deleting any files - > > and qfile is not a 100% guarantee that the file does not come from a > > Portage-installed package. For e

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On Mittwoch 27 Mai 2009, Wyatt Epp wrote: > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > On Wednesday 27 May 2009 22:04:06 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > > thoughts: there are distros that hold your hand already. > > > > There's also Windows. For just in case Ubuntu doesn't hold enou

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Wednesday 27 May 2009 22:04:06 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > > > thoughts: there are distros that hold your hand already. > > There's also Windows. For just in case Ubuntu doesn't hold enough of your > hand. Oh right, what was I thinki

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Jorge Morais wrote: > I should mention that you should be careful about deleting any files - > and qfile is not a 100% guarantee that the file does not come from a > Portage-installed package. For example, in my system Python was > installed by Portage, and > $ fi

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On Wednesday 27 May 2009 22:04:06 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Mittwoch 27 Mai 2009, Wyatt Epp wrote: > > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Stroller > > wrote: > > > Of course, the amount of time I've spent on this thread, I could > > > perhaps have learned *exactly* what all these extended inst

Re: [gentoo-user] Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf

On Wednesday 27 May 2009 21:42:23 Jacob Todd wrote: > I'm getting the following warnings when I boot/come back from > hibernation: > > WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files > belong into /etc/modprobe.d/. > WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blackli

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 21:57, Wyatt Epp wrote: > Reading this thread, though, it seems like it would be useful to have a > FEATURES=cpudetection for Portage.  I honestly don't understand why the user > should have to be arsed to set those USEs manually if they don't actually > care about moving b

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On Mittwoch 27 Mai 2009, Wyatt Epp wrote: > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Stroller wrote: > > Of course, the amount of time I've spent on this thread, I could perhaps > > have learned *exactly* what all these extended instruction sets do, who > > designed them, whether they're cross-licensed be

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Stroller wrote: > > Of course, the amount of time I've spent on this thread, I could perhaps > have learned *exactly* what all these extended instruction sets do, who > designed them, whether they're cross-licensed between manufacturers and what > their prospects a

[gentoo-user] Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf

I'm getting the following warnings when I boot/come back from hibernation: WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong into /etc/modprobe.d/. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config

Re: [gentoo-user] Latest X on G3 PPC?

Ajai Khattri wrote: > > Anyone have a working xorg config file for an Apple G3 machine? I > upgraded to the latest X and the desktop no longer works... > > > (Yes, Ive already asked on the PPC list too). > > > > I've attached my xorg from my G4 eMac, hopefully it will be of some help. # File genera

Re: [gentoo-user] Latest X on G3 PPC?

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Ajai Khattri wrote: > > Anyone have a working xorg config file for an Apple G3 machine? I upgraded > to the latest X and the desktop no longer works... > > > (Yes, Ive already asked on the PPC list too). > > I don't know the G3 but are you running with HAL? If so,

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 27 May 2009 10:01:12 -0500, Dale wrote: > > >> I got some SysRq commands printed out tho. Question, do I have to hit >> the Alt key each time or what? >> > > Hold down Atl, hold down SysRq, press each of the keys in turn. The usual > full sequence is R-E-I-S

[gentoo-user] Latest X on G3 PPC?

Anyone have a working xorg config file for an Apple G3 machine? I upgraded to the latest X and the desktop no longer works... (Yes, Ive already asked on the PPC list too). -- A

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

On Wed, 27 May 2009 10:01:12 -0500, Dale wrote: > I got some SysRq commands printed out tho. Question, do I have to hit > the Alt key each time or what? Hold down Atl, hold down SysRq, press each of the keys in turn. The usual full sequence is R-E-I-S-U-B Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

On Wed, 27 May 2009 09:58:44 -0500, Dale wrote: > > Have you tried Alt-SysRq-R? > I haven't but I may try it now tho. I have never used SysRq before. > Thhinking of the is is a bit new to me. It has to be better than just > pulling the plug tho. That's what I had to do last time. You're thin

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

Daniel da Veiga wrote: > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:03, Dale wrote: > >> Hung Dang wrote: >> >>> I often use Ctrl+F1 to F6 to back to the command line and if your X is >>> fine you can back the X screen using Ctrl+F7. Or if you want to kill >>> your X then Ctrl+Alt+Backspace may be helpful

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 27 May 2009 08:03:31 -0500, Dale wrote: > > >> I done been through this one time. I'm trying to figure out how to get >> back to console with a keyboard that doesn't work at all. >> > > Have you tried Alt-SysRq-R? > > > I haven't but I may try it now tho.

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

Håkon Alstadheim wrote: > Daniel da Veiga wrote: >> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:03, Dale wrote: >> >>> Hung Dang wrote: >>> I often use Ctrl+F1 to F6 to back to the command line and if your X is fine you can back the X screen using Ctrl+F7. Or if you want to kill your X then Ct

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

On Wed, 27 May 2009 08:03:31 -0500, Dale wrote: > I done been through this one time. I'm trying to figure out how to get > back to console with a keyboard that doesn't work at all. Have you tried Alt-SysRq-R? -- Neil Bothwick You cannot really appreciate Dilbert unless you've read it in the

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

Daniel da Veiga wrote: On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:03, Dale wrote: Hung Dang wrote: I often use Ctrl+F1 to F6 to back to the command line and if your X is fine you can back the X screen using Ctrl+F7. Or if you want to kill your X then Ctrl+Alt+Backspace may be helpful. Hung Dale wro

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:03, Dale wrote: > Hung Dang wrote: >> I often use Ctrl+F1 to F6 to back to the command line and if your X is >> fine you can back the X screen using Ctrl+F7. Or if you want to kill >> your X then Ctrl+Alt+Backspace may be helpful. >> >> Hung >> >> >> Dale wrote: >>> I kn

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

Hung Dang wrote: > I often use Ctrl+F1 to F6 to back to the command line and if your X is > fine you can back the X screen using Ctrl+F7. Or if you want to kill > your X then Ctrl+Alt+Backspace may be helpful. > > Hung > > > Dale wrote: >> I know the subject is a bit lacking but here goes. I'm thi

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On 27 May 2009, at 09:32, Jon Hardcastle wrote: ... As the guy that started this thread I am testimony to this problem. I now have a tainted (albeit only slightly) system as my main server at home! This whole problem came about because I wanted to install truecrypt (another powder keg!)

[gentoo-user] change output of passwd

Hi, is there a way how to change output of passwd? From: New UNIX password: BAD PASSWORD: it is WAY too short To something like: New UNIX password: BAD PASSWORD: password must be at least 6 characters long and must contain at least 1 digit, 1 special character Thanks, Raul

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Another USE question

On 27 May 2009, at 10:11, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: ... Nah, that just doesn't cut it. It's annoying as hell. It's far less annoying to simply "equery uses" on the USE flags you see during an "emerge -a" and edit make.conf by hand instead of doing the scroll-circus. You try to read text by

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On Sat, 23 May 2009 19:08:50 -0300 Jorge Morais wrote: > One idea: you can can recompile python with a safe > prefix (such as a subdir of your home), issue make install (not as root, > for increased safety) and see where Python install its files relative to > the prefix, so you can delete them fr

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Another USE question

On 27 May 2009, at 09:15, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: ... This is why I have arrived at the combination of euse (and now `equery uses`) to view USE descriptions and flagedit for setting them. I think that from a usability point of view these are easier than either ufed or a text editor. e

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On Wed, 27 May 2009 01:32:13 -0700 (PDT) Jon Hardcastle wrote: > > I'd hope that if anyone else comes a cropper by this then at least this conv > will help them! But I was EXPECTING portage to not let me do something that > would stop the 'solution' (and that is what it is whether at the porta

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On 27 May 2009, at 11:00, Daniel Iliev wrote: ... I'm afraid the common sense says disabling the "cpudetection" USE flag could lead to the problem I described in my previous message. Please, don't get me wrong - I'm not arguing and I've never tried to build mplayer with EIS that is unsupported b

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about xorg and a kill process

Hung Dang ha scritto: > I often use Ctrl+F1 to F6 to back to the command line and if your X is > fine you can back the X screen using Ctrl+F7. Or if you want to kill > your X then Ctrl+Alt+Backspace may be helpful. Unless X freezes and steals your keyboard away. m. > Hung > > > Dale wrote: >>

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On Wed, 27 May 2009 09:14:03 +0100 Stroller wrote: > > On 27 May 2009, at 01:47, Daniel Iliev wrote: > > > > There could be problems if you had enabled all the EIS flags > > globally (in make.conf) instead only for mplayer, because other > > programs don't have the "run-time cpu detection" featu

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On Wed, 27 May 2009 01:32:13 -0700 (PDT), Jon Hardcastle wrote: > But I was EXPECTING portage to not let me do something that would stop > the 'solution' (and that is what it is whether at the portage or the > gentoo level) working. Gentoo provides the gun, it does not prevent you pointing at you

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Another USE question

On Wed, 27 May 2009 11:30:11 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Nah, that just doesn't cut it. It's annoying as hell. It's far less > annoying to simply "equery uses" on the USE flags you see during an > "emerge -a" and edit make.conf by hand It's even easier to use flagedit than hand editing.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Another USE question

On Mittwoch 27 Mai 2009, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Mittwoch 27 Mai 2009, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > >> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > >>> Protip: arrow keys, left, right. > >> > >> Nah, that just doesn't cut it. It's annoying as hell. It's far less > >> annoying

[gentoo-user] Re: Another USE question

Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Mittwoch 27 Mai 2009, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: Protip: arrow keys, left, right. Nah, that just doesn't cut it. It's annoying as hell. It's far less annoying to simply "equery uses" on the USE flags you see during an "emerge -a" and e

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Another USE question

On Mittwoch 27 Mai 2009, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Mittwoch 27 Mai 2009, Stroller wrote: > >> On 27 May 2009, at 00:33, Keith Dart wrote: > > ... > > USE_FOO="this n that" > > USE_BAR="some more flags" > > BLAH="whatever else there might be" > >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] Synaptics and HAL Device Information Files

Thank you very much for your clear answers. Now my touchpad works although I didn't change anything but I have recompiled HAL (with dell USE flag) and the drivers. In the early stage, not knowing precisely what filename to use I have used the file name "99-x11-synaptics.fdi". It is still so but I

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

--- On Mon, 25/5/09, Stroller wrote: > From: Stroller > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Date: Monday, 25 May, 2009, 12:34 AM > > On 24 May 2009, at 21:41, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > On Sun, 24 May 2009 18:22:05 +0200, Alan McKinnon >

[gentoo-user] Re: Another USE question

Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Mittwoch 27 Mai 2009, Stroller wrote: On 27 May 2009, at 00:33, Keith Dart wrote: ... USE_FOO="this n that" USE_BAR="some more flags" BLAH="whatever else there might be" USE="${USE_FOO} ${USE_BAR} ${BLAH} Thank's. That is exactly what I was looking for. But tha

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Another USE question

On Mittwoch 27 Mai 2009, Stroller wrote: > On 27 May 2009, at 00:33, Keith Dart wrote: > >>> ... > >>> USE_FOO="this n that" > >>> USE_BAR="some more flags" > >>> BLAH="whatever else there might be" > >>> > >>> USE="${USE_FOO} ${USE_BAR} ${BLAH} > >> > >> Thank's. That is exactly what I was looking

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="mmx mmxext sse sse2 ssse3 3dnow 3dnowext"

On 27 May 2009, at 01:47, Daniel Iliev wrote: Yes, just add "cpudetection" to those or put it in in make.conf. Apparently not! I rebuilt using that flag & received this message: * You've enabled the cpudetection flag. This feature is * included mainly for people who want to use the same

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Another USE question

On 27 May 2009, at 00:33, Keith Dart wrote: ... USE_FOO="this n that" USE_BAR="some more flags" BLAH="whatever else there might be" USE="${USE_FOO} ${USE_BAR} ${BLAH} Thank's. That is exactly what I was looking for. But that will likely break, or render useless, the ufed tool. If you don't

[gentoo-user] massive problems with gdm 2.26.1-r1

Hi. I have been using the gnome overlay, but last night when I did my latest update and got gdm 2.26.1-r1, I had massive problems including it trying to take over console 7, even though it was in use and for whatever reason, I actually could not get out of that screen and had to reboot. Anyone kn

Re: [gentoo-user] Another USE question

On Wednesday 27 May 2009 01:06:06 KH wrote: > Hi, > > sure I want to know what they do mean and I hope I already do with those > I defined for my make.conf. The point is another. Like I set up another > PC with other cpu and gpu I want to be able to just copy and past those > use flags not related

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Another USE question

On Wednesday 27 May 2009 04:23:13 Keith Dart wrote: > On May 26, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Dale wrote: > > Memorized all of what? Open a text editor and edit make.conf. What > > do > > you need to memorize? If you use KDE, you can edit them with kwrite > > which is about as easy as it gets. Heck, I bee