[gentoo-user] xterm man page has broken link to X

I am exploring a few things about terminal programs, and am finding their man pages hard going. Just as an example, the xterm page coverage of -geometry points to the man page for X(7), but no such page exists on my system, and I can find no obvious package that might supply it. This raises the i

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: package.keywords

Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Tuesday 23 June 2009 01:17:16 Dale wrote: > >> Neil Bothwick wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:51:31 + (UTC), James wrote: >>> I'm mostly running stable with exceptions being enabled via the /etc/portage file structure. Usually it's small, >

Re: [gentoo-user] [off-topic] diary/blog desktop software advice

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:18:25 +0200 Francesco Talamona wrote: > I am looking for a software to keep a paperless diary, but I seem I > can't find anything valid, at first I tried app-office/qchartdiary, it > doesn't run, then I found www-apps/nanoblogger and www-apps/polarblog, > but are both in

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: package.keywords

On Tuesday 23 June 2009 01:17:16 Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:51:31 + (UTC), James wrote: > >> I'm mostly running stable with exceptions being enabled > >> via the /etc/portage file structure. Usually it's small, > >> but now with kde4, BLOAT is my modus operand

[gentoo-user] [off-topic] diary/blog desktop software advice

I am looking for a software to keep a paperless diary, but I seem I can't find anything valid, at first I tried app-office/qchartdiary, it doesn't run, then I found www-apps/nanoblogger and www-apps/polarblog, but are both in the "needloving" [1], don't know if it worth trying. I need something

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

> Forget LVM, forget a separate /boot, just stick / on the SSD and mount > the likes of /var on the SD card. I use LVM on my Eee, but that's because > it has two SSDs, I wouldn't dream of including the SD card in there. > Ok, I did it! No more LVM! Wiped the SSD and made one partition out of it. M

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: package.keywords

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:17:16 -0500, Dale wrote: > > All package.* files in /etc/portage can be replaced a directories, > > then all the files in that directory are considered as a whole. > For some reason, my light bulb has still not came on so here comes some > questions. I would create /etc/po

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: package.keywords

Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:51:31 + (UTC), James wrote: > > >> I'm mostly running stable with exceptions being enabled >> via the /etc/portage file structure. Usually it's small, >> but now with kde4, BLOAT is my modus operandi, >> not by choice.. >> > > It's easi

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:09:52 -0600, Maxim Wexler wrote: > >> Necessary? Don't know but is meant to spare the SSD too much r/w > >> strain. > > > > How? By spanning an LVM across the two, you have no control over > > which is written to the most. I'd put / on the SSD then mount > > write-heavy di

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:33:13 -0600, Maxim Wexler wrote: > > dmesg output would also be a good thing to sort this out. > 477 lines! Rather than post it, what sort of thing(s) should I look > for. sda and sdb show up OK. All the usb stuff looks alright. grepping > for scsi shows that the SSD and S

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:42:05 -0600, Maxim Wexler wrote: > > Actually, it's /etc/init.d/localmount, not bootmisc. Add a sleep > > command just before No, you'de need to edit the bootmisc script and > > add a sleep command just before > > Sorry, this doesn't scan well. It doesn't, that not what

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: package.keywords

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:51:31 + (UTC), James wrote: > I'm mostly running stable with exceptions being enabled > via the /etc/portage file structure. Usually it's small, > but now with kde4, BLOAT is my modus operandi, > not by choice.. It's easier to manage if you make portage.keywords a

Re: [gentoo-user] Power management updates?

On Monday 22 June 2009 15:56:47 Mike Mazur wrote: > Hello, > > I noticed some issues with the power management setup I had when I > upgraded kernels over the last few months. This past weekend I decided > to crack down on this to see whether they could be fixed. I visited > the Gentoo Power Managem

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: package.keywords

On Monday 22 June 2009 17:51:31 James wrote: > So, as a conclusion, you probably want to use ~ instead of >= in there > > > as you apparently are running a mostly stable box (arch) instead of > > testing (~arch)? > > This is my (mis)conception, although, as you have suggest, > there are (gentoo) c

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

Massimiliano Ziccardi wrote: > Finally it works! > > I just had to add my user to the 'video' group. > > Shouldn't new user be added to such groups by default? This is Gentoo. Very little is default here. You either set it yourself or it doesn't get set. Dale :-) :-)

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

> >> Necessary? Don't know but is meant to spare the SSD too much r/w strain. > > How? By spanning an LVM across the two, you have no control over which is > written to the most. I'd put / on the SSD then mount write-heavy > directories, like /var and /home, on the SD card. I'd also set $PORTDIR >

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

> Actually, it's /etc/init.d/localmount, not bootmisc. Add a sleep command > just before No, you'de need to edit the bootmisc script and add a sleep > command just before Sorry, this doesn't scan well. Do I put the sleep command in localmount or not? Then edit bootmisc too? How many seconds do I

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

> That could either mean that (not all of) the drivers needed to access this > device are available (not compiled into the kernel), or what Neil already > wrote: a delay in discovering the device. > > dmesg output would also be a good thing to sort this out. > 477 lines! Rather than post it, what

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

> Are CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD and CONFIG_SCSI also compiled in? > Yes mw

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

Am Sonntag 21 Juni 2009 23:16:49 schrieb Maxim Wexler: > Couldn't find device with uuid 'ldwVeS-gwl4-HE4Z-M3Gw-DILI-Dbjh-2lHroF'. > Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group vg. That could either mean that (not all of) the drivers needed to access this device are available (not com

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

Am Montag 22 Juni 2009 03:20:02 schrieb Maxim Wexler: > > Would I be correct in thinking the SSD is a sata device while the SD is > > a usb device?? > > > > How are you USB drivers compiled in the kenrnel? And what about: > # NOTE: USB_STORAGE depends on SCSI but BLK_DEV_SD may also be needed; >

[gentoo-user] Re: package.keywords

Arttu V. gmail.com> writes: > More reading: ebuild(5)" Ah, ok so there is not restriction on using any of the the boolean operators in any config file underneath /etc/portage? as section 5 does not mention any > So, as a conclusion, you probably want to use ~ instead

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: package.keywords

On 6/22/09, James wrote: > Where do I read more and find more of the latest example for > syntax with portage and the different files therein? > It should have read: > > 'man portage' does not show the use of the (><=) syntax > within the package.keywords file ? No, but it instructs one to peek

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 17:08, Massimiliano Ziccardi wrote: > Finally it works! Great :) > I just had to add my user to the 'video' group. > > Shouldn't new user be added to such groups by default? We're Gentoo, not Ubuntu ;-) > driconf, always says > > Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

Finally it works! I just had to add my user to the 'video' group. Shouldn't new user be added to such groups by default? driconf, always says Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0". Thank you a lot, Massimiliano

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 16:51, Massimiliano Ziccardi wrote: > > So I think that's a permission problem now. Check /dev/video* en /dev/dri* Try adding, Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection To your xorg.conf file. If that doesn't work, take a look into Xorg.0.log. Ward

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

I'm close to the solution. If I run glxinfo | grep renderer as root, I get direct rendering: Yes OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel�� GM45 Express Chipset GEM 20090114 while, if I run the same command as a simple user, I get direct rendering: Yes OpenGL renderer string: Software Ras

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

More INFO Running driconf, I see the following message: Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0". However, inside the xorg.0.log, I see: (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control and GLX_MESA_swap_control (II) AIGLX: GLX_EXT_texture_fr

[gentoo-user] Re: package.keywords

James tampabay.rr.com> writes: > 'man portage' does not show the use of the (><=) syntax > as an example for emerge? Sorry for my sloppiness I should have been more precise (more coffee required). It should have read: 'man portage' does not show the use of the (><=) syntax within the

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

One more thing. Now, driconf says 'Could not detect any configurable direct-rendering capable devices. DRIconf will be started in expert mode'. Before the config changes I did, I never got this message calling driconf On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Massimiliano Ziccardi < massimiliano.zicca...@

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

Ok. Now I think I did everything However: x...@localhost ~ $ glxinfo | grep GEM x...@localhost ~ $ x...@localhost ~ $ emerge --search xorg-server Searching... [ Results for search key : xorg-server ] [ Applications found : 1 ] * x11-base/xorg-server Latest version available: 1.6.1.901

Re: [gentoo-user] package.keywords

On Mon, 2009-06-22 at 13:58 +, James wrote: > Well, I just tried something that seems to work, > but has me confused or missing the routine reading > of new portage features. > > > Anyway upon a routine update (using portage 2.2_rc33 > and sets for kde4) I got a message: > > > All ebuil

[gentoo-user] package.keywords

Well, I just tried something that seems to work, but has me confused or missing the routine reading of new portage features. Anyway upon a routine update (using portage 2.2_rc33 and sets for kde4) I got a message: All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=dev-python/sip-4.8.1" have been masked. On

[gentoo-user] Power management updates?

Hello, I noticed some issues with the power management setup I had when I upgraded kernels over the last few months. This past weekend I decided to crack down on this to see whether they could be fixed. I visited the Gentoo Power Management Guide[1] again and re-traced the setup to verify my syste

Re: [gentoo-user] [postfix - bug?] error in master.cf - problem with restart

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:56:09 +0200 Marcin Niskiewicz wrote: > 2009/6/22 Eray Aslan > > > On 22.06.2009 13:02, Marcin Niskiewicz wrote: > > > I noticed that when someone makes an error in master.cf > > > (for example write anything at the beginning > > > of the file) and then

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

I'm following to the letter, now :-) However, it says I need xorg 1.6, so, now I'm upgrading. Here is my package.keyword files >=x11-base/xorg-server-1.6 >=x11-libs/libXfont-1.4 >=x11-proto/randproto-1.2 I hope it won't break my system :-) I'll let you know the result. Thanks a lot, Massimili

Re: [gentoo-user] [postfix - bug?] error in master.cf - problem with restart

2009/6/22 Eray Aslan > On 22.06.2009 13:02, Marcin Niskiewicz wrote: > > I noticed that when someone makes an error in master.cf > > (for example write anything at the beginning of the > > file) and then restart postfix there is a problem: > > > > postfix is stopped (that's ok)

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 13:16, Massimiliano Ziccardi wrote: > Done. After that I did: > > emerge -av xf86-video-intel > killall -1 X Did you merge mesa again? Did you follow the guide to the letter? Ward

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

Done. After that I did: emerge -av xf86-video-intel killall -1 X However, performances didn't change much... x...@localhost ~ $ glxinfo | grep render direct rendering: Yes OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer Other ideas? Thank you, Massimiliano It just means that you need to change

Re: [gentoo-user] [postfix - bug?] error in master.cf - problem with restart

On 22.06.2009 13:02, Marcin Niskiewicz wrote: > I noticed that when someone makes an error in master.cf > (for example write anything at the beginning of the > file) and then restart postfix there is a problem: > > postfix is stopped (that's ok), then it should be started but it

[gentoo-user] [postfix - bug?] error in master.cf - problem with restart

Hello I noticed that when someone makes an error in master.cf (for example write anything at the beginning of the file) and then restart postfix there is a problem: postfix is stopped (that's ok), then it should be started but it isn't (in log something like postfix/master[1649]: fatal: /etc/postf

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 09:52, Massimiliano Ziccardi wrote: > > When it says "to switch set the VIDEO_CARDS", I thought it meant "since > Gentoo switched all ebuilds to the upstream naming > x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel, if you want to switch to the old > xf86-video-i810, set the VIDEO_CARDS variab

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with the graphic card

Hi Ward. Thank you for your clarification. Just to be sure I have undestood right. The document says: " Since 22 Oct 2008, Gentoo switched all ebuilds to the upstream naming: x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel. The ebuild xf86-video-i810 no longer exists. To switch, set the VIDEO_CARDS variable to int

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:13:19 -0600, Maxim Wexler wrote: > >> mount: /dev/vg/tmp already mounted on /tmp > >> mount: tmpfs already mounted on /tmp > > > > It's nothing to do with your problem, but why are you mounting two > > filesystems on /tmp? > > fstab: > ... > shm /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nos