[gentoo-user] Re: kernel configuration problem -- genkernel: no irq handler; manual config: root filesystem could not be mounted r/w

2010-06-21 Thread rocwhite168
Walter Dnes waltdnes.org> writes: > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 02:57:58PM +0800, rocwhite168 wrote > > > On the other hand, I'm trying to configure the kernel manually. I > > did this according to several online tutorials, but it still won't > > even start up: "Root filesystem could not be mount

[gentoo-user] Re: kernel configuration problem -- genkernel: no irq handler; manual config: root filesystem could not be mounted r/w

2010-06-21 Thread rocwhite168
Walter Dnes waltdnes.org> writes: > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 02:57:58PM +0800, rocwhite168 wrote > > > On the other hand, I'm trying to configure the kernel manually. I > > did this according to several online tutorials, but it still won't > > even start up: "Root filesystem could not be mount

[gentoo-user] Re: kernel configuration problem -- genkernel: no irq handler; manual config: root filesystem could not be mounted r/w

2010-06-21 Thread rocwhite168
Kaddeh gmail.com> writes: > > it would help to also put your /etc/fstaband let us know what FS you have > root setup asin addition to your /boot/grub/grub.conf > 2010/6/20 rocwhite168 163.com> > I used genkernel to configure the kernel. It complained every time at > shutdown that > > "Code:

Re: [gentoo-user] kernel configuration problem -- genkernel: no irq handler; manual config: root filesystem could not be mounted r/w

2010-06-21 Thread Walter Dnes
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 02:57:58PM +0800, rocwhite168 wrote > On the other hand, I'm trying to configure the kernel manually. I > did this according to several online tutorials, but it still won't > even start up: "Root filesystem could not be mounted read/write." Can > anyone please have a look a

Re: [gentoo-user] Questions re swap and hibernate interaction on 8 gig machine

2010-06-21 Thread Dale
Bill Kenworthy wrote: << SNIP >> 5. Tune the kernel swappable parameter to either force most everything to swap to keep ram free or the other way to make it less likely to swap if thats whats needed. The current parameter is a compromise that works in most cases, but there are uses that benefit

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Boot hangs after install, no error

2010-06-21 Thread Dale
walt wrote: On 06/21/2010 03:37 PM, Dale wrote: I don't use initrd and not sure why most people need one... Good point, and I'd like to know why, too. AFAIK the major use of initrd is on installation CD's, where the maker of the install disk has no way of knowing in advance what hardware/fi

[gentoo-user] Questions regarding the usage of multiple locales

2010-06-21 Thread Christopher Swift
I've setup my Gentoo box to use en_GB as the default locale in /etc/env.d/02locale with tips from the Gentoo Localisation Guide[0]. Is it at all possible to set a locale, i.e. cy_GB to be the primary LANG parameter but if there is no .po for cy_GB or the .po is incomplete to use en_GB as a backup i

[gentoo-user] Re: Boot hangs after install, no error

2010-06-21 Thread walt
On 06/21/2010 03:37 PM, Dale wrote: I don't use initrd and not sure why most people need one... Good point, and I'd like to know why, too. AFAIK the major use of initrd is on installation CD's, where the maker of the install disk has no way of knowing in advance what hardware/filesystems the

Re: [gentoo-user] Questions re swap and hibernate interaction on 8 gig machine

2010-06-21 Thread Bill Kenworthy
On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 00:27 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote: > Walter Dnes writes: > > > I just got a brand new custom-built 8 gig machine. There's an outfit > > in north Toronto that has MSI motherboards with PS/2 ports, so I can > > keep my genuine IBM PS/2 clickety-clack-keyboard; woho.

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot hangs after install, no error

2010-06-21 Thread Dale
Bill Longman wrote: On 06/21/2010 01:23 PM, Dale wrote: The only thing that genkernel would add is your initrd. The kernel is exactly the same, whether you compile it with "make" or through "genkernel". Do a test and you'll see. (I'm assuming we're both talking about gentoo-sources, not vani

Re: [gentoo-user] Questions re swap and hibernate interaction on 8 gig machine

2010-06-21 Thread Alex Schuster
Walter Dnes writes: > I just got a brand new custom-built 8 gig machine. There's an outfit > in north Toronto that has MSI motherboards with PS/2 ports, so I can > keep my genuine IBM PS/2 clickety-clack-keyboard; woho. And the > integrated Intel graphics chip has *BOTH VGA AND DIGITAL

Re: [gentoo-user] Samba freakiness; why isn't it reading MY /etc/samba/smb.conf file?

2010-06-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Monday 21 June 2010 23:44:58 Michael Sullivan wrote: > I just rebooted the computer to make sure this wasn't some weird RAM > remnant, but the computer booted up: Everything below is correct. What makes you think its wrong? testparm does not dump a config file, it tells you what setting are IN

Re: [gentoo-user] Questions re swap and hibernate interaction on 8 gig machine

2010-06-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 22 June 2010 00:04:14 Walter Dnes wrote: > I just got a brand new custom-built 8 gig machine. There's an outfit > in north Toronto that has MSI motherboards with PS/2 ports, so I can > keep my genuine IBM PS/2 clickety-clack-keyboard; woho. And the > integrated Intel graphics

[gentoo-user] Questions re swap and hibernate interaction on 8 gig machine

2010-06-21 Thread Walter Dnes
I just got a brand new custom-built 8 gig machine. There's an outfit in north Toronto that has MSI motherboards with PS/2 ports, so I can keep my genuine IBM PS/2 clickety-clack-keyboard; woho. And the integrated Intel graphics chip has *BOTH VGA AND DIGITAL OUTPUTS*! Anyhow, I have

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot hangs after install, no error

2010-06-21 Thread Bill Longman
On 06/21/2010 01:23 PM, Dale wrote: >> The only thing that genkernel would add is your initrd. The kernel is >> exactly the same, whether you compile it with "make" or through >> "genkernel". Do a test and you'll see. (I'm assuming we're both talking >> about gentoo-sources, not vanilla-sources. Ei

[gentoo-user] Samba freakiness; why isn't it reading MY /etc/samba/smb.conf file?

2010-06-21 Thread Michael Sullivan
I just rebooted the computer to make sure this wasn't some weird RAM remnant, but the computer booted up: carter ~ # /etc/init.d/samba status * status: started carter ~ # cat /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] workgroup = MYGROUP security = user encrypt passwords = yes guest account = guest wins s

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot hangs after install, no error

2010-06-21 Thread Dale
Bill Longman wrote: On 06/21/2010 12:01 PM, Dale wrote: Alex Schuster wrote: Dale writes: I don't use genkernel anymore. I just roll my own. That way, I know what is in there and what is not. Then if something doesn't work, I know if it is the kernel or something else. W

[gentoo-user] evince stabilization request at bugzilla

2010-06-21 Thread Nuno J. Silva
I found out evince 2.30 made its way into the tree, but I see no "bug" in bugzilla regarding evince stabilization. As the commit message states "new version for Gnome 2.30", does this means I should look at the bug to stabilize Gnome 2.30 (#324077) instead? -- TIA, Nuno J. Silva gopher://sdf-eu.

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot hangs after install, no error

2010-06-21 Thread Bill Longman
On 06/21/2010 12:01 PM, Dale wrote: > Alex Schuster wrote: >> Dale writes: >> >> >>> I don't use genkernel anymore. I just roll my own. That way, I know >>> what is in there and what is not. Then if something doesn't work, I >>> know if it is the kernel or something else. With genkernel, you

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot hangs after install, no error

2010-06-21 Thread Dale
Alex Schuster wrote: Dale writes: I don't use genkernel anymore. I just roll my own. That way, I know what is in there and what is not. Then if something doesn't work, I know if it is the kernel or something else. With genkernel, you won't have a clue what it is since you don't know much

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot hangs after install, no error

2010-06-21 Thread Alex Schuster
Dale writes: > I don't use genkernel anymore. I just roll my own. That way, I know > what is in there and what is not. Then if something doesn't work, I > know if it is the kernel or something else. With genkernel, you won't > have a clue what it is since you don't know much if anything about t

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot hangs after install, no error

2010-06-21 Thread Dale
Bill Longman wrote: This is funny. I have NEVER got a genkernel to work on my system. Actually, on any system. I'm not sure the OP would know that kernel is any better then the one he makes. Dale, If you've never gotten genkernel to work, you should try this little script that I'v

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot hangs after install, no error

2010-06-21 Thread Bill Longman
> This is funny. I have NEVER got a genkernel to work on my system. > Actually, on any system. I'm not sure the OP would know that kernel is > any better then the one he makes. Dale, If you've never gotten genkernel to work, you should try this little script that I've used for the past few ye

Re: [gentoo-user] flash changes

2010-06-21 Thread Ward Poelmans
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 05:40, W.Kenworthy wrote: > So is there anything better for flash when using firefox to browse the > web? You can try gnash. Ward