Re: [gentoo-user] swap usage creeping up

Adam Carter wrote: Usually you put stuff like that in /etc/sysctl.conf. IIRC the key is vm.swappiness. Looking at the man page, I would think you are correct but I don't see a example on that setting. I'll have to google for it I guess. Putting it in rc.conf does work t

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: scrapping hal

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:54:51 Harry Putnam wrote: > Paul Hartman writes: > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> I'm also guessing there is some kind of replacement that I need to > >> learn about if it effects my longtime reliance on xorg.conf to keep > >> using my huge desk

Re: [gentoo-user] swap usage creeping up

> Usually you put stuff like that in /etc/sysctl.conf. IIRC the key is > vm.swappiness. > > > > Looking at the man page, I would think you are correct but I don't see a > example on that setting. I'll have to google for it I guess. > > Putting it in rc.conf does work tho. I also used to have to a

Re: [gentoo-user] swap usage creeping up

Adam Carter wrote: On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Dale > wrote: That was about the time mine got changed. I always wondered how that got changed. Since I added it to rc.conf, that should keep it from getting changed again. May want to do the same

[gentoo-user] Re: scrapping hal

Paul Hartman writes: > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I'm also guessing there is some kind of replacement that I need to >> learn about if it effects my longtime reliance on xorg.conf to keep >> using my huge desktops I like to use.  For yrs I've >> used. >> >>    Subsec

Re: [gentoo-user] scrapping hal

Philip Webb wrote: 101027 Harry Putnam wrote: I wondered if there is some kind of guide to scrap hal. > From my notes, having done it on 2 desktops machines + 1 netbook : To remove Hal : drop '-hal' flag, add 'udev' flag ; update to Xorg-server>= 1.8.0 -dr

Re: [gentoo-user] Fluxbox and using kdm

Philip Webb wrote: 101027 Dale wrote: It's sort of hard to check my email with no GUI tho. Have you looked at Mutt ? I'm guessing it is a command line thing. I like a GUI. I could have used Lynx to access my email and not even have fluxbox. ^_^ Gmail has web access so I c

[gentoo-user] Re: scrapping hal

Philip Webb writes: > 101027 Harry Putnam wrote: >> I wondered if there is some kind of guide to scrap hal. > > From my notes, having done it on 2 desktops machines + 1 netbook : Nice .. many thanks but one question > > To remove Hal : drop '-hal' flag, add 'udev' flag ; So no kind of

[gentoo-user] Re: scrapping hal

Philip Webb writes: > 101027 Harry Putnam wrote: >> I wondered if there is some kind of guide to scrap hal. > > From my notes, having done it on 2 desktops machines + 1 netbook : Nice .. many thanks but one question > > To remove Hal : drop '-hal' flag, add 'udev' flag ; So no kin

Re: [gentoo-user] swap usage creeping up

On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Dale wrote: > > That was about the time mine got changed. I always wondered how that got > changed. Since I added it to rc.conf, that should keep it from getting > changed again. May want to do the same on yours too. > > Usually you put stuff like that in /etc

Re: [gentoo-user] Fluxbox and using kdm

101027 Dale wrote: > It's sort of hard to check my email with no GUI tho. Have you looked at Mutt ? -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT

Re: [gentoo-user] scrapping hal

101027 Harry Putnam wrote: > I wondered if there is some kind of guide to scrap hal. >From my notes, having done it on 2 desktops machines + 1 netbook : To remove Hal : drop '-hal' flag, add 'udev' flag ; update to Xorg-server >= 1.8.0 -drivers >= 1.8

Re: [gentoo-user] swap usage creeping up

Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:17:30 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: it's 60. That seems a little high based on what you told me, but I have no reference value to compare it to from 2-3 weeks ago. well, in the last few days I haven't seen any swap usage at all, which is h

Re: [gentoo-user] swap usage creeping up

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:17:30 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > it's 60. That seems a little high based on what you told me, but I > > have no reference value to compare it to from 2-3 weeks ago. > > well, in the last few days I haven't seen any swap usage at all, which > is how the system used t

Re: [gentoo-user] Fluxbox and using kdm

Peter Humphrey wrote: On Wednesday 27 October 2010 06:52:10 Dale wrote: I once had kdm to fail on me during a KDE upgrade. I think it was a version mismatch of some kind because later on as it emerged more packages, it worked fine. Whenever I have a wholesale upgrade of KDE to do, I

Re: [gentoo-user] Laptop

Hi, Ask not "will this work on Gentoo", rather ask "will this work on Linux"! You'll get much better responses to your research on google at least. If it works on any mainstream Linux distribution, there's a 99.9% chance it will work on Gentoo. For example, I just did a google search for "NVIDI

Re: [gentoo-user] swap usage creeping up

On Tue, 2010-10-26 at 16:32 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > Seriously take a > > look at your swapiness value. The default value cannot be right every > > particular case. > > it's 60. That seems a little high based on what you told me, but I have > no reference value to compare it to from 2-3

Re: [gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

On 27 Oct 2010, at 14:40, Kfir Lavi wrote: > ... > I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts. > What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a front end. > I need to read again the LDAP configuration, but wanted to know if there is > something similar but less tedious. AIUI Car

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: vmware - help

On Monday 25 October 2010 22:02:32 Alan McKinnon wrote: > Apparently, though unproven, at 19:05 on Monday 25 October 2010, Neil > Bothwick > > did opine thusly: > > On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:55:53 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > > Not what you asked for, but my advise is to upgrade to a newer ver

Re: [gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

On Wednesday 27 October 2010 16:42:16 Kfir Lavi wrote: > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > Apparently, though unproven, at 16:13 on Wednesday 27 October 2010, Kfir > > Lavi > > > > did opine thusly: > > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Alan McKinnon > > > > wrote: > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] scrapping hal

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I'm also guessing there is some kind of replacement that I need to >> learn about if it effects my longtime reliance on xorg.conf to keep >> using my huge desktops I like to use.  For yr

Re: [gentoo-user] scrapping hal

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: > I'm also guessing there is some kind of replacement that I need to > learn about if it effects my longtime reliance on xorg.conf to keep > using my huge desktops I like to use.  For yrs I've > used. > >    Subsection "Display" >        Depth  

Re: [gentoo-user] scrapping hal

Apparently, though unproven, at 23:06 on Wednesday 27 October 2010, Harry Putnam did opine thusly: > I've been off the list a good while and wondered if there is some kind > of guide to scrap hal. > > I understand it is being done away with upstream and will probably > require some changes on us

[gentoo-user] scrapping hal

I've been off the list a good while and wondered if there is some kind of guide to scrap hal. I understand it is being done away with upstream and will probably require some changes on users part. I'm also guessing there is some kind of replacement that I need to learn about if it effects my long

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Upgrading from FX-5200 to a GeForce 6200 512MB

On Tuesday 26 October 2010 18:28:16 Arttu V. wrote: > ~ $ equery belongs glxinfo > [ Searching for file(s) glxinfo in *... ] > x11-apps/mesa-progs-7.7 (/usr/bin/glxinfo) > ~ $ equery belongs glxgears > [ Searching for file(s) glxgears in *... ] > x11-apps/mesa-progs-7.7 (/usr/bin/glxgears Thank y

Re: [gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > Apparently, though unproven, at 15:40 on Wednesday 27 October 2010, Kfir > Lavi > did opine thusly: > > > Hi, > > I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts. > > What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a front > end. > >

Re: [gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

Apparently, though unproven, at 15:40 on Wednesday 27 October 2010, Kfir Lavi did opine thusly: > Hi, > I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts. > What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a front end. > I need to read again the LDAP configuration, but wanted to know if ther

[gentoo-user] How should I keep my contacts ?

Hi, I'm looking for a way to keep my contacts. What I prefer is a server with database, lets say sqlite, and a front end. I need to read again the LDAP configuration, but wanted to know if there is something similar but less tedious. Regards, Kfir

Re: [gentoo-user] Laptop

Thank you for your answers. >> To get a sensible answer on a question like that, you MUST supply the >> entire >> spec of all the hardware you intend to buy. Only then can people offer an >> opinion on how good or otherwise the drivers are. Here are the specifications: > Specifications > Process

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Upgrading from FX-5200 to a GeForce 6200 512MB

Iain Buchanan wrote: On Mon, 2010-10-25 at 22:55 -0500, Dale wrote: I have a update. Check this out: hey, don't get my hopes up like that. Still no improvement on my box. But then, I am seeing nearly 6500 FPS :D I noticed something on mine when I did that. I was actuall

Re: [gentoo-user] Fluxbox and using kdm

Dale wrote: Vincent Launchbury wrote: On 2010/10/26 07:29PM, Dale wrote: Is starting fluxbox without kdm as easy as typing "startfluxbox" in a console as a user? Surely it can't be that easy. No, since X has to be started first. X creates windows, but just puts them all on top of each other,

Re: [gentoo-user] Fluxbox and using kdm

Philip Webb wrote: 101026 Dale wrote: I'm installing fluxbox, got it emerged. I use KDE but want a back up in case a upgrade goes bad. I want to select fluxbox in kdm when I login but also know how to start fluxbox even if kdm doesn't work. Why not eschew Kdm altogether ? -- just use