Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} USB 3.0 hard drive speed test

2011-08-19 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Thursday 18 August 2011 23:46:30 Paul Hartman wrote: > >>  I saw that one of the pins on the port was bent inward on itself, so it >>  never made contact when I plugged devices into it. > > And when you tried to straighten it, it broke of

Re: [gentoo-user] move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Walter Dnes
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 08:17:57AM +0700, Pandu Poluan wrote > Oh, also don't forget to delete cleanscript.000 ;) The autodepclean script cleans out the the temporary file with... echo "#" > cleanscript.000 ...Note the ">" which zaps cleanscript.000. I leave it around as a debugging aid. T

Re: [gentoo-user] move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Walter Dnes
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 01:34:33AM +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote > Interesting - thanks! It found an unused library file (qdbm) here that > nothing else had. > > One suggestion: I'd create cleanscript in /tmp rather than wherever I > happened to be at the time. Question... how many people have

Re: [gentoo-user] move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Pandu Poluan
Cool! I can see myself using this script routinely. That said, since one *must* check the resulting script anyway, why not start the editor directly after chmod? E.g.: $EDITOR cleanscript Oh, also don't forget to delete cleanscript.000 ;) Rgds, On 2011-08-20, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Fri, Aug

Re: [gentoo-user] move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Saturday 20 August 2011 00:14:07 Walter Dnes wrote: > Here's my "autodepclean" script. It parses the output of a pretend > depclean and generates, but does not execute, a script called > "cleanscript", which has to be run as root. Note the warning to check > "cleanscript" before running it.

Re: [gentoo-user] move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Walter Dnes
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 05:19:29PM +0200, Space Cake wrote > I'll try to avoid as many kde/gnome application as I can :) I don't > really like them because I want to have my window in front of me right > when click on the icon :). I just started to clean-up my useflags, > changed to desktop pr

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot

2011-08-19 Thread Dale
Gregory Woodbury wrote: The initramfs is a container for modules and stuff need to bring up the system before the mounts of / and /boot.If all the drivers are built-in to the kernel (or at least the minimum required drivers are built-in) then the initramfs isn't necessary. Passing parame

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} rdiff-backup: push or pull?

2011-08-19 Thread Grant
>> Is the purpose of the Host block in .ssh/config to store the hostname >> of the backup server so it doesn't need to be used directly in the >> rdiff-backup command? > > It forces key-based authentication when connecting to the backup server. > The default is password-based, which obviously won't

Re: [gentoo-user] move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:50, András Csányi wrote: > 2011/8/19 Space Cake : > > > > my question is what is the easiest way to get rid of kde/gnome stuff? is > > this enough to change my useflags to -kde and -gnome? Is there any list > > what I can safely unmerge in this case? > > I think we agre

[gentoo-user] Re: /dev/sda* missing at boot

2011-08-19 Thread Francesco Talamona
On Friday 19 August 2011, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 08/18/2011 10:08 PM, András Csányi wrote: > > On 18 August 2011 18:59, wrote: > >> Hi, guys > >> > >> It is a shame, I know, but after several years using Gentoo, it is > >> the first time I try to build a kernel without "genkernel". > >> >

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} rdiff-backup: push or pull?

2011-08-19 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 08/19/11 14:00, Grant wrote: >> We're doing the same thing for our backups. Here's that chunk of our >> documentation, if it's helpful. > > Thanks Michael. You've found that a shell account is required on the > backup server in order to push backups to it? Yes, you have to be able to run a co

Re: [gentoo-user] vsftpd: how can I chroot both anon and auth users to the same dir?

2011-08-19 Thread Jarry
On 10-Aug-11 20:36, Paul Hartman wrote: So I'd like to change it the way that both anonymous as well as local users are chrooted to base ftp directory /home/ftp but I do not know how to do it. Set user_config_dir to point to someplace such as /etc/vsftpd/users In that directory, create files

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} rdiff-backup: push or pull?

2011-08-19 Thread Grant
> We're doing the same thing for our backups. Here's that chunk of our > documentation, if it's helpful. Thanks Michael. You've found that a shell account is required on the backup server in order to push backups to it? Is the purpose of the Host block in .ssh/config to store the hostname of the

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} rdiff-backup: push or pull?

2011-08-19 Thread Grant
>> >> I'm setting up an automated rdiff-backup system and I'm stuck between >> >> pushing the backups to the backup server, and pulling the backups to >> >> the backup server.  If I push, I have to allow read/write access of my >> >> backups via SSH keys.  If I pull, I have to enable root logins on

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} rdiff-backup: push or pull?

2011-08-19 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 08/17/11 13:35, Grant wrote: >>> Is there a way to >>> restrict SSH keys to the rsync command? >> >> Yes, via the "authorized_keys" file. you can add a "command" directive. this >> will always force that command to be executed whenever a connection is made >> using this key. > > I'm using the

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} rdiff-backup: push or pull?

2011-08-19 Thread Grant
>> I created the backup users and everything works as long as the backup >> users have shells on the backup server and are listed in AllowUsers in >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config on the backup server.  Did I do something wrong >> or should the backup users need shells and to be listed in AllowUsers? > > I'

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Friday 19 August 2011 13:54:40 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > You change your profile. You can see your current profile with: > >eselect profile list > > For KDE you would use "default/linux/amd64/10.0/desktop/kde" and for > Gnome "default/linux/amd64/10.0/desktop/gnome". Those are recent a

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot

2011-08-19 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Fri 19 August 2011 15:06:46 fra...@gmail.com did opine thusly: > > Some Gentoo users still need an initramfs, such as booting off > > drives in a RAID configuration. They need the RAID drivers > > first to read the disks so use an initramfs to fix this little > > problem exactly as Ubunut fixes

Re: [gentoo-user] move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Space Cake
On 2011. aug. 19., péntek, 16.50.09 CEST, András Csányi wrote: > 2011/8/19 Space Cake : >> hi, >> >> after playing a lot with desktop environment first I've decided to move >> from kde to gnome because kde is too "shine" and eat too much and >> contains a lot of feature which I don't really need..

Re: Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot

2011-08-19 Thread frares
Em 19/08/2011 10:48, Alan McKinnon escreveu: On Fri 19 August 2011 13:12:25 fra...@gmail.com did opine thusly: > I the case I don't need a initram, I guess that the grub line for > parameter passing to the kernel would be empty. Am I wrong? Yes. Using or not using kernel parameters has

Re: [gentoo-user] move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread András Csányi
2011/8/19 Space Cake : > hi, > > after playing a lot with desktop environment first I've decided to move > from kde to gnome because kde is too "shine" and eat too much and > contains a lot of feature which I don't really need.. gnome is good but > still too fat so finally I've found Xfce which

[gentoo-user] Re: move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 08/19/2011 05:27 PM, j...@jdm.myzen.co.uk wrote: Lazlo my use flags for keeping kde and gnome away are -kde -gnome -qt4 -qt4 has nothing to do with KDE. If any package has a qt4 USE flag that results in KDE dependencies, then it should be reported as a bug. I'm not aware of any such pa

[gentoo-user] Re: move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 08/19/2011 05:07 PM, Space Cake wrote: [...] If KDE/Gnome stuff still remains after that, use: emerge -pv --depclean to see what's pulling-in. Are you sure that's all? No need to change my global useflags at all? Well, I just said above to use emerge -pv to see what's pulling package

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread jdm
Lazlo my use flags for keeping kde and gnome away are -kde -gnome -qt4 I also have eselect profile set 1 You may have to use /etc/portage/package.use to get guis to some packages That may need kde or gnome Jdm Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2 -Original Message- From: Spac

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Space Cake
On 2011. aug. 19., péntek, 14.54.40 CEST, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 08/19/2011 03:02 PM, Space Cake wrote: >> hi, >> >> after playing a lot with desktop environment first I've decided to move >> from kde to gnome because kde is too "shine" and eat too much and >> contains a lot of feature which

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot

2011-08-19 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Fri 19 August 2011 13:12:25 fra...@gmail.com did opine thusly: > I the case I don't need a initram, I guess that the grub line for > parameter passing to the kernel would be empty. Am I wrong? Yes. Using or not using kernel parameters has nothing to do with whether you use an initramfs or n

Re: Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot

2011-08-19 Thread Gregory Woodbury
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 9:12 AM, wrote: > Em 19/08/2011 07:09, Mick escreveu: > > On Friday 19 Aug 2011 03:27:23 Mark Knecht wrote: > > > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM, fra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, guys > > > > > > > > It is a shame, I know, but after several years using Gentoo, it

Re: Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot

2011-08-19 Thread frares
Em 19/08/2011 07:09, Mick escreveu: On Friday 19 Aug 2011 03:27:23 Mark Knecht wrote: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM, fra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, guys > > > > It is a shame, I know, but after several years using Gentoo, it is the > > first time I try to build a kernel without "genkernel

Re: Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot

2011-08-19 Thread frares
Em 18/08/2011 23:27, Mark Knecht escreveu: On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM, fra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, guys > > It is a shame, I know, but after several years using Gentoo, it is the first > time I try to build a kernel without "genkernel". > > And now I can't boot to that new kernel, it

[gentoo-user] Re: move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 08/19/2011 03:02 PM, Space Cake wrote: hi, after playing a lot with desktop environment first I've decided to move from kde to gnome because kde is too "shine" and eat too much and contains a lot of feature which I don't really need.. gnome is good but still too fat so finally I've found

[gentoo-user] Re: /dev/sda* missing at boot

2011-08-19 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 08/18/2011 10:08 PM, András Csányi wrote: On 18 August 2011 18:59, wrote: Hi, guys It is a shame, I know, but after several years using Gentoo, it is the first time I try to build a kernel without "genkernel". And now I can't boot to that new kernel, it does not find (and really do not hav

[gentoo-user] emerge unable to find telepathy-logger[introspection]; why?

2011-08-19 Thread Allan Gottlieb
I run ~amd64 with the gnome overlay on one of my machines. I just ran an update world, which failed with emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy ">=net-im/telepathy-logger-0.2.4[introspection]". (dependency required by "gnome-base/gnome-shell-3.0.2" [installed]) (dependency required b

[gentoo-user] move to xfce and forget kde and gnome

2011-08-19 Thread Space Cake
hi, after playing a lot with desktop environment first I've decided to move from kde to gnome because kde is too "shine" and eat too much and contains a lot of feature which I don't really need.. gnome is good but still too fat so finally I've found Xfce which is perfect for my needs... :) my

Re: [gentoo-user] What's the status of ht://Dig?

2011-08-19 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Thursday 18 August 2011 08:33:06 Matthew Finkel wrote: > Browsing through the page, the project looks pretty dead which seems > strange considering how many contributors it had. > > As such, I've never used it but Hyper Estraier[0] may do what you want, > as well. There are probably others out

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot

2011-08-19 Thread Mick
On Friday 19 Aug 2011 03:27:23 Mark Knecht wrote: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:59 AM, wrote: > > Hi, guys > > > > It is a shame, I know, but after several years using Gentoo, it is the > > first time I try to build a kernel without "genkernel". > > > > And now I can't boot to that new kernel, i

Re: [gentoo-user] (OT) TP-Link TL-MR3420 GPL?

2011-08-19 Thread Joost Roeleveld
On Friday, August 19, 2011 02:35:45 PM Pandu Poluan wrote: > Just bought a : > 3G/3.75G Wireless N Router (the kind > that accepts a 3G or EVDO USB modem), and the first thing that fell on > my hand when I opened it... > > ... is a printed copy of GPL! > > I wonder what GPLicensed software this a

Re: [gentoo-user] (OT) TP-Link TL-MR3420 GPL?

2011-08-19 Thread Norman Rieß
Am 08/19/11 09:35, schrieb Pandu Poluan: > Just bought a TP-Link TL-MR3420 3G/3.75G Wireless N Router (the kind > that accepts a 3G or EVDO USB modem), and the first thing that fell on > my hand when I opened it... > > ... is a printed copy of GPL! > > I wonder what GPLicensed software this acces

[gentoo-user] (OT) TP-Link TL-MR3420 GPL?

2011-08-19 Thread Pandu Poluan
Just bought a TP-Link TL-MR3420 3G/3.75G Wireless N Router (the kind that accepts a 3G or EVDO USB modem), and the first thing that fell on my hand when I opened it... ... is a printed copy of GPL! I wonder what GPLicensed software this access point uses... anyone knows? Rgds, -- -- Pandu E P

Re: [gentoo-user] Running HTTP and DNS on same machine

2011-08-19 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thu 18 August 2011 14:36:26 Michael Mol did opine thusly: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Florian Philipp wrote: > > Am 18.08.2011 03:35, schrieb Michael Mol: > >> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > >>> On Wed 17 August 2011 17:23:41 Michael Mol did opine thusly: > >>