Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Kerin Millar
On 07/09/2014 01:28, Dale wrote: Kerin Millar wrote: On 06/09/2014 13:54, Alan McKinnon wrote: On 06/09/2014 14:48, Dale wrote: James wrote: Joseph gmail.com> writes: Thank you for the information. I'll continue on Monday and let you know. If it will not boot with sector starting at 2048

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Dale
Kerin Millar wrote: > On 06/09/2014 13:54, Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On 06/09/2014 14:48, Dale wrote: >>> James wrote: Joseph gmail.com> writes: > Thank you for the information. > I'll continue on Monday and let you know. If it will not boot > with sector starting at 2048

Re: [gentoo-user] USB Problems

2014-09-06 Thread siefke_lis...@web.de
Hello, On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 20:35:39 +0200 "J. Roeleveld" wrote: > Did you read the rest of the email? Yes i have and has say that the printer ever has work with kernel usb printer support and disabled cups usb. > I have not been able to use Cups with USB printer support in the > kernel for

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Rich Freeman
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Kerin Millar wrote: > From reading the XFS list and my own experience, I have formed the > opinion that the maintainers are more stringent in matters of QA and > regression testing and more mature in matters of public debate. That doesn't surprise me. One of the b

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Kerin Millar
On 06/09/2014 13:54, Alan McKinnon wrote: On 06/09/2014 14:48, Dale wrote: James wrote: Joseph gmail.com> writes: Thank you for the information. I'll continue on Monday and let you know. If it will not boot with sector starting at 2048, I will re-partition /boot sda1 to start at 63. Tak

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: In search of a hint/ides: Loop recording of a webcam

2014-09-06 Thread J. Roeleveld
On 6 September 2014 14:59:34 CEST, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: >Hi, > >may be the software I am looking for already exists of >can easily created by plugging together already existing pieces: > >With a Logitech c920 webcam (Full HD) I plan to record birds on >my roof. >I need to record "everything":

Re: [gentoo-user] USB Problems

2014-09-06 Thread J. Roeleveld
On 6 September 2014 18:52:54 CEST, "siefke_lis...@web.de" wrote: >Hello, > >On Thu, 04 Sep 2014 06:58:54 +0200 "J. Roeleveld" >wrote: > >> >siefke ~ $ cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep CONFIG_USB_PRINTER >> >CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=m >> >> Change this to 'n'. > >No because cups is compile with -usb

Re: [gentoo-user] USB Problems

2014-09-06 Thread Alexander Kapshuk
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 7:52 PM, siefke_lis...@web.de wrote: > Hello, > > On Thu, 04 Sep 2014 06:58:54 +0200 "J. Roeleveld" > wrote: > >> >siefke ~ $ cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep CONFIG_USB_PRINTER >> >CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=m >> >> Change this to 'n'. > > No because cups is compile with -usb an

Re: [gentoo-user] USB Problems

2014-09-06 Thread siefke_lis...@web.de
Hello, On Thu, 04 Sep 2014 06:58:54 +0200 "J. Roeleveld" wrote: > >siefke ~ $ cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep CONFIG_USB_PRINTER > >CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=m > > Change this to 'n'. No because cups is compile with -usb and the netbook not see printer. Dmesg give printer out, but in cups nothing

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: In search of a hint/ides: Loop recording of a webcam

2014-09-06 Thread meino . cramer
Hi Neil, Thanks for reply! :) As mentioned motion detection software is not appropiate for this, since it detects motion ... that is: The bird/s are already "in sight"...add the reaction time between "bird is there" and "motion detection has recognized that there is a bird" and all the false al

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Intel NUC install -- no display on OLED TV

2014-09-06 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 06/09/2014 17:00, Grant wrote: >>> I read about outdated BIOS-versions and the need/fix to connect >>> something via DisplayPort and enter BIOS once ... to "reset" things or >>> something. >>> >>> I don't have such a box ... just echoing something I read (as I play >>> with the thought to buy a

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Intel NUC install -- no display on OLED TV

2014-09-06 Thread Daniel Frey
On 09/06/2014 02:21 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > > Yes, thanks, I heard about that already. > > It's for debian, but seems to list some general know-how for NUCs and > mythtv: > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1alWSZZ8tLYe4I-lmdrsAGT67xV77q4F4jivGeEzIklk/edit# > I didn't actually sea

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Intel NUC install -- no display on OLED TV

2014-09-06 Thread Grant
> Thanks, will consider that. Even 3.14.14 is stable in portage right now, > I wouldn't have started any lower. I will install gentoo stable ... btw, > how did you start installing? Some rescue-disk on a stick? PXE? (I > should fix my PXE-setup ...) Funny that hardened-sources-3.15.8 has reached

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Intel NUC install -- no display on OLED TV

2014-09-06 Thread Grant
>> I read about outdated BIOS-versions and the need/fix to connect >> something via DisplayPort and enter BIOS once ... to "reset" things or >> something. >> >> I don't have such a box ... just echoing something I read (as I play >> with the thought to buy a Intel NUC-Kit D34010WYK for use as a >>

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: In search of a hint/ides: Loop recording of a webcam

2014-09-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 6 Sep 2014 14:59:34 +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > I already have a script hacked together with a gst-launch command, > which is able to fetch the Full HD hardware encoded stream from > the C920 and put it on the harddisk. > > But I failed in creating a script which allows me to simu

Re: [gentoo-user] MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 6 Sep 2014 04:44:56 -0600, Joseph wrote: > I'll continue on Monday and let you know. If it will not boot with > sector starting at 2048, I will re-partition /boot sda1 to start at 63. Don't even think about aligning partitions like that on an SSD. -- Neil Bothwick No, you *can't* cal

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Rich Freeman
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 06/09/2014 15:13, Rich Freeman wrote: >> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 8:54 AM, Alan McKinnon >> wrote: >>> >>> ZFS is the most resilient filesystem I've ever used, you can through the >>> bucket and kitchen sink at it and it really doesn't giv

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 06/09/2014 15:13, Rich Freeman wrote: > On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 8:54 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: >> >> ZFS is the most resilient filesystem I've ever used, you can through the >> bucket and kitchen sink at it and it really doesn't give a shit (it just >> deals with it :-) ) >> > > Nothing wrong wi

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Rich Freeman
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 8:54 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > ZFS is the most resilient filesystem I've ever used, you can through the > bucket and kitchen sink at it and it really doesn't give a shit (it just > deals with it :-) ) > Nothing wrong with ZFS itself, but keep in mind that ZFS on linux is

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Thanasis
on 09/06/2014 03:48 PM Dale wrote the following: I'm not sure if it is ZFS or XFS but I seem to recall one of those does not like sudden shutdowns, such as a power failure. XFS does not like sudden shutdowns

[gentoo-user] OT: In search of a hint/ides: Loop recording of a webcam

2014-09-06 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, may be the software I am looking for already exists of can easily created by plugging together already existing pieces: With a Logitech c920 webcam (Full HD) I plan to record birds on my roof. I need to record "everything": Starting from the birds landing on the roof until the fligh away agai

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 06/09/2014 14:48, Dale wrote: > James wrote: >> Joseph gmail.com> writes: >> >>> Thank you for the information. >>> I'll continue on Monday and let you know. If it will not boot with sector >> starting at 2048, I will >>> re-partition /boot sda1 to start at 63. >> >> Take some time to research

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Dale
James wrote: > Joseph gmail.com> writes: > > >> I'm configuring MBR partition for older disk and need to know what code >> to enter for boot partition. My BIOS is not EFI type. > > Just to ensure that you have made your decisions based on good information, > I wanted to clarify something about b

Re: [gentoo-user] MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 06/09/2014 05:02, Joseph wrote: > I'm configuring MBR partition for older disk and need to know what code > to enter for boot partition. My BIOS is not EFI type. > There is no such thing as an MBR partition. Please clarify. The MBR is the first sector of the disk. It simply exists and you u

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Dale
James wrote: > Joseph gmail.com> writes: > >> Thank you for the information. >> I'll continue on Monday and let you know. If it will not boot with sector > starting at 2048, I will >> re-partition /boot sda1 to start at 63. > > Take some time to research and reflect on your needs (desires?) > abo

[gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread James
Joseph gmail.com> writes: > I'm configuring MBR partition for older disk and need to know what code > to enter for boot partition. My BIOS is not EFI type. Just to ensure that you have made your decisions based on good information, I wanted to clarify something about bios. Vendors often rele

[gentoo-user] Re: MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread James
Joseph gmail.com> writes: > Thank you for the information. > I'll continue on Monday and let you know. If it will not boot with sector starting at 2048, I will > re-partition /boot sda1 to start at 63. Take some time to research and reflect on your needs (desires?) about which file system to u

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Intel NUC install -- no display on OLED TV

2014-09-06 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 06.09.2014 um 11:21 schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger: > I will install gentoo stable ... btw, > how did you start installing? Some rescue-disk on a stick? PXE? (I > should fix my PXE-setup ...) Second thought: I could clone of my thinkpad-SSDs and start with that. Should boot ... depends if some s

Re: [gentoo-user] MBR partition

2014-09-06 Thread Joseph
On 09/06/14 07:15, Kerin Millar wrote: On 06/09/2014 04:10, Joseph wrote: On 09/05/14 21:02, Joseph wrote: I'm configuring MBR partition for older disk and need to know what code to enter for boot partition. My BIOS is not EFI type. Not that it particularly matters but a partition dedicated t

Re: [gentoo-user] oracle-jdk-bin 1.8.0.20 ebuild

2014-09-06 Thread Rich Freeman
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 12:50 AM, Saifi Khan wrote: > It looks like sping already bumped 1.8.0.20 in the tree, by simply renaming the existing 1.8.0.11 ebuild. I'll explain a bit more since you're interested and are simply not doing it right... > Here are things i explored: > > 1. simply renamin

Re: [gentoo-user] new installation - partitions

2014-09-06 Thread HÃ¥kon Alstadheim
On 05. sep. 2014 04:44, Daniel Frey wrote: It is possible to boot in EFI mode off of a USB, as I used a Mint ISO to boot from in EFI mode. I would presume the USB needs to have the FAT partition that EFI requires. Dan Sounds good. Having /boot on a stick makes it easy to have whatever I might

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Intel NUC install -- no display on OLED TV

2014-09-06 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 05.09.2014 um 22:07 schrieb Daniel Frey: > Going off topic a bit, but I recently bought a DN2820FYKH (Celeron > model) and it works beautifully with mythtv. Compiling is a litter > slower due to the processor, but it works well with its built-in IR. > Very happy with it. I have everything worki