Re: [gentoo-user] Rename /dev/nvme0n1 to /dev/sda

2017-09-01 Thread Andrew Savchenko
On Fri, 1 Sep 2017 09:10:13 -0700 Grant wrote: > My new laptop uses /dev/nvme0n1 instead of /dev/sda which conflicts > with the script I use to manage about 12 similar laptops running > Gentoo. Is there a udev method for renaming the disk that will work > well with any USB disks that happen to als

Re: [gentoo-user] Easiest way to block domains?

2017-09-01 Thread Andrew Savchenko
On Tue, 29 Aug 2017 01:38:42 -0400 Walter Dnes wrote: > I'm running a Core2-duo desktop from 2008 with 3 gigs of ram. I want > to run it into the ground, not throw it away while it's still > functional. With Gentoo optimization, pluse using ICEWM, it's generally > snappy. But there are a few w

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: High resolution on a 13 inch screen

2017-09-01 Thread R0b0t1
Hello friends, On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 12:16 PM, Grant wrote: >> My laptop's 13" screen has a native resolution of 3200x1800 which >> makes everything crazy small on-screen. Is there a good method for >> telling Xorg or xfce4 to compensate, or should I one-at-a-time my >> applications? I can adj

Re: [gentoo-user] BINPKG_COMPRESS portage variable

2017-09-01 Thread R0b0t1
On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 8:17 AM, Francesco Turco wrote: > On Fri, Sep 1, 2017, at 11:28, Stroller wrote: >> That doesn't sound right. I'd file a report at bugs.gentoo.org > > Done: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=629538 > This is happening? I was positive crossdev was generating .tar.xz pa

Re: [gentoo-user] Rename /dev/nvme0n1 to /dev/sda

2017-09-01 Thread R0b0t1
On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 11:10 AM, Grant wrote: > My new laptop uses /dev/nvme0n1 instead of /dev/sda which conflicts > with the script I use to manage about 12 similar laptops running > Gentoo. Is there a udev method for renaming the disk that will work > well with any USB disks that happen to als

Re: [gentoo-user] electron and sslv3

2017-09-01 Thread Adam Carter
On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 6:26 AM, Damo Brisbane wrote: > Hello, > > I am having troubles installing dev-util/electron, related to linking in > "ssl3" in the final step of the ebuild, from build log: > > /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/6.3.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: > cannot find -ls

Re: [gentoo-user] Is my SSD dying?

2017-09-01 Thread Adam Carter
On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 7:46 PM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > Hello list, > > For the last week or two my NVMe SSD isn't being detected on startup. I get > this error on manual invocation: > > # smartctl -a /dev/nvme0n1 > smartctl 6.4 2015-06-04 r4109 [x86_64-linux-4.12.5-gentoo] (local build) > > Prob

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: High resolution on a 13 inch screen

2017-09-01 Thread wabe
Nils Freydank wrote: > Hi everybody, > > Am Freitag, 1. September 2017, 21:08:51 CEST schrieb J. Roeleveld: > > On Friday, September 1, 2017 7:28:48 PM CEST Mart Raudsepp wrote: > > > Ühel kenal päeval, R, 01.09.2017 kell 10:16, kirjutas Grant: > > [...] > > > > In KDE/Plasma there is a sca

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: High resolution on a 13 inch screen

2017-09-01 Thread Nils Freydank
Hi everybody, Am Freitag, 1. September 2017, 21:08:51 CEST schrieb J. Roeleveld: > On Friday, September 1, 2017 7:28:48 PM CEST Mart Raudsepp wrote: > > Ühel kenal päeval, R, 01.09.2017 kell 10:16, kirjutas Grant: > [...] > > In KDE/Plasma there is a scaling setting in the display section. > The

[gentoo-user] electron and sslv3

2017-09-01 Thread Damo Brisbane
Hello, I am having troubles installing dev-util/electron, related to linking in "ssl3" in the final step of the ebuild, from build log: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/6.3.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: cannot find -lssl3 FYI on ssl, I only want a "working/current" ssl and/or tls in

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: High resolution on a 13 inch screen

2017-09-01 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Friday, September 1, 2017 7:28:48 PM CEST Mart Raudsepp wrote: > Ühel kenal päeval, R, 01.09.2017 kell 10:16, kirjutas Grant: > > > My laptop's 13" screen has a native resolution of 3200x1800 which > > > makes everything crazy small on-screen. Is there a good method for > > > telling Xorg or xf

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: High resolution on a 13 inch screen

2017-09-01 Thread Grant
>> > My laptop's 13" screen has a native resolution of 3200x1800 which >> > makes everything crazy small on-screen. Is there a good method for >> > telling Xorg or xfce4 to compensate, or should I one-at-a-time my >> > applications? I can adjust the resolution down but it makes the >> > colors lo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: High resolution on a 13 inch screen

2017-09-01 Thread Mart Raudsepp
Ühel kenal päeval, R, 01.09.2017 kell 10:16, kirjutas Grant: > > My laptop's 13" screen has a native resolution of 3200x1800 which > > makes everything crazy small on-screen.  Is there a good method for > > telling Xorg or xfce4 to compensate, or should I one-at-a-time my > > applications?  I can a

[gentoo-user] Re: High resolution on a 13 inch screen

2017-09-01 Thread Grant
> My laptop's 13" screen has a native resolution of 3200x1800 which > makes everything crazy small on-screen. Is there a good method for > telling Xorg or xfce4 to compensate, or should I one-at-a-time my > applications? I can adjust the resolution down but it makes the > colors look weird. Aft

[gentoo-user] Re: High resolution on a 13 inch screen

2017-09-01 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2017-09-01, Grant wrote: > My laptop's 13" screen has a native resolution of 3200x1800 which > makes everything crazy small on-screen. Is there a good method for > telling Xorg or xfce4 to compensate, or should I one-at-a-time my > applications? I can adjust the resolution down but it makes

[gentoo-user] High resolution on a 13 inch screen

2017-09-01 Thread Grant
My laptop's 13" screen has a native resolution of 3200x1800 which makes everything crazy small on-screen. Is there a good method for telling Xorg or xfce4 to compensate, or should I one-at-a-time my applications? I can adjust the resolution down but it makes the colors look weird. - Grant

[gentoo-user] Rename /dev/nvme0n1 to /dev/sda

2017-09-01 Thread Grant
My new laptop uses /dev/nvme0n1 instead of /dev/sda which conflicts with the script I use to manage about 12 similar laptops running Gentoo. Is there a udev method for renaming the disk that will work well with any USB disks that happen to also be attached? crw--- 1 root root 252, 0 Aug 31 11

Re: [gentoo-user] Is my SSD dying?

2017-09-01 Thread Daniel Frey
On 09/01/2017 02:46 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > Hello list, > > For the last week or two my NVMe SSD isn't being detected on startup. I get > this error on manual invocation: > > # smartctl -a /dev/nvme0n1 > smartctl 6.4 2015-06-04 r4109 [x86_64-linux-4.12.5-gentoo] (local build) > Copyright (C)

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-09-01 Thread Daniel Frey
On 08/30/2017 01:51 PM, R0b0t1 wrote: > Like I mention in another thread (and like Rich touches on) power > savings can be an incentive to upgrade, besides the increase in speed. > Power efficiency and speed generally increase in multiples greater > than one, so you are reducing the cost and time o

Re: [gentoo-user] BINPKG_COMPRESS portage variable

2017-09-01 Thread Francesco Turco
On Fri, Sep 1, 2017, at 11:28, Stroller wrote: > That doesn't sound right. I'd file a report at bugs.gentoo.org Done: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=629538 -- https://www.fturco.net/

Re: [gentoo-user] Is my SSD dying?

2017-09-01 Thread Arthur Țițeică
În 1 septembrie 2017 12:46:39 EEST, Peter Humphrey a scris: >Hello list, > >For the last week or two my NVMe SSD isn't being detected on startup. I >get >this error on manual invocation: > ># smartctl -a /dev/nvme0n1 >smartctl 6.4 2015-06-04 r4109 [x86_64-linux-4.12.5-gentoo] (local >build) >C

[gentoo-user] Is my SSD dying?

2017-09-01 Thread Peter Humphrey
Hello list, For the last week or two my NVMe SSD isn't being detected on startup. I get this error on manual invocation: # smartctl -a /dev/nvme0n1 smartctl 6.4 2015-06-04 r4109 [x86_64-linux-4.12.5-gentoo] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-15, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

Re: [gentoo-user] BINPKG_COMPRESS portage variable

2017-09-01 Thread Stroller
> On 31 Aug 2017, at 13:55, Francesco Turco wrote: > > I just set BINPKG_COMPRESS="xz" in /etc/portage/make.conf in order to > compress binary packages with the xz algorithm. It seems to work, but > binary packages filenames still end with .tbz2 instead of .txz. That doesn't sound right. I'd fi