Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] ubuntu equivalent of world file

2020-05-08 Thread marco restelli
2020-05-06 16:25 GMT+02:00, Mark Knecht : > On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 2:39 AM marco restelli wrote: > >> 2020-05-06 11:29 GMT+02:00, marco restelli : >> > Hi all, >> >this is a bit off topic, but probably is not an unknown problem for >> > many on the list.

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] ubuntu equivalent of world file

2020-05-06 Thread marco restelli
2020-05-06 11:29 GMT+02:00, marco restelli : > Hi all, >this is a bit off topic, but probably is not an unknown problem for > many on the list. > > I am a long time gentoo user and I occasionally work on an Ubuntu > system. I wonder > whether there is an Ubuntu equivalent

[gentoo-user] [OT] ubuntu equivalent of world file

2020-05-06 Thread marco restelli
Hi all, this is a bit off topic, but probably is not an unknown problem for many on the list. I am a long time gentoo user and I occasionally work on an Ubuntu system. I wonder whether there is an Ubuntu equivalent of the portage world file, to separate the packages installed because the user w

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel modules: initramfs vs. /lib/modules

2017-02-16 Thread marco restelli
2017-02-15 16:19 GMT+01:00, Rich Freeman : >> >>> Anytime you see something like root=UUID=* that is being handled by an >>> initramfs. >> >> I understand that this parameter is passed by the kernel to the init >> script inside the initramfs which then uses "busybox findfs" to >> translate the UUID

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel modules: initramfs vs. /lib/modules

2017-02-15 Thread marco restelli
2017-02-13 12:47 GMT+01:00, Johannes Rosenberger : > On 13.02.2017 12:34, Rich Freeman wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 5:53 AM, marco restelli >> wrote: >>> Could you suggest any reference about how an initramfs can help making >>> it easier to identify the c

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel modules: initramfs vs. /lib/modules

2017-02-15 Thread marco restelli
2017-02-13 12:34 GMT+01:00, Rich Freeman : > On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 5:53 AM, marco restelli > wrote: >> >> Could you suggest any reference about how an initramfs can help making >> it easier to identify the correct root filesystem? Does this >> functionality overla

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel modules: initramfs vs. /lib/modules

2017-02-13 Thread marco restelli
2017-02-10 13:35 GMT+01:00, Rich Freeman : > On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 6:58 AM, marco restelli > wrote: >> Hi all, >>I am trying to understand a bit initramfs and genkernel and I have >> few (basic) questions. > >> - how does genkernel decide which modules to p

[gentoo-user] Kernel modules: initramfs vs. /lib/modules

2017-02-10 Thread marco restelli
Hi all, I am trying to understand a bit initramfs and genkernel and I have few (basic) questions. I understand that one must have in the initramfs those modules which are required to boot the system, for instance to access /dev . Now: - can a module be present both in the initramfs and as kern

[gentoo-user] Re: USB installation using grub 2 and efi

2017-02-07 Thread marco restelli
2017-02-06 21:44 GMT+01:00, marco restelli : > Hi all, >I would like to build a bootable USB which behaves as a normal > installation (saving files, updates etc.) and which is reasonably > portable across various computers. I am following > > https://wi

[gentoo-user] USB installation using grub 2 and efi

2017-02-06 Thread marco restelli
Hi all, I would like to build a bootable USB which behaves as a normal installation (saving files, updates etc.) and which is reasonably portable across various computers. I am following https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Install_Gentoo_on_a_bootable_USB_stick/en which seems to describe what I am lo

[gentoo-user] Re: Problem compiling dev-lang/gdl-0.9.4

2015-04-28 Thread marco restelli
Sorry, the subject in my previous message was wrong. Marco 2015-04-28 15:53 GMT+0200, marco restelli : > Hi all, >I am trying to install dev-lang/gdl-0.9.4 but I see the following > error: > > > -- Could NOT find PLPLOT (missing: PLPLOT_LIBRARIES) > CMake Error

[gentoo-user] Problem compiling sci-libs/plplot-5.11.0

2015-04-28 Thread marco restelli
Hi all, I am trying to install dev-lang/gdl-0.9.4 but I see the following error: -- Could NOT find PLPLOT (missing: PLPLOT_LIBRARIES) CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:313 (message): plplot library is required but was not found. Use -DPLPLOTDIR=DIR to specify the plplot directory tree. (s

Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-7.2 and ati-drivers-8.32.5

2007-05-07 Thread marco restelli
On 5/4/07, Remy Blank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have noticed xorg-7.2 just went stable. I am currently using 7.1 with the stable binary ATI drivers ati-drivers-8.32.5 and the kernel gentoo-sources-2.6.19-r5. Has anybody with the same configuration done the update? Does it work for you? Upda

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: preventing a module from being loaded

2007-02-11 Thread marco restelli
On 2/10/07, Remy Blank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (Sorry if this appears twice, but I sent the message three hours ago and it hasn't appeared on the list yet) marco restelli wrote: > Now, at boot, the module bcm43xx is loaded, while > I have been using ndiswrapper. I had the

[gentoo-user] preventing a module from being loaded

2007-02-10 Thread marco restelli
Hi list, I have just upgraded to udev-104-r9. Now, at boot, the module bcm43xx is loaded, while I have been using ndiswrapper. I have thus to do the following: modprobe -r ndiswrapper modprobe -r bcm43xx modprobe ndiswrapper My question is: how can I prevent bcm43xx from being loaded? (Adding

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --sync connecting to 1.0.0.0 [OT, maybe]

2006-12-20 Thread marco restelli
On 12/17/06, Mark M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 12/16/06, marco restelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 12/16/06, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Saturday 16 December 2006 08:38, "marco restelli" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --sync connecting to 1.0.0.0 [OT, maybe]

2006-12-16 Thread marco restelli
On 12/16/06, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Saturday 16 December 2006 08:38, "marco restelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --sync connecting to 1.0.0.0 [OT, maybe]': > On 12/16/06, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --sync connecting to 1.0.0.0 [OT, maybe]

2006-12-16 Thread marco restelli
On 12/16/06, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Saturday 16 December 2006 06:37, "marco restelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about '[gentoo-user] emerge --sync connecting to 1.0.0.0 [OT, maybe]': > I am even unsure if the problem is the rout

[gentoo-user] emerge --sync connecting to 1.0.0.0 [OT, maybe]

2006-12-16 Thread marco restelli
Hi list, this may be a trivial question, but I really don't know anything about networking. When I connect my laptop to the internet through my Netgear router, both firefox and galeon work fine, but I can not run emerge: emerge --sync Starting rsync with rsync://1.0.0.0/gentoo-portage... Check

Re: [gentoo-user] erratic touchpad

2006-07-04 Thread marco restelli
Hi list, upgrading to the 2.6.16 kernel solved the problem :-) Best Marco On 6/24/06, Richard Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/22/06, marco restelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Richard, > thank you for the suggustions, but it does not work. > Th

Re: [gentoo-user] erratic touchpad

2006-06-22 Thread marco restelli
On 6/21/06, Richard Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/17/06, marco restelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Everything works fine, but the touchpad. > Indeed I have all the advanced features working: double click, > scroll ... but using the touchpad when the CPU load is hig

[gentoo-user] erratic touchpad

2006-06-17 Thread marco restelli
Hallo! I'm trying to install Gentoo on an hp dv5000us, amd64. Everything works fine, but the touchpad. Indeed I have all the advanced features working: double click, scroll ... but using the touchpad when the CPU load is hight the mouse starts jumping around and clicking everywhere. I followed