[gentoo-user] Error message on kde startup

2006-01-24 Thread Paul
Hi all, Recently I had to update about 24 packages, all went well and any config files were updated. However, I now have a problem when kde starts, I get an error-kdesktop message saying "The KDE Mediamanager is not running" In the control Centre - Service Manager under startup Services the KD

Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup

2006-01-24 Thread Alfredo Perez
I have seen so many howtos about dual booting windows and Linux. You can even create a boot floppy or install a program call GAG. I think is also possible GRUB will boot Windows as well. You should do a search on Google "dual boot win and linux" Let me know if you need more details, I could send

Re: [gentoo-user] Error message on kde startup

2006-01-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:02:10 +, Paul wrote: > Recently I had to update about 24 packages, all went well and any It might help if you told us which packages. > config files were updated. However, I now have a problem when kde > starts, I get an error-kdesktop message saying "The KDE Mediaman

Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup

2006-01-24 Thread Heinz Sporn
Am Dienstag, den 24.01.2006, 16:17 +0930 schrieb Iain Buchanan: > On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 22:05 -0800, Ryan Tandy wrote: > > Iain Buchanan wrote: > > > > > > > >1. use the windows to chain-boot linux (possible, but I don't know what > > >for :) > > > > > > > > > Sorry, this isn't possible - I sh

Re: [gentoo-user] Error message on kde startup

2006-01-24 Thread Thierry de Coulon
On Tuesday, 24 January 2006 10:02, Paul wrote: > Hi all, > Recently I had to update about 24 packages, all went well and any config > files were updated. However, I now have a problem when kde starts, I get > an error-kdesktop message saying "The KDE Mediamanager is not running" In > the control

Re: [gentoo-user] [POLL] portage-2.1 USE flag ordering

2006-01-24 Thread Alexander Kirillov
I've started a poll on the specific question of USE flag ordering in portage-2.1_pre3 at http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-426033.html The result of the poll will pretty much dictate what will happen in the next release so if you'd like to go over and cast your vote... :) There's also a more

Re: [gentoo-user] [POLL] portage-2.1 USE flag ordering

2006-01-24 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Tuesday 24 January 2006 21:25, Alexander Kirillov wrote: > > I've started a poll on the specific question of USE flag ordering in > > portage-2.1_pre3 at http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-426033.html > > The result of the poll will pretty much dictate what will happen in > > the next release

Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup

2006-01-24 Thread ellotheth rimmwen
On 1/24/06, Ryan Tandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry, this isn't possible - I should know, I've tried in the past. > Wasted too much time on it, too. Windows can only multi-boot with other > Windows. And if you've managed to get it to do otherwise, please tell > me how! I did it on my firs

Re: [gentoo-user] kdebase-3.5.0 compilation error

2006-01-24 Thread Radu Filip
It worked, thanks! On Monday 23 January 2006 03:38 pm, Philip Webb wrote: > A quick look suggests it may be Bug 105297 , > in which case the solution is to update to dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.15 . -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup

2006-01-24 Thread ellotheth rimmwen
On 1/23/06, Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would anyone recommend which is the best method for setup, start with > Gentoo or Windows? Definitely start with Windows, it makes life so much easier later. I usually partition the drive in two using the XP setup utility (which is pathetic, but funct

Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome calendar - Start on Sunday instead of Saturday?

2006-01-24 Thread Ernie Schroder
On Monday 23 January 2006 23:20, a tiny voice compelled Mark Knecht to write: > Hi, >Title says it. My wife wants to configure this item and I cannot > find the control of it in the preferences page. Anyone know how to > make it start on Sunday instead? > > Thanks, > Mark Switch to KDE. My cal

Re: [gentoo-user] doom3 sound

2006-01-24 Thread fire-eyes
Cláudio Henrique wrote: > I managed to have doom3 working on my system, but now the problem is > with the sound. It is like the one of a robot. I have tried using > alsa, but the problem remains. How can I fix this? > []'s > claudio. > I see the same problem. Though I have only tried the demo. I

Re: [gentoo-user] cups -- more clues?

2006-01-24 Thread Abhay Kedia
On Monday 23 January 2006 22:29, maxim wexler wrote: > > Yes > Try printing a test page directly from CUPS Admin panel so that any problems with printer configuration is ruled out. -- Regards, Abhay pgpIjuPoO2JdK.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: [gentoo-user] Error message on kde startup

2006-01-24 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > > >You probably emerged versions of hal and dbus that are incompatible with >your KDE. KDE 3.4 needs hal <0.5, KDE 3.5 needs hal >=0.5. > > > > That is what it is. It's hal and dbus. If I login into KDE 3.4 it gripes about the version being to old. If I downgrade then

[gentoo-user] OT - Squirrelmail doesn't work after recent PHP upgrade

2006-01-24 Thread Michael Sullivan
I'm having some trouble with Squirrelmail since the recent PHP upgrade. On almost every folder I click on in Squirrelmail (including the Inbox), I get this: Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /var/www/localhost/htdocs/squirrelmail/functions/imap_messages.php on line 480 Eve

[gentoo-user] amarok sound engine

2006-01-24 Thread Martins Steinbergs
Hi, I emerged amarok, great gui to manage collection, but sound output is bumpy with xine engine. gstreamer apears not to work at all. I tried to tweak settings and xine config with no luck. However, playing adio directly in xine output is clear. What is your expierence, any sugestion where to

[gentoo-user] Re: swat "500 server error"

2006-01-24 Thread Peter
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:12:43 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: > Hi All, > > I installed samba, and xinetd, then edited /etc/xinetd.d/swat and set > "disable=no". I restarted xinetd, and when I connect to > > http://localhost:901/ > > with firefox, I get this message: > > 500 Server Error snip...

RE: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup

2006-01-24 Thread Michael Kintzios
> -Original Message- > From: ellotheth rimmwen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 January 2006 13:49 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup > > > On 1/23/06, Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Would anyone recommend which is the bes

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: any easy way to reemerge kde using equery or similar tool?

2006-01-24 Thread Michael Kintzios
> -Original Message- > From: Norberto Bensa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 January 2006 00:39 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: any easy way to reemerge kde > using equery or similar tool? > > > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > Of course, it will ruin y

[gentoo-user] usb wacom tablet

2006-01-24 Thread Roger Mason
Hello, I'm installing a wacom tablet, following the instructions here: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Wacom_Tablet Problem: The tablet does not show up in /proc/bus/input/devices -> cat /proc/bus/input/devices I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41 N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboa

[gentoo-user] php blocking

2006-01-24 Thread James
Hello, I've looked at the previous threads, but I cannot seem to remove (unmerge) these packages: [blocks B ] dev-php/mod_php (is blocking dev-lang/php-5.0.5-r5) [blocks B ] dev-php/php (is blocking dev-lang/php-5.0.5-r5) [blocks B ] dev-php/mod_php (is blocking dev-php/PEAR-PEAR-1.3.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: any easy way to reemerge kde using equery or similar tool?

2006-01-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:01:31 -, Michael Kintzios wrote: > > > Of course, it will ruin your world file like > > > this because you didn't use --oneshot. > If understand this right --oneshot does not add the packages to the > world file. I assume that if the KDE packages are already in the wo

Re: [gentoo-user] OT - Squirrelmail doesn't work after recent PHP upgrade

2006-01-24 Thread kashani
Michael Sullivan wrote: I'm having some trouble with Squirrelmail since the recent PHP upgrade. On almost every folder I click on in Squirrelmail (including the Inbox), I get this: Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /var/www/localhost/htdocs/squirrelmail/functions/imap_mes

[gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Jeff
Hey guys. I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure what the command would be. Something to the effect of: # cat /var/backup | ssh backup.homelan.com 'tar data.info.gz' So that, the data is actua

[gentoo-user] Browser not launching.

2006-01-24 Thread Nagatoro
Hi, I have a very annoying problem. I can't open web links by clicking them. If I set the default (Control-Center->KDE Components->Component Chooser and File Associations) and it works from pure KDE applications but from others (eg thunderbird and xchat) it doesn't work. This behavior seems to

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread John Jolet
On Jan 24, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Jeff wrote: Hey guys. I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure what the command would be. Something to the effect of: # cat /var/backup | ssh backup.homelan.c

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Tom Smith
Jeff wrote: >Hey guys. > >I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive >to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure >what the command would be. Something to the effect of: > ># cat /var/backup | ssh backup.homelan.com 'tar data.info.gz' > >So t

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Francesco Riosa
Jeff wrote: > Hey guys. > > I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive > to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure > what the command would be. Something to the effect of: > > # cat /var/backup | ssh backup.homelan.com 'tar data.info.gz' > >

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Francesco Riosa
> > Not possible. > > Wrong, we are unix sysadmins, the thing that more nearly resemble that is : "I've not time to do that" ;-) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread John Jolet
On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:20 AM, Tom Smith wrote: Jeff wrote: Hey guys. I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure what the command would be. Something to the effect of: # cat /var/backup | s

[gentoo-user] PPP and VPN

2006-01-24 Thread Trenton Adams
Hi everyone, I had heard that kernel 2.6.15 had VPN support. So, I went to http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Set_up_a_vpn_client_with_mppe_encryption to figure out how to configure my kernel compilation. The only problem is, there doesn't appear to be PPP support anywhere in the kernel. Networking

[gentoo-user] Re: PPP and VPN

2006-01-24 Thread Trenton Adams
Actually, that document was a little misleading. it said "Networking support", where it should have said "Network device support". So, my brain omitted the "Device Driver--->" part, and assumed I should go under "Networking --->", because I knew it was there. Anyhow, found the options. :) On 1/

Re: [gentoo-user] Error message on kde startup

2006-01-24 Thread Manuel McLure
Paul wrote: Hi all, Recently I had to update about 24 packages, all went well and any config files were updated. However, I now have a problem when kde starts, I get an error-kdesktop message saying "The KDE Mediamanager is not running" In the control Centre - Service Manager under startup S

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Tom Smith
John Jolet wrote: > > On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:20 AM, Tom Smith wrote: > >> Jeff wrote: >> >>> Hey guys. >>> >>> I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard >>> drive >>> to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure >>> what the command would be. Some

Re: [gentoo-user] OT - Squirrelmail doesn't work after recent PHP upgrade

2006-01-24 Thread Manuel McLure
Michael Sullivan wrote: I'm having some trouble with Squirrelmail since the recent PHP upgrade. On almost every folder I click on in Squirrelmail (including the Inbox), I get this: Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /var/www/localhost/htdocs/squirrelmail/functions/imap_mes

Re: [gentoo-user] OT - Squirrelmail doesn't work after recent PHP upgrade

2006-01-24 Thread Charles Andrews
See... http://www.squirrelmail.org/wiki/BrowseProblemsByPhpError A google search of "Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference" +squirelmail Finds your answer rather quickly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Jeff
Tom you big jerk. LOL! jk man... Well, I would call it, piping through a tunnel? Tunneling through a pipe? The concept seems very *nix-like to me. *shrug* Thanks to all... wish me luck! Tom Smith wrote: > John Jolet wrote: > > >>On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:20 AM, Tom Smith wrote: >> >> >>>Jeff wro

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread John Jolet
On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Tom Smith wrote: John Jolet wrote: On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:20 AM, Tom Smith wrote: Jeff wrote: Hey guys. I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure what th

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: any easy way to reemerge kde using equery or similar tool?

2006-01-24 Thread Michael Kintzios
> -Original Message- > From: Neil Bothwick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 January 2006 16:41 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: any easy way to reemerge kde > using equery or similar tool? > > > On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:01:31 -, Michael Kintzio

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:20:10 -0700, Tom Smith wrote: > Not possible. Why, is he using Windows? "I don't know how" != "not possible". -- Neil Bothwick Voting Democrat or Republican is like choosing a cabin in the Titanic. signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Tom Smith
John Jolet wrote: > > On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Tom Smith wrote: > >> John Jolet wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:20 AM, Tom Smith wrote: >>> Jeff wrote: > Hey guys. > > I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard > drive > to store

Re: [gentoo-user] php blocking

2006-01-24 Thread James Ausmus
On 1/24/06, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I've looked at the previous threads, but I cannot seem to remove (unmerge) > these packages: > > [blocks B ] dev-php/mod_php (is blocking dev-lang/php-5.0.5-r5) > [blocks B ] dev-php/php (is blocking dev-lang/php-5.0.5-r5) > [blocks

Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup

2006-01-24 Thread Dave Jones
It's best to install Windows first, as it always overwrites the master boot record, which destroys a Grub or Lilo setup. Grub is perfectly capable of booting Windows by 'chain loading' to the Windows loader. Booting linux from the Windows loader is a lot more complex. I'd recommend having a fat32

Re: [gentoo-user] [POLL] portage-2.1 USE flag ordering

2006-01-24 Thread Philip Webb
060124 Jason Stubbs wrote: > I've started a poll on the specific question of USE flag ordering in > portage-2.1_pre3 at http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-426033.html > 1) Create a login if you don't have one > 2) Log in > 3) View the above page > 4) Click your choice > 5) Click the submit butto

[gentoo-user] joomla

2006-01-24 Thread Uwe Thiem
Hi folks, any joomla or mambo experts here? I have got joomla-1.0.7 and php-5.1.1. When I try to log into the site as admin after configuring it, I get this: Fatal error: Call to undefined function session_name() in /var/www/localhost/htdocs/joomla/administrator/index.php on line 83 I just syn

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread John Jolet
Well, perhaps "old school" has different meanings to different people. :-) I was referring to the UNIX "tools" philosophy in which each program has a very specific use, similar to qmail (the original, unmodified qmail, that is). And this is usually the direction I take when looking for "tools"

[gentoo-user] nvidia module won't load after updates

2006-01-24 Thread Ernie Schroder
from dmesg nvidia: version magic '2.6.14-gentoo-r4 K7 gcc-3.4' should be '2.6.14-gentoo-r42.6.14-r-4_new K7 gcc-3.3' This looks like the kernel was compiled with gcc-3.3 and nvidia-kernel was compiled with gcc-3.4. Do I need to rebuild my kernel? I know I've restarted x since updating gcc on 1

Re: [gentoo-user] php blocking

2006-01-24 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 24 January 2006 20:20, James Ausmus wrote: > On 1/24/06, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've looked at the previous threads, but I cannot seem to remove > > (unmerge) these packages: > > > > [blocks B ] dev-php/mod_php (is blocking dev-lang/php-5.0.5-r5) > > [blocks B

Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia module won't load after updates

2006-01-24 Thread James Ausmus
On 1/24/06, Ernie Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > from dmesg > > nvidia: version magic '2.6.14-gentoo-r4 K7 gcc-3.4' should be > '2.6.14-gentoo-r42.6.14-r-4_new K7 gcc-3.3' > > This looks like the kernel was compiled with gcc-3.3 and nvidia-kernel was > compiled with gcc-3.4. Do I need to reb

Re: [gentoo-user] joomla

2006-01-24 Thread Rafael Fernández López
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Uwe Thiem wrote: > Hi folks, > > any joomla or mambo experts here? > > I have got joomla-1.0.7 and php-5.1.1. > > When I try to log into the site as admin after configuring it, I get this: > Fatal error: Call to undefined function session_name() >

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Jeff
This example that Francesco illustrates seems to work pretty well. I guess my main concern was with tar - would it be able to handle a filesystem this large? Myself, I haven't seen or heard any scary stories thus far. Anyone shed light on tar limitations? Thanks for all the colorful replies. :-)

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Jeff
DUH ME! Open mouth, insert face... Ok, what I *meant* to say from post #1, is, the filesystem I'm tarballing is quite large - 25g. The tar command should be able to digest this, yes? Should I be worried? Thanks again all. Jeff wrote: > This example that Francesco illustrates seems to work pretty

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread John Jolet
On Jan 24, 2006, at 2:22 PM, Jeff wrote: This example that Francesco illustrates seems to work pretty well. I guess my main concern was with tar - would it be able to handle a filesystem this large? Myself, I haven't seen or heard any scary stories thus far. Anyone shed light on tar limitati

Re: [gentoo-user] joomla

2006-01-24 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 24 January 2006 22:25, Rafael Fernández López wrote: > Uwe Thiem wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > any joomla or mambo experts here? > > > > I have got joomla-1.0.7 and php-5.1.1. > > > > When I try to log into the site as admin after configuring it, I get > > this: Fatal error: Call to undefined fun

Re: [gentoo-user] cups -- more clues?

2006-01-24 Thread maxim wexler
Man, trying to print a test page is the first thing I tried! --- Abhay Kedia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 23 January 2006 22:29, maxim wexler wrote: > > > > Yes > > > Try printing a test page directly from CUPS Admin > panel so that any problems > with printer configuration is ruled ou

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Ernst Herzberg
On Tuesday 24 January 2006 21:40, Jeff wrote: > DUH ME! Open mouth, insert face... > > Ok, what I *meant* to say from post #1, is, the filesystem I'm > tarballing is quite large - 25g. The tar command should be able to > digest this, yes? Should I be worried? Last week i back'ed up a machine with

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Trenton Adams
> Not possible on a windows machine. :P -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Tom Smith
Ernst Herzberg wrote: >On Tuesday 24 January 2006 21:40, Jeff wrote: > > >>DUH ME! Open mouth, insert face... >> >>Ok, what I *meant* to say from post #1, is, the filesystem I'm >>tarballing is quite large - 25g. The tar command should be able to >>digest this, yes? Should I be worried? >> >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: any easy way to reemerge kde using equery or similar tool?

2006-01-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:00:59 -, Michael Kintzios wrote: > I see (I think). Please bear with me while I am catching up: the > script will individually emerge every KDE component as opposed to the > original meta packages which brought in with them their dependencies. > The latter would not ha

Re: [gentoo-user] joomla

2006-01-24 Thread Robin
Arrghhh Bad Habits... Add: dev-lang/php session to your package.use file :- ) On 1/24/06, Uwe Thiem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 24 January 2006 22:25, Rafael Fernández López wrote: > > Uwe Thiem wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > any joomla or mambo experts here? > > > > > > I have got

Re: [gentoo-user] joomla

2006-01-24 Thread Rafael Fernández López
It was only a quick replying... of course if you want to upgrade php you'll have to add for example "session" to your make.conf USE variable. Bye, Rafael Fernández López. > Arrghhh Bad Habits... > Add: > > dev-lang/php session > > to your package.use file > > :- ) > > On 1/24/06, Uwe Thiem <[

[gentoo-user] Captive will not acquire?

2006-01-24 Thread Michael Kintzios
Hi All, Just emerged captive-1.1.7 and when I'm trying to run "# /usr/sbin/captive-install-acquire" just as the ebuild tells me to do - it can't find the path . . . # /usr/sbin/captive-install-acquire bash: /usr/sbin/captive-install-acquire: No such file or director

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: swat "500 server error"

2006-01-24 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 10:32 -0500, Peter wrote: > On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:12:43 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > I installed samba, and xinetd, then edited /etc/xinetd.d/swat and set > > "disable=no". I restarted xinetd, and when I connect to > > > > http://localhost:901/ > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome calendar - Start on Sunday instead of Saturday?

2006-01-24 Thread Mark Knecht
On 1/24/06, Ernie Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 23 January 2006 23:20, a tiny voice compelled Mark Knecht to write: > > Hi, > >Title says it. My wife wants to configure this item and I cannot > > find the control of it in the preferences page. Anyone know how to > > make it st

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 17:23 +, Francesco Riosa wrote: > Jeff wrote: > > Hey guys. > > > > I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive > > to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure > > what the command would be. [snip] > > > > So that, the

[gentoo-user] Superblock error

2006-01-24 Thread Colin Wildsmith
Title: Hello all, Hello all, I have just tried the Gentoo challenge (installing Gentooo from the minimal CD) and have failed. :-( I get an error stating that   “The superblock could not be read of does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem….”   Im almost sure that its an error in my

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: swat "500 server error"

2006-01-24 Thread Francesco Riosa
Iain Buchanan wrote: > On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 10:32 -0500, Peter wrote: > >> On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:12:43 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: >> >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I installed samba, and xinetd, then edited /etc/xinetd.d/swat and set >>> "disable=no". I restarted xinetd, and when I connect to >

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread John Jolet
On Jan 24, 2006, at 5:25 PM, Iain Buchanan wrote: On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 17:23 +, Francesco Riosa wrote: Jeff wrote: Hey guys. I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure what the comma

[gentoo-user] Building Kernel Modules with custom kernel trees

2006-01-24 Thread Alex Bennee
Hi, I'm tracking the kernel by hand (following the git tree and doing some hacking of my own). However whenever I try and emerge a ebuild that involves a kernel module it usually fails to work out the correct kernel: * Determining the location of the kernel source code * Found kernel source dir

Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome calendar - Start on Sunday instead of Saturday?

2006-01-24 Thread Ernie Schroder
On Tuesday 24 January 2006 18:19, a tiny voice compelled Mark Knecht to write: > On 1/24/06, Ernie Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 23 January 2006 23:20, a tiny voice compelled Mark Knecht to write: > > > Hi, > > >Title says it. My wife wants to configure this item and I cann

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Eric Bliss
On Tuesday 24 January 2006 03:45 pm, John Jolet wrote: > > (now, if only I'd backed up yesterday, before I did an accidental > > `rm *` > > instead of `rm *~`) > > > good thing none of US has ever done that...as root from the / on > a running production serverin the middle of month-end

[gentoo-user] emerging -u sendmail glibc fails --> LD_LIBRARY_PATH issue

2006-01-24 Thread Jason Ausmus
Hello, Emerging -u sendmail fails with this message: checking LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable... contains current directory configure: error: *** LD_LIBRARY_PATH shouldn't contain the current directory when *** building glibc. Please change the environment variable *** and run configure again. !!!

Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia module won't load after updates

2006-01-24 Thread Ernie Schroder
On Tuesday 24 January 2006 14:39, a tiny voice compelled James Ausmus to write: > On 1/24/06, Ernie Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > from dmesg > > > > nvidia: version magic '2.6.14-gentoo-r4 K7 gcc-3.4' should be > > '2.6.14-gentoo-r42.6.14-r-4_new K7 gcc-3.3' > > > > This looks like the k

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 08:55 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: > On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 17:23 +, Francesco Riosa wrote: > > Jeff wrote: > > > Hey guys. > > > > > > I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive > > > to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but

[gentoo-user] composing fancy html in kmail

2006-01-24 Thread Robert Persson
I want to send an email with both embedded thumbnail images and external hyperlinks. My email client is kmail. What I want to do is certainly impossible with the kmail editor, however kmail gives you the option of using an external editor. Is there any way I can do what I want and get the resul

RE: [gentoo-user] Superblock error

2006-01-24 Thread Colin Wildsmith
Title: Hello all, Ok ive found out how to modify the files eg   Insert livecd # mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo# mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot   Then i went to the fstab file on the drive (not on the disk) and modified it; It reads   --

Re: [gentoo-user] Building Kernel Modules with custom kernel trees

2006-01-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:01 +, Alex Bennee wrote: > There really is no need to force people to build as root under /usr/src > so is it possible to educate portage to use the uname method to > determine the root of the kernel tree for building kernel modules? Portage doesn't build the modules

RE: [gentoo-user] Superblock error

2006-01-24 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 08:46 +0800, Colin Wildsmith wrote: [snip] > Then i went to the fstab file on the drive (not on the disk) and > modified it; > > It reads > > /dev/BOOT/boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2 [snip] ... Have you been following the gentoo handbook? (http:/

Re: [gentoo-user] Superblock error

2006-01-24 Thread AJ Spagnoletti
On 1/24/06, Colin Wildsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ok ive found out how to modify the files eg > > > > Insert livecd # mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo > # mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot > # mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot > > > > > Then i went to the fstab file on the drive (not on the disk) and m

Re: [gentoo-user] [POLL] portage-2.1 USE flag ordering

2006-01-24 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Wednesday 25 January 2006 03:43, Philip Webb wrote: > 060124 Jason Stubbs wrote: > > I've started a poll on the specific question of USE flag ordering in > > portage-2.1_pre3 at http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-426033.html > > 1) Create a login if you don't have one > > 2) Log in > > 3) Vie

Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup

2006-01-24 Thread Ryan Tandy
*/Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote: Aha, the old "I've tried it and it didn't work for me so it's not possible" trick ;) *shifty eyes* maybe... but I know other people who have also tried it and failed, and I have yet to see a written account of it happening. So - guilty unt

Re: [gentoo-user] Building Kernel Modules with custom kernel trees

2006-01-24 Thread Richard Fish
On 1/24/06, Alex Bennee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * If you are using KBUILD_OUTPUT, please set the environment var so > that > * it points to the necessary object directory so that it might > find .config. > > However with all kernels you should be able to detrmine the root via > uname -r: >

Re: [gentoo-user] [POLL] portage-2.1 USE flag ordering

2006-01-24 Thread Philip Webb
060125 Jason Stubbs wrote: > On Wednesday 25 January 2006 03:43, Philip Webb wrote: >> 060124 Jason Stubbs wrote: >>> I've started a poll on the specific question of USE flag ordering in >>> portage-2.1_pre3 at http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-426033.html >>> 1) Create a login if you don't hav

Re: [gentoo-user] usb wacom tablet

2006-01-24 Thread Robert Morris
On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 12:38 -0330, Roger Mason wrote: > Hello, > > I'm installing a wacom tablet, following the instructions here: > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Wacom_Tablet > > Problem: > > The tablet does not show up in /proc/bus/input/devices -> > > cat /proc/bus/input/devices > I: Bus=

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 17:23 +, Francesco Riosa wrote: > Jeff wrote: > > Hey guys. > > > > I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive > > to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure > > what the command would be. Something to the effect of:

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread John Jolet
On Jan 24, 2006, at 9:10 PM, Ow Mun Heng wrote: On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 17:23 +, Francesco Riosa wrote: Jeff wrote: Hey guys. I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive to store a tar file. I'd like to pipe a tar through ssh, but not sure what the command

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 21:19 -0600, John Jolet wrote: > On Jan 24, 2006, at 9:10 PM, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > There's another way. This assumes your originating server's CPU is > > slow/precious and you have a 16 way node on a backup server (HAHA!!) > > > > tar cf - /var/backup | ssh backup.homelan.c

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Tom Smith
John Jolet wrote: > > On Jan 24, 2006, at 9:10 PM, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > >> On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 17:23 +, Francesco Riosa wrote: >> >>> Jeff wrote: >>> Hey guys. I've got this big fat backup server with no space left on the hard drive to store a tar file. I'd like to

Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup

2006-01-24 Thread Bryce Verdier
Ryan Tandy wrote: */Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote: Aha, the old "I've tried it and it didn't work for me so it's not possible" trick ;) *shifty eyes* maybe... but I know other people who have also tried it and failed, and I have yet to see a written account of it happening

Re: [gentoo-user] joomla

2006-01-24 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 25 January 2006 00:22, Robin wrote: > Arrghhh Bad Habits... > Add: > > dev-lang/php session > > to your package.use file That's what I actually did. ;-) Uwe -- Unix is sexy: who | grep -i blonde | date cd ~; unzip; touch; strip; finger mount; gasp; yes; uptime; umount sleep -- gentoo-us

Re: [gentoo-user] tar over ssh

2006-01-24 Thread Uwe Thiem
On 25 January 2006 06:46, Tom Smith wrote: > I read something some time ago that suggested if you transfer a > compressed file over a compressed SFTP connection, for example, that it > would take longer to transfer the data versus if only the data or the > connection was compressed. The reason, as

Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup

2006-01-24 Thread Dale
Bryce Verdier wrote: > I can say that back int the redhat 6.3 days, i was able to get redhat > to boot from the NT4 loader. And i could have sworn that there was a > HOWTO on the LDP, but i can't find it now. > > So at least 5 or 6 years ago it could have been done. But with such > nice bootloader

[gentoo-user] Mysterious dev-lang/php 'n' junk 'n' stuff....

2006-01-24 Thread gentuxx
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, I had posted about this relatively recently, and didn't get any response, so I thought I would try again. I thought I had solved the problem (I had a bunch of stuff in package.keywords that probably didn't need to be there), so I left it alon