Re: [gentoo-user] app-office/openoffice-bin and kde

2006-08-03 Thread Mrugesh Karnik
On Thursday 03 August 2006 12:14, Noack, Sebastian wrote: > Hi, > > does somebody know if app-office/openoffice-bin supports native look > and feel for kde? Or would I have to emerge app-office/openoffice > with KDE-useflag? The icons, to me, look KDE-ish. --

AW: [gentoo-user] app-office/openoffice-bin and kde

2006-08-03 Thread Noack, Sebastian
> > Hi, > > > > does somebody know if app-office/openoffice-bin supports native look > > and feel for kde? Or would I have to emerge app-office/openoffice > > with KDE-useflag? > > The icons, to me, look KDE-ish. Yeah, that is what I probably mean. I have seen OpenOffice on my mum's notebook on w

Re: [gentoo-user] app-office/openoffice-bin and kde

2006-08-03 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 09:24:25 +0200, Noack, Sebastian wrote: > ut even if office/openoffice-bin have kde-support, how would I tell it > to use kdelibs instead of gtk+? Because of both libraries are present on > my system. You shouldn't need to, OOo detects which desktop it is running on and uses th

[gentoo-user] emerge do not offer to update to new seamonkey

2006-08-03 Thread Jules Colding
Hi, Today I executed my daily 'eix-sync -v'. At the end I got this: # eix-sync output start . . * Running update-eix Reading Portage settings .. Building database (/var/cache/eix) from scratch .. [0] /usr/portage/ (cache: metadata) Reading 100% Applying masks .

AW: [gentoo-user] app-office/openoffice-bin and kde

2006-08-03 Thread Noack, Sebastian
> You shouldn't need to, OOo detects which desktop it is running on and > uses the appropriate icon set. There is an environment variable you can > use to force the choice, but you only need that if running an unsupported > desktop. > > > -- > Neil Bothwick That sounds good. Thanks. Regards Seb

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge do not offer to update to new seamonkey

2006-08-03 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:48:48 +0200, Jules Colding wrote: > Seamonkey is set to be updated in this emerge run. Why didn't emerge > offer to update seamonkey when I used the '-u' option in the first > emerge run?? It could be that neither seamonkey nor a dependent package is in your world file. Doe

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge do not offer to update to new seamonkey

2006-08-03 Thread Jules Colding
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 09:44 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:48:48 +0200, Jules Colding wrote: > > > Seamonkey is set to be updated in this emerge run. Why didn't emerge > > offer to update seamonkey when I used the '-u' option in the first > > emerge run?? > > It could be tha

[gentoo-user] Marvell Yukon 88E8001 not working, already tried "modprobe sk98lin" et al

2006-08-03 Thread Ralph Seichter
I have a hard time installing Gentoo 2006.0 using either the minimal installation image or the LiveCD. The machine has a Asus A8V Deluxe mainboard with onboard networking. Windows identifies the network controller as "Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet", and Gentoo's lspci confirm

AW: [gentoo-user] Marvell Yukon 88E8001 not working, already tried "modprobe sk98lin" et al

2006-08-03 Thread Noack, Sebastian
> I have a hard time installing Gentoo 2006.0 using either the minimal > installation image or the LiveCD. The machine has a Asus A8V Deluxe > mainboard with onboard networking. Windows identifies the network > controller as "Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet", > and Gentoo's lsp

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the release date for 2006.1?

2006-08-03 Thread Jesús Guerrero
El Jueves, 3 de Agosto de 2006 08:30, Justin R Findlay escribió: > On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 08:05:52AM +0200, Alexander Skwar wrote: > > And because of lazy people, other people have to suffer? > > Yes. Otherwise I'd think you were discriminataing against me and I'd > have to leave gentoo for anoth

Re: [gentoo-user] Marvell Yukon 88E8001 not working, already tried "modprobe sk98lin" et al

2006-08-03 Thread Richard Fish
On 8/3/06, Ralph Seichter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: variants, and lsmod lists the respective modules. After using "net-setup et0", ifconfig shows "Link encap:UNSPEC" and a weird hardware address. IIRC, eth0 on the live CD can be a IEEE1394 ethernet bridge, if you have a firewire port in the PC

Re: [gentoo-user] Marvell Yukon 88E8001 not working, already tried "modprobe sk98lin" et al

2006-08-03 Thread Joseph
modprobe forcedeth -- #Joseph On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 14:51 +0200, Ralph Seichter wrote: > I have a hard time installing Gentoo 2006.0 using either the minimal > installation image or the LiveCD. The machine has a Asus A8V Deluxe > mainboard with onboard networking. Windows identifies the network

[gentoo-user] [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Ow Mun Heng
Hi Guys, I know this is VERY OT. I have a Gentoo Server running at Home 24/7 and there's a possiblity that it's really eating up my energy bill. I've seen the Kill-A-Watt http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/7657/ but it's a 120V US Version. I'm looking for a 240V Version. Would anyone he

[gentoo-user] Problem with quota

2006-08-03 Thread Thiago Lüttig
Hi folks, i have an gentoo server on my network, I export the /home and its have quota enabled. But since yesterday, when the quota service are enabled, none user can anter any file on the remote filesystem, the message  get is "disk quota exceeded" I cant find any message on logs and when i start

Re: [gentoo-user] [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Jarry
Ow Mun Heng wrote: I'm looking for a 240V Version. Would anyone here know where to get one? I'm using this one (all in one line without spaces): http://www1.uk.conrad.com/scripts/wgate/zcop_uk/?~template=pcat_product_details_document&object_guid=0A2FC03E2FBEFDFFE1000A01022B&master_guid=&m

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with quota

2006-08-03 Thread Jarry
Thiago Lüttig wrote: /dev/sda4 /home ext3 defaults,quota,grpquota 1 2 Should not it be: "defaults,usrquota,grpquota"? At least in my fstab it is so, and I'm having no problems... Jarry -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with quota

2006-08-03 Thread Thiago Lüttig
I think thats right.. but always been  this way... i can figure out was wrongOn 8/3/06, Jarry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thiago Lüttig wrote:> /dev/sda4   /home  ext3  defaults,quota,grpquota 1 2 Should not it be: "defaults,usrquota,grpquota"?At least in my fstab it is so, and I'm h

Re: [gentoo-user] [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 19:41 +0200, Jarry wrote: > Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > I'm looking for a 240V Version. Would anyone here know where to get one? > > I'm using this one (all in one line without spaces): > > http://www1.uk.conrad.com/scripts/wgate/zcop_uk/?~template=pcat_product_details_documen

[SOLVED] Re: [gentoo-user] Authentication Issues

2006-08-03 Thread Kris Kerwin
Problem fixed. /etc/fstab had the root file system mounted with the users option, which disabled the requisite setuid bit on the /bin/su executable, thereby preventing me from su'ing to root from a non-root user. This was despite the fact that the non-root user was in the wheel group. Thanks a

Re: [gentoo-user] Marvell Yukon 88E8001 not working, already tried "modprobe sk98lin" et al

2006-08-03 Thread billyd
On Thursday 03 August 2006 07:51, Ralph Seichter wrote: > I have a hard time installing Gentoo 2006.0 using either the minimal > installation image or the LiveCD. The machine has a Asus A8V Deluxe > mainboard with onboard networking. Windows identifies the network > controller as "Marvell Yukon 88E

Re: [gentoo-user] [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Jarry
Ow Mun Heng wrote: You're referring to the Energy Check 3000 or the Energy Monitor 3000? I'm using Energy monitor 3000... (What's the difference? I'm printing the manual to do a comparison study) I don't know, there was only EnergyMonitor3000 on stock, when I went shopping so I bought it.

Re: [gentoo-user] Xawtv/Scantv refuses cooperation

2006-08-03 Thread Bertram Scharpf
Hi, Am Donnerstag, 03. Aug 2006, 00:48:25 +0200 schrieb Hemmann, Volker Armin: > On Wednesday 02 August 2006 23:37, Bertram Scharpf wrote: > > Am Mittwoch, 02. Aug 2006, 00:04:52 +0200 schrieb Hemmann, Volker Armin: > > > On Monday 31 July 2006 21:07, Bertram Scharpf wrote: > > > > # scantv > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On 8/3/06, Ow Mun Heng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 18:27 +, James wrote: > Ow Mun Heng wdc.com> writes: > > > > > I know this is VERY OT. I have a Gentoo Server running at Home > 24/7 and > > there's a possiblity that it's really eating up my energy bill. > > > I've seen

Re: [gentoo-user] Marvell Yukon 88E8001 not working, already tried "modprobe sk98lin" et al

2006-08-03 Thread Ralph Seichter
Richard Fish wrote: > IIRC, eth0 on the live CD can be a IEEE1394 ethernet bridge, if you > have a firewire port in the PC. The UNSPEC and 'weird' hardware > address are indicative of this. Good timing of yours, I just wanted to boast a bit about getting to the bottom of the problem myself (after

Re: [gentoo-user] Marvell Yukon 88E8001 not working, already tried "modprobe sk98lin" et al

2006-08-03 Thread Joseph
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 13:47 -0500, billyd wrote: > On Thursday 03 August 2006 13:36, you wrote: > > [snip] > > > > Bill, just load "forcedeth" and it is going to work just fine. > > modprobe forcedeth > > > > much cheaper than paying extra $20.00 :-) > > Thanks, Joseph, for that info. When I had

Re: [gentoo-user] Marvell Yukon 88E8001 not working, already tried "modprobe sk98lin" et al

2006-08-03 Thread Ralph Seichter
billyd wrote: > His ultimate suggestion, which I followed, was to go out to your > favorite computer store, purchase a NIC card (about $20 US) off the > shelf, install it in your computer, and disable the on-board Marvell > Yukon controller in the BIOS. A valid suggestion, of course. I would prob

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 16:04 -0300, Daniel da Veiga wrote: > On 8/3/06, Ow Mun Heng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Unfortunately, I'm not a US resident and I live in a Country where the > > power comes in at 240V. > > > > > > I live in a cowntry where energy comes at 240V (Brazil), but all > co

[gentoo-user] Change Partition Type

2006-08-03 Thread Michael Crute
I have a laptop and when I initially setup the partitions I anticipated that I would install Windoze along side of Linux for gaming purposes, I now realize that this is never going to happen and would like to change the partition type from NTFS to Linux Native. Is it possible to do this without hu

Re: [gentoo-user] Change Partition Type

2006-08-03 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 15:52 -0400, Michael Crute wrote: > I have a laptop and when I initially setup the partitions I > anticipated that I would install Windoze along side of Linux for > gaming purposes, I now realize that this is never going to happen and > would like to change the partition type

Re: [gentoo-user] Change Partition Type

2006-08-03 Thread Joe Peterson
No problem! Just reformat /dev/hda1. Doing this will not touch the other partitions. Of course, if you are booting off of /dev/hda1 now, this is problematic... See the man page for mkfs for more info. Something like: mkfs -t ext2 -m1 /dev/hda1 -Joe Michael Crute wrote: > I

Re: [gentoo-user] [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:25:41 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > I've seen the Kill-A-Watt > http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/7657/ but it's a 120V US > Version. > > I'm looking for a 240V Version. Would anyone here know where to get one? I have a Brennenstuhl PM230, which seems to do the sam

[gentoo-user] Emerge packages for two python versions?

2006-08-03 Thread Edward Muller
Is it possible to emerge python library packages (like egenix-mx-base, psycopg, etc, etc, etc) for multiple versions of python (python2.3 and python2.4 for instance)? If so, how? -- Edward Muller Interlix, LLC -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Change Partition Type

2006-08-03 Thread dg
On Thursday 03 August 2006 23:52, Michael Crute wrote: > I have a laptop and when I initially setup the partitions I > anticipated that I would install Windoze along side of Linux for > gaming purposes, I now realize that this is never going to happen and > would like to change the partition type f

[gentoo-user] Xorg-x11 problems

2006-08-03 Thread Pete Pardoe
HiI tried to move to moidular X but it failed so I roled everything back but I now have a problem that has me stumped.  When I do an emerge -puD world there are a whole slew of packages that are blocked by a non existant package.  I have xorg-x11 6.8.2-r8 installed not 6.9 but get the following in

Re: [gentoo-user] Emerge packages for two python versions?

2006-08-03 Thread Bryan Ãstergaard
On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 03:16:13PM -0500, Edward Muller wrote: > Is it possible to emerge python library packages (like egenix-mx-base, > psycopg, etc, etc, etc) for multiple versions of python (python2.3 and > python2.4 for instance)? > > If so, how? > Not currently possible. We have an experi

Re: [gentoo-user] Change Partition Type

2006-08-03 Thread Michael Crute
On 8/3/06, dg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thursday 03 August 2006 23:52, Michael Crute wrote: > I have a laptop and when I initially setup the partitions I > anticipated that I would install Windoze along side of Linux for > gaming purposes, I now realize that this is never going to happen and

Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg-x11 problems

2006-08-03 Thread Mantas Povilaitis
On 8/3/06, Pete Pardoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking I have tried emerge --clean x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 and emerge --prune x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 and they both tell me that the package is not there. it is written <= before package name, so 6.8 counts too (6.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Dale
Mike Williams wrote: > On Thursday 03 August 2006 19:27, James wrote: > >> The simplist solution is NOBODY puts a 240 VAC power supply >> into a computer unless it's going to draw some serious current >> (amps) thus by the nature of it being 240 VAC, you already know >> it is a power hog. >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg-x11 problems

2006-08-03 Thread Donnie Berkholz
Pete Pardoe wrote: > I tried to move to moidular X but it failed so I roled everything back > but I > now have a problem that has me stumped. You filed a bug for the failure, right? Monolithic X won't be around forever ... > When I do an emerge -puD world > there are a whole slew of packages th

Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg-x11 problems

2006-08-03 Thread Toby Cubitt
On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 12:43:26AM +0300, Mantas Povilaitis wrote: > On 8/3/06, Pete Pardoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ><=x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 (is blocking > > > >I have tried emerge --clean x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 and emerge --prune > >x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 and they both tell me that the p

[gentoo-user] [OT] sqsh - Anyone with experience?

2006-08-03 Thread Ow Mun Heng
I'm looking for some pointers in using sqsh. The website - sqsh.org seems to be down. I can't seem to locate a mailing list. It works, but I would just like to know if I can get it to execute a script from a file. I know it has the option "sqsh -i" which is suppsoed to do that, but try as I might

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] sqsh - Anyone with experience?

2006-08-03 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 15:09 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > I'm looking for some pointers in using sqsh. > The website - sqsh.org seems to be down. > I can't seem to locate a mailing list. > > It works, but I would just like to know if I can get it to execute a > script from a file. > > I know it has

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Richard Fish
On 8/3/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, the USA has the same coming in too. We have 220v to 240v coming in but that is split into different legs for the 110v to 120v stuff. No, we don't. We have ~120V between a 'hot' wire and neutral, and 240V appliances work by using the two hot wir

[gentoo-user] minicom && usb-serrial cable config

2006-08-03 Thread James
Hello, I recently got an HP 8000 laptop with any 9-pin serial ports. I got a Entrega USB-to-serail cable. lsusb sees the device: Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c01b Logitech, Inc. MX310 Optical Mouse Bus 003 Device 001: ID : Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1645:8003 Entrega [hex] Bus 002 Device 001:

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Dale
Richard Fish wrote: > On 8/3/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Well, the USA has the same coming in too. We have 220v to 240v coming >> in but that is split into different legs for the 110v to 120v stuff. > > No, we don't. We have ~120V between a 'hot' wire and neutral, and > 240V appliances

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 20:10 -0500, Dale wrote: > Richard Fish wrote: > > On 8/3/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Well, the USA has the same coming in too. We have 220v to 240v coming > >> in but that is split into different legs for the 110v to 120v stuff. > > > > No, we don't. We have ~1

Re: [gentoo-user] minicom && usb-serrial cable config

2006-08-03 Thread Sarpy Sam
On 8/3/06, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I recently got an HP 8000 laptop with any 9-pin serial ports. I got a Entrega USB-to-serail cable. lsusb sees the device: Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c01b Logitech, Inc. MX310 Optical Mouse Bus 003 Device 001: ID : Bus 002 Device 003: I

Re: [gentoo-user] LiveCD 2006

2006-08-03 Thread sdoma
Booting the life-CD and starting the Gentoo-installer, there is no possibility to set the date. Regards Frank On Wed, 2006-08-02 at 18:01 -0400, Stephen wrote: > On Wednesday 02 August 2006 16:28, frank wrote: > > > Booting from the Gentoo liveCD 2006 puts my clock back for 2 hours. > > Did y

Re: [gentoo-user] Change Partition Type

2006-08-03 Thread Randy Barlow
Michael Crute wrote: Right, this is exactly what I want to do but can I do it without seriously screwing up the disk? i.e. can I change the partition type without screwing up the existing partitions? As long as you only change and format the NTFS partition you should be fine (you don't have an

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 11:45 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 18:27 +, James wrote: > > Ow Mun Heng wdc.com> writes: > > Another, better solution is to purchase a clamp/amp meter so you > > can merely put it around the power cord and make all sorts of power > > The item I wa

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 13:20 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: > On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 11:45 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 18:27 +, James wrote: > > > Ow Mun Heng wdc.com> writes: > > > > Another, better solution is to purchase a clamp/amp meter so you > > > can merely put it

[gentoo-user] udev.rules: Two "removeable" SATA-hds...how to map to /dev ???

2006-08-03 Thread Meino Christian Cramer
Hi, Trying to write some udev rules to map two identical (model wise) SATA-harddiscs to different entries in /dev/. got a question mark into my head: Both harddiscs are removeable and either the first or the second are inserted into my system. Both harddiscs are identical models and will ha

[gentoo-user] Boot from SATA: Something special to consider ???

2006-08-03 Thread Meino Christian Cramer
Hi, I will change my system from ATA to SATA. Is there somethng special to consider for this in beforehand? (...before I will not be able anymore to post to this list a cry of help ... ;) :O) ))) Thank you very much in advance for any help! mcc -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot from SATA: Something special to consider ???

2006-08-03 Thread Statux
Well, I currently have a system with both a PATA drive as well as a SATA drive. SATA uses the whole SCSI subsystem which tends to cause things to not always be in the same place from time to time, devicewise, especially when you have USB mass storage peripherals elsewhere (like my memcard reader).

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [Very OT] - Kill-A-Watt (240V Version) to measure my Gentoo Server Power Usage

2006-08-03 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 20:58 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 13:20 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > They're great devices - you can often > > buy a multimeter (every geek should have one :) with a current clamp (or > > transducer) thrown in. That way you have no wiring, no inline

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot from SATA: Something special to consider ???

2006-08-03 Thread Meino Christian Cramer
...forgot one...: http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146468 keep booting! mcc -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with quota

2006-08-03 Thread Noack, Sebastian
> thats right.. but always been this way... i can figure out was wrong > > > On 8/3/06, Jarry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thiago Lüttig wrote: > > > /dev/sda4 /home ext3 defaults,quota,grpquota 1 2 > > Should not it be: "defaults,usrquota,grpquota"? > At least in my fstab it