Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + Asus Eee

2008-06-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:19:14 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > I'm thinking of doing something similar soon. Another reason for not > building on the EEE is to save wear-and-tear on the flash drive. I > suppose one should also use a filesystem without journalling to save the > flash drive. Another

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + Asus Eee

2008-06-12 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 12 June 2008, Walter Dnes wrote: > While we're at it, can Gentoo run without a swap partition or swap > file? Any Linux can run just fine without swap. -- Alan McKinnon alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + Asus Eee

2008-06-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:53:52 -0700, Grant wrote: > Yeah how is the thing to use? How long does a firefox compile take? [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ 0]% genlop -i mozilla-firefox * www-client/mozilla-firefox Total builds: 1 Global build time: 1 hour, 24 minutes and 2 seconds. Info about curre

Re: [gentoo-user] python-2.5

2008-06-12 Thread Justin
There is a reopened python2.5 stabilisation request on http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=178800 with some interesting comments... There you can find some other bugs about it in the comments... Thanks for the link. As far as I see only a qterm depend bug is blocking. I switched to 2.5

Re: [gentoo-user] HIJACKING THREADS

2008-06-12 Thread PaulNM
Chris Walters wrote: Everyone makes mistakes, and it is can be good to point them out, though I do think this thread is a bit of overkill - a private message to the person who made the mistake is usually enough. I agree the thread is overkill, the first message was not. Stroller's message

Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning up installation / two glibc versions

2008-06-12 Thread Nicolai Beuermann
Am Dienstag 10 Juni 2008 schrieb Enrico Weigelt: > IMHO, you've removed exactly that libc (or at least it's dynamic > linker) your binaries are built against, so they can't be executed > anymore - you'r system is unbootable. > > ldd output on these binaries should give your more enlightenment.

Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning up installation / two glibc versions

2008-06-12 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Hi, I guess the best way to finally solve this would be to quickpkg glibc-2.3.4 (just in case...) emerge -C glib-2.3.4 emerge -e world (or at least "system" if world is too much) HTH... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234 3408 Configuration Manager | Fax: +49 (0)

Re: [gentoo-user] vmware problem

2008-06-12 Thread David Relson
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:42:50 -0400 Andrey Falko wrote: ...[snip]... > >> > >> Attempted to upgrade vmware-modules from 1.0.0.15-r1 to > >> 1.0.0.17-r1 and found it blocked by vmware-server-1.0.5.80187: > >> > >>emerge --oneshot vmware-modules > >> Calculating dependencies... done! > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning up installation / two glibc versions

2008-06-12 Thread Nicolai Beuermann
Am Donnerstag 12 Juni 2008 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs: > Hi, > > I guess the best way to finally solve this would be to > > quickpkg glibc-2.3.4 (just in case...) > emerge -C glib-2.3.4 you mean to unmerge glibc-2.3.4? When I do this my system is no longer useable. emerge wouldn´t work. Marvelously i´

Re: [gentoo-user] vmware problem

2008-06-12 Thread Andrey Falko
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 7:41 AM, David Relson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:42:50 -0400 > Andrey Falko wrote: > > ...[snip]... > >> >> >> >> Attempted to upgrade vmware-modules from 1.0.0.15-r1 to >> >> 1.0.0.17-r1 and found it blocked by vmware-server-1.0.5.80187: >> >> >> >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning up installation / two glibc versions

2008-06-12 Thread Dimitrios Ropokis
This is not a real solution, a problem has to be solved with tools that gentoo offers, is the livecd solution? In my mind no, because the installed system must be ready to help itself! Στις 12-06-2008, ημέρα Πεμ, και ώρα 14:50 +0200, ο/η Nicolai Beuermann έγραψε: > Am Donnerstag 12 Juni 2008 schri

Re: [gentoo-user] vmware problem

2008-06-12 Thread Kevin O'Gorman
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 5:51 AM, Andrey Falko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 7:41 AM, David Relson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:42:50 -0400 > > Andrey Falko wrote: > > > > ...[snip]... > > > >> >> > >> >> Attempted to upgrade vmware-modules from 1.0

Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning up installation / two glibc versions

2008-06-12 Thread Nicolai Beuermann
You are right it´s not a real solution. Only a solution to get back the old (and working) system with two installed versions of glibc in package database. thanks Am Donnerstag 12 Juni 2008 schrieb Dimitrios Ropokis: > This is not a real solution, > a problem has to be solved with tools that gent

[gentoo-user] Huh? Can't find a KDE volume control

2008-06-12 Thread Kevin O'Gorman
Okay, it's early and I'm feeling stupid. But with all the KDE packages, I can't find one that actually controls the sound volume. Usually, I like to have the sound on but when I'm playing games it's sometimes just too much noise. I've looked in the KDE control center, and can't find anything that

Re: [gentoo-user] Huh? Can't find a KDE volume control

2008-06-12 Thread Espen Hustad
2008/6/12 Kevin O'Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Okay, it's early and I'm feeling stupid. But with all the KDE packages, I > can't find one that actually controls the sound volume. > Usually, I like to have the sound on but when I'm playing games it's > sometimes just too much noise. > > I've looke

Re: [gentoo-user] Huh? Can't find a KDE volume control

2008-06-12 Thread Dirk Uys
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Kevin O'Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, it's early and I'm feeling stupid. But with all the KDE packages, I > can't find one that actually controls the sound volume. > Usually, I like to have the sound on but when I'm playing games it's > sometimes just t

Re: [gentoo-user] Huh? Can't find a KDE volume control

2008-06-12 Thread Kevin O'Gorman
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 7:42 AM, Dirk Uys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Kevin O'Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Okay, it's early and I'm feeling stupid. But with all the KDE packages, > I > > can't find one that actually controls the sound volume. > > Usual

Re: [gentoo-user] Huh? Can't find a KDE volume control

2008-06-12 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 12 June 2008, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > Okay, it's early and I'm feeling stupid. But with all the KDE > packages, I can't find one that actually controls the sound volume. > Usually, I like to have the sound on but when I'm playing games it's > sometimes just too much noise. > > I've loo

Re: [gentoo-user] HIJACKING THREADS

2008-06-12 Thread Stroller
On 12 Jun 2008, at 02:41, Chris Walters wrote: ... Everyone makes mistakes, and it is can be good to point them out, though I do think this thread is a bit of overkill - a private message to the person who made the mistake is usually enough. The problem with pointing it out privately is t

Re: [gentoo-user] Huh? Can't find a KDE volume control

2008-06-12 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 12 June 2008, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > Okay, thanks .  But I just did that and it has no discernable effect > on the game sounds from, for instance, > konquest or  kmahjongg. > > For that matter, neither does setting the Master control to zero on > alsamixer. > > There must be something

Re: [gentoo-user] HIJACKING THREADS

2008-06-12 Thread Thomas Pedersen
Stroller skrev: On 12 Jun 2008, at 02:41, Chris Walters wrote: ... Everyone makes mistakes, and it is can be good to point them out, though I do think this thread is a bit of overkill - a private message to the person who made the mistake is usually enough. The problem with pointing it out

Re: [gentoo-user] Huh? Can't find a KDE volume control

2008-06-12 Thread Kevin O'Gorman
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 12 June 2008, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > > Okay, thanks . But I just did that and it has no discernable effect > > on the game sounds from, for instance, > > konquest or kmahjongg. > > > > For that matter, neith

Re: [gentoo-user] Huh? Can't find a KDE volume control

2008-06-12 Thread Kevin O'Gorman
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> On Thursday 12 June 2008, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: >> > Okay, thanks . But I just did that and it has no discernable effect >> > on the game

Re: [gentoo-user] HIJACKING THREADS

2008-06-12 Thread Stroller
On 12 Jun 2008, at 18:07, Thomas Pedersen wrote: ... (Just to take this further; you good argue that the mail clients is using a wrong method of detecting these threads, cause it depends on the users' habits. No, I'd disagree with this. If the topic starts off as "ALSA Mixer problems" and

[gentoo-user] Detecting printers at a remote site

2008-06-12 Thread Mark Knecht
Hi, My 80 year old dad has been running Gentoo for 6 years now and done fine. I administer the machine remotely as he lives 400 miles away. Cups is up and running fine on his machine. Now my mom is switching over to Gentoo and I've added & started cups on her computer. I've added a client.co

Re: [gentoo-user] Huh? Can't find a KDE volume control

2008-06-12 Thread Kevin O'Gorman
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> On Thursday 12 June 2008, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: >>> >

[gentoo-user] Installing themes, and all the cool things I see on gnome-look.org etc

2008-06-12 Thread Yoav Luft
Hi, I guess it's not exactly a gentoo question, but I don't figure out how to setup all does themes/applets/eye-candies I see in gnome-look.org and similar sites. I can't find a decent documentation and I'm sure I'm missing something which is right under my nose. So, where should I look?

Re: [gentoo-user] Installing themes, and all the cool things I see on gnome-look.org etc

2008-06-12 Thread Amadeusz Żołnowski
Hi Yoav, I guess it's not exactly a gentoo question, but I don't figure out how to setup all does themes/applets/eye-candies I see in gnome-look.org and similar sites. I can't find a decent documentation and I'm sure I'm missing something which is right under my nose. So, where should I look?

Re: [gentoo-user] HIJACKING THREADS

2008-06-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:26:29 +0100, Stroller wrote: > > I guess most of us choose the reply-button, cause it' easier than > > having to look-up the email address. > > My email client allows me to right-click on a recipient of an > existing message and choose "new message", creating an empty

Re: [gentoo-user] vmware problem

2008-06-12 Thread Iain Buchanan
David - at this point I'd try a couple of things. Since you've upgraded your linux-headers, it's a good idea to recompile your system libc, as per the elog message. Also, since you're getting version error messages, recompile your kernel and reboot into it. Just to make sure, as you've just done

Re: [gentoo-user] HIJACKING THREADS

2008-06-12 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 21:11 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:26:29 +0100, Stroller wrote: > > > > I guess most of us choose the reply-button, cause it' easier than > > > having to look-up the email address. > > > > My email client allows me to right-click on a recipient of

Re: [gentoo-user] vmware problem

2008-06-12 Thread David Relson
On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:23:51 +0930 Iain Buchanan wrote: > David - at this point I'd try a couple of things. Since you've > upgraded your linux-headers, it's a good idea to recompile your > system libc, as per the elog message. > > Also, since you're getting version error messages, recompile your

Re: [gentoo-user] vmware problem

2008-06-12 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 21:16 -0400, David Relson wrote: > On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:23:51 +0930 > Iain Buchanan wrote: > > > David - at this point I'd try a couple of things. Since you've > > upgraded your linux-headers, it's a good idea to recompile your > > system libc, as per the elog message. > >

Re: [gentoo-user] HIJACKING THREADS

2008-06-12 Thread Chris Walters
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 PaulNM wrote: | Chris Walters wrote: | |> |> Everyone makes mistakes, and it is can be good to point them out, |> though I do |> think this thread is a bit of overkill - a private message to the |> person who |> made the mistake is usually enough. |

Re: [gentoo-user] HIJACKING THREADS

2008-06-12 Thread Chris Walters
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Stroller wrote: | | On 12 Jun 2008, at 02:41, Chris Walters wrote: [snip my mumbo jumbo] | | The problem with pointing it out privately is that that doesn't educate | anyone else - thus it's more work to point it out privately to the next | person,

[gentoo-user] Gentoo on and Xen HP DL 385

2008-06-12 Thread Ronald Vincent Vazquez
Hello: Just wondering if there are any users on this list running Gentoo + Xen on this type of hardware. I am curious about the performance of Gentoo as domainU and/or guest OS. Thanks in advance, / Ronald Vincent Vazquez Senior Unix Systems Admin

Re: [gentoo-user] Detecting printers at a remote site

2008-06-12 Thread Joseph
It is hard to pin point the problem as you did not even post cupsd.conf; however, here is a good article: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5055067.html I even printed myself a hard copy; go through it. -- #Joseph GPG KeyID: ED0E1FB7 On 06/12/08 10:26, Mark Knecht wrote: Hi,

Re: [gentoo-user] HIJACKING THREADS

2008-06-12 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Freitag, 13. Juni 2008 schrieb ext Iain Buchanan: > 1. find email from list > 2. click email address in "to" field (new email to that recipient is > created) > 3. write subject > 4. write email > 5. send or (in KMail, given that one uses its mailing list functions): 1a. hit --n in the folder

Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning up installation / two glibc versions

2008-06-12 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Donnerstag, 12. Juni 2008 schrieb ext Dimitrios Ropokis: > This is not a real solution, Yes, it is. > a problem has to be solved with tools that gentoo offers, Oh, didn't know emerge is not a Gentoo tool. Sorry. > In my mind no, > because the installed system must be ready to help itself!

Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning up installation / two glibc versions

2008-06-12 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Donnerstag, 12. Juni 2008 schrieb ext Nicolai Beuermann: > You are right it´s not a real solution. Only a solution to get back the > old (and working) system with two installed versions of glibc in package > database. So emerge -ep world shows it would re-install 2.3.4. > > > > quickpkg glibc-

[gentoo-user] htaccess file

2008-06-12 Thread Joseph
I have in my main "htaccess" file the following condition, is it still needed: -code # The following makes adjustments to the SSL protocol for Internet # Explorer browsers RedirectMatch permanent (.*)cmd.exe(.*)$ http://www.microsoft.com RedirectMatch permanent (.*)root.exe(.