Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 5 May 2009 16:23:13 -0700 (PDT), maxim wexler wrote: > grub.conf: > > default 0 > timeout 10 > > title Gentoo > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/kernel root=/dev/sda2 # 'kernel /kernel' also works kernel /kernel is the correct setting when you have a separate /boot, the other only works beca

Re: [gentoo-user] A networking question...

2009-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 6 May 2009 06:24:08 +0600, Mike Kazantsev wrote: > But you don't have to! > Just setup first apache to forward requests to the second one in any > way you like using mod_rewrite: If the second server is only serving HTTPS, you don't even need that. Just have the router forward port 80 to

[gentoo-user] kde:3.5 dependency mess

2009-05-06 Thread Helmut Jarausch
Hi, kde:3.5 poses me a Gordian knot which I cannot cut. Besides the whole kde:4.2 packages I still have kde:3.5 packages. Trying to re-emerge e.g. kde-base/kdepim:3.5 I get blocking packages. Many packages are built with kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r2 but some are in use with were built with kde-bas

Re: [gentoo-user] kde:3.5 dependency mess

2009-05-06 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Mittwoch 06 Mai 2009, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > Hi, > > kde:3.5 poses me a Gordian knot which I cannot cut. > > Besides the whole kde:4.2 packages I still have kde:3.5 packages. > > Trying to re-emerge e.g. kde-base/kdepim:3.5 I get blocking packages. > Many packages are built with kde-base/kdeli

[gentoo-user] python 2.6 and mailman

2009-05-06 Thread John covici
Hi. I upgraded to python 2.6 -- at the time I didn't know that this would break mailman, buut there is a version of mailman compatible with 2.6 -- is there any ebuild for this? I doubt it would be possible todowngrade to 2.5 -- at least not without great difficult. Please correct me if I am wrong

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy (when Amarok 2 is running)

2009-05-06 Thread Alex Schuster
Volker Armin Hemmann writes: > On Dienstag 05 Mai 2009, Alex Schuster wrote: > > I cannot access /dev/dsp once Amarok 2 has started playback, even if > > the playback was stopped. I have to close Amarok, then /dev/dsp is > > accessible again. Does anyone know why this is? [...] > no problem here.

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy (when Amarok 2 is running)

2009-05-06 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Mittwoch 06 Mai 2009, Alex Schuster wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann writes: > > On Dienstag 05 Mai 2009, Alex Schuster wrote: > > > I cannot access /dev/dsp once Amarok 2 has started playback, even if > > > the playback was stopped. I have to close Amarok, then /dev/dsp is > > > accessible again.

Re: [gentoo-user] A networking question...

2009-05-06 Thread Anthony Metcalf
Neil Bothwick wrote: > If the second server is only serving HTTPS, you don't even need that. > Just have the router forward port 80 to the first server and port 443 to > the second. > That leaves the HTTPS server open to the public though, which is specifically not allowed to the OP. I would sa

Re: [gentoo-user] A networking question...

2009-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 06 May 2009 11:09:50 +0100, Anthony Metcalf wrote: > > If the second server is only serving HTTPS, you don't even need that. > > Just have the router forward port 80 to the first server and port 443 > > to the second. > > > That leaves the HTTPS server open to the public though, which

Re: [gentoo-user] emacs vs. gnome and xorg-1.5.3

2009-05-06 Thread David Relson
On Wed, 06 May 2009 07:29:51 +0200 Robert Cernansky wrote: ...[snip]... > Back to 8x13... I must admit now it's a mystery for me why X does > not find 8x13 while it finds 6x13. Try following: > > 1. Do 'equery belongs /usr/share/fonts/misc' > This gives you list of all packages that have some f

Re: [gentoo-user] python 2.6 and mailman

2009-05-06 Thread David Relson
On Wed, 6 May 2009 05:06:51 -0400 John covici wrote: > Hi. I upgraded to python 2.6 -- at the time I didn't know that this > would break mailman, buut there is a version of mailman compatible > with 2.6 -- is there any ebuild for this? I doubt it would be > possible todowngrade to 2.5 -- at leas

Re: [gentoo-user] A networking question...

2009-05-06 Thread Anthony Metcalf
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 06 May 2009 11:09:50 +0100, Anthony Metcalf wrote: > > >>> If the second server is only serving HTTPS, you don't even need that. >>> Just have the router forward port 80 to the first server and port 443 >>> to the second. >>> >>> >> That leaves the HTTP

Re: [gentoo-user] python 2.6 and mailman

2009-05-06 Thread John covici
on Wednesday 05/06/2009 David Relson(rel...@osagesoftware.com) wrote > On Wed, 6 May 2009 05:06:51 -0400 > John covici wrote: > > > Hi. I upgraded to python 2.6 -- at the time I didn't know that this > > would break mailman, buut there is a version of mailman compatible > > with 2.6 -- is t

Re: [gentoo-user] python 2.6 and mailman

2009-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 6 May 2009 05:06:51 -0400, John covici wrote: > Hi. I upgraded to python 2.6 -- at the time I didn't know that this > would break mailman, buut there is a version of mailman compatible > with 2.6 -- is there any ebuild for this? I doubt it would be > possible todowngrade to 2.5 -- at lea

Re: [gentoo-user] Synaptic touchpad sensitive after upgrade to Xorg 1.5.3

2009-05-06 Thread Mike Mazur
Hi, On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > Here's my current policy file for comparison (mostly untouched > from default): Thanks for pasting that. Comparing your config to mine, I noticed my MaxTapMove was set to 2000, much higher than yours. Somehow I uncommented that in the ex

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 01:31, maxim wexler wrote: > > >> You gotta use a "delay" (or "wait", can't remember exactly) >> parameter >> for the kernel to wait while the disc is recognized, dunno >> exactly, >> but 2 to 5 seconds should be enough. I have an EEE 701 and > > Well there's a 10 sec 'timeo

Re: [gentoo-user] python 2.6 and mailman

2009-05-06 Thread John covici
on Wednesday 05/06/2009 Neil Bothwick(n...@digimed.co.uk) wrote > On Wed, 6 May 2009 05:06:51 -0400, John covici wrote: > > > Hi. I upgraded to python 2.6 -- at the time I didn't know that this > > would break mailman, buut there is a version of mailman compatible > > with 2.6 -- is there an

Re: [gentoo-user] python 2.6 and mailman

2009-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 6 May 2009 09:52:08 -0400, John covici wrote: > > There is a bug filed for this, so an updated ebuild should appear > > shortly. Meanwhile, what's wrong with installing Python 2.5? It's > > slotted, so you can have 2.5 and 2.6 installed together, or simply > > switch back to 2.5 until

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 6 May 2009 10:46:15 -0300, Daniel da Veiga wrote: > Yeah, the kernel must wait for the root device to be ready, the root > device on EEE is on a USB bus. Add "rootwait" to the kernel line. Are you sure about that? On my 900, lshw shows sda and sdb to be ATA devices. Only sdc, the card slo

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:03, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 6 May 2009 10:46:15 -0300, Daniel da Veiga wrote: > >> Yeah, the kernel must wait for the root device to be ready, the root >> device on EEE is on a USB bus. Add "rootwait" to the kernel line. > > Are you sure about that? On my 900, lshw

Re: [gentoo-user] python 2.6 and mailman

2009-05-06 Thread Peter Alfredsen
On Wed, 6 May 2009 09:52:08 -0400 John covici wrote: > The question is, I would not mind switching back to 2.5, but how do I > do this -- I had to run pythonupdater to switch from 2.5 to 2.6, what > is the procedure to do the reverse? Make sure python-2.5 is installed: emerge -av =dev-lang/pytho

Re: [gentoo-user] python 2.6 and mailman

2009-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 6 May 2009 14:59:40 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > otherwise you only need to use > python-config to switch back. That should be eselect python, as Peter outlined in his post. -- Neil Bothwick WinErr 005: Multitasking attempted - System confused signature.asc Description: PGP signatu

Re: [gentoo-user] python 2.6 and mailman

2009-05-06 Thread John covici
on Wednesday 05/06/2009 Neil Bothwick(n...@digimed.co.uk) wrote > On Wed, 6 May 2009 14:59:40 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > otherwise you only need to use > > python-config to switch back. > > That should be eselect python, as Peter outlined in his post. > > > -- > Neil Bothwick

[gentoo-user] Re: NVidia setup instructions?

2009-05-06 Thread 7v5w7go9ub0o
Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Dienstag 05 Mai 2009, Mark Knecht wrote: On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Dienstag 05 Mai 2009, Mark Knecht wrote: Thanks Brandon. I'm up in X now on the 6200 AGP so it's functional. glxgears seems sort of slow at about 230FPS b

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia setup instructions?

2009-05-06 Thread Dale
7v5w7go9ub0o wrote: > > > FWICT, NVidia 180.51 appears to be working on this box without the > consolekit. > > "# glxinfo | grep direct > direct rendering: Yes > GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test, GL_EXT_direct_state_access," > > nvidia is masked on my hardened overlay/AMD64; on a lark tried the ".run"

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread maxim wexler
> The kernel takes a little time to detect and settle the bus > to detect > the devices. At least adding "rootwait" and  > "rootdelay=10" to the > kernel line solved my problems. Tried rootwait by itself and with rootdelay=10 and rootdelay=10 by itself Well, the triple E still don't boot: eithe

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 14:11, maxim wexler wrote: > >> The kernel takes a little time to detect and settle the bus >> to detect >> the devices. At least adding "rootwait" and >> "rootdelay=10" to the >> kernel line solved my problems. > > Tried rootwait by itself and with rootdelay=10 and rootdela

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2009 19:11:56 schrieb maxim wexler: > VFS: Cannot opent root device "sda2" or unknown-block(0,0) > Please append a correct "root=" boot option: here are the available > partitions:#doesn't say what they are Kernel panic = not syncing: > VFS: Unable to mount root fs on u

[gentoo-user] resolv.conf

2009-05-06 Thread Tomáš Krasničan
Hi list, I have VPN connection to private network with non-public *.private.mydomain.tld. *.private.mydomanin.tld has to be translated throu 1.2.4.3 and everything else throu 2.3.4.5 , how to define that? Thanks, krasko

Re: [gentoo-user] resolv.conf

2009-05-06 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
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Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 16:51, maxim wexler wrote: >> Well, it seems your kernel lacks support for the disks. Are >> you sure >> you compiled in all the necessary USB, SATA disk support? > > Still panics > > chrooted, ran make menuconfig, make && make modules_install and copied over > the kernel t

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread Masood Ahmed
maxim wexler writes: >> Are you >> using an initrd? > > No, never used one on a gentoo box before. That's a fedora thing, isn't it? Nope! Its not distribution specific. It's a kernel feature. Regards, Masood Ahmed -- Promptness is its own reward, if one lives by the clock instead of the sword.

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread maxim wexler
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set deprecated, possible conflict but I set it anyway > # CONFIG_SATA_AHCI is not set doubtful if I need it but set it anyway > # CONFIG_SATA_PMP is not set definitely nothing to do with my system, didn't set it. > > Not sure, anyway, try it... > Still p

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread James Ausmus
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 4:38 PM, maxim wexler wrote: > > > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set > > deprecated, possible conflict but I set it anyway > > > # CONFIG_SATA_AHCI is not set > > doubtful if I need it but set it anyway > > > # CONFIG_SATA_PMP is not set > > definitely nothing to do with

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepcFIXED

2009-05-06 Thread maxim wexler
> cd ../devices/pci:00/:00:1f.2/ > ls -al driver > (should show something like) > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May  6 16:49 driver -> > ../../../bus/pci/drivers/ata_piix > > > From this I can tell that it is the "ata_piix" Mine too! Yippee! The eeebox has landed! Thanks man! MW

[gentoo-user] Enable scrolling on external USB IBM UltraNav keyboard

2009-05-06 Thread Mike Mazur
Hi, I have an external USB IBM ThinkPad UltraNav keyboard[1] attached to my laptop and I'd like to get scrolling to work. Currently to scroll I mouse over the scrollbar, click and move the pointer. I have looked at some resources[2][3][4] but was unsuccessful. I'll append some information on my k

[gentoo-user] Re: Enable scrolling on external USB IBM UltraNav keyboard

2009-05-06 Thread Mike Mazur
Hello, On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Mike Mazur wrote: > I have an external USB IBM ThinkPad UltraNav keyboard[1] attached to > my laptop and I'd like to get scrolling to work. Currently to scroll I > mouse over the scrollbar, click and move the pointer. I have looked at > some resources[2][3]