Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

2010-12-10 Thread Adam Carter
> > > ip_forward is set to one. Confirmed it with cat. > > I did this one time before. I found a iptables script and when I ran it, > it just worked. The script is old and doesn't work anymore. The last time > it was a gateway issue. I'm not sure this time. > Are there any iptables rules on s

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

2010-12-10 Thread Keith Dart
=== On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === > I did this. From smoker, I pinged google. I got the IP address from > that. I then tried to ping google BY IP address on lightening. It > gives me the error "ping: unknown host 72.14.299.99". === That's a different error. That is not a valid address. S

[gentoo-user] Minimal kernel tree for building out-of-tree modules?

2010-12-10 Thread Grant Edwards
After I've built and installed a kernel and the in-tree-modules, is there a way to clean the kernel source/build tree down to the minimal set of files needed to build out-of-tree modules? I think you would end up with the same files that you would have after doing "make modules_prepare" in a clean

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

2010-12-10 Thread Mick
On 10 December 2010 09:40, Keith Dart wrote: > === On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === >> I did this.  From smoker, I pinged google.  I got the IP address from >> that.  I then tried to ping google BY IP address on lightening.  It >> gives me the error "ping: unknown host 72.14.299.99". > > === > > Tha

Re: [gentoo-user] RAID6 for / ?

2010-12-10 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 09.12.2010 18:14, schrieb Neil Bothwick: > On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:08:42 +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: >> Wouldn't it be even more efficient (in terms of not wasting space) to >> create that 6-devices-RAID1 smaller, for /boot and a second array, with >> RAID6, for / ? >> >> Less space waste

Re: [gentoo-user] RAID6 for / ?

2010-12-10 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 09.12.2010 18:21, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: > Put /boot on raid1, / on raid6. Don't bother with lvm - it is just > another layer that can go wrong. You mean "don't use lvm for /" ? ... for other stuff it's very useful, isn't it? ;-) I never put / on lvm, yep. > If Raid6 is like raid5 yo

[gentoo-user] Re: trouble with new gnome (~amd64)

2010-12-10 Thread walt
On 12/09/2010 05:31 AM, Adam Carter wrote: Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "gnomebreakpad": libgnomebreakpad.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I'm still trying to find out who is looking for that library. The new version of bug-buddy no l

Re: [gentoo-user] RAID6 for / ?

2010-12-10 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Friday 10 December 2010, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 09.12.2010 18:21, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: > > Put /boot on raid1, / on raid6. Don't bother with lvm - it is just > > another layer that can go wrong. > > You mean "don't use lvm for /" ? ... for other stuff it's very useful, > isn'

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: RAID6 for / ?

2010-12-10 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Friday 10 December 2010, James wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann googlemail.com> writes: > > Put /boot on raid1, / on raid6. Don't bother with lvm - it is just > > another layer that can go wrong. > > If Raid6 is like raid5 you should be able to have the kernel auto > > assemble everything, so no i

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel doesn't use all of the available memory

2010-12-10 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Thursday 09 December 2010, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > Hi, > > I see a strange effect which puzzles me. > I have two AMD64 (~amd64) Systems. Both have 8Gb memory installed > as reported by their BIOS as well as by lshw. > One is a somewhat older Opteron, the other one a recent Phenom II. > But the

[gentoo-user] Re: Minimal kernel tree for building out-of-tree modules?

2010-12-10 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2010-12-10, Grant Edwards wrote: > After I've built and installed a kernel and the in-tree-modules, is > there a way to clean the kernel source/build tree down to the minimal > set of files needed to build out-of-tree modules? > > I think you would end up with the same files that you would hav

Re: [gentoo-user] RAID6 for / ?

2010-12-10 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 2010-12-10 16:41, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: > On Friday 10 December 2010, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: >> Am 09.12.2010 18:21, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: >>> Put /boot on raid1, / on raid6. Don't bother with lvm - it is >>> just another layer that can go wrong. >> >> You mean "don't use l

Re: [gentoo-user] RAID6 for / ?

2010-12-10 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Friday 10 December 2010, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 2010-12-10 16:41, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: > > On Friday 10 December 2010, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > >> Am 09.12.2010 18:21, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: > >>> Put /boot on raid1, / on raid6. Don't bother with lvm - it is > >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

2010-12-10 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: On 10 December 2010 09:40, Keith Dart wrote: === On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === I did this. From smoker, I pinged google. I got the IP address from that. I then tried to ping google BY IP address on lightening. It gives me the error "ping: unknown host 72.14.299.99".

[gentoo-user] Re: RAID6 for / ?

2010-12-10 Thread James
Volker Armin Hemmann googlemail.com> writes: > > http://www.acnc.com/04_01_06.html > http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/RAID/Software > looks ok. Good to know. The next time somebody ask about RAID, I'll pop them up, as the RAID[leve] pages have really nice diagrams and explanations. thanks

Re: [gentoo-user] RAID6 for / ?

2010-12-10 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 2010-12-10 19:03, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: > well, what is so 'great' about lvm? That you can shove around free > space where it is needed. > > You can do the same with bind mounting. > > With the additional bonus that mount simply works. Unlike lvm. > > Btw, does lvm still eat barriers?

Re: [gentoo-user] Need networking help. Can't ping google.

2010-12-10 Thread Keith Dart
=== On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === > The modem I have is a Motorola Netopia 2210-02. I took that info > from the home page of the modem. Just looking at it, it's the little > silver colored thing and I did pay almost $80.00 for that thing. It > also says it has a DNS server and it is on. === O

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Firefox 3.6.12 problem?

2010-12-10 Thread Dale
Peter Humphrey wrote: On Thursday 09 December 2010 14:32:57 Florian Philipp wrote: Probably an issue with your desktop theme. Try to switch it and maybe log-out/log-in. I'm not aware of having a desktop theme. I certainly haven't changed anything in that department. I may have to re

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel doesn't use all of the available memory

2010-12-10 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:47:18 +0100, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > a) bios limitiation. Some bad bios implementations (even from expensive > vendors) map the pci space into the 3.5-4gb or 7.5-8gb area. Stupid. Although you usually change the BIOS settings to not act broken just to appease rubbish

Re: [gentoo-user] RAID6 for / ?

2010-12-10 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:47:26 +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > > Since / only needs about 200MB, space isn't really an issue, and RAID1 > > gives the highest redundancy. The main reason I don't put / on a > > higher RAID level is that it adds the complication of another > > filesystem and parti

[gentoo-user] Anybody using xorg-server-1.9 yet

2010-12-10 Thread Dale
Hi, The subject pretty much says it all. Anyone using xorg-server-1.9 yet? I'm doing a install on a new rig and thought about just jumping ahead a little bit and not having to deal with hal so much. Anybody had problems with it yet? Works fine? Blows smoke? Dale :-) :-)

Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody using xorg-server-1.9 yet

2010-12-10 Thread Keith Dart
=== On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === > The subject pretty much says it all. Anyone using xorg-server-1.9 > yet? === I'm using it now. Works fine. But of course that really all depends on what kind of video card you have and what driver you use. -- Keith Dart -- -- ~~

Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody using xorg-server-1.9 yet

2010-12-10 Thread Dale
Keith Dart wrote: === On Fri, 12/10, Dale wrote: === The subject pretty much says it all. Anyone using xorg-server-1.9 yet? === I'm using it now. Works fine. But of course that really all depends on what kind of video card you have and what driver you use. -- Keith Dart It'

Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody using xorg-server-1.9 yet

2010-12-10 Thread Alan McKinnon
Apparently, though unproven, at 04:17 on Saturday 11 December 2010, Dale did opine thusly: > Hi, > > The subject pretty much says it all. Anyone using xorg-server-1.9 yet? > I'm doing a install on a new rig and thought about just jumping ahead a > little bit and not having to deal with hal so m