Re: [gentoo-user] serial in /sys

2012-12-01 Thread Jorge Almeida
On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 3:47 AM, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 09:58:10AM +, Jorge Almeida wrote >> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:09 AM, Walter Dnes wrote: >> > >> I thought of keeping data-- (key,value) = (serial_number, >> custom_name_of_device)-- in a cdb database. I think it is

Re: [gentoo-user] serial in /sys

2012-12-01 Thread Jorge Almeida
On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 4:55 AM, Joshua Murphy wrote: > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Walter Dnes wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 09:58:10AM +, Jorge Almeida wrote >>> By the way, I don't suppose there is a mailing list to talk about these >>> matters (mdev/ udev-alternative/ udev-fork r

Re: [gentoo-user] threads use flag for apache and php

2012-12-01 Thread Michael Hampicke
Am 01.12.2012 00:13, schrieb William Kenworthy: > why? - threads "sounds" like a good thing, but is it really if its > optional? > Threads - at least for apache - is optional, because you can compile apache with different MPMs (see documentation). MPM_PREFORK for example does not use threads, it

[gentoo-user] Re: External monitor is stretched 4:3

2012-12-01 Thread Nuno J. Silva
On 2012-12-01, Grant wrote: >> >I've connected my laptop to a lot of HDTV's and whenever I switch >> >the output to display on both screens, black bars appear on the >> >left and right of my laptop screen so it displays at 4:3, and the >> >HDTV output is 16:9 but looks horizontally

Re: [gentoo-user] xfig won't compile

2012-12-01 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Alain Didierjean" > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Envoyé: Vendredi 30 Novembre 2012 10:00:27 > Objet: Re: [gentoo-user] xfig won't compile > > > > - Mail original - > > De: "Peter Weilbacher" > > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > > Envoyé: Vendred

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --update : how to keep it going?

2012-12-01 Thread 2sb7vwu
> > Now all we need is, > > emerge --i-dont-care > > for when you have 100 packages ready to be updated and one stupid ruby > package has conflicting dependencies. I doubt if there is point to runaway from problms. In your case I'd say "keep calm and --keep-going" :)

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: External monitor is stretched 4:3

2012-12-01 Thread Mick
On Saturday 01 Dec 2012 09:49:01 Nuno J. Silva wrote: > On 2012-12-01, Grant wrote: > >> >I've connected my laptop to a lot of HDTV's and whenever I switch > >> >the output to display on both screens, black bars appear on the > >> >left and right of my laptop screen so it displays at 4:

[gentoo-user] Kmail-1.13.7 subfolders are no longer recognised

2012-12-01 Thread Mick
Since I updated KDE to 4.9.3 my Kmail 1.13.7 no longer recognises the Sent & Draft subfolders I have set up, to save sent/draft messages from different email accounts (both POP & IMAP). All sent messages regardless of the account I send them from, end up in the defaul Kmail top level "sent-mail

Re: [gentoo-user] intel HD graphics 4000 and viewing DVDs

2012-12-01 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 28.07.2012 10:22, schrieb Florian Philipp: > Am 27.07.2012 22:57, schrieb Michael Mol: >> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Florian Philipp >> wrote: >>> Am 27.07.2012 22:22, schrieb Michael Mol: On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > I am getting a new laptop. (like

Re: [gentoo-user] Kmail-1.13.7 subfolders are no longer recognised

2012-12-01 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Saturday 01 December 2012 14:22:09 Mick wrote: > Since I updated KDE to 4.9.3 my Kmail 1.13.7 no longer recognises the > Sent & Draft subfolders I have set up, to save sent/draft messages > from different email accounts (both POP & IMAP). All sent messages > regardless of the account I send the

Re: [gentoo-user] Kmail-1.13.7 subfolders are no longer recognised

2012-12-01 Thread Mick
On Saturday 01 Dec 2012 16:31:15 Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Saturday 01 December 2012 14:22:09 Mick wrote: > > Since I updated KDE to 4.9.3 my Kmail 1.13.7 no longer recognises the > > Sent & Draft subfolders I have set up, to save sent/draft messages > > from different email accounts (both POP & I

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --update : how to keep it going?

2012-12-01 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am Samstag, 1. Dezember 2012, 15:02:10 schrieb 2sb7...@gmail.com: > > Now all we need is, > > > > emerge --i-dont-care > > > > for when you have 100 packages ready to be updated and one stupid ruby > > package has conflicting dependencies. > > I doubt if there is point to runaway from problms.

Re: [gentoo-user] intel HD graphics 4000 and viewing DVDs

2012-12-01 Thread Allan Gottlieb
On Sat, Dec 01 2012, Florian Philipp wrote: > Am 28.07.2012 10:22, schrieb Florian Philipp: >> Am 27.07.2012 22:57, schrieb Michael Mol: >>> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Florian Philipp >>> wrote: Am 27.07.2012 22:22, schrieb Michael Mol: > On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Allan Gott

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --update : how to keep it going?

2012-12-01 Thread Graham Murray
Volker Armin Hemmann writes: > --keep-going does not help you, if the emerge does not start because of > missing dep/slot conflict/blocking/masking whatever... Though it would be nice if there was some flag, probably mainly of use with either ' -u @world' or --resume, to tell portage to get on

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --update : how to keep it going?

2012-12-01 Thread Mark Knecht
On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Graham Murray wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann writes: > >> --keep-going does not help you, if the emerge does not start because of >> missing dep/slot conflict/blocking/masking whatever... > > Though it would be nice if there was some flag, probably mainly of use >

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --update : how to keep it going?

2012-12-01 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am Samstag, 1. Dezember 2012, 12:19:17 schrieb Mark Knecht: > On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Graham Murray wrote: > > Volker Armin Hemmann writes: > >> --keep-going does not help you, if the emerge does not start because of > >> missing dep/slot conflict/blocking/masking whatever... > > > > T

[gentoo-user] kernel 3.2->3.5 upgrade unusable: keyboard borked

2012-12-01 Thread Grant Edwards
I'm trying to upgrade from a 3.2 kernel to 3.5.7, but the 3.5.7 kernel is unusable because it always puts the keyboard into a mode where it maps the numeric keypad to the right-hand home position (J->1, K->2, L->3, U->4, etc.). After sshing into the machine and booting back into 3.2, everything is

Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 3.2->3.5 upgrade unusable: keyboard borked

2012-12-01 Thread Yohan Pereira
On Sunday 02 Dec 2012 3:05:21 Grant Edwards wrote: > I'm trying to upgrade from a 3.2 kernel to 3.5.7, but the 3.5.7 kernel > is unusable because it always puts the keyboard into a mode where it > maps the numeric keypad to the right-hand home position (J->1, K->2, > L->3, U->4, etc.). After sshin