[gentoo-user] Re: Project:Installer

2015-07-27 Thread Hans
On 27/07/15 03:29, James wrote: gmail.com> writes: I used to install and look after OpenSuse Desk and Laptops until systemd showed it's ugly face. Now I install and look after several Gentoo Xfce desktops and 3 OpenSuse Xfce Laptops. I use a Cut & Paste script to install Gentoo on Desktops.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Project:Installer

2015-07-27 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:19:39 +1000, Hans wrote: > I could, with some help from a Bash coder, create a USB stick that runs > Gentoo and a Bash script to install Gentoo on a hard drive. I have > about 80% done as Cut & Paste "script". My bottleneck is running fdisk > and feeding commands to fdisk f

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Project:Installer

2015-07-27 Thread Bruce Schultz
(This has ended up hard to read; I hope it's not my tablet that's messed up the message threading, but apologies in advance if it is) On 27 July 2015 3:19:50 AM AEST, James wrote: >Bruce Schultz gmail.com> writes: > >> >>> Matthew Marchese writes: > >>> I see that you've found sta

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Project:Installer

2015-07-27 Thread Bruce Schultz
On 27 July 2015 9:24:30 PM AEST, Neil Bothwick wrote: >On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:19:39 +1000, Hans wrote: > >> I could, with some help from a Bash coder, create a USB stick that >runs >> Gentoo and a Bash script to install Gentoo on a hard drive. I have >> about 80% done as Cut & Paste "script". M

[gentoo-user] Re: Project:Installer

2015-07-27 Thread James
Bruce Schultz gmail.com> writes: > (This has ended up hard to read; I hope it's not my tablet that's messed > up the message threading, but apologies in advance if it is) Nope. I use gmane as a front end and it is aggressive in trying to keep posts small. It also rambles a bit so here is my co

[gentoo-user] Re: Project:Installer

2015-07-27 Thread James
Hans interworld.net.au> writes: > > OK, so we need an expert here. Any takers? Make a few dollars and get > > famous for writing (hacking) a gentoo installer for the > > gentoo-commoners? > > Anyone? James > I don't really think that there is a requirement for Ruby. Today's Yast2 > is simply a

[gentoo-user] Re: Project:Installer

2015-07-27 Thread James
James tampabay.rr.com> writes: > > 80% done as Cut & Paste "script". My bottleneck is running fdisk and > > feeding commands to fdisk from within a bash script. Remember, you have this codebase to look at for ideas on bash installs:: https://github.com/agaffney/quickstart > > Running Gentoo

[gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-27 Thread Meino . Cramer
Hi, shocked from over 1000 lines of configurational stuff in wpa_supplicant.conf I have manovered to this point The USB Wifi-dongle now is a TP-LINK WN722N with Atheros chipset AR9271 802.11n (thanks for the hint!) which driver is by far easier to compile and use as the hassle with this other on

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-27 Thread Todd Goodman
Hi Meino, I don't think you need to worry about the "rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device" message. I believe that's for getting status of rfkill switches (the switches on laptops to disable the WiFi radio.) A USB WiFi-dongle doesn't generally have those (at least the ones I've used) and ne

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-27 Thread Mick
On Monday 27 Jul 2015 19:13:03 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Hi, > > shocked from over 1000 lines of configurational stuff in > wpa_supplicant.conf I have manovered to this point > > The USB Wifi-dongle now is a TP-LINK WN722N with Atheros chipset AR9271 > 802.11n (thanks for the hint!) which dri

[gentoo-user] Re: Project:Installer

2015-07-27 Thread James
Hans interworld.net.au> writes: > I could, with some help from a Bash coder, create a USB stick that runs > Gentoo and a Bash script to install Gentoo on a hard drive. I have about > 80% done as Cut & Paste "script". My bottleneck is running fdisk and > feeding commands to fdisk from within

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Very recent change in behavior of gmail imap/smtp servers [SOLVED (for the third time, maybe fourth ;) ]

2015-07-27 Thread walt
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:34:25 -0700 walt wrote: > Google has just introduced a 120-second delay before allowing login to > their email servers. Just in the last day or two, literally. Yet again, I think(hope/pray) I've solved this mysterious change in behavior: For years I've configured my emai

Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

2015-07-27 Thread Meino . Cramer
Mick [15-07-27 21:04]: > On Monday 27 Jul 2015 19:13:03 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > shocked from over 1000 lines of configurational stuff in > > wpa_supplicant.conf I have manovered to this point > > > > The USB Wifi-dongle now is a TP-LINK WN722N with Atheros chipset AR9271 > >