Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-18 Thread Corbin
On 7/17/19 3:51 PM, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > pti=0 ibrs=0 ibpb=1 retp=1 -> fix variant #1 #2 if the microcode update > is applied > pti=0 ibrs=2 ibpb=1 retp=1 -> fix variant #1 #2 on older processors that > can disable indirect branch prediction without microcode updates > > Note: A m

[gentoo-user] emerge --sync: problem refreshing keys

2019-07-18 Thread Stefano Crocco
Hello to everyone, since yesterday emerge --sync fails because it can't refresh keys. The messages I get are: Syncing repository 'gentoo' into '/usr/portage'... * Using keys from /usr/share/openpgp-keys/gentoo-release.asc * Refreshing keys via WKD ... [ !! ] * Refreshing keys from keyserver hk

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-18 Thread Mick
On Thursday, 18 July 2019 13:33:36 BST Corbin wrote: > On 7/17/19 3:51 PM, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > > pti=0 ibrs=0 ibpb=1 retp=1 -> fix variant #1 #2 if the microcode > > update is applied pti=0 ibrs=2 ibpb=1 retp=1 -> fix variant #1 #2 on > > older processors that can disable indirect br

[gentoo-user] search patterns in less(1)

2019-07-18 Thread n952162
in less(1), how do you search for a pattern at the beginning (or ending) of a word. Elsewhere, you prepend (or append) the pattern with \< (\>) but that's not working for me with gentoo. Also, where the change is  documented.

Re: [gentoo-user] search patterns in less(1)

2019-07-18 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 7/18/19 6:40 PM, n952162 wrote: > in less(1), how do you search for a pattern at the beginning (or ending) > of a word. > Hit front slash "/" in less, and then type a perl-compatible regular expression. Specifically, try https://www.pcre.org/original/doc/html/pcrepattern.html#smallassertions

[gentoo-user] Black Screen of Death

2019-07-18 Thread jdm
Hi, For the last 2 months I have been getting a problem where my machine locks and after 2 seconds goes to a black screen. The machine is then unusable, ctrl-alt-delete F1 or sys rescue keys do not work and you cannot remote login. I initially thought this was a problem with lxd but then experien

Re: [gentoo-user] Black Screen of Death

2019-07-18 Thread gentoo-user
[2019-07-18 23:29] jdm > Hi, Hi, > For the last 2 months I have been getting a problem where my machine > locks and after 2 seconds goes to a black screen. The machine is then > unusable, ctrl-alt-delete F1 or sys rescue keys do not work and you > cannot remote login. > > I initially thought th

Re: [gentoo-user] Black Screen of Death

2019-07-18 Thread Adam Carter
On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 8:28 AM jdm wrote: > Hi, > > For the last 2 months I have been getting a problem where my machine > locks and after 2 seconds goes to a black screen. The machine is then > unusable, ctrl-alt-delete F1 or sys rescue keys do not work and you > cannot remote login. > > I init

Re: [gentoo-user] search patterns in less(1)

2019-07-18 Thread n952162
The man page says:   The pattern is a regular expression, as recognized by   the regular expression library supplied by  your system There are many regular expression libraries on my system. Anyway, thank you for the (unexpected) tip:   man perlre That says to use \b instead of th

Re: [gentoo-user] Black Screen of Death

2019-07-18 Thread jdm
On Fri, 19 Jul 2019 10:59:23 +1000 Adam Carter wrote: > On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 8:28 AM jdm wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > For the last 2 months I have been getting a problem where my machine > > locks and after 2 seconds goes to a black screen. The machine is > > then unusable, ctrl-alt-delete F1 or

Re: [gentoo-user] Black Screen of Death

2019-07-18 Thread jdm
On Fri, 19 Jul 2019 06:09:47 +0100 jdm wrote: > On Fri, 19 Jul 2019 10:59:23 +1000 > Adam Carter wrote: > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 8:28 AM jdm wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > For the last 2 months I have been getting a problem where my > > > machine locks and after 2 seconds goes to a b

Re: [gentoo-user] Black Screen of Death

2019-07-18 Thread Stefan Schmiedl
"jdm" , 19.07.2019, 07:28: > I have updated firmware line in kernel as this now includes a few extra > lines so not loading all of the available firmware. > Thanks for advice and I'll see how I get on. Can you trigger the crash by (over-)exerting the system? A few years ago I had a box with 4x4