Re: GCC Optimization

2007-02-10 Thread Dan Nicholson
On 2/10/07, Athena P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Many Thanks to everyone which replied to my original post, after reading > lots of your comments I get the feeling that most of you disagree with > optimization. To be honest that's cool; however I still believe that > some optimization, specifica

Re: Problems rendering the book

2007-02-10 Thread Dan Nicholson
On 2/10/07, Giulio DaprelĂ  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/8/07, Dan Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I looked on the website, and I can't see any reason why you wouldn't > > be able to download 1.69.1. But you can also get it from one of the > > BLFS mirrors. > > > > http://ftp.osuos

Re: jhalfs?

2007-02-10 Thread Alan Lord
Galaxy Travel wrote: > Im using jhalfs-2.1, I use make menuconfig and then exit, Now what do I do? > I tried ./jhalfs run but I get a error of line 39: conditional binary > operator expected. > here's some words: 1. try mailing the automated lfs list. That is where the jhalfs project is discu

Re: GRUB hosed, frantic

2007-02-10 Thread Karl Wilbur
Colin Dean wrote: > it tells me that /dev/hda1 is a read-only file system, regardless of > whether or not I have it mounted. > You could also boot to the disk and try: fdisk -l /dev/hda If you get nothing, there is no drive. If you get drive data but no partition table, you are looking at the

Re: GRUB hosed, frantic

2007-02-10 Thread Karl Wilbur
Scott Castaline wrote: > Bauke Jan Douma wrote: >> Randy McMurchy wrote on 10-02-07 23:04: >> >>> Colin Dean wrote these words on 02/10/07 15:53 CST: >>> >>> Ideas/help/anything welcome. >>> In times like those, I usually rely on my friends Jim Beam, Johnny >>> Walker and J

Re: GRUB hosed, frantic

2007-02-10 Thread Scott Castaline
Bauke Jan Douma wrote: > Randy McMurchy wrote on 10-02-07 23:04: > >> Colin Dean wrote these words on 02/10/07 15:53 CST: >> >> >>> Ideas/help/anything welcome. >>> >> In times like those, I usually rely on my friends Jim Beam, Johnny >> Walker and Jack Daniels. Oh yeah, I sometimes

Re: Problems rendering the book

2007-02-10 Thread Giulio DaprelĂ 
On 2/8/07, Dan Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I looked on the website, and I can't see any reason why you wouldn't > be able to download 1.69.1. But you can also get it from one of the > BLFS mirrors. > > http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/blfs/svn/d/docbook-xsl-1.69.1.tar.bz2 Let me know if I un

Re: GRUB hosed, frantic

2007-02-10 Thread Karl Wilbur
Colin Dean wrote: > So, I somehow managed to hose GRUB on /dev/hda1 while attempting to > install it to a flash drive on /dev/sda1. > > After POST, I see > > GRUB GRUB > This means that the "setup (hd0)" command worked and grub is installed in the MBR of that hard drive, but grub cannot find t

RE: GCC Optimization

2007-02-10 Thread Athena P
Many Thanks to everyone which replied to my original post, after reading lots of your comments I get the feeling that most of you disagree with optimization. To be honest that's cool; however I still believe that some optimization, specifically the architectural stuff has still got to be worth try

Re: jhalfs?

2007-02-10 Thread Ken Moffat
On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 06:33:39PM -0500, Galaxy Travel wrote: > Im using jhalfs-2.1, I use make menuconfig and then exit, Now what do I do? > I tried ./jhalfs run but I get a error of line 39: conditional binary > operator expected. > > So how do I use this to install LFS? im confused. If you w

Re: jhalfs?

2007-02-10 Thread Galaxy Travel
Im using jhalfs-2.1, I use make menuconfig and then exit, Now what do I do? I tried ./jhalfs run but I get a error of line 39: conditional binary operator expected. So how do I use this to install LFS? im confused. - Original Message - From: "Galaxy Travel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LFS

Re: GRUB hosed, frantic

2007-02-10 Thread Bauke Jan Douma
Randy McMurchy wrote on 10-02-07 23:04: > Colin Dean wrote these words on 02/10/07 15:53 CST: > >> Ideas/help/anything welcome. > > In times like those, I usually rely on my friends Jim Beam, Johnny > Walker and Jack Daniels. Oh yeah, I sometimes get counsel from my > dear Old Grand Dad. Lemme g

Re: Grub filesystem type unknown

2007-02-10 Thread Steffen H . Larsen
Dan Nicholson gmail.com> writes: > > Did you copy the necessary *stage1_5 files for your filesystem from > /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/ to /boot/grub/? > > -- > Dan yea I did but now I looked at the post above me and well I saw that he used the command like this root (hd0,0) and I tried that

Re: GRUB hosed, frantic

2007-02-10 Thread Ken Moffat
On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 04:53:50PM -0500, Colin Dean wrote: > > When I try: > > $ grub-install --no-floppy /dev/hda1 > > it tells me that /dev/hda1 is a read-only file system, regardless of > whether or not I have it mounted. > Wild guess - make sure that /dev/hda1 does indeed exist, then try

Re: GRUB hosed, frantic

2007-02-10 Thread Randy McMurchy
Colin Dean wrote these words on 02/10/07 15:53 CST: > Ideas/help/anything welcome. In times like those, I usually rely on my friends Jim Beam, Johnny Walker and Jack Daniels. Oh yeah, I sometimes get counsel from my dear Old Grand Dad. :-) Wish I could help, but everything would be guesswork.

Re: GRUB hosed, frantic

2007-02-10 Thread Dan Nicholson
On 2/10/07, Colin Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm lightly freaking out 'cause I've wasted almost two hours frantically > trying to fix it, as my graduation project is on /dev/hdb1 (probably > safe, but I'm getting itchy nonetheless. > > Ideas/help/anything welcome. One option. Create a gru

Re: Grub filesystem type unknown

2007-02-10 Thread Dan Nicholson
On 2/10/07, Steffen H. Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi I'm allmost done with making a LFS system but now it create this error when > trying to make it bootable in grub when using this command: > root (hd0) > > Filesystem type unknown, using whole disk > > why does it do that ? can any tell m

RE: Live CD Boot problem

2007-02-10 Thread Mark J Butsch
> Mark J Butsch wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am having a problem booting the LiveCD (version x86-6.2-2) on my > > Dell Inspiron 2650. > > > > It starts the boot process OK but hangs shortly thereafter. > > > > The last (I think) successful line is "Loading Adaptec I2O RAID: > > Version 2.4 Bui

GRUB hosed, frantic

2007-02-10 Thread Colin Dean
So, I somehow managed to hose GRUB on /dev/hda1 while attempting to install it to a flash drive on /dev/sda1. After POST, I see GRUB GRUB on the screen and it stops there. Usually, it would progress to the GRUB menu screen and I'd be on my merry way. I tried to boot from the LFS CD and redo t

Re: Grub filesystem type unknown

2007-02-10 Thread Bauke Jan Douma
Steffen H. Larsen wrote on 10-02-07 22:27: > hi I'm allmost done with making a LFS system but now it create this error when > trying to make it bootable in grub when using this command: > root (hd0) > > Filesystem type unknown, using whole disk > > why does it do that ? can any tell me any cause

Grub filesystem type unknown

2007-02-10 Thread Steffen H . Larsen
hi I'm allmost done with making a LFS system but now it create this error when trying to make it bootable in grub when using this command: root (hd0) Filesystem type unknown, using whole disk why does it do that ? can any tell me any causes that normally does this ? -- http://linuxfromscratch.

Re: GCC Optimization

2007-02-10 Thread Amadeus
Athena P wrote: > Hi All > I tried compiling the toolchain with various optimisations and further down the line something always broke, so now I have an unoptimised toolchain and base. I selectively recompile certain apps for "performance boosts" (such as the example in this email). I think t

Re: GCC Optimization

2007-02-10 Thread Ken Moffat
On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 07:18:04PM -, Athena P wrote: > Hi Randy > > Thanks for your reply. > > Surely specifying the CPU architecture is still worth while. For example > using this string must give speed improvements. > > "-O3 -march=prescott -march=prescott -mtune=prescott -mmmx -msse - >

Re: GCC Optimization

2007-02-10 Thread Dan Nicholson
I think you know this, but just to make sure, any breakage from optimization is on you. The LFS books are written the way they are for exactly the reasons you're asking. With that out of the way... On 2/10/07, Athena P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Firstly I have successfully built glibc-2.3.6 us

Re: GCC Optimization

2007-02-10 Thread Randy McMurchy
Athena P wrote these words on 02/10/07 13:18 CST: > Surely specifying the CPU architecture is still worth while. For example > using this string must give speed improvements. > > "-O3 -march=prescott -march=prescott -mtune=prescott -mmmx -msse - > msse2 -msse3 -m3dnow -pipe -mfpmath=sse" -fomit-

RE: GCC Optimization

2007-02-10 Thread Athena P
Hi Randy Thanks for your reply. Surely specifying the CPU architecture is still worth while. For example using this string must give speed improvements. "-O3 -march=prescott -march=prescott -mtune=prescott -mmmx -msse - msse2 -msse3 -m3dnow -pipe -mfpmath=sse" -fomit-fram-pointer" Or am I miss

Re: GCC Optimization

2007-02-10 Thread Randy McMurchy
Athena P wrote these words on 02/10/07 13:04 CST: > And, finally, in terms of pure performance (speed) is all this > optimization really worth the effort? IMHO, a definite no. Not only will you not see the performance gain in day-to-day use of the system, you'll end up having issues that you will

GCC Optimization

2007-02-10 Thread Athena P
Hi All Having built quite a few LFS systems with great success I have now decided I would like to compile a highly optimized build. I would therefore be grateful if anybody would be able to give me advice on the following optimization strings. My system is a home grown 3.4 GHz Pentium4 (Prescott)

Re: jhalfs?

2007-02-10 Thread Galaxy Travel
- Original Message - From: "Chris Staub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LFS Support List" Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:39 PM Subject: Re: jhalfs? > Galaxy Travel wrote: >> - Original Message - >> From: "Chris Staub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "LFS Support List" >> Sent: Sat

Re: jhalfs?

2007-02-10 Thread Chris Staub
Galaxy Travel wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Chris Staub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "LFS Support List" > Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:18 PM > Subject: Re: jhalfs? > > >> Galaxy Travel wrote: Unpack the tarball and read the README. -- http://linuxfromscrat

Re: jhalfs?

2007-02-10 Thread Galaxy Travel
- Original Message - From: "Chris Staub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LFS Support List" Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:18 PM Subject: Re: jhalfs? > Galaxy Travel wrote: >>> Unpack the tarball and read the README. >>> -- >>> http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support >>

Re: jhalfs?

2007-02-10 Thread Chris Staub
Galaxy Travel wrote: >> Unpack the tarball and read the README. >> -- >> http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support >> FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html >> Unsubscribe: See the above information page >> > > I did that it says make menuconfig which I did then what? it

Re: jhalfs?

2007-02-10 Thread Galaxy Travel
- Original Message - From: "Chris Staub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LFS Support List" Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 11:07 AM Subject: Re: jhalfs? > Galaxy Travel wrote: >> How do you install this? >> > > Unpack the tarball and read the README. > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/ma

Re: jhalfs?

2007-02-10 Thread Chris Staub
Galaxy Travel wrote: > How do you install this? > Unpack the tarball and read the README. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

jhalfs?

2007-02-10 Thread Galaxy Travel
How do you install this? -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page