Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg locks up
Sarpy Sam wrote: > With the developers depriceating xfree86 I am trying to get one > computer running xorg and having difficulty. Everyone says you can > use the exact same configuration file as xfree86 just rename it > xorg.conf. Well I emerge xorg and renamed the file and when I start > the xserver all I get is a bunch of colored lines and no amount of > mouse movement or key punches get anything to happen. The only way > top get out is to kill the computer and try again. This was the > reason why I ended up installing xfree in the first place a couple of > months ago because xorg won't work on this computer. Does any one > have any idea what i can do to fix this. > A number of people have reported problems with i810 and xorg-6.8.x IIRC, the solution was to downgrade to version 6.7.0. I use a computer at work that has this chipset, and while it works with some of the time, it often crashes and hangs with xorg-6.8.x. For me, it always crashes when DRI is enabled. There is also a wealth of information in the forums regarding this chipset. Hope this helps. --Brent -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] two quick questions :-)
> 1. Anyone had any luck with linksys 802.11b wireless pcmcia > cards and gentoo on a laptop? I have found some > documentation, but I want to check with the more experienced > users to see if it is going to be worth my time to try out. Which one? I have the WPC11 version 4 and it works fine (sort of). But, I couldn't get it to work for the installation though - since the CD doesnt seem to support the RealTek chipset. You just need to get the drivers from the RealTek website. One thing - I dont know if they posted the latest ones.. but mine was spewing errors to the syslog. I contacted RealTek about it (not really expecting a response) and within 24 hours a support person responded to my email and sent me a driver fix :) - Brent -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] wireless network issues
Not sure why Firebird would work and nothing else. But do you have your DNS servers listed in /etc/resolv.conf or are you using DHCP? - Brent > -Original Message- > From: eric heller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 6:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gentoo-user] wireless network issues > > > Hi! > > I recently read on slashdot about a great little program that > emulates certain windows wireless network card drivers, > called driverloader (see www.linuxant.com). I was especially > glad to hear about this because it supports my Intel Centrino > PRO/Wireless mini-pci card (for which there are currently no > real linux drivers, at least not to my knowledge). > > Anway, I got driverloader working, and things seem to be > working on some level. I got eth1 to run and it's even > correctly connecting to my wireless network. I disconnected > by ethernet cable, stopped eth0, and then fired up > MozillaFirebird. To my delight, everything seemed to be working great! > > But then I fired up evolution, and it was unable to resolve > the address of my pop email server. I thought, what the heck? > So I went to my command line and tried to ping the address. > Ping returned nothing. So I tried www.yahoo.com. Still > nothing. It seems that the only program that can actually > resolve host names is MozillaFirebird, and nothing else. > > Any ideas why this may be? Is there something I need to do to > get eth1 setup right? Here's what I did: > > 1 ln -s /etc/init.d/net.eth0 /etc/init.d/net.eth1 > > 2 rc-update add net.eth1 default > > 3 edited /etc/conf.d/net to include the line: > iface_eth1="dhcp" > > 4 /etc/init.d/net.eth1 start > > And it started up with no errors. > > 5 /etc/init.d/net.eth0 stop > > But like I said, only MozillaFirebird seems to be able to > establish any kind of connection. It may likely be a problem > with driverloader, and if it is, then I'll try out their user > list, but I'm still not very familiar with gentoo, and I just > wondered if there's a step I missed in configuring eth1 to > work right. Do I need to somehow "tell" all my programs that > they need to use eth1 instead of eth0? Any ideas? > > Thanks! > > Eric Heller. > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] no workstation OS from RedHat so more chances for Gentoo?
That's one of the reasons I came over to Gentoo and loaded it on my laptop. Now to decide whether I should load it on my 2.4Ghz Xeon server. Has anyone successfully loaded Gentoo on a server type box? It's a Dell PowerEdge 2600 server with 512MB ram.. not sure of the motherboard but when I cracked it open it was some server motherboard with PCIX slots or something. - Brent -Original Message- From: HvR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 6:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gentoo-user] no workstation OS from RedHat so more chances for Gentoo? http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/33760.html seems to indicate that redhat will stop shipping a workstation OS. So probably no more up2date (the tool to update redhat Linux with the latest versions of your installed sw). Maybe they should put a link to Gentoo on heir website ;-) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Operating System not Found
> Okay, time for eliminating the simple stuff. > > Have you double checked that you haven't left a floppy in the > floppy disk drive? Hehe - I may be a gentoo n00b but Im not that bad. Yes there was no floppy in the drive :) > Is the BIOS configured to boot from the hard drive? Yes - I booted just fine prior to the kernel compile with genkernel. I did finally fix the problem - although Im not sure why this worked. Instead of booting to the LiveCD and running grub and doing "root (hd0,0)" and "setup (hd0)" I booted to the floppy (by the way.. the "creating a floppy" rescue instructions will only help in booting to grub cmdline). After booting to floppy I did: root (hd0,0) setup (fd0) That ran with no errors.. I rebooted.. worked fine. Now why would the previous grub commands not work from the LiveCD??? Thanks, - Brent -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Operating System not Found
OK so wait - you say to NOT have /boot mounted during "normal" use. Does "normal" use include compiling a new kernel? In other words.. do I mount /boot when I run genkernel?? And by watching the genkernel output doesnt it just basically DO the same things as the "old-fashioned way" ? And /boot is in my fstab.. but either way.. does that really matter? The worst that would happen is grub SHOULD normally start it just wouldnt boot up correctly. Grub is whats in the MBR and what should be found when the systems starts right? Getting an "Operating system not found" error to me sounds like it cant find grub. Just an observation.. I may be wrong.. but this is still driving me nuts. - Brent > On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 02:00, Hall Stevenson wrote: > > > Gentoo suggests that you normally NOT have /boot mounted > during normal > > use. If it's not, when you copy your new kernel image to /boot, it > > will fail. In my case, I don't use 'genkernel', but compile > mine the > > old-fashioned way. Lastly, I run 'make install'. This does various > > things, one of which is to copy the appropriate files to > /boot, make > > symlinks for System.map, and so on. I noticed one time when > /boot was > > NOT mounted, that the 'make install' command did NOT complain or > > "fail". > > This is handled by genkernel as long as /boot is in your > fstab. In the compile function it runs: "mount /boot > > /dev/null 2>&1" . > > Doug > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Operating System not Found
OK so Im guessing no one has any ideas? Sheesh.. all I did was recompile the kernel and reboot and the system would no longer boot. I get no grub menu.. I get diddly. It's almost like it cant find grub in the MBR or something. I just recompiled the kernel again, re-ran grub with root(hd0,0) and setup(hd0) (which are the same settings I did before when initially setting the system up). Should I have to do anything ELSE when recompiling the kernel with "genkernel --configure" ? The drive is fine.. I can boot to the install CD just fine and mount to /dev/hda1-3 just fine. grub.conf is still fine.. unchanged since when the system was working. Dang.. I finally get my wireless pcmcia card running perfectly.. now this.. not my lucky day :) - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Brent L Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 7:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gentoo-user] Operating System not Found > > > Has anyone run into this error when compiling a new kernel? > This has happened to me twice today. I run genkernel > --config.. made some configuration changes (didnt have some > agp gart setting or something in the kernel so X Windows was > bombing out).. rebooted and Im getting "Operating System not Found". > > I've booted to the LiveCD, mounted everything up.. chrooted.. > re-ran grub root and setup commands.. and still nothing.. > getting the same error. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > - Brent > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] Operating System not Found
Has anyone run into this error when compiling a new kernel? This has happened to me twice today. I run genkernel --config.. made some configuration changes (didnt have some agp gart setting or something in the kernel so X Windows was bombing out).. rebooted and Im getting "Operating System not Found". I've booted to the LiveCD, mounted everything up.. chrooted.. re-ran grub root and setup commands.. and still nothing.. getting the same error. Any ideas? Thanks, - Brent -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] PCMCIA with new Kernel
I got past it I think (thankfully.. I just read that Redhat is dumping their free Linux dist and will no longer be going past RH9). First when it failed I had it compiled in.. along with some of the drivers listed (even though I really didnt need them). It didnt work.. so I went to having it as a module.. got some nasty errors. I recompiled with minimal PCMCIA options set and went back to compiling it in the kernel rather than as a module and I'm now getting a power light on the Linksys WPC11.. yay! And I got the Realtek drivers installed and I can see it in iwconfig. Now to configure it.. should be cake from here (uh huh.. I just jinxed myself). Thanks, - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Luke Davison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 4:17 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] PCMCIA with new Kernel > > > Brent, > > If you are still compiling PCMCIA as a module, are you > loading the pcmcia_core module prior to loading the ds module? > > BTW, when I have needed PCMCIA in the past, I have always > compiled it statically. > > Regards, > Luke > > -Original Message- > From: Brent L Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 12:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] PCMCIA with new Kernel > > > OK I'm getting close to giving up and loading redhat > again I think. I changed my kernel configuration to > load PCMCIA support as a module and ran genkernel again. > Now at bootup time I get the following errors (repeatedly): > > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o: > init_module: Operation not permitted > Hint: insmod errors can be cause by incorrect module > parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters. You may > find more information in syslog or output from dmesg. > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o: > insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o failed > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o: > insmod ds failed > * Starting pcmcia... > cardmgr[819]: no pcmcia driver in /proc/devices > > Anyone have any ideas? This is the 3rd time I've tried > rebuilding the kernel after tweaking the PCMCIA settings. > > Also.. it would help if I could search the forums but > gentoo's forum system never sent me my activation email even > though I used the correct address. So if anyone from Gentoo > is reading this you may want to check on that. > > - Brent > > > -Original Message- > > From: Brent L Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:56 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [gentoo-user] PCMCIA with new Kernel > > > > > > I compiled PCMCIA support into a new kernel and when I > > reboot I get no lights on my linksys wpc11 v4 wireless > > pc card.. as though PCMCIA support isnt working. > > > > Any ideas why this is happening? Im recompiling > > the kernel now and specifying PCMCIA support as a module > > instead of compiled directly into the kernel. > > > > If I boot from the LiveCD and use the "dopcmcia" boot option > > the light on my Linksys WPC11 v4 comes on and it sees the > > card in the slot (not correctly of course.. since I havent > > gotten the driver working yet). > > > > I got my driver over to the machine without MTools though.. > > I just formatted the floppy to ext2 fs on my dell poweredge > > server and just copied it to the floppy. > > > > The server is running Redhat.. its a shame too.. Im thinking > > of running Gentoo on that baby.. will Gentoo run on a 2.4Ghz Xeon? > > > > Thanks, > > > > - Brent > > > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Can't start Gnome
Yes but this setting gets overridden.. as you can see Im sending plain text now. Its overridden if you're replying to someone who didnt use plain text. You have to do like someone suggested earlier and once you hit reply go to Format -> Plain Text. - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Luke Davison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 2:19 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Can't start Gnome > > > Outlook 2000: > Tools -> Options -> Mail Format tab, select Plain text > from the "Send in this message format:" dropdown. > > -Original Message- > From: Stroller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Can't start Gnome > > > > On Nov 3, 2003, at 3:32 pm, Van Eps, Nathan D. (James Tower) wrote: > > > In the format menu, just click "plain text". It will convert an html > > email > > to plain text. As far as I know, there isn't an option that forces > > outlook > > to always use plain text... > > I'm pretty sure there is, in preferences, but I don't have Outlook > handy to check. > > Stroller. > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] LiveCD 1.4 boot splash screen
Sorry - it didnt work off the LiveCD during installation. Not that I needed it really.. but it failed and then gave me some splash error. No biggie.. Im more concerned with my PCMCIA woes.. I'm about ready to throw my laptop out the window into the front yard. If I can get that working I'll move on the framebuffer support and a splash image :) Thanks, - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Luke Davison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 3:49 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] LiveCD 1.4 boot splash screen > > > Brent, > > Which kernel are you currently using? You will need > FrameBuffer support compiled into your kernel in order to > take advantage of the boot splash feature. Did you go through > the how-to in the first link? > > Regards, > Luke > > -Original Message- > From: Brent L Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:52 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] LiveCD 1.4 boot splash screen > > > Wow I never knew it really "did" anything. Running the > install on my laptop gives me a display error so I either > have to use the nofb kernel or hit the spacebar to continue > after the error in normal mode. > > - Brent > > > -Original Message- > > From: Luke Davison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 1:51 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] LiveCD 1.4 boot splash screen > > > > > > Paul, > > > > Here is a link to the Gentoo Framebuffer, Bootsplash & > > Grubsplash How-to: > > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=49036 > > This might also be useful if you were looking for the > bootsplash with progress bar found on the 1.4 LiveCD: > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=100620 Regards, Luke -Original Message- From: Paul K. Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 10:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gentoo-user] LiveCD 1.4 boot splash screen Can someone tell me what the program is that provides that sweet boot screen and console 'window'? Thanks! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] LiveCD 1.4 boot splash screen
Wow I never knew it really "did" anything. Running the install on my laptop gives me a display error so I either have to use the nofb kernel or hit the spacebar to continue after the error in normal mode. - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Luke Davison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 1:51 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] LiveCD 1.4 boot splash screen > > > Paul, > > Here is a link to the Gentoo Framebuffer, Bootsplash & > Grubsplash How-to: > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=49036 This might also be useful if you were looking for the bootsplash with progress bar found on the 1.4 LiveCD: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=100620 Regards, Luke -Original Message- From: Paul K. Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 10:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gentoo-user] LiveCD 1.4 boot splash screen Can someone tell me what the program is that provides that sweet boot screen and console 'window'? Thanks! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] PCMCIA with new Kernel
OK I'm getting close to giving up and loading redhat again I think. I changed my kernel configuration to load PCMCIA support as a module and ran genkernel again. Now at bootup time I get the following errors (repeatedly): /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o: init_module: Operation not permitted Hint: insmod errors can be cause by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters. You may find more information in syslog or output from dmesg. /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o failed /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod ds failed * Starting pcmcia... cardmgr[819]: no pcmcia driver in /proc/devices Anyone have any ideas? This is the 3rd time I've tried rebuilding the kernel after tweaking the PCMCIA settings. Also.. it would help if I could search the forums but gentoo's forum system never sent me my activation email even though I used the correct address. So if anyone from Gentoo is reading this you may want to check on that. - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Brent L Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gentoo-user] PCMCIA with new Kernel > > > I compiled PCMCIA support into a new kernel and when I > reboot I get no lights on my linksys wpc11 v4 wireless > pc card.. as though PCMCIA support isnt working. > > Any ideas why this is happening? Im recompiling > the kernel now and specifying PCMCIA support as a module > instead of compiled directly into the kernel. > > If I boot from the LiveCD and use the "dopcmcia" boot option > the light on my Linksys WPC11 v4 comes on and it sees the > card in the slot (not correctly of course.. since I havent > gotten the driver working yet). > > I got my driver over to the machine without MTools though.. > I just formatted the floppy to ext2 fs on my dell poweredge > server and just copied it to the floppy. > > The server is running Redhat.. its a shame too.. Im thinking > of running Gentoo on that baby.. will Gentoo run on a 2.4Ghz Xeon? > > Thanks, > > - Brent > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] PCMCIA with new Kernel
I compiled PCMCIA support into a new kernel and when I reboot I get no lights on my linksys wpc11 v4 wireless pc card.. as though PCMCIA support isnt working. Any ideas why this is happening? Im recompiling the kernel now and specifying PCMCIA support as a module instead of compiled directly into the kernel. If I boot from the LiveCD and use the "dopcmcia" boot option the light on my Linksys WPC11 v4 comes on and it sees the card in the slot (not correctly of course.. since I havent gotten the driver working yet). I got my driver over to the machine without MTools though.. I just formatted the floppy to ext2 fs on my dell poweredge server and just copied it to the floppy. The server is running Redhat.. its a shame too.. Im thinking of running Gentoo on that baby.. will Gentoo run on a 2.4Ghz Xeon? Thanks, - Brent -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Can't start Gnome
Ahh - in the compose window! That little "feature" of Outlook has always annoyed me. They need Evolution for Windows :) (or I need to find out how to install mtools off the liveCD so I can get my wireless card working!) Thanks for the tip, - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Van Eps, Nathan D. (James Tower) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 10:32 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Can't start Gnome > > > In the format menu, just click "plain text". It will convert > an html email to plain text. As far as I know, there isn't an > option that forces outlook to always use plain text. So I > have to use the menu every time. > > >-Original Message- > >From: Brent L Johnson > > > >I am only sending text mails to this list. But if someone > else sends a > >NON text email to this list and I reply to it I am FORCED to > send it in > >non-text format. As far as I know there's no way around that in > >Outlook. > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] LiveCD and Mtools
Hmmm - I copied them as it said under section 25 of the installation document: cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages/* /usr/portage/packages/ I don't see an mtools package located in the packages/All directory. The only one I find is in: /usr/portage/app-admin/mtools Should I be pulling the mtools from somewhere else off CD2 and putting them in the packages directory? There are packages listed under All.. but no mtools. When I run emerge -kp mtools I get: --- These are the packages that I would emerge, in order: Calculating depencies ...done! [ebuild N] app-admin/mtools-3.9.8-r1 --- Thanks, - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Donnie Berkholz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 3:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] LiveCD and Mtools > > > On Sun, 2003-11-02 at 23:35, Brent L Johnson wrote: > > The mtools (like mcopy, etc) do not come with the default install. > > They come with the mtools package in app-admin/tools and > are included > > with CD2 of the LiveCD set. How can I install these? I copied all > > the CD2 packages to /usr/portage/packages and I tried > running "emerge > > -k app-admin/mtools" but its trying to go download the package from > > the internet. > > > > How can I force it to install from the local disk? > > Check to be sure you copied the package correctly. It should > be directly in /usr/portage/packages/All/ as $package-$version.tbz2. > > An emerge -kp $package should show binary instead of ebuild > on the left side of the term. > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Can't start Gnome
I am only sending text mails to this list. But if someone else sends a NON text email to this list and I reply to it I am FORCED to send it in non-text format. As far as I know there's no way around that in Outlook. - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Paul Stear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 5:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Can't start Gnome > > > Please only send text mails to this list > > On Mon 3 November 2003 00:31, Brent L Johnson wrote: > > I'm new to Gentoo.. but try running "startx" and see if > that does the > > trick? > > > > - Brent > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Alan Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 7:31 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Can't start Gnome > > > > > > Probably a dumb question but I can't get Gnome to start > after running > > emerge gnome. Can anyone humour me and tell me... > > > > Thanks, > > > > Alan > > -- > > -- This message was sent using gentoo linux and kmail -- > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] LiveCD and Mtools
I successfully got Gentoo running on my Dell laptop based on a stage3 install. I have no networking yet because my linksys wireless pcmcia card wont work out of the box. I've downloaded the drivers to floppy and need to install. The mtools (like mcopy, etc) do not come with the default install. They come with the mtools package in app-admin/tools and are included with CD2 of the LiveCD set. How can I install these? I copied all the CD2 packages to /usr/portage/packages and I tried running "emerge -k app-admin/mtools" but its trying to go download the package from the internet. How can I force it to install from the local disk? Thanks, - Brent -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Can't start Gnome
Title: Message I'm new to Gentoo.. but try running "startx" and see if that does the trick? - Brent -Original Message-From: Alan Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 7:31 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Can't start Gnome Probably a dumb question but I can't get Gnome to start after running emerge gnome. Can anyone humour me and tell me... Thanks, Alan
RE: [gentoo-user] Stage3 Install and the Kernel
Yes it was a stupid mistake.. I missed one very important step. I didnt copy the distfiles and packages directories from the liveCD to the /usr/portage directory... so I'm guessing since it couldnt find those it was trying to get them from the network. Thanks, - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Kevin Miller, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 7:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Stage3 Install and the Kernel > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Did you emerge -k sys-kernel/gentoo-sources? > > It should be there. > > For the genkernel, you will have to emerge it to per the instructions. > > Good luck. I had a problem here to in the past until I > realized my stupid > mistake:) > > Kevin > > On Sunday 02 November 2003 4:09 pm, Brent L Johnson wrote: > > After having troubles getting my linksys WPC11 v4 working to do a > > stage1/stage2 install I've elected to do a stage3 install. > > > > I've followed the installation doc all the way up to > "Installing the > > Kernel and System Logger". Following the directions for > stage3 (from > > the LiveCD) I dont have the kernel source.. I can't do > emerge since I > > dont have a network device (yet), so I cant get the kernel source.. > > and I cant do a genkernel or anything since it doesnt come with > > stage3. > > > > This step never mentions a stage3 install.. so what should I do? > > > > - Brent > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/pPaRP2TQUAjSykARAk+UAJ4310aDUBqHfIwokPHFIM9q/WoiFACeOXPp > mHdBuaI9H7QsyDhOjII67s8= > =kNtl > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] Stage3 Install and the Kernel
After having troubles getting my linksys WPC11 v4 working to do a stage1/stage2 install I've elected to do a stage3 install. I've followed the installation doc all the way up to "Installing the Kernel and System Logger". Following the directions for stage3 (from the LiveCD) I dont have the kernel source.. I can't do emerge since I dont have a network device (yet), so I cant get the kernel source.. and I cant do a genkernel or anything since it doesnt come with stage3. This step never mentions a stage3 install.. so what should I do? - Brent -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Installation w/ Wireless PCMCIA
By the way - cardctl shows this is a Realtek Rtl8139 card.. and when I check realtek's site for a driver they list it.. and in the readme it mentions an 8139too driver. I noticed there's a module for this on the Gentoo cd.. but when I try and do a "modprobe 8139too" it tells me there's no such device. Should I just do a stage3 install and forget it? Any ideas? Thanks, - Brent > -Original Message- > From: Brent L Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 5:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gentoo-user] Installation w/ Wireless PCMCIA > > > I've been searching around the web and on the forums but I > haven't found a definitive solution to my problem. > > I just purchased a Linksys WPC11 ver.4 PCMCIA card. I'm > new to the Gentoo distribution but I've got a "slower" > (900mhz celeron) laptop and Redhat didnt run so well. > > I'm trying to install Gentoo.. but I don't really want > to do the stage3 install (this is where it doesnt compile > or optimize everything right?). But stage1 and 2 both > require a network to be available. > > If I boot the kernel with dopcmcia and I check iwconfig > and ifconfig I do not see my wireless adaptor listed. > It seems (after searching the internet, mailing lists > and forums) as though the WPC11 works with gentoo.. but > requires getting pcmcia-cs with emerge. > > Doesnt emerge use the network? I cant very well run > emerge for getting my networking modules/drivers. > > Anyone have any ideas, pointers.. or know of somewhere > I could look for help with this? > > Thanks so much, > > - Brent > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] Installation w/ Wireless PCMCIA
I've been searching around the web and on the forums but I haven't found a definitive solution to my problem. I just purchased a Linksys WPC11 ver.4 PCMCIA card. I'm new to the Gentoo distribution but I've got a "slower" (900mhz celeron) laptop and Redhat didnt run so well. I'm trying to install Gentoo.. but I don't really want to do the stage3 install (this is where it doesnt compile or optimize everything right?). But stage1 and 2 both require a network to be available. If I boot the kernel with dopcmcia and I check iwconfig and ifconfig I do not see my wireless adaptor listed. It seems (after searching the internet, mailing lists and forums) as though the WPC11 works with gentoo.. but requires getting pcmcia-cs with emerge. Doesnt emerge use the network? I cant very well run emerge for getting my networking modules/drivers. Anyone have any ideas, pointers.. or know of somewhere I could look for help with this? Thanks so much, - Brent -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Spam getting tru - part two
Hi, Look at the rc-script howto. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/rc-scripts.xml I think that creating a separate runlevel for these service which starts before the default level might solve your problem. Brent On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 11:40, Patrick Marquetecken wrote: Hi, Last week i send a mail that some spam is getting true and if i save it as file and rund procmail < file then it is recogniced as spam. Now after days looking i have found wy, but i don't know the wright gentoo solution to fix it, in my default runlevel fetchmail start, then hotplug this takes several seconds (6). after hotplug there are another six deamons to start before spamd. If it was Unix i would rename the spamd to espamd so it would be before fetchmail. Wat is the right way in gentoo to do this, i want also iptables to be activated before the net.* files. TIA Patrick
[gentoo-user] tk-8.4.3 compile error
Hello, I have tcl-8.4.3 emerged from portage with out a problem, however when I try to emerge tk-8.4.3 I get this error: In file included from /var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/generic/tkPort.h:34, from /var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/generic/tkArgv.c:16: /var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/unix/tkUnixPort.h:224:20: tclInt.h: No such file or directory The file tclInt.h is alive and well at /usr/lib/tcl8.4/include/generic/tclInt.h What have I missed? Here is the full emerge output: emerge tk Calculating dependencies ...done! >>> emerge (1 of 1) dev-lang/tk-8.4.3 to / >>> md5 src_uri ;-) tk8.4.3-src.tar.gz >>> Unpacking source... >>> Unpacking tk8.4.3-src.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work * Applying remove-control-v-8.4.diff... [ ok ]>>> Source unpacked. creating cache ./config.cache checking whether to use symlinks for manpages... no checking compression for manpages... no checking for gcc... gcc checking whether the C compiler (gcc -march=athlon -O3 -pipe ) works... yes checking whether the C compiler (gcc -march=athlon -O3 -pipe ) is a cross-compiler... no checking whether we are using GNU C... yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E checking for unistd.h... yes checking for limits.h... yes checking for building with threads... yes checking for pthread_mutex_init in -lpthread... yes checking for pthread_attr_setstacksize... yes checking for readdir_r... yes checking if the compiler understands -pipe... yes checking for required early compiler flags... _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE checking for 64-bit integer type... long long checking for struct dirent64... no checking for struct stat64... yes checking for off64_t... yes checking for Tcl configuration... found /usr/lib/tclConfig.sh checking for existence of /usr/lib/tclConfig.sh... loading checking how to build libraries... shared checking for ranlib... ranlib checking if 64bit support is requested... no checking if 64bit Sparc VIS support is requested... no checking system version (for dynamic loading)... Linux-2.4.22-pre7-aa1 checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes checking for ar... ar checking for build with symbols... no checking for sin... no checking for main in -lieee... yes checking stdlib.h... yes checking fd_set and sys/select... yes checking for ANSI C header files... yes checking for mode_t... yes checking for pid_t... yes checking for size_t... yes checking for uid_t in sys/types.h... yes checking for sys/time.h... yes checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes checking pw_gecos in struct pwd... yes checking for X... libraries /usr/X11R6/lib, headers /usr/X11R6/include checking for main in -lXbsd... no checking for connect... yes checking for gethostbyname... yes checking for sin... (cached) no checking for main in -lieee... (cached) yes checking whether char is unsigned... no checking for strtod... yes checking for Solaris2.4/Tru64 strtod bugs... ok updating cache ./config.cache creating ./config.status creating Makefile creating tkConfig.sh gcc -pipe -c -march=athlon -O3 -pipe -Wall -Wconversion -Wno-implicit-int -fPIC -I/var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/unix -I/var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/unix/../generic -I/var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/unix/../bitmaps -I/var/tmp/portage/tcl-8.4.3/work/tcl8.4.3/generic -I/usr/X11R6/include -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_LIMITS_H=1 -DTCL_THREADS=1 -DUSE_THREAD_ALLOC=1 -D_REENTRANT=1 -D_THREAD_SAFE=1 -DHAVE_PTHREAD_ATTR_SETSTACKSIZE=1 -DHAVE_READDIR_R=1 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE=1 -DTCL_WIDE_INT_TYPE=long\ long -DHAVE_STRUCT_STAT64=1 -DHAVE_TYPE_OFF64_T=1 -DPEEK_XCLOSEIM=1 -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TIME_H=1 -DTIME_WITH_SYS_TIME=1 -DHAVE_PW_GECOS=1 -DTCL_NO_DEPRECATED -DUSE_TCL_STUBS /var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/unix/../generic/tk3d.c gcc -pipe -c -march=athlon -O3 -pipe -Wall -Wconversion -Wno-implicit-int -fPIC -I/var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/unix -I/var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/unix/../generic -I/var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/unix/../bitmaps -I/var/tmp/portage/tcl-8.4.3/work/tcl8.4.3/generic -I/usr/X11R6/include -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_LIMITS_H=1 -DTCL_THREADS=1 -DUSE_THREAD_ALLOC=1 -D_REENTRANT=1 -D_THREAD_SAFE=1 -DHAVE_PTHREAD_ATTR_SETSTACKSIZE=1 -DHAVE_READDIR_R=1 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE=1 -DTCL_WIDE_INT_TYPE=long\ long -DHAVE_STRUCT_STAT64=1 -DHAVE_TYPE_OFF64_T=1 -DPEEK_XCLOSEIM=1 -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TIME_H=1 -DTIME_WITH_SYS_TIME=1 -DHAVE_PW_GECOS=1 -DTCL_NO_DEPRECATED -DUSE_TCL_STUBS /var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/unix/../generic/tkArgv.c In file included from /var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/generic/tkPort.h:34, from /var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/generic/tkInt.h:27, from /var/tmp/portage/tk-8.4.3/work/tk8.4.3/generic/tk3d.h:18, from /var/
