Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia - mozilla
At 01:57 25/06/2003, you wrote: Hello, I've been running gentoo fine for about 7 months now. about a week ago I did: emerge -u world at which time KDE started acting up. I use KMail so I decided to switch to Mozilla mail becuase I didn't want to be tied to KDE in my plans to switch to fluxbox. Then, the next time I booted, X didn't start - NVDriver did not load. I had noticed that when I last emerged that the name of the module switched to nvidia, so I insmod nvidia, then started kdm, then everything worked ok. However, when I insmod nvidia - it starts with errors and says it will cause problems to the kernel. And now to the problem. Mozilla doesn't save it's profile. I've had to set up my mail twice. I'm sorry this email is so vague, but I really don't know where the problem is so let me list some: 1. I added nvidia to modules.autoload, however it fails to load upon startup did you launch modules-updates after emerging nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx ? 2. When I insmod nvidia, it starts with errors. don't bother, it's (almost ;p) normal 3. Mozilla's profile is deleting on me (I'm assuming since my customization is gone and my mail and mail accounts are gone) maybe you don't have the rights to register those infos (i can't see why, but who knows ;p), then mozilla remember them as long as he runs, but can't save them after.. just a possibility. 4. My computer has frozen twice in the last week. did you try to check your hardware, using memtest86 for example (it's in portage), or looking at your cpu/mobo temp ? -- cab -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Networking with ADSL?
At 10:01 25/06/2003, you wrote: Ohad Lutzky wrote: I'm a total networking noob, but I'd like to set up a home network. My current PC (running Linux) is connected over ADSL using rp-pppoe. It has a printer as well, running on CUPS. My other PC, an old Packard Bell (bleh) P133 running (walking, rather) Win98. How would I set this up? The only home LAN setup I've ever seen is connecting the hub to the modem, and then connecting PCs to the hub. But my ADSL connection requires me to log in (rp-pppoe takes care of that). Also, will the two PCs see each other on a local network? Or will they have to communicate over the external network? If so, how will they be assigned different IPs? I'm afraid you can't connect a modem to a hub (in this circumstance) :) If your ADSL modem only has an ethernet port, your linux box will need two network cards. One to connect the PC to the hub, and one to connect the PC to the modem. If the modem has a USB port, and it's one of the (relatively few) ADSL modems with a Linux driver, you could connect it via USB and thus avoid the need for a second network card. Wrong ;) i used this config for a while (before buying a second NIC on my gateway ;p) : adsl model (ethernet) connected on hub, three pcs on th same hub (1 linux gateway, 2 workstation under linux/win XP) and i was able to use the modem from every pc (only one at a time though ;p), i never understood how, but it worked, and allowed me to reinstall my gateway using internet (useful for gentoo ;p) via my main workstation, withtout having to modify any physical connections in my network... maybe it was a patricular case, but i don't think so =) -- cab -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Networking with ADSL?
At 10:17 25/06/2003, you wrote: Yes, only one at a time... meaning it's pointless. You aren't circumventing the need for multiple network cards at all. You might as well just plug the modem into each pc one by one. All you are doing is extending the network connection that would normally connect the modem to the PC, by sticking a hub inbetween. in my case I was quite happy to discover that, since i'm really a lazy boy, and being able to modify my routing and connection point without moving anything in my bedroom was really a pleasure. that way, i can hide everything behind lots of mess, without having to dig through when i need to change something ;p If you had a routing capable modem, ie. a router, you /could/ connect it to a hub. I did however, just wonder whether maybe you could connect the modem to the hub as you stated, then configure your linux pc only to 'dial up' via the modem, and run IP masquerading on it. Then set all the other machine's gateway's to the IP of your linux box. No idea how this would affect the modem's ability to operate. It may get confused by broadcast packets from the other PCs. that's what i did, for at least 6 monthes. the linux box was my gateway, controlling the connection and making NAT/masquerading, connected to the hub, and the modem on the hub too. it worked well, and the modem was'nt disturbed by broadcast =) -- cab -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware clock
At 15:55 24/06/2003, you wrote: On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 09:26:32AM +0100, Jan Drugowitsch wrote: Content-Description: signed data On Tuesday 24 June 2003 00:24, Gëzim wrote: Hi, I don't know what's happening but my computer clock keeps falling back, I went to the BIOS and changed it but after a day or so if fall back by like 10 mins. and keeps doing that. What could be causing this? Note: it's the windows clock too. [snip] I still cannot understand the lags of less than an hour but maybe that's got something to do with /etc/adjtime and the time adjustment by Windows. Perhaps your Winblows box is sync'ing to a time server that is 10 minutes off. Or maybe you're trying to set it 10 minutes off. I remember having such difficulties while using the (automatically) activated synchronisation function of windows. I solved the problem by setting the time server of windows the same as under linux : ntp.grolier.fr instead of time.windows.com Everything went fine then.. looks like MS is always late =) cab -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
