Re: [gentoo-user] udev and device ownership
On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:51:56 +0100, paulie.x wrote: I created new user and just changed OWNER in 10-local.rules to new username. Now when I plug in mp3 player it created device node (example) /dev/sdc and rightly I'm owner of this file but I'm not owner of the link so I cannot mount it like regular user. And when I mount it like root I cannot manipulate with data on the device. Is the new user a member of the plugdev group? If not, they wouldn't be able to mount it. Add umask=0 to the options in /etc/fstab to allow all users read/write access, even when mounted as root. See the FAT options in man mount if you want more fine-grained control over this. -- Neil Bothwick Click..Click..Click..Damn! Out of taglines! signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] A question regarding non-Portage software...
On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:10:22 +0100, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: I am hoping that someone can provide me with resources - examples and/or a walkthrough would be especially helpful. I realize that the Gentoo team can only do so much and carefully test each package before putting it in the official tree. There are just some pieces of software that I want that are not even in the testing tree. The devmanual is a good place to start. If you use IRC then #gentoo-dev-help at freenode is a good place to get more help... Also, search Bugzilla and the forums, someone may have already created ebuilds for these programs. -- Neil Bothwick Amoebit: Amoeba/rabbit cross; it can multiply and divide at the same time. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] RAID
On Saturday 10 March 2007, mwq [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about '[gentoo-user] RAID': Imagine such a situation: I have two hard drives but drive A is twice faster when reading and writing then drive B. I want to make RAID 0 using A and B. Why are the stripes sizes on both drives excacly the same? If stripe sizes aren't consistent, it's takes hundreds more CPU cycles (and a separate code path) to determine where to write a block. This calculation has to be repeated every time a block is written so, it can easily end up limiting your total throughput by making an I/O operation be CPU bound. I think that using twice greater stripe on A gives more speed then using equal stripes. If A is also twice as big, you can do as Dan Farrell suggested to get some increased performance. If A is the same size, you'd be sacrificing speed across the whole raid-ed device to potentially gain some speed in the sections where you can make A's segments bigger. -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.org/ \_/ New GPG Key! Old key expires 2007-03-25. Upgrade NOW! pgp0cjIJBy29G.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: adesklets
Mick said the following: Thank you all for your help, It seems that there is something wrong with the fonts(?) I have managed to launch weatherforecast which works fine, but calendar and volume do not. I tried testing them and this is what I get: snip raise ADESKLETSError(4,message) adesklets.error_handler.ADESKLETSError: adesklets command error - font 'VeraBd/8' could not be loaded == Of course volume does not show up at all. How do I fix this? My guess is that it can't find the particular font that the volume desklet wants. I don't use that particular desklet, but chances are pretty good that in the config.txt for it there will be a font setting. You might want to try changing that to a font that you know you have, or else emerging the font package that has that font. *investigates* Yep, the default config.txt for the volume applet specifies the VeraBd font, with size 8. Also, when I used the commands $ slocate VeraBd (to see if I had that font installed) and $ equery -b VeraBd (to see what package it came with) (Those two commands are available via sys-apps/slocate and app-portage/gentoolkit in portage). I found that the VeraBd font comes with the media-fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera package. Good luck :) -nkm -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] udev and device ownership
Dne ne 11. březen 2007 09:45 Neil Bothwick napsal(a): On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:51:56 +0100, paulie.x wrote: I created new user and just changed OWNER in 10-local.rules to new username. Now when I plug in mp3 player it created device node (example) /dev/sdc and rightly I'm owner of this file but I'm not owner of the link so I cannot mount it like regular user. And when I mount it like root I cannot manipulate with data on the device. Is the new user a member of the plugdev group? If not, they wouldn't be able to mount it. Add umask=0 to the options in /etc/fstab to allow all users read/write access, even when mounted as root. See the FAT options in man mount if you want more fine-grained control over this. Yes I'm in plugdev group. Problem is that I'm owner of the /dev/sdc block device but owner and group of link that udev creates is root. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Re: A question regarding non-Portage software...
Michael [Plouj] Ploujnikov wrote: On 3/10/07, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will begin by stating my problem. I have the source code (in *.tar.bz2 format) for a couple of pieces of software that are not in the Portage tree at all. I would like to compile and install them in such a way that I can use them, and even so Portage recognizes them. You most likely want to install that software in /usr/local as per Gentoo's filesystem layout [1]. The way you can do that with autotoolized software is like this: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local make make install I don't know what you mean by making Portage recognize the software installed this way. Do you want Portage to be able to uninstall and/or upgrade this software? If so, the simple answer is you it can't do that. You have to manage the software outside of Portage yourself. That's exactly right, which is why it goes into /usr/local. You can however notify portage that you have a certain package on your system with /etc/portage/package.provided - I used this for that kde-env script that was moved last year, as certain pkgs in the tree still depended on its ebuild, but it had been moved to kde-libs (which it blocked.) I unmerged it to get kde-libs, and put an entry in package.provided for pkgs which still had a dependency on it. Once the tree had all been updated I deleted the entry. package.provided A list of packages (one per line) that portage should assume have been provided. Useful for porting to non-Linux systems. Portage will not attempt to update a package that is listed here unless another package explicitly requires a version that is newer than what has been listed. So in that sense portage will recognise the software for dependency calculation. You should be aware of that last bit; I recommend reading man portage for more explanation. (Oh and man -k is useful if you've not heard of it.) HTH, steveL -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: adesklets
Hi, On 3/9/07, Mick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 09 March 2007 05:25, Wayne Oliver wrote: If you select test from the menu it should show the desklet on screen you can now move it around, play with it etc. Exit the desklet re run the $/path/to/calendar/Calender.py This time selecting register Kill adesklets and then run it again. If you happy that it's working simply add adesklets to your X startup i.e. .xinitrc or .XSession Thank you all for your help, It seems that there is something wrong with the fonts(?) I have managed to launch weatherforecast which works fine, but calendar and volume do not. I tried testing them and this is what I get: == $ ./volume.py Do you want to (r)egister this desklet or to (t)est it? t Now testing... If you do not see anything (or just an initial flicker in the top left corner of your screen), try `--help', and see the FAQ: `info adesklets'. Traceback (most recent call last): File ./volume.py, line 588, in ? Events(dirname(__file__)).pause() File ./volume.py, line 63, in __init__ adesklets.Events_handler.__init__(self) File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/adesklets/events_handler.py, line 157, in __init__ self.ready() File ./volume.py, line 127, in ready self.drawVolumeTxt(self.volume) File ./volume.py, line 190, in drawVolumeTxt adesklets.load_font(font) File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/adesklets/commands.py, line 706, in load_font return comm.out() File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/adesklets/commands_handler.py, line 103, in out raise ADESKLETSError(4,message) adesklets.error_handler.ADESKLETSError: adesklets command error - font 'VeraBd/8' could not be loaded == There is a problem with the latest version of font-* and adesklets that is solved in the unstable version of adesklets. I hope it helps Of course volume does not show up at all. How do I fix this? -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: adesklets
On 3/11/07, Rodrigo Lazo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, On 3/9/07, Mick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 09 March 2007 05:25, Wayne Oliver wrote: If you select test from the menu it should show the desklet on screen you can now move it around, play with it etc. Exit the desklet re run the $/path/to/calendar/Calender.py This time selecting register Kill adesklets and then run it again. If you happy that it's working simply add adesklets to your X startup i.e. .xinitrc or .XSession Thank you all for your help, It seems that there is something wrong with the fonts(?) I have managed to launch weatherforecast which works fine, but calendar and volume do not. I tried testing them and this is what I get: == $ ./volume.py Do you want to (r)egister this desklet or to (t)est it? t Now testing... If you do not see anything (or just an initial flicker in the top left corner of your screen), try `--help', and see the FAQ: `info adesklets'. Traceback (most recent call last): File ./volume.py, line 588, in ? Events(dirname(__file__)).pause() File ./volume.py, line 63, in __init__ adesklets.Events_handler.__init__(self) File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/adesklets/events_handler.py, line 157, in __init__ self.ready() File ./volume.py, line 127, in ready self.drawVolumeTxt(self.volume) File ./volume.py, line 190, in drawVolumeTxt adesklets.load_font(font) File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/adesklets/commands.py, line 706, in load_font return comm.out() File /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/adesklets/commands_handler.py, line 103, in out raise ADESKLETSError(4,message) adesklets.error_handler.ADESKLETSError: adesklets command error - font 'VeraBd/8' could not be loaded == There is a problem with the latest version of font-* and adesklets that is solved in the unstable version of adesklets. Is marked stable in x86; I didn't check it before sending the email Sorry I hope it helps Of course volume does not show up at all. How do I fix this? -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] A question regarding non-Portage software...
Michael [Plouj] Ploujnikov writes: You most likely want to install that software in /usr/local as per Gentoo's filesystem layout [1]. The way you can do that with autotoolized software is like this: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local make make install I don't know what you mean by making Portage recognize the software installed this way. Do you want Portage to be able to uninstall and/or upgrade this software? If so, the simple answer is you it can't do that. You have to manage the software outside of Portage yourself. Additionally, I like to have the stuff separated in sub-directories of /usr/local, and use stow or better xstow to create symlinks, so the software appears to be installed directly in /usr/local. emerge xstow mkdir /usr/local/stow ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/stow/foo-1.2.3 make make install cd /usr/local/stow xstow foo-1.2.3 To later uninstall, without the need to use make uninstall: cd /usr/local/stow xstow -D foo-1.2.3 \rm -r foo-1.2.3 Or to try out a newer version of foo, without deleting foo-1.2.3: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/stow/foo-1.2.4 make make install cd /usr/local/stow xstow -D foo-1.2.3 xstow foo-1.2.4 Alex -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] udev and device ownership
On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:07:00 +0100, paulie.x wrote:
Yes I'm in plugdev group. Problem is that I'm owner of the /dev/sdc
block device but owner and group of link that udev creates is root.
OK, instead of
SUBSYSTEMS==scsi, ATTRS{model}==LYRA_MPHR2301_EU, OWNER=user,
SYMLINK+=lyra
do
SUBSYSTEMS==scsi, ATTRS{model}==LYRA_MPHR2301_EU, OWNER=user, NAME=lyra
SYMLINK=%k
--
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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: A question regarding non-Portage software...
On Sunday 11 March 2007 15:01:27 Steve Long wrote: I don't know what you mean by making Portage recognize the software installed this way. Do you want Portage to be able to uninstall and/or upgrade this software? If so, the simple answer is you it can't do that. You have to manage the software outside of Portage yourself. He can if he makes an ebuild for it (or as Neil suggested finds one outside the tree). It's not that hard to do. [...] package.provided - I used this for that kde-env script that was moved last year, as certain pkgs in the tree still depended on its ebuild, but it had been moved to kde-libs (which it blocked.) I unmerged it to get kde-libs, and put an entry in package.provided for pkgs which still had a dependency on it. Once the tree had all been updated I deleted the entry. package.provided is certainly not intended to be used to circumvent dependencies due to blocks. Not that that has any relevance to this thread though. -- Bo Andresen pgpPU35n4Ljry.pgp Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] Compiz keeps putting titlebars under gnome-panel
I have a button on my desktop that runs compiz-start if compiz is off and metacity --replace if compiz is off. I'm having fun playing wtih this thing except one annoying feature is when I switch from metacity to compiz all existing windows are bumped up by one titlebar's worth. this means that all windows that are maximized or at the top will have their titlebars undder the gnome-panel. An easy start+down with the place plugin moves the window down, else an alt drag will also do. But is there any way to prevent compiz from putting titilebars under the gnome-panel at the top of the screen? -- thing.
Re: [gentoo-user] Compiz keeps putting titlebars under gnome-panel
Mark David Dumlao wrote: I have a button on my desktop that runs compiz-start if compiz is off and metacity --replace if compiz is off. I'm having fun playing wtih this thing except one annoying feature is when I switch from metacity to compiz all existing windows are bumped up by one titlebar's worth. this means that all windows that are maximized or at the top will have their titlebars undder the gnome-panel. I had this problem as well. I ended up fixing it by removing /home/user/.gconf/apps/compiz, restarting X without compiz, and making sure decoration was in my active_plugins before starting compiz again. I'm not sure what part fixed it, but it hasn't reappeared. -- C. Lee Davis Fantasy Geographic Society http://fantasy.geographic.net/ GCB for GURPS 4e http://fantasy.geographic.net/project/4eGURPS -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] rebuild gcc-3.4.6-r2 error
On Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 03:00:53PM +, Andrew Dean wrote I have managed to get around this problem by downloading the gdc-0.23-src.tar.bz2 file from my local mirror (e.g. http://gentoo.virginmedia.com/distfiles) to the /usr/portage/distfiles folder. When I then tried the update world the second time, everything worked properly! I know that this does not resolve the issue but it is the way that I managed to work around the problem. Hope this helps. ELVIS Thank you, thank you, thank you verrry verrry much. /ELVIS That solved it for me too. I used wget, like so... cd /usr/portage/distfiles wget http://gentoo.virginmedia.com/distfiles/gdc-0.23-src.tar.bz2 -- Walter Dnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] In linux /sbin/init is Job #1 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
