Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
On Sat, July 4, 2009 03:58, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Samstag 04 Juli 2009, Jesús Guerrero wrote: > > > I don't filter anything. Just default metalog with default settings. I use sysklogd, that shouldn't matter much though. The config is pretty standard, and certainly there's nothing related to fglrx in there. The logs on a normal day are, at most, a few kb's (without fglrx+.30). With that combo into scene, kern.log and syslog grow around 500mb each filling the whole var. I need to delete these two files and restart sysklogd to get some free space in /var (just in case someone around has a similar problem). A quick hack on the printk code in the kernel can be used though to solve all this spam. But the cpu usage doesn't get any better. I know not the reason why, but the truth is that xv wastes lots more of cpu to play video when I have fglrx+.30, with or without the logs, with or without patching the kernel. I really, really doubt that the configuration of my system has anything to do with this, unless it has to do something with some kernel setting. > I know how the logs are filled up with 3d apps - but it is not as bad on > THIS > system. So what might be the reason? No idea. But it's all fglrx spam, that's for sure. Why does it generate more in my system? Well, I blame the hardware, since it's a driver who creates all the spam, there are really few things that I could "missconfigure", besides my kernel, that would affect it. I don't use any essoteric stuff in xorg.conf, and I do not even use a compositing wm. > sorry about that last line. No harm done. Heat raises easily sometimes. I apologize for anything I've done wrong as well. Regards. -- Jesús Guerrero
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
On Samstag 04 Juli 2009, Jesús Guerrero wrote: > > > And please - the open ones aren't that bad. When did > > you try them the last time? > > Some days ago. During months for now. me too - with 2.6.30 and everything. 2d was very good, better than vesa. 3d does not work - of course. The only reason I do not use them: no powermanagment. My card becomes hot and loud. > > >> Who cares?!? , my /var partition gets filled with +1gb logs > >> everyday, > > > > hm - really? maybe you have stupid logging settings? because /var/log is > > 286M > > here - and I never remove any log ... > > No. I haven't. My logs have always been perfectly sane until I've used > fglrx with .30. Besides the fact that the logs don't reach the disk if > you filter them don't fix anything about the real problem. I don't filter anything. Just default metalog with default settings. > > > >> Who cares? I do. The driver just doesn't work, these are not minor > >> annoyances, as you paint them, these are big problems. And the ebuild > >> should be eliminated, and the old one depending on <2.6.29 should be > >> restored. > >> > >> I really advice to stay in .28 if you are going to use fglrx. > > > > and people who want to use an actual kernel punished just because YOU are > > too lazy to use package.mask? > > And people who find these problems punished because a buggy driver has been > forced into your system by emerge. Sir, the problem with logs is not mine, > I've seen other persons having it. The amount of spam just depends on the > use you do of the graphics card. If you use 3d intensive apps you will see > how the spam grows, exponentially. At least for me it's that way. I know how the logs are filled up with 3d apps - but it is not as bad on THIS system. So what might be the reason? Every error line are ca 200byte. To reach even a megabyte you need a lot of them... for some reason, even the worst kernel log file did only grow to 662k on this system. And why should I and other who really don't have problems with the driver be punished because some others do? Last time I checked (3minutes ago) they were still marked unstable. So they are not forced upon you. It is your choice to use 2.6.29 or .30. And it is your choice to use that driver. > > Maybe you should relax instead presupposing that all the bad things about > fglrx+.30 are my fault. Just because it works for you it doesn't mean that > .30+fglrx is a stable combo. Or... maybe everyone having problems is just > idiot. > > > I really advice you to rethink your position before you make anti-social > > demands. > > Thanks for your concern. sorry about that last line.
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
Gentelmen, there's no need for a flame war; for some it's stable for others it's not, hence the reason it's still in development. Regards, Hazen. 2009/7/3 Jesús Guerrero > > On Sat, July 4, 2009 03:17, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Freitag 03 Juli 2009, Jesús Guerrero wrote: > > > >> If I have to choose between one closed driver that works perfectly and > >> one close driver that works bad+2 open ones that simply don't work, I > >> choose the closed driver that works. > > > > go to nvnews - and you'll see that there are more than enough people > > where the driver does not work. So with amd you have 3 drivers to choose > > from - with nvidia 1. > > Fair enough :) > > > And please - the open ones aren't that bad. When did > > you try them the last time? > > Some days ago. During months for now. > > I've tried every single version of the drivers, mesa, Xorg and whatever > you can think of. From older to newer to live. > > They simply don't work with my card. I don't want to taint the thread so > I will just say that one of the latest thread about that is this: > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-5789462.html > > >>> Besides - if you use the ebuild, even 2.6.30 works. Yes, dmesg is > >>> spammed with ugly messages. But who cares? Do you really monitor dmesg > >>> non stop? > >> > >> Who cares?!? , my /var partition gets filled with +1gb logs > >> everyday, > > > > hm - really? maybe you have stupid logging settings? because /var/log is > > 286M > > here - and I never remove any log ... > > No. I haven't. My logs have always been perfectly sane until I've used > fglrx with .30. Besides the fact that the logs don't reach the disk if > you filter them don't fix anything about the real problem. > > > >> the sys logger because while the files are open the space won't be > >> freed. The driver does that, and the rest of my programs fail. But, who > >> cares... The cpu usage is insane when using fglrx on .30, 60-100% on X > >> when I play something in mplayer, so while watching a movie I can't do > >> anything else, with the same fglrx version on linux 2.6.28 it takes > >> around 10%. > > > > root 3913 1.7 3.8 347992 195588 tty7Ss+ Jul03 11:08 > > /usr/bin/X - > > br -novtswitch -qu > > > > 1000 24706 5.4 0.3 174936 15288 pts/1S+ 03:15 0:00 mplayer > > /mnt/filme/YuGiOh! The > > > > > > > > I suspect your system has other problems then the driver. > > > > > > Like a bad setup. > > > > You are of course free to think that. I'm not going into that line > of discussion though. My system works perfectly ok without that fatal > combo, always did ;) > > >> Who cares? I do. The driver just doesn't work, these are not minor > >> annoyances, as you paint them, these are big problems. And the ebuild > >> should be eliminated, and the old one depending on <2.6.29 should be > >> restored. > >> > >> I really advice to stay in .28 if you are going to use fglrx. > >> > > > > and people who want to use an actual kernel punished just because YOU are > > too lazy to use package.mask? > > And people who find these problems punished because a buggy driver has been > forced into your system by emerge. Sir, the problem with logs is not mine, > I've seen other persons having it. The amount of spam just depends on the > use you do of the graphics card. If you use 3d intensive apps you will see > how the spam grows, exponentially. At least for me it's that way. > > Maybe you should relax instead presupposing that all the bad things about > fglrx+.30 are my fault. Just because it works for you it doesn't mean that > .30+fglrx is a stable combo. Or... maybe everyone having problems is just > idiot. > > > I really advice you to rethink your position before you make anti-social > > demands. > > Thanks for your concern. > > -- > Jesús Guerrero > > > -- Hazen Valliant-Saunders IT/IS Consultant (613) 355-5977
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
On Sat, July 4, 2009 03:17, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Freitag 03 Juli 2009, Jesús Guerrero wrote: > >> If I have to choose between one closed driver that works perfectly and >> one close driver that works bad+2 open ones that simply don't work, I >> choose the closed driver that works. > > go to nvnews - and you'll see that there are more than enough people > where the driver does not work. So with amd you have 3 drivers to choose > from - with nvidia 1. Fair enough :) > And please - the open ones aren't that bad. When did > you try them the last time? Some days ago. During months for now. I've tried every single version of the drivers, mesa, Xorg and whatever you can think of. From older to newer to live. They simply don't work with my card. I don't want to taint the thread so I will just say that one of the latest thread about that is this: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-5789462.html >>> Besides - if you use the ebuild, even 2.6.30 works. Yes, dmesg is >>> spammed with ugly messages. But who cares? Do you really monitor dmesg >>> non stop? >> >> Who cares?!? , my /var partition gets filled with +1gb logs >> everyday, > > hm - really? maybe you have stupid logging settings? because /var/log is > 286M > here - and I never remove any log ... No. I haven't. My logs have always been perfectly sane until I've used fglrx with .30. Besides the fact that the logs don't reach the disk if you filter them don't fix anything about the real problem. >> the sys logger because while the files are open the space won't be >> freed. The driver does that, and the rest of my programs fail. But, who >> cares... The cpu usage is insane when using fglrx on .30, 60-100% on X >> when I play something in mplayer, so while watching a movie I can't do >> anything else, with the same fglrx version on linux 2.6.28 it takes >> around 10%. > > root 3913 1.7 3.8 347992 195588 tty7Ss+ Jul03 11:08 > /usr/bin/X - > br -novtswitch -qu > > 1000 24706 5.4 0.3 174936 15288 pts/1S+ 03:15 0:00 mplayer > /mnt/filme/YuGiOh! The > > > > I suspect your system has other problems then the driver. > > > Like a bad setup. > You are of course free to think that. I'm not going into that line of discussion though. My system works perfectly ok without that fatal combo, always did ;) >> Who cares? I do. The driver just doesn't work, these are not minor >> annoyances, as you paint them, these are big problems. And the ebuild >> should be eliminated, and the old one depending on <2.6.29 should be >> restored. >> >> I really advice to stay in .28 if you are going to use fglrx. >> > > and people who want to use an actual kernel punished just because YOU are > too lazy to use package.mask? And people who find these problems punished because a buggy driver has been forced into your system by emerge. Sir, the problem with logs is not mine, I've seen other persons having it. The amount of spam just depends on the use you do of the graphics card. If you use 3d intensive apps you will see how the spam grows, exponentially. At least for me it's that way. Maybe you should relax instead presupposing that all the bad things about fglrx+.30 are my fault. Just because it works for you it doesn't mean that .30+fglrx is a stable combo. Or... maybe everyone having problems is just idiot. > I really advice you to rethink your position before you make anti-social > demands. Thanks for your concern. -- Jesús Guerrero
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
On Freitag 03 Juli 2009, Jesús Guerrero wrote: > On Fri, July 3, 2009 20:30, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > Well, AMD uses a fixed cycle - one release a month. They also have a > > fixed development cycle that takes roughly 3 month (all explained on > > phoronix a long time ago). So supporting the latest kernels is not easy > > or even possible. > > Very well for them, I don't know how that is relevant, since 2.6.29 was > released 23-Mar-2009 23:30. So, by now, both the 1 month and the 3 month > cycles have passed. Still no support. Or maybe my maths are not correct. no, and that is why a lot of people were pissed off that .29 wasn't supported either. > > > They also only support a few distros. If you insist on using a > > non-supported kernel, you are on your own. > > Crap. All the distros use the same kernel. If it compiles against a vanilla > kernel , it will compile against a vanilla kernel on *every* distro under > the sun. incorrect. > > That said - Nvidia might be 'better' when it comes to binary drivers, but > > they suck when it comes to open source drivers. > > Agreed. But at least, you have *one* driver that works. With my hd2600, > fglrx sucks big time, and neither radeon nor radeonhd works (unless I > disable dri, and then vesa performs better). *shrug* my hd3870 works well enough. > > If I have to choose between one closed driver that works perfectly and > one close driver that works bad+2 open ones that simply don't work, I > choose the closed driver that works. go to nvnews - and you'll see that there are more than enough people where the driver does not work. So with amd you have 3 drivers to choose from - with nvidia 1. And please - the open ones aren't that bad. When did you try them the last time? > > > AMD is working on free > > drivers for all cards - that is something you have to recognize. > > As far as I know (I might be wrong) amd isn't working in anything. They > just released the specifications and some technical sheets. The community > is doing all the work. very wrong. > > > Besides - if you use the ebuild, even 2.6.30 works. Yes, dmesg is spammed > > with ugly messages. But who cares? Do you really monitor dmesg non stop? > > Who cares?!? , my /var partition gets filled with +1gb logs everyday, hm - really? maybe you have stupid logging settings? because /var/log is 286M here - and I never remove any log ... > the sys logger because while the files are open the space won't be freed. > The driver does that, and the rest of my programs fail. But, who cares... > The cpu usage is insane when using fglrx on .30, 60-100% on X when I play > something in mplayer, so while watching a movie I can't do anything else, > with the same fglrx version on linux 2.6.28 it takes around 10%. root 3913 1.7 3.8 347992 195588 tty7Ss+ Jul03 11:08 /usr/bin/X - br -novtswitch -qu 1000 24706 5.4 0.3 174936 15288 pts/1S+ 03:15 0:00 mplayer /mnt/filme/YuGiOh! The I suspect your system has other problems then the driver. Like a bad setup. > > Who cares? I do. The driver just doesn't work, these are not minor > annoyances, as you paint them, these are big problems. And the ebuild > should be eliminated, and the old one depending on <2.6.29 should be > restored. > > I really advice to stay in .28 if you are going to use fglrx. and people who want to use an actual kernel punished just because YOU are too lazy to use package.mask? I really advice you to rethink your position before you make anti-social demands.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new system, printing suddenly fails for all printers
On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 6:20 AM, wrote: > Why all the handwringing? Just use hplip when using a HP printer and all > the hair-pulling will disappear in seconds. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > eamjr56: I also am amazed at the support from HP. Recalling the days some 12 years ago, and so many hoops to jump through and then only to get an HP printer to work partially. What was curious about this, I had used HPLIP. Somehow, all of a sudden, all printers were seen as network printers. Either I did a dumb thing of collossal proportions, or some update wrote over the top of my config files. What I now suspect is that I had consented to let dispatch-conf replace my original config file, not understanding the consequences. Live and learn, Alan
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Toggling wireless on eee without fn+f2
On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:51:35 -0600, Maxim Wexler wrote: > > "Also this script uses acpi_fakekey which you can find eg. as part of > > the sys-power/acpi-support package in the Sunrise overlay. " > > OK, there's a fakekey(fakephp.ko) module in bus options, which I > configured and installed. That's the second time you've quoted that message without properly reading it. > No help. I think that script is outdated, > too. It mentions modules which don't appear in the 2.6.29-r5 sources. > Leastwise, I can't find them. That page refers to the ASUS_ACPI module package, which is no longer needed as the modules are now part of the kernel. So yes, the names may have changed and you should update the wiki once you have discovered the modules to use now. -- Neil Bothwick Atheism is a non-prophet organization. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Toggling wireless on eee without fn+f2
> "Also this script uses acpi_fakekey which you can find eg. as part of > the sys-power/acpi-support package in the Sunrise overlay. " OK, there's a fakekey(fakephp.ko) module in bus options, which I configured and installed. No help. I think that script is outdated, too. It mentions modules which don't appear in the 2.6.29-r5 sources. Leastwise, I can't find them.
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Toggling wireless on eee without fn+f2
On Friday 03 July 2009 22:21:15 Maxim Wexler wrote: > > There's a script to do this on the Wiki > > > > http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC_701#Wireless > > "Make sure that you have compiled PCI Express Hotplug as module in kernel." > > check > > "Also this script uses acpi_fakekey which you can find eg. as part of > the sys-power/acpi-support package in the Sunrise overlay. " > > Doesn't seem to be any 'sys-power/acpi-support' in portage. There's > acpi, which I installed, but it doesn't help. you even quoted the part where it clearly says the package is NOT in portage. It's in an overlay, Sunrise to be exact, and you need layman for that. There is an excellent layman guide on the gentoo docs site. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Toggling wireless on eee without fn+f2
> There's a script to do this on the Wiki > > http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC_701#Wireless "Make sure that you have compiled PCI Express Hotplug as module in kernel." check "Also this script uses acpi_fakekey which you can find eg. as part of the sys-power/acpi-support package in the Sunrise overlay. " Doesn't seem to be any 'sys-power/acpi-support' in portage. There's acpi, which I installed, but it doesn't help. mw
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new system, printing suddenly fails for all printers
Why all the handwringing? Just use hplip when using a HP printer and all the hair-pulling will disappear in seconds. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Alan E. Davis" Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 01:48:57 To: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new system, printing suddenly fails for all printers Thank you Walt: On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 12:02 AM, walt wrote: > > I've had both problems several times in the past, always caused by dumb > things that, of course, should never happen but often do anyway. > Me too. Maybe so this time as well, at least I hope so. > > First the sound. I still don't know why but often when rebooting with > a different kernel (I do it often) the sound mixer will wind up with > certain channels either muted or turned down all the way. Because these > channels are not visible on my gnome volume control I have to use the > alsamixer to find the problem and restore the proper settings until > the next reboot. Dumb, but that's the way it is. There is no PCM channel in alsamixer! Maybe I will try alsamixergui, where I saw switches once. > > > You should definitely *not* unload your kernel sound modules when shutting > down -- it's silly and causes problems. Turn this 'feature' off in your > /etc/conf.d/alsasound by setting UNLOAD_ON_STOP="no" and KILLPROC_ON_STOP= > "no". Duly noted and exorcized. > > > Printing. Usually my printing problems come from having the wrong printing > "device" set in the cups Modify Printer section (localhost:631 as you > said). > > Usually the problem is that I didn't have the printer connected and turned > on when setting the 'printer device' and therefore the proper choice didn't > appear in the menu. Really dumb. > Two printers are connected, and turned on. One printer, the deskjet, started one job, a testpage, got to 17% and stayed there a good long while. > > Anyway, start by going back through that printer setup menu system and try > every choice until you find one that works -- and make sure the printer is > turned on :o) > Thank you again. I earnestly hope they both iron out quickly. I'm starting to grow fond of this install. Alan Davis "...can the human soul be glimpsed through a microscope? Maybe, but you'd definitely need one of those very good ones with two eyepieces." -- Woody Allen, quoted by B. A. Palevitz
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
On Fri, July 3, 2009 21:56, Sebastian Beßler wrote: > Jesús Guerrero schrieb: > > >> I really advice to stay in .28 if you are going to use fglrx. >> > > That is exactly what the ebuild says after building with a kernel >2.6.28 > > > "Kernels newer then 2.6.28 are heavily patched and might result in > runtime failitures." "Consider them as unsupported by us." > "All bug reports are needed to be tested with 2.6.28 kernel" > > > Besides your bleat here doesn't help at all. > Nobody here on the list has any power to change the way the > ati-developers release there drivers or which kernels are supported. > > If you always want to run the latest kernel a videocard from ati or > nvidia maybe isn't the right for you. True. But that's irrelevant to the thread, we are talking about fglrx here. I was merely responding to a post that, to say the least, was full of inaccuracies (to say the least, I repeat). Or should I just shut up and let spread misinformation just to be decorous? Regards. -- Jesús Guerrero
[gentoo-user] Re: {OT} wvdial fails with "Zain" Tanzanian network
> I've used wvdial to connect my laptop to the "3" network in Australia > with no problem. I'm now trying to connect to the "Zain" network in > Tanzania and I can't get it to work. I can browse the internet from > the phone (Nokia N82), but I can't seem to connect with wvdial. > Here's what I get with the debug option enabled in /etc/ppp/options: > > # wvdial > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 > --> Initializing modem. > --> Sending: ATZ > ATZ > OK > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > OK > --> Modem initialized. > --> Sending: ATDT*99# > --> Waiting for carrier. > ATDT*99# > CONNECT > ~[7f...@!}!} } }2}...@#}!}$}%\}"}&} }*} } g}%~ > --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. > --> Starting pppd at Fri Jul 3 12:10:31 2009 > --> Pid of pppd: 6512 > --> pppd: �o > --> Using interface ppp0 > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> Authentication (PAP) started > --> pppd: �o > --> Authentication (PAP) successful > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> Terminate Request > --> * no quoted text found in `rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x1]' * > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> pppd: �o > --> Disconnecting at Fri Jul 3 12:10:35 2009 > --> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16) > --> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail. > --> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd > man pages for more information. > --> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds > > I have this in the logs: > > Jul 3 10:43:42 [pppd] pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 > Jul 3 10:43:42 [pppd] Using interface ppp0 > Jul 3 10:43:42 [pppd] Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyACM0 > Jul 3 10:43:44 [pppd] PAP authentication succeeded > Jul 3 10:43:45 [pppd] LCP terminated by peer > Jul 3 10:43:48 [pppd] Connection terminated. > Jul 3 10:43:48 [pppd] Modem hangup > Jul 3 10:43:48 [pppd] Exit. > > This page outlines the config to make it work: > > http://eightzerofour.wordpress.com/tag/wvdialconf/ > > Here it is: > > [Dialer Defaults] > Modem = /dev/ttyACM0 > Init1 = ATZ > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > Stupid Mode = 1 > Modem Type = USB Modem > Phone = *99# > New PPPD = yes > ISDN = 0 > Username = blank > Password = blank > Baud = 460800 > > But it isn't working for me. > > I'm new to wvdial and cell phone data connections in general. What > could be the problem? > > - Grant Here is the output in /var/log/ppp/current: Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] using channel 45 Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] Using interface ppp0 Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyACM0 Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] rcvd [LCP ConfRej id=0x1 ] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 ] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 ] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x0 ] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x0 ] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] sent [PAP AuthReq id=0x1 user="blank" password=] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] rcvd [PAP AuthAck id=0x1 ""] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] PAP authentication succeeded Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 ] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x0 ] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x0 ] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x0 80 fd 01 01 00 15 12 06 00 00 00 00 1a 04 78 00 18 04 78 00 15 03 2f] Jul 3 12:10:31 [pppd] Protocol-Reject for 'Compression Control Protocol' (0x80fd) received Jul 3 12:10:32 [pppd] rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x1] Jul 3 12:10:32 [pppd] LCP terminated by peer Jul 3 12:10:32 [pppd] sent [LCP TermAck id=0x1] Jul 3 12:10:35 [pppd] Connection terminated. Jul 3 12:10:35 [pppd] Modem hangup Jul 3 12:10:35 [pppd] Exit. - Grant
[gentoo-user] {OT} wvdial fails with "Zain" Tanzanian network
I've used wvdial to connect my laptop to the "3" network in Australia with no problem. I'm now trying to connect to the "Zain" network in Tanzania and I can't get it to work. I can browse the internet from the phone (Nokia N82), but I can't seem to connect with wvdial. Here's what I get with the debug option enabled in /etc/ppp/options: # wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Sending: ATDT*99# --> Waiting for carrier. ATDT*99# CONNECT ~[7f...@!}!} } }2}...@#}!}$}%\}"}&} }*} } g}%~ --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. --> Starting pppd at Fri Jul 3 12:10:31 2009 --> Pid of pppd: 6512 --> pppd: �o --> Using interface ppp0 --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> Authentication (PAP) started --> pppd: �o --> Authentication (PAP) successful --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> Terminate Request --> * no quoted text found in `rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x1]' * --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> pppd: �o --> Disconnecting at Fri Jul 3 12:10:35 2009 --> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16) --> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail. --> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd man pages for more information. --> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds I have this in the logs: Jul 3 10:43:42 [pppd] pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 Jul 3 10:43:42 [pppd] Using interface ppp0 Jul 3 10:43:42 [pppd] Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyACM0 Jul 3 10:43:44 [pppd] PAP authentication succeeded Jul 3 10:43:45 [pppd] LCP terminated by peer Jul 3 10:43:48 [pppd] Connection terminated. Jul 3 10:43:48 [pppd] Modem hangup Jul 3 10:43:48 [pppd] Exit. This page outlines the config to make it work: http://eightzerofour.wordpress.com/tag/wvdialconf/ Here it is: [Dialer Defaults] Modem = /dev/ttyACM0 Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 Stupid Mode = 1 Modem Type = USB Modem Phone = *99# New PPPD = yes ISDN = 0 Username = blank Password = blank Baud = 460800 But it isn't working for me. I'm new to wvdial and cell phone data connections in general. What could be the problem? - Grant
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
On Fri, July 3, 2009 20:30, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > Well, AMD uses a fixed cycle - one release a month. They also have a > fixed development cycle that takes roughly 3 month (all explained on > phoronix a long time ago). So supporting the latest kernels is not easy or > even possible. Very well for them, I don't know how that is relevant, since 2.6.29 was released 23-Mar-2009 23:30. So, by now, both the 1 month and the 3 month cycles have passed. Still no support. Or maybe my maths are not correct. > They also only support a few distros. If you insist on using a > non-supported kernel, you are on your own. Crap. All the distros use the same kernel. If it compiles against a vanilla kernel, it will compile against a vanilla kernel on *every* distro under the sun. There can be problems with the location of the libraries, versions of xorg and mesa and the like, that that's out of the scope of this thread, which is basically that we will get a working driver for 2.6.30 6 months after the kernel is released. By then we will have .35, which won't work with fglrx either. That the distro is listed as supported or not doesn't change the scenery if you want to use a current kernel for some reason. > That said - Nvidia might be 'better' when it comes to binary drivers, but > they suck when it comes to open source drivers. Agreed. But at least, you have *one* driver that works. With my hd2600, fglrx sucks big time, and neither radeon nor radeonhd works (unless I disable dri, and then vesa performs better). If I have to choose between one closed driver that works perfectly and one close driver that works bad+2 open ones that simply don't work, I choose the closed driver that works. > AMD is working on free > drivers for all cards - that is something you have to recognize. As far as I know (I might be wrong) amd isn't working in anything. They just released the specifications and some technical sheets. The community is doing all the work. > Besides - if you use the ebuild, even 2.6.30 works. Yes, dmesg is spammed > with ugly messages. But who cares? Do you really monitor dmesg non stop? Who cares?!? , my /var partition gets filled with +1gb logs everyday, I have to delete the logs (yes, losing everything in them) and then restart the sys logger because while the files are open the space won't be freed. The driver does that, and the rest of my programs fail. But, who cares... The cpu usage is insane when using fglrx on .30, 60-100% on X when I play something in mplayer, so while watching a movie I can't do anything else, with the same fglrx version on linux 2.6.28 it takes around 10%. Who cares? I do. The driver just doesn't work, these are not minor annoyances, as you paint them, these are big problems. And the ebuild should be eliminated, and the old one depending on <2.6.29 should be restored. I really advice to stay in .28 if you are going to use fglrx. -- Jesús Guerrero
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
Well, AMD uses a fixed cycle - one release a month. They also have a fixed development cycle that takes roughly 3 month (all explained on phoronix a long time ago). So supporting the latest kernels is not easy or even possible. They also only support a few distros. If you insist on using a non-supported kernel, you are on your own. That said - Nvidia might be 'better' when it comes to binary drivers, but they suck when it comes to open source drivers. AMD is working on free drivers for all cards - that is something you have to recognize. My next card will be AMD again. Supporting open source friendly corporations is simply a good thing. Besides - if you use the ebuild, even 2.6.30 works. Yes, dmesg is spammed with ugly messages. But who cares? Do you really monitor dmesg non stop?
Re: [gentoo-user] Why did this happen?
On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:03:24 +0200 Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > Am Dienstag 30 Juni 2009 19:54:23 schrieb Michael Higgins: > > > Can anyone speculate as to why this error? > > Because it's /sbin/nologin. Indeed. > > > Is the fix to usermod -s /sbin/nologin for each of these? > > Yes. Or vipw. Very useful tool I never knew about. Thanks. It gets more interesting, since viewing with that tool, the passwd file shows all the shells look right, pointing to /sbin/nologin. So, where did the incorrect values come from, I wonder? I'll file a bug against the ebuild. Cheers, -- |\ /|| | ~ ~ | \/ ||---| `|` ? ||ichael | |iggins\^ / michael.higgins[at]evolone[dot]org
[gentoo-user] Re: new system, printing suddenly fails for all printers
On 07/03/2009 08:48 AM, Alan E. Davis wrote: There is no PCM channel in alsamixer! Maybe I will try alsamixergui, where I saw switches once. Do you have something like this in /dev/snd?: $ls -l /dev/snd total 0 crw-rw 1 root audio 116, 0 2009-07-03 04:42 controlC0 crw-rw 1 root audio 116, 24 2009-07-03 04:42 pcmC0D0c crw-rw 1 root audio 116, 16 2009-07-03 04:42 pcmC0D0p crw-rw 1 root audio 116, 25 2009-07-03 04:42 pcmC0D1c crw-rw 1 root audio 116, 17 2009-07-03 04:42 pcmC0D1p crw-rw 1 root audio 116, 1 2009-07-03 04:42 seq crw-rw 1 root audio 116, 33 2009-07-03 04:42 timer If not, maybe some kernel modules are not loaded or installed?
Re: [gentoo-user] Report generator
On Friday 03 July 2009, Mick wrote: > Hi All, > > What's your recommendations for a server side report generator with a > MySQL or Postgress back end? ISTR that this wasn't bad: http://datavision.sourceforge.net/ though it requires JDBC drivers, which however are not an issue for MySQL or PGSQL.
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
I was reffering to the fact that ATI has a history of support issues within Linux. As for "Understanding" all I know is emerge ati-drivers where my keywords file contains all the nifty means to unmask the packages & dependencies I need still results in an unusable X. (which is why it's been revered back to it's previous configuration). ATI still does not support Linux properly; My pal and his Nvida card works with 2.6.29, it just means that if I want 3D on linux I'm better off with a diffrent vendor and a card that works vs a cheap vendor and a card that I have to fight with. My point is this; ATI/AMD made a commitment to make Linux work but they are behind the ball when it comes to driver updates and releases; If the kernel get's a revision it should take two weeks to see the driver no longer and no less; as a consumer It's not my job to "understand" or "care" about the details, that price that i bought that card for included the engineering required to "make it work", that's why these cards cost so much money; the hardware itself is cheap the engineering is expensive. Also as a consumer it's my job to use whichever OS I want. Hell they closed my ticket without resolving my issue. As for Gentoo, well I'll take my successes and failures where I may as I understand that it's a community of "Voulenteers" that work diligently to support a whole bunch of people that tend to complain loudly and act as though they know everything about everything. Realistically I'll just wait another two months and then mabye it will work, mabye it won't, in the meantime i'll leave the bleeding edge to those massochistic enough to enjoy it. Perhaps the Kernel Crew could hold off on releases until driver support is adaquate? The real issue there is where is the balance do you end up like Debain and only release every so many years? In the meantime I'll test it every once in a while and when it fails I'll state that it fails, when it works I'll quitely use it. As for using ATI/AMD's installer it has never worked at all; (for me anyhow) and I remember when I tried to get my 9800 working under Slackware and Redhat I had simlar stale file issues, then again that was a few years ago now, and every so often I try to get my card working in Gentoo and every so often it fails. What this has to do with Stale files and packages and placement of bad Xorg conf files means nothing to me. I just want my card and it's nifty 3D accelleration to be used by Folding at home, I can use it in windows if I ran it, I can't use it in Gentoo at the momennt, and that's the point. "Silence is golden". Regards, Hazen. On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann < volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > On Freitag 03 Juli 2009, Hazen Valliant-Saunders wrote: > > > > No really the ATI installer does not work!? Go figure. > > > > you really do not understand. It is not a matter of 'does it work' or not. > The > installer dumps a couple of files into the system - and on a gentoo system > in > all the wrong places. This will result in trouble later. From not compiling > packages to not working 3d acceleration because of some stale file > somewhere > hidden in the system . > > -- Hazen Valliant-Saunders IT/IS Consultant (613) 355-5977
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new system, printing suddenly fails for all printers
Well, like Walt said, printing configuration has often been a problem. When I checked, after rebooting after an upgrade to ~amd64, the printers were both setup as network printers. They are not. As soon as I changed the widget to indicate the printer was local, it started priinting! Dumb things indeed... Sound is a more arcane area, not there yet. > > > > > Alan Davis > > "...can the human soul be glimpsed through a microscope? Maybe, but you'd > definitely need one of those very good ones with two eyepieces." > >-- Woody Allen, quoted by B. A. Palevitz > >
Re: [gentoo-user] Spurious warnings?
On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:51:52 +0100 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:58:40 -0700, Michael Higgins wrote: > > > How do others know if a warning applies after any system/world > > update? > > > > LOG: postinst > > > > The database format has changed between 0.30 and 0.40. > > You may need to update all your local databases and caches. > > To do so, please run the following commands: > > (for each user) $ update-mime-database ~/.local/share/mime/ > > (as root) # update-mime-database /usr/local/share/mime/ > > genlop -u pkgname will show you the version that was unmerged and the > new version. It's up to you to decide which side of 0.30 and 0.40 > they lie. > > Ah, very cool indeed! Thanks, Neil. Cheers, -- |\ /|| | ~ ~ | \/ ||---| `|` ? ||ichael | |iggins\^ / michael.higgins[at]evolone[dot]org
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new system, printing suddenly fails for all printers
Thank you Walt: On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 12:02 AM, walt wrote: > > I've had both problems several times in the past, always caused by dumb > things that, of course, should never happen but often do anyway. > Me too. Maybe so this time as well, at least I hope so. > > First the sound. I still don't know why but often when rebooting with > a different kernel (I do it often) the sound mixer will wind up with > certain channels either muted or turned down all the way. Because these > channels are not visible on my gnome volume control I have to use the > alsamixer to find the problem and restore the proper settings until > the next reboot. Dumb, but that's the way it is. There is no PCM channel in alsamixer! Maybe I will try alsamixergui, where I saw switches once. > > > You should definitely *not* unload your kernel sound modules when shutting > down -- it's silly and causes problems. Turn this 'feature' off in your > /etc/conf.d/alsasound by setting UNLOAD_ON_STOP="no" and KILLPROC_ON_STOP= > "no". Duly noted and exorcized. > > > Printing. Usually my printing problems come from having the wrong printing > "device" set in the cups Modify Printer section (localhost:631 as you > said). > > Usually the problem is that I didn't have the printer connected and turned > on when setting the 'printer device' and therefore the proper choice didn't > appear in the menu. Really dumb. > Two printers are connected, and turned on. One printer, the deskjet, started one job, a testpage, got to 17% and stayed there a good long while. > > Anyway, start by going back through that printer setup menu system and try > every choice until you find one that works -- and make sure the printer is > turned on :o) > Thank you again. I earnestly hope they both iron out quickly. I'm starting to grow fond of this install. Alan Davis "...can the human soul be glimpsed through a microscope? Maybe, but you'd definitely need one of those very good ones with two eyepieces." -- Woody Allen, quoted by B. A. Palevitz
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
On Freitag 03 Juli 2009, Hazen Valliant-Saunders wrote: > > No really the ATI installer does not work!? Go figure. > you really do not understand. It is not a matter of 'does it work' or not. The installer dumps a couple of files into the system - and on a gentoo system in all the wrong places. This will result in trouble later. From not compiling packages to not working 3d acceleration because of some stale file somewhere hidden in the system .
Re: [gentoo-user] mythfilldatabase
Eric Martin wrote: > gigli wrote: >> gigli wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> Can anyone help me. A newly installed gentoo amd64 system, using funtoo, >>> and mythtv database and setting imported from a backup. >>> >>> When i run mythfilldatabase i got the following error. >>> >>> 2009-07-02 19:22:46.122 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: >>> localhost >>> 2009-07-02 19:22:46.147 XMLTV config file is: >>> >> /home/martin/.mythtv/DVB.xmltv >> >>> Empty String at /usr/bin/tv_grab_se_swedb line 348 >>> 2009-07-02 19:22:46.946 FAILED: xmltv returned error code 2304. >>> 2009-07-02 19:22:46.956 Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file >>> >>> And thats all. I can't understand where the problems lie. I have perl >>> 5.10 and xmltv 0.5.50 >>> >>> Happy if anyone could help me. >>> >>> Regards Martin >>> >>> >>> >> Googling didn't bring up anything specific other than a few others >> having the problem. This ubuntu post [1] has you editing some files but >> you shouldn't have to in gentoo. I'm running myth as well, what version >> are you running? I'm looking at the schedules direct page right now [1] >> but I can't find anything. They are the ones that supply the xmltv data. >> >> [1] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1063978 >> >> [2] www.schedulesdirect.com >> >> HTH >> > > I'm using mythtv-0.21_p19961-r2 and xmltv 0.5.50 and i don't understand > if the problem lies within mythtvs mythfilldatabase or in xmltv. I have > rebuilt all dependencies. Downgraded xmltv and mythtv with the same > results. > > It worked june 15, since then i gave Ubuntu a try since nuvexport and > ffmpeg does not work in gentoo, it didn't in Ubuntu either > (mythfilldatabase worked thou), reinstalled gentoo, and now i have this > > I'm running mythtv-0.20.2_p14301 and not using xmltv at all. do you need > xmltv with the new version > problem. I just ran mythfilldatabase and I'm not having a problem, so I > doubt it's the service. Are you getting this error when you run > mythfilldatabase by hand, or a cron job? > Hi I need xmltv since nothing else works in sweden.
[gentoo-user] Report generator
Hi All, What's your recommendations for a server side report generator with a MySQL or Postgress back end? -- Regards, Mick
Re: [gentoo-user] mythfilldatabase
gigli wrote: > gigli wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Can anyone help me. A newly installed gentoo amd64 system, using funtoo, >> and mythtv database and setting imported from a backup. >> >> When i run mythfilldatabase i got the following error. >> >> 2009-07-02 19:22:46.122 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: >> localhost >> 2009-07-02 19:22:46.147 XMLTV config file is: >> > /home/martin/.mythtv/DVB.xmltv > >> Empty String at /usr/bin/tv_grab_se_swedb line 348 >> 2009-07-02 19:22:46.946 FAILED: xmltv returned error code 2304. >> 2009-07-02 19:22:46.956 Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file >> >> And thats all. I can't understand where the problems lie. I have perl >> 5.10 and xmltv 0.5.50 >> >> Happy if anyone could help me. >> >> Regards Martin >> >> >> > > Googling didn't bring up anything specific other than a few others > having the problem. This ubuntu post [1] has you editing some files but > you shouldn't have to in gentoo. I'm running myth as well, what version > are you running? I'm looking at the schedules direct page right now [1] > but I can't find anything. They are the ones that supply the xmltv data. > > [1] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1063978 > > [2] www.schedulesdirect.com > > HTH > I'm using mythtv-0.21_p19961-r2 and xmltv 0.5.50 and i don't understand if the problem lies within mythtvs mythfilldatabase or in xmltv. I have rebuilt all dependencies. Downgraded xmltv and mythtv with the same results. It worked june 15, since then i gave Ubuntu a try since nuvexport and ffmpeg does not work in gentoo, it didn't in Ubuntu either (mythfilldatabase worked thou), reinstalled gentoo, and now i have this I'm running mythtv-0.20.2_p14301 and not using xmltv at all. do you need xmltv with the new version problem. I just ran mythfilldatabase and I'm not having a problem, so I doubt it's the service. Are you getting this error when you run mythfilldatabase by hand, or a cron job? -- eric signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
[gentoo-user] Re: new system, printing suddenly fails for all printers
On 07/02/2009 05:46 PM, Alan E. Davis wrote: I've been wrangling with a new gentoo install, on an AMD X2 64 bit machine. It's been a problematic experience, but when the system works right, it works really right. Printing has suddenly failed. I had installed foo2zjs in support of an HP P1005 printer, but it was masked by ~amd64. Then foomatic-db collided, so I upped that to ~amd64. Meanwhile, and I'm not sure this was the problem, the printer that had been working, and the deskjet that had also been working both started to fail. I've been wrestling with many issues, including alsa. There isn't any sound, and I"ve finally compiled a genkernel but the sound isn't working, neither is printing. I've had both problems several times in the past, always caused by dumb things that, of course, should never happen but often do anyway. First the sound. I still don't know why but often when rebooting with a different kernel (I do it often) the sound mixer will wind up with certain channels either muted or turned down all the way. Because these channels are not visible on my gnome volume control I have to use the alsamixer to find the problem and restore the proper settings until the next reboot. Dumb, but that's the way it is. You should definitely *not* unload your kernel sound modules when shutting down -- it's silly and causes problems. Turn this 'feature' off in your /etc/conf.d/alsasound by setting UNLOAD_ON_STOP="no" and KILLPROC_ON_STOP= "no". Printing. Usually my printing problems come from having the wrong printing "device" set in the cups Modify Printer section (localhost:631 as you said). Usually the problem is that I didn't have the printer connected and turned on when setting the 'printer device' and therefore the proper choice didn't appear in the menu. Really dumb. Anyway, start by going back through that printer setup menu system and try every choice until you find one that works -- and make sure the printer is turned on :o)
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
No really the ATI installer does not work!? Go figure. It's a clean & fresh install (habbit of mine) I had to unmask a few packages but there were no kernel patches so.. Due to the miserable failure I'll wait some more. On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 3:36 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann < volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > On Freitag 03 Juli 2009, Adam Carter wrote: > > > So any news on the ATI Front or will I have to rool my own and submit > it? > > > > Add "x11-drivers/ati-drivers ~x86" (or ~amd64) to > > /etc/portage/package.keywords and you will be able to install 9.6. > > > > It now appears to be asking for xorg-server-1.5.3-r7 (but i'm running it > > fine with xorg-server-1.5.3-r6, which is currently the "stable" package > for > > ~amd64. Not sure why that wasnt picked up when i installed 9.6). FWIW i'm > > still on 2.6.28. > > > > I was doing the dodgy with 9.5 and 9.6 (before the ebuild was out) and > just > > running the ati installer. It worked. > > > > Rgs, > > Adam. > > and I hope you deinstalled the crap with the installer before you installed > the ebuild or you have a lot of crap in your system that will cause > problems > later on. > > -- Hazen Valliant-Saunders IT/IS Consultant (613) 355-5977
Re: [gentoo-user] mythfilldatabase
gigli wrote: > Hi > > Can anyone help me. A newly installed gentoo amd64 system, using funtoo, > and mythtv database and setting imported from a backup. > > When i run mythfilldatabase i got the following error. > > 2009-07-02 19:22:46.122 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: > localhost > 2009-07-02 19:22:46.147 XMLTV config file is: /home/martin/.mythtv/DVB.xmltv > Empty String at /usr/bin/tv_grab_se_swedb line 348 > 2009-07-02 19:22:46.946 FAILED: xmltv returned error code 2304. > 2009-07-02 19:22:46.956 Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file > > And thats all. I can't understand where the problems lie. I have perl > 5.10 and xmltv 0.5.50 > > Happy if anyone could help me. > > Regards Martin > > Googling didn't bring up anything specific other than a few others having the problem. This ubuntu post [1] has you editing some files but you shouldn't have to in gentoo. I'm running myth as well, what version are you running? I'm looking at the schedules direct page right now [1] but I can't find anything. They are the ones that supply the xmltv data. [1] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1063978 [2] www.schedulesdirect.com HTH -- Eric Thanks for your answer. I don'ẗ think the ubuntu solution apply, since mythfilldatabase is concerned with the line: 348 my $doc = $xml->parse_string($xmldata); I'm using mythtv-0.21_p19961-r2 and xmltv 0.5.50 and i don't understand if the problem lies within mythtvs mythfilldatabase or in xmltv. I have rebuilt all dependencies. Downgraded xmltv and mythtv with the same results. It worked june 15, since then i gave ubuntu a try since nuvexport and ffmpeg does not work in gentoo, it didn't in ubuntu either (mythfilldatabase worked thou), reinstalled gentoo, and now i have this problem. Regards Martin
[gentoo-user] add bridge failed when start xend
Hi, I am using gentoo 2008 amd64. I have compiled the dom0 kernel, and have successfully boot by using the new kernel. But when I tried /etc/init.d/xend start, It reports 'add bridge failed: Package not installed'. I do not understand which package I missed. The net-misc/bridge-utils has already emerged. -- Best Regards, David Shen http://twitter.com/davidshen84
[gentoo-user] Is it possible to have xen dom0 have framebuffer?
Hi, The xen dom0 only have framebuffer backend compiled, thus cannot have framebuffer when the system is booted. This is really difficult to work. Is it possible to enable the framebuffer on dom0? -- Best Regards, David Shen http://twitter.com/davidshen84
Re: [gentoo-user] mythfilldatabase
gigli wrote: > Hi > > Can anyone help me. A newly installed gentoo amd64 system, using funtoo, > and mythtv database and setting imported from a backup. > > When i run mythfilldatabase i got the following error. > > 2009-07-02 19:22:46.122 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: > localhost > 2009-07-02 19:22:46.147 XMLTV config file is: /home/martin/.mythtv/DVB.xmltv > Empty String at /usr/bin/tv_grab_se_swedb line 348 > 2009-07-02 19:22:46.946 FAILED: xmltv returned error code 2304. > 2009-07-02 19:22:46.956 Error in 1:1: unexpected end of file > > And thats all. I can't understand where the problems lie. I have perl > 5.10 and xmltv 0.5.50 > > Happy if anyone could help me. > > Regards Martin > > Googling didn't bring up anything specific other than a few others having the problem. This ubuntu post [1] has you editing some files but you shouldn't have to in gentoo. I'm running myth as well, what version are you running? I'm looking at the schedules direct page right now [1] but I can't find anything. They are the ones that supply the xmltv data. [1] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1063978 [2] www.schedulesdirect.com HTH -- Eric signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] ATI-Driver 9.6 support?
On Freitag 03 Juli 2009, Adam Carter wrote: > > So any news on the ATI Front or will I have to rool my own and submit it? > > Add "x11-drivers/ati-drivers ~x86" (or ~amd64) to > /etc/portage/package.keywords and you will be able to install 9.6. > > It now appears to be asking for xorg-server-1.5.3-r7 (but i'm running it > fine with xorg-server-1.5.3-r6, which is currently the "stable" package for > ~amd64. Not sure why that wasnt picked up when i installed 9.6). FWIW i'm > still on 2.6.28. > > I was doing the dodgy with 9.5 and 9.6 (before the ebuild was out) and just > running the ati installer. It worked. > > Rgs, > Adam. and I hope you deinstalled the crap with the installer before you installed the ebuild or you have a lot of crap in your system that will cause problems later on.
