packages I don't use.
The xserver wget file contains pixman. Well, that is a hack as I got it from
gitweb then copied it to my xserver directory.
Shawn
# xorg data dependencies are added here
# and at the end
xbitmaps-1.0.1.tar.bz2
# end data dependency
appres-1.0.1.tar.bz2
bdftopcf-1.0.1.ta
On September 30, 2007 15:20:28 Ken Moffat wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 10:51:56AM -0700, Dan Nicholson wrote:
> > Actually, I think Shawn must not have been subscribed with that
> > address since it was in the Mailman queue, which requires manual
> > flushes. I just w
On September 30, 2007 11:18:48 Ken Moffat wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 02:07:32PM -0600, Shawn wrote:
> > Hi:
> >
> > Maybe the blfs gurus will find this helpfull.
> > I've been running xorg 7.3 for a couple of weeks now without any major
> > problems.
ame
controller? You can try dedicating your ide adaptor to a controller if
you have extra slots. In the past I have seen conflicts between devices
on the same controller.
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Then follow the kernel documentation:
../$kerneldir/Documentation/cdrom/packet-writing.txt.
Pay particular attention to the sections:
Packet writing for DVD+RW media and
Packet writing for DVD-RW media.
I do not have a dvd rw drive so what I suggest is just from reading not
from experience.
gt;
> Packet writing in kernel is turned on. Kernel is booted with
> hdc=ide-cdrom parameter.
> Any ideas?
I think the above kernel param is not required anymore.
You did compile UDF into the kernel (or as a module)?
What does hdparm -I /dev/hdc report?
I had an old cdrw that gave
lfs stable gcc version = 4.0.3
-ffriend-injection does not exist in this version of gcc.
-ffriend-injection shows up in the gcc documentation in version 4.1.2.
Check your dependencies.
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hat this is the only problem, at least I would be able to boot
my lfs.
>From man fsck:
"In actuality, fsck is simply a front-end for the various file system
checkers (fsck.fstype) available under Linux. "
Perhaps the reiserfs utils are not found??
The beauty of lfs it that it is yo
Hi, what's in: /boot/grub/menu.lst?
Specifically, what does your 'kernel' command look like
for your lfs system?
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Peter:
It was a long time ago that I built xorg 7.1 ( i am not at 7.2 yet) but
I recall a similar problem. If I remember correctly, the problem was
with my module paths (or where xf86scanpci was install
On June 26, 2007, Olaf Grüttner wrote:
> I start xorg with startx
>
> my .xinitrc contains
> gnome-terminal &
> exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session fluxbox
>
> I have usual mouse mouvements and keyboard behavior is as usual.
>
> I start a gnome-app e.g. totem from gnome-terminal.
> After totem app
k to ensure your ModulePath(s) are correct.
Assuming you have built all other objects correctly, this should work.
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do this but I was curious to see how it might be
done.
Looking at the code for ifup, I think if you put a new file in
"/etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0" named say "alias" and put
your ifconfig command in there. It might just work.
However, I am not
emember trying a couple of different versions
of dbus before I found one that worked.
This might not be your problem, but it is worth double checking.
>From the hal-0.5.7.1 README...
"Requirements for HAL 0.5.7.1 Unmaintained piece of crap.
- Linux kernel >= 2.6.15
- util-linux
values for
Depth, X Windows started working. I guess it found some
display parameters that it liked.
-Shawn
On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:25:18 +0200
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>> - Original Message -
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ould see a gray background with an X cursor. Does
this error have anything to do with the blank screen? If
someone can tell me how to fix this, or where to start
looking for a solution, that would be cool.
Thanks,
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l cause of this error. Maybe somebody can give me
> a solution, an hint or point to the direction I should dig?
>
> P.S.: Please don't offer me to build system from the available x86_64
> beta LiveCD or something like this. I'll use it as a
> "last chance" solution
at the source...
{ "Creative Zen MicroPhoto", 0x041e, 0x413c, DEVICE_FLAG_NONE },
should be supported.
Of course you need usb enabled in the kernel.
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"extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
But I can't tell you exactly what is going on. Sorry.
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don't use virtual box, but from the error text, it sounds like
everything went well except it did not know where to put the init
scripts.
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ows:
1. The file system has been mounted x times. (Maximum mount count: 29)
2. The file system has not been mounted in x days. (Check interval: 6
months)
3. The file system was not unmounted clean. (Filesystem state: !clean)
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where you are building your packages.
Lynx has a small learning curve, but after a few minutes of fooling
around with it, you will have no problem using it to read blfs. That is
what i did.
Actually, i have lynx and gpm on disk so as soon as my system can boot,
I install t
me ideas as to how to config the system, a wholesale
copy from one system to the next will not work. The people at gentoo
have spent a lot of time customizing their distribution. They also
customize the kernel. The most noticeable difference is in sysvinit.
I say this to remind you and possibly others that all distributions are
different and that they must be treated as such.
No ofence intended if this is obvious to you. It is just a friendly
reminder. :)
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n provides some functionality
beyond automounting and opening apps.
When dbus and hal were very new, ivman was required to automount your
media but now there is better integration of hal and dbus in kde so
ivman is not required for automounting cd/dvds.
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/var/log/mail.log /var/log/daemon.log
/var/log/auth.log {
rotate 5
weekly
sharedscripts
postrotate
kill -HUP `cat /var/run/syslogd.pid`
endscript
}
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tween the kernel headers and
the user-space headers. Make sure you are compiling
against /usr/include and not /usr/src/include. If i remember correctly,
there is mention in the lfs book that a link from /usr/src/ to your
kernel source can cause problems.
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better informed ideas.
I believe there is an effort already on its way to do what you are
doing.
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ows, well, the super user does
everything (maybe that changed with vista???).
It is best to take the time to learn how the basic security works and
run with it. It is really quite simple. Never use root except for sys
admin tasks.
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gt; DST_enable : no
> > BCD : yes
> > 24hr: yes
> > square_wave : no
> > alarm_IRQ : no
> > update_IRQ : no
> > periodic_IRQ: no
> > periodic_freq : 1024
> > batt_status : okay
> >
&g
gle on the above error and you will get lots of hits. Someting
about this version of mplayer not supporting GCC 4.
Shawn
> libpostproc/postprocess_template.c:3484: error: memory input 5 is not
> directly addressable
> libpostproc/postprocess_template.c:3630: error: memory input 4 is not
: 19:33:24
rtc_date: 2007-02-28
rtc_epoch : 1900
alarm : 11:00:00
DST_enable : no
BCD : yes
24hr: yes
square_wave : no
alarm_IRQ : no
update_IRQ : no
periodic_IRQ: no
periodic_freq : 1024
batt_status : okay
Also, its a Charact
me | tail -n1 | grep -q '[^$]$';
>then
>echo "SQL file is not ending with a linefeed:
> $filename" #echo "Inserted line feed at end of: $filename" #echo >>
> $filename
>fi
>fi
t; Stepping: 0)
> Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
> CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
> Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE
>
>
> 85 audio & 196 video codecs
> Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission de
09, at 05:20 Kevin Annies wrote:
> > There are several points that strike me,
> > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ltcl
>
> Kevin
Assuming you have installed tcl correctly and in the default location...
try running 'ldconfig' as root. Then try your compile again.
Shawn
>
efix/share/aclocal-x.x
# $prefix/share/aclocal
# $prefix/share/aclocal/dirlist
#
$XORG_PREFIX/share/aclocal
EOF
The above is where my X m4's are.
Shawn
> FWIW, the unichrome driver overwrites xorg-via's via_drv library
> but leaves libviaXvMC and the via.4 manpage untouched (if you
On February 7, 2007, Tijnema ! wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It works now, thanks for your time, and especially thanks to shawn
> for pointing me on tulip.
>
> Both cards are working fine now, i needed tulip for my gigabit card
> too.
>
> Tijnema
>
> On 2/7/07, Tijnema ! <[
n ldconfig it might fix other problems for you.
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s cannot log in.
A2) vsftpd tries to link with PAM. (Run "ldd vsftpd" and look for libpam
to find out whether this has happened or not). If vsftpd links with
PAM, then you will need to have a PAM file installed for the vsftpd
service. There is a sample one for RedHat systems included in
ermail/blfs-support/2006-November/061549.html
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is supported or you will be looking
at "Turboprint" to get printer support.
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when I ask for local mail on my
machine. I don't use authentication because I am a trusted source.
I know this does not answer your questions specifically, but I hope it
will help you reevaluate why you want to run an email server.
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On Monday 18 December 2006 00:44, TheOldFellow wrote:
> Ken Moffat wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 02:54:37PM -0700, Shawn wrote:
> >> Which keyboard data sets did you go with? 7.1 requires you to make
> >> a choice. Either xkbdata or xkbdesc.
> >>
> >&
ts did you go with? 7.1 requires you to make a
choice. Either xkbdata or xkbdesc.
Myself I went with the new xkbdesc, and I have been problem free.
See here:
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/X11R7.1/doc/RELNOTES2.html#3
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t;
> Is PAM necessary? Tripwire? Kerberos? I would like to hear your
> recommendations or comments.
> Arden
Hi Arden:
I'm the same as you. I run a desktop system.
I use PAM, iptables, and clamav for anti-virus.
I also keep up to date on security alerts. See:
http://www.us-cert.gov
Sh
oto2. I briefly looked
at the section http://www.gphoto.org/doc/manual/permissions-usb.html
and found it quite detailed.
Sorry I can't offer more as I don't know about this ptp stuff.
Good Luck,
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on gphoto. We need to get the first two working before gphoto.
By the way, the block device for the drive on your camera should
be /dev/sda1. At least it is that way on my system.
Have a nice day debugging :)
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PREFIX/lib/X11/fonts.
C. kde uses fontconfig to learn the default font directory
( /usr/share/fonts ).
So decide where you want to keep your fonts and make sure all interested
parties are informed of your decision. :P
So what you have is mostly configuration problems. Not too bad :)
Shawn
oper rather
than making external modules at least until you are sure it is working
properly.
After rebuilding your kernel and rebooting, you should find /dev/sd*
devices.
Of course you will need to mount them to use them.
Good luck :)
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alled
kde/gnome.
Glad to be of help :)
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you should see many, many messages about hal discovering
devices. If you don't see any messages after doing this, then you don't
have hal running correctly. Put a cd in your cd drive and hald will show
this event in the syslog.
One other idea, do you notice any dbus/hal problems runni
set these variables.
This command will update the connections between your apps and
mimetypes. Each directory in your $XDG_DATA_DIRS path will contain a
directory named "applications". In this directory should be a file named
"mimeinfo.cache".
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# this means users can run /sbin/shutdown -h now without a password
%users ALL=NOPASSWD:/sbin/shutdown -h now
Third, i don't have a laptop so i cannot suggest anything. Sorry.
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Hi:
I don't think this is a bash support forum but here is a little
something to get you started.
#!/bin/sh
NOW=`date +%s`
sleep 5
LATER=`date +%s`
echo "LATER - NOW = $((LATER - NOW))"
Look at man bash /Pipelines for more ideas.
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javascript" tab.
1. Turn on "Enable Java Globally"
2. Ensure your path is set to $your_java_path/bin/java.
3. Turn off "Use security manager".
Goto java.com and play some games :)
By the way, my about:plugins reports the same as yours so I assume you
have a config probl
ithout a
single problem(so far).
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ort -> SCSI disk support
I have this option compiled as a module. You shouldn't need to load it
at boot time as it will load automagically when it is required.
Then rebuild/reinstall your kernel as per the lfs book.
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type="bool">true
I made the change right there, but it would be better to copy this file
to /etc/hal/fdi/policy and make the change there.
Then restart hal and kde.
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level directory is fine as the
"update-desktop-database" command recursively scans all child directories.
I don't know how you installed your gnome, so you will need to find this
directory yourself. Maybe /usr/share??? /opt/gnome/share???
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he README in each
package describes the contents of the package.
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uot;Device"
[...]
Option "MergedFB" "False"
^
[...]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "ati"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "R480 [Radeon
ems much more healthy. 512Mb of RAM. Free RAM 57% and
free swap space 100%.
Well, the folks at microsoft think this is the best way to manage
memory, I happen to disagree.
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"Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection
I only ever use the one mode so this setup is ok. I believe if you want
to use more modes, you will append your desired modes to the "Modes"
line, ea
ckage, you can
look at logwatch as a means to scan your logs for specific
log entries. After logwatch has scanned your logs an email
will be sent to your local mail spool.
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.user hal" you will find reference to this.
Also, the above spec has examples for usb-devices and also explains all
the properties/policies for usb devices, etc.
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Hi, I just had the same problem.
Move up to X11R6.9.0 and follow the same procedure as in the blfs book.
It will then work.
I think the fbmtrr program causing the compile problem is using some
obsolete code.
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