Re: How to read BLFS in LFS

> On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 19:59 -0700, Walter Barnes wrote: >> Is there a tool in LFS that I can use to convert HTML/PDF to another >> format? >> >> I'm a Linux newbie so I don't know if the base LFS has this >> capability. Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > Not in base LFS, no. If you want t

Re: Is it possible to change the text size in a non-gui environment?

n when you start the computer. Simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: gnome-panel problem

Randy McMurchy schrieb: Simon Scheiwiller wrote these words on 05/16/06 08:23 CST: I suppose because it is not a compile-time dependency. It's not needed to compile gnome-applets, but it's required for building gnome-mixer-applet. so it's actually a dependency for a run-time

Re: gnome-panel problem

Johannes Lächele schrieb: Hi Simon have a look at the archive, there's been several posts with the same problem. But here's the shortcut :-) http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/blfs-support/2006-May/059458.html Thanks a lot. I looked in the archives, but didn't find it (I searched for "emp

gnome-panel problem

Hello I just installed gnome 2.12. When I run gnome, I get an empty dialog box with the title "Question" and the gnome-panel icon. I can only force-quit it, and then gnome-panel quits and starts again, with a new empty dialog box. And as long as the box is open I can't do anything else. What

Re: Mplayer and dvd playback issues

ble to watch H2G2 with mplayer, because it couldn't enter the right menu. It just showed the previews for other films and then stopped. With totem it worked. Simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support F

Re: Apache + CGI Segmentation faults

Randy McMurchy schrieb: I'll be happy to send you my http.conf files if you think that could be of any help. I already had it installed before and it didn't work either (exactly the same problems). I thought I maybe messed up my system and as I started from scratch again I thought I'd give

Apache + CGI Segmentation faults

7 23:34:08 2006] [notice] child pid 31957 exit signal Segmentation fault (11) [Fri Apr 07 23:34:12 2006] [notice] child pid 31955 exit signal Segmentation fault (11) What could be the problem here? Simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfroms

Re: Firefox-1.5.0.1 and HLFS-SVN-20060220 Segmentation Fault

missed that... sorry. Simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: Firefox-1.5.0.1 and HLFS-SVN-20060220 Segmentation Fault

isibin Outline:style=Regular East Syriac Adiabene:style=Regular Bitstream Charter:style=Bold New Century Schoolbook:style=Regular Your /etc/fonts/local.conf looks fine, so I don't know why the other fonts are missing. Make sure you have the fonts for 100dpi, 75dpi, misc and so on instal

Re: Xorg 6.8.2 to Xorg 7?

Dan Nicholson schrieb: Actually, it would be safest to start from scratch. I can totally agree. I had Xorg 6.8.2 installed before and wanted to upgrade to Xorg 7 last days. I got nothing but problems, now I started to install from scratch. Trying to update was rather a waste of time. Eve

Xorg 7.0.0 Fatal server error

quot;, but I receive a Fatal server error and it stops. I only installed the following drivers: xf86-input-keyboard-X11R7.0-1.0.1.3.tar.bz2, xf86-input-mouse-X11R7.0-1.0.3.1.tar.bz2 and xf86-video-nv-X11R7.0-1.0.1.5.tar.bz2. The Xorg.0.log is attached. Simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch

Re: Xorg 7.0.0 xlogo linking error

linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Xorg 7.0.0 xlogo linking error

int.o: In function `FinishPrinting': /usr/src/blfs/x/xc/app/xlogo-X11R7.0-1.0.1/print.c:132: undefined reference to `XpuCompoundTextToXmb' /usr/src/blfs/x/xc/app/xlogo-X11R7.0-1.0.1/print.c:136: undefined reference to `XpuFreeXmbString' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[1]: *** [x

Re: configuring Xorg

Hi You probably didn't update the path yet. If you added the files in /etc/profile.d it should be updated already when you log in next time. And please post mails in plain text only. Simon -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/

Re: mailman & php questions

Archaic schrieb: The first question is: did you look at modifying mailman's default subscription page before using a homemade php script? No. I based my script on an example script I found here: http://www.modwest.com/help/kb13-185.html. Sure. The only limitation is your imagination and

mailman & php questions

Hi all I need some help with a web project. I installed a newsletter with mailman and put a php script on the page to subscribe to the list. The php script sends a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], then I get two mails from the mailman. One to confirm the subscription, and another which says I'm not

Re: AvMailGate

David Fix schrieb: You can always use ClamAV... :) It can be integrated into pretty much anything! :) Take a look at http://www.clamav.net/, Simon. :) Enjoy! That's great! Thanks! -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/

AvMailGate

The bastards at antivir.de stopped to provide the free avmailgate for unix. the antivir as a workstation-version is still free, but you have to pay for the mailgate. I'd be ready to pay some bucks for the service, but for sure not some hundred euros per year. Does someone know another mailgate

Re: recompiling lfs+blfs with utf-8 support

Tushar Teredesai schrieb: The simplest way would be to start from scratch. Though it is doable by installing ncurses and working up the dependency chain and compiling packages that depend on ncurses. It is a nice learning experience :) I know it's easier from scratch, but than then will have

Re: recompiling lfs+blfs with utf-8 support

David Lyne schrieb: There is a hint: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/utf-8.txt which is old and not maintained anymore... and it doesn't answer my question. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html

recompiling lfs+blfs with utf-8 support

system for sure and should therefore rather save the time and start from scratch? and 2. if it works, is ncurses used by EVERY package? or is it stated as a requirement (not in blfs, but in README or INSTALL files in the package), so I don't have to recompile everything? Simon -- si

Re: Gaim-1.5.0 with NAS compile error

Thus spoke Andrew Benton: > Tushar Teredesai wrote: >> BTW, instead of patching, it would probably be easier to use: >>CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/X11R6/include" ./configure ... > > It is easier to add that to the book. Thanks Tushar > It works as long as you don't put X at another place (for whatever r

Re: Gaim-1.5.0 with NAS compile error

Thus spoke Tushar Teredesai: > > Additionally, did you make the following symlink when installing X? It > is in the book and not marked as optional. > ln -v -s ../X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11 Yes, I made all the symlinks as written in the book. But the needed include files are in /usr/X11

Re: Gaim-1.5.0 with NAS compile error

d be fine. Wow, I just created my first patch ever. :-) Is this ok? It works here at least... Simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73Submitted By: Simon Scheiwiller Date:2006-01-01 Initial Package Version: 1.

Gaim-1.5.0 with NAS compile error

Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/blfs/xsoft/gaim-1.5.0' make: *** [all] Error 2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/blfs/xsoft/gaim-1.5.0# What's wrong here? -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: extra-prompt.sh

Ian Armstrong wrote: Hi, I am working on 'blfs' at the moment, and have a question about the 'extra-prompt.sh' script. If I include the 'extra-prompt.sh' script, I get two prompts, one after the other. I must assume, therefore, that the 'extra-prompt.sh' script is included only as an example

Re: transcode config can't find lzo headers

now, and the config there finds the header files, but can't compile them. Lzo installs cleanly and without problems, so i don't know where the error is. cheers, simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mai

Re: transcode-0.6.14 fails to compile

h-libpostproc-includes=/usr/include/postproc configure with lzo doesn't work here either, it finds lzo1x.h (when i pass --with-lzo-includes=/usr/includes/lzo to configure), but can't link to -llzo, so i guess it wants lzo 1, too. but at least the rest compiles cleanly :-) Simon -- simon

transcode-0.6.14 fails to compile

] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/sources/blfs/multimedia/transcode-0.6.14/import' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/sources/blfs/multimedia/transcode-0.6.14' make: *** [all] Error 2 i run configure again without liba52, but then i get the same error

Re: transcode config can't find lzo headers

ersions of > it. Good thing you're around Randy! > It didn't work anyway, so I'll just do without for now. but just as I start compiling, there are more problems coming up, so I guess there will be a new transcode thread pretty soon... -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-

openquicktime-1.0 build error

audioencoder/lame3.70/quantize-pvt.c: In function 'quantize_xrpow': audioencoder/lame3.70/quantize-pvt.c:978: error: memory input 5 is not directly addressable make[1]: *** [audioencoder/lame3.70/quantize-pvt.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/sources/blfs/multimedia/openquicktime-1.0-src/audi

Re: Mouse wheel doesn't work under xorg-6.8.2 - sorted out

still a 2.6.11 kernel, so it works as ImPS/2). With the synaptics driver i'm able to scroll by moving the finger on the right side of the touchpad. I would still like to use the wheel, though, but that has to be sorted out by the programmers of the synaptics driver. Simon -- simon scheiwille

Re: Mouse wheel doesn't work under xorg-6.8.2

#x27;t show any events for the wheel at all on my installation. So the problem isn't that Xorg couldn't handle the events, they actually never arrive there. So the Problem could probably be somewhere in the kernel, but I have no idea where that could be. Simon PS: The mouse always

Re: Mouse wheel doesn't work under xorg-6.8.2

CHSCREEN is not set # CONFIG_INPUT_MISC is not set -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: Mouse wheel doesn't work under xorg-6.8.2

ely delete the /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11 directories and reinstall xorg again? Or would I have to reinstall gnome again? Simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org

Re: Mouse wheel doesn't work under xorg-6.8.2

nd try it with that, if that works, I'll recompile Xorg. -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: Help it works but it shouldn't!!! I think?

Mark wrote: I have installed LFS 6.1 on my laptop (Hyperdata no support). Works great, really! I installed X and connect to my server through my Dlink DWL-G650 wireless card. The problem stated with the fact that I had to manually run iwconfig to get the card to connect to my access point. I

eog doesn't show anything

Hello When I open a picture with EOG-2.10.0, it doesn't show anything. It tries to open the file, at least it complains when trying to open a file that doesn't exist. But it doesn't show anything. Simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624

Re: strange behaviour of firefox with flash

1.0.3? i'll reopen it. -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

strange behaviour of firefox with flash

it and they had the same problem, but it works with Firefox or Mozilla on Windows or Mac. Do I need to install something more? Cheers, Simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstrasse 21 ch-8405 winterthur +41 78 624 16 73 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http

some minor problems in gnome

name ." I get that warning: find: WARNING: Hard link count is wrong for /proc: this may be a bug in your filesystem driver. Automatically turning on find's -noleaf option. Earlier results may have failed to include directories that should have been searched. What's wrong here?

Re: Gnome control-center-2.8.1 and Window Border

Thus spoke Andrew Benton: I notice the book installs Metacity, gtk-+2, librsvg with --sysconfdir=/etc but it installs most of gnome with --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome I must confess I don't install the way the book describes, if a package needs --sysconfdir specifying, I always set it to /etc Hi I de

Re: Gnome control-center-2.8.1 and Window Border

Thus spoke Andrew Benton: > Gnome can be > very fussy about > having all it's --sysconfdir= stuff in the same place Hi That's hardly the problem, I compiled and installed everything exactly as written in the book. I think it's rather that the theme-manager doesn't recognize the window manager. B

Gnome control-center-2.8.1 and Window Border

Hello there! I asked the same question about 3 weeks ago but didn't get any feedbacks, so I try again. When I choose another theme in the gnome theme manager, it changes the colors and the icons, but not the window border. In the "Theme Details" dialog, there isn't a "Window Border" tab. Now I re

Re: problem with startup script

Also sprach Dimitris Tsagatakis: > > when i log in, i get this message: > -bash: pathprepend: command not found > -bash: pathprepend: command not found > Hi Dimitris Check your /etc/profile, pathappend and pathprepend should be defined there. Simon -- simon scheiwiller bollstr