Re: [blfs-support] blfs-support Digest, Vol 612, Issue 1

2016-08-12 Thread Richard G. Crockett
Excellent. I currently use ImageMagick to pop up image views, but I've been looking for a method that uses a less "70's, Xerox" looking GUI and allows me to have a more minimal and aesthetic interface matching my carefully selected themes and already installed libraries, so gtkimageview caught my e

Re: [blfs-support] A Bird's Eye View from a Newbie Nerd

2016-06-19 Thread Richard G. Crockett
> > > > Third, that said, the instructions for getting sshlib installed are a > > bit thin. For example, unless I enable a debug build, for some reason > > (It's right in the INSTALL file of libssh-0.7.3. > > "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug"), configure fails. So I guess it's "by the > > book" or FU. Irr

[blfs-support] A Bird's Eye View from a Newbie Nerd

2016-06-18 Thread Richard G. Crockett
At the risk of being too general for this particular forum, I thought it might be useful to back WAY up and look at general approaches to problems. This is a "thesis at the end essay." Those who are in a hurry should just ignore this. :) First, one of the things one "gets" after doing an LFS build

Re: [blfs-support] Screen Resolution and Font Size of Virtual Consoles

2016-06-14 Thread Richard G. Crockett
> > Michael Shell wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 01:40:56 -0500 > > "Douglas R. Reno" wrote: > > > >> I would try appending "video=" to the end of your kernel > >> command line, e.g. > >> > >> video=1024x768 > > > > > > FWIW, this one can be tricky because if using the DRI/DRM framebuffer > > driv

[blfs-support] Screen Resolution and Font Size of Virtual Consoles

2016-06-13 Thread Richard G. Crockett
​One of my old mentors was a naval aviator. He would use the phrase "Bracket and Salvo" to describe kicking the crap out of a problem. But the term means you fire off all the ship's big guns at a variety of ranges so that anything in a given square of water gets hit. ​That's what happened here. Tot

[blfs-support] Screen Resolution and Font Size of Virtual Consoles

2016-06-12 Thread Richard G. Crockett
Hi Guys, or Gals, as the Case May Be, Since I may have to deal with a text only virtual console for some time before I build a window manager, I need a comfortable environment. I managed to get gpm working by using my host system to examine the protocols and write these to the proper file, but get

Re: [blfs-support] blfs-support Digest, Vol 570, Issue 1

2016-06-11 Thread Richard G. Crockett
ek ethernet. But, nevertheless, despite a crude hack, I am on the net, and now I can, in fact, do a BLFS creation from working LFS install! Cheers! I look forward to a bit more "surgical" approach, but in the meantime, I have an OS I can use. Love it. On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 1:03 PM, Richa

Re: [blfs-support] blfs-support Digest, Vol 570, Issue 1

2016-06-11 Thread Richard G. Crockett
; to > blfs-support-requ...@lists.linuxfromscratch.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > blfs-support-ow...@lists.linuxfromscratch.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of blfs-

[blfs-support] Comcast Internet

2016-06-11 Thread Richard G. Crockett
Hi All, Please forgive me if this is a duplicate of a question asked then thousand times before. Usually I do not post to any forums because I can search the answer, but this one has me stumped; further, I am only seeing this in email. I do not even have a link to the forums! (Already I feel like