Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [gentoo-desktop] odd problem

2003-03-22 Thread Susie
On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 11:22:10 +0200 Theofilos Intzoglou [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Such odd behaviour was noticed here on some systems running framebuffer on the console and using the nvidia drivers on X. By not using fb everything was normal. The frame buffer issue doesn't just bug nvida cards.

Re: [gentoo-user] Command line interface tools

2003-03-22 Thread Theofilos Intzoglou
On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 00:49:33 + Dhruba Bandopadhyay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I wanted to get an expert and informed consensus on what command line interface tools are well suited to each of the following purposes which may well mean what you use. My current choices have been

Re: [gentoo-user] Command line interface tools

2003-03-22 Thread Theofilos Intzoglou
On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 01:32:00 -0500 (EST) peter hodgson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if it makes sense to use links in gui, then why would one use a browser like mozilla? just for the bookmarks and stuff? From my experience links isn't as complete a browser as it should be. Some links on some

Re: [gentoo-user] dvdrip cant open /dev/dvd

2003-03-22 Thread Michael Parker
Am Freitag, 21. März 2003 18:27 schrieb Spundun Bhatt: On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 03:00, jens wrote: hmm.. and do you have a /dev/dvd device? if not then maybe this link could be of help -- http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=40041highlight=dvd+playersid=3 90bb157684a837eb0dc0add8fb34024

Re: [gentoo-user] which kernel is that?

2003-03-22 Thread Ulrich Plate
Stroller wrote: This FAQ http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=24634 dated November last year says that lolo-sources: [is] the testbed for Gentoo-sources. I would be inclined to the view, as you suggest, that someone by the name of Pfeifer has taken on the task of developing them in the

[gentoo-user] emerge kernel problem

2003-03-22 Thread Valdemaras Repys
Hello, i`m trying to emerge kernel, but i get the following error: Unpacking source... Unpacking linux-2.4.20.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/gentoo-sources-2.4.20-r2/work Unpacking patches-2.4.20-gentoo-r2.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/gentoo-sources-2.4.20-r2/work * You are

[gentoo-user] i810 (82801DB AC'97) Primary codec not ready

2003-03-22 Thread Kim Nielsen
Hi, I'm having problem getting my sound working. I get this message i810: Intel ICH4 found at IO 0xe080 and 0xe400, IRQ 11 i810_audio: Audio Controller supports 6 channels. i810_audio: Primary codec not ready. lspci -v (Output) 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97

[gentoo-user] Problems with gpm, mc, screen

2003-03-22 Thread James Michael Fultz
This is with `gpm-1.20.0-r5', `screen-3.9.13-r4', and `mc-4.6.0'. gpm is running, and it isn't working at the console with any of the apps that are supposed to support it (and have been compiled to do so). Simple copy-and-paste at the console works, but not special support in any of apps that are

[gentoo-user] export X sessions

2003-03-22 Thread Helder Miguel Rodrigues
My linux server has XFree + Gnome, and now I want to export my X sessions with gnome to my workstation in windows XP. Can anyone give me any tips in this topic! Best Regards! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] grub/boot problem

2003-03-22 Thread Jacob Melgaard
Hi all I have a multiboot system with gentoo and windows. Yesterday, when I turned on my computer, and instead of saying GRUB loading stage 2 and showing the boot-menu, it just stopped at GRUB and with the built-in pc-speaker going crazy. I boot on a grub boot disk, and it

Re: [gentoo-user] export X sessions

2003-03-22 Thread Arnold Krille
On Saturday 22 March 2003 15:16, Helder Miguel Rodrigues wrote: My linux server has XFree + Gnome, and now I want to export my X sessions with gnome to my workstation in windows XP. Can anyone give me any tips in this topic! Either use VNC or krdc/krfb... vnc has is an own Xserver so you have

[gentoo-user] gentoo installation without rebooting.

2003-03-22 Thread Lars J Nielsen
how would i go about installing gentoo from within another linux(in this case mandrake 9.0) on another partition without rebooting? it takes about 10 hours to install on this thing and i don't want to be offline that long if i can avoid it, also the last two times i installed gentoo 1.2 they

Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo installation without rebooting.

2003-03-22 Thread Collins Richey
On 22 Mar 2003 16:48:19 +0100 Lars J Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have a 10gb ext2 partition for it already, it's going to share a 2gb swap partition with my other distributions, i was more thinking about what would have to be set up to get an environment closely enough resembling the

[gentoo-user] X configuration

2003-03-22 Thread herzog
Are there any other X configuration tools available asside from xf86cfg and xf86config?? -- Larry Herzog Jr.Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain ZRXOA #1029 conceit, but in humility consider others [EMAIL PROTECTED] better than yourselves. - Philippians 2:3

Re: [gentoo-user] Command line interface tools

2003-03-22 Thread Magnus Lie Hetland
Shane Hickey [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [snip] I see you had nothing for games. It just so happens that the best game in the world fits into this category. * app-games/nethack Latest version available: 3.4.1 Latest version installed: 3.4.1 Size of downloaded files: 3,410 kB

Re: [gentoo-user] X configuration

2003-03-22 Thread Ernie Schroder
On Saturday 22 March 2003 11:35 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any other X configuration tools available asside from xf86cfg and xf86config?? You can try XFree86 -configure It's an awesome tool if it works on your system. It seems to have a problem with one of my boxes with VIA KT-133

[gentoo-user] Mplayer install failing while merging libdv

2003-03-22 Thread Don Smith
I posted this in the forums earlier, but got no responses, yet. I did a few searches and did not find anyone else having this. Here is the error: /bin/sh ../libtool --silent --mode=link gcc -g -O2 -Wall -I/usr/include/SDL -D_REENTRANT -o gasmoff gasmoff.o bitstream.o -lpopt -lm

Re: [gentoo-user] Command line interface tools

2003-03-22 Thread Shane Hickey
On Sat, 2003-03-22 at 09:30, Magnus Lie Hetland wrote: begin error gcc -O2 -mcpu=i686 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -I../include -c ../sys/unix/unixres.c ../sys/unix/unixres.c: In function `real_getresuid': ../sys/unix/unixres.c:35: `RTLD_NEXT' undeclared (first use in this function)

[gentoo-user] ACPI

2003-03-22 Thread Patrick Marquetecken
Hi, I have ACPI enabled in the kernel and have these mesages in the syslog Mar 10 08:50:54 rivendell kernel: ACPI: AC Adapter [ACAD] (on-line) Mar 10 08:50:54 rivendell kernel: ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT0] (battery present) Mar 10 08:50:54 rivendell kernel: ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF] Mar 10

[gentoo-user] Nethack (was Re: [gentoo-user] Command line interface tools)

2003-03-22 Thread Bryan Feir
On Sat, Mar 22, 2003 at 05:30:52PM +0100, Magnus Lie Hetland wrote: Not really a crisis (since I'm not yet addicted to the game ;) but I get an error when emerging this... begin error gcc -O2 -mcpu=i686 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -I../include -c ../sys/unix/unixres.c ../sys/unix/unixres.c:

[gentoo-user] ntpd questions

2003-03-22 Thread Ernie Schroder
I read through a recent thread on ntp and I've googled around but I guess I'm not asking the right questions. I think I should have ntpd working. I've added servers to ntp.conf edited /etc/conf.d/ntpd and generally I think I've set things up right. Can someone interpret this excerpt from the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [gentoo-desktop] odd problem

2003-03-22 Thread Robert Cole
I don't have fb built into the kernel if your talking about Console drivers - Frame buffer support. I've heard of too many odd things with that to even try it. Any other thoughts? Thanks, Robert On Saturday 22 March 2003 01:26 am, Susie wrote: On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 11:22:10 +0200 Theofilos

Re: [gentoo-user] dvdrip cant open /dev/dvd

2003-03-22 Thread Spundun Bhatt
On Sat, 2003-03-22 at 01:56, Michael Parker wrote: Am Freitag, 21. März 2003 18:27 schrieb Spundun Bhatt: On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 03:00, jens wrote: hmm.. and do you have a /dev/dvd device? if not then maybe this link could be of help --

Re: [gentoo-user] ntpd questions

2003-03-22 Thread Mitchell James
Did you try a different server? This is the two active lines from my ntpd. Everything else is commented out. Substitute your own server for tick.uh.edu. NTPDATE_CMD=ntpdate NTPDATE_OPTS=-b tick.uh.edu Mitchell James Ernie Schroder wrote: I read through a recent thread on ntp and I've googled

Re: [gentoo-user] ACPI -solved

2003-03-22 Thread Patrick Marquetecken
Sorry for wasting your time On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 19:21:26 +0100 Patrick Marquetecken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have ACPI enabled in the kernel and have these mesages in the syslog Mar 10 08:50:54 rivendell kernel: ACPI: AC Adapter [ACAD] (on-line) Mar 10 08:50:54 rivendell kernel:

[gentoo-user] DVD+ burning under Linux

2003-03-22 Thread Sven Blumenstein
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi! AFAIK its only possible yet to burn DVD- under Linux :/ Does anyone have infos about burning DVD+? Thanks, Sven - -- [mail] [EMAIL PROTECTED]| Behind every great [web ] http://0x1337.net| computer sits a [pgp ]

Re: [gentoo-user] X configuration

2003-03-22 Thread Ian Tindale
On Saturday 22 March 2003 4:35 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any other X configuration tools available asside from xf86cfg and xf86config?? Yes. Stick a Knoppix CD in and then from there, email yourself the resulting XF86config file. That's what I did. -- Ian Tindale -- [EMAIL

Re: [gentoo-user] export X sessions

2003-03-22 Thread Christophe Desoutter
I use cygwin with wmaker and export my linux display !! It's very fast (much more than vnc). Have fun Tof -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] ntpd questions

2003-03-22 Thread Ernie Schroder
Yup, /etc/conf.d/ntpd is the same except for the server. If I stop ntpd and do ntpdate [the server named] I get: MRK root # ntpdate tock.usno.navy.mil 22 Mar 14:46:00 ntpdate[20695]: adjust time server 192.5.41.41 offset -0.002197 sec /etc/ntp.conf is all commented except for the 3 servers

Re: [gentoo-user] DVD+ burning under Linux

2003-03-22 Thread Peter Ruskin
On Saturday 22 Mar 2003 19:40, Sven Blumenstein wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi! AFAIK its only possible yet to burn DVD- under Linux :/ Does anyone have infos about burning DVD+? Yes :-) http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/

Re: [gentoo-user] ntpd questions

2003-03-22 Thread Sven Blumenstein
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi! Is there any advantage of ntpd over rdate, when I just want to synchronize the time? If anyone is interested, I set rdate like this in my crontab: [EMAIL PROTECTED] pub $ cat /etc/crontab | grep rdate 0 0 */14 * * rdate -s ntp1.ptb.de

Re: [gentoo-user] Realistic Install timeframe

2003-03-22 Thread Mitch
On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:26:28 -0500 Trey Sizemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was thinking of installing Gentoo on my maching starting this afternoon. My machine in a PII400 with 512M RAM, ATI All-inWonder 128 video, CD-RW, 48X CD, Iiyama 450. Would it be realistic if I started install (my

[gentoo-user] depmod unresolved symbols and 2.4.20-gentoo-r2

2003-03-22 Thread Bjornar B. Larsen
When compiling 2.4.20-gentoo-r2 with sis drm 4.1 driver as a module, I get the following errors: -- depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.20- gentoo-r2/kernel/drivers/char/drm/sis.o depmod: sis_malloc_Ra3329ed5 depmod: sis_free_Rced25333 It makes fine ;) if

[gentoo-user] ODBC fails

2003-03-22 Thread Keppy
Hi, While trying to emerge unixODBC it fails miserably. It's attempting to compile in qt support but I'm not sure why I don't have the file in question: /usr/qt/3/include/qmlined.h:25:29: qtmultilineedit.h: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [classDataManager.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving

Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo installation without rebooting.

2003-03-22 Thread Arnold Krille
On Saturday 22 March 2003 17:43, Lars J Nielsen wrote: yeah I'd want ext3 but i want to be able to read all my partitions from all installed systems and some don't support it yet unfortunately. Good thing about ext3 is that its backward compatible. you can still mount it as ext2. And you can

Re: [gentoo-user] ntpd questions

2003-03-22 Thread Paul de Vrieze
On Saturday 22 March 2003 21:17, Sven Blumenstein wrote: Hi! Is there any advantage of ntpd over rdate, when I just want to synchronize the time? If anyone is interested, I set rdate like this in my crontab: [EMAIL PROTECTED] pub $ cat /etc/crontab | grep rdate 0 0 */14 * * rdate -s

[gentoo-user] This Emerge Thing is Fun!

2003-03-22 Thread Matthew Tedder
We can make up all sorts of different funny words and make bets on whether or not something comes up!! emerge xxx... it's kinda neat... -- Matthew C. Tedder SimpFlex Technologies, Inc. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] ?meaning of error message on kernel compile

2003-03-22 Thread Richard Terry
Having failed any other way with kernel source code to get win4lin running (the kernel's compile and run ok, but can't install win4lin), I've tried applying the patches to a vanilla kernel Kernel-Win4Lin3-2.4.20.patch mki-adapter.patch I used the instructions on the win4lin site: ie patch

[gentoo-user] texinfo error during bootstrap

2003-03-22 Thread Tom Caudron
Just doing a Gentoo install on an old Toshiba Satellite notebook and during the bootstrap.sh I got an error. The relevant parts follow: rm -f doc.c funs.h key.c ./makedoc ./session.c ./echo-area.c ./infodoc.c ./m-x.c ./indices.c ./nodemenu.c ./footnotes.c ./variables.c make[2]: *** [doc.c]

Re: [gentoo-user] ?meaning of error message on kernel compile

2003-03-22 Thread Mike Williams
On Sat, 2003-03-22 at 22:36, Richard Terry wrote: I used the instructions on the win4lin site: ie patch -p1 patchname patch.log 21 ^ is a 1 (the number) In both cases I get the followin in the error message logs: patch: strip count l is not a number

[gentoo-user] Windowmaker dockapps how to ??????

2003-03-22 Thread Mitch
Hi all, How can I easely create my own Windowmaker dockapps (actualy customized in size for fluxbox) or create bbtools myself?? is there basic code that will create a blank dockapp/bbtool that I can download somewhere, and what is a good program besides a text editor to play with it?? I read

Re: [gentoo-user] Command line interface tools

2003-03-22 Thread Steven
On Friday 21 March 2003 04:49 pm, Dhruba Bandopadhyay wrote: Hello I wanted to get an expert and informed consensus on what command line interface tools are well suited to each of the following purposes which may well mean what you use. My current choices have been entered but please feel

[gentoo-user] More Kernel Compile Questions

2003-03-22 Thread Richard Terry
I browsed by .config file and noticed: CONFIG_SOUND_VIA82CXXX=y # CONFIG_MIDI_VIA82CXXX is not set Could this be one of the reasons I can't get my sound going? Still struggling to get win4lin going. I noticed on the Win4Lin site they note: Therefore, under Processor type and features, be

[gentoo-user] ?meaning of error messages on kernel compile

2003-03-22 Thread Richard Terry
Mike the letters are not number comment doesn't help me. What dies it mean, ie has the patch failed, is there are error in the patch code or the way I'm applying it. Thanks Richard -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] ?meaning of error messages on kernel compile

2003-03-22 Thread Mike Williams
On Sat, 2003-03-22 at 23:37, Richard Terry wrote: Mike the letters are not number comment doesn't help me. err... What dies it mean, ie has the patch failed, is there are error in the patch code or the way I'm applying it. Letters aren't numbers, you've given a letter argument when a

Re: [gentoo-user] 100% processor usage during 'emerge sync'

2003-03-22 Thread Carl Hudkins
On Saturday 22 March 2003 11:05, Dhruba Bandopadhyay wrote: Previously this didn't happen but during emerge sync nowadays my CPU works flat out. It's a P4 2.66Ghz so not one to struggle but mouse movements become jerky and this can get very frustrating since it's my main machine. (1) Has

Re: [gentoo-user] Mplayer install failing while merging libdv

2003-03-22 Thread Peter Ruskin
On Sunday 23 Mar 2003 01:32, Don Smith wrote: Arnold Krille wrote: On Saturday 22 March 2003 18:57, Don Smith wrote: /bin/sh ../libtool --silent --mode=link gcc -g -O2 -Wall -I/usr/include/SDL -D_REENTRANT -o gasmoff gasmoff.o bitstream.o -lpopt -lm -L/usr/lib -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib -lSDL

Re: [gentoo-user] keeping system up to date

2003-03-22 Thread Ajay Sharma
On 15 Mar 2003, Dhruba Bandopadhyay wrote: On Sat, 2003-03-15 at 20:17, Ulf Kister wrote: after playing around with gentoo linux and having come to like it I seriosly consider migrating a pool of servers to gentoo at work. Use with care and initiative. Gentoo although highly versatile

[gentoo-user] Can't see files on Samba share.

2003-03-22 Thread eauclair
I have 2 drives, my 1st drive has my Gentoo partitions on it, while my 2nd drive is a vfat (Fat32) drive full of data files. I created a mount point at /mnt/hdb1 and then mounted /dev/hdb1 to it. I installed samba and webmin. I created a Samba share called data that is supposed to be

[gentoo-user] window maker bar

2003-03-22 Thread peter hodgson
i'll read up on window maker, soon, honest! but in the meantime, how do i get a menu bar along the bottom of the x screen which tells me what windows are active, and lets me call them to the front; as it is now, i have to minimize everything and click on one of the big squares [and all the xterms

[gentoo-user] export X sessions to chroot users

2003-03-22 Thread Helder Miguel Rodrigues
I have chrooted my users with Jail Chroot Project http://www.gsyc.inf.uc3m.es/~assman/jail/ I want to export X sessions to them (I already can export to my unchrooted users) They can log on, but gdm looks to homedir in the /etc/passwd file! helder:x:1000:100::/home/users:/usr/bin/jail