Re: [gentoo-user] [VERY OT] Skining Windows 98 or ME

2005-03-06 Thread Ian K
Nick Rout wrote: On Sat, 2005-03-05 at 23:36 +, Ian K wrote: Hey everyone, I have Windows ME on the family computer, and was wondering if there are any open or free programs that could go about it? I have tried both Chroma and Window Blinds, but they are a general pain in the rear. Has any

Re: [gentoo-user] [VERY OT] Skining Windows 98 or ME

2005-03-06 Thread Pupeno
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Je Sabato Marto 5 2005 22:28, Ian K skribis: Oh, I know, but all of you guys are geniouses! I do apologize, but you are the most intelligent people I know, to ask. I ask the question again though. If 'we' are so intelligent, and we are mostly using

[gentoo-user] Re: Apache + PHP5

2005-03-06 Thread Ash Varma
It appears that on Mar 06 2005 at 09:00:21, Ivan Yosifov wrote ... http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77556 You need the masked dev-php/mod_php-5.0.3-r1 Did not make a difference... PHP normally works.. in every dir except for / -- Ash Varma [EMAIL PROTECTED] I fill MY

Re: [gentoo-user] [VERY OT] Skining Windows 98 or ME

2005-03-06 Thread Nick Rout
On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 01:28 +, Ian K wrote: Oh, I know, but all of you guys are geniouses! LOL and some of us can even spel! -- Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Re: Apache + PHP5

2005-03-06 Thread Ash Varma
It appears that on Mar 06 2005 at 22:00:12, Ash Varma wrote ... It appears that on Mar 06 2005 at 09:00:21, Ivan Yosifov wrote ... http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77556 You need the masked dev-php/mod_php-5.0.3-r1 Did not make a difference... PHP normally works.. in every

Re: [gentoo-user] new wireless IP address on my LAN

2005-03-06 Thread Uwe Thiem
On Saturday 05 March 2005 23:27, Chris Cox wrote: On Saturday 05 March 2005 11:49 am, Chris Cox wrote: On Saturday 05 March 2005 11:34 am, Ralph Slooten wrote: Yes Chris, as well as MAC address filtering (not bulletproof, but helps). Also you should not advertise your SSID (turn it off).

[gentoo-user] R versions 1.9.0 or 2.01

2005-03-06 Thread Fredrik Lundgren
Dear list, I downloaded R with emerge R without problems but it appears that this is version 1.9.0 and R has currently 2.0.1. When I looked into gentoo.portage it appears that 2.0.1 is there. How do I tweak emerge to download R-2.0.1? Best wishes Fredrik -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] R versions 1.9.0 or 2.01

2005-03-06 Thread Etaoin Shrdlu
On Sunday 06 March 2005 10:29, Fredrik Lundgren wrote: 1.9.0 and R has currently 2.0.1. When I looked into gentoo.portage it appears that 2.0.1 is there. How do I tweak emerge to download R-2.0.1? It's probably marked ~ for your architecture. Try adding it to /etc/portage/package.keywords and

[gentoo-user] Re: Procmail replacement

2005-03-06 Thread Torsten Veller
* A. Khattri [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, 5 Mar 2005, Kurt V. Hindenburg wrote: On Saturday 05 March 2005 09:18 pm, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: | Does anyone know any alternatives to procmail. I use maildrop... * mail-filter/maildrop Latest version available: 1.8.0-r2

Re: [gentoo-user] [VERY OT] Skining Windows 98 or ME

2005-03-06 Thread david
J. Patrick Campbell wrote: On Sat, March 5, 2005 8:28 pm, Ian K said: Nick Rout wrote: On Sat, 2005-03-05 at 23:36 +, Ian K wrote: Hey everyone, I have Windows ME on the family computer, and was wondering if there are any open or free programs that could go about it? I have

[gentoo-user] Radeon 9600 (1002,4e51) ATI drivers (fglrx question)

2005-03-06 Thread Hamie
Sorry for the X-posting... I have a new Saphire 256MB 9600 card (On an Asus A8v motherboard and an athlon64 3200 processor) that identifies itself as device 1002,4e51 on the PCI bus. lspci says it's a mobility radeon 9600 M10. I'm trying to get the ATI proprietary drivers working with it till

Re: [gentoo-user] [VERY OT] Skining Windows 98 or ME

2005-03-06 Thread Esben Mose Hansen
On Sunday 2005-03-06 09:13, Nick Rout wrote: On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 01:28 +, Ian K wrote: Oh, I know, but all of you guys are geniouses! LOL and some of us can even spel! Or at least install the excellent KSpell Kpart to Kmail :o) -- regards. Esben -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

RE: [gentoo-user] [OT] Securing files in a USB stick

2005-03-06 Thread Alex Stagg
I use AxCrypt for my USB FOB on windows. Just double-click a file, enter a passphrase (which I make fairly long) and the file decrypts temporarily while open. Dunno if there is a version for linux or not. - Alex -Original Message- From: Andrew Cowie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

[gentoo-user] can't emerge system

2005-03-06 Thread ZeeGeek
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I was following the book to emerge system, and got an error on svgalib saying !!! ERROR: media-libs/svgalib-1.9.19-r3 failed. !!! Function kernel-mod_configoption_builtin, Line 114, Exitcode 1 !!! kernel has not been configured yet then I tried to

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Skining Windows 98 or ME

2005-03-06 Thread rodrigo
El 05/03/05 23:36:12, Ian K escribió: Hey everyone, I have Windows ME on the family computer, and was wondering if there are any open or free programs that could go about it? I have tried both Chroma and Window Blinds, but they are a general pain in the rear. Has any one else come across

[gentoo-user] Cannot remove weird files on ext3fs...

2005-03-06 Thread Jean-Marc Paulin
Hi, I have some weird files in my filling system (ext3 fs) that prevent me to emerge # emerge sync Check /var/db/pkg/dev-perl/Net-SSLeay-1.22/PROVIDE and USE. Traceback (most recent call last): File /usr/bin/emerge, line 10, in ? import portage File /usr/lib/portage/pym/portage.py,

Re: [gentoo-user] help finding files

2005-03-06 Thread maxim wexler
Firstly, emerge -av *what*? World? System? PackageName? ? what difference does it make? These are files I need that I don't have, according to emerge -av pkg. Secondly, why is emerge requiring the files a problem? er, because without them the package won't work? Thirdly, why are you

Re: [gentoo-user] help finding files

2005-03-06 Thread maxim wexler
Those are dependencies to whatever it is you're trying to install. Portage will handle these for you. No need for any manual intervention. Catch 22. portage requires access to web. dial-up requires wvstreams and wvidial. No dial-up, no portage,n'est ce pas? -mw

[gentoo-user] Some garbled text after TFT install

2005-03-06 Thread Tom Wesley
Hey, I've just installed a DVI TFT Viewsonic display attached to an Nvidia card using their drivers and am noticing some corruption with text on the screen, although only in Thunderbird so far. I've taken a screenshot [1]. If I click on a garbled line then it will redraw almost perfectly [2],

Re: [gentoo-user] Some garbled text after TFT install

2005-03-06 Thread Tom Wesley
Tom Wesley wrote: Hey, I've just installed a DVI TFT Viewsonic display attached to an Nvidia card using their drivers and am noticing some corruption with text on the screen, although only in Thunderbird so far. I've taken a screenshot [1]. If I click on a garbled line then it will redraw

Re: [gentoo-user] help finding files

2005-03-06 Thread Andreas Claesson
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 09:18:44 -0800 (PST), maxim wexler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Catch 22. portage requires access to web. dial-up requires wvstreams and wvidial. No dial-up, no portage,n'est ce pas? use emerge -pvf to get a list of which files is needed, or look in the ebuild for each app

Re: [gentoo-user] Control windows from Linx

2005-03-06 Thread fire-eyes
On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 17:37 +0100, Khan wrote: Hello, I have Linux network in my small home office + one windows 98 (don't ask why). That windows has to use it's own modem to connect to another modem and then use some primitive software for some calculation... etc. I would like to move

Re: [gentoo-user] can't emerge system

2005-03-06 Thread Rumen Yotov
On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 23:20 +0800, ZeeGeek wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I was following the book to emerge system, and got an error on svgalib saying !!! ERROR: media-libs/svgalib-1.9.19-r3 failed. !!! Function kernel-mod_configoption_builtin, Line 114, Exitcode 1

Re: [gentoo-user] Procmail replacement

2005-03-06 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
Thank you. I'll check it out. On Sat, 5 Mar 2005, Kurt V. Hindenburg wrote: On Saturday 05 March 2005 09:18 pm, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: | Some time ago someone on this list mentioned an alternative to procmail | but I can't find it in the archives. Does anyone know any alternatives to |

Re: [gentoo-user] Procmail replacement

2005-03-06 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
Yes, looks like getmail is to replace fetchmail - interesting links to many flames of the author of fetchmail on the site G. I'd have to use something else to process the mail . On Sun, 6 Mar 2005, Jean Magnan de Bornier wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Nick Rout a écrit

Re: [gentoo-user] Mbox vs maildir

2005-03-06 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
Thanks for the replies all of you. It has a little to do with Gentoo G. As I set up my system - Gento - I am trying to find out what is used by who and why so I can make some decisions on how to do it. Mbox vs maildir is one of those things. On Sun, 6 Mar 2005, Nick Rout wrote: On Sun,

Re: [gentoo-user] Display managers

2005-03-06 Thread Peter Karlsson
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005, Nick Rout wrote: kdm allows pics - click your pic and type your login (however it _has_ been broken on my machine for a while, the pix no longer show up) i am pretty sure gdm will do the same. it'd be unlike those gnome guys to let kde have a feature they didn't have, and

Re: [gentoo-user] Control windows from Linx

2005-03-06 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
Try tightvnc (or realvnc). Tight vnc is in portage. On Sun, 6 Mar 2005, Khan wrote: Hello, I have Linux network in my small home office + one windows 98 (don't ask why). That windows has to use it's own modem to connect to another modem and then use some primitive software for some calculation...

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Securing files in a USB stick

2005-03-06 Thread Kiawud
You might want to look at creating an encrypted file (which is then mounted as a filesystem via crypto/loop). That way, you can move the fie where ever you want (USB Stick included) and mount using a passphrase. If this interests you, I have some information on how to do this. -Hani --

Re: [gentoo-user] What's the difference of ``plt'', ``drscheme'' and ``mzscheme''

2005-03-06 Thread Scott Stoddard
Yuan MEI wrote: The descriptions for them in the ebuilds are quite vague: plt: PLT Scheme, including DrScheme, mzscheme, mred, and mzc drscheme: DrScheme programming environment. Includes mzscheme. mzscheme: MzScheme scheme compiler I have no experience with plt, but drscheme is a

Re: [gentoo-user] [VERY OT] Skining Windows 98 or ME

2005-03-06 Thread Keith Gable
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 05:45:04 -0300, Pupeno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Je Sabato Marto 5 2005 22:28, Ian K skribis: Oh, I know, but all of you guys are geniouses! I do apologize, but you are the most intelligent people I know, to ask. I ask the

Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot remove weird files on ext3fs...

2005-03-06 Thread Brian Mller
Jean-Marc Paulin wrote: basically: cannot rm, chmod/own ...etc... Reboot didn't detect any issues (nor shutdown -Fr now) I did also try e2fsck, but I aborted it, not knowing how to get about unmounting /var (which I think is used by pretty any processes I got runing)... # fsck.ext3 /dev/hda2

[gentoo-user] AMD64 Emerge System Freezes

2005-03-06 Thread Michael Haan
The subject pretty much says it all. I'm doing an alternate install, booting Knoppix and then the Gentoo install. All goes fine until i emerge system. It runs for several minutes then freezes. I've tried several times, all with the same result. Anyone? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] AMD64 Emerge System Freezes

2005-03-06 Thread Esben Mose Hansen
On Sunday 2005-03-06 22:06, Michael Haan wrote: The subject pretty much says it all. I'm doing an alternate install, booting Knoppix and then the Gentoo install. All goes fine until i emerge system. It runs for several minutes then freezes. I've tried several times, all with the same

Re: [gentoo-user] AMD64 Emerge System Freezes

2005-03-06 Thread Michael Haan
CPU is running at 52, up to 70 is safe. On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 23:22:45 +, Esben Mose Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 2005-03-06 22:06, Michael Haan wrote: The subject pretty much says it all. I'm doing an alternate install, booting Knoppix and then the Gentoo install. All

Re: [gentoo-user] help finding files

2005-03-06 Thread Nick Rout
frankly maxim, your question would have been a lot more understandable if you had explained the problem something like this: I am trying to get dial up networking going, and portage wants me to install the following packages, but I need to download these on another system/os before i can connect

Re: [gentoo-user] Mbox vs maildir

2005-03-06 Thread Kashani
James Colannino wrote: Also, .maildir has the tendency to fill up your inodes really fast if you have a large scale server, so in some cases where you're dealing with large scale stuff, mbox may be preferable. Actually in large scale stuff you'll need to use shared storage so .maildir/ is

Re: [gentoo-user] Mbox vs maildir

2005-03-06 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 00:58:52 + Neil Bothwick wrote: What is the best way to convert an existing mbox setup to maildir? Reconfiguring the MTA/MDA looks straightforward, but what is the best way to convert existing mailboxes?

Re: [gentoo-user] Display managers

2005-03-06 Thread Ian K
Peter Karlsson wrote: On Sun, 6 Mar 2005, Nick Rout wrote: kdm allows pics - click your pic and type your login (however it _has_ been broken on my machine for a while, the pix no longer show up) i am pretty sure gdm will do the same. it'd be unlike those gnome guys to let kde have a feature

Re: [gentoo-user] [VERY OT] Skining Windows 98 or ME

2005-03-06 Thread Ian K
J. Patrick Campbell wrote: On Sat, March 5, 2005 8:28 pm, Ian K said: Nick Rout wrote: On Sat, 2005-03-05 at 23:36 +, Ian K wrote: Hey everyone, I have Windows ME on the family computer, and was wondering if there are any open or free programs that could go about it? I have

Re: [gentoo-user] [VERY OT] Skining Windows 98 or ME

2005-03-06 Thread Ian K
Antoine wrote: Pupeno wrote: Oh, I know, but all of you guys are geniouses! I do apologize, but you are the most intelligent people I know, to ask. I ask the question again though. If 'we' are so intelligent, and we are mostly using Gentoo, why don't you just follow the path the geniouses have

Re: [gentoo-user] Display managers

2005-03-06 Thread Nick Rout
Gdm will let you do this, and has so for some time. I haven't seen any pictures of this done, can you maybe point me to a skin or something? Basically I want it to look a lot like Windows XP's, with a nice artsy twist. Thanks again and everyone! just look at the gdm configuration,

[gentoo-user] OT - squirrelmail

2005-03-06 Thread Michael Sullivan
This should be the last OT thread I start for awhile. Squirrelmail is the last package I have to set up before my Gentoo system on my server PC has all the services on it that I used back when it had Fedora installed on it.I emerged squirrelmail and ran the conf.pl script like the emerge

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo hates my hard drive

2005-03-06 Thread Phil Sexton
On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 22:32, Colin wrote: Well, I finally fixed that annoying kernel panic problem and got Gentoo to boot on my computer! I fixed it by removing the hard drive that I had planned to install Gentoo on. The kernel booted perfectly. Whenever I put the hard drive back in,

[gentoo-user] Re: OT - squirrelmail

2005-03-06 Thread Michael Sullivan
Please disregard my last post. I didn't have localhost set as an alias to localhost.localdomain in /etc/hosts. I set it and rebooted and now squirrelmail works fine. I apologize for the inconvenience... --- Michael Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This should be the last OT thread I start

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo hates my hard drive

2005-03-06 Thread Colin
Phil Sexton wrote: On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 23:09, Colin wrote: I put the three Linux partitions on it and a 1 GB FAT32 at the end of the disk in Windows with PartitionMagic 8. I'll zero it out, but it will have to be done in Windows, because I can't boot Linux with it in. Not even a live cd

RE: [gentoo-user] [OT] Securing files in a USB stick

2005-03-06 Thread Daevid Vincent
Please post the info/directions on how to do this. -Original Message- From: Kiawud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 10:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Securing files in a USB stick You might want to look at creating an encrypted

[gentoo-user] Emerge system failure

2005-03-06 Thread A. Khattri
Cannot finish emerge system on dual-Xeon DELL server. Ive bootstrapped twice and can't get past this error when I try to emerge system (coreutils is being emerged here): Source unpacked. * Reconfiguring configure scripts (be patient)... /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild.sh: line 91: aclocal: command

Re: [gentoo-user] Emerge system failure

2005-03-06 Thread A. Khattri
On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, A. Khattri wrote: Cannot finish emerge system on dual-Xeon DELL server. Ive bootstrapped twice and can't get past this error when I try to emerge system (coreutils is being emerged here): Source unpacked. * Reconfiguring configure scripts (be patient)...

Re: [gentoo-user] Emerge system failure

2005-03-06 Thread Rumen Yotov
On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 00:05 -0500, A. Khattri wrote: Cannot finish emerge system on dual-Xeon DELL server. Ive bootstrapped twice and can't get past this error when I try to emerge system (coreutils is being emerged here): Source unpacked. * Reconfiguring configure scripts (be patient)...