Re: [gentoo-user] Network perf tool

Hi Patric, what about iperf? Robert. On Wednesday 24 of October 2012 20:36:54 Petric Frank wrote: > Hello, > > this is not exactly an Gentoo question - but i don't now where to ask > otherwise. > > Is there a tool for (Gentoo-)Linux to do network performance tests as > defined in RFC 2544 ? >

[gentoo-user] X was crash at login window (gdm)

hi all , I do not like to update my gentoo frequently cause compile takes me a long time,but some days ago, I decided to upgrade my Xorg server to 1.13 and gentoo-source kernel 3.6.2 . it sucks me . the X was crash at login window, the screen was blank. sometimes you can see the mouse loading with

[gentoo-user] dual monitors and dual desktops

Hi, I have a laptop and an external monitor. I would like to have both monitors showing different desktops. My aim is to have IRC and Email client on one side, and my shell and programming stuff on the other side. Currently I managed to do a big virtual workspace with XRANDR, but it stretches the b

[gentoo-user] X was crash at login window (gdm)

hi all , I do not like to update my gentoo frequently cause compile takes me a long time,but some days ago, I decided to upgrade my Xorg server to 1.13 and gentoo-source kernel 3.6.2 . it sucks me . the X was crash at login window, the screen was blank. sometimes you can see the mouse loading with

[gentoo-user] Re: [Fluxbox-users] dual monitors and dual desktops

Thanks for your reply. This program does just what xrandr does. I didn't find a way to separate screens. It seems to define by default a virtual workspace, and let you just put both screens in this virtual workspace. The command at the bottom of this mail does just that. I want that the monitors w

Re: [gentoo-user] dual monitors and dual desktops

I am also using a notebook with an external screen when i am at home. Till today I was not able to configure it correctly and comfortable. (Tried with radeon and fglrx driver) My wonderful working solution is One computer for every screen. :)) Connect all them with synergy and it seems to be one c

Re: [gentoo-user] dual monitors and dual desktops

Yes, this is a viable solution, but not if you have the laptop and no desktop. When I had workstation I also did use synergy. But now I have just an external monitor, and I need this solution. Kfir On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:11 PM, mindrunner wrote: > I am also using a notebook with an external

Re: [gentoo-user] Network perf tool

I second iperf for network performance testing I've used it countless times, and does just what it claims to do. Ryan On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:37 AM, Robert David wrote: > Hi Patric, > > what about iperf? > > Robert. > > > On Wednesday 24 of October 2012 20:36:54 Petric Frank wrote: >> Hel

Re: [gentoo-user] Network perf tool

I have wrote a testbed for TCP testing [1]. One of the files is an iperf library [2]. If you want to run iperf automatically, you can look at my code and maybe use it. Kfir [1] https://github.com/kfirlavi/Amalia [2] https://github.com/kfirlavi/Amalia/blob/master/trunk/testbed/lib/iperf On Thu,

[gentoo-user] Re: Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

On 2012-10-25, Kerin Millar wrote: > The comment you linked to was fairly bereft of technical content, That "comment" was from _Ted_Ts'o_ for pete's sake. When Ted T'so blows his nose, it's full of technical content. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwardsYow! ... If I had hear

[gentoo-user] Re: dual monitors and dual desktops

On 2012-10-25, Kfir Lavi wrote: > I have a laptop and an external monitor. Here's how I do it using Xorg.config -- Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Triple" Screen 0 "Samsung0" Screen 1

Re: [gentoo-user] X was crash at login window (gdm)

121025 sam new wrote: > I do not like to update my gentoo frequently cause compile takes > a long time, but I decided to upgrade my Xorg server to 1.13 > and gentoo-source kernel 3.6.2 . Is this another case of not noticing the warning when updating Udev to run 'rc-update add udev-postmount' ? -

[gentoo-user] Re: [Fluxbox-users] dual monitors and dual desktops

Hi, I have i915 and its compiled in with kms support Kfir On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Jonathan Reed wrote: > Do you have an nvidia video card? If so I would recommend running > nvidia-setting to configure your displays. This is what I use after > trying {a,x,g}randr. I found it a little ea

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: dual monitors and dual desktops

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2012-10-25, Kfir Lavi wrote: > > > I have a laptop and an external monitor. > > Here's how I do it using Xorg.config > > -- > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier

[gentoo-user] Re: Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

Grant Edwards wrote: > That "comment" was from _Ted_Ts'o_ for pete's sake. > > When Ted T'so blows his nose, it's full of technical content. That just made my day. Thanks :) -- Remy signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

[gentoo-user] Re: dual monitors and dual desktops

On 2012-10-25, Kfir Lavi wrote: > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Grant Edwards > wrote: > >> On 2012-10-25, Kfir Lavi wrote: >> >> > I have a laptop and an external monitor. >> >> Here's how I do it using Xorg.config >> >> --

[gentoo-user] bumblebee and nvidia optimus

Hello guys, my laptop asus a55kv have two video controller, intel and nvidia, and i would like to configure bumblebee to use Xorg server. someone have configured bumblebee? Regards.

[gentoo-user] Networking

Hello, i have installed Virtualbox, but from the website not over Portage. I have now delete, because it want not really run and the computer has not the power. But now i have problems with the network. I have static IP Adresses in use, but gentoo want network not start the static Address, they w

[gentoo-user] Re: Network perf tool

Petric Frank gmx.de> writes: > Is there a tool for (Gentoo-)Linux to do network performance tests as defined > in RFC 2544 ? > This will run on an Gentoo host having at least 2 network interfaces to be > connected to the device under test. Hello Petric, YES there is a wonderful tool to stati

Re: [gentoo-user] Networking

unmerging dhcp was not a good idea. I don't think you have very many options but to "boot strap" gentoo from CD and emerge back the net-misc/dhcp Do you need both client/server or just client? I'm running net-misc/dhcpcd -- Joseph On 10/25/12 20:25, Silvio Siefke wrote: Hello, i have install

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

On Oct 25, 2012 10:08 AM, "Michael Mol" wrote: > > > http://lwn.net/Articles/521022/ > > Links to relevant analysis. Useful comments. 'nuff said. > > -- > :wq Nice find, thanks. But the update to that article which gave a link to Theo T'so email is quite unnerving. He said that his initial hypoth

Re: [gentoo-user] Networking

Silvio Siefke wrote: >Hello, > >i have installed Virtualbox, but from the website not over Portage. I >have now delete, because it want not really run and the computer >has not the power. > >But now i have problems with the network. I have static IP Adresses in >use, but gentoo want network not s

Re: [gentoo-user] Networking

Hello, 2012/10/25 Joseph : > unmerging dhcp was not a good idea. > I don't think you have very many options but to "boot strap" gentoo from CD > and emerge back the net-misc/dhcp > > Do you need both client/server or just client? > I'm running net-misc/dhcpcd Really, so never run Vmware or Virtua

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

Pandu Poluan wrote: > > > On Oct 25, 2012 10:08 AM, "Michael Mol" > wrote: > > > > > > http://lwn.net/Articles/521022/ > > > > Links to relevant analysis. Useful comments. 'nuff said. > > > > -- > > :wq > > Nice find, thanks. But the update to that article which gave a li

Re: [gentoo-user] Networking

On 10/25/12 21:47, Silvio Siefke wrote: Hello, 2012/10/25 Joseph : unmerging dhcp was not a good idea. I don't think you have very many options but to "boot strap" gentoo from CD and emerge back the net-misc/dhcp Do you need both client/server or just client? I'm running net-misc/dhcpcd Real

Re: [gentoo-user] Networking

Hello, On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:17:00 -0600 Joseph wrote: > Why don't you want to install VirtualBox from portage. Has not internet, only mobile conection and so i have downloaded by my dad direct from the website. > I run VirtualBox on one of those tiny boxes with 1Mb or RAM and box takes >

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Pandu Poluan wrote: > > Nice find, thanks. But the update to that article which gave a link to Theo > T'so email is quite unnerving. He said that his initial hypothesis had not > been proven and he himself is back in the dark. > > Not much confidence in ext4 for

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

Grant Edwards wrote: On 2012-10-25, Kerin Millar wrote: The comment you linked to was fairly bereft of technical content, That "comment" was from _Ted_Ts'o_ for pete's sake. I don't care it was from the heavens upon high. The only remark that was meaningful in a technical sense was the th

Re: [gentoo-user] genkernel 2 manual

> Damn, totaly forgot what I would write :) You may also have a loog at # > make localmodconfig > Great tool. Should be added to handbook. :) I think my work is almost done. The kernel has 2.7MB, and I've removed all obvious unnecessary choices, just reading the 'help' from 'make menuconfig'. It

Re: [gentoo-user] Network perf tool

Hello, iperf is a good tool, but ... Fr example the RFC 2544 throughput test does not allow any failed/missing/corrupted packed during the testing time. In this case the data speed is to be reduced and the test to be executed again. Also a throughput test is only one part of the RFC 2544. rega

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: dual monitors and dual desktops

On 10/25/2012 07:40 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: > So I actually have a total of 12 virtual desktops (3 sets of 4). Searching the terminal window opened 6 hours ago on one of the 12 virutal desktops sounds like fun :D

Re: [gentoo-user] Networking

Actually this is no reason not installing with portage... On 10/25/2012 10:27 PM, Silvio Siefke wrote: >> Why don't you want to install VirtualBox from portage. > Has not internet, only mobile conection and so i have downloaded > by my dad direct from the website. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Pandu Poluan wrote: > > On Oct 25, 2012 10:08 AM, "Michael Mol" wrote: > > > > > > http://lwn.net/Articles/521022/ > > > > Links to relevant analysis. Useful comments. 'nuff said. > > > > -- > > :wq > > Nice find, thanks. > They have an RSS feed. Good stuff. I h

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:10:17 -0500, Dale wrote: > Or just don't update the kernel until it is fixed. After all, if the > kernel you are using works and is not a serious security problem, just > use it for a while. They will fix it pretty soon I'm sure. Several versions are affected, it's not a

Re: [gentoo-user] Networking

On 10/25/12 22:27, Silvio Siefke wrote: Hello, On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:17:00 -0600 Joseph wrote: Why don't you want to install VirtualBox from portage. Has not internet, only mobile conection and so i have downloaded by my dad direct from the website. I run VirtualBox on one of those tiny

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

On Oct 26, 2012 3:14 AM, "Dale" wrote: > > Pandu Poluan wrote: >> >> >> On Oct 25, 2012 10:08 AM, "Michael Mol" wrote: >> > >> > >> > http://lwn.net/Articles/521022/ >> > >> > Links to relevant analysis. Useful comments. 'nuff said. >> > >> > -- >> > :wq >> >> Nice find, thanks. But the update to

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

On Oct 26, 2012 3:36 AM, "Mark Knecht" wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Pandu Poluan wrote: > > > > > Nice find, thanks. But the update to that article which gave a link to Theo > > T'so email is quite unnerving. He said that his initial hypothesis had not > > been proven and he hims

Re: [gentoo-user] Heads-up: Several kernel versions have severe EXT4 data corruption bug

On Oct 26, 2012 6:14 AM, "Michael Mol" wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Pandu Poluan wrote: >> >> >> On Oct 25, 2012 10:08 AM, "Michael Mol" wrote: >> > >> > >> > http://lwn.net/Articles/521022/ >> > >> > Links to relevant analysis. Useful comments. 'nuff said. >> > >> > -- >> > :wq >

Re: [gentoo-user] bumblebee and nvidia optimus

> i would like to configure bumblebee to use Xorg server. someone have > configured bumblebee? Hi, just install it, add yourself to the bumblebee group, and do: eselect opengl set nvidia, eselect opencl set nvidia. To run a program using the nvidia card, start it with the optirun command, see man

Re: [gentoo-user] bumblebee and nvidia optimus

Ah, you need to start the bumblebee server too. 2012/10/26 Salvatore Borgia : >> i would like to configure bumblebee to use Xorg server. someone have >> configured bumblebee? > > Hi, just install it, add yourself to the bumblebee group, and do: > eselect opengl set nvidia, > eselect opencl set nv