Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] LiveCDs for Uni students

2014-03-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:54:38 +0800, Andrew Lowe wrote: > I'm looking for a lightweight LiveCD that includes a graphical > environment and gcc/clang so that we can make it available on our > internal network for the students to download/burn and use at home. > Does anyone have any ideas/expe

Re: [gentoo-user] Cant boot with SSD, GPT, GRUB2 and UEFI

2014-03-08 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 08.03.2014 08:18, schrieb Facundo Curti: > And this says me: > Fatal: Couldn't open either sysfs or procfs directories for > accesing EFI variables > Try "modprobe efivars" as root The system has to be booted via UEFI to be able to access the EFI system (and tell it abo

Re: [gentoo-user] Cant boot with SSD, GPT, GRUB2 and UEFI

2014-03-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 02:31:35 -0300, Facundo Curti wrote: > Another - no related - problem I have is that I cant update my > system ._. I do a > emerge --newuse --deep --update world > I dont get errors, but never starts to update. Emerge work as using a > --pretend atribute, this say me all the pac

Re: [gentoo-user] Cant boot with SSD, GPT, GRUB2 and UEFI

2014-03-08 Thread Facundo Curti
2014-03-08 5:27 GMT-03:00 Neil Bothwick : > On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 02:31:35 -0300, Facundo Curti wrote: > > > Another - no related - problem I have is that I cant update my > > system ._. I do a > > emerge --newuse --deep --update world > > I dont get errors, but never starts to update. Emerge work as

Re: [gentoo-user] Cant boot with SSD, GPT, GRUB2 and UEFI

2014-03-08 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 08.03.2014 10:25, schrieb Facundo Curti: > About boot... :/ It still not working. I boot from sysresccd Did you boot via EFI or via BIOS? You have to choose (U)EFI in your BIOS to enable the whole EFI-environment. If you boot sysresccd via BIOS you don't get the efi variables accessible.

Re: [gentoo-user] Cant boot with SSD, GPT, GRUB2 and UEFI

2014-03-08 Thread Facundo Curti
Yes. I press F8 (boot menu) and I choice UEFI:Sandisk :/ 2014-03-08 6:37 GMT-03:00 Stefan G. Weichinger : > Am 08.03.2014 10:25, schrieb Facundo Curti: > > > About boot... :/ It still not working. I boot from sysresccd > > Did you boot via EFI or via BIOS? You have to choose (U)EFI in your BIOS

Re: [gentoo-user] Cant boot with SSD, GPT, GRUB2 and UEFI

2014-03-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 06:25:32 -0300, Facundo Curti wrote: > About boot... :/ It still not working. I boot from sysresccd, make a: > >grub2-install /dev/sdb > > And give me this output: >Path `/boot/grub` is not redeable by GRUB on boot. > Installation is impossible. Abortin

Re: [gentoo-user] Cant boot with SSD, GPT, GRUB2 and UEFI

2014-03-08 Thread Pavel Volkov
On Saturday 08 March 2014 06:25:32 Facundo Curti wrote: > So, I try to do the same, but in chroot. > I mount everything (Including proc and sys), and: >chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash >grub2-install --target x86_64-efi /dev/sdb //Without > target gives another error >

[gentoo-user] Are the UK rsync mirrors down?

2014-03-08 Thread Mick
Hi All, I just tried my weekly rsync and it failed to find the server: * Running emerge --sync >>> Synchronization of repository 'gentoo' located in '/usr/portage'... !!! getaddrinfo failed for 'rsync.uk.gentoo.org': [Errno 110] Connection timed out >>> Starting rsync with rsync://rsync.uk.gent

Re: [gentoo-user] Cant boot with SSD, GPT, GRUB2 and UEFI

2014-03-08 Thread Michael Hampicke
Am 08.03.2014 10:40, schrieb Facundo Curti: > Yes. I press F8 (boot menu) and I choice UEFI:Sandisk :/ > Also, make sure, that you modprobe efivarfs before you enter the chroot. Then it sould work, you can verify that it works by using efibootmgr -v signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital s

Re: [gentoo-user] Are the UK rsync mirrors down?

2014-03-08 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Saturday 08 Mar 2014 10:42:08 Mick wrote: > I just tried my weekly rsync and it failed to find the server: ... > Have you come across the same problem recently? Yes, I get the same. It worked all right at 04:20 but not now. -- Regards Peter

Re: Fwd: Re: [gentoo-user] Two identical systems - different!

2014-03-08 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Wednesday 05 Mar 2014 23:26:00 Mick wrote: > On Wednesday 05 Mar 2014 15:20:07 Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Wednesday 05 Mar 2014 13:49:00 Mick wrote: > > > Have you manually disabled webDAV in your apache configuration? > > > > > > You will need to set 'Dav Off' under the entry for your > > /

Re: [gentoo-user] Are the UK rsync mirrors down?

2014-03-08 Thread Mick
On Saturday 08 Mar 2014 11:13:29 Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Saturday 08 Mar 2014 10:42:08 Mick wrote: > > I just tried my weekly rsync and it failed to find the server: > ... > > > Have you come across the same problem recently? > > Yes, I get the same. It worked all right at 04:20 but not now.

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] LiveCDs for Uni students

2014-03-08 Thread Yuri K. Shatroff
On 08.03.2014 05:57, Andrew Lowe wrote: [ ... ] "Too complicated". What I mean by this is that the user upon booting has options!!! Do you kick into a graphical environment, do you copy everything to memory, do you. you get the idea. The problem is that these are first year students i

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] LiveCDs for Uni students

2014-03-08 Thread Thomas Mueller
> > systemrescuecd? > "Too complicated". What I mean by this is that the user upon booting > has options!!! Do you kick into a graphical environment, do you copy > everything to memory, do you. you get the idea. The problem is > that these are first year students in a common first year

[gentoo-user] World update and dev-lang/python-exec weirdness...

2014-03-08 Thread Tanstaafl
Ok, I don't understand this... If I do an emerge -pvuDN world, it tells me I only need to update (among a few other things) ONE version of dev-lang/python-exec: (2.0.1 to -r1). I then tried to selectively update just the kernel, and it complains about python-exec-2.0.1 being masked, so I add

Re: [gentoo-user] World update and dev-lang/python-exec weirdness...

2014-03-08 Thread Todd Goodman
* Tanstaafl [140308 09:46]: > Ok, I don't understand this... > > If I do an emerge -pvuDN world, it tells me I only need to update (among > a few other things) ONE version of dev-lang/python-exec: (2.0.1 to -r1). > > I then tried to selectively update just the kernel, and it complains > about

Re: [gentoo-user] Are the UK rsync mirrors down?

2014-03-08 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Saturday 08 Mar 2014 11:33:15 Mick wrote: > On Saturday 08 Mar 2014 11:13:29 Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Saturday 08 Mar 2014 10:42:08 Mick wrote: > > > I just tried my weekly rsync and it failed to find the server: > > ... > > > > > Have you come across the same problem recently? > > > > Yes

[gentoo-user] GBP character in KDE

2014-03-08 Thread Mick
I can't understand why a PC that uses the KDE desktop always sticks an accented capital "A" in front of the pound sign. It looks like this: £ This is what /etc/env.d/02locale contains: LANG="en_GB.UTF-8" LC_COLLATE="C" All KDE applications suffer from this affliction, as well as LibreOffice

Re: [gentoo-user] World update and dev-lang/python-exec weirdness...

2014-03-08 Thread Tanstaafl
On 3/8/2014 10:12 AM, Todd Goodman wrote: * Tanstaafl [140308 09:46]: If I do an emerge -pvuDN world, it tells me I only need to update (among a few other things) ONE version of dev-lang/python-exec: (2.0.1 to -r1). I then tried to selectively update just the kernel, and it complains about py

Re: [gentoo-user] GBP character in KDE

2014-03-08 Thread Pavel Volkov
On Saturday 08 March 2014 15:50:27 Mick wrote: > I can't understand why a PC that uses the KDE desktop always sticks an > accented capital "A" in front of the pound sign. It looks like this: > > £ I don't have this problem in KDE (though I'm not using UK layout to type it). I use the additiona

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] LiveCDs for Uni students

2014-03-08 Thread Andrew Lowe
On 03/08/2014 09:24 PM, Thomas Mueller wrote: >>> systemrescuecd? > >> "Too complicated". What I mean by this is that the user upon booting >> has options!!! Do you kick into a graphical environment, do you copy >> everything to memory, do you. you get the idea. The problem is >> that

Re: [gentoo-user] GBP character in KDE

2014-03-08 Thread Mick
On Saturday 08 Mar 2014 17:42:07 Pavel Volkov wrote: > On Saturday 08 March 2014 15:50:27 Mick wrote: > > I can't understand why a PC that uses the KDE desktop always sticks an > > > > accented capital "A" in front of the pound sign. It looks like this: > > £ > > I don't have this problem in K

Re: [gentoo-user] GBP character in KDE

2014-03-08 Thread Mick
On Saturday 08 Mar 2014 18:10:21 Mick wrote: > On Saturday 08 Mar 2014 17:42:07 Pavel Volkov wrote: > > On Saturday 08 March 2014 15:50:27 Mick wrote: > > > I can't understand why a PC that uses the KDE desktop always sticks an > > > > > > accented capital "A" in front of the pound sign. It looks

[gentoo-user] Re: World update and dev-lang/python-exec weirdness...

2014-03-08 Thread Jonathan Callen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 03/08/2014 11:24 AM, Tanstaafl wrote: > On 3/8/2014 10:12 AM, Todd Goodman wrote: >> * Tanstaafl [140308 09:46]: >>> If I do an emerge -pvuDN world, it tells me I only need to update (among a >>> few other >>> things) ONE version of dev-lang/py

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] LENOVO Z510 + Dual Boot + Gentoo == True ?

2014-03-08 Thread »Q«
On Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:23:21 +0100 Dan Johansson wrote: > I am considering buying a new Notebook and found that a "LENOVO > IdeaPad Z510" would fit into my budget and seems quite OK. > Does anyone here on the list have any experience with the Z510 running > dual-boot (Win8.x and Gentoo) that woul

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] LiveCDs for Uni students

2014-03-08 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 08.03.2014 02:57, schrieb Andrew Lowe: > On 8/03/2014 9:01 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >> Am 08.03.2014 01:54, schrieb Andrew Lowe: >>> Hi all, I'm doing some research on the topic of LiveCD's and was >>> after any input the list may have. > [snip] > ... > ... > ... > [snip] >>> >>> Any thou

Re: [gentoo-user] Cant boot with SSD, GPT, GRUB2 and UEFI

2014-03-08 Thread Facundo Curti
2014-03-08 6:46 GMT-03:00 Pavel Volkov : > On Saturday 08 March 2014 06:25:32 Facundo Curti wrote: > > So, I try to do the same, but in chroot. > > I mount everything (Including proc and sys), and: > >chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash > >grub2-install --target x86_64-efi /dev/sd

[gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Facundo Curti
Hi all. I'm again :P (I'm becoming an annoying). I have a realtek 8111F ethernet. I boot from a live-usb, make an lspci -v and says ethernet uses r8169 module. I compiled my kernel with this module, and when I start the system eth0 does not exist (Just lo), and a lspci -v says anything about mod

Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Canek Peláez Valdés
On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Facundo Curti wrote: > Hi all. I'm again :P (I'm becoming an annoying). > > I have a realtek 8111F ethernet. > > I boot from a live-usb, make an lspci -v and says ethernet uses r8169 > module. > > I compiled my kernel with this module, and when I start the system et

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] LiveCDs for Uni students

2014-03-08 Thread Andrew Lowe
On 03/09/2014 04:39 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > Am 08.03.2014 02:57, schrieb Andrew Lowe: >> On 8/03/2014 9:01 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >>> Am 08.03.2014 01:54, schrieb Andrew Lowe: Hi all, I'm doing some research on the topic of LiveCD's and was after any input the list may

Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Facundo Curti
This dont show anything ._. Here my dmseg complete: bpaste.net/show/186667 And my .config from kernel: http://bpaste.net/show/186668 2014-03-08 21:53 GMT-03:00 Canek Peláez Valdés : > On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Facundo Curti > wrote: > > Hi all. I'm again :P (I'm becoming an annoying).

Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Canek Peláez Valdés
On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 10:28 PM, Facundo Curti wrote: > This dont show anything ._. > > Here my dmseg complete: bpaste.net/show/186667 > > And my .config from kernel: http://bpaste.net/show/186668 Please don't top-post. You have the module compiled in the kernel. That should not be a problem, b

Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Facundo Curti
2014-03-09 1:50 GMT-03:00 Canek Peláez Valdés : > On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 10:28 PM, Facundo Curti > wrote: > > This dont show anything ._. > > > > Here my dmseg complete: bpaste.net/show/186667 > > > > And my .config from kernel: http://bpaste.net/show/186668 > > Please don't top-post. > > You ha

Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Canek Peláez Valdés
On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Facundo Curti wrote: [snip] > Sorry about top posting, My bad. Gmail jaja. I need to find a email client > :P No prob. > Thank you for help. I'm trying to install firmware as you sugest. But now I > have the problem, when I do modprobe r8168 it says: > > Error: C

Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Dale
Facundo Curti wrote: > But now I have the problem, when I do modprobe r8168 it says: > > Error: Could not insert 'r8168': Function not implemented Typo maybe? It should be r8169. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted m

Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Facundo Curti
2014-03-09 3:25 GMT-03:00 Dale : > Facundo Curti wrote: > > But now I have the problem, when I do modprobe r8168 it says: > > > > Error: Could not insert 'r8168': Function not implemented > > Typo maybe? It should be r8169. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > > -- > I am only responsible for what I said ...

Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Canek Peláez Valdés
On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 12:39 AM, Facundo Curti wrote: [snip] > After install firmware, now I can see on my lspci -v > > http://bpaste.net/show/186693 Well, that's progress, I suppose. > So, how you can see, now I have a kernel module. But I still cannot see a eth0 device :/ If you are using s

Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Facundo Curti
2014-03-09 3:59 GMT-03:00 Canek Peláez Valdés : > On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 12:39 AM, Facundo Curti > wrote: > > [snip] > > > After install firmware, now I can see on my lspci -v > > > > http://bpaste.net/show/186693 > > Well, that's progress, I suppose. > > > > So, how you can see, now I have a ker

Re: [gentoo-user] ethernet dont use kernel module

2014-03-08 Thread Facundo Curti
Sorry, bad paste. I still don't recognize the error. What does lsmod | grep "816[89]" says? > > It says: [0.190299] pci :03:00.0: [10ec:8168] type 00 class 0x02 [0.816810] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 4096-byte physical blocks ^ I'm writing this by hand because I ca