[gentoo-user] jpilot-syncmal problem

2005-04-26 Thread Dave S
I have a m505 pda syncing through jpilot. I am running jpilot-syncmal so I can download from the avantgo server. Having set up several channels all of which work perfectly, I cannot get the 'onlineweather.com' to update. If I remove & re-install the chanel it updates but not when I just sync. I

[gentoo-user] Subtle KDE style problem ?

2005-05-01 Thread Dave S
This is a subtle KDE problem, in a nutshell : If I use kde logged in as myself, I go to control center > style > preview, I see tab 1 & tab 2. There is a slight line below the tabs which defines the top of the preview box as it should be. If I use kde logged in as my wife, I go to control center

Re: [gentoo-user] Subtle KDE style problem ?

2005-05-02 Thread Dave S
Dave S wrote: >This is a subtle KDE problem, in a nutshell : > >If I use kde logged in as myself, I go to control center > style > >preview, I see tab 1 & tab 2. There is a slight line below the tabs >which defines the top of the preview box as it should be. > >If

[gentoo-user] OT? Gnome no bzip2 utility

2005-06-27 Thread Dave S
I am starting to play with Gnome, I am trying to install some more icons, I drag my icon file to 'Theme Preferences', it downloads then reports ... "Can not install theme. The bzip2 utility is not installed" bash-2.05b$ emerge -p bzip2 These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calcu

Re: [gentoo-user] OT? Gnome no bzip2 utility

2005-06-27 Thread Dave S
Holly Bostick wrote: >Dave S schreef: > > >>I am starting to play with Gnome, >> >>I am trying to install some more icons, I drag my icon file to 'Theme >>Preferences', it downloads then reports ... >> >>"Can not install theme. >

Re: [gentoo-user] OT? Gnome no bzip2 utility

2005-06-28 Thread Dave S
Holly Bostick wrote: >Dave S schreef: > > >>Holly Bostick wrote: >> >> >> > > > >>cd to the directory >> >>bash-2.05b$ ls >>36x36 README index.theme makePngFromSvg.sh scalable >>bash-2.05b$ cat README >

[gentoo-user] Help I have b0rked my system :(

2005-07-06 Thread Dave S
Please help, I have managed to really screw up my second gentoo box, ** How I did it ** Well, I tried emergeing gnome, liked the look of it but then it appeared to crash, all icons on the desktop went & the bottom taskbar stopped working. Going into KDE all the K menus appeared messed up ie no k

Re: [gentoo-user] Help I have b0rked my system :(

2005-07-06 Thread Dave S
Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >Hi, > >you don't have composite activated, do you? > > I have looked in xorg.conf but cannot find any reference to it, just in case I swapped xorg.conf for an old copy, same problem :( Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Help I have b0rked my system :(

2005-07-06 Thread Dave S
>I've gotta say, composite was the first thing I thought of as well-- and >I've never even seen it in use, much less used it myself. > >But would changing xorg.conf help, if the xorg package was compiled with >the +composite USE flag set (which is what I at least am wondering >about, rather than w

Re: [gentoo-user] Help I have b0rked my system :(

2005-07-07 Thread Dave S
Ed Jabbour wrote: >On Thursday 07 July 2005 02:40 am, Dave S wrote: > > > >>>...what about xcompmanager (or whatever it's called)? Is that possibly >>>running? >>> >>>Holly >>> >>> >>You could be right, Im g

Re: [gentoo-user] Help I have b0rked my system :(

2005-07-07 Thread Dave S
Dave S wrote: >Ed Jabbour wrote: > > > >>On Thursday 07 July 2005 02:40 am, Dave S wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>>...what about xcompmanager (or whatever it's called)? Is that possibly >>>>running? >>>> &

[gentoo-user] cant emerge kdelibs

2005-07-10 Thread Dave S
Hi all, I cannot emerge kdelibs on my 3000+ AMD, I have tried re-emerging qt first (found this on the forum), I have edited /etc/make.conf and removed my -O? flag, usually set to -O3 and tried repeatedly to re-emerge kdelibs without success. vanda_comp dave # emerge -p kdelibs gcc These are the

Re: [gentoo-user] cant emerge kdelibs

2005-07-10 Thread Dave S
Holly Bostick wrote: >Holly Bostick schreef: >Oops, sorry, forgot part of the command: > > > >>The way to fix that is: >> >># sh fix_libtool_files.sh >> >> >> > >should be > >sh fix_libtool_files.sh 3.3.4 > >Sorry. > >Holly > > It fixed a lot of stuff - am re-trying to emerge kdelibs as I

Re: [gentoo-user] cant emerge kdelibs

2005-07-10 Thread Dave S
Dave S wrote: >Holly Bostick wrote: > > > >>Holly Bostick schreef: >>Oops, sorry, forgot part of the command: >> >> >> >> >> >>>The way to fix that is: >>> >>># sh fix_libtool_files.sh >>> >

[gentoo-user] gphoto2 large file problems ?

2005-07-16 Thread Dave S
Hi all, gphoto2 used to work well with my Kodak DX6340 camera. I recently did a emerge -uDv and loads of version numbers have been bumped since I last did an upgrade, some 8ish months ago. Anyhow having sorted the access permission problem It appears that I cannot download .MOV files from my cam

Re: [gentoo-user] gphoto2 large file problems ?

2005-07-17 Thread Dave S
Zac Medico wrote: > Dave S wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> gphoto2 used to work well with my Kodak DX6340 camera. I recently did a >> emerge -uDv and loads of version numbers have been bumped since I last >> did an upgrade, some 8ish months ago. >> >> An

[gentoo-user] hotplug permissions xsane

2005-07-17 Thread Dave S
Hello all, My scanner was working OK till I did a 'emerge -uDv world'. xsane now picks up my logitech webcam instead of my scanner and does not see my scanner. In root xsane sees both devices, asks me which one to use and all is OK, so its a permissions problem. vanda_comp dave # lsusb Bus 00

Re: [gentoo-user][SOLVED] hotplug permissions xsane

2005-07-17 Thread Dave S
Dave S wrote: >Hello all, > >My scanner was working OK till I did a 'emerge -uDv world'. xsane now >picks up my logitech webcam instead of my scanner and does not see my >scanner. > >In root xsane sees both devices, asks me which one to use and all is OK

[gentoo-user] Tape to CD conversion advice needed

2005-07-23 Thread Dave S
Hi all, I need some advice, I need to convert some talks at my local group from tape to CD. I have a mike input on my audio card so connecting the audio should not be a problem. What file formats do standard CD players play ? I would guess mp3 but there do not appear to be any mp3 encoders for li

Re: [gentoo-user] Tape to CD conversion advice needed

2005-07-23 Thread Dave S
Thanks for the info, Thats realy usefull, I will go buy a lead & explore lame - The server idea is interesting and one I might explore Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] GTK fonts

2005-08-06 Thread Dave S
Hi all, Ive got a font problem, apps like abiword & gimp that use GTK fonts (I think :-) ) have very small jaggerdy witting for their menus in KDE & fluxbox. If I gnome-control-center & select anti-aliasing the menus look wonderful, smoother than my kde3.4 menus ! This is great until I log

Re: [gentoo-user] GTK fonts

2005-08-07 Thread Dave S
Thanks to both of you, Thats brilliant :-) Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] jpilot 0.99.8-pre9 character set query.

2005-08-14 Thread Dave S
Good morning, Jpilot is a great programme and works well but I am having problems with the £ symbol. I need to export from my memo pad as a text file, when I do all my £'s become [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/mydocs/Chubb (Work)/Timesheets $ cat memo.txt | grep £ +or 14058n 7ah battery £45 +or 140

[gentoo-user] OT KDE remote share ?

2005-08-28 Thread Dave S
I am giving KDE a go after being a long term fluxbox-er. I have a NFS hdd on my other machine which I mount with 'mount /mnt/archive' as root. I right clicked, behaviors, device icons and ticked a curiously named 'Mounted NFS share' and 'Unmounted NFS share' I get an icon 'Mounted Share 192.1

[gentoo-user] OT worth upgrading hardware ?

2005-10-02 Thread Dave S
Hi all, I have a PIII 700Mhz, 256MB RAM, Finances are somewhat tight (read that as very tight) but I could do with some more speed when playing with python scripts + KDE can be a tad sluggish. The processor is going to have to be either a ... Intel Celeron 2.4GHz 128K 400MHz Socket 478 CPU O

Re: [gentoo-user] OT worth upgrading hardware ?

2005-10-02 Thread Dave S
ROTECTED]>: On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 08:12:56AM +0100, Dave S wrote: The GHz sound impressive but I know neither chip is a very powerful, I believe they 'water down' the internals !. I cant find anywhere a comparison between my PIII & these two possibilitys. I

[gentoo-user] where is 'kat' ?

2005-10-16 Thread Dave S
Does anyone know which package 'kat' the kde search tool is in ? Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] 2.6.10 and realtime [was: "where is 'kat'"]

2005-10-17 Thread Dave S
Christoph Eckert wrote: Furthermore, the best use is with recent kernels with the new notify mechanism. Unfortunately, I'm still on 2.6.10 here due to realtime audio needs :( . Hi! Can you provide a bit more info on that item? See the post of Mark. I still use a vanilla 2.

[gentoo-user] logcheck rule problem

2006-10-11 Thread Dave S
Hi, I have setup logcheck and added various filters - it works great apart from one niggle ... Oct 8 07:38:56 localhost exiting on signal 15 Oct 8 07:38:57 localhost syslogd 1.4.1#17ubuntu7: restart. I can filter out the restart with /etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/syslogd ^\w{3} [ :0-9]{11} [

[gentoo-user] large .avi video files, re-encode ?

2006-12-28 Thread Dave S
Hi all, I have a bunch of .avi video files that I use in a openoffice presentation, they are nice and clear but really large files (1 - 2 GB each !). I know nothing of video files, is it possible for me to re-encode them to a more efficient format without loosing quality ? Any suggestions ? D

Re: [gentoo-user] large .avi video files, re-encode ?

2006-12-28 Thread Dave S
On Thursday 28 December 2006 17:39, Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman wrote: > Dave S wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have a bunch of .avi video files that I use in a openoffice > > presentation, they are nice and clear but really large files (1 - 2 GB > > each !)

Re: [gentoo-user] large .avi video files, re-encode ?

2006-12-28 Thread Dave S
On Thursday 28 December 2006 17:40, Strong Cypher wrote: > could you give us the original format of your video ? The .avi files were directly generated by a screen capture program Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] large .avi video files, re-encode ?

2006-12-28 Thread Dave S
On Thursday 28 December 2006 17:39, Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman wrote: > Dave S wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have a bunch of .avi video files that I use in a openoffice > > presentation, they are nice and clear but really large files (1 - 2 GB > > each !)

[gentoo-user] A bash > query ...

2007-01-01 Thread Dave S
I know that > /dev/null redirects standard output , and that 2> /dev/null redirects standard error Is there an expression that redirects standard output and standard error - at present I am using the ungainly > /dev/null 2> /dev/null Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] OT 0.0.0.0 security query

2006-05-27 Thread Dave S
Hi all, This is a bit OT but I have a netgear router DG834 ADSL firewall router. I have restricted my incoming services with ... Enable Service Name Action LAN Server IP address WAN Users Log on bit torrent ALLOW always 192.168.0.5 Any Always Default Yes Any BLOCK always Any A

Re: [gentoo-user] OT 0.0.0.0 security query

2006-05-28 Thread Dave S
On Saturday 27 May 2006 23:46, Jonathan Chocron wrote: > Le Samedi 27 Mai 2006 11:40, Dave S a écrit : > > Hi all, > > > > This is a bit OT but I have a netgear router DG834 ADSL firewall router. > > I have restricted my incoming services with ... > > > > E

Re: [gentoo-user] OT 0.0.0.0 security query

2006-05-29 Thread Dave S
On Monday 29 May 2006 11:14, Jonathan Chocron wrote: > Le Dimanche 28 Mai 2006 16:53, Dave S a écrit : > > Yep, same here. I was trying to lock down my router. By default it allows > > any outgoing packets and only allows incoming packets if they are related > > to the incomi

[gentoo-user] Which process is using port 5060 ?

2006-06-15 Thread Dave S
Hi all, Apparently my SIP port 5060 is in use. Is there a Linux command to tell me what process is using this port. I have a vague memory of seeing such a command but just cannot remember or find it. Many thanks in advance Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Which process is using port 5060 ?

2006-06-15 Thread Dave S
On Thursday 15 June 2006 17:21, Dave S wrote: > Hi all, > > Apparently my SIP port 5060 is in use. Is there a Linux command to tell me > what process is using this port. I have a vague memory of seeing such a > command but just cannot remember or find it. > > Many thank

[gentoo-user] environmental variables ?

2006-07-02 Thread Dave S
I throw myself on your mercy, this is for a kubuntu install not a gentoo install - but you guys are the most technical bunch I know :) I start an app with 'gksudo simple-backup-config', (a gtk backup utility 'sbackup') and all is well, the GUI it is rendered perfectly. I upgrade my system. I s

Re: [gentoo-user] environmental variables ?

2006-07-02 Thread Dave S
On Sunday 02 July 2006 12:40, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: > On Sunday 02 July 2006 09:09, Dave S wrote: > > < HOME = /root > > --- > > > > > HOME = /home/vanda > > This is only a theory but could it be that one reads config files in /root > and the other

Re: [gentoo-user] environmental variables ?

2006-07-03 Thread Dave S
On Monday 03 July 2006 00:46, Iain Buchanan wrote: > On Sun, 2006-07-02 at 13:50 +0100, Dave S wrote: > > On Sunday 02 July 2006 12:40, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: > > > On Sunday 02 July 2006 09:09, Dave S wrote: > > > > < HOME = /root > > >

[gentoo-user] Bash query OT

2006-07-09 Thread Dave S
Hi all, I have written a script in /etc/cron.daily for chkrootkit to screen out known suspect files that are OK & to email me with anthing else ... (ahem its not a gentoo system ... just thought I should come clean :)) #!/bin/sh # Adds a primitive filter of repeating false positives OUTFILE=`

Re: [gentoo-user] Bash query OT

2006-07-09 Thread Dave S
Thanks for you input, I see the error of my ways :) Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] chkrootkit LKM trojan ?

2006-07-16 Thread Dave S
HI, I have a potential security problem ... and err its not on gentoo, its on ubuntu but I am not getting any response there & you guys are the most tech bunch I know - Thought I would lay it on the table :) I just had an email from chkrootkit last night - --- The following suspicious files

Re: [gentoo-user] chkrootkit LKM trojan ?

2006-07-16 Thread Dave S
On Sunday 16 July 2006 19:54, Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: > On Sunday 16 July 2006 20:25, Dave S wrote: > > HI, I have a potential security problem ... > > > > and err its not on gentoo, its on ubuntu but I am not getting any > > response there & you guys are the mo

Re: [gentoo-user] chkrootkit LKM trojan ?

2006-07-16 Thread Dave S
On Sunday 16 July 2006 21:36, Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: > oh, and read this: > http://www.chkrootkit.org/faq/ Interesting ... How accurate is chkproc? If you run chkproc on a server that runs lots of short time processes it could report some false positives. chkproc compares the ps output w

Re: [gentoo-user] chkrootkit LKM trojan ?

2006-07-16 Thread Dave S
On Sunday 16 July 2006 22:12, Benno Schulenberg wrote: > Dave S wrote: > > On Sunday 16 July 2006 21:36, Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: > > > "no, if you chroot, the binaries from the chroot are used. > > > > The problem is if I do not chroot chkrootkit will scan t

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: chkrootkit LKM trojan ?

2006-07-17 Thread Dave S
On Sunday 16 July 2006 21:52, dnlt0hn5ntzhbqkv51 wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:54:18 -0400, Dave S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday 16 July 2006 19:54, Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: > >> On Sunday 16 July 2006 20:25, Dave S wrote: > >> > HI,

Re: [gentoo-user] chkrootkit LKM trojan ?

2006-07-17 Thread Dave S
On Sunday 16 July 2006 22:25, Jerry McBride wrote: > On Sunday 16 July 2006 15:54, Dave S wrote: > > On Sunday 16 July 2006 19:54, Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: > > > On Sunday 16 July 2006 20:25, Dave S wrote: > > > > HI, I have a potential security problem ... >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: chkrootkit LKM trojan ?

2006-07-18 Thread Dave S
On Monday 17 July 2006 21:35, Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:36:30 +0100 > > Dave S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How accurate is chkproc? > > If you run chkproc on a server that runs lots of short time processes it > > cou