Re: [gentoo-user] conflict in fstab w/ lvm?

2009-06-12 Thread Maxim Wexler
On 6/12/09, Mike Kazantsev wrote: > On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:45:04 -0600 > Maxim Wexler wrote: > >> #shm /dev/shmtmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0 > > I wonder, what's the rationale behind commenting out shm? > Good question. I was given to understand

Re: [gentoo-user] conflict in fstab w/ lvm?

2009-06-12 Thread Maxim Wexler
On 6/12/09, Daniel da Veiga wrote: > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 16:45, Maxim Wexler wrote: >> Hi group, >> >> Following the LVM2 gentoo doc I have in fstab: >> >> ... >> /dev/vg/tmp /tmp ext2 noatime 0 2 >> ... >> >> But also(s

[gentoo-user] conflict in fstab w/ lvm?

2009-06-12 Thread Maxim Wexler
Hi group, Following the LVM2 gentoo doc I have in fstab: ... /dev/vg/tmp /tmp ext2 noatime 0 2 ... But also(suggested by the eee forum): ... #shm/dev/shmtmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0 tmpfs /tmptmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 Is this legal? Mountin

[gentoo-user] building packages remotely

2009-06-12 Thread Maxim Wexler
per google input that doesn't lead to garbage. Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] kernel config for eee w/Atom N270 CPU

2009-06-11 Thread Maxim Wexler
On 6/11/09, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Maxim Wexler wrote: >> Hi group, >> >> Been tracking down other's kern config for 900A w/ N270 Atom cpu and >> notice, so far, everyone goes for CONFIG_SMP=y. Why, particularly when >> most c

[gentoo-user] kernel config for eee w/Atom N270 CPU

2009-06-11 Thread Maxim Wexler
t personal computers, say N.' As far as I know the 900A has only one CPU, unless there is some sort of virtual one I haven't heard of yet. Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] can't emerge gentoo-sources from sysrescd-1.2.0FIXED

2009-06-10 Thread Maxim Wexler
On 6/10/09, Boris Fersing wrote: > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 22:44, Maxim Wexler wrote: >> Hi group, >> > Hi, > >> I thought that this was the fault of my dialup connection at home but >> now I find it's doing it at the wifi spot in the library. >> >

[gentoo-user] can't emerge gentoo-sources from sysrescd-1.2.0

2009-06-10 Thread Maxim Wexler
'/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.29-r5/temp/build.log' * Messages for package sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.29-r5: * Fetch failed for 'sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.29-r5', Log file: * '/var/tmp/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.29-r5/temp/build.log' sysresccd etc # Maxim

[gentoo-user] peculiar ppp problem

2009-06-08 Thread Maxim Wexler
tbook I'm using systemrescuecd-1.2.0, running /root% pon on one terminal and attempting to emerge gentoo-sources from a chrooted environment on another terminal which fails, naturally, with 'unable to resolve host address' errors. I've done this often before without problems. Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] more tripleE SSD fs controversy

2009-06-06 Thread Maxim Wexler
> > ext2 is normally recommended for "cheap" SSDs such as are in the EEE > because it is a non-journalled FS, which is kind of important when your > disk has severely limited write life. It's not just the write life I'm worried about; it's booting into a system whose partitions no longer line up,

[gentoo-user] more tripleE SSD fs controversy

2009-06-05 Thread Maxim Wexler
fs -t ext4 -E stripe-width=32,resize=500G /dev/ssd/root In his discussion of formatting the pricy Intel product. He doesn't say if this would be worthwhile for the "cheap" type. hohndel doesn't specify any options, just says, use ext2. What does the group recommend? Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] lvm2 questions

2009-06-04 Thread Maxim Wexler
to start with smaller partitions and increase their size as needed. Code Listing 2.5: Creating and extending logical volumes" Then why give the logical volumes any size at all? If they can be expanded at will, why not just the let the files fill them up as much as they need? This point has me stymied. Maxim

[gentoo-user] lvm2 questions

2009-06-04 Thread Maxim Wexler
t % vgscan Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Well, no, it was more or less instant. There was no further output and the prompt reappeared. Does this mean everything is cool or that vgscan found nothing? Maxim

Re: Tweaks for SSDs [Was: [gentoo-user] [ot] no more inodes]

2009-06-03 Thread Maxim Wexler
deration. Or did they find the author's recommendations spot on? wrt partitioning with lvm particularly. Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] cannot completely shut down my system from command line

2009-06-02 Thread Maxim Wexler
I use -h. How in the heck do I even debug such a thing > or fix? Having similar problems with latest min-install in a netbook. Shutdown -some-option doesn't do the trick. ctrl-alt-delete just freezes the console until I hold down the power button. Maxim

[gentoo-user] ctrl-alt-del change for minimal-x86-install-20090526.iso?

2009-06-02 Thread Maxim Wexler
Hi group, I note that ctrl-alt-del no longer shuts off my netbook. It gets to 'remounting file sytems read only' then stops. I have to hold the power button for about 5 secs to get the thing to shut down. Is there a new, approved way of shutting down one's netbook? Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] no battery state/info in minimal-x86-install-20090526.iso?

2009-06-02 Thread Maxim Wexler
at but I can't read them "permission denied. But I'm logged in as root Maxim

[gentoo-user] no battery state/info in minimal-x86-install-20090526.iso?

2009-06-01 Thread Maxim Wexler
st be checking it. Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to 2008.0 live-install CD

2009-06-01 Thread Maxim Wexler
> I'm looking at it now. Why? There's nothing new there unless it's some > link I haven't clicked yet. Oops, top-post! Top-post! Haven't quite got the hang of this gmail thingee yet.

Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to 2008.0 live-install CD

2009-06-01 Thread Maxim Wexler
I'm looking at it now. Why? There's nothing new there unless it's some link I haven't clicked yet. On 6/1/09, Daniel Pielmeier wrote: > Maxim Wexler schrieb am 01.06.2009 18:45: >>> Err, click on an link and the ISO downloads, it's not difficult at all. &g

Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to 2008.0 live-install CD

2009-06-01 Thread Maxim Wexler
> Err, click on an link and the ISO downloads, it's not difficult at all. > > http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/gentoo/releases/x86/autobuilds/20090526/install-x86-minimal-20090526.iso be nice if gentoo.org -> get gentoo lead to the new stuff. mw

Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to 2008.0 live-install CD

2009-05-31 Thread Maxim Wexler
On 5/31/09, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > Am Sonntag, 31. Mai 2009 21:38:59 schrieb Maxim Wexler: >> Can somebody recommend an alternative, preferably non-debian; > > Did you try GRML? That's what I usually use. > > HTH... > > Dirk Well, it's debian. And uses

Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to 2008.0 live-install CD

2009-05-31 Thread Maxim Wexler
lst. So I deleted the blinking link and tried again. This time it just flagged it with a red stop sign icon and the word ERROR, no further explanation. So getting rid of the busted link doesn't help ;( Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to 2008.0 live-install CD

2009-05-31 Thread Maxim Wexler
Here's something, fireballiso. Anybody used this? Gentoo-like, but it's not in portage. On 5/31/09, Maxim Wexler wrote: >> >> Of course, both the wired and wireless interfaces are now supported by >> the >> kernel, so the latest auto-build may be suitable. >

Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to 2008.0 live-install CD

2009-05-31 Thread Maxim Wexler
ipt would be cool. Matter-of-fact I still have the tarballs from my present install and they're just a ~month old. Maybe if I google for isobuilder, say... Maxim

[gentoo-user] alternatives to 2008.0 live-install CD

2009-05-31 Thread Maxim Wexler
"no persistent database" errors, even on completely insecure networks. Maxim.

Re: [gentoo-user] [ot] no more inodes

2009-05-29 Thread Maxim Wexler
e. You definitely > want to get /usr/portage, $PORTAGE_TMPDIR and $DISTDIR off the root > partition. Just got back from Circuit City or whatever it's called with a 16G SD card and I'm steeling myself for the big task ahead. Just what do you have under root? How did you format the rest? Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] [ot] no more inodes

2009-05-29 Thread Maxim Wexler
defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 Does this have anything to do with the inode issue? What's the best fs for a 4G SSD? I picked ext3 because of another eee forum post. Maxim On 5/28/09, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Donnerstag 28 Mai 2009, Florian Philipp wrote: >> Maxim Wexler sc

Re: [gentoo-user] [ot] no more inodes

2009-05-28 Thread Maxim Wexler
> My advice: Save everything to another disk and then reformat the > partition with a higher amount of inodes. Everything? Won't that copy over the extraneous inodes? > > This will create a file system with three times as many indoes as you > had before. Is 3x enough? I haven't even gotten off t

[gentoo-user] [ot] no more inodes

2009-05-28 Thread Maxim Wexler
e on this unit is command-line type utilities and such. That can't account for 4G already. Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] was paludis and make.conf - reply to DH

2009-05-25 Thread maxim wexler
er, that doesn't seem "quite easy" to me. > > OTOH, you could also file an enhancement request. > google, here I come! > Bye... Maxim __ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: paludis and make.conf

2009-05-24 Thread maxim wexler
che. Do I tweak the variables there or in make.conf or both? Maxim __ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and sw

[gentoo-user] acpid: cannot open input layer -- why is that [ok]?

2009-05-24 Thread maxim wexler
the author seems to suggest I create the dir, /etc/acpi/actions without explicitly saying so. Why wasn't it created along with the /etc/acpi/events dir when the pkg was installed? Maxim __ Get a sneak peak at messages w

Re: [gentoo-user] was paludis and make.conf - reply to DH

2009-05-23 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Wed, 5/20/09, maxim wexler wrote: > From: maxim wexler > Subject: [gentoo-user] paludis and make.conf > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Received: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 1:57 PM > > Hi group, > > Now that I'm starting to use paludis in place of porta

Re: [gentoo-user] Is paludis bad for SSDs?

2009-05-23 Thread maxim wexler
its from turning off CONFIG_PROTECT in one or more dirs?. That seems to be what happened when I thought I had uninstalled _all_ of cpufreqd and cpufrequtils: the init files and conf remained. Maxim __ Make your browsing faster

Re: [gentoo-user] Is paludis bad for SSDs?

2009-05-23 Thread maxim wexler
> Are you using baselayout1 or baselayout2/openrc? Hadn't thought about it. baselayout-1.12.11.1 appears under /var/db/pkg/sys-apps/ Do you recommend migrating to openrc as per http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/openrc-migration.xml

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: -march=auto

2009-05-22 Thread maxim wexler
> If so, Daniel's > tip about 'gcc -Q --help=target -march=native' will give > you the exact > options to use. > >     Wonko > > See attachment please. Some stuff is enabled, some disabled, som

[gentoo-user] Is paludis bad for SSDs?

2009-05-22 Thread maxim wexler
ute before without causing grief to the fs. Maxim __ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/

[gentoo-user] paludis --uninstall leaves stuff behind

2009-05-22 Thread maxim wexler
d rebooted -- same message. So I deleted /etc/cpufreqd.conf(Why didn't paludis -u get rid of it?). And rebooted. Now the message is "can't find cpufreqd.conf". Why didn't paludis -u get rid of everything? Maxim _

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: -march=auto

2009-05-22 Thread maxim wexler
uot;Newer versions". Isn't v4.3.2 new? It was from a new pkg about a month ago. Is it giving me a choice here? Can I really declare two -march variables? What about mtune and mfpath, are they meant to be "instead of" or "in addition to"? What goes in the kernel config? W

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]eee 900a intel atom is what processor family?

2009-05-21 Thread maxim wexler
> > The more generic choices you have will work, but be > slightly less > > optimised. > > Could also perhaps try -march=auto if you're using a > version of GCC > that supports it. $gcc --version gcc (Gentoo-4.3.2-r3 p1.6, pie-10.1.5) 4.3.2 googled gcc 4.3.2 + -march=auto; got nothing. Does tha

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]eee 900a intel atom is what processor family?

2009-05-21 Thread maxim wexler
> > But there is nothing for Intel Atom, the 900A's > processor. Is it > > CONFIG_M586? Is CONFIG_M386 my best choice, the > default? > > AFAIK, CONFIG_MCORE2 is the correct choice. > > > BTW /etc/paludis/bashrc lists: > > > > CFLAGS="-02 -march=i686 -pipe". Is that supposed to > reflect the p

[gentoo-user] acpid woes

2009-05-21 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, When my netbook boots I get: ... apcid: cannot open input layer [ok] *cpufreqd requires kernel config CONFIG_CPU_FREQ ... but a grep of the kernel config reveals: CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y Is there something else I'm missing?

[gentoo-user] [OT]eee 900a intel atom is what processor family?

2009-05-20 Thread maxim wexler
arch=i686 -pipe". Is that supposed to reflect the proper kernel config. Is it "Pentium Pro" afterall? Maxim. __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.

[gentoo-user] paludis and make.conf

2009-05-20 Thread maxim wexler
w did paludis decide to use these variables? They don't appear in make.conf, in any of the /etc/paludis conf files or /etc/env.d files. Am I setting myself up for problems later? My world file has only 22 items in it so f

Re: [gentoo-user] portage2paludis question

2009-05-19 Thread maxim wexler
> > Question: are these new dirs named gentoo OR gentoo.conf > and so on for the other two? > > Maxim Went ahead and named them just gentoo etc no .conf. And paludis --sync worked! But the dirs are empty. Would it have worked if I had added .conf to the

[gentoo-user] portage2paludis question

2009-05-19 Thread maxim wexler
OR gentoo.conf and so on for the other two? Maxim __ Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane with All new Yahoo! Mail: http://ca.promos.yahoo.com/newmail/overview2/

Re: [gentoo-user] more eee900a ?s

2009-05-19 Thread maxim wexler
> I haven't tried toggling the wireless, but the sleep key > and power button > can be used with ACPI and sys-power/hibernate-script. > > % cat /etc/acpi/events/sleep I did an emerge of acpi but it didn't create anything in /etc. Did you m

[gentoo-user] nagging USE flag question

2009-05-18 Thread maxim wexler
equivalent to euse or flagedit? Maxim __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-16 Thread maxim wexler
> I've been running mine for over a year, using ~x86 so using ~x86? As a USE flag, in package.keywords, ACCEPT_KEYWORDS...? mw __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Do

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-15 Thread maxim wexler
osuid,noexec 0 0 /gentoo/portage.squashfs /gentoo/portage autoloop,ro 0 0 ... Is this overkill? Or the way to go? Believe this was for a 701. Maxim __ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving ju

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-15 Thread maxim wexler
Now, can you point a way forword? My eeepc is strictly bare bones, for now, no X, haven't even written make.conf yet. There's some interesting stuff re: gentoo on eeepc on the eee forum but it's rather dated. Can you suggest some sort of wiki or? Thanks, rgrds Maxim _

[gentoo-user] more eee900a ?s

2009-05-14 Thread maxim wexler
eprecated and possibly dangerous. I note in portage app-laptop/acpi4asus which, according to sourceforge.net, has not been updated for two years. Can someone confirm it works on a 900a with the 28 kernel version? Maxim __

[gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eee

2009-05-12 Thread maxim wexler
P 00:1e:58:fb:8c:b1 wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:58:fb:8c:b1 wlan0: associated I know the system is working because I see others here working with their Windows laptops. Maxim __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere

Re: [gentoo-user] no scroll back on eee

2009-05-08 Thread maxim wexler
> BTW, are you using a frame buffer? I can't seem to get > uvesafb to work. > Whoa! Scratch that, now the framebuffer works but not scrollback! Not really worth it. mw __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the

Re: [gentoo-user] no scroll back on eee

2009-05-08 Thread maxim wexler
>   Shift + PgUp/PgDown scrolls a half page at a time on > the console, to aha! Shift +PgUp/PgDn+*fn*= scroll back. Thanks. BTW, are you using a frame buffer? I can't seem to get uvesafb to work. Maxim __ Be s

[gentoo-user] no scroll back on eee

2009-05-07 Thread maxim wexler
w keys and scroll back from the login to the grub prompt. On the eee it just re-cycles the history if I've logged in, prints [A[A[A... if not. Maxim __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge fetch grabs wrong file!?

2009-05-07 Thread maxim wexler
> > Whatever portage is fetching is turning into something > I didn't order. I checked in distfiles and sure enough, > there's no klibc* but a growing linux-2.6.26.tar.bz2. > Weird. > > Nothing is wrong. That file is required for klibc. From the > ebuild notes: Yes, I saw that too, but 1) why

[gentoo-user] emerge fetch grabs wrong file!?

2009-05-07 Thread maxim wexler
26.tar.bz2 => `/usr/portage/distfiles/linux-2.6.26.tar.bz2' ... Whatever portage is fetching is turning into something I didn't order. I checked in distfiles and sure enough, there's no klibc* but a growing linux-2.6.26.tar.bz2. Weird. Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepcFIXED

2009-05-06 Thread maxim wexler
> cd ../devices/pci:00/:00:1f.2/ > ls -al driver > (should show something like) > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May  6 16:49 driver -> > ../../../bus/pci/drivers/ata_piix > > > From this I can tell that it is the "ata_piix" Mine too! Yippee! The eeebox has landed! Thanks man! MW

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread maxim wexler
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set deprecated, possible conflict but I set it anyway > # CONFIG_SATA_AHCI is not set doubtful if I need it but set it anyway > # CONFIG_SATA_PMP is not set definitely nothing to do with my system, didn't set it. > > Not sure, anyway, try it... > Still p

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-06 Thread maxim wexler
> The kernel takes a little time to detect and settle the bus > to detect > the devices. At least adding "rootwait" and  > "rootdelay=10" to the > kernel line solved my problems. Tried rootwait by itself and with rootdelay=10 and rootdelay=10 by itself Well, the triple E still don't boot: eithe

Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-05 Thread maxim wexler
> You gotta use a "delay" (or "wait", can't remember exactly) > parameter > for the kernel to wait while the disc is recognized, dunno > exactly, > but 2 to 5 seconds should be enough. I have an EEE 701 and Well there's a 10 sec 'timeout' but I can make that infinite by hitting the arrow key. T

[gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

2009-05-05 Thread maxim wexler
it boots fine. On the eeepc however that doesn't work. Can somebody tell what I'm doing wrong? Maxim __ Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet Explorer® 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get

Re: [gentoo-user] 'buntu --> gentoo --> eeepcFIXED

2009-05-04 Thread maxim wexler
> > Does the dialup work at all. Can you ping any of the gentoo > mirrors? Did > mirrorselect work? emerge mirrorselect is further down the page under "Last configuration touches". Which is a puzzlement. Before failing portage tried connecting to a long list of sites. How did portage know whe

[gentoo-user] 'buntu --> gentoo --> eeepc

2009-05-04 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Using xubuntu on a usb stick to install gentoo on a eeepc, 4g, 900A. I've gotten as far as kernel config(Quick-install Guide -> Kernel Configuration) but when I try to emerge gentoo-sources portage can't resolve any of the addresses and the process fails. Does it have something to d

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]UPS battery dead?

2009-04-30 Thread maxim wexler
The relevant lines > from my > apcupsd.conf are > Yep, that's what I got. > UPSCABLE usb > UPSTYPE usb DEVICE didn't work in v3.14 for me. Now, with v3.12, this might change. I'll give it a whirl. > DEVICE > > > -- > Neil Bothwick > > Das Internet is nicht fuer gefingerclicken und > giff

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]UPS battery dead?

2009-04-30 Thread maxim wexler
    > > It's not supposed to say DEVICE /dev/ttyS0 for USB, it > should just be > blank as per /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf Previously I had v.3.14 which I had installed from a tarball; now I'm using 3.12 installed via portage. And even though in both cases the conf file defaults to UPSTYPE usb t

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]UPS battery dead?

2009-04-30 Thread maxim wexler
> Unplug all your electronic devices and plug in a lamp with > a 100 Watt > incandescent light build. With the lamp on unplug the UPS > from the > wall and see what happens. If the battery is dead it won't > last all > that long. Gave ~5 mins. So I let it charge for 24 hrs now it gives me 36 min

[gentoo-user] [OT]UPS battery dead?

2009-04-28 Thread maxim wexler
TDATE 2000-00-00. Huh? I'd like to test it further but the apcupsd manual recommends at least 5mins time left. If I just unplug it from the back of the PC, will it charge? Is the battery caput? Maxim __ Ask a question on

[gentoo-user] udev "problem assigning persistent names"

2009-04-27 Thread maxim wexler
211 usbcore 109552 6 usbhid,rt2500usb,rt2x00usb,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd Maxim __ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca

Re: [gentoo-user] can't find ralink driver in 2.6.28-gentoo-r4 kernel

2009-04-26 Thread maxim wexler
> > Take a look in the "Depends on" line of the item you > have identified as > > the driver in the /rt2x00 search output. Maybe > something is not enabled > > that is needed for the driver to show up. > > > >    > I just checked on my 2.6.29-r1, and that path is accurate, > and it's at > the bot

Re: [gentoo-user] can't find ralink driver in 2.6.28-gentoo-r4 kernel

2009-04-26 Thread maxim wexler
> > Take a look in the "Depends on" line of the item you have > identified as > the driver in the /rt2x00 search output. Maybe something is > not enabled > that is needed for the driver to show up. > It's all enabled either or [*]. Except for &&!S390 which I suppose means *don't* enable. That

[gentoo-user] can't find ralink driver in 2.6.28-gentoo-r4 kernel

2009-04-26 Thread maxim wexler
an I didn't see it there. Anybody else have this problem? Is it named something else? According to serialmonkey the add-on driver is no longer maintained. And the one that comes with portage never worked for me. Maxim ___

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Xandros, EEE which partition to chroot

2009-04-12 Thread maxim wexler
> There isn't room to install Gentoo alongside Xandros on a > 4GB Eee. Either > install Gentoo to an SD card for now or bite the bullet and > wipe Xandros > before installation. I was hoping to use your suggestion(unless I misunderstood): Boot with eeexubuntu from a USB and use its tools to inst

[gentoo-user] [OT] Xandros, EEE which partition to chroot

2009-04-10 Thread maxim wexler
rpose of the fat partitions? What partitions, size, format etc do list members recommend. I asked this question on the eee forum but got no answer. Maxim __ Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people.

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key--FIXED

2009-04-09 Thread maxim wexler
> Judging from the footer from yahoo, I am guessing you're in > Canada? Correct > Good luck and keep us posted. This time I got a better connection and downloaded the iso in one go then ran unetbootin on it and this time it worked mw _

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb keyADDENDUM

2009-04-08 Thread maxim wexler
> That's right, you're not using it properly, you shouldn't > be using any > options. Read the md5sum man page I think I got it: heat...@kyzyl ~ $ md5sum -t download/eeexubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386-20090223.iso 174b43676c64043770319f80effe6253 download/eeexubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386-20090223.iso a

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb keyADDENDUM

2009-04-08 Thread maxim wexler
> checksum this time -- if Xandros has the tool! Wow! Just ran md5sum on the iso from my gentoo box here at home base: eat...@kyzyl ~ $ md5sum -c download/eeexubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386-20090223.iso md5sum: ./autorun.inf: No such file or directory ./autorun.inf: FAILED open or read md5sum: ./casp

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key

2009-04-08 Thread maxim wexler
> Was quite easy using "unetbootin", it's in the portage > tree. > There is also a MS Windows version of this tool. > "emerge -va unetbootin" Thanks Joost, I did an emerge -pv unetbootin earlier but there were lots of blocks and masks plus it wants >100M downloads and I only get 2k from dialup

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key

2009-04-07 Thread maxim wexler
> You don't have to run it on the Eee. It's a live CD, just > boot your > desktop/laptop from it to run the script. Aaaargh! Image too big, ~740M, guess I need a DVD burner. Do you happen to know off-hand if blank CDs come in > 700M? Or, are you suggesting I can boot an *.iso some other way tha

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key

2009-04-07 Thread maxim wexler
> > Why are you following the Gentoo instructions to create an > Ubuntu disk? Because I'm insane. > AFAIR, eexubuntu comes with a script to create a bootable > USB stick. Near's I can tell you have to burn a CD first, boot it, then run the script. Don't have a CD/DVD attachment for the triple

[gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key

2009-04-07 Thread maxim wexler
e. Does it really matter that I'm using 'Buntu? A look at the 'Buntu howtos for this procedure remind me why I prefer the gentoo method. Neil, you there? How did you do it? I don't have a cd/dvd attachment for my tripleE, have to use a usb key. Maxim ___

Re: [gentoo-user] installing gentoo using systemrescuecd and wifi

2009-04-03 Thread maxim wexler
red to an SSHD? How much space does it require? I've got 4G available but I'd like to have, say a Gig free. See above. I've been looking at eeebuntu-base2.0. Do you know enough to compare them? Thanks, Maxim _

Re: [gentoo-user] installing gentoo using systemrescuecd and wifi

2009-04-01 Thread maxim wexler
> > > > Can anybody help? I hate Xandros, it reminds me of > Win98! > > Well: use Xandros to install gentoo. Xandros has already used up *all* of the HD on one partition. I can't format the drive without destroying the OS which is installing it. There isn't even enough room to download the sn

[gentoo-user] installing gentoo using systemrescuecd and wifi

2009-04-01 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I posted the following at the sysrescuecd forum but I despair of ever getting a worthwhile answer: I've got a tripleE 900A with 4G SSHD running Xandros and I want to use the sysrescueCD to install gentoo. But I have to be able to use the wifi driver(ATH5K). There's no problem connec

[gentoo-user] new symbols in portage

2009-03-26 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Since updating portage I notice the following whenever I run emerge: <...> Portage tree and overlays: [0] /usr/portage [?] indicates that the source repository could not be determined <...> But what does [?=>0] mean which sometimes

Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo on a usb stick

2009-03-24 Thread maxim wexler
> Try adding another s to the directory after sourceforge.net > :) LOL __ Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos and more... Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger at http://ca.beta.messenger.yahoo.com/

Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo on a usb stick

2009-03-24 Thread maxim wexler
> directory of any mirror. But I'd stick with System Rescue > CD, it's so > easy to install to a USB stick. > > Arrrgh! I can't get it. home/user> wget -c downloads.sourceforge.net/sytemrescuecd/systemrescuecd-x86-1.1.6.iso --13:30:13-- http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sytemrescuecd/syste

[gentoo-user] gentoo on a usb stick

2009-03-23 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I was planning to put the i686-2008.0-LiveCD-installer on a USB stick and install it on a Asus 900A eeePC. But I understand the kernel on the CD is http://ca.answers.yahoo.com

Re: [gentoo-user] can't upgrade to latest pkg-FIXED

2009-03-23 Thread maxim wexler
> >=sys-kernel/tuxonice-sources-2.6.28 ~x86 Yeah, I just found this out and rushed back but you beat me to it:) mw __ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! M

Re: [gentoo-user] can't upgrade to latest pkg

2009-03-23 Thread maxim wexler
> These are the latest stable versions. If you want testing > versions you > need to put the into /etc/portage/package.keywords [1]. > > [1] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3&chap=3 > Nope, Using the model given: app-office/gnumeric ~x86 like this: =sys-kernel/tu

[gentoo-user] can't upgrade to latest pkg

2009-03-23 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I did eix-sync and upgraded portage but when I try to upgrade gentoo-sources portage wants to get v2.6.27 and for tuxonice-sources it goes for v2.6.24. How do I tell portage to get the latest packages? Maxim

[gentoo-user] kismet fatal error

2009-03-22 Thread maxim wexler
heat...@kyzyl ~ $ kismet_client FATAL: Could not connect to localhost:2501. Google doesn't help. Changing /etc/hosts line 127.0.0.1 heathen localhost to the more generic 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost doesn't work. Maxim _

Re: [gentoo-user] can't make rt2570 module FIXED

2009-03-22 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Fri, 3/13/09, maxim wexler wrote: > From: maxim wexler > Subject: [gentoo-user] can't make rt2570 module > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Received: Friday, March 13, 2009, 2:32 PM > > Hi group, > > I found a bug report for this but that involve

[gentoo-user] can't make rt2570 module

2009-03-13 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I found a bug report for this but that involved a problem with the kernel config. In this case, portage doesn't seem to have a problem with that. This is for a "NovaTech" usb-wifi gizmo. ID: 0eb0:9020 #emerge -v rt2570 <...> * Found sources for kernel version: * 2.6.23-gentoo-r

Re: [gentoo-user] atheros wifi for gentoo..

2009-03-04 Thread maxim wexler
o: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Received: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 4:09 PM > On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:10:37 -0800 (PST), maxim wexler > wrote: > > > Just finding the ebuild. Can't sink -- no ISP. > Good news, I've > > uncovered the shell, ctl+alt+t,FYI. I

Re: [gentoo-user] atheros wifi for gentoo..

2009-02-28 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Sat, 2/21/09, Neil Bothwick wrote: > From: Neil Bothwick > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] atheros wifi for gentoo.. > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Received: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 2:53 PM > On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:25:22 -0800 (PST), maxim wexler > wrote:

Re: [gentoo-user] atheros wifi for gentoo..

2009-02-21 Thread maxim wexler
> ATH5K has been in the kernel for a little while,the reason > for using > 2.6.28 is that it also supports the wired NIC. With the > addition of the > eee ACPI modules, I can now run with no third party modules > on my Eee. > When I do a search for 2.6.28 I get a patch. For gentoo-sources, 2.6.2

[gentoo-user] atheros wifi for gentoo..

2009-02-18 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group,.too is considerably tougher. Xandros must die! But it has support for the wifi, so the linux drivers must be out there. I don't want to start dragging around more unnecessary stuff to get on line at my favo(u)rite cafe. I would love to hear from someone who managed a gentoo install

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