Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Midnight Commander and hiding terminal output

2015-12-31 Thread Linux
On 12/30/2015 10:32 AM, Roman Dobosz wrote: snip Just redirect the standard end error output to the void, like: --- 8< ~/.config/mc/mc.ext --- include/video2 Open=(mpv -vf-clr %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &) View=%view{ascii} midentify %f Edit=if [ -n "$DISPLAY" ]; then (avidemux3_qt4 %f

Re: [gentoo-user] OT - Midnight Commander and hiding terminal output

2015-12-31 Thread Linux
On 12/29/2015 5:15 PM, waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: snip Another MC user here. Here are a couple of entries I've inserted at the top of my ~/.config/mc/mc.ext file. The first entry in mc.ext that matches the extension takes precedence, so you want your custom entries at the top. What thes

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia and Radeon video cards in the same box.

2015-02-05 Thread Linux
On 2/5/2015 2:46 PM, Mickaël Bucas wrote: 2015-02-05 17:32 GMT+01:00 Linux : ... [ 1066.959] (II) [KMS] drm report modesetting isn't supported. ... [ 1066.961] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section. [ 1066.961] (II) UnloadModule: "radeon" ... [

Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia and Radeon video cards in the same box.

2015-02-05 Thread Linux
Monitor "Monitor1" DefaultDepth24 Option "TwinView" "0" Option "metamodes" "1600x1200 +0+0" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Section "Extensions&q

[gentoo-user] Nvidia and Radeon video cards in the same box.

2015-02-04 Thread Linux
First question should be, can this be done? I had 2 Nvidia videos cards, running 2 monitors, with X spanning both monitors. One card died and I replaced it with a Radeon video card. Can I still span X across the two monitors? Does the make/model of the cards matter at all? If the answer

Re: [gentoo-user] net.eth0 failed to start *solved*

2014-03-03 Thread Linux
Yes, that was the correct answer. Added "net.ifnames=0" to GRUB and everything is happy. Much thanks for your responses. I am always grateful for the collective wisdom of this list. Skippy On 3/2/2014 9:28 AM, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: You upgraded udev and lost support for the legacy

Re: [gentoo-user] OT - memory testing

2014-01-22 Thread Linux
Hiya Mick; Thanks for your response. Great ideas. I'll pass it along. -Skippy On 1/21/2014 11:42 PM, Mick wrote: On Tuesday 21 Jan 2014 23:11:24 Skippy wrote: "Have you ever found a program in linux that allows you to locate bad dims if you have faults? I’ve tried memtest8

Re: [gentoo-user] write failed on dvd with growisofs

2010-08-11 Thread linux
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 05:00:45PM +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote: > li...@gabriel-striewe.de wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 03:18:57PM +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote: > > > li...@gabriel-striewe.de wrote: > > > > > > > /etc/init.d/hald status > > > > * status: stopped > > > > > > > > using cdr

Re: [gentoo-user] write failed on dvd with growisofs

2010-08-11 Thread linux
; > OK, could you send the outout from cdrecord -v -minfo > with this medium? > > J?rg > $> cdrecord -v -minfo Linux sg driver version: 3.5.34 SCSI buffer size: 32768 No target specified, trying to find one... Using dev=0,1,0. cdrecord: Warning: controller returns wrong page 3 fo

Re: [gentoo-user] write failed on dvd with growisofs

2010-08-11 Thread linux
No write mode specified. cdrecord: Assuming -sao mode. cdrecord: If your drive does not accept -sao, try -tao. cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults. Cdrecord-ProDVD-ProBD-Clone 3.00 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2010 Jrg Schilling TOC Type: 1 =

Re: [gentoo-user] write failed on dvd with growisofs

2010-08-10 Thread linux
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:27:27PM +0200, li...@gabriel-striewe.de wrote: > Hello, > > I am incurring a strange problem when trying to burn DVDs. When I > apply the command: > > # growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/sr0 -R -J test/ > > I get the following output: > > Executing 'mkisofs -R -J test/

[gentoo-user] write failed on dvd with growisofs

2010-08-10 Thread linux
Hello, I am incurring a strange problem when trying to burn DVDs. When I apply the command: # growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/sr0 -R -J test/ I get the following output: Executing 'mkisofs -R -J test/ | builtin_dd of=/dev/sr0 obs=32k seek=0' Total translation table size: 0 Total rockridge attri

Re: [gentoo-user] finding out current softlevel

2010-08-10 Thread linux
> At least you can get the complete kernel line from /proc/cmdline. Strangely, my /proc/cmdline is empty; could I have forgotten some kernel module or option? > If you like, put something like this into your .bashrc: > > # get boot parameters: > SOFTLEVEL=$( < /proc/cmdline ) > # strip from left

[gentoo-user] finding out current softlevel

2010-08-10 Thread linux
Hello, I was wondering whether there is some way to find out the current running softlevel (which I gave to the kernel line in grub's menu.lst), for example to start another window manager depending on the softlevel or whatever other possible solutions? Maybe in a variable like $SOFTLEVEL ? Than

Re: [gentoo-user] problem emerging util-linux

2010-02-27 Thread linux
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 12:22:54AM +0100, li...@gabriel-striewe.de wrote: > Hi, > > I am using gentoo since one month. Today I tried an emerge --update system > after an emerge --sync. > However, I got an error emerging util-linux. > > I am using a custom compile

[gentoo-user] problem emerging util-linux

2010-02-27 Thread linux
Hi, I am using gentoo since one month. Today I tried an emerge --update system after an emerge --sync. However, I got an error emerging util-linux. I am using a custom compiled vanilla kernel from kernel.org. uname -a says: Linux laptop 2.6.32.8 #4 SMP PREEMPT Sat Feb 27 04:25:19 CET 2010

[gentoo-user] Unknown Tool "hd"

2007-08-06 Thread Linux
I have a problem with a script refering to several tools, one is "hd" -snip- TESTECHO="$($ECHO -e '\061\062' \ | hd \ | grep -Eom1 '^[[digit:]]+[[:space:]]+[[digit:]]+[[:space:]]+[[digit:]]+' \ | tr -s '\t ' ' ' -snip- Searching has proved fruitless, I *think* it may be a Debian tool/script. Any

[gentoo-user] mounting my digital camera storage... not!

2007-03-14 Thread linux
Hello, list -- dmesg sez: usb-storage: device found at 7 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access KM DiMAGE Z61.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS usb-storage: device scan complete Why can't I get a /dev block device to mount this? I know I must

Re: [gentoo-user] Screen settings

2006-02-25 Thread Linux Blues
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 01:48:14 -0500 "Frino Klauss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Rajat, > I suggest u add the following to your Screen section. > > DefaultDepth 24 > > just after the Monitor Line. Nice way to avoid using DRI, I've read two suggestions like this and On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 09:30:0

Re: [gentoo-user] How many people use KDE?

2006-01-21 Thread Linux Java
On Sat, 2006-01-21 at 11:05 -0700, Richard Fish wrote: > Some advice for etiquette on this list: > > 1. Don't top post. > 2. _DON'T_ post html messages > 3. Learn to trim the message you are replying to. > > -Richard > Thank you for your advice! -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] How many people use KDE?

2006-01-20 Thread Linux Java
It's nice of you to give me so detailed explanation! I think I would like to use gnome for long time ^_^ Thank you very much On Fri, 2006-01-20 at 15:29 +0100, Holly Bostick wrote: Neil Bothwick schreef: > On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:10:13 +0800, Linux Java wrote: > >> I wann

[gentoo-user] How many people use KDE?

2006-01-20 Thread Linux Java
I wanna to know KDE and Gnome which is more popular.

Re: [gentoo-user] root block device unspecified error on boot

2005-06-02 Thread Gentoo Linux Mailing List Client
ap2 > > try 'grub-install /dev/hda' > or 'grub' and > grub> root (hd0,0) (Specify where your /boot partition resides) > grub> setup (hd0) (Install GRUB in the MBR) > grub> quit (Exit the GRUB shell) > > - --myk &g

[gentoo-user] root block device unspecified error on boot

2005-06-02 Thread Gentoo Linux Mailing List Client
I had to move my linux partition from /dev/hda3 to /dev/hda1 I have altered /etc/fstab to reflect the move, along with /boot/grub/menu.lst yet everytime I boot I still get the following error. The root block device is unspecified or not detected. Please specify a device or "shell&q