I wrote:
> At the moment I am away for two days from my machine, and so I am doing
> the BIG update now. xorg-server is upgraded to 1.6.3.901-r2, I followed
> the upgrade guide and also did the libxcb stuff. I removed then kdeprefix
> use flag, unmerged all of kde-4.2, updated world, depcleaned. N
Frank Steinmetzger wrote:
> Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2009 schrieb Dale:
>
>
>> I'll give that a try. I tend to restore a saved session anyway. u,
>> I couldn't find the option to edit the menu like in KDE 3. It used to
>> be in Applications then Settings. The updating tool is there but not
Am Freitag, 9. Oktober 2009 schrieb Dale:
> I'll give that a try. I tend to restore a saved session anyway. u,
> I couldn't find the option to edit the menu like in KDE 3. It used to
> be in Applications then Settings. The updating tool is there but not
> the editing one.
Right-click on t
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Dale wrote:
> Paul Hartman wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Dale wrote:
>>
>>> pk wrote:
>>>
Dale wrote:
> I hate to say it this way, but hal just plain sucks. I may play with it
> some later but I'm getting sick of hal big tim
Paul Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Dale wrote:
>
>> pk wrote:
>>
>>> Dale wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
I hate to say it this way, but hal just plain sucks. I may play with it
some later but I'm getting sick of hal big time. It's starting to
really leave a b
Dale writes:
> Well, I upgraded to xorg-server-1.6 and guess what, it was a bust,
> AGAIN. I moved xorg.conf, re-emerged the xf86-input-* stuff and it did
> do a little better. I bumped the mouse and the pointer moved, then it
> locked up and my fans started spinning up so I assume the CPU was g
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Dale wrote:
> pk wrote:
>> Dale wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I hate to say it this way, but hal just plain sucks. I may play with it
>>> some later but I'm getting sick of hal big time. It's starting to
>>> really leave a bad taste in my mouth.
>>>
>>
>> Then you might like t
pk wrote:
> Dale wrote:
>
>
>> I hate to say it this way, but hal just plain sucks. I may play with it
>> some later but I'm getting sick of hal big time. It's starting to
>> really leave a bad taste in my mouth.
>>
>
> Then you might like this:
> http://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2009/Note
Dale wrote:
> I hate to say it this way, but hal just plain sucks. I may play with it
> some later but I'm getting sick of hal big time. It's starting to
> really leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Then you might like this:
http://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2009/Notes#head-754e4968dd043dcf2166dff
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:05:16 +0900, daid kahl wrote:
> That's okay. I washed my passport once.
Did your photo look any better afterwards? ;-)
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Alex Schuster wrote:
> Dale writes:
>
>
>> Alex Schuster wrote:
>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
>>>
>
>
>> That's the one. I think its either the second or third key that makes
>> it go back to a console. It is nice to know about. I have it taped to
>> my wa
>> Nope, you're just doing it wrong. You're forgetting to do the bit where
>> you pop the key lids off to wash them then forget where to put them
>> back
>
> That explains it, I just put the whole keyboard in the dishwasher.
>
> That may sound stupid, but it's not as bad as using Cc: on mailing lis
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:17:14 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > I've had this keyboard a few years and it's always stayed in exactly
> > the same place. Maybe the other keys stop it moving :)
> Nope, you're just doing it wrong. You're forgetting to do the bit where
> you pop the key lids off to wash
On Thursday 08 October 2009 20:30:30 Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:47:03 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > The System Request key. Generally located somewhere in the upper
> > right.
>
> Also marked PrtScn.
>
> > It moves around though.
>
> I've had this keyboard a few years and it's
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:47:03 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
>
>> The System Request key. Generally located somewhere in the upper
>> right.
>
> Also marked PrtScn.
>
>> It moves around though.
>
> I've had this keyboard a few years and it's always
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:47:03 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
> The System Request key. Generally located somewhere in the upper
> right.
Also marked PrtScn.
> It moves around though.
I've had this keyboard a few years and it's always stayed in exactly the
same place. Maybe the other keys stop it movin
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Alex Schuster writes:
>
>>> I'm curious about the actual key strokes. Is it
>>>
>>> Alt-SysRq and then REISUB
>
> And what is `SysRq' a reference to on a keyboard?
On US keyboards SysRq is usually on the Print Screen key. (like Break
is on t
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Alex Schuster writes:
>
>>> I'm curious about the actual key strokes. Is it
>>>
>>> Alt-SysRq and then REISUB
>
> And what is `SysRq' a reference to on a keyboard?
>
>
>
The System Request key. Generally located somewhere in the upper
right.
Alex Schuster writes:
>> I'm curious about the actual key strokes. Is it
>>
>> Alt-SysRq and then REISUB
And what is `SysRq' a reference to on a keyboard?
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:09:00 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
> I've seen you guys talk about this and I've never had to use it. I'm
> curious about the actual key strokes. Is it
>
> Alt-SysRq and then REISUB
>
> or
>
> Alt-SysRq followed by Atl-R, Atl-E, etc.. ?
Hold down Alt-SysRq while pressing REI
Dale writes:
> Alex Schuster wrote:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
> That's the one. I think its either the second or third key that makes
> it go back to a console. It is nice to know about. I have it taped to
> my wall for reference. It beats having to pull the plug withou
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Alex Schuster wrote:
> Mark Knecht writes:
>
>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
>> > On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:39:45 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote:
>> >> Others allow to kill processes, sync the filesystem, and such. The
>> >> combination Alt-SysRq-R
Mark Knecht writes:
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> > On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:39:45 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote:
> >> Others allow to kill processes, sync the filesystem, and such. The
> >> combination Alt-SysRq-R-E-I-S-U-B reboots a hanging PC without file
> >> system corr
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:39:45 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote:
>
>> Others allow to kill processes, sync the filesystem, and such. The
>> combination Alt-SysRq-R-E-I-S-U-B reboots a hanging PC without file
>> system corruption.
>
> Usually! Sometime
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:39:45 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote:
> Others allow to kill processes, sync the filesystem, and such. The
> combination Alt-SysRq-R-E-I-S-U-B reboots a hanging PC without file
> system corruption.
Usually! Sometimes a system can be locked up to badly that there's not
enough r
Alex Schuster wrote:
> Harry Putnam writes:
>
>
>> Dale writes:
>>
>>> I also know the SysReq key trick now. It can take you back to a
>>> console.
>>>
>> I'll bite ... what is it?
>>
>
> Some magic commands involving the SysRq key allow actions even if the system
> hangs and
Harry Putnam writes:
> Dale writes:
> > I also know the SysReq key trick now. It can take you back to a
> > console.
>
> I'll bite ... what is it?
Some magic commands involving the SysRq key allow actions even if the system
hangs and does not respond. Alt-SysRq-R for example resets the keyboar
Dale writes:
> I also know the SysReq key trick now. It can take you back to a console.
I'll bite ... what is it?
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