[gentoo-user] Re: Cleaning the SSD [solved]

2017-12-16 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Alain Didierjean" > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Envoyé: Jeudi 14 Décembre 2017 17:20:18 > Objet: Cleaning the SSD > > Just about to install gentoo on a used SSD (Samsung SSD 840 120G). > How to proceed to get a clean, like n

[gentoo-user] Cleaning the SSD

2017-12-14 Thread Alain Didierjean
Just about to install gentoo on a used SSD (Samsung SSD 840 120G). How to proceed to get a clean, like new SSD ? Could the --security-erase or --security-erase-enhanced hdparm options do the job or should I use something more sophisticated (or more efficient) ?

Re: [gentoo-user] Memory leak

2015-02-22 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Mick" > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Envoyé: Dimanche 22 Février 2015 12:19:25 > Objet: Re: [gentoo-user] Memory leak > > On Sunday 22 Feb 2015 11:05:59 Alain Didierjean wrote: > > My so called memory, located somewhere

[gentoo-user] Memory leak

2015-02-22 Thread Alain Didierjean
My so called memory, located somewhere in what's left of my old brain. I can't remember nor figure out how to set kdm keymap to azerty. Help welcome,

[gentoo-user] graphviz won't compile

2015-02-14 Thread Alain Didierjean
Cannot emerge graphviz : ERROR: media-gfx/graphviz-2.26.3-r4::gentoo failed (prepare phase): * (no error message) * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 93: Called src_prepare * environment, line 5657: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * cp "${EPREFIX}"/usr/share/

Re: [gentoo-user] gcc-bin for stupid user

2013-10-01 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Bruce Hill" > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Envoyé: Dimanche 29 Septembre 2013 21:53:39 > Objet: Re: [gentoo-user] gcc-bin for stupid user > > On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 04:44:29PM +0200, Alain Didierjean wrote: > > I'm

[gentoo-user] gcc-bin for stupid user

2013-09-29 Thread Alain Didierjean
I'm in trouble for having stupidly unmerged gcc and gcc-config ! What's the easiest way, if any, to grab and install a binary gcc allowing me to emerge... gcc ! We're talking about amd64.

Re: [gentoo-user] fail: kde-base/kdelibs-4.10.5-r1

2013-07-31 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > >> --[ 16%] Building CXX object > >> kdeui/CMakeFiles/kdeui.dir/widgets/kmenubar.o > > > >> Neil Bothwick > > > > OK. Here's the full output. It happens on a amd64 / 8 cores (AMD > > 8120) machine. Output is slightly different if I set MAKEOPTs to > > -j1 or -j8. He

Re: [gentoo-user] fail: kde-base/kdelibs-4.10.5-r1

2013-07-28 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Alan McKinnon" > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Envoyé: Dimanche 28 Juillet 2013 10:59:37 > Objet: Re: [gentoo-user] fail: kde-base/kdelibs-4.10.5-r1 > > On 28/07/2013 10:56, Alain Didierjean wrote: > > the above lib won

[gentoo-user] fail: kde-base/kdelibs-4.10.5-r1

2013-07-28 Thread Alain Didierjean
the above lib won't compile with a "emake error". Is it me or anyone else had that type of problem ?

LyX 2.06

2013-05-09 Thread Alain Didierjean
I just installed lyx 2.06 on my gentoo computer. The problem is I can't find any reference to this version on the lyx website, the last being cited is 2.05.1. What about 2.06 ? stable ? new features ?

Re: creating a quiz /multiple choice questions with Lyx

2013-01-24 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Vivek" > À: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Envoyé: Mercredi 23 Janvier 2013 22:24:16 > Objet: creating a quiz /multiple choice questions with Lyx > > I would like to create a MCQ list at the end of a presentation with > ability to > display correct answers/ and a sco

Re: [gentoo-user] xfig won't compile

2012-12-01 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Alain Didierjean" > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Envoyé: Vendredi 30 Novembre 2012 10:00:27 > Objet: Re: [gentoo-user] xfig won't compile > > > > - Mail original - > > De: "Peter Weilbache

Re: [gentoo-user] xfig won't compile

2012-11-30 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Peter Weilbacher" > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Envoyé: Vendredi 30 Novembre 2012 09:54:07 > Objet: Re: [gentoo-user] xfig won't compile > > On 2012-11-27 12:34, Hinnerk van Bruinehsen wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 27, 201

[gentoo-user] xfig won't compile

2012-11-27 Thread Alain Didierjean
I cannot emerge xfig. Both versions (amd64 & ~amd64) return that informative message: * Messages for package media-gfx/xfig-3.2.5b-r2: * ERROR: media-gfx/xfig-3.2.5b-r2 failed (compile phase): * (no error message) * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 93: Called src_compile * enviro

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD ''Vishera'' FX-Series CPU

2012-10-06 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "James" > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Envoyé: Vendredi 5 Octobre 2012 19:17:01 > Objet: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD ''Vishera'' FX-Series CPU > > Alain Didierjean free.fr> writes: > > > > > Any

Re: [gentoo-user] AMD ''Vishera'' FX-Series CPU

2012-10-05 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "James" > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Envoyé: Jeudi 4 Octobre 2012 19:14:44 > Objet: [gentoo-user] AMD ''Vishera'' FX-Series CPU > > > Dearest FX-8350, > > Will I get lucky and be happy (price justified by performance > enhancements) if we consummate our

[gentoo-user] Kernel compile problem

2012-10-04 Thread Alain Didierjean
Finishing a brand new install on a brand new machine, compiling kernel 3.4.9 is OK. Boot from it also. Just a detail: the USB keyboard is not recognized, no input possible (works fine under BIOS or when booting from the install disk and chrooting). I must have forgotten something, some driver. A

Re: [gentoo-user] qt-webkit doesn't compile

2012-08-18 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Kermit" > À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Envoyé: Vendredi 17 Août 2012 07:04:44 > Objet: Re: [gentoo-user] qt-webkit doesn't compile > > On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 08:21:28AM +0200, Alain Didierjean wrote: > > As title say

[gentoo-user] qt-webkit doesn't compile

2012-08-16 Thread Alain Didierjean
As title says, qt-webkit-4.8.2 doesnt compile on an amd64 config and a new install. Known problem ? Known solution ? Or should I fill a bug report ?

Re: Weird X display

2012-02-09 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Rainer M Krug" > À: "Alain Didierjean" > Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Envoyé: Jeudi 9 Février 2012 11:54:04 > Objet: Re: Weird X display > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 09/02/12 1

[gentoo-user] weird framebuffered X display

2012-02-09 Thread Alain Didierjean
Since I tried to swich to a frame buffered graphical display, following all steps described in the Framebuffer and Radeon pages of the gentoo wiki, all I get is a display of vertical colored stripes, the pointer appearing as a square. Known problem ? where should I look in the arcane config of FB

Weird X display

2012-02-09 Thread Alain Didierjean
Since I tried to swich to a frame buffered graphical display, following all steps described in the Framebuffer and Radeon pages of the gentoo wiki, all I get is a display of vertical colored stripes, the pointer appearing as a square. Knowned problem ? where should I look in the arcane config o

[gentoo-user] CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND, where ?

2011-10-15 Thread Alain Didierjean
* Messages for package sys-fs/udisks-1.0.4-r1: * CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND: is not set when it should be. As the message above from emerge says, no way to update sys-fs/udisks as CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND is not set. The problem is where to find that option. Not in linux/.config, so where ?

Re: Problem with cross references

2011-09-18 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Paul A. Rubin" > À: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Envoyé: Dimanche 18 Septembre 2011 03:58:29 > Objet: Re: Problem with cross references > > Alain Didierjean free.fr> writes: > > > > Any other suggestions ? What&

Re: Bogue de référence

2011-09-16 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Jean-Pierre Chrétien" > À: lyx-fr@lists.lyx.org > Envoyé: Vendredi 16 Septembre 2011 11:23:03 > Objet: Re: Bogue de référence > > Le 16/09/2011 10:54, Alain Didierjean a écrit : > > Quand j'ai voulu recompiler mes su

Bogue de référence

2011-09-16 Thread Alain Didierjean
Quand j'ai voulu recompiler mes supports de cours sous lyx 2.0.x, (en chantier depuis 2004, régulièrement mis à jour et compilant sans problème sous lyx 1.x.x) impossible. J'ai eu vite fait de constater qu'il y avait une erreur par référence croisée utlisant le format " page >page>". Dans l'urge

Re: Problem with cross references

2011-09-15 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Richard Heck" > À: "Alain Didierjean" > Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Envoyé: Jeudi 15 Septembre 2011 14:07:03 > Objet: Re: Problem with cross references > > On 09/15/2011 06:09 AM, Alain Didierjean wrote: > >

Problem with cross references

2011-09-15 Thread Alain Didierjean
I have 2 documents, class koma script book (in french) which I started writing back in 2004. Since them, I've been working on them, adding more chapters. They don't compile on lyx2.0x as they used to, failing on each and every cross reference with a message like: [18] LaTeX Warning: Reference

Re: Bug ?

2011-09-03 Thread Alain Didierjean
- Mail original - > De: "Richard Heck" > À: "alain didierjean" > Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Envoyé: Samedi 3 Septembre 2011 16:13:36 > Objet: Re: Bug ? > > On 09/03/2011 03:27 AM, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > I recompiled lyx ye

Bug ?

2011-09-03 Thread alain . didierjean
I recompiled lyx yesterday (on a gentoo system), adding support to luatex and xetex. Now, none of the book class documents compile (they use to compile without any problem). Every once in a while, compile fails with a message like: Chapitre 2. LaTeX Warning: Reference `sec:T=E2ches-d=E9

[gentoo-user] Get rid of "hal"

2011-07-19 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
conf ready) ? -- Alain DIDIERJEAN Puisque ces mystères nous dépassent Feignons d'en être l'organisateur

Re: [gentoo-user] no keyboard no mouse

2011-06-25 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev Then /etc/init.d/xdm restart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key Citing Alan Mackenzies: It's a strange, depressing feeling when the only input device which works is the reset button - thank goodness that isn't handled by evdev. ;-) --

Re: [gentoo-user] no keyboard no mouse

2011-06-25 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
- Mail Original - De: "Neil Bothwick" À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Envoyé: Samedi 25 Juin 2011 00h00:30 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne Objet: Re: [gentoo-user] no keyboard no mouse On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:43:02 +0200 (CEST), Alain DIDIER

Re: [gentoo-user] no keyboard no mouse

2011-06-24 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
2.0_alpha41, too early for me. Thanks all for the help -- Alain DIDIERJEAN Puisque ces mystères nous dépassent Feignons d'en être l'organisateur

[gentoo-user] no keyboard no mouse

2011-06-24 Thread alain . didierjean
After upgrading xcb, ati driver and rebooting xorg can't read mouse and keyboard anymore. No more access to the system besides booting an unbuntu livecd. According to /var/log/Xorg.0.log, evdev cant't be loaded any more (see below). What can I do ? Is there an upgrade to evdev ? - excerpt

Re: spell checker not active

2011-06-20 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
- Mail Original - De: "Stephan Witt" À: "Alain DIDIERJEAN" Cc: "LyX-Devel Devel" Envoyé: Samedi 11 Juin 2011 16h47:35 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne Objet: Re: spell checker not active Am 11.06.2011 um 15:05 schrieb A

Re: spell checker not active

2011-06-11 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
- Mail Original - De: "Stephan Witt" À: "LyX Users List" Envoyé: Samedi 11 Juin 2011 13h11:12 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne Objet: Re: spell checker not active Am 11.06.2011 um 12:06 schrieb Alain DIDIERJEAN: > Hunspell (en &

spell checker not active

2011-06-11 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
Hunspell (en & fr) is installed on my system. It's configured as default spellchecker on LyX. Still the menu item for it stays greyed out. What can I do to activate it ? -- Alain DIDIERJEAN Puisque ces mystères nous

LyX2: suggestions

2011-06-11 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
. Thanks to all, -- Alain DIDIERJEAN Puisque ces mystères nous dépassent Feignons d'en être l'organisateur

Re: [gentoo-user] kde update: SOLVED

2011-06-02 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
- Mail Original - De: "Alain DIDIERJEAN" À: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Envoyé: Lundi 30 Mai 2011 18h45:17 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne Objet: [gentoo-user] kde update Trying to update from kde4.5 to kde4.6 A simple "emerge -

[gentoo-user] kde update

2011-05-30 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
o 8 or 9 years ago: - excellent docs. (as of to-day, some docs need updating); - easyness of maintenance, no need for periodical reinstall (I'm not sure this time); - stable packages are renewed in time, not too soon, not too late; - portage works like a charm. Hope I can get some help --

updating kde is a mess

2011-05-30 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
o 8 or 9 years ago: - excellent docs. (as of to-day, some docs need updating); - easyness of maintenance, no need for periodical reinstall (I'm not sure this time); - stable packages are renewed in time, not too soon, not too late; - portage works like a charm. Hope I can get some help --

Re: [gentoo-user] openrc update : locale variables are gone

2011-05-15 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
lipp wrote: > Am 14.05.2011 16:09, schrieb Willie Wong: > > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 03:41:37PM +0200, Alain DIDIERJEAN wrote: > >> As the subject line says, all variables pertaining to locale are gone > >> (LANG & LINGUAS not set, LC_* set to POSIX"). In which fi

localizing lyx

2011-05-14 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
of the apps. Any comments ? -- Alain DIDIERJEAN Puisque ces mystères nous dépassent Feignons d'en être l'organisateur

[gentoo-user] openrc update : locale variables are gone

2011-05-14 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
As the subject line says, all variables pertaining to locale are gone (LANG & LINGUAS not set, LC_* set to POSIX"). In which file are they supposed to be set these days ? -- Alain DIDIERJEAN Puisque ces mystères nous

Re: Knowing everything: was Chapters beginning on even pages

2011-05-13 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
rote: > On 05/12/2011 11:56 AM, Alain DIDIERJEAN wrote: > > I'm working on a book. Consist of "ordinary" text and poems, each > > poem having to be in its own chapter. I'd like these chapters to > > start on odd or even page, without eventually leavin

Re: Chapters beginning on even pages

2011-05-13 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
- Mail Original - De: "Richard Heck" À: "Alain DIDIERJEAN" , "lyx-users" Envoyé: Jeudi 12 Mai 2011 21h10:58 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne Objet: Re: Chapters beginning on even pages On 05/12/2011 02:41 PM, Alain

Chapters beginning on even pages

2011-05-12 Thread Alain DIDIERJEAN
I'm working on a book. Consist of "ordinary" text and poems, each poem having to be in its own chapter. I'd like these chapters to start on odd or even page, without eventually leaving blank pages between them. How to achieve that ? Thx, --

[gentoo-user] mpfr won't compile anymore

2011-03-15 Thread alain . didierjean
Before I investigate any further, is there any known problem with the ebuild of mpfr last update ? Here's what I get: !!! Please attach the following file when seeking support: !!! /var/tmp/portage/dev-libs/mpfr-2.4.2_p3/work/mpfr-2.4.2/config.log * ERROR: dev-libs/mpfr-2.4.2_p3 failed (compile p

[gentoo-user] BIOS or what

2011-03-01 Thread alain . didierjean
I'm starting to think about my next development desktop. One question haunts me: is the BIOS still a fatality? Is there a known and tested alternative available UEFI? Open Firmware? coreboot? other? Experience welcome

[gentoo-user] kdm keymap

2010-12-24 Thread alain . didierjean
I use hal. No more xorg.conf. Since I updated kdm to v.4.4.5 it use a QWERTY keymap, when it worked OK in previous 4.4.* version after modifying /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11-input.fdi. I try adding the following 2 lines also in /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-x11-input.fdi, just in case :

default date format

2010-12-18 Thread alain . didierjean
I insert dates through the date lyx command (and a key binding). How can I set a different default date format ( I used to get "samedi 18 décembre 2010" and now I get "18/12/210" which is ugly in a letter in french. Thx,

Missing features

2010-12-16 Thread alain . didierjean
I just updated to LyX 1.6.8 on my gentoo amd64 box. Which mean I downloaded the sources and compiled locally. It appears that some features are missing or unreachable: - no menu item to insert pagebreaks, hyperlinks, URL - no way to display available symbols - no way to spit main window. There mig

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't update dev-lib/nss

2010-11-10 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Dale : > I would try it with sandbox disabled. > > FEATURES="-*sandbox*" > > It may work. Certainly worth a shot I guess. > Bingo! For some reason, FEATURES="-*sandbox*" emerge nss did'nt work (sandbox still used) when replacing FEATURE="...usersandbox" by -sandbox & launching emerge -u

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't update dev-lib/nss

2010-11-09 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Alan McKinnon : > Apparently, though unproven, at 10:21 on Tuesday 09 November 2010, > alain.didierj...@free.fr did opine thusly: > > > As the subject says, here's what I get: > > What's the output just before the section you posted? > Here you are : make[1]: quittant le répertoire « /var/

[gentoo-user] Can't update dev-lib/nss

2010-11-09 Thread alain . didierjean
As the subject says, here's what I get: /bin/sh: line 3: 10089 Abandon ../../coreconf/nsinstall/Linux2.6_x86_64_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc_glibc_PTH_64_OPT.OBJ/nsinstall -D ../../dist/public/dbm make[1]: *** [../../dist/public/dbm] Erreur 134 make[1]: quittant le répertoire « /var/tm

Re: [gentoo-user] undetected DVD r/w device SOLVED

2010-09-12 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon alain.didierj...@free.fr: > Selon Mick : > > > On Saturday 11 September 2010 17:01:29 alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > Selon Stéphane Guedon : > > > > Le Monday 06 September 2010 17:11:17, alain.didierj...@free.fr a écrit > : > > > > > Selon Stroller : > > > > > > On 6 Sep 2010, at 09:

Re: [gentoo-user] undetected DVD r/w device

2010-09-11 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Mick : > On Saturday 11 September 2010 17:01:29 alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > Selon Stéphane Guedon : > > > Le Monday 06 September 2010 17:11:17, alain.didierj...@free.fr a écrit : > > > > Selon Stroller : > > > > > On 6 Sep 2010, at 09:55, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] undetected DVD r/w device

2010-09-11 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Stéphane Guedon : > Le Monday 06 September 2010 17:11:17, alain.didierj...@free.fr a écrit : > > Selon Stroller : > > > On 6 Sep 2010, at 09:55, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > > For some unknown reason, my DVD r/w device is not detected as such > > > > by udev: > > > > I can mount /d

Re: [gentoo-user] undetected DVD r/w device

2010-09-11 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Joerg Schilling : > alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > > > For some unknown reason, my DVD r/w device is not detected as such by udev: > > I can mount /dev/hda and read a data CD, but /dev/cdrom is not created at > boot > > time and k3b returns > > " No optical drive found. > > K3b did no

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: undetected DVD r/w device

2010-09-10 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon walt : > On 09/10/2010 07:25 AM, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > Selon alain.didierj...@free.fr: > > > >> Selon Stroller: > >> > >>> > >>> On 6 Sep 2010, at 09:55, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > >>> > > For some unknown reason, my DVD r/w device is not detected as such > >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] undetected DVD r/w device

2010-09-10 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon alain.didierj...@free.fr: > Selon Stroller : > > > > > On 6 Sep 2010, at 09:55, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > > > > > > For some unknown reason, my DVD r/w device is not detected as such > > > by udev: > > > I can mount /dev/hda and read a data CD, ... > > > > Current kernels usually

Re: [gentoo-user] undetected DVD r/w device

2010-09-06 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon alain.didierj...@free.fr: > Selon Stroller : > > > > > On 6 Sep 2010, at 09:55, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > > > > > > For some unknown reason, my DVD r/w device is not detected as such > > > by udev: > > > I can mount /dev/hda and read a data CD, ... > > > > Current kernels usually

Re: [gentoo-user] undetected DVD r/w device

2010-09-06 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Stroller : > > On 6 Sep 2010, at 09:55, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > > > For some unknown reason, my DVD r/w device is not detected as such > > by udev: > > I can mount /dev/hda and read a data CD, ... > > Current kernels usually call optical drives /dev/sr0 (/dev/sr1, &c). > There

Re: [gentoo-user] undetected DVD r/w device

2010-09-06 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Stroller : > > On 6 Sep 2010, at 09:55, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > > > For some unknown reason, my DVD r/w device is not detected as such > > by udev: > > I can mount /dev/hda and read a data CD, ... > > Current kernels usually call optical drives /dev/sr0 (/dev/sr1, &c). > There

Re: [gentoo-user] undetected DVD r/w device

2010-09-06 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Stroller : > > On 6 Sep 2010, at 09:55, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > > > For some unknown reason, my DVD r/w device is not detected as such > > by udev: > > I can mount /dev/hda and read a data CD, ... > > Current kernels usually call optical drives /dev/sr0 (/dev/sr1, &c). > There

[gentoo-user] undetected DVD r/w device

2010-09-06 Thread alain . didierjean
For some unknown reason, my DVD r/w device is not detected as such by udev: I can mount /dev/hda and read a data CD, but /dev/cdrom is not created at boot time and k3b returns " No optical drive found. K3b did not find any optical device in your system. Solution : Make sure HAL daemon is running,

[gentoo-user] KDE 4.4 Wallpapers

2010-07-24 Thread alain . didierjean
I use a slideshow as a wallpaper on a kde4.4 desktop. Every 20 minutes, a new painting appear, scaled up to fit my display (1892x1392). They are .jpeg images, 600 pixels wide and up. Some appear perfectly scaled up and nice looking while other are poorly enlarged, very soft with squarish artefacts

Re: [gentoo-user] Display gone

2010-07-13 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Allan Gottlieb : > alain.didierj...@free.fr writes: > > > Just reinstalled Gentoo. Boot thru kdm. Works fine, but a lot of X & kde > apps > > can't find the display and return > > > > No protocol specified > > No protocol specified > > xprop: unable to open display ':0' > > > > Did I forget

[gentoo-user] Display gone

2010-07-13 Thread alain . didierjean
Just reinstalled Gentoo. Boot thru kdm. Works fine, but a lot of X & kde apps can't find the display and return No protocol specified No protocol specified xprop: unable to open display ':0' Did I forget to configure something ? -- ~adj~

Re: [gentoo-user] kdm & french keyboard

2010-07-08 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Neil Bothwick : > On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:23:13 +0200, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > > Set in in xorg.conf. there's a thread on the forums that deals with > > > this using HAL fdi files, but those are not deprecated for Xorg. > > Whoops, don't know how that "not" crept in, HAL is depr

Re: [gentoo-user] kdm & french keyboard

2010-07-07 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Neil Bothwick : > On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:56:17 +0200, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > I log in thru kdm. As I'm french, I have an azerty keyboard. By > > default, kdm use a qwerty keymap. That's a problem when it comes to > > entering passwords. How do I get kdm launched with an azerty

[gentoo-user] kdm & french keyboard

2010-07-07 Thread alain . didierjean
I log in thru kdm. As I'm french, I have an azerty keyboard. By default, kdm use a qwerty keymap. That's a problem when it comes to entering passwords. How do I get kdm launched with an azerty keymap ? (nothing relevant found in kdmrc).

Re: [gentoo-user] Grub & USB keyboard

2010-05-27 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Paul Hartman : > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 9:42 AM, wrote: > > I have an USB keyboard that works fine thru evdev. At boot time, it allows > the > > BIOS to be called and set.Right after that grub displays its menu but just > > ignores key strokes... > > Any known solution ? In other terms, h

[gentoo-user] Grub & USB keyboard

2010-05-27 Thread alain . didierjean
I have an USB keyboard that works fine thru evdev. At boot time, it allows the BIOS to be called and set.Right after that grub displays its menu but just ignores key strokes... Any known solution ? In other terms, how can I 'teach' grub to read a USB keyboard at boot time ? -- ~adj~

Re: [gentoo-user] Something happened on the way to X : solved

2010-05-26 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Dale : > alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > Installing Gentoo on my computer... with > > ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" > > VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx" > > INPUT_DEVICES="evdev" > > > > everything's fine until I emerge xorg-server, which returns: > > > > [ebuild N] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.7 INPUT_DE

[gentoo-user] Something happened on the way to X

2010-05-23 Thread alain . didierjean
Installing Gentoo on my computer... with ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx" INPUT_DEVICES="evdev" everything's fine until I emerge xorg-server, which returns: [ebuild N] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.7 INPUT_DEVICES="evdev -acecad -aiptek -joystick -keyboard -mouse -penmount -synaptics -

Re: [gentoo-user] Which bluetooth USB key ?

2010-05-21 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Indexer : > > On 21/05/2010, at 4:15 PM, alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > > I have to get a bluetooth USB key. Which one is known to work under gentoo > > (amd64) ? With which driver ? Experience and knowhow welcome... > > > > > Most bluetooth usb keys will work with the drivers in the ke

[gentoo-user] Which bluetooth USB key ?

2010-05-20 Thread alain . didierjean
I have to get a bluetooth USB key. Which one is known to work under gentoo (amd64) ? With which driver ? Experience and knowhow welcome...

[gentoo-amd64] bluetooth driver

2010-05-14 Thread alain . didierjean
I have a Belkin mini bluetooth adapter (USB). I'd like to use it with a Kensington SlimBlade Presenter mouse. Which driver(s) should I use ?

[gentoo-user] Gentoo on SSD

2010-02-16 Thread alain . didierjean
I'm thinking of re-installing Gentoo on an Intel 40 Megs SSD -- excluding the most often writen dirs like /var, /tmp, /home --. What do you think ? I'll be glad to hear about previous experiences. What about swap ? Is it safe to have it on the SSD ?

[gentoo-amd64] FAT tools, where ?

2009-12-02 Thread alain . didierjean
I need vfat tools (mkfs.vfat, fsck.vfat...) and can't figure out the package to which they belong. Help welcome...

Do you read me ?

2009-11-04 Thread alain . didierjean
Salut, Depuis mon inscription (confirmée par ezmlm) le 28 octobre à cette liste, je n'ai pas vu passer un seul message ! 1) le trafic est-il si bas ? 2) me lisez-vous ? Réponse sur la liste et à alain.didierj...@free.fr. Merci,

a footnote in a footnote

2009-10-28 Thread alain . didierjean
At the moment I'm trying to demonstrate the power of TeX & LyX to an old friend of mine who plans to write a book. For that purpose, I have pasted a text (in french & latin) document of his, an try to shape it with LyX. My old friend is delighted by what he sees, as compared with his usual .doc. N

Re: [gentoo-user] Fed up with Xorg + hal mess [SOLVED]

2009-10-08 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Alan McKinnon : > On Wednesday 07 October 2009 06:34:06 alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > Thanks all for the help. Finally the problem was solved by re-compiling all > > X11 drivers used, and most notably xf86-input-keyboard & xf86-input-mouse. > > I still think that any package update t

Re: [gentoo-user] Fed up with Xorg + hal mess [SOLVED]

2009-10-06 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Florian Philipp : > alain.didierj...@free.fr schrieb: > > Definitly, an update shouldn't break an existing working configuration! > This > > happens these days only too often with the Xorg + hal mess. > > I happen to use linux as a working tool and 3 days without being able to > launch > > a

[gentoo-user] Fed up with Xorg + hal mess

2009-10-06 Thread alain . didierjean
Definitly, an update shouldn't break an existing working configuration! This happens these days only too often with the Xorg + hal mess. I happen to use linux as a working tool and 3 days without being able to launch a working X is a source of problems! This is the second time. As for hal config,

[gentoo-user] Jinja2 & sphinx deadly embrace

2009-09-26 Thread alain . didierjean
Any attempt of updating my system is locked by this problem: [ebuild N]dev-python/jinja2-2.1.1 USE="doc examples -i18n -test" [ebuild N] dev-python/sphinx-0.6.1-r1 USE="doc -test" * Error: circular dependencies: ('ebuild', '/', 'dev-python/sphinx-0.6.1-r1', 'merge')

Re: How Many use linux

2009-09-13 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Andrés Becerra Sandoval : > LyX on Gentoo Linux! > Same since 2001 -- ~adj~

[gentoo-user] OT: DVD copy

2009-08-24 Thread alain . didierjean
I just received a nice present from an american friend: a DVD. Of course, it's region 1 and I have a player set for France (region 2). I don't feel like hacking the player for a single region 1 DVD. Is there a way to make a copy of it without the region info (or set to region 0 or 2). Thanks for t

So far away from...

2009-07-18 Thread alain . didierjean
Broadway (and Hollywood) appear as found in doc/LaTexConfig.lyx and as not available from menu Documents/Parameters. They're here : /usr/share/lyx/tex/broadway.cls /usr/share/lyx/bind/broadway.bind /usr/share/lyx/layouts/broadway.layout /usr/share/lyx/tex/hollywood.cls /usr/share/lyx/bind/hollywo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: What's wrong with emerge

2009-06-02 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Nikos Chantziaras : > alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > #emerge --sync returns the following error: > > > > > > Performing Global Updates: /usr/portage/profiles/updates/2Q-2009 > > (Could take a couple of minutes if you have a lot of binary packages.) > > .='update pass' *='binary updat

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: What's wrong with emerge

2009-06-01 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Nikos Chantziaras : > alain.didierj...@free.fr wrote: > > #emerge --sync returns the following error: > > > > It's been fixed already. Resync to get the bugfix. > Thanks. I'll have to wait till the fix reaches my mirror.

[gentoo-user] What's wrong with emerge

2009-06-01 Thread alain . didierjean
#emerge --sync returns the following error: Performing Global Updates: /usr/portage/profiles/updates/2Q-2009 (Could take a couple of minutes if you have a lot of binary packages.) .='update pass' *='binary update' #='/var/db update' @='/var/db move' s='/var/db SLOT move' %='binary move'

[gentoo-user] Unavailable package

2009-05-01 Thread alain . didierjean
For the last 15 days, every call to : # emerge -uDp world returns >>> Failed to emerge dev-java/java-sdk-docs-1.6.0.10, Log file: >>> '/var/tmp/portage/dev-java/java-sdk-docs-1.6.0.10/temp/build.log' * Messages for package dev-java/java-sdk-docs-1.6.0.10: * Fetch failed for 'dev-java/j

[gentoo-user] LyX UI in in french

2009-04-13 Thread alain . didierjean
Recently installed LyX 1.62 on an up-to-date Gentoo amd64 has UI and doc in english, when it used to be in french in previous version. How to go back to french ? SettingTools/Preferences/Language/User Interface Language to french doesn't make any difference... -- ~adj~

Re: UI in french

2009-04-13 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon Uwe Stöhr : > alain.didierj...@free.fr schrieb: > > > Recently installed LyX 1.62 has UI and doc in english, when it used to be > > in french in previous version. How to go back to frenh ? > > What OS are you using? On Windows, you can change the lyx.bat file when you > have installed LyX w

UI in french

2009-04-13 Thread alain . didierjean
Recently installed LyX 1.62 has UI and doc in english, when it used to be in french in previous version. How to go back to frenh ? Setting Tools/Preferences/Language/User Interface Language to french doesn't make any difference... -- ~adj~

Re: [gentoo-user] GCC-4.3.2

2009-04-03 Thread alain . didierjean
Selon alain.didierj...@free.fr: > Has one of you guys already switched from gcc-4.1.2 to gcc-4.3.2 and > performed "emerge system" ? > What gives ? Any problem ? Is it worth it right now ? Please tell... Thanks for the fast answers. It seems there's no problems... -- ~adj~

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