[gentoo-user] Oh no! My raid5 is not assembled, and how I fixed it.

I rebooted to upgrade to kernel 3.4.1. I accidentally had the combination of uvesafb, nouveau kms and nvidia-drivers enabled, which caused my system to go blank after rebooting. I was not able to SSH into the machine, so I did the magic-sysrq REISUB to reboot into my previous kernel. When it booted

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [gentoo user] Install gentoo-prefix on ubuntu 12.04

hmm..i'm sorry . Thank you for your answer 2012/6/9 Alan McKinnon > On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 22:36:37 +0800 > 赵佳晖 wrote: > > > Can anyone help me? > > Bumping a request after only two hours is considered quite rude, please > do not do it. > > No-one here is paid to read your mails and answer, so impa

[gentoo-user] Re: portage-utils not updating...

On 08/06/12 22:57, Alan McKinnon wrote: "equery depends portage-utils" will tell you the depends, then you can look in each of those ebuilds to see what kind of dependancy it is. This is actually a much more accurate way to see what pulls a package in: emerge -pv --depclean portage-utils

Re: [gentoo-user] Apache server setup

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Peter Humphrey wrote: >> If you want help with the specific error I would suggest posting the >> contents of the .htaccess file and which version of Apache you're >> using. > > Right, thanks! Sorry about the word-wrap. > > $ cat .htaccess > RewriteEngine on > > Rewr

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: portage-utils not updating...

On Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:28:19 +0200 Jarry wrote: > On 08-Jun-12 18:38, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > >> I just noticed there is new stable portage-utils ebuild > >> (for amd64) but my system does not want to update it > > > > Is it in your world file? If not, either add it, or add > > "--with-bdeps=

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: portage-utils not updating...

On 08-Jun-12 18:38, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: I just noticed there is new stable portage-utils ebuild (for amd64) but my system does not want to update it Is it in your world file? If not, either add it, or add "--with-bdeps=y" in the emerge command. This solves the issue, but it is strange:

Re: [gentoo-user] Apache server setup

On Friday 08 June 2012 18:19:10 Paul Hartman wrote: > What version are you on? Are both servers running the same version? The remote server is 2.2.20 and I'm on 2.2.22-r1 > See here for the upgrade guide: > https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/upgrading.html Useful for later, when I need to - than

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [gentoo user] Install gentoo-prefix on ubuntu 12.04

On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 22:36:37 +0800 赵佳晖 wrote: > Can anyone help me? Bumping a request after only two hours is considered quite rude, please do not do it. No-one here is paid to read your mails and answer, so impatience from you is not going to be well received. Also, your name shows up in a pict

[gentoo-user] fuse-encfs and decoding single filenames

I have a failing disk drive which has a fuse-encfs filesystem. I am copying data off the drive before it completely croaks, and a few of the encrypted files have errors. I also have a full backup, so I don't expect to lose much if anything, but I wonder if there is some way to get fuse-encfs to d

Re: [gentoo-user] Apache server setup

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > Hi List, > > Is there a guide to setting up an Apache server on a Gentoo system? I'm > having difficulty getting the SSI module started; also the top-level > .htaccess file that comes from the production server Out There throws an > error on

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox 13 and "blank" page

Sebastian Beßler [12-06-08 17:07]: > Am 08.06.2012 04:49, schrieb meino.cra...@gmx.de: > > Hi, > > > > I recently upgraded to firefox 13. > > In the preferenced I had set "When firefox starts" to "about:blank" > > and "Home Page" to "about:blank". This had worked for several > > versions. > > Yo

Re: [gentoo-user] failure to login with xdm or gdm

On Fri, Jun 08 2012, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: > On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: >> Just today I cannot log into one of my machines (the other has not had >> an emerge since early yesterday and is ok). >> >> With gdm, I don't get a welcome screen.  Just the funny cursor goi

[gentoo-user] Does UEFI needs seperate /boot partition?

Hi, As UEFI needs a FAT partition /boot/efi/efi, can I create it from my previous /boot partition? It seems the UEFI partition needs a primary one, and my disk has no remaining primary partition available. I want to change my /boot one to /boot/efi/efi. But not sure whether it is possible. Many

[gentoo-user] Re: portage-utils not updating...

On 08/06/12 19:28, Jarry wrote: Hi, I just noticed there is new stable portage-utils ebuild (for amd64) but my system does not want to update it Is it in your world file? If not, either add it, or add "--with-bdeps=y" in the emerge command.

[gentoo-user] portage-utils not updating...

Hi, I just noticed there is new stable portage-utils ebuild (for amd64) but my system does not want to update it: # emerge --pretend --update --deep --verbose --newuse world These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! Total: 0 packages, Size of downloa

[gentoo-user] Apache server setup

Hi List, Is there a guide to setting up an Apache server on a Gentoo system? I'm having difficulty getting the SSI module started; also the top-level .htaccess file that comes from the production server Out There throws an error on my local LAN server: "/home/prh/public_html/.htaccess: Options

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="jpeg" not part of hardened/linux/x86 profile

Hi! 2012/6/8 Bryan Gardiner : [...] > > +1 for using Hardened as a desktop.  Skype should work with PaX now; > it used to need an exact paxctl command to get running but its ebuild > now sets that. Great to know Skype works now. Back then it did not even install. I am not using Skype any more th

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="jpeg" not part of hardened/linux/x86 profile

On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:07:56 +0100 Jorge Martínez López wrote: > Hi there! > > I run Hardened in my desktop and it mostly works. > > When I switched profiles I looked at which use flags changed using > "emerge -pudvN world" and then I enabled them manually using ufed. > > With Hardened forget u

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [HEADSUP] Beware of today's update to polkit-1.98.0

On Fri, Jun 08 2012, walt wrote: > On 06/08/2012 06:39 AM, walt wrote: >> I just updated one of my ~amd64 machines and something in gnome is >> badly broken now. I'm about to update another ~amd64 machine but >> I'll do it one package at a time until I can identify the culprit. >> >> The symptom

Re: [gentoo-user] failure to login with xdm or gdm

On Fri, Jun 08 2012, Florian Philipp wrote: > Am 08.06.2012 16:22, schrieb Allan Gottlieb: >> Just today I cannot log into one of my machines (the other has not had >> an emerge since early yesterday and is ok). >> >> With gdm, I don't get a welcome screen. Just the funny cursor going >> round a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] USB hard drive puzzle

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 08/06/12 14:52, walt wrote: >>> >>> Does unloading and reloading the xhci module help? >> >> >> Brilliant :)  It does indeed, thanks. > > > Might be worth reporting as a bug perhaps.  Or ask around on LKML. Maybe post about it to the u

Re: [gentoo-user] failure to login with xdm or gdm

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > Just today I cannot log into one of my machines (the other has not had > an emerge since early yesterday and is ok). > > With gdm, I don't get a welcome screen.  Just the funny cursor going > round and round. I had a similar problem with GDM

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="jpeg" not part of hardened/linux/x86 profile

Hi there! I run Hardened in my desktop and it mostly works. When I switched profiles I looked at which use flags changed using "emerge -pudvN world" and then I enabled them manually using ufed. With Hardened forget using Skype. PaX will kill multimedia applications such as Totem, use paxctl to s

[gentoo-user] Re: [gentoo user] Install gentoo-prefix on ubuntu 12.04

On 06/08/2012 05:24 AM, 赵佳晖 wrote: > Hi, everybody. I followed the doc > to > install the gentoo-prefix on my ubuntu 12.04 , But when i come to the setp : > emerge linker and compiler , and when i run the command : e

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="jpeg" not part of hardened/linux/x86 profile

Hi. I'm Ron A. I do believe "eselect profile list" shows a hardened desktop option, if I'm mistaking I DO have a hardened desktop that runs openbox seamlessly. Not sure as to the default USE flags, because I always review and add them via /etc/portage/package.use. I do know of an gentoo based dis

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [gentoo user] Install gentoo-prefix on ubuntu 12.04

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 10:36 AM, 赵佳晖 wrote: > Can anyone help me? If they can, they'll reply. This is the second Gentoo Prefix question on gentoo-user in the last few days, and there hasn't been much response. Is there a mailing list for gentoo-prefix users? -- :wq

Re: [gentoo-user] failure to login with xdm or gdm

Am 08.06.2012 16:22, schrieb Allan Gottlieb: > Just today I cannot log into one of my machines (the other has not had > an emerge since early yesterday and is ok). > > With gdm, I don't get a welcome screen. Just the funny cursor going > round and round. > > With xdm, I do get the login screen,

[gentoo-user] Re: [HEADSUP] Beware of today's update to polkit-1.98.0

On 06/08/2012 06:39 AM, walt wrote: > I just updated one of my ~amd64 machines and something in gnome is > badly broken now. I'm about to update another ~amd64 machine but > I'll do it one package at a time until I can identify the culprit. > > The symptom is that every application icon I click o

[gentoo-user] Re: [gentoo user] Install gentoo-prefix on ubuntu 12.04

Can anyone help me? 2012/6/8 赵佳晖 > Hi, everybody. I followed the > doc to > install the gentoo-prefix on my ubuntu 12.04 , But when i come to the setp : > emerge linker and compiler , and when i run the command : em

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] USB hard drive puzzle

On 08/06/12 14:52, walt wrote: Does unloading and reloading the xhci module help? Brilliant :) It does indeed, thanks. Might be worth reporting as a bug perhaps. Or ask around on LKML.

[gentoo-user] failure to login with xdm or gdm

Just today I cannot log into one of my machines (the other has not had an emerge since early yesterday and is ok). With gdm, I don't get a welcome screen. Just the funny cursor going round and round. With xdm, I do get the login screen, but both for me and for root, after entering username/passw

[gentoo-user] [HEADSUP] Beware of today's ~amd64 gnome update

I just updated one of my ~amd64 machines and something in gnome is badly broken now. I'm about to update another ~amd64 machine but I'll do it one package at a time until I can identify the culprit. The symptom is that every application icon I click on starts in the background but never appears

Re: [gentoo-user] unable to compile seamonkey-2.9.1-r2

On 06/08/2012 09:29 AM, Pandu Poluan wrote: > On Jun 8, 2012 1:16 PM, "Raffaele BELARDI" > >> I'm on an old 512Mb RAM / 1Gb swap system. >> >> Up to seamonkey-2.9.1 I was able to build from sources. >> >> emerging 2.9.1-r2 dies with "collect2: ld terminated with signal 9 >> [Killed]" and I see swap

[gentoo-user] [gentoo user] Install gentoo-prefix on ubuntu 12.04

Hi, everybody. I followed the doc to install the gentoo-prefix on my ubuntu 12.04 , But when i come to the setp : emerge linker and compiler , and when i run the command : emerge --oneshot --nodeps sys-devel/gcc-config

[gentoo-user] Re: unable to compile seamonkey-2.9.1-r2

On 06/07/2012 11:12 PM, Raffaele BELARDI wrote: > I'm on an old 512Mb RAM / 1Gb swap system. > > Up to seamonkey-2.9.1 I was able to build from sources. > > emerging 2.9.1-r2 dies with "collect2: ld terminated with signal 9 > [Killed]" and I see swap space being eaten up quickly towards the end o

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] USB hard drive puzzle

On 06/07/2012 05:09 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:53:53 -0700, walt wrote: > >> When I power up the outboard hard-disk docking station (plugged into >> the usb3 adapter) the computer never sees the docking station or its >> hard disk until I reboot the computer. Something in t

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox 13 and "blank" page

Am 08.06.2012 04:49, schrieb meino.cra...@gmx.de: > Hi, > > I recently upgraded to firefox 13. > In the preferenced I had set "When firefox starts" to "about:blank" > and "Home Page" to "about:blank". This had worked for several > versions. You can change that by: Use about:config and set browse

Re: [gentoo-user] unable to compile seamonkey-2.9.1-r2

On 06/08/2012 09:29 AM, Pandu Poluan wrote: > On Jun 8, 2012 1:16 PM, "Raffaele BELARDI" > >> I'm on an old 512Mb RAM / 1Gb swap system. >> >> emerging 2.9.1-r2 dies with "collect2: ld terminated with signal 9 >> [Killed]" and I see swap space being eaten up quickly towards the end of >> the build.

Re: [gentoo-user] unable to compile seamonkey-2.9.1-r2

On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 08:12:37 +0200, Raffaele BELARDI wrote: > emerging 2.9.1-r2 dies with "collect2: ld terminated with signal 9 > [Killed]" and I see swap space being eaten up quickly towards the end of > the build. > > gcc is 4.6.3, I also tried 4.5.3 with same result. Building from a > console

Re: [gentoo-user] unable to compile seamonkey-2.9.1-r2

On Jun 8, 2012 1:16 PM, "Raffaele BELARDI" wrote: > > I'm on an old 512Mb RAM / 1Gb swap system. > > Up to seamonkey-2.9.1 I was able to build from sources. > > emerging 2.9.1-r2 dies with "collect2: ld terminated with signal 9 > [Killed]" and I see swap space being eaten up quickly towards the en

Re: [gentoo-user] USE="jpeg" not part of hardened/linux/x86 profile

On Jun 8, 2012 12:59 PM, "Grant" wrote: > > >> One of my desktops runs a hardened profile: > >> > >> # eselect profile list > >> Available profile symlink targets: > >> [1] default/linux/x86/10.0 > >> [2] default/linux/x86/10.0/selinux > >> [3] default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop > >> [4] d