[gentoo-user] Re: Working thru fresh install Gentoo as vbox guest

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 12/14/2014 12:45 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: > I've gotten thru most of the install. Creating a gentoo guest in > vbox on solaris HOST. > > Got what seems a working kernel config and am able to start the new > os from vbox. > > However, I have no a

[gentoo-user] Working thru fresh install Gentoo as vbox guest

I've gotten thru most of the install. Creating a gentoo guest in vbox on solaris HOST. Got what seems a working kernel config and am able to start the new os from vbox. However, I have no access from keyboard I went back and looked thru the likely kernel suspects with `make menuconfig' but saw

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

Harry Putnam writes: > Installing unifont was no help at all: I am able to install the older grub grub-0.97-r14 installed without issue.

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

Harry Putnam writes: > Now we'll see how it goes. ... more later... Installing unifont was no help at all: emerge -v grub: [...] perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C"). i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -o build-grub-mkfont -I/var/tmp/portage/sys-boot/grub-2.02_beta2-r6/work/grub-2.02~

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

Stroller writes: > On Sat, 13 December 2014, at 9:58 pm, Harry Putnam wrote: >> >> can't open file ./unifont.pcf, index 0: error 2: unknown file format > > Top hit when googling this message is the GRUB bugs database, which links to > b.g.o. > > • http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?40330 > • https:

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the smart move on boot-loader

On Sat, 13 December 2014, at 9:58 pm, Harry Putnam wrote: > > can't open file ./unifont.pcf, index 0: error 2: unknown file format Top hit when googling this message is the GRUB bugs database, which links to b.g.o. • http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?40330 • https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?i

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

Harry Putnam writes: > I'm trying the next lower version... that is still a beta version as I > write.. Maybe better end result... will post grub-(~)2.02_beta2-r6... ended in failure as posted. grub-2.02_beta2-r ended in the same errors and failure Now trying grub-2.00_p5107-r2 A different f

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

Neil Bothwick writes: > On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:34:34 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Currently, what is the wise move on a fresh install (gentoo as vbox >> guest on a solaris host (Openindiana 151_a9)), as concerns installing >> a boot-loader? > > GRUB2 for a BIOS based system, that or Gummiboot

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt

Am Samstag, 13. Dezember 2014, 17:14:24 schrieb Grant Edwards: > On 2014-12-13, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: > > After updating firefox to version 31.3.0, I found > > 'C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt' in my $HOME directory. > > > > Looks like an old bug, https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=412051. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: > > Can you even still build a kernel that will boot directly from a raw > floppy? > It does contain the bootloader, but all it does is tell you to bugger_off_msg. Yes, you can go ahead and grep the arch/boot directory for that. So, no, you

Re: [gentoo-user] apcupsd.powerfail script

On 12/11/2014 03:09 PM, Joseph wrote: > I'm running apcupsd, I've added: "apcupsd" and "apcupsd.powerfail" > scripts to rc level default and shutdown. > > On a slave machine do I run only "apcupsd" only or I need to add: > "apcupsd.powerfail" to shutdown level as well? > apcupsd.powerfail kills

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt

On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 6:14 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2014-12-13, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: > > After updating firefox to version 31.3.0, I found > > 'C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt' in my $HOME directory. > > > > Looks like an old bug, https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=412051. > > Firefox

[gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader

On 2014-12-13, Harry Putnam wrote: > Once a long time gentoo user returning after about 2 yrs and have > forgotten nearly everything I ever new about gentoo. > > Currently, what is the wise move on a fresh install (gentoo as vbox > guest on a solaris host (Openindiana 151_a9)), as concerns install

[gentoo-user] Re: C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt

On 2014-12-13, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: > After updating firefox to version 31.3.0, I found > 'C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt' in my $HOME directory. > > Looks like an old bug, https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=412051. Firefox has been creating files like that for years and years and years. Si

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the smart move on boot-loader

On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:34:34 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Currently, what is the wise move on a fresh install (gentoo as vbox > guest on a solaris host (Openindiana 151_a9)), as concerns installing > a boot-loader? GRUB2 for a BIOS based system, that or Gummiboot for UEFI firmware. -- Neil Bot

[gentoo-user] What is the smart move on boot-loader

Once a long time gentoo user returning after about 2 yrs and have forgotten nearly everything I ever new about gentoo. Currently, what is the wise move on a fresh install (gentoo as vbox guest on a solaris host (Openindiana 151_a9)), as concerns installing a boot-loader?

[gentoo-user] C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt

After updating firefox to version 31.3.0, I found 'C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt' in my $HOME directory. Looks like an old bug, https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=412051. Anyone else seen this? Should this be reported afresh via gentoo bugzilla? Thanks.

[gentoo-user] Re: which profile for lxde

cov...@ccs.covici.com writes: > I would not use that profile -- its gentoo development they are talking > about if memory serves, so I would pick 13.0/default/linux/desktop (3). Thanks for the pointer... changed now.