Re: [gentoo-user] Strange network behaviour: NIC goes down, DHCP lease renewal fails

2015-03-05 Thread Mick
On Thursday 05 Mar 2015 21:46:12 Marc Joliet wrote: > Am Thu, 5 Mar 2015 21:19:46 + > schrieb Mick : > > On Thursday 05 Mar 2015 18:33:23 Todd Goodman wrote: > > > Is this a WiFi NIC? > > > > > > Is it possible the device is powering down? > > > > > > I've had lots of problems with WiFi dev

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Virtualbox-guest-additions-4.3.24 breaks 3D acceleration in linux guests (?)

2015-03-05 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:27:25 -0800 walt wrote: > On 03/05/2015 02:25 PM, walt wrote: > > Downgrading Virtualbox to 4.3.20-r1 fixes the problem on one ~amd64 > > machine but, of course, not the other one . > > For reasons I don't know, the gentoo devs split the "guest-additions" > into two parts:

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange network behaviour: NIC goes down, DHCP lease renewal fails

2015-03-05 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:33:23 -0500 Todd Goodman wrote: > * Marc Joliet [150305 04:47]: > [..SNIP..] > > 1.) The NIC is brought up (some built-in Intel model). > > > > 2.) A DHCP client configures it. > > > > 3.) The network connection is lost at some point (the amount of > > time this takes var

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-05 Thread James
Nicolas Sebrecht laposte.net> writes: > > On Wed, Mar 04, 2015 at 03:10:40PM +, James wrote: > > > I'd like to be able to download some open source linux to the router > > hardware if updates and pathces are not maintained by the vendor? > > That way I do not purchase something that is to

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-05 Thread Fernando Rodriguez
On Thursday, March 05, 2015 3:16:55 AM Dale wrote: > Yea, it won't catch everything. This is sort of designed for that point > where one log stops and the other hasn't started yet. This is usually > where dmesg stops and syslog and friends hasn't yet started. Of course, > if /var isn't mounted,

[gentoo-user] Re: Virtualbox-guest-additions-4.3.24 breaks 3D acceleration in linux guests (?)

2015-03-05 Thread walt
On 03/05/2015 02:25 PM, walt wrote: > Downgrading Virtualbox to 4.3.20-r1 fixes the problem on one ~amd64 > machine but, of course, not the other one . For reasons I don't know, the gentoo devs split the "guest-additions" into two parts: they put the vboxvideo kernel module into the gentoo xf86-vi

[gentoo-user] Virtualbox-guest-additions-4.3.24 breaks 3D acceleration in linux guests (?)

2015-03-05 Thread walt
I state this as a question because I'm seeing different behavior on different ~amd64 machines (as usual ;) After upgrading from vbox-4.3.20-r1 to 4.3.24 yesterday I find that my linux guests have no 3D acceleration. Downgrading Virtualbox to 4.3.20-r1 fixes the problem on one ~amd64 machine but,

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange network behaviour: NIC goes down, DHCP lease renewal fails

2015-03-05 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Thu, 5 Mar 2015 21:19:46 + schrieb Mick : > On Thursday 05 Mar 2015 18:33:23 Todd Goodman wrote: > > * Marc Joliet [150305 04:47]: > > [..SNIP..] > > > > > 1.) The NIC is brought up (some built-in Intel model). > > > > > > 2.) A DHCP client configures it. > > > > > > 3.) The network con

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange network behaviour: NIC goes down, DHCP lease renewal fails

2015-03-05 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:33:23 -0500 schrieb Todd Goodman : > * Marc Joliet [150305 04:47]: > [..SNIP..] > > 1.) The NIC is brought up (some built-in Intel model). > > > > 2.) A DHCP client configures it. > > > > 3.) The network connection is lost at some point (the amount of time this > > takes

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread German
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 16:13:59 -0500 Mike Gilbert wrote: > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:08 PM, German wrote: > > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:45:51 -0500 > > Mike Gilbert wrote: > > > >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, German wrote: > >> > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:47:36 + > >> > Neil Bothwick wrote: > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange network behaviour: NIC goes down, DHCP lease renewal fails

2015-03-05 Thread Mick
On Thursday 05 Mar 2015 18:33:23 Todd Goodman wrote: > * Marc Joliet [150305 04:47]: > [..SNIP..] > > > 1.) The NIC is brought up (some built-in Intel model). > > > > 2.) A DHCP client configures it. > > > > 3.) The network connection is lost at some point (the amount of time this > > takes > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread Mike Gilbert
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:08 PM, German wrote: > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:45:51 -0500 > Mike Gilbert wrote: > >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, German wrote: >> > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:47:36 + >> > Neil Bothwick wrote: >> > >> >> On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 07:37:39 -0500, German wrote: >> >> >> >> >

Re: [gentoo-user] No network ( Solved, I am connected, thanks)

2015-03-05 Thread Mick
On Thursday 05 Mar 2015 10:12:33 German wrote: > On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:36 + > > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Wednesday 04 March 2015 21:26:53 German wrote: > > > On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 18:25:07 + > > > > > > Mick wrote: > > > > Now that you're connected, or should I say BEFORE you got conn

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread German
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:45:51 -0500 Mike Gilbert wrote: > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, German wrote: > > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:47:36 + > > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 07:37:39 -0500, German wrote: > >> > >> > > > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds lik

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-05 Thread Nicolas Sebrecht
On Wed, Mar 04, 2015 at 03:10:40PM +, James wrote: > I'd like to be able to download some open source linux to the router > hardware if updates and pathces are not maintained by the vendor? > That way I do not purchase something that is to be abandoned in > a few years by the vendor. > > It'

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread Mike Gilbert
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, German wrote: > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:47:36 + > Neil Bothwick wrote: > >> On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 07:37:39 -0500, German wrote: >> >> > > > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something >> > > > > is trying to write to it before it has been rem

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange network behaviour: NIC goes down, DHCP lease renewal fails

2015-03-05 Thread Todd Goodman
* Marc Joliet [150305 04:47]: [..SNIP..] > 1.) The NIC is brought up (some built-in Intel model). > > 2.) A DHCP client configures it. > > 3.) The network connection is lost at some point (the amount of time this > takes > varies, but it can be as little as 20 minutes). > > 4.) Eventually

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread German
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:47:36 + Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 07:37:39 -0500, German wrote: > > > > > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something > > > > > is trying to write to it before it has been remounted rw. Try > > > > > adding rw (and removing ro if p

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-05 Thread Rich Freeman
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 09:38:07 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: > >> I personally use dracut which has quite a few bells and whistles. If >> you're using systemd as has already been pointed out it runs the >> journal during early boot and merges it i

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 09:38:07 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: > I personally use dracut which has quite a few bells and whistles. If > you're using systemd as has already been pointed out it runs the > journal during early boot and merges it into the system journal when > it pivots. I believe that if y

Re: [gentoo-user] No 'libs' in world file?

2015-03-05 Thread Alexander Kapshuk
On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 8:06 AM, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Tue, Mar 03, 2015 at 12:01:04AM +0100, Andreas K. Huettel wrote > > > Well... let's say it like this: > > > > If you look at your world file, you should for each line be able to > > immediately say "yes I know what this is and I need it". Wh

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Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-05 Thread Rich Freeman
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 8:19 AM, Dale wrote: > > I just recall reading somewhere, systemd or not, that that is how it is > supposed to work. After all, it can't run fsck and such while mounted > rw from my understanding. Keep in mind that an initramfs is nothing more than an archive file containi

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Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread German
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:47:36 + Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 07:37:39 -0500, German wrote: > > > > > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something > > > > > is trying to write to it before it has been remounted rw. Try > > > > > adding rw (and removing ro if p

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-05 Thread Dale
cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > Dale wrote: > >> Neil Bothwick wrote: >>> On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 03:08:46 -0500, German wrote: >>> Thanks Dale, done it. Unfortunately it doesn't log everything. For instance "Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable" wasn't written to /var/log/rc.log >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 07:37:39 -0500, German wrote: > > > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something > > > > is trying to write to it before it has been remounted rw. Try > > > > adding rw (and removing ro if present) to your kernel options. > > > > > > > > > > Ok, thank

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread German
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:34:05 + Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:10:03 -0500, German wrote: > > > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something is > > > trying to write to it before it has been remounted rw. Try adding rw > > > (and removing ro if present) to y

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:10:03 -0500, German wrote: > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something is > > trying to write to it before it has been remounted rw. Try adding rw > > (and removing ro if present) to your kernel options. > > > > Ok, thanks. What file should I writ

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-05 Thread covici
Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 03:08:46 -0500, German wrote: > > > >> Thanks Dale, done it. Unfortunately it doesn't log everything. For > >> instance "Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable" wasn't written > >> to /var/log/rc.log > > > > Of course it wasn't. Warnings

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread German
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:22:07 +0200 Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 03:09:46 -0500 > German wrote: > > > How to fix this? Thanks > > > > I haven't the foggiest idea. > > > But, in your shoes, I'd probably find out more about chown and chmod Perhaps it sholdn't be writable. I though

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 03:09:46 -0500 German wrote: > How to fix this? Thanks > I haven't the foggiest idea. But, in your shoes, I'd probably find out more about chown and chmod -- alan.mckin...@gmail.com

Re: [gentoo-user] No network ( Solved, I am connected, thanks)

2015-03-05 Thread German
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:36 + Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Wednesday 04 March 2015 21:26:53 German wrote: > > On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 18:25:07 + > > Mick wrote: > > > Now that you're connected, or should I say BEFORE you got connected, > > > you should also consider configuring a firewall for you

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread German
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 08:24:44 + Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 03:09:46 -0500, German wrote: > > > How to fix this? Thanks > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something is > trying to write to it before it has been remounted rw. Try adding rw (and > removing

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 03:16:55 -0600, Dale wrote: > > Of course it wasn't. Warnings about /var not being writeable are not > > going to be written to /var. > Yea, it won't catch everything. This is sort of designed for that point > where one log stops and the other hasn't started yet. This is usu

[gentoo-user] Strange network behaviour: NIC goes down, DHCP lease renewal fails

2015-03-05 Thread Marc Joliet
Hi all, at work I'm (well, *we* are) facing an interesting problem. Since we are sort of stabbing in the dark here, I thought I'd ask here. Also, since this is from work, I will not be able to diverge very many details (not to mention that as a student worker I simply don't *know* many details).

Re: [gentoo-user] No network ( Solved, I am connected, thanks)

2015-03-05 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Wednesday 04 March 2015 21:26:53 German wrote: > On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 18:25:07 + > Mick wrote: > > Now that you're connected, or should I say BEFORE you got connected, > > you should also consider configuring a firewall for your IPv4 > > (and/or IPv6) network. > > What package I should use f

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-05 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 03:08:46 -0500, German wrote: > >> Thanks Dale, done it. Unfortunately it doesn't log everything. For >> instance "Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable" wasn't written >> to /var/log/rc.log > > Of course it wasn't. Warnings about /var not being writeabl

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 03:08:46 -0500, German wrote: > Thanks Dale, done it. Unfortunately it doesn't log everything. For > instance "Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable" wasn't written > to /var/log/rc.log Of course it wasn't. Warnings about /var not being writeable are not going to be written

Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 03:09:46 -0500, German wrote: > How to fix this? Thanks Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something is trying to write to it before it has been remounted rw. Try adding rw (and removing ro if resent) to your kernel options. -- Neil Bothwick For security

[gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

2015-03-05 Thread German
How to fix this? Thanks -- German

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-05 Thread German
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:17:34 -0600 Dale wrote: > German wrote: > > I have a SSD in my laptop and the system boots really fast so I can't see > > the details of the warnings it displays. Are there any way to scroll the > > screen or see some system boot's logs? Thanks > > > > > You may want to