[gentoo-user] Author Rescinds GPL

2019-01-13 Thread gwdf63+3p7jvg5u68i8
The author of the GPL licensed text-mode casino game "GPC-Slots 2" has rescinded the license from the "Geek feminist" collective. ( https://slashdot.org/submission/9087542/author-recinds-gpl ) [Notice: the revocation of the "Geek Feminists"'s license /just/ occurred. 2019. January.] The origina

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] ...preventing MAC OS from polluting my USBsticks...?

2019-01-13 Thread tuxic
On 01/13 03:41, Andrew Udvare wrote: > > > > On 2019-01-13, at 13:38, tu...@posteo.de wrote: > > > > Only to get sure not to break anything (the MAC is not my own and I am > > not at $HOME with Macs)...the > > two commands: > > > > defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkSto

Re: [gentoo-user] USB mouse disconnecting

2019-01-13 Thread mad.scientist.at.large
Likely the cable is becoming intermittent.   Basically time for a new mouse.  The other fail mode I've seen is failing switches that may multi-click or not click reliably.  USB connectors do fail eventually, as some one with older machines i've seen this many times.  Not likely to be a controlle

[gentoo-user] Re: mac-fdisk with different block size

2019-01-13 Thread nunojsilva
On 2019-01-13, Andrew Udvare wrote: >> On Jan 13, 2019, at 09:24, (Nuno Silva) wrote: >> >> On 2019-01-13, Andrew Udvare wrote: >> On 2019-01-13, at 07:49, (Nuno Silva) wrote: I am trying to create an Apple partition map with a block size of 4096 bytes, but I can't find an

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] ...preventing MAC OS from polluting my USBsticks...?

2019-01-13 Thread Andrew Udvare
> On 2019-01-13, at 13:38, tu...@posteo.de wrote: > > Only to get sure not to break anything (the MAC is not my own and I am > not at $HOME with Macs)...the > two commands: > > defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true > defaults write com.apple.desktopservices D

Re: [gentoo-user] USB mouse disconnecting

2019-01-13 Thread Mick
On Sunday, 13 January 2019 19:44:00 GMT Wols Lists wrote: > On 13/01/19 18:19, Dale wrote: > > I just wanted to mention in case this is bigger than just a mouse > > issue. One may want to look deeper. > > I'm running the latest openSUSE stable on my laptop, and while it has > other issues, it see

Re: [gentoo-user] USB mouse disconnecting

2019-01-13 Thread Wols Lists
On 13/01/19 18:19, Dale wrote: > I just wanted to mention in case this is bigger than just a mouse > issue. One may want to look deeper. I'm running the latest openSUSE stable on my laptop, and while it has other issues, it seems to lose USB (and hence mouse) on boot every now and then. I haven'

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] ...in search of a program (terminal emulator)

2019-01-13 Thread tuxic
On 01/13 01:45, Jack wrote: > On 2019.01.13 13:30, tu...@posteo.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I think there is kinda "emulator" or "simulator ...or any other kind > > pf xyz-ulator...which simulates the look and feel of old computer > > monitors/terminal screens. > > > > But (may be due to lacking la

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] ...in search of a program (terminal emulator)

2019-01-13 Thread Michael K Schumacher
On 1/13/19 12:30 PM, tu...@posteo.de wrote: Hi, I think there is kinda "emulator" or "simulator ...or any other kind pf xyz-ulator...which simulates the look and feel of old computer monitors/terminal screens. But (may be due to lacking language skills) I get too much hits (with search terms li

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] ...in search of a program (terminal emulator)

2019-01-13 Thread Jack
On 2019.01.13 13:30, tu...@posteo.de wrote: Hi, I think there is kinda "emulator" or "simulator ...or any other kind pf xyz-ulator...which simulates the look and feel of old computer monitors/terminal screens. But (may be due to lacking language skills) I get too much hits (with search terms li

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] ...preventing MAC OS from polluting my USBsticks...?

2019-01-13 Thread tuxic
On 01/13 10:48, Andrew Udvare wrote: > > > On 2019-01-13, at 08:43, tu...@posteo.de wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > it happens that I use my usbsticks with a Mac. As soon I use the stick > > again with my trusty Linux...I found a lot of added "hidden" files, > > which are shorter and renamed versions

[gentoo-user] [OT] ...in search of a program (terminal emulator)

2019-01-13 Thread tuxic
Hi, I think there is kinda "emulator" or "simulator ...or any other kind pf xyz-ulator...which simulates the look and feel of old computer monitors/terminal screens. But (may be due to lacking language skills) I get too much hits (with search terms like "analog monitor", "old TV" and such), which

Re: [gentoo-user] USB mouse disconnecting

2019-01-13 Thread Dale
Jack wrote: > On 2019.01.13 07:30, Pouru Lasse wrote: >> For the past few weeks I've had strange issues with my USB mouse >> randomly disconnecting and reconnecting right afterwards. At first I >> thought it might be the USB port dying, but it happens with multiple >> USB ports (both USB 2 and 3) a

Re: [gentoo-user] USB mouse disconnecting

2019-01-13 Thread Jack
On 2019.01.13 07:30, Pouru Lasse wrote: For the past few weeks I've had strange issues with my USB mouse randomly disconnecting and reconnecting right afterwards. At first I thought it might be the USB port dying, but it happens with multiple USB ports (both USB 2 and 3) and two different Lo

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] ...preventing MAC OS from polluting my USBsticks...?

2019-01-13 Thread Andrew Udvare
> On 2019-01-13, at 08:43, tu...@posteo.de wrote: > > Hi, > > it happens that I use my usbsticks with a Mac. As soon I use the stick > again with my trusty Linux...I found a lot of added "hidden" files, > which are shorter and renamed versions of files, which are already > there...and there are

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mac-fdisk with different block size

2019-01-13 Thread Andrew Udvare
> On Jan 13, 2019, at 09:24, (Nuno Silva) wrote: > > On 2019-01-13, Andrew Udvare wrote: > >>> On 2019-01-13, at 07:49, (Nuno Silva) wrote: >>> >>> I am trying to create an Apple partition map with a block size of 4096 >>> bytes, but I can't find an option to change the block size in mac-fd

[gentoo-user] Re: mac-fdisk with different block size

2019-01-13 Thread nunojsilva
On 2019-01-13, Andrew Udvare wrote: >> On 2019-01-13, at 07:49, (Nuno Silva) wrote: >> >> I am trying to create an Apple partition map with a block size of 4096 >> bytes, but I can't find an option to change the block size in mac-fdisk, >> which defaults to 512 bytes. >> >> Does anybody know of

[gentoo-user] [OT] ...preventing MAC OS from polluting my USBsticks...?

2019-01-13 Thread tuxic
Hi, it happens that I use my usbsticks with a Mac. As soon I use the stick again with my trusty Linux...I found a lot of added "hidden" files, which are shorter and renamed versions of files, which are already there...and there are everywere. Is there any hack/trick/ to prevent MacOS to write to

Re: [gentoo-user] mac-fdisk with different block size

2019-01-13 Thread Andrew Udvare
> On 2019-01-13, at 07:49, (Nuno Silva) wrote: > > I am trying to create an Apple partition map with a block size of 4096 > bytes, but I can't find an option to change the block size in mac-fdisk, > which defaults to 512 bytes. > > Does anybody know of a utility that can create and modify suc

Re: [gentoo-user] USB mouse disconnecting

2019-01-13 Thread R0b0t1
The most likely cause is a poor electrical connection. How quickly they wear depends on the types of devices you buy as well as your ports. The reason it seems like an electrical problem is the descriptor read errors. If it was power management the device should cleanly cycle. Cheers, R0b0t1

[gentoo-user] mac-fdisk with different block size

2019-01-13 Thread nunojsilva
I am trying to create an Apple partition map with a block size of 4096 bytes, but I can't find an option to change the block size in mac-fdisk, which defaults to 512 bytes. Does anybody know of a utility that can create and modify such partition maps under Gentoo? -- Nuno Silva

[gentoo-user] USB mouse disconnecting

2019-01-13 Thread Pouru Lasse
For the past few weeks I've had strange issues with my USB mouse randomly disconnecting and reconnecting right afterwards. At first I thought it might be the USB port dying, but it happens with multiple USB ports (both USB 2 and 3) and two different Logitech mice. I haven't noticed any issues with