Re: [gentoo-user] Holiday greetings!

Merry Christmas all! Looks like it's about to officially start in about twenty seconds. -- Bill Longman Sent from my Galaxy S On Dec 24, 2011 12:49 PM, "Andrés Becerra Sandoval" < andres.bece...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Merry Christmas to all :) > > > -- > Andrés Becerra Sandoval > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] adding another "terminal"

t that does VNC/RDP and telnet and things and it works quite well. I've just stood up wmaker in a VNC session on my main box, point the Axel at it and, presto: X sessions through a silent 10W tray. It's very usable at 100Mbps. -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Listing applications with eix...

On 12/06/2011 06:55 AM, Rudmer van Dijk wrote: Bill Longman wrote: is there a way to list all -- for exmaple -- audio related applications without without being burried under audio related system libs for example or entries with (also as an exmaple) "this application does not supprt audi

Re: [gentoo-user] Listing applications with eix...

looking for text in the description with the -S is a useful method. -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Disappearing useflag hell

On Nov 27, 2011 3:44 PM, "Dale" wrote: > > walt wrote: >> >> Somewhere deep in the bowels of portage my 'introspection' useflag is >> vanishing -- but on just one of my three machines. >> >> I set the introspection useflag on all three machines (two ~amd64 and >> one ~x86) but when I run emerge --

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

On 10/27/2011 12:41 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > and I had 5 death stars failing on me. Darth Vader's death star failed, too.

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange problem with urxvt

On 10/03/2011 12:26 PM, Michael Mol wrote: > On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Bill Longman wrote: >> On 10/03/2011 10:54 AM, Allan Nielsen wrote: >>> I'm using gentoo, xmonad and urxvt >> >> I have a similar problem with xterm in KDE using radeon. Is t

Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drives not detected in repeatable order.

On 10/03/2011 12:01 PM, Florian Philipp wrote: > Am 03.10.2011 20:40, schrieb Grant Edwards: >> Just recently I've run in to problems because my hard drives are not >> detected in a predictable order, so my fstab that mount /dev/sdb1 and >> /dev/sdc1 sometimes result in directory trees in the wrong

Re: [gentoo-user] Strange problem with urxvt

On 10/03/2011 10:54 AM, Allan Nielsen wrote: > Hi > > First of all, sorry if this is not the right forum to post this question. > > > I'm having a strange problem with urxvt on one of my computers. > > When I uses a command which type some text on the screen and then waits > for input, the text

Re: [gentoo-user] Cant connect to local webserver - ICMP admin prohibited

On 09/23/2011 10:06 AM, Adam Carter wrote: > Will gig negotiate auto cross over on a straight cable? I have a cross > over i can use, but since you mentioned gig Yes. GigE is always auto-mdi by definition.

Re: [gentoo-user] Cheapest dedicated gentoo servers?

On 09/02/2011 06:41 AM, Nilesh Govindarajan wrote: > Gentoo and most importantly are reliable. Service should be stable. Isn't this an oxymoron?

Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/portage index?

On 08/26/2011 10:08 AM, James wrote: > Hello, > > > In /usr/portage/sci-chemistry, there are lots > of software offerings. My son is new to Gentoo > but now I let him go root and install packages. > > Does Gentoo maintain an online index with brief > description of each so one can make a guess

Re: [gentoo-user] Hoping someone can help explain distcc to me

On 08/22/2011 01:41 PM, Alex Schuster wrote: >>> > > I don't think this is true - as long as the CHOST is identical, there >>> > > should be no problem. >> > >> > CHOST defines the arch (i686, amd64, arm ..) whilst CFLAGS control gcc >> > behavior and the binary code generation produced by compile

Re: [gentoo-user] Hoping someone can help explain distcc to me

On 08/22/2011 01:41 PM, Alex Schuster wrote: >>> > > I don't think this is true - as long as the CHOST is identical, there >>> > > should be no problem. >> > >> > CHOST defines the arch (i686, amd64, arm ..) whilst CFLAGS control gcc >> > behavior and the binary code generation produced by compile

[gentoo-user] distccmon-gui red bars finally solved

at other times, for a given host. Once you fix those, the distcc works great. HTH somebody else. Bill -- Bill Longman Εν αρχη ην ὁ λογος

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} rdiff-backup: push or pull?

On 08/15/2011 09:58 PM, Grant wrote: > the backup server. If I push, I have to allow read/write access of my > backups via SSH keys. If I pull, I have to enable root logins on each > system to be backed-up, allow root read access of each system via SSH +1 push. But my question is, "Why do you a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new user and dhcpcd problem

On 08/12/2011 07:10 AM, Alexandre Riveira wrote: > Tanks Mick ! > > I ajusted /etc/conf.d/net > > resuts: > > localhost home # ifconfig > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:25:22:b2:64:44 > inet addr:192.168.0.159 Bcast:255.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 Your broadcast is sti

Re: [gentoo-user] Listing partition labels

On Aug 1, 2011 7:13 PM, "Andrew Lowe" wrote: > > Greetings all, >I'm probably in the situation where I can't see the wood for the trees so a bit of help would be appreciated. I've decided to go the LABEL route in fstab and have set the labels on my partitions a few days ago. I now want to

Re: [gentoo-user] make oldconfig necessary?

On Jul 31, 2011 7:06 PM, "Pandu Poluan" wrote: > > Let's say I have a .config from an older kernel version (for example, > 2.6.38), and now I want to install a newer kernel (let's say, 3.0). > > Is it necessary to first do `make oldconfig`, or is it safe to go > directly to `make menuconfig`? > Y

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Can't find reiser4 patch for kernel-2.6.39

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Michael Mol wrote: > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 7:26 PM, Michael Orlitzky > wrote: >> On 07/21/2011 02:58 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: >> >> Did Hans keep a journal? If so, maybe they can use it to recover his >> lost wife... > > Inode they thought they had a hard l

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Can't find reiser4 patch for kernel-2.6.39

On 07/21/2011 11:58 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: >> Just trying to lighten the mood, don't take it the wrong way. > > So... why didn't he partition his wife if he didn't want her to be found? I think his fragment size was too large.

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

On 07/20/2011 11:49 AM, Joost Roeleveld wrote: > On Monday 04 July 2011 09:30:27 Grant wrote: >> I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability. > > Don't forget Tyan. The workstation board I have here has been rock-solid even > in really bad "atmospheric" conditions (large

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't find reiser4 patch for kernel-2.6.39

On 07/19/2011 07:43 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Tuesday 19 July 2011 12:39:09 Stroller wrote: >> On 19 July 2011, at 00:36, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >> Unless there is some family or intimate connection the rest of us are >> unaware of, there are no grounds for you to be offended on beh

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't find reiser4 patch for kernel-2.6.39

On 07/18/2011 06:50 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Monday 18 July 2011 14:30:28 Stroller wrote: >> On 18 July 2011, at 12:18, Mick wrote: >>> Is it a matter of waiting a bit longer? >> >> Yes, I think he'll be eligible for parole beginning 2023. > > please refrain yourself from idiotic remar

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Managing multiple Gentoo systems

On 07/13/2011 12:38 PM, Grant wrote: > I suppose I could also do without the PXE layer and all of its > requirements if I install some sort of minimal storage device (flash > drive, SD card, USB key, etc.) into each workstation for the boot > image. I could still push updates to the boot image ov

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT encfs] When encfs gets hungup

On 07/11/2011 09:26 AM, Sebastian Beßler wrote: > Am Mo 11 Jul 2011 17:18:16 CEST, Peter Humphrey schrieb: > >> I doubt I shall ever accept 'reoccur', any more than I accept >> 'transportation'. > > It's way OT but what is wrong with 'transportation'. > If it is wrong, how would it be right? > I

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

On 07/04/2011 09:39 PM, pk wrote: > On 2011-07-04 22:32, Grant wrote: > >> That's the FM1 socket, right? I only see two FM1 CPUs on newegg.com > > Yep. > >> right now. They're quad-core and 100W. I guess the advantage there >> is they have graphics on the CPU. A 65W CPU would be better but w

Re: [gentoo-user] Feeding /etc/cron.dail and such into ?

On Jul 2, 2011 3:12 PM, wrote: > > Bill Longman [11-07-02 23:57]: > > Meino, I don't know fcron but I just put cron lines in a file and do > > "crontab filename" > > Hi Bill, > > sorry for the confusion, Bill, my English screws the things up. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Feeding /etc/cron.dail and such into ?

Meino, I don't know fcron but I just put cron lines in a file and do "crontab filename"

Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia-settings over ssh sees my local GPU?

On 06/23/2011 09:21 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > Looking at the man page, it appears you need to use the -ctrl-display > parameter or the $DISPLAY env var. The man page mentions that > nvidia-settings queries the X server, which is running locally. It looks > like this setting may force it to use ano

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT/rant] Self-replicating programmer stupidity

On 06/23/2011 07:52 PM, Matthew Finkel wrote: > Programming secure software is not the easiest task to master. It takes > a lot of planning and enough knowledge about the components you're using > to know exactly how they all work together, as well as how they are not > supposed to be used. In many

[gentoo-user] KDE text to speech and talkers

t is. I've gotten this to work fine on my previous KDE 4 installs, but this is frustrating. Bill -- Bill Longman Εν αρχη ην ὁ λογος

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel Modules

On 06/09/2011 11:18 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > eselect OTOH, is something I always have to run bit by bit to recall the > invocation. That's just way too much effort for this here old git Wasn't on this list that I saw the correct procedure for eselect? eselect eselect kernel eselect kernel

Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!

On 06/06/2011 11:32 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hi, Gentoo. > > Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, > unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs > developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than > I can handle comfortab

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: thunderbird "fixed" folders? [SOLVED]

On 06/06/2011 11:07 AM, James wrote: > > Using seamonkey as the browser, you can just set your middle mouse > button or wheel to roll up and down the size of the font for anything > you see. Very convenient for folks that constantly need to adjust fonts sizes. > I never tried to set this up for T

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Threads changing Was: OT: website design

On 06/06/2011 09:52 AM, Indi wrote: > On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 09:42:01AM -0700, kashani wrote: >> >> I'd like to point out that the PEBCAK was on your end. >> > > Sorry, no. > And you just used your one shot at trolling me. > Do it again and it's the bozo bin for you. Well, Indi, you are now rig

Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files

On 06/03/2011 07:52 AM, David W Noon wrote: > On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:00:02 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote about > Re: [gentoo-user] Cleaning redundant configuration files: > >> There is a simple rule in computing: >> >> NEVER remove user created data > > That is utter rubbish. Obsolete data c

Re: [gentoo-user] Baselayout2/OpenRC migration question - dispatch-conf vs etc-update

Yes, absolutely. I use cfgupdate too. -- Bill Longman Sent from my Galaxy S

Re: [gentoo-user] Display indirect login X app here?

Obvious fix: don't use konsole. Use xterm. -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] How do I dump use flags?

On 05/19/2011 11:45 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hi, Gentoo. > > How do I list out a list of current USE flags? Besides the "emerge --info" examples already given, if you have gentoolkit installed, you can use euse -i which, in the example above, lists out all the flags, where they come from and

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE4.6 with two monitors does not respect boundaries/edges between them

On 05/18/2011 11:53 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > Do you have an xorg.conf? > > I suspect X has correctly figured out what you have and then you turn around > and tell it something different. Whereupon it believes you. When I have NO xorg.conf file, KDE starts in clone mode. The 1280x1024 LCD wins

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE4.6 with two monitors does not respect boundaries/edges between them

ation files to augment what kde knows about the display geometry? What's more annoying is that I have other machines that have no problem. What's the general consensus for configuring multiple heads? Just go with xorg.conf? Add Monitor sections in xorg.conf.d? -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Turning off WebGL support

On 05/13/2011 11:05 AM, Walter Dnes wrote: > Is WebGL an OS feature or a browser feature? I.e. can I block it in Is it a dessert topping or a floor wax? Certainly 'tis the latter. (Browser feature, that is. Not floor wax).

Re: [gentoo-user] Need more NFS help

On 05/10/2011 04:39 PM, Alex Schuster wrote: > Bill Longman writes: >> You're barking up the wrong tree. Show your rc-status -a and you'll see >> a few nfs-related services that you've not added to default run level. > > I don't say that's not true,

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Check CPU for throttling

On 05/10/2011 01:30 PM, Mick wrote: > Same with the other virtual core, "power management" is blank. > > > Am I missing something in my kernel or is my MoBo/CPU feature poor? > > cat .config | grep CPU_FREQ > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=y > # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEBUG is not set > CONF

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Check CPU for throttling

On 05/10/2011 09:34 AM, James wrote: > Alan McKinnon gmail.com> writes: > > >> otherwise. Just enable ondemand, disable everything else, and et the kernel >> get on with doing what it does best: > > So this is what you are saying? > > > [*] CPU Frequency scaling

Re: [gentoo-user] Check CPU for throttling

On 05/10/2011 08:36 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > I suppose this step-down-through-the-levels nonsense comes from flawed > comparisons with combustion engines and turbines - it makes sense to ramp > these up and down. It does not make sense to do this with a cpu as a cpu is a > completely different

Re: [gentoo-user] Need more NFS help

On 05/10/2011 08:02 AM, Michael Sullivan wrote: > A couple of weeks ago I switched my gcc profile over and rebuilt > everything with emerge -e system and emerge -e world. Now, when I > restart the computer (any of the three on my LAN), the NFS shares listed > in /etc/fstab are not automatically mo

Re: [gentoo-user] GPU lockup with nouveau driver and accel on

Sorry, Doug, I can't help you but FWIW, my eselect options on my NVidia laptop follow. I do not have gallium or nouveau use flags. 64bit i915 (Intel 915, 945) 64bit i965 (Intel 965, G/Q3x, G/Q4x) 64bit r300 (Radeon R300-R500) 64bit r600 (Radeon R600-R700, Evergreen, Northern Islands) 64bit sw (Sof

Re: [gentoo-user] Why can't I emerge telnet?

> I just have a little script: > > $ cat /usr/local/sbin/up-x > #!/bin/bash > # > # /usr/local/sbin/up-x > # > # Recompile X drivers etc. after kernel upgrade: > # > emerge  -1 --jobs=5 --keep-going `qlist -IC x11-drivers` &&\ >        echo &&\ >        sh /usr/local/src/VirtualBox*run &&\ >      

Re: [gentoo-user] LibreOffice + GLib-GIO:ERROR:gdbusconnection.c:2279:initable_init: assertion failed

> As I try to run as (normal) user -terminal-, does not show me any output, no > errors, no message. What happens when you run X as the root user? Do you get the same error? That is, log into a regular system terminal, start X, and run LO.

Re: [gentoo-user] are cgroups automatic ?

On 04/11/2011 08:13 AM, Philip Webb wrote: > I have enabled cgroups in kernel 2.6.38 , but am not sure how they work. > There's nothing in the docs in /usr/src/linux > & a search via 'make menuconfig' shows nothing suggestive. > Does the kernel automatically set them up once they're enabled > or d

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How can I inactivate the anachronism called CAPSLOCK on X?

Maybe switch it to just a shift key? And I really *do* like the idea of language switch, Kfir!

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How can I inactivate the anachronism called CAPSLOCK on X?

On 04/05/2011 01:27 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: > I bought a $5 keyboard that was not bad, but the layout had "sleep", > "wake", "power" keys between the Del/End/PgDn row and the arrow keys. > In Linux, of course, the keys didn't actually do anything, but > physically they still annoyed me because ther

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How can I inactivate the anachronism called CAPSLOCK on X?

On 04/05/2011 12:55 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2011-04-05, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Here's what I use in my xorg.conf to turn "caps-lock" into a "ctrl" > key: Here's what I use: screwdriver :-/

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How low can you go?

r than typing in your program every time! -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How low can you go?

On 04/01/2011 02:00 PM, Albert Hopkins wrote: > > .. got it slightly lower by switching to dash and disabling ACPI and > APIC: > > root@lilpenguin $ free -m > total used free sharedbuffers > cached > Mem:18 4 13 0 0 >

Re: [gentoo-user] python-2.7 && python-updater

ith > stuff like this hanging about) > > Cheers, > Mark > > The libmpfr change bit me on one of my amd64 machines. I did the revdep-rebuild on the library and then gcc was broken. I recompiled everything but still sandbox and gcc won't compile. -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] LVM (Was: the best filesystem for server: XFS or JFS (or?))

On 03/24/2011 11:17 AM, Dale wrote: > kashani wrote: >> On 3/24/2011 10:19 AM, Dale wrote: >>> >>> I have never used LVM but when it messes up after a upgrade, as has >>> happened to many others, see if you say the same thing. I hope your >>> backups are good and they can restore. >>> >>> Dale >> >

Re: [gentoo-user] color in terminals with white background

On 03/23/2011 11:23 AM, John Blinka wrote: > Thanks for the color.map pointer. A web search turns up one person's > solution: > > http://forum.soft32.com/linux/gentoo-portage-color-map-light-background-ftopict332304.html > > A /etc/portage/color.map file containing just this one line makes the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Compositing too slow in KDE

On 03/22/2011 11:57 PM, Mick wrote: >> My kernel is 2.6.36-r5 gentoo-sources running on the AMD Athlon II X4 >> machine: >> $ zgrep RADEON /proc/config.gz >> CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=m >> CONFIG_DRM_RADEON_KMS=y >> CONFIG_FB_RADEON=y >> CONFIG_FB_RADEON_I2C=y >> CONFIG_FB_RADEON_BACKLIGHT=y >> # CONFIG_FB

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Compositing too slow in KDE

On 03/22/2011 03:32 PM, Mick wrote: > On Tuesday 22 March 2011 16:45:54 Dale wrote: >> Bill Longman wrote: >>> On 03/20/2011 12:09 PM, Mick wrote: >>>> On Sunday 20 March 2011 18:38:00 Mick wrote: >>>>> On Saturday 19 March 2011 23:02:11 Jorge Martíne

Re: [gentoo-user] color in terminals with white background

On 03/22/2011 08:43 AM, John Blinka wrote: > Hi, All, > > For quite a few years I've had a low level irritation with the font > colors in my x11-terms/terminal. I like a white background and a > black font in my terminals, and that satisfies me perfectly 99.44% of > the time. The colors that app

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Compositing too slow in KDE

On 03/20/2011 12:09 PM, Mick wrote: > On Sunday 20 March 2011 18:38:00 Mick wrote: >> On Saturday 19 March 2011 23:02:11 Jorge Martínez López wrote: >>> I also have an ATI card and I do suffer the slow compositing. I solved >>> it by switching back to the classic Mesa (instead of Gallium). >> >> Th

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo Live 11.0

On 03/17/2011 11:41 AM, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:59 AM, James wrote: > >> >> it would seem that the 32ul-11.0.iso >> version would be the one to run 32 >> bit software on? > > > I cannot speak for the LiveDVD as I've not tried it but remember there > are still lots of old

Re: [gentoo-user] Adding more than one static IP

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:15 AM, Amar Cosic wrote: > Hello list > > My mind is just "locked" at the moment and I am trying to figure out what > am I doing wrong here. I have 4 static IP's on server machine and I have > something like this in /etc/conf.d/net : > > > > config_eth0=( "77.xxx.104.14/

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Paste into vim keeping indention or original?

On 01/28/2011 12:03 PM, kashani wrote: > > You might like one too. > > cmap w!! w !sudo tee % >/dev/null > > When you forget to sudo vi you can use w!! which pipes writing the file > though sudo. You get some term gunk, but it does work. That's what "screen" and PS1 are for

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Paste into vim keeping indention or original?

On 01/27/2011 12:53 PM, YoYo Siska wrote: > BTW, if > - vim has access to X (you run it on your local machine or from >ssh -X or something similar) > - is compiled with X support (check with vim --version | grep +X11) > - and you :set mouse=a > then you can paste by middle clicking in vim

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Simultaneously emerging multiple packages with same dependencies

On 01/27/2011 12:15 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > Btw, if you're using more instances than the amount of CPUs, the result > will be slow-down. > > With the default kernel scheduler, best if amount of CPUs + 1. (On a > 4-core, that's -j5). And if you use emerge's "--jobs 2", each of those job

Re: [gentoo-user] invalid argument when trying to modprobe nvidia module

On 01/16/2011 01:18 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Sunday 16 January 2011 03:25:41 cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: >> Adam Carter wrote: >>> Did you remember to repoint the /usr/src/linux link? IIRC the >>> module is built to suit whatever kernel that is pointing to. If >>> its not set correctly you'

Re: [gentoo-user] How can I turn off xterm console restore?

On 01/21/2011 09:45 PM, Walter Dnes wrote: > As soon as some textmode applications in xterm stop, their output gets > wiped, and the xterm screen is restored to what it looked like before I > launched the app. Somebody thought they were being "helpful"; then > again, so did the designers of "Cli

Re: [gentoo-user] Web Server Memory Issues

On 01/13/2011 09:59 AM, Kaddeh wrote: > I have a standard 2x RAM swap size of 4gb. > The problem that I am seeing though is that the applications (MySQL and > apache) are segfaulting -before- the system starts to swap, almost where > they have an aversion to using swap. Are you running 32 bits?

Re: [SOLVED]Re: [gentoo-user] vbox 64-bit guest will fail to detect a 64-bit CPU and will not be able to boot.

On 01/12/2011 07:25 PM, Valmor de Almeida wrote: > On 01/12/2011 10:57 AM, Mark Knecht wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Mark Knecht wrote: >> >>> >>> If not BIOS then I'd look at kernel config next. >>> >>> - Mark >>> >> >> If it helps here's my 2.6.36-r6 .config. >> >> Cheers, >> Mark

Re: [gentoo-user] vbox 64-bit guest will fail to detect a 64-bit CPU and will not be able to boot.

On 01/12/2011 06:46 AM, Mark Knecht stated: > On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 11:04 PM, Valmor de Almeida > wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I am trying to build a windows 7 guest using virtualbox-ose-3.1.8. When >> starting the virtual machine to install the OS, I get the warning: >> >> "VT-x/AMD-V hardware acc

Re: [gentoo-user] LANG, LC_*, and unicode

And make sure your /etc/locale.gen has the right locales

Re: [gentoo-user] LANG, LC_*, and unicode

some kind of locale file in /etc/env.d and you're set. Recompile any nls-dependent apps and Bob's your uncle. -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

k's to the kernel and I see some segfaults. I'll try another kernel tomorrow and see if tuxonice gives me anything different. -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

Am 2010-12-31 11:59, schrieb Mick: > > > Hmm ... could it be a buggy BIOS? Are you running the latest firmware > for it? > > Yes, that would also have been my next question. > Maybe you even *find* a bug in that BIOS right now that should be > corrected. > > > -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

On 12/30/2010 02:44 PM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 2010-12-30 18:54, schrieb Bill Longman: >> On 12/30/2010 12:59 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: >>> Bill, just for a check, does it scale correctly if you boot from a live-cd? >> >> Well, if I change the BIOS to

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

On 12/30/2010 09:55 AM, Mick wrote: > On Thursday 30 December 2010 16:45:07 Bill Longman wrote: >> On 12/29/2010 11:59 PM, Mick wrote: >>> Did you try changing the default to CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND >>> ? >> >> Yes, Mick, that was my first g

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

On 12/30/2010 12:59 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 30.12.2010 04:16, schrieb Bill Longman: > >> The only thing that runs at boot is cpufrequtils and here is the config >> for it: > > [..] > > Bill, just for a check, does it scale correctly if you boot from

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

On 12/30/2010 12:21 AM, Mick wrote: > On Thursday 30 December 2010 03:16:05 Bill Longman wrote: > > This is what my i7 Q is showing: > > Handle 0x0005, DMI type 4, 42 bytes > Processor Information > Socket Designation: U2E1 > Type: Central

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

On 12/29/2010 11:59 PM, Mick wrote: > Did you try changing the default to CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND ? Yes, Mick, that was my first governor. I thought I'd try to see if it would behave at top speed if I set it to "performance". No luck, though. And I can easily change the governor. It s

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

On 12/30/2010 12:59 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 30.12.2010 04:16, schrieb Bill Longman: > >> The only thing that runs at boot is cpufrequtils and here is the config >> for it: > [..] > > Bill, just for a check, does it scale correctly if you boot from a l

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 29.12.2010 19:48, schrieb Bill Longman: > > > 10:47:00# cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_* > > 2667000 2666000 2533000 2399000 2266000 2133000 1999000 1866000 1733000 > > 1599000

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

Max Speed: 4000 MHz Current Speed: 2666 MHz Status: Populated, Enabled Upgrade: Other L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005 L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006 L3 Cache Handle: 0x0007 Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Part Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Core Count: 2 Core Enabled: 1 Thread Count: 2 Characteristics: 64-bit capable -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

=y I do run KDE but it is independent of KDE. I don't run kdm by default, just the console, and it is still the same. In fact, the KDE power stuff is not even around. Could that mean it's just a USE flag issue? It doesn't seem it because I have acpi and udev. -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

her frequencies in the above stats? The stats section says there are only five transitions. -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

nce 1199000 acpi-cpufreq performance 1199000 1199000 See what I mean? -- Bill Longman

[gentoo-user] Core i7 M620 power management problem

e and manage its power capabilities and I was completely successful. If I swap my disk and boot Windows 7, it behaves like a champ, so I don't think it's a BIOS issue. What else could I look at since I've been through all versions of kernels from 2.6.32 to today's 2.6.36? -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [EXAMPLE] Configuring xorg without hal

On 12/27/2010 03:52 PM, walt wrote: > On 12/27/2010 06:03 AM, walt wrote: >> ... >> My new (post-hal) mouse config: >> >> Section "InputClass" <- note the new word "Class", not "Device" >> Identifier "trackball" <- can be anything you want >> MatchProduct "ImExPS" <-*new*. Matches the p

Re: [gentoo-user] distcc and crossdev, anyone?

On 12/18/2010 07:15 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Saturday 18 December 2010 10:18:43 Neil Bothwick wrote: > >> I've found there's just too much overhead with distcc, plus much of >> the work is still done locally. > > I expected that but I wanted to try it to see. > >> I have a couple of Atom b

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: cheap "make yourself" server: i7-950 or phenom 1100T?

On 12/15/2010 09:35 AM, Jarry wrote: > So what should I pick for him? i7-950, or phenom-1100t? > Or yet some cheap 4/6-core opteron 4xxx/6xxx? Uh oh..don your flameproof underwear and open the floodgates I've not used the new six-core AMDs but I love my XII 940. And with Intel's new plum

Re: [gentoo-user] 3Com PCMCIA network card not recognised

On 12/13/2010 07:17 PM, Stroller wrote: >> What do you get in log messages and dmesg when you compile >> CONFIG_PCMCIA_3C589=m and run modprobe -v > > Exactly the same thing. If I `modprobe -v 3c589_cs && lsmod | grep -i 3c` I > can see the module loaded, but I see exactly the same single line o

Re: [gentoo-user] Eeek: many open ports

On 12/13/2010 02:02 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 1:18 PM, pk > wrote: > > On 2010-12-13 22:08, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > > > Netstat agrees that they're open but does not disclose which > process is > > listening. > > > > D

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox doesn't build - gcc compilers

On 12/13/2010 04:57 AM, dhk wrote: > On 12/13/2010 07:50 AM, Xavier Parizet wrote: >> On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:34:16 -0500, dhk wrote: >> You need to run: >> gcc-config x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.4.4 && source /etc/profile && gcc -v >> >> If the above commande output gcc version 4.4.4, then you're done,

Re: [gentoo-user] Gigabyte and controlling fans

On 12/12/2010 06:34 PM, Dale wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >> On Sunday 12 December 2010 05:20:27 Dale wrote: >> >>> That comes from lm-sensors. Hmmm. Since I have my stuff built into the >>> kernel, can I still use that or would they clash somehow? >>> >>> Also, this is a desktop not a

Re: [gentoo-user] cgroupd really do work!

duce this? I'm on gentoo-sources-2.6.34-r12. > > I had this very same problem when I was trying this last year, Florian. I didn't pursue it any further so I can't tell you any solutions. I do remember it though because it was quite frustrating. -- Bill Longman

Re: [gentoo-user] bash scripting tip

On 11/12/2010 09:57 AM, Philip Webb wrote: > There are quick'n'easy commands to goto the previous dir > -- 'cd -' , which cb aliased as 'p' -- > & goto the next-higher dir -- 'cd ..' , which cb aliased as 's' -- , > but is there a way to set up a qne command to goto a parallel dir, > eg if you're i

Re: [gentoo-user] Colors of the USE flags in emerge --pretend

On 11/10/2010 12:54 PM, KH wrote: > Am 10.11.2010 21:37, schrieb Benyamin Dvoskin: >> Hi , >> >> When running emerge -p for some package , one gets for each dependency >> and package a list of USE flags at the end of the line. >> some are colored in red , some blue >> >> what are the differences ?

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