Re: [gentoo-user] Can't emerge xorg-6.8.2-r2 under Gentoo 2005.1

2005-08-17 Thread Mark Knecht
On 8/17/05, Holly Bostick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Knecht schreef: > > Yes, it does, but it still didn't tell me what profile I'm running: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ls /etc/make.profile/ > > 2.4 packages parent > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ > > > > where as > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $

Re: [gentoo-user] Slow HD

2005-08-17 Thread Mark Knecht
On 8/17/05, Pupeno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 17 August 2005 23:52, Pupeno wrote: > > I have this as module and it seem to be loaded automatically because lsmod > > shows: > > piix9476 0 [permanent] > > > > Maybe it has to be compiled on the kernel (not as a modu

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't emerge xorg-6.8.2-r2 under Gentoo 2005.1

2005-08-17 Thread Holly Bostick
Mark Knecht schreef: > On 8/17/05, Holly Bostick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Mark Knecht schreef: >> >>>Yes, it does, but it still didn't tell me what profile I'm running: >>> >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ls /etc/make.profile/ >>>2.4 packages parent >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ >>> >>>where as >>> >

[gentoo-user] Re: OT: Recovering partitions from an imaged drive

2005-08-17 Thread Tom Eastman
Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: > Tom Eastman wrote: > I'm not sure, but mounting the whole hda as loopback could work (seem > to remember a thread about this some time ago on the list, search the > archives). > In case it does not, try this. Since the real partitions usually start > at the second sector (th

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't emerge xorg-6.8.2-r2 under Gentoo 2005.1

2005-08-17 Thread Mark Knecht
On 8/17/05, Holly Bostick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Knecht schreef: > > On 8/17/05, Holly Bostick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Mark Knecht schreef: > >> > >>>Yes, it does, but it still didn't tell me what profile I'm running: > >>> > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ls /etc/make.profile/ > >

[gentoo-user] Automatic Network Stuff

2005-08-17 Thread Ian K
Hi there, I was having to use Windows the other day, and it got me into wondering if Linux is able to automatically set up a network connection when an ethernet cable is inserted, or more importantly, establish a connection to my wireless network when I switch my network card on. (Yes it has a swit

Re: [gentoo-user] [asking again] keyboard/mouse woes on 2.6 kernel

2005-08-17 Thread Chris Cox
On Wednesday 17 August 2005 10:10 pm, Ben Munat wrote: > > I recently did a fresh install of 2005.0 on a AMD thunderbird-based > machine. I wasn't in the mood for kernel configuring, so I just let > genkernel do it's thing, installing a 2.6 kernel. > There is your first mistake right there. >

[gentoo-user] Re: Must all software be installed with Ebuilds?

2005-08-17 Thread Michael Swanson
I'm setting up a home webserver on Gentoo Linux and was wondering about the above question. I've read on here many places about people writing their own ebuilds to install software. One of the pieces of software I run is Communigate Email, which is commercial software and gets installed by a

[gentoo-user] Re: [asking again] keyboard/mouse woes on 2.6 kernel

2005-08-17 Thread Moshe Kaminsky
Hi, I don't really know what's going on. Just wanted to suggest some things: 1. I don't think it has anything to do with the 'Unknown key' messages. This simply means that there are some funny keys on the keyboard that the kernel doesn't recognize. You can check it with the showkey(1)

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Must all software be installed with Ebuilds?

2005-08-17 Thread Michael Crute
Everything you install on Gentoo is generally done with an ebuild because that lets portage track the dependencies and also keeps track of the versions so they are easily upgraded in the future. This is the best way to do things for most software. With something like Communigate however, you aren't

Re: [gentoo-user] Automatic Network Stuff

2005-08-17 Thread Richard Fish
Ian K wrote: Hi there, I was having to use Windows the other day, and it got me into wondering if Linux is able to automatically set up a network connection when an ethernet cable is inserted, or more importantly, establish a connection to my wireless network when I switch my network card on. (Y

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot freeze

2005-08-17 Thread Tony Davison
On Wednesday 17 August 2005 23:28, Michael W. Holdeman wrote: > On Wednesday 17 August 2005 06:43 pm, Renat Golubchyk wrote: > > Hi! > > > > On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:10:51 -0400 "Michael W. Holdeman" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wednesday 17 August 2005 03:53 pm, Michael W. Holdeman wr

[gentoo-user] Re: Must all software be installed with Ebuilds?

2005-08-17 Thread Marek Więcek
Michael Swanson wrote: On a totally unrelated question, when I use Firefox in Xfce, I can't us Ctrl+F4 to close a tab. Does anyone know how I can avoid that? Thanks. You can use CTRL+W instead. -- msw -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

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