[gentoo-user] Re: packages.gentoo.org: dead?

2007-08-09 Thread Alexander Skwar
Jarry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do I have problem on my side, Yes, you do. You seem to be unable to scroll back a few pages in this mailing list, to see that this question has been asked two times. > or is that site really down? Yep. Alexander Skwar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Update World situation (again)

2007-08-09 Thread Csányi András
Hi Collen! What type of nvidia-card have you? I have older card and this works only (or older) this version of nvidia-drivers: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776-r1 nvidia card (lspci output): VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV28 [GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x] András ps.: sorry my eng

Re: [gentoo-user] Update World situation (again)

2007-08-09 Thread Colleen Beamer
Csányi András wrote: > Hi Collen! > > What type of nvidia-card have you? > I have older card and this works only (or older) this version of > nvidia-drivers: > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776-r1 > > nvidia card (lspci output): > VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV28 [GeForce4 Ti 4

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Mathematica 6 & Gentoo amd64

2007-08-09 Thread Aleksey V. Kunitskiy
On Wednesday 08 August 2007 20:18, Jure Varlec wrote: > I never tried version 6, but they used to have 64 bit version for 5, so I > guess there should be one for 6 :/ . Since the 5.1 that I used was native > 64 bit, it needed no chroot. Version 6 tells me that it can't find libstdc++.so.5. I tried

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Mathematica 6 & Gentoo amd64

2007-08-09 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 15:19:31 +0300 "Aleksey V. Kunitskiy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Version 6 tells me that it can't find libstdc++.so.5. I tried to > create this symlink manualy(pointing to the libstdc++ 6.0.8 ) but it > didn't give me any results Emerge libcompat to get libstdc++ 5. (and

Re: [gentoo-user] tools to detect hardware

2007-08-09 Thread Chuanwen Wu
2007/8/8, Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA512 > > Chuanwen Wu wrote: > > I use lspci,now.But lspci can't provide so much information as everest > > or cpu-z do.For example,the FSB,and the socket of the CPU and so on. > > For the CPU ONL

Re: [gentoo-user] tools to detect hardware

2007-08-09 Thread Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Chuanwen Wu wrote: > But this file still doesn't tell you the information of the FSB or socket > type. Yes, that's true. - -- Arturo "Buanzo" Busleiman - Consultor Independiente en Seguridad Informatica SHOW DE FUTURABANDA - Sabado 18 de Agosto 20

Re: [gentoo-user] VE-225 cable

2007-08-09 Thread deface
' dmesg | tail | grep sd ' will output device when connected ( assuming its usb ) else use ' /sbin/fdisk -l ' find the disk, make a dir to mount it to ' mkdir /mnt/tempdrive ' then mount the drive to it ' mount /dev/sdX /mnt/tempdrive ' Assuming your kernel has the filesystem support.

Re: [gentoo-user] tools to detect hardware

2007-08-09 Thread Chuanwen Wu
oh,the phpsysinfo seems need to install Apache first: * Fatal error: Your configuration file sets the server type "Apache" * Fatal error: but the corresponding package does not seem to be installed! * Fatal error: Please "emerge >=net-www/apache-1.3" or correct your settings. * Fatal error(s) - ab

Re: [gentoo-user] Update World situation (again)

2007-08-09 Thread darren kirby
quoth the Colleen Beamer: > Okay, I just recompiled the kernel using 2.6.21-r4. All the same > selections in make menuconfig. The *only* difference was that the > xserver wasn't running in the background when I compiled the > nvidia-drivers. This is surprising. Everytime I have forgotten to s

Re: [gentoo-user] tools to detect hardware

2007-08-09 Thread Paul
from the name of the processer you can look up the fsb and socket online. as far as i know there are not any programs with a built in database, but if there is i would like to know too. On 8/9/07, Chuanwen Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > oh,the phpsysinfo seems need to install Apache first: > >

[gentoo-user] Re: VE-225 cable

2007-08-09 Thread James
deface uberpenguin.net> writes: > ' dmesg | tail | grep sd ' > will output device when connected ( assuming its usb ) > else use > ' /sbin/fdisk -l ' > find the disk, make a dir to mount it to > ' mkdir /mnt/tempdrive ' > then mount the drive to it > ' mount /dev/sdX /mnt/tempdrive ' > Assu

Re: [gentoo-user] tools to detect hardware

2007-08-09 Thread Mirek Dvořák
Hi try to use dmidecode hope, it will help you Mirek 2007/8/9, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > from the name of the processer you can look up the fsb and socket > online. as far as i know there are not any programs with a built in > database, but if there is i would like to know too. > > On 8/9

Re: [gentoo-user] program autostart from another user [OT]

2007-08-09 Thread Bo Ørsted Andresen
On Monday 30 July 2007 17:55:37 Mark Shields wrote: > > > I see... Just curious, why would you need a program to be executed by a > > > user who isn't logged in? The only reason I can imagine is a daemon, > > > server o similar; > > > > Yes, this is a server :). > > Use the start-stop-daemon like h

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Mathematica 6 & Gentoo amd64

2007-08-09 Thread Aleksey V. Kunitskiy
On Thursday 09 August 2007 15:52, Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: > Emerge libcompat to get libstdc++ 5. (and undo that symlink attempt) I can not unmask it. This package has no amd64 keyword and all my tries putting something like "=sys-libs/lib-compat-1.4.1 -* ~*" in package.keywords have no results.

Re: [gentoo-user] Update World situation (again)

2007-08-09 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:00:19 -0600, darren kirby wrote: > This is surprising. Everytime I have forgotten to shut down the X > server the nVidia installer detects it running and refuses to > continue... The Nvidia installer does, but this doesn't happen when you install with Portage. IMO, this is

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Mathematica 6 & Gentoo amd64

2007-08-09 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 19:34:25 +0300, Aleksey V. Kunitskiy wrote: > > Emerge libcompat to get libstdc++ 5. (and undo that symlink attempt) > > I can not unmask it. This package has no amd64 keyword and all my tries > putting something like "=sys-libs/lib-compat-1.4.1 -* ~*" in > package.keywords

Re: [gentoo-user] Update World situation (again)

2007-08-09 Thread Denis
On 8/9/07, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Nvidia installer does, but this doesn't happen when you install with > Portage. IMO, this is A Good Thing, you can install and compile a kernel > update then emerge nvidia-drivers to have the drivers available when you > boot into your new

[gentoo-user] Minimum HD space for a firewall

2007-08-09 Thread James
Hello, I'm building several gentoo firewalls for friends out of old pc parts (586 class) I've built a few but, now I need to try and slim down the firewall to a minimum of disk usage. I have a bunch of old 1G and 2G IDE drives. This firewalls support 3 to 4 ethernet sements with the forth b

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Mathematica 6 & Gentoo amd64

2007-08-09 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 19:34:25 +0300, Aleksey V. Kunitskiy wrote: > > >>> Emerge libcompat to get libstdc++ 5. (and undo that symlink attempt) >>> >> I can not unmask it. This package has no amd64 keyword and all my tries >> putting something like "=sys-libs/lib-com

Re: [gentoo-user] Minimum HD space for a firewall

2007-08-09 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
James schrieb: so what tricks exist to get a minimalistic gentoo firewall to exits on 1G of disk space? Any good wikis are most welcome. Right now, I'm looking a GNAP. These systems mostly do not boot from a CD drive, but maybe I could put /boot and swap on the HD and the rest is read from a r

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] which DVB-T USB tuner?

2007-08-09 Thread Eric Martin
I haven't tried any of those, but I love my Hauppauge Win-PVR 350. it makes a Cel600 w/312MB of ram an amazing mythbox On 8/2/07, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:18:16 +0200, pat wrote: > > > I want to buy DVB-T USB tuner. I'm thinking about "MSI DigiVOX A/D II"

Re: [gentoo-user] Minimum HD space for a firewall

2007-08-09 Thread Florian Philipp
Am Donnerstag 09 August 2007 19:31 schrieb James: > Hello, > > I'm building several gentoo firewalls for friends out of old > pc parts (586 class) > > I've built a few but, now I need to try and slim down > the firewall to a minimum of disk usage. > > I have a bunch of old 1G and 2G IDE drives.

[gentoo-user] Re: Minimum HD space for a firewall

2007-08-09 Thread James
Stefan G. Weichinger xunil.at> writes: > WRAP-boards have up to 3 fast-ethernet-ports, but if you have to use > your boxes, it will work out fine with a 1G hdd. Hm, If I wanted to use CF or SD cards in these old system, is there an inexpenive interface converter (say CF to ide) that is r

Re: [gentoo-user] Update World situation (again)

2007-08-09 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 13:03:45 -0400, Denis wrote: > Oh I never thought about that. So you need just the new kernel's > sources and not necessarily having the new kernel *running* when you > emerge nvidia-drivers for the new kernel? That's right. I have a short script that copies the running kernel

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] which DVB-T USB tuner?

2007-08-09 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 14:09:45 -0400, Eric Martin wrote: > I haven't tried any of those, but I love my Hauppauge Win-PVR 350. it > makes a Cel600 w/312MB of ram an amazing mythbox One DVB card? How do you manage? I have one dual-tuner card and one single tuner card in my mythbox! -- Neil Bothwic

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Minimum HD space for a firewall

2007-08-09 Thread Chris Egger
There does exist ide to CF adaptors that will plug right into the motherboard ide slot and they are relatively cheep. I think I got mine at newegg. I know this is a gentoo list, but IPCop or PFsense has a great firewall product that can be easily adapted to a CF Card. I believe there are in

Re: [gentoo-user] Update World situation (again)

2007-08-09 Thread Florian Philipp
Am Donnerstag 09 August 2007 19:03 schrieb Denis: > On 8/9/07, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Nvidia installer does, but this doesn't happen when you install with > > Portage. IMO, this is A Good Thing, you can install and compile a kernel > > update then emerge nvidia-drivers to

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Minimum HD space for a firewall

2007-08-09 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
James schrieb: Hm, If I wanted to use CF or SD cards in these old system, is there an inexpenive interface converter (say CF to ide) that is redily available? I don't know your location so the sources I would check for supplies very likely won't help you: I am in Austria/Europe. PC engine

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Minimum HD space for a firewall

2007-08-09 Thread James R.Campbell
On Thu Aug 9 13:14 , James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >Stefan G. Weichinger xunil.at> writes: > > > >> WRAP-boards have up to 3 fast-ethernet-ports, but if you have to use >> your boxes, it will work out fine with a 1G hdd. > >Hm, > >If I wanted to use CF or SD cards in these old system, is

[gentoo-user] Set up drupal with postgres

2007-08-09 Thread Mick
Hi All, I am trying to set up drupal on a box that has postgresql instead of mysql. The problem is that the script offered in the Gentoo Wiki[1] is for mysql as quoted below: USE mysql; INSERT

[gentoo-user] Re: Minimum HD space for a firewall

2007-08-09 Thread James
Florian Philipp addcom.de> writes: > > I'm building several gentoo firewalls for friends out of old > > pc parts (586 class) > http://gentoo-wiki.com/TinyGentoo Very cool, but, I'll have to look into this versus GNAP after I get firewall built quick for a friend. Right now, I decided to

Re: [gentoo-user] Set up drupal with postgres

2007-08-09 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Thursday 09 August 2007, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about '[gentoo-user] Set up drupal with postgres': > USE mysql; \c postgres > INSERT INTO user (host, user, password, select_priv, insert_priv, > update_priv) VALUES ('localhost', 'drupal', PASSWORD('passwd'), 'Y', > 'Y', 'Y'); CREATE U

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Minimum HD space for a firewall

2007-08-09 Thread Neil Bothwick
Hello James, > If I wanted to use CF or SD cards in these old system, is there > an inexpenive interface converter (say CF to ide) that is > redily available? Yes, I bought one from http://linitx.com and use it in my MythTV frontend. -- Neil Bothwick I'm warning you! One step closer and I'll

Re: [gentoo-user] Set up drupal with postgres

2007-08-09 Thread Mick
On Thursday 09 August 2007 20:29, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > On Thursday 09 August 2007, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > about '[gentoo-user] Set up drupal with postgres': > > USE mysql; > > \c postgres > > > INSERT INTO user (host, user, password, select_priv, insert_priv, > > update_priv)

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo dying? was: packages.gentoo.org down?

2007-08-09 Thread Joseph
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 16:42 +0200, Christian Heim wrote: > On Tuesday 07 August 2007 15:12:51 Alexander Skwar wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Is it just me, or is http://packages.gentoo.org/ not available? > > > > Alexander Skwar > > It's being closed until further notice. > > Regards, > >Christian

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo dying? was: packages.gentoo.org down?

2007-08-09 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:45:21 -0600, Joseph wrote: > The last time that web-page was updated was last Monday. > Does "emerge --sync" pulls new/updated packages? Why don't you try it before spreading speculation about the death of a distro? -- Neil Bothwick A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Mathematica 6 & Gentoo amd64

2007-08-09 Thread Aleksey V. Kunitskiy
On Thursday 09 August 2007 19:48, Neil Bothwick wrote: > I don't think that's the right package. > > % qfile libstdc++.so.5 > sys-libs/libstdc++-v3 (/usr/lib64/libstdc++-v3/libstdc++.so.5) > app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-compat (/usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.5) Of course, I forgot about it... Thanks guys

[gentoo-user] emerge reporting different number of ._cfg....s

2007-08-09 Thread Gary Artim
Hi -- emerge has been reporting +1 more ._cfg then I find when I run find. This has just started happening. I reinstalled the findutils just to be sure I haven't been hack (i know this isn't bullet proof), am I missing some place that emerge looks or ?? any help is greatly appreciated! Gary (s

[gentoo-user] Flashing BIOS trouble

2007-08-09 Thread Grant
I just installed an AMD64 Athlon X2 cpu on my motherboard which was previously running an AMD64 Sempron. Now I get an error about an unknown processor from the BIOS. I can't even boot to a CD or run the BIOS setup. How can I flash the BIOS from this position? - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] maili

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo dying? was: packages.gentoo.org down?

2007-08-09 Thread Xav'
Neil Bothwick a écrit : > On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:45:21 -0600, Joseph wrote: > >> The last time that web-page was updated was last Monday. >> Does "emerge --sync" pulls new/updated packages? > > Why don't you try it before spreading speculation about the death of a > distro? > > I also don't se

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo dying? was: packages.gentoo.org down?

2007-08-09 Thread Joseph
On Fri, 2007-08-10 at 01:52 +0200, Xav' wrote: > I also don't see why packages.gentoo.org will be in relation with the rsync > mirrors which are completely separated... > > Maybe this lack from pgo is due to an attack or such thing, or simply an > heavy > modification of the site... > > And

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Flashing BIOS trouble

2007-08-09 Thread Xav'
Grant a écrit : > I just installed an AMD64 Athlon X2 cpu on my motherboard which was > previously running an AMD64 Sempron. Now I get an error about an > unknown processor from the BIOS. I can't even boot to a CD or run the > BIOS setup. How can I flash the BIOS from this position? > > - Grant

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ATI Rage XL and Proview PL716s

2007-08-09 Thread Xav'
Fan Yang a écrit : > Hi Xavier, > Thanks for your reply and the inet6 problem was successfully fixed. > But I am still having problem to start X. As a final resort, I > intalled both ati and xorg drivers and test which one works. After > trying flgrx, vesa and radeon, I finally found that ati is

[gentoo-user] Re: ATI Rage XL and Proview PL716s

2007-08-09 Thread Fan Yang
Hi Xavier, Thanks for your reply and the inet6 problem was successfully fixed. But I am still having problem to start X. As a final resort, I intalled both ati and xorg drivers and test which one works. After trying flgrx, vesa and radeon, I finally found that ati is the one I need to put into xo

Re: [gentoo-user] packages.gentoo.org down?

2007-08-09 Thread Albert W. Hopkins
Hi. I'm sorry for the late response but the following will hopefully clear up some things. I am out of town all this week and all next week. I have no access to Gentoo's servers and limited access to the Internet. On top of that I am *very* busy ATM. There is a problem with the site that affec

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo dying? was: packages.gentoo.org down?

2007-08-09 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On 8/9/07, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 16:42 +0200, Christian Heim wrote: > > On Tuesday 07 August 2007 15:12:51 Alexander Skwar wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > > Is it just me, or is http://packages.gentoo.org/ not available? > > > > > > Alexander Skwar > > > > It's being

Re: [gentoo-user] Set up drupal with postgres

2007-08-09 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Thursday 09 August 2007, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Set up drupal with postgres': > On Thursday 09 August 2007 20:29, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > On Thursday 09 August 2007, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > > GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON drupal.* TO drupal@'%' ID

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge reporting different number of ._cfg....s

2007-08-09 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On 8/9/07, Gary Artim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi -- > emerge has been reporting +1 more > ._cfg then I find when I run find. > This has just started happening. I > reinstalled the findutils just to be sure > I haven't been hack (i know this isn't > bullet proof), am I missing some place >

Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo dying? was: packages.gentoo.org down?

2007-08-09 Thread Joshua Schmidlkofer
I have always used gentoo-portage.com On 8/9/07, Daniel da Veiga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 8/9/07, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 16:42 +0200, Christian Heim wrote: > > > On Tuesday 07 August 2007 15:12:51 Alexander Skwar wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > Is

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Flashing BIOS trouble

2007-08-09 Thread Dan Cowsill
On 8/9/07, Xav' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Grant a écrit : > > I just installed an AMD64 Athlon X2 cpu on my motherboard which was > > previously running an AMD64 Sempron. Now I get an error about an > > unknown processor from the BIOS. I can't even boot to a CD or run the > > BIOS setup. How

[gentoo-user] unable to compile totem

2007-08-09 Thread John covici
irefox' '--disable-debug' '--with-hal' '--disable-lirc' '--disable-nvtv' ebuild.sh, line 586: Called die !!! econf failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant. !!! A complete build log is located at

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Flashing BIOS trouble

2007-08-09 Thread Grant
> > > I just installed an AMD64 Athlon X2 cpu on my motherboard which was > > > previously running an AMD64 Sempron. Now I get an error about an > > > unknown processor from the BIOS. I can't even boot to a CD or run the > > > BIOS setup. How can I flash the BIOS from this position? > > > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Flashing BIOS trouble

2007-08-09 Thread Norberto Bensa
Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha escrito: But that motherboard doesn't appear here: http://www.msicomputer.com/support/TechSupport.asp Perhaps there's no need for an update or there's no one available right now. Try contacting MSI directly. They use to be very friendly (just don't mention yo

Re: [gentoo-user] unable to compile totem

2007-08-09 Thread Norberto Bensa
John covici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha escrito: checking whether to compile the browser plugins... yes checking which gecko to use... configure: error: Gecko "firefox" not found Either disable nsplugin _or_ emerge firefox Regards, Norberto --

Re: [gentoo-user] unable to compile totem

2007-08-09 Thread John covici
on Friday 08/10/2007 Norberto Bensa([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote > John covici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha escrito: > > > checking whether to compile the browser plugins... yes > > checking which gecko to use... configure: error: Gecko "firefox" not found > > > > Either disable nsplugin _or_ emerge

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Flashing BIOS trouble

2007-08-09 Thread Grant
> > But that motherboard doesn't appear here: > > > > http://www.msicomputer.com/support/TechSupport.asp > > > Perhaps there's no need for an update or there's no one available > right now. Try contacting MSI directly. They use to be very friendly > (just don't mention you run Linux) I found the u

Re: [gentoo-user] tools to detect hardware

2007-08-09 Thread Chuanwen Wu
lshw is very detailed and it can even format the output to html or xml file.Just like: lshw -html > my_html_file This function is very good!It let you find the information more easily. 2007/8/8, W.Kenworthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > lshw, along with lspci, lsusb and probably others. Dont forget the

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Flashing BIOS trouble

2007-08-09 Thread Grant
> > > But that motherboard doesn't appear here: > > > > > > http://www.msicomputer.com/support/TechSupport.asp > > > > > > Perhaps there's no need for an update or there's no one available > > right now. Try contacting MSI directly. They use to be very friendly > > (just don't mention you run Linux