Re: [gentoo-user] Window borders in gnome desktop when maximized hide behind panels

Thanasis writes: > After some recent update (~x86), windows in gnome desktop when > maximized hide their borders/bars behind the desktop panels, which is > really annoying. In the case of terminals, the prompt gets almost > hidden, in the case of other applications, the "file" menu gets > hidden,

Re: [gentoo-user] Nokia PC Suite on VMware

Sergey A. Kobzar schrieb: >> I have it working in a WinXP-VM on vmware-server, yes. For USB: I only >> "connect" the nokia-cable after starting the VM (by clicking the device >> in the vmware-console) and it works fine so far. > > Good news! Thanks, Stefan. > > Btw, can you upgrade phone's firmw

[gentoo-user] strange net interfaces

Hi all, I've found that when I run ip link show on my box it gives me: 1: lo: mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 brd 127.255.255.255 scope host lo inet6 ::1/128 scope host valid_lft forever preferred_lft

Re: [gentoo-user] ssh-agent & RSA

On Monday 11 May 2009, 07:18, Hilco Wijbenga wrote: > 2. ssh-add -D ; ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa 3. mv ~/.ssh/id_rsa ~/.ssh/id_dsa :) Seriously, did you try running ssh-add without arguments? Acrroding to the man, "When run without arguments, it adds the files ~/.ssh/id_rsa, ~/.ssh/id_dsa and ~/.s

Re: [gentoo-user] Ripping audio from a video DVD

On Sunday 10 May 2009 16:45:29 Stroller wrote: > On 10 May 2009, at 16:38, Stroller wrote: > > ... .flv, then it looks like you upload it - and a player - to your > > server along with a little HTML. This > > > > > > appears to be (based on?) t

Re: [gentoo-user] strange net interfaces

On Monday 11 May 2009 11:06:20 Raul Gonzales wrote: > Hi all, > > I've found that when I run ip link show on my box it gives me: > > 1: lo: mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN > link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 > inet 127.0.0.1/8 brd 127.255.255.255 scope host lo >

Re: [gentoo-user] Window borders in gnome desktop when maximized hide behind panels

on 05/11/2009 10:34 AM Graham Murray wrote the following: Thanasis writes: After some recent update (~x86), windows in gnome desktop when maximized hide their borders/bars behind the desktop panels, which is really annoying. In the case of terminals, the prompt gets almost hidden, in the ca

[gentoo-user] Re: strange net interfaces

Alan McKinnon gmail.com> writes: > > I've found that when I run ip link show on my box it gives me: >snip> > Seems like you have a truck load of kernel modules loaded that you don't use. > Stop those modules from loading, or just don't load them until you really do > need them. If I install

[gentoo-user] Re: persistent desktop (kde 4)

Alex Schuster wonkology.org> writes: > I think it's the ~/.kde4.2/share/config/session directory. Good luck, I hope > you find your settings there. But I doubt it :( This dir is all I have: ~/.kde4/share/config/session It contains: kmix_10d8de697600012380924200051370007_1241747284_75756

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: strange net interfaces

On Monday 11 May 2009 14:38:36 James wrote: > Alan McKinnon gmail.com> writes: > > > I've found that when I run ip link show on my box it gives me: > > > >snip> > > > > Seems like you have a truck load of kernel modules loaded that you don't > > use. Stop those modules from loading, or just don't

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: persistent desktop (kde 4)

James writes: > Alex Schuster wonkology.org> writes: > > I think it's the ~/.kde4.2/share/config/session directory. Good luck, I > > hope you find your settings there. But I doubt it :( > > This dir is all I have: > ~/.kde4/share/config/session > > It contains: > > kmix_10d8de6976000123809242

[gentoo-user] Re: /boot or not /boot

Am Sonntag, 10. Mai 2009 14:24:21 schrieb Stroller: > Indeed. So this seems an "unnecessary rule" to me. No, it's not. There are situations, where compiling the drivers into the kernel is not enough (as is the case with an encrypted root fs). Then you need to do some userspace "magic" to enable

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mouse button mapping with evdev+hal+xorg-1.5.3

ABCD wrote: > > As I understand it, everything that can be done in xorg.conf can be done > via HAL, but I'm not sure how you would do so for the video devices. > That said, you should be able to completely get rid of the input devices > in xorg.conf, and instead install this in a file in /etc/hal

[gentoo-user] some issues after upgrading to xorg-server 1.5.3

Hi all, I've updated my system to xorg-server 1.5.3 following the official doc: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.5-upgrade-guide.xml I have VIDEO_CARDS="vesa intel" as intel driver not worked propertly in the past with my video card: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Int

[gentoo-user] Problem with compiling kernel

Hi, when I try to compile a kernel again (meaning after compiling it and building the modules), I get this error message: hive linux # make && make modules_install && make [...] INSTALL sound/core/snd-timer.ko INSTALL sound/core/snd.ko INSTALL sound/drivers/mpu401/snd-mpu401-uart.ko IN

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with compiling kernel

On Mon, 11 May 2009 21:33:23 +0200 Marc Blumentritt wrote: > Hi, Hi, > when I try to compile a kernel again (meaning after compiling it and > building the modules), I get this error message: > > hive linux # make && make modules_install && make just one question about your compiling command, w

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with compiling kernel

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Arnau Bria wrote: > On Mon, 11 May 2009 21:33:23 +0200 > Marc Blumentritt wrote: > >> Hi, > Hi, > >> when I try to compile a kernel again (meaning after compiling it and >> building the modules), I get this error message: >> >> hive linux # make && make modules_ins

[gentoo-user] Reverting VMware Server

I tried upgrading VMware server on one of my machines from 1.0.9 to 2.0.1 today. After the upgrade, I couldn't get any of the modules to insert (Invalid module format). I decided that I would downgrade back to vmware-server-1.0.9.156507 and vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r2 so that I could get the machi

[gentoo-user] Re: Reverting VMware Server

On 5/11/2009 2:58 PM, Chris Lieb wrote: > I tried upgrading VMware server on one of my machines from 1.0.9 to > 2.0.1 today. After the upgrade, I couldn't get any of the modules to > insert (Invalid module format). I decided that I would downgrade back > to vmware-server-1.0.9.156507 and vmware-m

Re: [gentoo-user] Reverting VMware Server

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Chris Lieb wrote: > I tried upgrading VMware server on one of my machines from 1.0.9 to > 2.0.1 today. After the upgrade, I couldn't get any of the modules to > insert (Invalid module format). I decided that I would downgrade back > to vmware-server-1.0.9.156507

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with compiling kernel

Paul Hartman wrote: > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Arnau Bria wrote: > >> On Mon, 11 May 2009 21:33:23 +0200 >> Marc Blumentritt wrote: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >> Hi, >> >> >>> when I try to compile a kernel again (meaning after compiling it and >>> building the modules), I get t

Re: [gentoo-user] How to IPSEC "M$oft" VPN client setup

On Tue, 05 May 2009 17:49:06 +0100 Graham Murray wrote: > Michael Higgins writes: > > > Is there a useful Gentoo document anyone might suggest describing > > how one *connects to* a VPN device of the 'Microsoft' flavour "with > > IPSEC"? > > I do not know about a Gentoo document, I've been

Re: [gentoo-user] some issues after upgrading to xorg-server 1.5.3

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 15:44, Arnau Bria wrote: > Hi all, > > I've updated my system to xorg-server 1.5.3 following the official doc: > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.5-upgrade-guide.xml > > I have VIDEO_CARDS="vesa intel" as intel driver not worked propertly in > the p

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with compiling kernel

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Dale wrote: > Paul Hartman wrote: >> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Arnau Bria wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 11 May 2009 21:33:23 +0200 >>> Marc Blumentritt wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> Hi, >>> >>> when I try to compile a kernel again (meaning after compiling i

Re: [gentoo-user] NVidia, KDE4, and Desktop Effects

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:45 PM, James Ausmus wrote: > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Paul Hartman > > wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:51 PM, James Ausmus > wrote: > >> > >>> Be sure you're using the "xcomposite" USE flag, and perhaps you need > >>> "opengl" as well. > >> > >> Output of "

[gentoo-user] automated install || stage4? rapid deployment?

Folks, I'm curious how other sysadmins rapidly deploy a slew of new Gentoo systems? In this case I'm setting up many dozens of Gentoo servers inside of VMware ESX and having to destroy and redeploy said systems regularly. The "hardware" (virtual, of course) varies ever so slightly, so cloning (vi

RE: [gentoo-user] automated install || stage4? rapid deployment?

> I'm curious how other sysadmins rapidly deploy a slew of new Gentoo > systems? In this case I'm setting up many dozens of Gentoo servers > inside of VMware ESX and having to destroy and redeploy said systems > regularly. > > The "hardware" (virtual, of course) varies ever so slightly, so > clonin

[gentoo-user] Capture dmesg output on boot?

Hello list, I've been trying to get to the bottom of my recent troubles with my IDE controller working with the 2.6.28 kernel. Now, linux never boots without a kernel panic, so dmesg never gets logged... Is there any way to have the kernel dump the boot log somewhere? I'd settle for scrolling u

Re: [gentoo-user] Capture dmesg output on boot?

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Dan Cowsill wrote: > Hello list, > > I've been trying to get to the bottom of my recent troubles with my IDE > controller working with the 2.6.28 kernel. Now, linux never boots > without a kernel panic, so dmesg never gets logged... Is there any way > to have th

Re: [gentoo-user] Capture dmesg output on boot?

James Ausmus wrote: > If you have a serial port, you can enable serial console in the kernel > config, and boot with a "console=ttyS0" kernel parameter, to see all > the output on a serially attached (via null modem cable or adapter) > computer... > > -James > Hey, thanks for the advice. Would t

RE: [gentoo-user] Capture dmesg output on boot?

> I've been trying to get to the bottom of my recent troubles > with my IDE > controller working with the 2.6.28 kernel. Now, linux never boots > without a kernel panic, so dmesg never gets logged... Is > there any way > to have the kernel dump the boot log somewhere? I'd settle for > scrolling

Re: [gentoo-user] Capture dmesg output on boot?

Adam Carter wrote: > Have you tried + ? I have no idea if it will work in that > circumtance... > > Remember that depending how you setup the kernel the IDE devices could be hdX > or sdX. > > Thanks, Yes, I've tried shift+pgUp and it doesn't appear to work. And yes, I've verified that my ro

Re: [gentoo-user] automated install || stage4? rapid deployment?

On Monday 11 May 2009 08:14:07 pm Adam Carter wrote: > > I'm curious how other sysadmins rapidly deploy a slew of new Gentoo > > systems? In this case I'm setting up many dozens of Gentoo servers > > inside of VMware ESX and having to destroy and redeploy said systems > > regularly. > > > > The "ha

Re: [gentoo-user] Capture dmesg output on boot?

Dan Cowsill wrote: > Adam Carter wrote: >> Have you tried + ? I have no idea if it will work in that >> circumtance... >> >> Remember that depending how you setup the kernel the IDE devices could be >> hdX or sdX. >> >> > > Thanks, > > Yes, I've tried shift+pgUp and it doesn't appear to work

Re: [gentoo-user] automated install || stage4? rapid deployment?

Not a bad idea, Jerome. I imagine you create a new DVD every year or so so that you don't have to wait forever when updating all packages on your system? -j On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Jerry McBride wrote: > On Monday 11 May 2009 08:14:07 pm Adam Carter wrote: >> > I'm curious how other sy

Re: [gentoo-user] ssh-agent & RSA

2009/5/11 Etaoin Shrdlu : > On Monday 11 May 2009, 07:18, Hilco Wijbenga wrote: > >> 2. ssh-add -D ; ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa > > 3. mv ~/.ssh/id_rsa ~/.ssh/id_dsa No, I had not tried that. :-) Exactly like that it doesn't work but if I do a copy instead of a move then, yes, it works. Ssh-agent find

[gentoo-user] Re: Capture dmesg output on boot?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dan Cowsill wrote: > Hello list, > > I've been trying to get to the bottom of my recent troubles with my IDE > controller working with the 2.6.28 kernel. Now, linux never boots > without a kernel panic, so dmesg never gets logged... Is there any way