Re: [gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
Am Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:14:19AM -0700 schrieb Mark Knecht: > On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM Dale wrote: > > > > Howdy, > > > > I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones. Nothing I > > had would play them, mplayer or mpv based players. > > Convert them using handbrake. Pro

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick

2025-02-20 Thread Michael
On Wednesday 19 February 2025 12:10:59 Greenwich Mean Time Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > Am Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 11:53:48AM + schrieb Michael: > > Once buffers are saturated write operations will settle at what the device > > can achieve. I have observed writes slow down when the empty space l

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : alternatives

2025-02-20 Thread Michael
On Wednesday 19 February 2025 12:20:33 Greenwich Mean Time Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > Am Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 02:10:35PM -0500 schrieb Philip Webb: > > 250218 Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > One thing I forgot to mention: AFAIK not all such enclosures support TRIM. > If you want to get one, check th

[gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : glances at gparted

2025-02-20 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2025-02-20, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > Another thing to consider: don’t put it into the safe for a year without > powering it up. As was explained in a previous mail, QLC uses sixteen > different levels of charge inside one single flash cell. The chance of a bit > flip increases the longer

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
Am Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:36:47PM - schrieb Grant Edwards: > On 2025-02-20, Dale wrote: > > > >> Use flags for ffmpeg would give us a better idea. But I would guess > >> they're either AV1 or H.265 encoded. > > > > I'm getting some help off list from another Michael.  O_O  He suggested > > se

[gentoo-user] Re: media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2025-02-20, Dale wrote: > >> Use flags for ffmpeg would give us a better idea. But I would guess >> they're either AV1 or H.265 encoded. > > I'm getting some help off list from another Michael.  O_O  He suggested > several USE flag changes. Some I never heard of. Ask ffmpeg what's in the file.

[gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Dale
Howdy, I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones.  Nothing I had would play them, mplayer or mpv based players.  I decided to keyword them, and a couple friends, and change some USE flags to see if they would play with newer but unstable versions.  They did but I am having troub

Re: [gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Mark Knecht
On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM Dale wrote: > > Howdy, > > I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones. Nothing I > had would play them, mplayer or mpv based players. Convert them using handbrake. Probably saves you a bunch of disk space also

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : glances at gparted

2025-02-20 Thread Dale
Michael wrote: > For reliable NAND flash storage on a modern PC which can make use of the > higher speeds, I wholeheartedly agree the M.2 small form factor SSD drive > within a USB enclosure must be a consideration. Or one of the external SATA > SSDs which are physically bigger, with a USB cabl

Re: [gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: > On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones. Nothing I >> had would play them, mplayer or mpv based players. > Convert them using handbrake. Probably saves you a bunch of disk space also > > I tho

Re: [gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Mark Knecht
On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM Dale wrote: > > Mark Knecht wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM Dale wrote: > >> Howdy, > >> > >> I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones. Nothing I > >> had would play them, mplayer or mpv based players. > > Convert them using handbr

Re: [gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Mark Knecht
On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM Mark Knecht wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM Dale wrote: > > > > Mark Knecht wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM Dale wrote: > > >> Howdy, > > >> > > >> I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones. Nothing I > > >> had would

Re: [gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: > On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM Mark Knecht wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM Dale wrote: >>> Mark Knecht wrote: On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones. Nothing I

[gentoo-user] Need help with recommended budget for hardware

2025-02-20 Thread whiteman808
Hello, I want to build a PC with Gentoo and I need to know how much money should I spend on it. To clarify, I'll tell more for what I'm going to use PC: * computer will be mostly used for programming in languages like C, C++, sysadmin, and testing stuff in the LXC, Docker containers, virtual

[gentoo-user] Re: media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2025-02-20, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM Dale wrote: >> >> Howdy, >> >> I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones. Nothing I >> had would play them, mplayer or mpv based players. > > Convert them using handbrake. Probably saves you a bunch of disk s

[gentoo-user] Re: media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2025-02-20, Dale wrote: > Well, it plays some older .mkv files already.  These are some type > of NEW .mkv files.  I forgot to mention that point.  I have a lot of > other videos that are .mkv and they play fine, have for ages. OK, so the problem isn't with the .mkv container format. > It's

Re: [gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Michael Cook
On 2/20/25 1:00 PM, Dale wrote: Howdy, I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones.  Nothing I had would play them, mplayer or mpv based players.  I decided to keyword them, and a couple friends, and change some USE flags to see if they would play with newer but unstable versi

Re: [gentoo-user] media-video/gpac and media-video/mplayer fails to build.

2025-02-20 Thread Dale
Michael Cook wrote: > > On 2/20/25 1:00 PM, Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I downloaded some really new videos the other day, .mkv ones.  Nothing I >> had would play them, mplayer or mpv based players.  I decided to keyword >> them, and a couple friends, and change some USE flags to see if they >> wou

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : glances at gparted

2025-02-20 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
Am Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 12:18:30PM -0600 schrieb Dale: > Michael wrote: > I use external USB sticks a lot for critical backup files, world, /etc > and most important, /root where some of my so called scripts live.  > Reading this thread made me question even more the dependability of USB > sticks.