Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] eee PC crashes on shutdown.

2009-07-10 Thread Maxim Wexler
> Do you have CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ enabled in your kernel? yes > >> BTW, when I try getting back to the X console, it's blank. Is this an > > Xfce4 thing? I remember sysrescuecd which also uses Xfce4 had the same >> bug/feature. I have to ctrl-c on the first console to get back to the >> prompt so

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] eee PC crashes on shutdown.

2009-07-11 Thread Maxim Wexler
>> When you do # tail -f /var/log/messages do you see some sort of report >> when you push SysRq. > > Yes. > > Jul 10 21:17:12 zaphod SysRq : Emergency Sync > Jul 10 21:17:12 zaphod Emergency Sync complete > That's strange; I see nothing. Is there a hotkey number associated with it as there is for

[gentoo-user] OT--ncmpcpp "Cannot connect"

2009-08-28 Thread Maxim Wexler
Hi group, mpd starts OK and I created the database but whenever I start ncmpcpp I get: Cannot connect to mpd: problems connecting to "localhost" on port 6600: Connection refused. So far following "tips" from the web I've done rmmod ipv6, rmmod loop, stopped net.lo, added and subtracted '6600 l

[gentoo-user] mpd issues

2009-08-31 Thread Maxim Wexler
Hi group, This is too baffling to get my head around, I hope someone can explain it to me: mpd is set to run in the default level but if you want to update the database mpd must first be stopped! Then to top it off, it doesn't have to be restarted to run the client, ncmpcpp in my case. So what d

Re: [gentoo-user] mpd issues

2009-08-31 Thread Maxim Wexler
So I oughta be able just to #rc-update del mpd, since I don't need(or can't even use ) it as long as the client has permission to access the files under /var? On 8/31/09, Greg Fitzgerald wrote: > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 11:11:23AM -0600, Maxim Wexler wrote: >> Hi group

[gentoo-user] xcfe4 -- can't return to X after ctrl+alt+(f1-f6,f12)

2009-09-01 Thread Maxim Wexler
Hi group, I think this is xcfe specific, because it hasn't happen with other wms. If, after running startx, I move to another terminal using ctr+alt+(f1-f6,f12), when I return to the X window, ctrl+alt+f7, I see nothing but a blank terminal, not even a cursor. I have to navigate to wherever I sta

Re: [gentoo-user] xcfe4 -- can't return to X after ctrl+alt+(f1-f6,f12)

2009-09-02 Thread Maxim Wexler
> > Completely black terminal, black terminal with text cursor or black > terminal with mouse pointer? black on black

Re: [gentoo-user] xcfe4 -- can't return to X after ctrl+alt+(f1-f6,f12)

2009-09-02 Thread Maxim Wexler
> This may be a stupid idea, but did you try Ctrl-Alt-F8? > > Wonko > term1 startx, full of X code term2-6, login term7, black on black term8-11, cursor term12, log

[gentoo-user] Re: mpd issues

2009-09-02 Thread Maxim Wexler
Hi group, Fresh issue, might as well keep the same thread. Like I said before the Music Player Daemon is set to start in the default level, so as the netbook boot msgs scroll by I've been use to seeing the msg: Music Player Daemon started just before login. Now suddenly, for some reason I can't f

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mpd issues

2009-09-03 Thread Maxim Wexler
> > NAFC. New anagram for me. Not As Far...? >But if you give me an account on that box I can have a look for you. > I'll send you a public key. Can't grok. If I have an "account" on this box it's news to me. How and what would you be looking for? > > Or, you could look in your logs and tell us

[gentoo-user] trim for ssds

2009-09-06 Thread Maxim Wexler
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIM_%28SSD_command%29 trim has been implemented in the 28 kernel. Anybody know what the option is called? It ain't 'trim'. Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mpd issues

2009-09-08 Thread Maxim Wexler
September 2009 21:04:06 Maxim Wexler wrote: >> > NAFC. >> >> New anagram for me. Not As Far...? > > Not A F..king Clue > > :-) >> >> >But if you give me an account on that box I can have a look for you. >> > I'll send you a public key. >&g

[gentoo-user] running e2fsck pre-mount

2009-09-08 Thread Maxim Wexler
Hi group, On an Asus netbook during boot after the line *checking all filesystems there'll be a message something like 'filesystem mounted 36 times without being checked. Check forced' then something like '17.1% non-contiguous' then a long delay. Then one of two things, either a message saying '

Re: [gentoo-user] running e2fsck pre-mount

2009-09-09 Thread Maxim Wexler
> However, if every single time when the fsck is run you either reboot > or there is an error... there maybe something wrong with your > hardware. If you don't have smartd installed, you should consider it, > your data on the harddrive should be worth your time. > IIRC the el cheapo ssd on this ne

[gentoo-user] gentoo notebook

2009-01-06 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, My ISP just disappeared. *Poof*, gonzo. So I going to have to forage for wi-fi hotspots. Been looking at netbooks. I like the idea of the SS drive but I've heard that they're so compact they tend to deteriorate after lots of read/write cycles. What's been the group's experience? Mus

[gentoo-user] EEE netbook and gentoo

2009-02-14 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Just got an Asus EEE 900A and would like to install gentoo linux using the USB boot stick method. Xandros must go! Don't even get a shell! Thing is, how do I get into the BIOS on the netbook to tell it to boot from the USB stick? maxim

[gentoo-user] atheros wifi for gentoo..

2009-02-18 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group,.too is considerably tougher. Xandros must die! But it has support for the wifi, so the linux drivers must be out there. I don't want to start dragging around more unnecessary stuff to get on line at my favo(u)rite cafe. I would love to hear from someone who managed a gentoo install

Re: [gentoo-user] atheros wifi for gentoo..

2009-02-21 Thread maxim wexler
> ATH5K has been in the kernel for a little while,the reason > for using > 2.6.28 is that it also supports the wired NIC. With the > addition of the > eee ACPI modules, I can now run with no third party modules > on my Eee. > When I do a search for 2.6.28 I get a patch. For gentoo-sources, 2.6.2

Re: [gentoo-user] atheros wifi for gentoo..

2009-02-28 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Sat, 2/21/09, Neil Bothwick wrote: > From: Neil Bothwick > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] atheros wifi for gentoo.. > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Received: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 2:53 PM > On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:25:22 -0800 (PST), maxim wexler > wrote:

Re: [gentoo-user] atheros wifi for gentoo..

2009-03-04 Thread maxim wexler
o: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Received: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 4:09 PM > On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:10:37 -0800 (PST), maxim wexler > wrote: > > > Just finding the ebuild. Can't sink -- no ISP. > Good news, I've > > uncovered the shell, ctl+alt+t,FYI. I

[gentoo-user] can't make rt2570 module

2009-03-13 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I found a bug report for this but that involved a problem with the kernel config. In this case, portage doesn't seem to have a problem with that. This is for a "NovaTech" usb-wifi gizmo. ID: 0eb0:9020 #emerge -v rt2570 <...> * Found sources for kernel version: * 2.6.23-gentoo-r

Re: [gentoo-user] can't make rt2570 module FIXED

2009-03-22 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Fri, 3/13/09, maxim wexler wrote: > From: maxim wexler > Subject: [gentoo-user] can't make rt2570 module > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Received: Friday, March 13, 2009, 2:32 PM > > Hi group, > > I found a bug report for this but that involve

[gentoo-user] kismet fatal error

2009-03-22 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Now that rt2570 module is installed I'd like to find out if there's a signal or if the Ralink device even works. iwconfig finds: Link Quality=0/100 Signal level:-120 dBm Noise level:-93 dBm This seems to say there is no signal. Right? Here's kismet heat...@kyzyl ~ $ kismet_clien

[gentoo-user] can't upgrade to latest pkg

2009-03-23 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I did eix-sync and upgraded portage but when I try to upgrade gentoo-sources portage wants to get v2.6.27 and for tuxonice-sources it goes for v2.6.24. How do I tell portage to get the latest packages? Maxim __ Y

Re: [gentoo-user] can't upgrade to latest pkg

2009-03-23 Thread maxim wexler
> These are the latest stable versions. If you want testing > versions you > need to put the into /etc/portage/package.keywords [1]. > > [1] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3&chap=3 > Nope, Using the model given: app-office/gnumeric ~x86 like this: =sys-kernel/tu

Re: [gentoo-user] can't upgrade to latest pkg-FIXED

2009-03-23 Thread maxim wexler
> >=sys-kernel/tuxonice-sources-2.6.28 ~x86 Yeah, I just found this out and rushed back but you beat me to it:) mw __ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! M

[gentoo-user] gentoo on a usb stick

2009-03-23 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I was planning to put the i686-2008.0-LiveCD-installer on a USB stick and install it on a Asus 900A eeePC. But I understand the kernel on the CD is http://ca.answers.yahoo.com

Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo on a usb stick

2009-03-24 Thread maxim wexler
> directory of any mirror. But I'd stick with System Rescue > CD, it's so > easy to install to a USB stick. > > Arrrgh! I can't get it. home/user> wget -c downloads.sourceforge.net/sytemrescuecd/systemrescuecd-x86-1.1.6.iso --13:30:13-- http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sytemrescuecd/syste

Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo on a usb stick

2009-03-24 Thread maxim wexler
> Try adding another s to the directory after sourceforge.net > :) LOL __ Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos and more... Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger at http://ca.beta.messenger.yahoo.com/

[gentoo-user] new symbols in portage

2009-03-26 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Since updating portage I notice the following whenever I run emerge: <...> Portage tree and overlays: [0] /usr/portage [?] indicates that the source repository could not be determined <...> But what does [?=>0] mean which sometimes appears? Maxim

[gentoo-user] installing gentoo using systemrescuecd and wifi

2009-04-01 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I posted the following at the sysrescuecd forum but I despair of ever getting a worthwhile answer: I've got a tripleE 900A with 4G SSHD running Xandros and I want to use the sysrescueCD to install gentoo. But I have to be able to use the wifi driver(ATH5K). There's no problem connec

Re: [gentoo-user] installing gentoo using systemrescuecd and wifi

2009-04-01 Thread maxim wexler
> > > > Can anybody help? I hate Xandros, it reminds me of > Win98! > > Well: use Xandros to install gentoo. Xandros has already used up *all* of the HD on one partition. I can't format the drive without destroying the OS which is installing it. There isn't even enough room to download the sn

Re: [gentoo-user] installing gentoo using systemrescuecd and wifi

2009-04-03 Thread maxim wexler
> I used eeXbuntu to install mine. > > Hi Neil, OK, I'll try it. First some questions? Is eeeXbuntu an install/live distro? Was there any wifi issues? Must have wifi throughout the process. Do you use an SD card? If so, are there issues with regard to r/w times as compared to an SSHD? Ho

[gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key

2009-04-07 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Using as my model: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml to install eeexubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386-20090223.iso via a bootable usb key. Everything fine until this command: # cp -r /mnt/cdrom/* /mnt/usb resulted in this: cp: cannot create symbolic link `/media/disk/dists/stable':

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key

2009-04-07 Thread maxim wexler
> > Why are you following the Gentoo instructions to create an > Ubuntu disk? Because I'm insane. > AFAIR, eexubuntu comes with a script to create a bootable > USB stick. Near's I can tell you have to burn a CD first, boot it, then run the script. Don't have a CD/DVD attachment for the triple

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key

2009-04-07 Thread maxim wexler
> You don't have to run it on the Eee. It's a live CD, just > boot your > desktop/laptop from it to run the script. Aaaargh! Image too big, ~740M, guess I need a DVD burner. Do you happen to know off-hand if blank CDs come in > 700M? Or, are you suggesting I can boot an *.iso some other way tha

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key

2009-04-08 Thread maxim wexler
> Was quite easy using "unetbootin", it's in the portage > tree. > There is also a MS Windows version of this tool. > "emerge -va unetbootin" Thanks Joost, I did an emerge -pv unetbootin earlier but there were lots of blocks and masks plus it wants >100M downloads and I only get 2k from dialup

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb keyADDENDUM

2009-04-08 Thread maxim wexler
> checksum this time -- if Xandros has the tool! Wow! Just ran md5sum on the iso from my gentoo box here at home base: eat...@kyzyl ~ $ md5sum -c download/eeexubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386-20090223.iso md5sum: ./autorun.inf: No such file or directory ./autorun.inf: FAILED open or read md5sum: ./casp

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb keyADDENDUM

2009-04-08 Thread maxim wexler
> That's right, you're not using it properly, you shouldn't > be using any > options. Read the md5sum man page I think I got it: heat...@kyzyl ~ $ md5sum -t download/eeexubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386-20090223.iso 174b43676c64043770319f80effe6253 download/eeexubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386-20090223.iso a

Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key--FIXED

2009-04-09 Thread maxim wexler
> Judging from the footer from yahoo, I am guessing you're in > Canada? Correct > Good luck and keep us posted. This time I got a better connection and downloaded the iso in one go then ran unetbootin on it and this time it worked mw _

Re: [gentoo-user] startx no longer gives gnome

2007-07-12 Thread maxim wexler
> X windows. how do I determine what changed? Look at /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc. If that's been overwritten then startx will default to plain X. Maxim Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's

Re: [gentoo-user] startx no longer gives gnome

2007-07-13 Thread maxim wexler
> # Failsafe > else > # start some nice programs > twm & > xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 & > xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 & > xterm -geometry 80x20+494-0 & > exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login > fi > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $

[gentoo-user] OT-awsome perl file randomizer

2007-07-14 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Just had to share this: http://osx.freshmeat.net/projects/cpshufflesature/ uses repeated calls to df to *randomly* copy files to a limit set by the user. Excellent tool for filling a portable music player with a fresh mix whenever you want :) Author should ditch the awkward name, tho

[gentoo-user] portage inconsistency?

2007-07-16 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, At tail of emerge --sync its says now emerge portage. So, emerge portage results in one package being installed, portage, 61kb. emerge -u portage lines up 5 or 6 packages plus portage, 18Mb. Went ahead and just did the one package, figuring later I could do an emerge -u for the rest o

Re: [gentoo-user] portage inconsistency?

2007-07-17 Thread maxim wexler
> > Can you tell us the list of packages it reported? > (downgrade and run emerge -u again). No, I didn't scroll and paste the output :( How do I "downgrade"? emerge -pC gives me an ugly warning. Can't see it man or --help. Maxim __

Re: [gentoo-user] udev and usb stick/hdd

2007-07-23 Thread maxim wexler
> > Which will destroy your flash device in as little as > a couple of months > (voice of experience here), and it probably the > reason the option was > removed. > > Ulp! Here's my line from fstab: /dev/sdb1 /usbauto noauto,user,rw,exec,sync0 0 Copied from a forum

Re: [gentoo-user] boot error

2007-07-23 Thread maxim wexler
--- James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have several new portables to install. > On an HP9000z I reformatted the hard drive > and used liveCD 2007.0. I performed the most basic > installation (no X, KDE ) > > The installation ran to completion. The installation > process declare

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

2007-08-11 Thread maxim wexler
--- Vladimir Rusinov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/10/07, Daniel da Veiga > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > PS: Some people I know use gentoo and have no idea > > "packages.gentoo.org" even exist. > > > > That's true. > I am one of this people. > Yeah, what's the deal? I've been syncin'

[gentoo-user] OT-hacking vim syntax highlighting

2007-08-11 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I'm not happy with the highlighting scheme for assembler files in vim(non X). I've tried all the *asm.vim files in the syntax dir but they all suck. When you google dot vim the dot part is ignored. Supposedly, the *.vim files can be edited. But how? Anybody got a link to a faq? The aggr

Re: [gentoo-user] cdrom and usb automounting problem..

2007-08-20 Thread maxim wexler
--- purple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > for some reason automounting on a new gentoo install > with KDE don't work.. > i tried numerous forums but didnt found the right > answer, even tried ivman > and autofs but neither of'em don't work as i expect > them too. > hal-0.5.9.1-r1, dbus-1.0.2-r2, ud

Re: [gentoo-user] cdrom and usb automounting problem..

2007-08-21 Thread maxim wexler
--- purple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > /etc/fstab: > > /dev/hdb1 / ext3 > noatime,data=journal > 0 1 > /dev/hdb5noneswap > sw > 0 0 > /dev/hda1 /mnt/c ntfs > def

Re: [gentoo-user] cdrom and usb automounting problem..

2007-08-26 Thread maxim wexler
pardon me if you've already tried this: does the LiveCD/InstallCD boot? And can you mount the usb stick then? Then you can probe the hardware using the LiveCD/InstallCD tools, cat /proc/..., lsusb, dmesg etc to get some clues. Leastwise you'll know that it's not a hardware problem. Maxim --- purpl

[gentoo-user] Is this drive toast?

2007-09-24 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Just noticed this in dmesg: hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCR

[gentoo-user] Is this drive toast--addendum

2007-09-24 Thread maxim wexler
Forgot to add: this all started when I made hda into hdb and vice versa by changing the jumpers on the two IDE drives in this particular PC and telling the BIOS to boot from the 2nd drive. And updating grub and fstab, of course. mw ___

Re: [gentoo-user] Is this drive toast?

2007-09-25 Thread maxim wexler
> > so it is still covered by warranty? Replace it! > > > > Can I just let this slide? > > no, replace it. Tried to. Maxtor insists that you run a special boot disk which supposedly spits out a number code that tells them what the problem is. Every time I ran the program it said my drive was fin

Re: [gentoo-user] Is this drive toast--addendum

2007-09-25 Thread maxim wexler
--- Dan Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:38:45 -0700 (PDT) > maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Forgot to add: this all started when I made hda > into > > hdb and vice versa by changing the jumpers on the > two &

Re: [gentoo-user] Is this drive toast?

2007-09-26 Thread maxim wexler
--- Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Dan Farrell, > > > Seagate's customer service I've never dealt with. > I just send in the > > drive, and a working one comes back in 60 days or > so. > > That is customer service, albeit rather slow > service. IBM replaced a > faulty Deathst

Re: [gentoo-user] Is this drive toast--addendum

2007-09-26 Thread maxim wexler
> If you wouldn't mind satisfying my curiosity, what > does the jumper do? Determines if the drive is master or slave in the BIOS. But perhaps you're thinking of something else. I'm astonished that someone doesn't know that. If you ever put a IDE drive in a PC you would have to know what the j

[gentoo-user] emerge xine-ui fails

2007-09-26 Thread maxim wexler
dline -aalib -curl -debug -libcaca -lirc -nls -vdr -xinerama" 2,546 kB Can someone suggest a fix? Maxim Wexler Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge xine-ui fails

2007-09-27 Thread maxim wexler
--- Randy Barlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > maxim wexler wrote: > > > > make[1]: Leaving directory > > > `/var/tmp/portage/media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_p20070330/work/ffmpeg/vhook' > > Hmm, can you show us a few more lines before this? > The erro

[gentoo-user] emerge xine-ui fails at ffmpeg

2007-09-30 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, This one is still giving me grief: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ emerge -pv xine-ui These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U ] media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_p20070330 [0.4.9_p20060302] USE="X%* encode ieee1394 mmx ogg oss sdl truetype v

[gentoo-user] smartctl strangeness

2007-10-25 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, A while ago my Maxtor 120G IDE HD started acting up, smartctl wouldn't pass it and in dmesg were many ominous dma_intr errors. So from ebay I got a used Samsung 160g which I just installed. I was hoping to transfer over my OS and files etc to the "new" drive. The drive is recognized i

Re: [gentoo-user] smartctl strangeness

2007-10-25 Thread maxim wexler
> Since you didn't specify how you determined that it > has only 131G, > perhaps you should check with fdisk to see what the > actual capacity > is? > The BIOS has 131G for the Samsung in a sub-menu for that drive: Maximum Capacity [131071MB], fdisk sees the whole 160G. On my way to check the c

[gentoo-user] grub hell

2007-11-11 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Previously I had a problem with hard drive that turned out was a faulty IDE controller, not the drive, not the cable. Now I can't use /dev/hdb but /dev/hdc is OK. So my set up is /dev/hda(WinXP) and /dev/hdc(gentoo), ie, WinXP is on the first IDE as master and gentoo is on the sec IDE

Re: [gentoo-user] grub hell

2007-11-12 Thread maxim wexler
> My guess is that you have incompatible jumper > settings on the back of the > drives. Check these and make sure that they reflect > what the BIOS sees. > Also, check your /boot/grub/device.map for > consistency. Then use tab > completion from the grub prompt to find devices and > bootable

Re: [gentoo-user] grub hell

2007-11-12 Thread maxim wexler
> In your grub.conf, you say the root is on (hd0,0) > but then remap (hd1) > as (hd0). Whereas the root partition for windows > boot in my case is > the first hard drive listed after 'map', yours is > the second I suggest > you reverse this. As I stated before, I've tried all the possibilitie

Re: [gentoo-user] grub hell

2007-11-12 Thread maxim wexler
> > rootnoverify (hd1,0) > map (hd1)(hd0) Error 11: Unrecognized device string Press any key to continue... Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.c

Re: [gentoo-user] grub hell

2007-11-12 Thread maxim wexler
--- Dan Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:27:55 -0800 (PST) > maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > rootnoverify (hd1,0) > > > map (hd1)(hd0) > > > > Error 11: U

Re: [gentoo-user] grub hell

2007-11-13 Thread maxim wexler
> I am not sure if you have tried this or not, but > when you map one drive to > another {say: map (hd0) (hd1)}, you also need to map > the second drive to the > first, instead of leaving it hanging. So, the > complete entry becomes: > > map (hd0) (hd1) > map (hd1) (hd0) > > If this doesn't wo

Re: [gentoo-user] grub hell

2007-11-14 Thread maxim wexler
> the only option seems to be to properly install grub > to the first HD. grub-install /dev/hda renders the PC completely unusable > > I would start with a grub floppy disk or boot > CD(-RW) and look what Both drives are bootable provided I make a detour to the BIOS and change the boot order.

Re: [gentoo-user] grub hell

2007-11-14 Thread maxim wexler
> Grub can perfectly from a floppy disk. See "info > grub" (the full grub > documentation, the man page is crap) in order to > learn how to create a > grub floppy disk (or CD/R(W)). You will then be able > to set the BIOS > boot order to default and see what a freshly booted Arrgh! Now I learn thi

Re: [gentoo-user] grub hell

2007-11-15 Thread maxim wexler
> http://supergrub.forjamari.linex.org/ > > I use this cd image and it works like a treat. > Not for me. Same problem: grub can get the HDs straight. I quit. Not a great biggee; I only use XP for one proprietary program that has yet to be linux-fied. I'll just tell the BIOS to boot from that

Re: [gentoo-user] grub hell

2007-11-16 Thread maxim wexler
--- "Jonathan R. Haws" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why not go Seamless with a VM? That works great for > me. That way you > can forget about the dual boot. Just set the VM to > run on startup and > you can access any Windows program from within > Gentoo. Works great, > speed is just as f

[gentoo-user] dd questions

2007-12-15 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I moved a partition(about 60G) from one drive to another, slightly larger, using: dd if=/dev/hdc4 of=/dev/hdc6 bs=32k When the operation completed this appeared: 904017 +1 records in 1904017 record out numbers which are precisely 999,999 apart. What is that all about? Followed by

Re: [gentoo-user] dd questions

2007-12-16 Thread maxim wexler
> This is what happens when you hit TAB twice when > running bash. So either > you hit TAB or a couple TAB characters \t\t were in > the input stream Not TAB, but ESC, which I hit multi times to monitor progress whenever the console went to sleep. Could that have done it? mw

[gentoo-user] brlcad users here?

2007-12-17 Thread maxim wexler
cad Anybody else had this problem and was able to overcome it? Maxim Wexler Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_

RE: [gentoo-user] brlcad users here?--RESOLVED

2007-12-18 Thread maxim wexler
--- "Arttu V." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's probably a pre-compiled binary, so that's > probably why there > is no configure either? The source is likely to be > in another tar.bz2 > file on sourceforge download page if that is what > you're looking for. > Thanks Arttu. The source was furt

Re: [gentoo-user] UPS recommendation

2008-05-15 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Tue, 5/13/08, PaulNM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: PaulNM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] UPS recommendation > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 4:51 AM > Arthur Britto wrote: > > > You likely want more than a minute. Most likely, yo

Re: [gentoo-user] ttyS0 conflict was UPS recommendation

2008-05-16 Thread maxim wexler
> Thanks for your exhaustive replies. I've decided to go > for the APC ES-350 for seventy bucks at the local Staples. been following this page: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_APCUPSD Kernel seems to have all the right stuff... [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ emerge -pv apcupsd These are the packages that

Re: [gentoo-user] ttyS0 conflict was UPS recommendation

2008-05-16 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Fri, 5/16/08, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ttyS0 conflict was UPS recommendation > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Date: Friday, May 16, 2008, 3:21 PM > On Fri, 16 May 2008

[gentoo-user] apcaccess test fails

2008-05-19 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, according to the manual, setting NETSERVER on and NISPORT to 3551 in apcupsd.conf should allow me to run apcaccess test. However, this is what I get: localhost heathen # apcaccess test FATAL ERROR in apcaccess.c at line 326 Unknown command test LOCKFILE is set to /var/lock as per the

Re: [gentoo-user] Setting CFLAGS for a single build

2008-05-24 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Sun, 5/25/08, Sebastian Magri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Sebastian Magri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Setting CFLAGS for a single build > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Date: Sunday, May 25, 2008, 1:49 AM > 2008/5/25 Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >

[gentoo-user] [OT] installing firefox 3 from tarball

2008-06-17 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, digg.com announces this is "firefox download day", so I got the tarball and unwrapped in my home dir. According to this http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Configuring_Build_Options I'm supposed to make a .mozconfig file first then, not sure, run ./mozconfig? It doesn't say. Doesn'

[gentoo-user] proper subject lines

2008-07-13 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I would like to raise my voice against the use of overly long subject lines that run out of space on the line provided. Complete sentences are not necessary. A few, well chosen words should suffice and spare the user the nuisance of opening mail that ultimately is of no value to him.

Re: [gentoo-user] proper subject lines

2008-07-15 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Sun, 7/13/08, Volker Armin Hemmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Volker Armin Hemmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] proper subject lines > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 11:32 AM > On Sonntag, 13. Ju

[gentoo-user] can't boot w/o noapic

2008-08-06 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Couple days ago my PC suddenly froze and I had to reset. So I checked this and that and found out eventually that only by booting with the noapic option could the system be accessed. Even the BootCD requires it. This is an Asrock mobo, about 3 mos old, with nForce3 chip-set. I'm usin

[gentoo-user] CUPS can't print

2008-10-01 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, This printer, HP Laserjet 4 plus, works fine in WinXP. According to localhost:631 the printer was set up successfully but when I tried to print a test page the printer made some whirring noise then stopped and went off-line. In the LED readout on the printer it says: PC Load H4. Accor

Re: [gentoo-user] CUPS can't print

2008-10-02 Thread maxim wexler
> > Is it possible the LED display on your LJ4 is broken, and > it's in fact > trying to display "Load A4"? Yes, 'H4' could very well be 'A4'. But now, since running emerge -C hpjis and emerge hplip, the error I'm getting is 'W2 INVALID PERS' which, according to the ambiguous error chart tap

Re: [gentoo-user] CUPS can't print--RESOLVED

2008-10-02 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Wed, 10/1/08, maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [gentoo-user] CUPS can't print > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 12:31 PM > Hi group, > > This printer, H

[gentoo-user] kernel panic from hell!

2007-01-29 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I've been working and reading and tweaking and editing all day and gentoo will not boot. Typical kernel panic: grub> root (hd0,0) Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 grub> kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 ro [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1200, size=0x13d208] grub>boot ,,,VFS:

Re: [gentoo-user] kernel panic from hell!-FIXED

2007-01-30 Thread maxim wexler
> > Did a bit of googling for ya. You did compile in > support for your IDE Bingo! Thanks everybody! Maxim TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ -- gento

Re: [gentoo-user] kernel panic from hell!-FIXED

2007-01-30 Thread maxim wexler
> that error looked familiar. I googled to make sure I googled lots but didn't find that particular nugget. Unless my eyes were glazing over. What search terms did you use? Maxim Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo

[gentoo-user] ssh'ing livecd

2007-04-06 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I want to copy some files from my gentoo box via eth0 to another box which has only livecd on it and a blank hard drive. I can ssh to the gentoo box from the livecd but not the other way. However, ping works OK from the gentoo box. Here's a sample of the output from the gentoo box: l

Re: [gentoo-user] ssh'ing livecd

2007-04-07 Thread maxim wexler
--- Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 07 April 2007 02:21, deface wrote: > > do you have ssh running on both machines? sshD is > a service, must be > > installed. > > It should be already installed on (any) LiveCD. > Just run: > > /etc/init.d/sshd start > > to start it. It *was*

[gentoo-user] Mounting /dev from udev ... [oops]

2007-04-07 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, Got the above error on first reboot of fresh system. Only link to this particular error in google is from a German site which I can't read. (none)/# dmesg|tail reveals <...> VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly Freeing unused kernel memory: 128k freed NET: Registered proto

Re: [gentoo-user] Mounting /dev from udev ... [oops]

2007-04-07 Thread maxim wexler
> Dude, your kernel is really old. We're on 2.6.19 or > 2.6.20 right now. > There were significant updates and bugfixes. Youve > got to update your > system. Why on earth is a new install getting > 2.6.12? So what? The Pentium III is older that the software. I don't need all the bells and wh

[gentoo-user] CFLAGS "...-O3 -pipe" vs "...O2 "

2007-04-08 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I note two schools of thought on the best CFLAGS for the Pentium III processor. One suggests using -O3 -pipe, the other, -O2 without the pipe. How much difference does this make? Is the extra level of optimization with pipe the equivalent of the lower level without? -mw __

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CFLAGS "...-O3 -pipe" vs "...O2 "

2007-04-10 Thread maxim wexler
--- Francisco Rivas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all :D > > I think what "-march=your_arch -O2" it's enough, > because -O3 it's highest > but have some details > (http://gentoo-wiki.com/CFLAGS#-O2_or_-O3.3F). My > guess is "-march=your_arch > -O2". I was compiled my entire system with those >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CFLAGS "...-O3 -pipe" vs "...O2 "

2007-04-10 Thread maxim wexler
--- Andrey Vul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > don't use -O3 unless you need _extreme_ performance > -O2 -finline-functions is close to -O3 but doesn't > use -fno-home-register > For toolchain, I just stick to -O2. For power-hungry > apps, I use -O2 > -finline-functions > glibc developer said that i

[gentoo-user] after major upgrade questions remain

2007-04-10 Thread maxim wexler
Hi group, I did an emerge -uD world on a box with the 2.6.12 kernel on it via the 2005.1 livecd. 1)From the logs or perhaps an online doc I read that I must "manage a static /dev or ensure udev starts on boot. But how? There's no udev in init.d or conf.d. 2)The emerge process terminated with the

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