[gentoo-user] Network card failing under load

2012-10-17 Thread Datty
Hi all, I have an issue with a remote server that keeps losing access to the network. I've managed to replicate the issue by pulling a large file from the server at full speed (100mbit). It will cut out during the file copy and the log will show the following: Oct 17 17:47:26 eric kernel:

Re: [gentoo-user] Network card failing under load

2012-10-17 Thread Kerin Millar
Datty wrote: Hi all, I have an issue with a remote server that keeps losing access to the network. I've managed to replicate the issue by pulling a large file from the server at full speed (100mbit). It will cut out during the file copy and the log will show the following: Oct 17 17:47:26 eric

[gentoo-user] converting from testing to stable SLOWLY

2012-10-17 Thread Allan Gottlieb
A few months ago a procedure was given for converting from testing to stable (e.g. ~amd64--~amd) by essentially waiting for stable to catch up. I believe the basic idea was to unmask a bunch of packages and then as stable catches up, remove the unmasks. I also believe there was some automated

Re: [gentoo-user] converting from testing to stable SLOWLY

2012-10-17 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 17.10.2012 22:18, schrieb Allan Gottlieb: A few months ago a procedure was given for converting from testing to stable (e.g. ~amd64--~amd) by essentially waiting for stable to catch up. I believe the basic idea was to unmask a bunch of packages and then as stable catches up, remove the

Re: [gentoo-user] converting from testing to stable SLOWLY

2012-10-17 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:18:50 -0400, Allan Gottlieb wrote: A few months ago a procedure was given for converting from testing to stable (e.g. ~amd64--~amd) by essentially waiting for stable to catch up. I believe the basic idea was to unmask a bunch of packages and then as stable catches

Re: [gentoo-user] converting from testing to stable SLOWLY

2012-10-17 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:54:16 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: qlist -ICv | sed -e 's/^/~/' -e 's/-r[1-9]$//' /etc/portage/package.use/goingstable That should, of course, be package.unmask, not package.use. -- Neil Bothwick This chicken has no beak, said Tom impeccably. signature.asc

Re: [gentoo-user] converting from testing to stable SLOWLY

2012-10-17 Thread Allan Gottlieb
On Wed, Oct 17 2012, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:18:50 -0400, Allan Gottlieb wrote: A few months ago a procedure was given for converting from testing to stable (e.g. ~amd64--~amd) by essentially waiting for stable to catch up. I believe the basic idea was to unmask a

[gentoo-user] Question about updating /etc/portage/package.use

2012-10-17 Thread Walter Dnes
I ran emerge -p --deep --update world on a machine, and got... * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/portage/package.use' needs updating. * See the CONFIGURATION FILES section of the emerge * man page to learn how to update config

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about updating /etc/portage/package.use

2012-10-17 Thread Mark Knecht
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: I ran emerge -p --deep --update world on a machine, and got... * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/portage/package.use' needs updating. * See the

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about updating /etc/portage/package.use

2012-10-17 Thread Mark Knecht
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Mark Knecht markkne...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: I ran emerge -p --deep --update world on a machine, and got... *

RE: [gentoo-user] Question about updating /etc/portage/package.use

2012-10-17 Thread Tsukasa Mcp_Reznor
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:26:54 -0700 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Question about updating /etc/portage/package.use From: markkne...@gmail.com To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Mark Knecht markkne...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Walter

Re: [gentoo-user] Question about updating /etc/portage/package.use

2012-10-17 Thread Walter Dnes
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 07:26:54PM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Mark Knecht markkne...@gmail.com wrote: Post package.use please. Cheers, Mark Also, what version of portage are you using? Note that I've never seen this message and other than adds and