Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with gdbus-codegen

On 01/29/2017 03:06 PM, Mick wrote: > On Sunday 29 Jan 2017 22:10:59 Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:17:47 +, Mick wrote: Are you running fstrim once in a while like it's recommended? Apparently using 'discard' as an option when mounting is no longer recommended.

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On 01/29/2017 03:33 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 30/01/2017 00:25, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: >> On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 03:32:22PM -0600, Dale wrote: >> > I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). > I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running

Re: [gentoo-user] a couple of preserved-rebuild problems -- how to fix

On 01/29/2017 08:02 AM, John Covici wrote: > On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 08:41:59 -0500, > Responses in line. > > Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On 29/01/2017 12:11, John Covici wrote: >>> Hi. I am having a couple of preserved rebuild problems which I have >>> no idea how to fix. >> Ugh. Those problems are

Re: [gentoo-user] a couple of preserved-rebuild problems -- how to fix

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:42:04 -0500, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > [1 ] > On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:32:24 -0500, John Covici wrote: > > > > Is this the bell you are looking for? > > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=574788 > > > > > > The ffmpeg 3.x upgrade has caused more than its fair share

Re: [gentoo-user] a couple of preserved-rebuild problems -- how to fix

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:32:24 -0500, John Covici wrote: > > Is this the bell you are looking for? > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=574788 > > > > The ffmpeg 3.x upgrade has caused more than its fair share of issues. > > > > OK, so how does this bug help in fixing my problems with >

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with gdbus-codegen

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 23:06:23 +, Mick wrote: > > Running fstrim frequently, or even using mount -o discard, might > > negatively affect the lifetime of poor-quality SSD devices. For most > > desktop and server systems a sufficient trimming frequency is once a > > week. Note that not all

Re: [gentoo-user] a couple of preserved-rebuild problems -- how to fix

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 09:18:30 -0500, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > [1 ] > On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 09:02:49 -0500, John Covici wrote: > > > > Plus, what are your USE flags for binutils. > > I seem to have several binutils -- here is what I have: > > Installed versions: 2.25.1-r1(2.25.1)(01:06:59 AM

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 01/29/2017 03:25 PM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: >> On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 03:32:22PM -0600, Dale wrote: >> > I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). > I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying USB->USB: sync after every file

On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:12:43PM +, Mick wrote: > On Sunday 29 Jan 2017 02:14:27 Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 11:56:03PM +, Mick wrote: > > > On Saturday 28 Jan 2017 23:55:05 Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > > > > Well, I created a test user, which is only member of

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On 01/29/2017 03:25 PM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 03:32:22PM -0600, Dale wrote: > I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into problems. What is my best

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On 01/29/2017 02:43 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 01/29/2017 03:56 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). >> I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into problems. >> > > Ugh, you're in for it. The ncurses

Re: [gentoo-user] Bootloaders: SILENT CRISIS!!!

On Sunday 29 Jan 2017 14:44:45 Tom H wrote: > On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Mick wrote: > > rEFInd is definitely a slick and useful boot manager for multibooting. > > On this occasion I did not install it, but decided to remain > > minimalist, because I do not want

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying USB->USB: sync after every file

On Sunday 29 Jan 2017 02:14:27 Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 11:56:03PM +, Mick wrote: > > On Saturday 28 Jan 2017 23:55:05 Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > > > Well, I created a test user, which is only member of the audio and video > > > groups. With that, I do get the arrow

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with gdbus-codegen

On Sunday 29 Jan 2017 22:10:59 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:17:47 +, Mick wrote: > > > Are you running fstrim once in a while like it's recommended? > > > Apparently using 'discard' as an option when mounting is no longer > > > recommended. On my laptops I use a systemd timer

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On 30/01/2017 00:25, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 03:32:22PM -0600, Dale wrote: > I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into problems. What is my best

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 03:32:22PM -0600, Dale wrote: > >> I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). > >> I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into > >> problems. > >> > >> What is my best option, re-install from scratch, upgrade in stages etc. >

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 13:56:00 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). > I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into > problems. The advice you've already been given is all good. I would add that you should

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with gdbus-codegen

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:17:47 +, Mick wrote: > > Are you running fstrim once in a while like it's recommended? > > Apparently using 'discard' as an option when mounting is no longer > > recommended. On my laptops I use a systemd timer to do this. Before > > that I used anacron (I think it was

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On 01/29/2017 03:56 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). > I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into problems. > Ugh, you're in for it. The ncurses update requires --backtrack=100 or something like that.

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 29/01/2017 22:56, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). >> I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into problems. >> >> What is my best option, re-install from scratch, upgrade in stages

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On 29/01/2017 22:56, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). > I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into problems. > > What is my best option, re-install from scratch, upgrade in stages etc. > With firefox-bin I'm

[gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months). I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into problems. What is my best option, re-install from scratch, upgrade in stages etc. With firefox-bin I'm getting: emerge -p firefox-bin These are the packages that

Re: [gentoo-user] Bootloaders: SILENT CRISIS!!!

On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Mick wrote: > > rEFInd is definitely a slick and useful boot manager for multibooting. > On this occasion I did not install it, but decided to remain > minimalist, because I do not want to interfere much with the AppleMac > installation.

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with gdbus-codegen

On Sunday 29 Jan 2017 09:59:53 Daniel Frey wrote: > On 01/29/2017 02:09 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > >> Do you have a SSD? That sounds like symptoms of a failing SSD to me > >> (it's happened more than once to me :/) > > > > Yes, nothing but one 256 GB NVMe drive in this box. Is there something >

Re: [gentoo-user] intel-microcode with systemd

On Sunday 29 Jan 2017 09:48:47 Daniel Frey wrote: > On 01/29/2017 05:51 AM, Mick wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I am trying out a systemd installation on a MackBook Pro and I am not sure > > the documentation on systemd + microcode is entirely correct. So, I read > > here: > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] SNAFU: TO THE N'TH POWER!

On 01/29/2017 09:29 AM, Alan Grimes wrote: > Mick wrote: >> - You have run the efibootmgr command with the right syntax, options and >> parameters and have run it a second time as 'efibootmgr -v' to verify its >> output shows correctly the path to your gentoo kernel image. > > Can't do this

Re: [gentoo-user] SNAFU: TO THE N'TH POWER!

On 01/29/2017 09:07 AM, Alan Grimes wrote: > Mick wrote: >> On Saturday 28 Jan 2017 20:24:34 Alan Grimes wrote: > > Dudes, sorry, I obviously have a crossed-neuron in my brain and can't > remember MFT versus GPT because they are so conceptually similar, Give > it a rest. Please don't waste more

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with gdbus-codegen

On 01/29/2017 02:09 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote: >> Do you have a SSD? That sounds like symptoms of a failing SSD to me >> (it's happened more than once to me :/) > > Yes, nothing but one 256 GB NVMe drive in this box. Is there something like > hdparm that will keep an eye on it for me? > > I hope

Re: [gentoo-user] intel-microcode with systemd

On 01/29/2017 05:51 AM, Mick wrote: > Hi All, > > I am trying out a systemd installation on a MackBook Pro and I am not sure > the > documentation on systemd + microcode is entirely correct. So, I read here: > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Intel_microcode#systemd > > that the "microcode

Re: [gentoo-user] SNAFU: TO THE N'TH POWER!

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 12:29:52 -0500, Alan Grimes wrote: > > - You have run the efibootmgr command with the right syntax, options > > and parameters and have run it a second time as 'efibootmgr -v' to > > verify its output shows correctly the path to your gentoo kernel > > image. > > Can't do

Re: [gentoo-user] SNAFU: TO THE N'TH POWER!

Mick wrote: > - You have run the efibootmgr command with the right syntax, options and > parameters and have run it a second time as 'efibootmgr -v' to verify its > output shows correctly the path to your gentoo kernel image. Can't do this step because of chicken and egg conflict. -- Strange

Re: [gentoo-user] Again emerge represents a wise koan

On 170128-09:27+, J. Roeleveld wrote: > >Hyour mirror and a new sysnc doe snot fix the > >problem...strange... > > > >Meino > > Try a webrsync? > -- The only way in gentoo, to be sure that what you get is what you asked for, from your mirror, without MiTM of any kind, is the

Re: [gentoo-user] SNAFU: TO THE N'TH POWER!

Mick wrote: > On Saturday 28 Jan 2017 20:24:34 Alan Grimes wrote: Dudes, sorry, I obviously have a crossed-neuron in my brain and can't remember MFT versus GPT because they are so conceptually similar, Give it a rest. Please don't waste more than a single line correcting me. =( I'll be first in

Re: [gentoo-user] a couple of preserved-rebuild problems -- how to fix

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 09:13:34 -0500, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > On 29/01/2017 16:02, John Covici wrote: > > On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 08:41:59 -0500, > > Responses in line. > > > > Alan McKinnon wrote: > >> > >> On 29/01/2017 12:11, John Covici wrote: > >>> Hi. I am having a couple of preserved rebuild

Re: [gentoo-user] a couple of preserved-rebuild problems -- how to fix

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 09:02:49 -0500, John Covici wrote: > > Plus, what are your USE flags for binutils. > I seem to have several binutils -- here is what I have: > Installed versions: 2.25.1-r1(2.25.1)(01:06:59 AM > 01/11/2017)(cxx nls zlib -multitarget -static-libs -test >

Re: [gentoo-user] a couple of preserved-rebuild problems -- how to fix

On 29/01/2017 16:02, John Covici wrote: > On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 08:41:59 -0500, > Responses in line. > > Alan McKinnon wrote: >> >> On 29/01/2017 12:11, John Covici wrote: >>> Hi. I am having a couple of preserved rebuild problems which I have >>> no idea how to fix. >> >> Ugh. Those problems are

Re: [gentoo-user] a couple of preserved-rebuild problems -- how to fix

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 08:41:59 -0500, Responses in line. Alan McKinnon wrote: > > On 29/01/2017 12:11, John Covici wrote: > > Hi. I am having a couple of preserved rebuild problems which I have > > no idea how to fix. > > Ugh. Those problems are horrid to fix > > > > > The first one is like

[gentoo-user] intel-microcode with systemd

Hi All, I am trying out a systemd installation on a MackBook Pro and I am not sure the documentation on systemd + microcode is entirely correct. So, I read here: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Intel_microcode#systemd that the "microcode loader is set as a module in the kernel configuration".

Re: [gentoo-user] a couple of preserved-rebuild problems -- how to fix

On 29/01/2017 12:11, John Covici wrote: > Hi. I am having a couple of preserved rebuild problems which I have > no idea how to fix. Ugh. Those problems are horrid to fix > > The first one is like this: package: sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.27 > * - /usr/lib64/libbfd-2.25.1.so > *

Re: [gentoo-user] vulkan-loader 1.0.39

> On 28 Jan 2017, at 19:41, Tsukasa Mcp_Reznor wrote: > > Failes to build unless dev-libs/wayland is also installed. > Complains of missing wayland_client.h > > Will future versions of vulkan-loader require wayland also, or will there be > a use flag added? > > just a

[gentoo-user] Re: Pulseaudio - Asus Xonar STX II 7.1 - 5.1 Surround - Front audio is coming from rear speakers in Firefox

On 01/29/2017 11:23 AM, Jochen Kirchner wrote: Analog Surround 5.1 + Analog Stereo Input is selected in the configuration tab in pavucontrol Front left+right speaker volume is shown on firefox (CubebUtils: audiostream) under the playback tab But the sound is coming from the rear speakers.

Re: [gentoo-user] SNAFU: TO THE N'TH POWER!

On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 20:24:34 -0500, Alan Grimes wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 12:11:28 -0500, Alan Grimes wrote: > > > > It appears to be a 2-stage boot process: > > > > BIOS boot -> Binary of GRUB bootstrap loader. > > You don't have a BIOS with a UEFI system. > > We

Re: [gentoo-user] From rsync to git: sync-uri is invalid: https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git

Bill Kenworthy [17-01-29 10:56]: > On 29/01/17 17:25, Dale wrote: > > meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >> Dale [17-01-29 09:44]: > >>> > ... > >> Do I need to add anything else to get the full funtionality ? > >> I read on the internet about GLSA and news

[gentoo-user] a couple of preserved-rebuild problems -- how to fix

Hi. I am having a couple of preserved rebuild problems which I have no idea how to fix. The first one is like this: >>> package: sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.27 * - /usr/lib64/libbfd-2.25.1.so * used by /usr/lib64/binutils/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/2.25.1/libopcodes-2.25.1.so

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with gdbus-codegen

On Saturday 28 Jan 2017 08:40:04 Daniel Frey wrote: > On 01/28/2017 03:16 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Thursday 26 Jan 2017 22:42:06 Alan McKinnon wrote: > >> Somethng has gone wrong with your installation of portage or your copy > >> of the tree - that "no ebuilds" message is impossible. > >

Re: [gentoo-user] From rsync to git: sync-uri is invalid: https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git

Bill Kenworthy [17-01-29 10:56]: > On 29/01/17 17:25, Dale wrote: > > meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >> Dale [17-01-29 09:44]: > >>> > ... > >> Do I need to add anything else to get the full funtionality ? > >> I read on the internet about GLSA and news

Re: [gentoo-user] From rsync to git: sync-uri is invalid: https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git

On 29/01/17 17:25, Dale wrote: > meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: >> Dale [17-01-29 09:44]: >>> ... >> Do I need to add anything else to get the full funtionality ? >> I read on the internet about GLSA and news will be not sent/synced when >> using git... >> but I couldn't

Re: [gentoo-user] From rsync to git: sync-uri is invalid: https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git

meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Dale [17-01-29 09:44]: >> >> I started not to mention that but when trying to help, sometimes you >> just have to post anything you even think might help, even if it sounds >> bat guano crazy. lol >> >> It is odd that it does that way. I guess

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Pulseaudio - Asus Xonar STX II 7.1 - 5.1 Surround - Front audio is coming from rear speakers in Firefox

On 01/28/2017 10:30 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 01/28/2017 09:57 PM, Jochen Kirchner wrote: >> while playing a mix on mixcloud.com the sound suddenly switched to rear >> speakers again :( >> >> Strange thing is: >> >> When I lower the volume from the front speaker on the device >>

Re: [gentoo-user] From rsync to git: sync-uri is invalid: https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git

Dale [17-01-29 09:44]: > meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Dale [17-01-29 07:56]: > >> meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> To switch from rsync to git I am following the steps described here > >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] From rsync to git: sync-uri is invalid: https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git

Alan McKinnon [17-01-29 09:44]: > On 29/01/2017 09:19, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Dale [17-01-29 07:56]: > >> meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> To switch from rsync to git I am following the steps described here > >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] SNAFU: TO THE N'TH POWER!

On Saturday 28 Jan 2017 20:24:34 Alan Grimes wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 12:11:28 -0500, Alan Grimes wrote: > > > > It appears to be a 2-stage boot process: > > > > BIOS boot -> Binary of GRUB bootstrap loader. > > You don't have a BIOS with a UEFI system. > > We were

Re: [gentoo-user] From rsync to git: sync-uri is invalid: https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git

meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Dale [17-01-29 07:56]: >> meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> To switch from rsync to git I am following the steps described here >>> https://www.reddit.com/r/Gentoo/comments/3i141w/now_that_portage_is_using_git_how_do_i_git_pull/ >>> >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] From rsync to git: sync-uri is invalid: https://github.com/gentoo-mirror/gentoo.git

On 29/01/2017 09:19, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Dale [17-01-29 07:56]: >> meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> To switch from rsync to git I am following the steps described here >>>