Re: [gentoo-user] To install a testing version of a package on a stable OS installation.

un `quickpkg` on the packages that you care about not breaking, especially anything close to the toolchain. Be sure to read the manual first, as usual. :P * Double-check to make sure the binary packages are available. They'll be in $PKGDIR, defined in /etc/portage/make.conf. * Run your eme

Re: [gentoo-user] Restricting git downloading the whole server farm and yet some

e is all you'll need. Check /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords and its manpage for more info. If you need the live ebuild, Rasmus's suggestion will work fine. -- Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270C 1DE4 6F7A 9091 1EA0 55D6 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [gentoo-user] e2fsck -a /dev/sdb1

On 06/15/2017 12:28 PM, Mick wrote: > If you remove the USB disk while the PC is accessing it, the electrical > discharge across the physical contacts of the USB connector can cause > terminal > damage to the onboard chipset controller. > > If you're lucky only partial corruption of the

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE 5 MTP failure

On 06/15/2017 11:20 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 08:07:45 -0700, Daniel Frey wrote: > >>> I avoid all those issues by installing SSHhelper on Android and >>> copying files with scp you can also open ssh views in Dolphin if the >>> mouse

Re: [gentoo-user] e2fsck -a /dev/sdb1

write stuff and it's cycles, the flash will be damaged. At least I assume this holds for flash as it does for SSD. Both are limited in write cycles, and I'd assume both use a similar technique, though I have no proof to back this up.Greetings,Daniel

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE 5 MTP failure

On 06/14/2017 11:26 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:29:14 +0200, J. Roeleveld wrote: > >> Android and iphones can be accessed as a USB drive. Doesn't this work? > > No they can't, at least not the modern Android phones. allowing two > systems to mount the same filesystem is a

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE 5 MTP failure

On 06/14/2017 12:47 PM, Mick wrote: > > A long shot, but you never know if it will help in your case. (Re)install > kde-apps/kwalletd-16.04.3-r1 and see if all this multiple-asking for > permission goes away. It may just be that the KDE application in question > was > working well with

[gentoo-user] KDE 5 MTP failure

Well, did I just have an exercise in frustration. I needed to get a couple pictures off my phone (using MTP) so I plugged it into my computer. It asked for permission on my phone, I allowed it - then KDE reports the MTP process died. So I tried a second time but faster tapping 'allow' on my

Re: [gentoo-user] managing chromium exceptions

On 06/04/2017 11:09 PM, Jorge Almeida wrote: > On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 1:33 AM, Daniel Frey <djqf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 06/04/2017 03:54 PM, Jorge Almeida wrote: > >>> Well, a plugin to make a browser barely usable. But what about a >>> functionality

Re: [gentoo-user] port forwarding

On 06/04/2017 09:28 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > My firewall (dd-wrt) does not opening specific port. > > In NAT(QoS) tab I have: > forward from port 4569 to internal IP port 4569 (this is an asterisk IAX > port); > > netstat -a |grep 4569 > udp0 0 0.0.0.0:4569

Re: [gentoo-user] managing chromium exceptions

On 06/04/2017 03:54 PM, Jorge Almeida wrote: > On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 10:22 PM, Corbin Bird wrote: > >> Using Chromium and uMatrix / uBlock Origin Plugins, no problem with the >> page. No ads or Java errors. >> ( No, not the 'www-plugins/chrome-binary-plugins'. ) >> >

Re: [gentoo-user] managing chromium exceptions

On 06/04/2017 07:39 AM, Daniel Frey wrote: > On 06/04/2017 02:17 AM, Jorge Almeida wrote: >> I just had the experience of visiting a linux-related site >> (http://libv.livejournal.com/22968.html) and seeing a panel with ads >> about house appliances (from a site I had ac

Re: [gentoo-user] managing chromium exceptions

On 06/04/2017 02:17 AM, Jorge Almeida wrote: > I just had the experience of visiting a linux-related site > (http://libv.livejournal.com/22968.html) and seeing a panel with ads > about house appliances (from a site I had actually visited before). > The panel actually blocks part of the page, and

Re: [gentoo-user] conflict with same package, same USE

On 06/02/2017 03:08 AM, Hogren wrote: > Thank you all for the help. > > I saw a "bindist" in my global USE flag ! > > I really don't remember when I had that. May be when I saw it for the > first time, I said to me "Hey a weak protocol (EC)? disable it !" … > > For the moment, no more problem !

Re: [gentoo-user] Wow, the GTK3 file browser is awful!

to make that happen. It's also stupid simple to put a "gopher hole" together, since it's just basic I/O. Even servers can be put together in ~100 lines of bash. It's a breath of fresh air compared to working with the Web, imo. (usual disclaimer that my views don't represent Gentoo'

Re: [gentoo-user] broadcom-sta for my wireless card

On 05/24/2017 11:46 AM, allan gottlieb wrote: > On Wed, May 24 2017, Daniel Frey wrote: > >> On 05/24/2017 11:10 AM, allan gottlieb wrote: >>> My older laptop needs broadcom-sta. Back when I bought and setup the >>> laptop (kernel 3.18.12), I emerged broadcom-sta an

Re: [gentoo-user] broadcom-sta for my wireless card

On 05/24/2017 11:10 AM, allan gottlieb wrote: > My older laptop needs broadcom-sta. Back when I bought and setup the > laptop (kernel 3.18.12), I emerged broadcom-sta and wireless worked. > > Now I am upgrading to kernel 4.9.16. The kernel boots but no wireless. > In

Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo rocks

On 05/20/2017 04:45 AM, Philip Webb wrote: > 170519 Ian Zimmerman wrote: >> It's about one year now since I locked myself in my room for a month >> and installed Gentoo :-) >> It has been an interesting and sometimes rough ride, >> but I learned many things along the way, and I got what I wanted :

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Tux AWOL

On 05/18/2017 11:32 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 05/18/2017 05:06 PM, Daniel Frey wrote: >> On 05/17/2017 03:35 PM, Kai Krakow wrote: >>> >>> It also enables me to finally use UEFI and suspend to RAM again >>> with NVIDIA proprietary without a dead frameb

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Tux AWOL

On 05/17/2017 03:35 PM, Kai Krakow wrote: > > It also enables me to finally use UEFI and suspend to RAM again > with NVIDIA proprietary without a dead framebuffer after resume. ;-) > I have had this problem for years and thought it was a bad card. Replaced it recently, still have the problem.

Re: [gentoo-user] Pseudo first impressions

On 05/13/2017 06:05 PM, lee wrote: > It worked --- now some time when I do upgrade the kernel, I somehow need > to remove these sources from the world list, I guess ... > That's easy: `emerge --deselect sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:4.4.52` undoes my previous suggestion. Dan

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How do I turn off text console screen in software?

probe the environment the script is running in so that only the relevant command gets run; unless of course you really do want everything off at once regardless of whether X is running.. -- Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : further thoughts

On 05/06/2017 10:45 AM, Philip Webb wrote: > Thanks for trying to help, but I've bought a new scanner > & don't want the trouble of taking it back to the store. > It works on Mint, so at most I'll have to reboot to use it. > However, given that it works on Mint, it should work on Gentoo. No

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : further thoughts

On 05/06/2017 09:15 AM, Daniel Frey wrote: > On 05/06/2017 06:15 AM, Philip Webb wrote: >> 170506 Mick wrote: >>> On Friday 05 May 2017 19:27:47 Philip Webb wrote: >>>> There is a pkg media-gfx/iscan-plugin-gt-x820 for a V600 : >>>> I could take the V55

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : how to activate for Gentoo : further thoughts

On 05/06/2017 06:15 AM, Philip Webb wrote: > 170506 Mick wrote: >> On Friday 05 May 2017 19:27:47 Philip Webb wrote: >>> There is a pkg media-gfx/iscan-plugin-gt-x820 for a V600 : >>> I could take the V550 back & exchange it for a V600 >>> & try to install Iscan + data + that plugin. >> If you

Re: [gentoo-user] FreeCAD permission problems

On 05/05/2017 10:23 AM, tu...@posteo.de wrote: > On 05/05 10:17, Daniel Frey wrote: >> On 05/05/2017 10:08 AM, tu...@posteo.de wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> I emerged FreCAD and started it as user. >>> It crashes with following output: >>> FreeCAD

Re: [gentoo-user] FreeCAD permission problems

On 05/05/2017 10:08 AM, tu...@posteo.de wrote: > Hi > > I emerged FreCAD and started it as user. > It crashes with following output: > FreeCAD 0.16, Libs: 0.16RUnknown > © Juergen Riegel, Werner Mayer, Yorik van Havre 2001-2015 > # ### > #

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: htop wants cgroups

with my CPU. Someone with an Intel CPU might really want that warning message, though. I've not dabbled in cgroups but they seem very useful to those who need to manage processes in ways the kernel itself can enforce. Cgroups merely help htop do its job. -- Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270C 1DE4 6F7A 9091 1EA0 55D6 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [gentoo-user] How to get memtest onto a USB drive

On 04/29/2017 05:33 PM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Saturday 29 Apr 2017 08:57:35 Rasmus Thomsen wrote: >> Hello, >> >> actually had that screen happening to me too, but my hardware was fine. >> Could you try emerging the latest (unstable) memtest86+ package? >> Symlinking should work with that

Re: [gentoo-user] Pseudo first impressions

On 04/29/2017 06:23 PM, lee wrote: > Daniel Frey <djqf...@gmail.com> writes: >> Do a --depclean and that will resolve itself. > > Last time I tried that, it wanted to remove the source of the kernel I'm > using, along with other things. It would have made sense if I h

Re: [gentoo-user] Pseudo first impressions

On 04/29/2017 10:28 AM, J. Roeleveld wrote: > > I found on several systems that using "--backtrack=100" actually resolved the > latest blockers with perl. > I find doing `emerge --oneshot --nodeps perl` then `perl-cleaner --all` was faster. Portage would chug for over five minutes on some of

Re: [gentoo-user] Pseudo first impressions

On 04/29/2017 01:38 PM, lee wrote: > !!! existing preserved libs: 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 > (sys-devel/binutils-2.25.1-r1) > Use emerge @preserved-rebuild

Re: [gentoo-user] New AMD hardware. Still can't boot (but making progress).

On 04/28/2017 12:51 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hello, Mick and the whole World. > > # Load a linux kernel, passing the root filesystem and init process as > parameters > echo "Loading kernel..." > echo "grub_platform = " $grub_platform > gfxpayload=text # For debugging.

Re: [gentoo-user] How do you manage manually compiled software?

> +1 for this. Even if it's a somewhat amateur ebuild, at least Portage can manage it. -- Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270C 1DE4 6F7A 9091 1EA0 55D6 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [gentoo-user] GCC 5.4.0

On 04/25/2017 12:18 PM, Dale wrote: Frank Steinmetzger wrote: On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 06:59:16PM +0200, Andreas K. Huettel wrote: My personal advice & experience: * install the new gcc-5.4 * switch to it * run the revdep-rebuild command from the news item (see above) ... and everything should

Re: [gentoo-user] GCC 5.4.0

On 04/22/2017 10:45 PM, Philip Webb wrote: > I've been following the thread re GCC 5.4.0 & after 'eix-sync' installed it. > There's a news item warning that there's a new ABI > & it mb necessary to run 'revdep-rebuild' if it fails with a linking error. > > The first pkg I tried to compile with

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: News: invalid item?

On 04/21/2017 12:38 PM, Kai Krakow wrote: > Am Fri, 21 Apr 2017 08:13:29 -0700 > schrieb Daniel Frey <djqf...@gmail.com>: > >> On 04/20/2017 10:18 PM, Kai Krakow wrote: >>> Am Wed, 19 Apr 2017 12:45:49 -0700 >>> schrieb Daniel Frey <djqf...@gmail.com&

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: News: invalid item?

On 04/20/2017 10:18 PM, Kai Krakow wrote: > Am Wed, 19 Apr 2017 12:45:49 -0700 > schrieb Daniel Frey <djqf...@gmail.com>: > >> Anyone sync recently and get this: >> >> !!! Invalid news item: >> /usr/portage/metadata/news/2017-04-10-split-and-slotted-wine/2

[gentoo-user] News: invalid item?

Anyone sync recently and get this: !!! Invalid news item: /usr/portage/metadata/news/2017-04-10-split-and-slotted-wine/2017-04-10-split-and-slotted-wine.en.txt Not sure if I should file a bugreport or what happened here... Synced a few minutes ago @ 12:37-ish PST. Dan

Re: [gentoo-user] konqueror:5 - why couldn't it be more like konqueror:3 ?!!

On 04/19/2017 12:16 PM, Philip Webb wrote: > 170419 Mick wrote: >> konqueror:5 recently updated seems to have a number of problems >> I don't know if this has anything to do with it, >> but I am not running konqueror on a full plasma desktop, >> but as a stand-alone application. > > I haven't

Re: [gentoo-user] New AMD hardware. [Was: Nvidia Drivers. =(]

On 04/10/2017 12:07 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: >> He [Alan Grimes] has new hardware (Ryzen) that needs 4.10 for proper support. > > I too have new hardware (An Asus Prime X370-PRO MB with a Ryzen 1700X > processor), indeed so new that my first attempt to boot a minimal CD was > less than an hour

Re: [gentoo-user] nxclient: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

On 04/09/2017 05:45 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: On 04/09/2017 10:17 AM, Mick wrote: On Sunday 09 Apr 2017 09:49:07 the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I've installed: net-misc/nxclient-3.5.0.7 on x86 and it compiled without errors, but when I try to run it I get an error: nxclient

Re: [gentoo-user] bitcoin-qt, openssl and the bindist USE flag

On 04/08/2017 02:57 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 08/04/2017 20:16, Francesco Turco wrote: >> I'm trying to globally enable the "bindist" USE flag on my system > > Why on $DEITY's green earth would you even think of doing that? > > Dont. Just ... don't. I don;t know what you are trying to

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia Drivers. =(

On 04/06/2017 10:03 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 04/05/2017 05:15 PM, Alan Grimes wrote: >> I'm still running on my old kernel as I re-build my system, Nvidia >> drivers just barfed > > 381.09 was released today which supports kernel 4.10. But it might take > a while until it's in portage. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: soliciting a DHCP lease / carrier lost

On 04/05/2017 01:25 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > I think this cable tester was only designed to work with passive > receiver (that came with it) on the other end. > Using active part with switch doesn't give meaningful reading, it only > confirm that that are no broken wires inside. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: soliciting a DHCP lease / carrier lost

On 04/04/2017 03:11 PM, Kai Krakow wrote: > > That's a good note. > > I think punch down is similar to LSA plus here in Germany, tho the > tools look very different. But with LSA you also push the wire between > to cutting contacts. > Yeah, it sounds like it works the same here: a wire is

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: soliciting a DHCP lease / carrier lost

On 04/04/2017 02:49 PM, Kai Krakow wrote: > No, if you have the same wrong on both sides, the LEDs will still show > correct blinking order. Think of it like this: If you use order > 7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8 on both sides, blinking LED 1 on one side will blink > the same LED on the other side because they

Re: [gentoo-user] Ryzen initial results.

On 04/04/2017 10:37 PM, Alan Grimes wrote: > I installed my Ryzen system today, using a mATX b350 mobo. > > My existing kernel mostly works, > > > > .00] Linux version 4.6.7 (root@tortoise) (gcc version 5.4.0 (Gentoo > 5.4.0-r3 p1.3, pie-0.6.5) ) #6 SMP Tue Apr 4 22:34:38 EDT 2017 >From

Re: [SOLVED] [gentoo-user] CPU flags unsatisfied

On 03/29/2017 05:24 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > Yes, that was the solution, thank you. > > run: cpuinfo2cpuflags-x86 > > replace in make.conf CFLAGS= > with (in my case) > CPU_FLAGS_X86="aes avx avx2 fma3 mmx mmxext popcnt sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 > sse4_2 ssse3" > > run: > emerge --deep

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] router woes

On 03/29/2017 12:07 PM, Jorge Almeida wrote: > I think I need wan-to-lan. Anyway, those numbers seem too good to be > true. 919Mbps with a $61 TP-Link AC1200? What would explain my poor > results? > I just looked and that's not your router. The router they tested has a dual core 800MHz CPU. The

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] router woes

On 03/28/2017 01:19 PM, Jorge Almeida wrote: > The point is: I connected the computers to the lan ports of my > secondary router (with original firmware, but I intended to install > ddwrt), and the setup works, except that the speed never reaches > 100Mbps. This is not unusual, the speeds they

Re: [gentoo-user] Difficulty setting up apache, php and joomla

://getpelican.com [2]: http://php-fig.org -- Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270C 1DE4 6F7A 9091 1EA0 55D6

Re: [gentoo-user] The sudden disappearance of ....WHAT??? (I/O error on a SD flash card?!)

On 03/25/2017 12:15 PM, tu...@posteo.de wrote: > What happens here? Flash killed? Is there any chance to rescye > some or all contents of that card? Any ideas other than > hoping for an alternate reality? Sounds to me like your card is dead. I've had this happen to several SSDs too by the way,

Re: [gentoo-user] ir receiver - mceusb

On 03/22/2017 04:13 PM, Petric Frank wrote: > Hello Dan, > > > > Am Mittwoch, 22. März 2017, 13:37:43 schrieb Daniel Frey: > >> On 03/22/2017 08:12 AM, Petric Frank wrote: > >> > maybe this is not exactly a gentoo problem. Please point me to correct

Re: [gentoo-user] ir receiver - mceusb

On 03/22/2017 08:12 AM, Petric Frank wrote: > Hello, > > > > maybe this is not exactly a gentoo problem. Please point me to correct > location if i am wrong here. > > > > I've got a MCE-like ir remote together with a USB receiver. > > > > Looks like it is detected by the kernel and a

Re: [gentoo-user] cron tab

On 03/21/2017 10:10 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 03/21/2017 10:49 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: >> On 03/22/2017 12:48 AM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: >>> >>> Vixie cron (as well as cronie with USE=anacron) should run the job at >>> the correct time. >>> >> >> blarg, cronie with

Re: [gentoo-user] Shell echo missing after ctrl+c

On 03/19/2017 04:37 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hello, Kai. > > On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 09:49:50 +0100, Kai Krakow wrote: >> Hello! > >> More and more of my Gentoo systems are exhibiting the following >> strange and unexpected behavior: > >> After ctrl+c'ing out of programs like tailf, SSH

Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT - My new SSD.

On 03/18/2017 09:36 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hello, Gentoo. > > I've just bought myself a Samsung NVMe 960 EVO M.2 SSD. (Do I get a > prize for the number of inscruitable abbreviations in a row? ;-) The > idea is, this will form a core part of my new machine, just as soon as > AMD Ryzen

Re: [gentoo-user] invitation to gentobb project

On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 08:56:00PM +, Ural wrote: > Hello guys. I am sorry about a bit of offtopic, but if everyone is > interested, I am inviting anyone into > https://github.com/edannenberg/gentoo-bb project discussion thread here: > https://github.com/edannenberg/gentoo-bb/issues/102, where

Re: [gentoo-user] [Off-Topic] arch-openrc

On 03/08/2017 11:08 AM, Rich Freeman wrote: > And a parting bit of trivia: The overwhelming majority of > Gentoo-based installations use upstart as their service manager, > despite it not even being in the Gentoo repository. > This I find interesting, what data source is this based off of? Dan

Re: [gentoo-user] sg_map etc

On 03/01/2017 08:31 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 2017-03-01 um 16:49 schrieb Daniel Frey: > >>> Have you tried `lsblk -O`? >>> >>> Dan >>> >> >> Well, I forgot how much info that barfs out. >> >> Try `lsblk -o name,mod

Re: [gentoo-user] sg_map etc

On 03/01/2017 07:45 AM, Daniel Frey wrote: > On 03/01/2017 07:05 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: >> Am 2017-03-01 um 15:42 schrieb Neil Bothwick: >> >>> Never hurts to try the low hanging fruit first :) >>> >>> Have you tried lshw? >

Re: [gentoo-user] sg_map etc

On 03/01/2017 07:05 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 2017-03-01 um 15:42 schrieb Neil Bothwick: > >> Never hurts to try the low hanging fruit first :) >> >> Have you tried lshw? > > did so right now: > > > > *-disk:2 > description: SCSI Disk >

Re: [gentoo-user] Network scanner

On 02/24/2017 01:46 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > No, Brother only supply rpm or deb drivers. > I was able to use "rpm" to install brother driver this way, so it should > work with the scanner as well. > This is not always the case, I had a Dell printer using an RPM that would not

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on a Surface Pro 3?

Well even if you can't figure it out, I'd be happy to do things manually if you open an issue on github for me with some instructions. I know from experience what a pain in the ass git can be for first-timers ;-) On 20/02/17 15:33, Daniel Frey wrote: On 02/19/2017 09:40 AM, Daniel Quinn

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on a Surface Pro 3?

On 02/19/2017 09:40 AM, Daniel Quinn wrote: > On 30/01/17 08:24 PM, Daniel Frey wrote: >> I acquired (on the cheap) a used Surface Pro 3 with the keyboard cover >> off of a relative who wasn't using it (they said the screen was too > small.) >> >> I am considering

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on a Surface Pro 3?

On 30/01/17 08:24 PM, Daniel Frey wrote: > I acquired (on the cheap) a used Surface Pro 3 with the keyboard cover > off of a relative who wasn't using it (they said the screen was too small.) > > I am considering putting Gentoo (or attempting to) and am wondering if > anyone

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Surface Pro 3?

On 02/05/2017 05:12 PM, Alex Thorne wrote: > A wiki article would be great. I'd be happy to contribute my experiences > with my Surface Pro 4 if I eventually get round to installing Gentoo on it. > I'm still plodding away at this. I found some patches to enable multitouch and some other bits but

Re: [gentoo-user] custom kernel with nvidia-drivers

On 02/14/2017 02:33 AM, Raffaele Belardi wrote: > Time ago when I upgraded nvidia-drivers from 295 to 3xx series there was > no way to start X, it would crash immediately with my custom built > kernel. After many tests I switched to a kernel config taken from a live > CD which worked (and still

Re: [gentoo-user] WARNING: Crucial MX300 drives SUUUUUCK!!!!

On 02/13/2017 10:17 AM, Poison BL. wrote: > > I've had more than one spinning rust drive fail hard over the years as > well, though yes, you do usually have some chance of recovery from > those. Gambling on that chance by leaving a given disk as a single point > of failure is still a bad idea,

Re: [gentoo-user] WARNING: Crucial MX300 drives SUUUUUCK!!!!

On 02/13/2017 10:25 PM, Mick wrote: > I was using discard and can't say I > noticed any performance penalty on the OCZ drive. I removed it and set up a > fstrim cron job and suddenly there is a major I/O bottleneck when the cron > job > runs. Perhaps I should be running it more often ... >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel modules: initramfs vs. /lib/modules

On 02/13/2017 10:51 AM, Remy Blank wrote: > Daniel Frey wrote on 2017-02-13 17:34: >> On 02/13/2017 03:34 AM, Rich Freeman wrote: >>> Anytime you see something like root=UUID=* that is being handled by an >>> initramfs. And of course a UUID is more reliable th

Re: [gentoo-user] WARNING: Crucial MX300 drives SUUUUUCK!!!!

On 02/12/2017 02:40 PM, Alan Grimes wrote: > So does anyone have any evidence of a current generation SSD lasting > more than 20 days? > I have tried various SSDs (multiple brands and generations) over the last maybe five years and found that they're very unreliable (multiple brands too.) I

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel modules: initramfs vs. /lib/modules

On 02/13/2017 03:34 AM, Rich Freeman wrote: > Anytime you see something like root=UUID=* that is being handled by an > initramfs. And of course a UUID is more reliable than a device name, > since the latter can change if you add/remove a device, or maybe even > if your firmware is having a bad

Re: [gentoo-user] Missing python binding?

On 02/06/2017 11:05 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 06/02/2017 20:41, Daniel Frey wrote: >> On 02/06/2017 10:22 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: >>> On 05/02/2017 21:50, Daniel Frey wrote: >>>> I am trying magick-rotation to see if it will work on my Surface Pro 3 >>&

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

On 02/06/2017 12:39 PM, Mick wrote: > On Monday 06 Feb 2017 12:32:25 Daniel Frey wrote: >> On 02/06/2017 11:49 AM, Mick wrote: >>> On Monday 06 Feb 2017 07:33:07 Daniel Frey wrote: >>>> On 02/05/2017 10:56 PM, Mick wrote: >>>>> Ha! I just upgrade

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

On 02/06/2017 11:49 AM, Mick wrote: > On Monday 06 Feb 2017 07:33:07 Daniel Frey wrote: >> On 02/05/2017 10:56 PM, Mick wrote: >>> Ha! I just upgraded to 4.9.6-r1 gentoo kernel sources and I can no >>> longer mount USB sticks! I can still mount them using pmount on t

Re: [gentoo-user] Missing python binding?

On 02/06/2017 10:22 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 05/02/2017 21:50, Daniel Frey wrote: >> I am trying magick-rotation to see if it will work on my Surface Pro 3 >> (they tested in on a Surface Pro 2 and it was working, unsure if the >> hardware is different.)

Re: [gentoo-user] nx / nxclient - replacement

On 02/06/2017 08:21 AM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > Any experience, how do they compare speed-wise net-misc/remmina vs. > x2goserver of GUI to remote PC over the internet? > I haven't bothered to set up l2tp/pptp on my router at home to try this out. I left it at the default setting of ADSL

Re: [gentoo-user] nx / nxclient - replacement

On 02/06/2017 01:55 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > On 02/06/2017 08:53:19 AM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> Are there any good replacement for "nx / nxclient" in Linux? >> NX is long time gone from portage. I hope, I can still install them >> from atic. >> This was another reason I wasn't

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

On 02/05/2017 10:56 PM, Mick wrote: > Ha! I just upgraded to 4.9.6-r1 gentoo kernel sources and I can no > longer mount USB sticks! I can still mount them using pmount on the > CLI, but the desktop click-to-mount function does not work in Plasma, > KDE applications or enlightenment. > I am

[gentoo-user] Missing python binding?

I am trying magick-rotation to see if it will work on my Surface Pro 3 (they tested in on a Surface Pro 2 and it was working, unsure if the hardware is different.) However: I get this: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python-exec/python2.7/magick-rotation", line 20, in

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Surface Pro 3?

On 02/01/2017 01:34 PM, Alex Thorne wrote: > While I haven't tried this I would be very interested to hear how it > goes, what hardware you can get working etc. Do keep us updated. > An update... After a lot of experimenting, rebuilding kernels, figuring out what's needed and not... this took a

Re: [gentoo-user] net-misc/asterisk-1.8.28.2

On 02/04/2017 06:25 AM, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > On Fri, Feb 03, 2017 at 05:38:59PM -0800, Daniel Frey wrote: >> On 02/03/2017 05:34 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >>> I have an old version of asterisk-1.8.28.2 (it is no longer in portage). >>> I want to keep this

Re: [gentoo-user] advice on a new laptop

On 02/02/2017 12:28 AM, Stefano Crocco wrote: > Hello to everyone, > I need to buy a new laptop and I'd like some advice. Currently, I'm thinking > of buying an ASUS UX310UA-GL547T. Has anyone tried running Gentoo on it? If > so, how did it go? A Google search only lead me to a page hinting it

Re: [gentoo-user] net-misc/asterisk-1.8.28.2

On 02/03/2017 05:34 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I have an old version of asterisk-1.8.28.2 (it is no longer in portage). > I want to keep this version, temporarily (till I have a chance to test a > new one 11.25.1-ver. > > I've removed (commented out) "net-misc/asterisk" from world file.

[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Surface Pro 3?

On 01/30/2017 12:24 PM, Daniel Frey wrote: > Subject says it all... > > I acquired (on the cheap) a used Surface Pro 3 with the keyboard cover > off of a relative who wasn't using it (they said the screen was too small.) > > I am considering putting Gentoo (or attempting to

Re: [gentoo-user] journald writing errors in tty

On 02/01/2017 09:57 AM, Tom H wrote: > On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 10:43 AM, Daniel Frey <djqf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 02/01/2017 05:57 AM, Tom H wrote: >>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 2:16 AM, Daniel Frey <djqf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Does an

Re: [gentoo-user] journald writing errors in tty

On 02/01/2017 05:57 AM, Tom H wrote: > On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 2:16 AM, Daniel Frey <djqf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Does anyone know how to stop journald from writing errors all over my >> terminal? >> >> I've never seen this before. The error messag

[gentoo-user] journald writing errors in tty

Does anyone know how to stop journald from writing errors all over my terminal? I've never seen this before. The error message shows up in dmesg as it's supposed to but it also writes it whereever the cursor happens to be which is extremely frustating. I've set ForwardToWall=no and

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

On 01/30/2017 12:57 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 01/30/2017 01:41 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: >> On 2017-01-30, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >>> On 01/29/2017 01:56 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and

[gentoo-user] Gentoo on a Surface Pro 3?

Subject says it all... I acquired (on the cheap) a used Surface Pro 3 with the keyboard cover off of a relative who wasn't using it (they said the screen was too small.) I am considering putting Gentoo (or attempting to) and am wondering if anyone has had success. It looks like newer kernels

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] 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 01/28/2017 05:24 PM, 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 discussing BIOS

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

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. > > Indeed so. So I've now built a fresh system and I'll see

Re: [gentoo-user] strange dependency conflict

On 01/15/2017 12:39 PM, wabe wrote: > Daniel Frey <djqf...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 2017-01-15 11:28 AM, wabe wrote: >> >>> Since some days, portage moans about a dependency conflict when I >>> update my system: >>> >>&g

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