Re: [gentoo-user] genkernal refuses to finish - no initrd

2005-12-09 Thread Peter O'Connor
Neil Bothwick wrote: When you compile a kernel manually, you choose which modules you need in the kernel, build those in and either leave the rest out or compile them as separate modules. Genkernel is intended to make things easier, and it may do when things work as they should, but I find it

Re: [gentoo-user] Blackscreen on Xorg-X11 after monitor and video card change

2005-09-24 Thread Peter O'Connor
- - wrote: (II) Module glx: vendor=NVIDIA Corporation compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.6629 Module class: XFree86 Server Extension ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1 (II) Loading extension GLX (II) LoadModule: nvidia (II) Loading /usr/lib64/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o (II)

Re: [gentoo-user] multiple gcc versions

2005-09-24 Thread Peter O'Connor
Matthias Langer wrote: I'm mainly in x86 and thus using gcc-3.3.6. However, as i do some programming, i want to know if it is without greater problems possible, to install gcc-3.4.4 additionally, so that i can make sure that the code i'm writing is accepted by gcc-3.4.x too [i know that i

Re: [gentoo-user] Blackscreen on Xorg-X11 after monitor and video card change

2005-09-24 Thread Peter O'Connor
- - wrote: I think we're going somewhere because even though I blackscreened, the 7676 drivers gave me this: (II) Setting vga for screen 0. (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888 (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma

Re: [gentoo-user] Audio and permissions.

2005-09-09 Thread Peter O'Connor
gentuxx wrote: Hi all. I'm sure this question has probably been asked before. So a pointer to an archive of this list will suffice (I don't know where one is). Anyhow, I only get sound as root. Meaning, I've compiled the modules, and configured the kernel for my equipment, and everything

Re: [gentoo-user] use flags (once more)

2005-08-20 Thread Peter O'Connor
John Dangler wrote: If I add a USE=whatever to my make.conf file, does that get added to the flags already in the default profile, Yes that's right. Also if you put USE=-whatever it removes the flag emerge info shows what USE flags are set -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge --update - the best version available

2005-08-19 Thread Peter O'Connor
Holly Bostick wrote: Mark Knecht schreef: On 8/19/05, Holly Bostick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Knecht schreef: Hi, I wonder what the explanation in the emerge man page about the --update option really means. What is meant by, and how does emerge pick, the best version

Re: [gentoo-user] updates with B

2005-08-19 Thread Peter O'Connor
John Dangler wrote: looking at the list of updates after a fresh install of 2005.1 (2.6.12-r6) on my laptop which has both wired and wireless networking, I see an entry which says. [blocks B] =net-wireless/ipw2100-1.1.0 (is blocking net-wireless/ieee80211-1.0.3) . . . [ebuild N]

Re: [gentoo-user] USE flags

2005-08-19 Thread Peter O'Connor
John Dangler wrote: I have just installed a basic 2005.1 system (2.6.12-r6) on my laptop. I'm trying to get my arms around the USE flags. I found a set of 'default' settings (I think) under /usr/portage/profiles/base/use.defaults . From what I've read in the gentoo documentation, this seems

Re: [gentoo-user] updates with B

2005-08-19 Thread Peter O'Connor
/linux KSRC_OUTPUT=/usr/src/linux IEEE80211_INC=/usr/include all. John D Would the solution be to unmerge ipw2100-1.1.0, then emerge -uDv world, then emerge ipw2100 ? John D -Original Message- From: Peter O'Connor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 9:22 AM

Re: [gentoo-user] wireless update [was update with B]

2005-08-19 Thread Peter O'Connor
John Dangler wrote: running emerge -uDvp world, I got a block between ipw2100 and ieee-80211. I ran emerge -C ipw2100, and the block cleared, although ieee80211 was no longer in the update list either. Since it was recommended to have both of these on the system in order for the wireless to

Re: [gentoo-user] One package is blocking another?

2005-08-11 Thread Peter O'Connor
Mario Koppensteiner wrote: Hello Jayson Smith I had the same problem. I solved it with: host# emerge --nodeps --update net-ftp/proftpd and than host# emerge --deep --update world I hope this is the right way to solve the problem. Andy comments? mfg Mario Koppensteiner ---