Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: No such file or directory

2013-06-03 Thread Raffaele BELARDI
On 06/02/2013 05:08 PM, Grant wrote: I'm getting this in /var/log/Xorg.0.log on a very old desktop: (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering

Re: [gentoo-user] Poor sound quality

2013-06-03 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 2 Jun 2013 21:34:21 -0700, Chris Stankevitz wrote: My sound started sounding like crap ~6 months ago. Imagine someone has control of my volume knob and is quickly (~5Hz) turning the volume knob up and down. That is a rough idea of what it sounds like. This happens whether I am

Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: No such file or directory

2013-06-03 Thread Adam Carter
Usually this sort of error is fixed with a rebuild of xf86-video-intel

Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: No such file or directory

2013-06-03 Thread Adam Carter
Usually this sort of error is fixed with a rebuild of xf86-video-intel Scratch that - memory fail.

[gentoo-user] usbip

2013-06-03 Thread William Kenworthy
I am playing with usbip to export an afatech dvb usb stick to a VM. It appears to work up until it tries to load the firmware (from the vm) and fails. Google i'snt helping except very old messages saying there are problems with resetting and firmware loading. Can someone confirm that it is

Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: No such file or directory

2013-06-03 Thread Grant
I'm getting this in /var/log/Xorg.0.log on a very old desktop: (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering The system is remote to me but I'm

Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: No such file or directory

2013-06-03 Thread Raffaele BELARDI
On 06/03/2013 06:18 PM, Grant wrote: I'm getting this in /var/log/Xorg.0.log on a very old desktop: (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering

Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: No such file or directory

2013-06-03 Thread Grant
I'm getting this in /var/log/Xorg.0.log on a very old desktop: (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering The system is remote to me but I'm

[gentoo-user] Re: Poor sound quality

2013-06-03 Thread James
Neil Bothwick neil at digimed.co.uk writes: My sound started sounding like crap ~6 months ago. Eliminate hardware failure as a cause by trying it from a live CD. Agreed. Try first to use other components. Also, if your wiring is a mess, try to separate wires that carry power, from those

Re: [gentoo-user] Poor sound quality

2013-06-03 Thread Walter Dnes
On Sun, Jun 02, 2013 at 09:34:21PM -0700, Chris Stankevitz wrote Hello, My sound started sounding like crap ~6 months ago. Imagine someone has control of my volume knob and is quickly (~5Hz) turning the volume knob up and down. That is a rough idea of what it sounds like. This happens

[gentoo-user] vmware technology preview 2013

2013-06-03 Thread covici
Is there any way I can use this under gentoo -- I got an Email with an invitation to download this, but I wonder how I can install given gentoo's structore? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it?

Re: [gentoo-user] Poor sound quality

2013-06-03 Thread Chris Stankevitz
On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 12:52 AM, Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: Eliminate hardware failure as a cause by trying it from a live CD. Neil, Thank you. I tried with a xubuntu 12.04 64bit live cd. There was no problem. I conclude that there is no problem with my hardware. I also

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Poor sound quality

2013-06-03 Thread Chris Stankevitz
On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 10:28 AM, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Good luck, Good Hunting! James, Thank you for your tips. I tried to reproduce the problem on the same hardware using a different OS (xubuntu 12.04). The problem did not occur on the different OS. Therefore I rule out

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Poor sound quality

2013-06-03 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 03.06.2013 22:51, schrieb Chris Stankevitz: On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 10:28 AM, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Good luck, Good Hunting! James, Thank you for your tips. I tried to reproduce the problem on the same hardware using a different OS (xubuntu 12.04). The problem did not

Re: [gentoo-user] Poor sound quality

2013-06-03 Thread Chris Stankevitz
On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: At the risk of starting a flamewar, did you recently install a sound server (e.g. pulseaudio/phonon/whatever)? Can you temporarily disable it and see how the sound comes out? Walter, Thank you for your tip. This is

[gentoo-user] Re: Poor sound quality

2013-06-03 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 03/06/13 07:34, Chris Stankevitz wrote: Hello, My sound started sounding like crap ~6 months ago. Imagine someone has control of my volume knob and is quickly (~5Hz) turning the volume knob up and down. That is a rough idea of what it sounds like. Are you using a self-configured kernel?

[gentoo-user] Systray app notifying of updated packages?

2013-06-03 Thread Sebastian Pipping
Hi there! Does anyone know an app sitting in the systray sending/popping notifications when installed packages can be updated? Thanks! Sebastian

Re: [gentoo-user] Systray app notifying of updated packages?

2013-06-03 Thread Walter Dnes
On Tue, Jun 04, 2013 at 12:02:27AM +0200, Sebastian Pipping wrote Does anyone know an app sitting in the systray sending/popping notifications when installed packages can be updated? I'm not aware of any. That could be done under Gentoo, via scripting, if someone is willing to put in the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Poor sound quality

2013-06-03 Thread Chris Stankevitz
On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Nikos Chantziaras rea...@gmail.com wrote: Are you using a self-configured kernel? What sound chip is in your laptop? What driver are you using? If it's an Intel codec, have you tried enabling all different variants of that codec in the kernel? Nikos, Thank

Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: No such file or directory

2013-06-03 Thread Grant
I'm getting this in /var/log/Xorg.0.log on a very old desktop: (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/i810_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering The system is remote to me but I'm

[gentoo-user] Re: Poor sound quality

2013-06-03 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 04/06/13 01:47, Chris Stankevitz wrote: On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Nikos Chantziaras rea...@gmail.com wrote: Are you using a self-configured kernel? What sound chip is in your laptop? What driver are you using? If it's an Intel codec, have you tried enabling all different variants of