Re: [gentoo-user] getting GMT to use DST

2007-09-13 Thread Mat Harris
Iain Buchanan wrote: On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 04:55 +0100, Mat Harris wrote: Hi All, I have had a machine running for a little while without many problems, until I tried to use ntp to keep my clock in sync. I have got my /etc/localtime and my /etc/conf.d/clock to reflect my GMT location, yet a

Re: [gentoo-user] getting GMT to use DST

2007-09-13 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 04:55 +0100, Mat Harris wrote: > Hi All, > > I have had a machine running for a little while without many problems, > until I tried to use ntp to keep my clock in sync. > > I have got my /etc/localtime and my /etc/conf.d/clock to reflect my GMT > location, yet all timeserv

[gentoo-user] getting GMT to use DST

2007-09-13 Thread Mat Harris
Hi All, I have had a machine running for a little while without many problems, until I tried to use ntp to keep my clock in sync. I have got my /etc/localtime and my /etc/conf.d/clock to reflect my GMT location, yet all timeservers I try to sync to put me an hour behind. I am in the UK and c

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot situation

2007-09-13 Thread Colleen Beamer
Lee Davis wrote: > Colleen Beamer wrote: >> This link tells nothing - it was from the first time I installed Gentoo on >> the new laptop. This time I *did* configure sata into the kernel. So >> *that* is not the issue. And I'm not *that* stupid that I would repeat a >> previous mistake. I truly

Re: [gentoo-user] How to know current state of LCD

2007-09-13 Thread kou yu
I haven't merge X yet:( On 9/13/07, Randy Barlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > kou yu wrote: > > I can turn on/off LCD by using vbetool > > vbetool dpms on/off > > > > But I can not find a way to know the current state of LCD. on? or off? > > Is there any method, command or something else to indica

Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading from Beryl to Compiz-fusion

2007-09-13 Thread Whitt Madden
have you looked at the wiki page on gentoo? http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_compiz-fusion Your answer might be there. On 9/14/07, James Colby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 04:37:48PM -0500, Whitt Madden wrote: > > I will second Albert's message. I didn't unmerge Beryl, and

Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading from Beryl to Compiz-fusion

2007-09-13 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 20:33 -0400, James Colby wrote: > Thanks, I used the above procedure and it compiled and runs well. The > only complaint that I have is that I have no windows decorations > unless > I open up a shell and manually execute emerald &. Any ideas on how to > get emerald to run on

Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading from Beryl to Compiz-fusion

2007-09-13 Thread James Colby
On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 04:37:48PM -0500, Whitt Madden wrote: > I will second Albert's message. I didn't unmerge Beryl, and unlike Albert I > did have some issues. > > On 9/13/07, Albert Hopkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 15:47 -0400, James Colby wrote: > > > All - >

Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading from Beryl to Compiz-fusion

2007-09-13 Thread Whitt Madden
I will second Albert's message. I didn't unmerge Beryl, and unlike Albert I did have some issues. On 9/13/07, Albert Hopkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 15:47 -0400, James Colby wrote: > > All - > > > > Does anyone know if there is an upgrade path from Beryl to > > Compiz

Re: [gentoo-user] desktop zoom

2007-09-13 Thread James R.Campbell
On Thu Sep 13 16:01 , Martins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >Hi, > >I wonder is there a such tool like point and move around desktop/window and >get zoomed picture in separate window? I think i saw something but cant >recall to get right kayword. pls. hint me if any. > >martins You might have a loo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: metacity Woes[solved? you let me know]

2007-09-13 Thread Michael Sullivan
On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 16:02 -0400, Moshe Kamensky wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for the help. The problem for me with this approach is that it > happens on a machine that I manage for my father on different continent. > I am afraid that if I do this all the settings for the desktop will > disappear,

Re: [gentoo-user] desktop zoom

2007-09-13 Thread Jesús Guerrero
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:01:50 +0300 Martins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I wonder is there a such tool like point and move around desktop/window and > get zoomed picture in separate window? I think i saw something but cant > recall to get right kayword. pls. hint me if any. > > martins

RE: [gentoo-user] Re: metacity Woes[solved? you let me know]

2007-09-13 Thread Marzan, Richard non Unisys
Surprisingly, it did not destroy my settings. The background and everything was still there. -Original Message- From: Moshe Kamensky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 4:02 PM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: metacity Woes[solved? you l

[gentoo-user] desktop zoom

2007-09-13 Thread Martins
Hi, I wonder is there a such tool like point and move around desktop/window and get zoomed picture in separate window? I think i saw something but cant recall to get right kayword. pls. hint me if any. martins -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

RE: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Marzan, Richard non Unisys
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:35:50 -0500, Neil Bothwick wrote: >Step 1: Stop top posting >Step 2: Read /etc/make.conf.example, the part about PORTAGE_ELOG Sure will. Thanks Neil. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] root can't login on console, but can ssh...

2007-09-13 Thread Philip Webb
070913 Daevid Vincent wrote: > I simply want root to be able to login from console (tty[1-6]) > or ssh (pts/[0-9]) without a password. Currently ssh does work fine. > It's only the physical console that doesn't. There is a provision somewhere to disallow root logins, so that mb your problem rather

[gentoo-user] Re: metacity Woes[solved? you let me know]

2007-09-13 Thread Moshe Kamensky
Hi, Thanks for the help. The problem for me with this approach is that it happens on a machine that I manage for my father on different continent. I am afraid that if I do this all the settings for the desktop will disappear, he will not know how to set this up, and I also won't know since I

Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading from Beryl to Compiz-fusion

2007-09-13 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Thu, 2007-09-13 at 15:47 -0400, James Colby wrote: > All - > > Does anyone know if there is an upgrade path from Beryl to > Compiz-Fusion. I am currently running Beryl on my laptop and would > like to try out the new Compiz-Fusion. Do I need to unmerge the Beryl > packages before I install C

[gentoo-user] Upgrading from Beryl to Compiz-fusion

2007-09-13 Thread James Colby
All - Does anyone know if there is an upgrade path from Beryl to Compiz-Fusion. I am currently running Beryl on my laptop and would like to try out the new Compiz-Fusion. Do I need to unmerge the Beryl packages before I install Compiz-Fusion? Thanks for any help that you may be able to give.

[gentoo-user] root can't login on console, but can ssh...

2007-09-13 Thread Daevid Vincent
I've posted this about two months ago without any replies. I've been googling and trying things, but still can't get this to work like it used to. I simply want root to be able to login from console (tty[1-6]) or ssh (pts/[0-9]) without a password. Currently ssh does work fine. It's only the physi

[gentoo-user] Re: Can I clean contacts with isopropyl alcohol?

2007-09-13 Thread James
Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto gmail.com> writes: > > Hi. I have instability in my PC and I highly suspect it is caused by hardware problems in my TV card. I would like to clean its contacts If you have some corrosion, or scale build up, alcohol may not work. For tougher issues on cleaning elect

Re: [gentoo-user] Problem mounting USB Drive/MP3 PLayer

2007-09-13 Thread forgottenwizard
The point here is, it works. If anything it seemed slightly faster, but considering I'm not too worried, I'll leave it as-is. On 23:03 Wed 12 Sep , Neil Bothwick wrote: > Hello forgottenwizard, > > > Alright, I've got it. It doesn't mount via sda anymore, but by uba. > > Either way, it works.

Re: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:05:57 -0500, Marzan, Richard non Unisys wrote: > Really?...Portage can do that? because I would like to get portage on my > system to do that. Step 1: Stop top posting Step 2: Read /etc/make.conf.example, the part about PORTAGE_ELOG -- Neil Bothwick Protect your softwar

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot situation

2007-09-13 Thread Colleen Beamer
On 9/12/07, Lee Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Colleen Beamer wrote: > > This link tells nothing - it was from the first time I installed Gentoo > on > > the new laptop. This time I *did* configure sata into the kernel. So > > *that* is not the issue. And I'm not *that* stupid that I would

RE: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Marzan, Richard non Unisys
Really?...Portage can do that? because I would like to get portage on my system to do that. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 5:00 AM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in

Re: [gentoo-user] I can't build pango

2007-09-13 Thread Jean-Philippe Caruana
Jean-Philippe Caruana a écrit : Marzan, Richard non Unisys a écrit : Try emerge --sync...Then visit http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-575655.html The first post worked for me. Do what it asks and then re-emerge world. Then revdep-rebuild. thanks ! this worked for me. to sum up : emerge -u1

Re: [gentoo-user] I can't build pango

2007-09-13 Thread Jean-Philippe Caruana
Marzan, Richard non Unisys a écrit : Try emerge --sync...Then visit http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-575655.html The first post worked for me. Do what it asks and then re-emerge world. Then revdep-rebuild. thanks ! this worked for me. to sum up : emerge -u1 expat emerge -1 gettext XML-Pars

Re: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Dan Farrell
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:32:40 +0200 Bo Ørsted Andresen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The above command will show all installed packages > that *may* [1] depend on any installed version of sys-libs/db... Isn't that kind of the point, though? If you can't install the slotted version you need, the c

Re: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:46:29 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > Those of us wishing to spend their time more usefully have portage > > email the important bits instead of trying to read the files > > manually :-/ > > elogv/elogviewer claws-mail does it for me :) -- Neil Bothwick And wh

Re: [gentoo-user] sed does not work on profile 2006.1

2007-09-13 Thread Bo Ørsted Andresen
On Thursday 13 September 2007 15:19:09 Kerry wrote: > When I try execute sed on Gentoo, I get "-bash: /usr/bin/sed:  No such file > or directory" It's /bin/sed now. Run `hash -r`. -- Bo Andresen signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

[gentoo-user] sed does not work on profile 2006.1

2007-09-13 Thread Kerry
When I try execute sed on Gentoo, I get "-bash: /usr/bin/sed: No such file or directory" error message. I tried installing binary version sed-4.1.5, and still the same result. Here is the output of strace -f -F -v sed command: execve("/usr/bin/sed", ["sed"], ["MANPATH=/usr/local/share/man:/us

[gentoo-user] -mno-tls-direct-seg-refs for Xen

2007-09-13 Thread Alexander Skwar
Hello. http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Xen_and_Gentoo#TLS_and_CFLAGS states, that '-mno-tls-direct-seg-refs' is to be added to the CFLAGS. Do I need this flag on my dom0, or just on my domU's? Thanks, Alexander Skwar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] sarg reports with squidguard

2007-09-13 Thread bijayant kumar
Hello to all, I have configured sarg and squidGuard, but not able to create sarg reports of squidGuard logs. When i am creating reports it is not showing user's IP address in the reports. Please help me to create sarg reports with the squidGuard logs. I am not able to understand what is to be w

Re: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Benno Schulenberg
Daevid Vincent wrote: > I wonder what am I hanging on to Gentoo for (since my first > install in 2004). > > I REALLY love the theory behind it. I REALLY think/thought it has > potential. I REALLY love the customization. So ask yourself what customizations you made in Gentoo that you can't make in

Re: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Donnerstag, 13. September 2007, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:57:35 -0700, Daevid Vincent wrote: > > Another 4 million ebuild.log files to parse and act > > upon after every update. > > Those of us wishing to spend their time more usefully have portage email > the important bits

Re: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Bo Ørsted Andresen
On Thursday 13 September 2007 05:41:59 Mark Knecht wrote: > > This latest emerge pass seems to be working better. I did have to skip > > a couple of packages though. I'll go back and see if I can catch them > > with revdep-rebuild when it hopefully finishes up in the next hour. [...] > db2omf: Coul

Re: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Bo Ørsted Andresen
On Thursday 13 September 2007 05:58:16 Dan Farrell wrote: > > berkdb = sys-libs/db. apr-util is slotted and 0.9.12 is in a > > different slot than 1.2.8. > > this might give you some idea of what packages might be effected by the > nontrivial update of db: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ equery depends d

Re: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:57:35 -0700, Daevid Vincent wrote: > Another 4 million ebuild.log files to parse and act > upon after every update. Those of us wishing to spend their time more usefully have portage email the important bits instead of trying to read the files manually :-/ -- Neil Bothwi

RE: [gentoo-user] Immensely disappointed in emerge -DuN world these days

2007-09-13 Thread Daevid Vincent
> -Original Message- > From: Mark Knecht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:37 PM > > I've been messing with a standard x86, middle of the road Gentoo > machine for over two days now. There must be 20 or 30 packages that > won't build. Frustrating. > > Most

Re: [gentoo-user] usb suspend bug for mouse?

2007-09-13 Thread Thufir
On 9/12/07, Dan Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:23:52 -0700 > Thufir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have a run of the mill USB optical mouse which has worked fine for > > several years. Recently it started "stalling" , "hanging" or > > "freezing" from gentoo. > > >