Re: [gentoo-user] Re: want sound (alsa) muted on boot

2012-01-18 Thread Patrick Holthaus
Hey, »Q« boxc...@gmx.net wrote: Sound *is* muted on boot -- logging in to KDE unmutes it, maybe part of session restore. I'll play with my KDE settings and if I can't fix it, I'll be back. Open up kmix. Go to Settings - Configure KMix. Uncheck Restore volumes on login. Or you always log

Re: [gentoo-user] Cross Compiling in Gentoo

2012-01-18 Thread Helmut Jarausch
On 01/18/2012 01:18:03 AM, Mike Edenfield wrote: While I program a lot on my Linux machines, I haven't actually found an IDE that doesn't make me wish VS ran on Linux. Did you have a look at CodeLite (www.codelite.org) ? If you like, I can send you an ebuild for it (but you can install it

Re: [gentoo-user] IDE - Was: Cross Compiling in Gentoo

2012-01-18 Thread Chris Walters
On 1/18/2012 03:59 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: On 01/18/2012 01:18:03 AM, Mike Edenfield wrote: While I program a lot on my Linux machines, I haven't actually found an IDE that doesn't make me wish VS ran on Linux. Did you have a look at CodeLite (www.codelite.org) ? If you like, I can

Re: [gentoo-user] IDE - Was: Cross Compiling in Gentoo

2012-01-18 Thread Helmut Jarausch
On 01/18/2012 10:22:51 AM, Chris Walters wrote: On 1/18/2012 03:59 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: On 01/18/2012 01:18:03 AM, Mike Edenfield wrote: While I program a lot on my Linux machines, I haven't actually found an IDE that doesn't make me wish VS ran on Linux. Did you have a look at

Re: [gentoo-user] IDE - Was: Cross Compiling in Gentoo

2012-01-18 Thread Chris Walters
On 1/18/2012 04:27 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: snip Did you have a look at CodeLite (www.codelite.org) ? If you like, I can send you an ebuild for it (but you can install it under /usr/local, as well). snip That looks like a very good IDE, and best of all - open source. I will take a look

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + Macbook

2012-01-18 Thread .
I've done it. Don't use grub. Use refit and elilo. At least that's what I used, but it was a couple of years ago. I'm already using rEFIt to switch between Mac OS X and GNU/Linux. Could you be more specific? What should I do to fix it?

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + Macbook

2012-01-18 Thread .
Hello! If you get a No bootable device error, select the partitioning tool from the rEFIt menu and update the MBR. This syncs the partition tables between the GPT and MBR loaders. [1] It worked. The only problem I have is that extra Tux in the rEFIt menu. How to get rid of that? [1]

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + Macbook

2012-01-18 Thread Fernando Freire
I've installed other distributions of Linux before on a MacbookPro and have found that installing GRUB to the boot record of sda is a Bad Idea. Instead, try installing GRUB to the partition that Gentoo is currently on (or wherever your /boot partition is mounted) such as (hd0,3). Also, make sure

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + Macbook

2012-01-18 Thread James Broadhead
I think that that last post might be a little misleading for a new user, I'd just like to clarify it a little bit. On 18 January 2012 15:23, Fernando Freire freir...@up.edu wrote: I've installed other distributions of Linux before on a MacbookPro and have found that installing GRUB to the boot

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo + Macbook

2012-01-18 Thread Fernando Freire
On 18 January 2012 15:23, Fernando Freire freir...@up.edu wrote: snip Installing grub (emerge grub), and installing it to the Boot Record (MBR) of a drive are very different things. Do you mean; grub root (hd0,0) and NOT grub setup(hd0)  ? Hmm, I first installed grub from the

[gentoo-user] Portage option --changed-use not working?

2012-01-18 Thread Hilco Wijbenga
Hi all, In man emerge I read: --changed-use Tells emerge to include installed packages where USE flags have changed since installation. This option also implies the --selective option. Unlike --newuse, the --changed-use option does not trigger reinstallation when flags that the user has

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] opendns.org

2012-01-18 Thread ny6p01
On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 04:06:38PM -0800, walt wrote: I just heard about opendns.org for the first time today, but their website makes it seem that I'm the only person in the solar system who's not already on the bandwagon. Anyone know if they are as wonderful as they sound? I have used

[gentoo-user] S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A and the blackout.

2012-01-18 Thread Chris Walters
I am truly surprised that Gentoo, and more GNU/Linux and *BSD sites did not join in the 'blackout'. The only one I saw that did was opensuse.org . These laws, as I understand them, and I am no lawyer, could be used against open source kernels, operating system tools, and other open source

Re: [gentoo-user] S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A and the blackout.

2012-01-18 Thread Dale
Chris Walters wrote: I am truly surprised that Gentoo, and more GNU/Linux and *BSD sites did not join in the 'blackout'. The only one I saw that did was opensuse.org . These laws, as I understand them, and I am no lawyer, could be used against open source kernels, operating system tools, and

Re: [gentoo-user] S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A and the blackout.

2012-01-18 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 07:21:12PM -0600, Dale wrote: I am truly surprised that Gentoo, and more GNU/Linux and *BSD sites did not join in the 'blackout'. The only one I saw that did was opensuse.org . […] I bypassed the wiki black out. I used adblock to disable the part that blacks

Re: [gentoo-user] S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A and the blackout.

2012-01-18 Thread Dale
Frank Steinmetzger wrote: On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 07:21:12PM -0600, Dale wrote: I am truly surprised that Gentoo, and more GNU/Linux and *BSD sites did not join in the 'blackout'. The only one I saw that did was opensuse.org . […] I bypassed the wiki black out. I used adblock to disable the

Re: [gentoo-user] S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A and the blackout.

2012-01-18 Thread Chris Walters
On 1/18/2012 08:21 PM, Dale wrote: I don't like the law and honestly I don't like 99% of the laws they even think about much less pass. Trust me, I let my Rep know several times that I oppose both of them and even got a phone call today from one of them. I also pointed out that no law we

Re: [gentoo-user] S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A and the blackout.

2012-01-18 Thread Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike)
El 19/01/12 00:55, Chris Walters escribió: I am truly surprised that Gentoo, and more GNU/Linux and *BSD sites did not join in the 'blackout'. The only one I saw that did was opensuse.org . Some of us did support the movement on our ways, for example the Gentoo Hardened team didn't twit the

Re: [gentoo-user] S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A and the blackout.

2012-01-18 Thread Dale
Chris Walters wrote: On 1/18/2012 08:21 PM, Dale wrote: I don't like the law and honestly I don't like 99% of the laws they even think about much less pass. Trust me, I let my Rep know several times that I oppose both of them and even got a phone call today from one of them. I also pointed

Re: [gentoo-user] S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A and the blackout.

2012-01-18 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:08:42 -0600 Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Frank Steinmetzger wrote: On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 07:21:12PM -0600, Dale wrote: I am truly surprised that Gentoo, and more GNU/Linux and *BSD sites did not join in the 'blackout'. The only one I saw that did was

Re: [gentoo-user] S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A and the blackout.

2012-01-18 Thread v_2e
Hello! On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:21:12 -0600 Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: ... I also pointed out that no law we pass here affects the people overseas. Last I heard, when you got a few miles off shore, our laws pretty much end. The people in other countries are going to hack and steal

Re: [gentoo-user] S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A and the blackout.

2012-01-18 Thread Dale
Alan McKinnon wrote: On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:08:42 -0600 Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Here's to hoping Governments learn they can't regulate thought or stupidity. Humanity starts things and continues things. This is good. Governments stop things. This is only sometimes good.