Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with vixie-cron

2006-03-07 Thread Dave Moore
Hi, i´m trying to automate a proccess with vixie-cron, so I edit the /etc/crontab file, and after run crontab /etc/crontab, i look into the log (/var/log/crond/current) and the following message apears: [cron] (*system*) BAD FILE MODE (/etc/crontab) and my task was not executed. What´s wrong ?

Re: [gentoo-user] [Maybe OT] Recommendations for getting started in Web design

2006-03-09 Thread Dave Moore
I'm looking to get started in Web design, with the long term goal of bringing a business (mine) online. I know nothing about design, what to look for in choosing a hosting service, editing tools, or good reference materials. Basically, I'm quite a newbie in this area. The gold standard:

Re: [gentoo-user] Fairwell for now

2006-03-10 Thread Dave Moore
Gentoo is pretty stable.. the installer isn't try the old way it's way better and makes you more familiar with your system I just finished (about a week ago) my first non-binary install of a linux distribution, compiling from a stage3, starting with the 2006.0 Gentoo Minimal Install CD. As

Re: [gentoo-user] Fairwell for now

2006-03-10 Thread Dave Moore
But of course, I'm out of here; pointless flame-fests are not my idea of a fun Friday night. Well said. -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GAT d-(+) s+: a24 C++ UBL++ P L++ E--- W+++$ N+ o? K? w O? M-- V? !PS !PE Y PGP- t++ 5++ X+ R+++ tv+ b++ DI D++ G e+ h-- r++ y+

Re: [gentoo-user] xorg.conf

2006-03-13 Thread Dave Moore
I have laptop HP nx9105 which has screen 15.4 resolution of 1280x800 and graphics card nVidia GeForce 4 Go 32M and I am looking for some assistance in configuration of xorg.conf J. So, can somebody help me? Try Xorg -configure see http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml Dave --

Re: [gentoo-user] Port Tracer Program Needed

2006-03-14 Thread Dave Moore
Netwox (+ optionally netwag) has some neat tools. One that I have found handy is the audible ping. Whenever it receives a successful ping response it beeps your pc speaker. It may or may not have any benefit for you in this secenario but it can be useful at times when you are muddling around

Re: [gentoo-user] Return from the dead... almost

2006-03-15 Thread Dave Moore
On 3/15/06, Peter Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ su - Password: configuration error - unknown item 'FAILLOG_ENAB' (notify administrator) configuration error - unknown item 'LASTLOG_ENAB' (notify administrator) configuration error - unknown item 'MOTD_FILE' (notify

Re: [gentoo-user] 451 qq temporary problem (#4.3.0)

2006-03-16 Thread Dave Moore
On 3/16/06, El Nino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i delete my qmail queue using qmHandle. now it gave me this error 451 qq temporary problem (#4.3.0) please help me... Google 451 qq temporary problem (#4.3.0) Seems to come up with quite a few very interesting results. -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE

Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 2.6.15-gentoo-r7 and dhcpcd

2006-03-16 Thread Dave Moore
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since I switched to kernel 2.6.15-gentoo-r7 (from r5), with an identical .config file, dhcpcd doesn't stay alive as a daemon: - it starts okay at boot time and eth1 gets its address from IAF, then it dies - when the lease time's over, I don't have internet access

Re: [gentoo-user] Lilypond version

2006-03-21 Thread Dave Moore
On 3/21/06, Allan Spagnol Comar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I don't know where should I post this kind of message, but I need to use lilypond as one of my working tools. I got stunned when I saw today that lilypond version available at portage tree is 2.0.3 the latest stable version is

[gentoo-user] pump - dhcp - reject: msgtyp: 6 ??

2006-03-23 Thread Dave Moore
Hello all I am having a problem with pump apparently failing to renew leases. See logs.. Mar 23 07:11:03 arrakis pumpd[9212]: failed to renew lease for device eth0 Mar 23 07:11:03 arrakis pumpd[9212]: reject: msgtyp: 6 Mar 23 07:11:08 arrakis pumpd[9212]: reject: msgtyp: 6 Mar 23 07:11:15

Re: [gentoo-user] screen flickers/static

2006-03-23 Thread Dave Moore
I have this problem too, precisely as thufir described it. I, however, have no other xorg.conf for comparison. -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GAT d-(+) s+: a24 C++ UBL++ P L++ E--- W+++$ N+ o? K? w O? M-- V? !PS !PE Y PGP- t++ 5++ X+ R+++ tv+ b++ DI D++ G e+ h-- r++ y+

Re: [gentoo-user] screen flickers/static

2006-03-24 Thread Dave Moore
No, I mean, I don't have another distro installed that I could compare the two xorg.conf files. you mean you deleted it, or your system auto-detects it? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Messengers - AIM, YIM, LIM?

2006-05-02 Thread Dave Moore
On 5/2/06, Christopher E [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, Could some one please recommend a very clean but as much fuctions as the below servers allow: GAIM is pretty popular, and I like it. http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GAT d-(+) s+: a24

Re: [gentoo-user] FTP Server

2006-06-06 Thread Dave Moore
Does anyone have any suggestions/preferences to a secure FTP server for Gentoo? Take a look at vsftpd. Their tagline: Very Secure FTP Daemon written with speed, size and security in mind. It's in portage, and I've been using it on a Gentoo system for some time now. I don't think it's ever had

Re: [gentoo-user] FTP Server

2006-06-06 Thread Dave Moore
On 6/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. I guess the question really is: Can the ftp client that's built in to programs like dreamweaver, frontpage, nvu, etc. work with an sftp or vsftp server, or do you need a special client? I'm assuming your reference to VSFTP is based

Re: [gentoo-user] freenet

2006-06-12 Thread Dave Moore
On 6/12/06, Shaochun Wang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any suggestion? Sent. -- -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GAT d-(+) s+: a24 C++ UBL++ P L++ E--- W+++$ N+ o? K? w O? M-- V? !PS !PE Y PGP- t++ 5++ X+ R+++ tv+ b++ DI D++ G e+ h-- r++ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- --