[gentoo-user] new scanner : any advice ?

2015-06-21 Thread Philip Webb
My trusty 12-year-old scanner is starting to show signs of age : Epson Perfection 1260 1200 x 2400 dpi ; 48-bit color Speed : 1200 dpi hi-speed : Monochrome + Color 32 ms/line Optical Resolution : 1200 dpi Max Document Size : 8.5 x 11.7 I'm inclined to get another Epson, but would

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : any advice ?

2015-06-21 Thread Bruce Hill
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 07:02:39AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote: My trusty 12-year-old scanner is starting to show signs of age : Epson Perfection 1260 1200 x 2400 dpi ; 48-bit color Speed : 1200 dpi hi-speed : Monochrome + Color 32 ms/line Optical Resolution : 1200 dpi Max Document

[gentoo-user] Re: Profile listings

2015-06-21 Thread James
Jonathan Callen jcallen at gentoo.org writes: The list of all profiles that can be chosen (for all architectures) can be found in ${PORTDIR}/profiles/profiles.desc . There are other profile-like directories under ${PORTDIR}/profiles, but these are only used as parents for a complete

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : any advice ?

2015-06-21 Thread Bruce Hill
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 04:51:39PM +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: I have an HP inkjet which insists on starting itself up every time the power is restored, despite the presence of a perfectly good on/off button. When I complained, they said they thought it was more helpful that way. Not my

[gentoo-user] Qt Creator on start up - Welcome Mode Load Error

2015-06-21 Thread Andrew Lowe
Hi all, I've got the latest portage available, V3.4.1, Qt Creator installed. When I go to start up creator, I get a full screen window frame popping up, some menu and icon bars around the edge and then, instead of the text edit pane, I get a clear window, I can see the screens wallpaper,

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : any advice ?

2015-06-21 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday 21 Jun 2015 10:05:02 Bruce Hill wrote: HP is the only desktop printer/scanner/etc that I've used in years, because their Linux support is great. I have an HP inkjet which insists on starting itself up every time the power is restored, despite the presence of a perfectly good on/off

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Profile listings

2015-06-21 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 16:09:53 + (UTC), James wrote: Interestingly, you used var instead of usr. From earlier, Martin used PORTAGE_PROFILE=/usr/portage/profiles/$PROFILE eix -c --system I have PORTDIR at /var/portage. -- Neil Bothwick Experience is directly proportional to the value

[gentoo-user] Re: Profile listings

2015-06-21 Thread James
Neil Bothwick neil at digimed.co.uk writes: % PORTAGE_PROFILE=/var/portage/profiles/default/linux/arm/13.0/armv7a eix -c --system [snip] Found 42 matches. The nil return before was caused by search in one of the arch directories, which are not complete profiles but data to be used by

[gentoo-user] PPPoE ADSL modem choice

2015-06-21 Thread Peter Humphrey
Hello list, Not long ago I bought an Asus DSL-N14U and I've been impressed by its abilities, especially since it's quite cheap. One feature I particularly like is its guest networks (I have a lady of advanced years* next-door), of which it can establish three. But its logging feature is

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : any advice ?

2015-06-21 Thread Adam Carter
Here's HP's recommended list if you choose to go that way http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/recommended.html And for supported: http://www.hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/supported_devices/index.html

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : any advice ?

2015-06-21 Thread Philip Webb
150621 Bruce Hill wrote: On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 07:02:39AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote: My trusty 12-year-old scanner is starting to show signs of age : I'm inclined to get another Epson, but would consider something else. Does anyone have experience with these or have any advice to offer ? HP

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Profile listings

2015-06-21 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday 21 Jun 2015 22:02:02 Alan McKinnon wrote: portage for a long long time went in /usr/portage because that's where FreeBSD put it, and drobbins was mightily enthralled by FreeBSD. But it's a stupid place for it to go on Linux and most of the sane technical Gentoo world agrees it

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : any advice ?

2015-06-21 Thread Philip Webb
150622 Adam Carter wrote: Here's HP's recommended list if you choose to go that way http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/recommended.html And for supported: http://www.hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/supported_devices/index.html Thanks for trying, but those are printers. My small HP printer is

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: purchasing a dell laptop

2015-06-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 22/06/2015 01:43, walt wrote: On 06/21/2015 12:30 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: I've used nothing bur Dell laptops for 10 years (currently on #5), and I've yet to run into any hardware support issues. Did you replace them because they broke? You wanted the latest trendy color? What's the

[gentoo-user] Re: purchasing a dell laptop

2015-06-21 Thread walt
On 06/21/2015 12:30 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: I've used nothing bur Dell laptops for 10 years (currently on #5), and I've yet to run into any hardware support issues. Did you replace them because they broke? You wanted the latest trendy color? What's the real story here? You know you want to

Re: [gentoo-user] SSDs with TRIM issues

2015-06-21 Thread Bruce Hill
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 12:24:55PM +1000, Adam Carter wrote: /* devices that don't properly handle queued TRIM commands */ Micron_M500* Crucial_CT*M500* Micron_M5[15]0* Crucial_CT*M550* Crucial_CT*MX100* Samsung SSD 8* from drivers/ata/libata-core.c Then read further: *

Re: [gentoo-user] SSDs with TRIM issues

2015-06-21 Thread Bruce Hill
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 03:16:16PM -0400, Rich Freeman wrote: Also, I don't know which stable kernels have the blacklist. It doesn't look like this list is in 3.18.14 which is the most recent longterm in Gentoo (3.18.15 is out but not yet in gentoo-sources). I went ahead and disabled

Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : any advice ?

2015-06-21 Thread Adam Carter
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 3:09 PM, Philip Webb purs...@ca.inter.net wrote: 150622 Adam Carter wrote: Here's HP's recommended list if you choose to go that way http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/recommended.html And for supported:

Re: [gentoo-user] purchasing a dell laptop

2015-06-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 21/06/2015 21:16, gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: I am seriously thinking of updating my dell 6430s laptop purchased 3 years ago. NYU has an arrangement with dell so that is the only maker I am considering. This machine will be essentially gentoo only (I configure my computers to dual boot some

[gentoo-user] Re: Qt Creator on start up - Welcome Mode Load Error

2015-06-21 Thread walt
On 06/21/2015 07:38 AM, Andrew Lowe wrote: I then had a look at the Creator ebuild and it says: # minimum Qt version required 38QT_PV=5.3.2:5 Only qt-creator-3.4.1 requires qt5, so your fix would be to install one of the earlier versions of qt-creator. Are you trying to mix stable and

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Profile listings

2015-06-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 21/06/2015 19:49, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 16:09:53 + (UTC), James wrote: Interestingly, you used var instead of usr. From earlier, Martin used PORTAGE_PROFILE=/usr/portage/profiles/$PROFILE eix -c --system I have PORTDIR at /var/portage. portage for a long

[gentoo-user] Re: purchasing a dell laptop

2015-06-21 Thread James
Alan McKinnon alan.mckinnon at gmail.com writes: The hardest decision is size vs performance, but I know you can't help Maybe, maybe not. I will definitely get * 16GB ram (2 x 8GB) * 512GB solid state disk * most powerful CPU compatible with the options chosen 1. Graphics.

[gentoo-user] purchasing a dell laptop

2015-06-21 Thread gottlieb
I am seriously thinking of updating my dell 6430s laptop purchased 3 years ago. NYU has an arrangement with dell so that is the only maker I am considering. This machine will be essentially gentoo only (I configure my computers to dual boot some version of windows for ease in dealing with dell

[gentoo-user] Mysterious library access...

2015-06-21 Thread Meino . Cramer
Hi, After trying to play a flac-file with mpv I got this error message: Playing: Track_01.flac (+) Audio --aid=1 (flac) File tags: Artist: Unknown Album: Unknown Disc Genre: Alternative Title: Track 01 Track: 1 ALSA lib

Re: [gentoo-user] Blank screen after hibernation with radeon driver

2015-06-21 Thread Matti Nykyri
On Jun 21, 2015, at 2:16, Fernando Rodriguez frodriguez.develo...@outlook.com wrote: On Saturday, June 20, 2015 10:15:37 AM Matti Nykyri wrote: On Jun 20, 2015, at 5:16, Fernando Rodriguez frodriguez.develo...@outlook.com wrote: Hello, After switching from fglrx to the radeon driver

RE: [gentoo-user] Mysterious library access...

2015-06-21 Thread Franz Fellner
Meino.Cramer@ wrote: Hi, After trying to play a flac-file with mpv I got this error message: Playing: Track_01.flac (+) Audio --aid=1 (flac) File tags: Artist: Unknown Album: Unknown Disc Genre: Alternative Title: Track 01 Track: 1 ALSA lib

Re: [gentoo-user] Mysterious library access...

2015-06-21 Thread bitlord
On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:27:33 +0200 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Hi, After trying to play a flac-file with mpv I got this error message: Playing: Track_01.flac (+) Audio --aid=1 (flac) File tags: Artist: Unknown Album: Unknown Disc Genre: Alternative Title:

Re: [gentoo-user] Mysterious library access...

2015-06-21 Thread Meino . Cramer
bitlord bitlord0...@gmail.com [15-06-21 10:48]: On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:27:33 +0200 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Hi, After trying to play a flac-file with mpv I got this error message: Playing: Track_01.flac (+) Audio --aid=1 (flac) File tags: Artist: Unknown

Re: [gentoo-user] Mysterious library access...

2015-06-21 Thread Meino . Cramer
bitlord bitlord0...@gmail.com [15-06-21 10:48]: On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:27:33 +0200 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Hi, After trying to play a flac-file with mpv I got this error message: Playing: Track_01.flac (+) Audio --aid=1 (flac) File tags: Artist: Unknown