Re: [gentoo-user] Creating an firmware image from a too large microSDcard...?

On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 13:02:04 +0100, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > You dd the image on a sdcard, put that one in a reader, copy two files > from /boot to /media/boot, put the sdcard into the OrangePI-PC, boot > it, log in via ssh and call a script named "fs_resize", the miniPC > reboots...and

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Adobe flash warning and tree

Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:28:16 -0600, Dale wrote: > >> I've seen that before. I use that user agent plugin to switch to >> something it likes. Generally, it works. Basically, you tell the >> browser to lie and tell it is a windoze machine with IE and carry on. >> So far,

Re: [gentoo-user] Creating an firmware image from a too large microSDcard...?

Bill Kenworthy [16-01-16 11:04]: > On 16/01/16 17:27, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 04:50:49 +0100, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > >> to post a firmware image of my embedded linux computer > >> to a friend I want to size it down. > >> > >> System wise I did

Re: [gentoo-user] Creating an firmware image from a too large microSDcard...?

On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 17:53:18 +0800, Bill Kenworthy wrote: > It is possible to create a dd image of the whole SD card and mount it in > a loopback to repartition etc. > > Mount it then shrink your existing file system (and probably the > partition too) to less than the required size, then

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Allow work from home?

On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 2:39 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > As for the security levels of their personal machines, tell them what > you require and from that point on you really have to trust your people > so be security aware and with the program. > Most employers just

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Adobe flash warning and tree

On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:28:16 -0600, Dale wrote: > I've seen that before. I use that user agent plugin to switch to > something it likes. Generally, it works. Basically, you tell the > browser to lie and tell it is a windoze machine with IE and carry on. > So far, that has always worked for

Re: [gentoo-user] Creating an firmware image from a too large microSDcard...?

On 16/01/16 17:27, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 04:50:49 +0100, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >> to post a firmware image of my embedded linux computer >> to a friend I want to size it down. >> >> System wise I did that already (only the really necessary >> stuff of Gentoo plus some

Re: [gentoo-user] Creating an firmware image from a too large microSDcard...?

Neil Bothwick [16-01-16 12:44]: > On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 17:53:18 +0800, Bill Kenworthy wrote: > > > It is possible to create a dd image of the whole SD card and mount it in > > a loopback to repartition etc. > > > > Mount it then shrink your existing file system (and probably

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Adobe flash warning and tree

On Saturday 16 Jan 2016 12:49:30 you wrote: > On Saturday 16 Jan 2016 04:15:33 Dale wrote: > > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > It's better to tell them you're using the Windows version of Firefox or > > > Chrome. If you send an IE User_agent, some sites will start messing with > > > ActiveX etc. > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Creating an firmware image from a too large microSDcard...?

On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 04:50:49 +0100, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > to post a firmware image of my embedded linux computer > to a friend I want to size it down. > > System wise I did that already (only the really necessary > stuff of Gentoo plus some configuration and addons related > to the

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Allow work from home?

On Saturday 16 Jan 2016 09:39:24 Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 16/01/2016 06:17, Grant wrote: > > I'm considering allowing some employees to work from home but I'm > > concerned about the security implications. Currently everybody shows up > > and logs into their locked down Gentoo system and from

Re: [gentoo-user] Creating an firmware image from a too large microSDcard...?

Neil Bothwick [16-01-16 13:23]: > On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 13:02:04 +0100, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > You dd the image on a sdcard, put that one in a reader, copy two files > > from /boot to /media/boot, put the sdcard into the OrangePI-PC, boot > > it, log in via ssh and

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Adobe flash warning and tree

On Saturday 16 Jan 2016 04:15:33 Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > It's better to tell them you're using the Windows version of Firefox or > > Chrome. If you send an IE User_agent, some sites will start messing with > > ActiveX etc. > > That is true but in the cases I used that, it required

Re: [gentoo-user] Creating an firmware image from a too large microSDcard...?

On 16 January 2016 12:27:15 GMT+00:00, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Neil Bothwick [16-01-16 13:23]: > > On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 13:02:04 +0100, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > > > You dd the image on a sdcard, put that one in a reader, copy two > files > > > from /boot to

[gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Allow work from home?

On 2016-01-16, Daniel Frey wrote: > I would use VPN + an X server that can spawn sessions on demand. This > way it all stays internal on the work network. One caveat: the way X11 was intended to work in this situation is that you run the X11 clients on the secure machine in

[gentoo-user] Shutdown through systemctl as a normal user

Hi all, I'm reading on the internet that systemctl poweroff should work for normal user if he is the only one logged in, he is logged in locally and his session is active. I seem to be meeting these conditions: # loginctl    SESSIONUID USER SEAT  2   1000 lukash  

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Adobe flash warning and tree

Mick wrote: > On Saturday 16 Jan 2016 12:49:30 you wrote: >> On Saturday 16 Jan 2016 04:15:33 Dale wrote: >>> Neil Bothwick wrote: It's better to tell them you're using the Windows version of Firefox or Chrome. If you send an IE User_agent, some sites will start messing with ActiveX

[gentoo-user] Re: Adobe flash warning and tree

On 16/01/16 14:54, Mick wrote: On Saturday 16 Jan 2016 12:49:30 you wrote: On Saturday 16 Jan 2016 04:15:33 Dale wrote: Neil Bothwick wrote: It's better to tell them you're using the Windows version of Firefox or Chrome. If you send an IE User_agent, some sites will start messing with ActiveX

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Allow work from home?

On 01/16/2016 07:48 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: >> >> I've set up my home server to act as a Windows-type terminal server >> using X and tigervnc. > > OK, there you're running the X server and client on the same machine, > but the server is using VNC to display remotely. That works. Just > don't