[gentoo-user] Gentoo as a Windows server replacement (Active Directory/Exchange/File server integration)

2010-06-12 Thread Mark Shields
been using Gentoo for 5 years on and off for servers mainly, so I'm fairly familiar with how it works. If anyone has any tips on how to proceed, I would greatly appreciate it. - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: hard disk access and recovery impossible under linux ?

2010-08-08 Thread Mark Shields
the problem? It's not like windoze has > > > > > never done that before right? > > > > > > > > > > Just a thought. > > > > > > > > Couldn't it be that the MSWindows partition has no bad blocks, while > > > > Linux does? > > > > > > it is not about partitions. > > > > Please explain, I thought that bad blocks would coincide with some > > partitions. > > because defectice partitions don't give you no sense errors nor do they > give > you zero capacity errors. Read his dmesg. > > If the firmware/logic board is bad, you might be able to replace it with one from the same model. I've heard of some success from a coworker who took the logic board from a known good drive and put it on a HDD with good internals but a bad logic board, and it worked. That's if you need the data, that is. - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] vsftp not accepting anonymous users

2005-05-14 Thread Mark Shields
> -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] portage v. yum with regards to java

2005-05-22 Thread Mark Shields
ut portage which allows > > <http://packagestest.gentoo.org/ebuilds/?sun-jdk-1.5.0.03>, which > > don't exist in yum? > > > > > > thanks, > > > > Thufir > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- > Nick Rout > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] ipw2200

2005-05-23 Thread Mark Shields
gt; > > You should have a look at portage(5). > package.keywords (hint-hint-hint) > Then you should have a look at emerge(1). > --deep (-D) (hint-hint-hint) > -- > Today is Pungenday, the 70th day of Discord in the YOLD 3171 > > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CFLAGS CPU optimization question.

2005-05-27 Thread Mark Shields
sing -fpmath=sse on early athlon-xp cpus is known to produce unstable > code, so beware :) > > Julien > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CFLAGS CPU optimization question.

2005-05-27 Thread Mark Shields
What port do you suggest (sorry for hijacking this thread!)? On 5/27/05, Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Change the sshd port, the hammering will be smaller... > > 2005/5/27, Mark Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Walter, > &

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CFLAGS CPU optimization question.

2005-05-27 Thread Mark Shields
500 > seconds of saved time per day to move to a nonstandard setup. That may > very well be the case, but a lot of people would probably decide that it's > not. > -- > Kirk Strauser > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CFLAGS CPU optimization question.

2005-05-27 Thread Mark Shields
I define "hammered" as more than a handful from the same IP. Between April 27th and May 22nd: # wc -l invalid.logins 1611 invalid.logins On 5/27/05, Mark Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a personal server (router/ftp/sftp/ssh home server), and I'm >

Re: [gentoo-user] Back up with no root

2005-05-28 Thread Mark Shields
> > Thank you. > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFCl2JIBOPsJyAQkeARAglpAKChjai/SSVils4LLAhvBHFw4GPF0gCgx50O > 4JBov/gZcdie8jtIhnBLvGw= > =1cGc > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Back up with no root

2005-05-28 Thread Mark Shields
oops. It's "Then, add the user you want to be able to use sudo to the wheel group (usermod -g wheel )." On 5/28/05, Mark Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Obviously, if you've never used sudo you'll have to emerge the package > app-admin/sudo. Then, c

Re: [gentoo-user] Problems with Dual Boot

2005-05-28 Thread Mark Shields
vices.) When you ask the BIOS to boot > from a different hard disk (for instance your primary slave), that > harddisk is seen as hd0." > > For my setup hda1 is equal to (hd1,0) > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] temperature of sys. and hdd

2005-05-29 Thread Mark Shields
amás > -- > Make the world confused!Zavard össze a világot! > Smile on monday morning!Mosolyogj hétfő reggel! > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Permission bug in Date command?

2005-05-29 Thread Mark Shields
anged it. To me, this doesn't seem like working as intended. Anyone else experiencing this? -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Back up with no root

2005-05-29 Thread Mark Shields
Yeah, you're right. I apologize. On 5/28/05, Pupeno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 28 May 2005 10:47, Mark Shields wrote: > > Obviously, if you've never used sudo you'll have to emerge the package > > app-admin/sudo. Then, configure /etc/sudoer

Re: [gentoo-user] Building and using binary packages with emerge/portage

2005-05-29 Thread Mark Shields
and 'man > emerge' fairly well, but they are a bit vague when it comes to binary > packages. I'll gladly RTFM if I knew a good one. I just don't want to > have to RTFSource. > > -- > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] bandwidthd alternative

2005-05-31 Thread Mark Shields
t; Do you know any other alternative? > > --- > Miguel > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Does a stage 2 or 3 install eventually catch up with stage 1?

2005-06-02 Thread Mark Shields
from the CD and finally be ready > to go. As it is I always feel I need to rebuild the kernel clean since > I've updated gcc/glibc. > > I think this would be preferable to people who just want to get the > machine up and running ASAP and deal with finishing the job later. > > Cheers, > Mark > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] tips on my 1st try at iptables?

2005-06-02 Thread Mark Shields
;/etc/init.d/iptables save" saves the current rule set and > automatically restores it on startup). > > > -- > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] bandwidthd alternative

2005-06-03 Thread Mark Shields
t; applications for monitoring web traffic(browsing) etc? > -- > Thank you, > > Vincent A. Primavera. > > - Original Message - > From: Mark Shields > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 9:15 PM > Subject: Re: [gen

Re: [gentoo-user] Rebuild entire system - recompile all installed packages

2005-06-04 Thread Mark Shields
a lot, > > Alexander Skwar > -- > wok, n.: > Something to thwow at a wabbit. > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Rebuild entire system - recompile all installed packages

2005-06-04 Thread Mark Shields
Ha, brain-fart today. I see you already tried that. You can try --onlydeps. Check out man emerge On 6/4/05, Mark Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try the --emptytree option (with --pretend of course). > > On 6/4/05, Alexander Skwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > &g

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -pv world error

2005-06-08 Thread Mark Shields
. > . These pages are best viewed by coming to my house and looking at . > . my monitor. [S. Lucas Bergman (on his website)]. > ........ > -- &g

Re: [gentoo-user] fglrxconfig

2005-06-11 Thread Mark Shields
; Does anyone have any clues on what might be going wrong? > > Cheers > > Antoine > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] portage behaviour

2005-06-11 Thread Mark Shields
7;fam' with 'gamin' (unmerged fam) and today have to > rebuild 'courier-imap' with "-fam' USE-flag. > Result: now using 'emerge -DNu world -ptv' to check my upgrades (-N == > --newuse). x86-system with some ~x86. > HTH. Rumen > > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] fglrxconfig

2005-06-11 Thread Mark Shields
ver, as opposed to the generic xorg one). It bails > > with a > > Using vt 7 > > (EE) No devices detected > > > > fatal server error: > > No screens found > > > > Does anyone have any clues on what might be going wrong? > > Cheers > > Antoine > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] LiveCD distcc/Live CD's are Wonderfull

2005-06-12 Thread Mark Shields
n meditate after parking so that suddenly I am living > "in the moment" and the car location REGISTRATES in my brain. I am going > to try this last procedure, as I don't want to be having Alzheimer's > disease in my 40's. > > Thanks for all who listen. Now you know alot about me and who I am here in > Hillsboro, Oregon, where all sun is liquid sunshine i.e rain, haha. I am > Rob, disabled Berkeley BSEE, now turned Gentoo Linux hacker. I hope I can > have coffee with Linus the next time he is up here. He works only 3 miles > from where I live. > > Best regards, and sorry for this very OT OT subject. > > Sincerely, Rob N3FT > > > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Enscript a diff file

2005-06-13 Thread Mark Shields
a unified diff file and I need need to pretty print it using > > enscript. Can someone give me the recipe to do so? > > enscript -Ediffu trace.patch -o trace.ps > > Thank you Hareesh! ;) > > Hareesh > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] ssmtp - what wants to install it?

2005-06-13 Thread Mark Shields
requiring ssmtp, but I don't understand why. Any ideas? -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] ssmtp - what wants to install it?

2005-06-13 Thread Mark Shields
don't use it? This is a personal server; I have ssh setup, I check the log files myself. On 6/13/05, A. Khattri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Mark Shields wrote: > > > Trying to remove any MTAs from my system, so I did an emerge -C ssmtp, > >

Re: [gentoo-user] AthlonXP flags

2005-06-13 Thread Mark Shields
> > Improved AMD Athlon CPU with MMX, 3dNOW!, enhanced 3dNOW! and full > > SSE instruction set support. > > > > -- > > Bruno Lustosa, aka Lofofora | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Network Administrator/Web Programmer | ICQ: 1406477 > > Rio de Janeiro - Brazi

Re: [gentoo-user] AthlonXP flags

2005-06-13 Thread Mark Shields
Oh, Raphael, concerning what you said: "By the way, look for something about using sse instruction for math. It speeds things up a bit.". I think you're speaking of "-mfpmath=sse". On 6/13/05, Mark Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, as long as it'

Re: [gentoo-user] AthlonXP flags

2005-06-13 Thread Mark Shields
knows what are the best C and CXXFLASG > > for athlon XP ? > > march=athlon-xp > -mmmx > -msse > -O2 > -fomit-frame-pointer > -pipe > > > why mmx and sse? > because, when the 'march' is filtered ands replaced by an 'mtune' there would

Re: [gentoo-user] ssmtp - what wants to install it?

2005-06-13 Thread Mark Shields
Yeah, that's what it is. On 6/13/05, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 17:17:11 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: > > > Ah yes, I remember reading it's not a full-fledged MTA. I was just > > curious as to why it was trying to install. A

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Secure web document

2005-06-14 Thread Mark Shields
You could also > use some protected pdfs, eBooks, whatever Adobe calls their crap... > Tom > > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Where can I download the gentoo binary for Ximian Evolution 2?

2005-06-20 Thread Mark Shields
it for the last > two years. I also know how to install a package using emerge. I asked > a different question. What was the point of this answer? > > Hareesh > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] text browser with frames and javascript that actually works

2005-06-22 Thread Mark Shields
gt; > ... > > > -- > > > Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > -- > Daniel da Veiga > Computer Operator - RS - Brazil > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user]

2005-06-25 Thread Mark Shields
6. This question is probably arises often and someone > for sure > will point me to Install docs, but I'm interested in stable, well-optimized > settings. > There are lots of confusion about them ( at least for me). LDFLAGS? NPTL? > Hdparm? > > Thanks in advance. > > Andrey > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Win4Lin problems

2005-06-25 Thread Mark Shields
ithout errors and is vnetd running? > > > > Those are the only two things I've seen cause that error. > > > > -- > > Ron > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] .MID plugin for mozilla

2005-07-05 Thread Mark Shields
doesn't. I have a sound card with > hardware MIDI support and support for it is compiled into the kernel I'm > running, but every time I go to a site that I know has background music > the sound card is silent. WAV files play just fine. Any hints? > > -- > gentoo-us

Re: [gentoo-user] bash_history missing --now w/ dead pc

2005-07-08 Thread Mark Shields
6) > > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] nptl

2005-07-09 Thread Mark Shields
kages would i have to compile to get use of nptl ?? Thanks > -- > LostSon > > http://www.lostsonsvault.org > > Fox Cities Linux User Group = www.foxlug.org > > > BodyID:85179275.2.n.logpart (stored separately) > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Gentoo not detecting full amount of memory

2005-07-24 Thread Mark Shields
ep Mem MemTotal: 904336 kB MemFree: 91224 kB Any ideas? -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo not detecting full amount of memory

2005-07-24 Thread Mark Shields
IL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 24 07 2005 21:46 Mark Shields wrote: > > I put some more memory in it, and it shows up fine > > as 1048576 KB (1 gigabyte). Gentoo, however, is only showing it as > > 904336 KB (883.14 MB) . > > Did you enable high Memory Support in

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo not detecting full amount of memory

2005-07-24 Thread Mark Shields
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ cat /proc/meminfo | grep Mem MemTotal: 1034284 kB MemFree:953172 kB Thanks for the tip. But strangely, 12mb is still missing. On 7/24/05, Rudmer van Dijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 24 July 2005 22:21, Mark Shields wrote: > > No I d

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo not detecting full amount of memory

2005-07-24 Thread Mark Shields
17 minutes ago, yes. On 7/24/05, Brett I. Holcomb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you build the kernel with high memory? > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo not detecting full amount of memory

2005-07-24 Thread Mark Shields
-- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo not detecting full amount of memory

2005-07-24 Thread Mark Shields
I'm fairly sure those options are disabled by default (I think). On 7/24/05, Mark Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 17 minutes ago, yes. > > On 7/24/05, Brett I. Holcomb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did you build the kernel with high memory? > > &g

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo not detecting full amount of memory

2005-07-24 Thread Mark Shields
Negative. I'm using a Geforce 4 MX 440 64mb card, and the motherboard doesn't come with onboard video. On 7/24/05, Tim Igoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Rudmer van Dijk wrote: > > On Sunday 24 July 2005 22:52, Mark Shields wrote: > > > >>[EMA

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo not detecting full amount of memory

2005-07-24 Thread Mark Shields
Ah, I wasn't aware, but that's a perfectly plausible explanation. On 7/24/05, Daniel Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Mark Shields wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ cat /proc/meminfo | grep Mem > > MemTotal: 1034284 kB > > MemFree:

Re: [gentoo-user] Enabling mmx USE flag on a Pentium 4 HTT?

2007-12-22 Thread Mark Shields
act that this ebuild has optional use flags for this setting is a red flag, in my opinion. I would recommend researching possible problems you may have before building any programs with the MMX use flag. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] I can't send attachments

2008-01-06 Thread Mark Shields
ut > address_file: > driver = appendfile > delivery_date_add > envelope_to_add > return_path_add > address_reply: > driver = autoreply > begin retry > * * F,2h,15m; G,16h,1h,1.5; F,4d,6h > begin rewrite > begin authenticators &

Re: [gentoo-user] Incredibly slow disk access

2008-01-07 Thread Mark Shields
't be there. lspci may be a good one to > check as well. > > Dang, that is slow tho. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > > I'd also recommending after checking for the above, also check what level of UDMA is set. Try this: hdparm -I /dev/hda | grep -i dma Yours should say probably either udma3 or udma4. My SATA-I drive is set to udma5, for example: hdparm -I /dev/sda | grep -i dma DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 udma6 -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Incredibly slow disk access

2008-01-08 Thread Mark Shields
On Jan 8, 2008 12:53 AM, Renat Golubchyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 20:51:02 -0500 "Mark Shields" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I'd also recommending after checking for the above, also check what > > level of UDMA is set.

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE4 overlay

2008-01-12 Thread Mark Shields
-d kde && layman -a kde > > Having said that KDE 4.0.0 should show up as package.mask'ed in gentoo-x86 > within a few days. Eclasses for this has just been submitted to -dev@ ... > > -- > Bo Andresen > Awesome. Glad to hear it's been submitted. Thanks for the info. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] What's the position on Chrony?

2008-01-27 Thread Mark Shields
text 2 -n 16- # kludge for baselayout-1 compatibility 17- [ -z "${svclib}" ] && config /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf 18: need clock hostname localmount 19- provide logger 20-} Remove the 'clock' word and it should let syslog-ng start. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] (no subject)

2008-01-27 Thread Mark Shields
gt; unsubscribe > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre SSH connection reset

2008-03-09 Thread Mark Shields
oo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > > Are you thinking his ISP is doing port-based connection filtering? -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Bizarre SSH connection reset

2008-03-11 Thread Mark Shields
a day reminding me of their AUP. > > --Mike > > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > > Who knows their Sandvine equipment is horrendous. But let's not get off topic. Collin: it may not be a "5-second rule". It may just be cutting it off after a certain amount of traffic has passed based on the protocol/port used. But I'm just speculating. Let's hear what fire-eyes has to say. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Sharing a printer to XP: Samba vs IPP

2008-03-17 Thread Mark Shields
gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > > It sounds like you need to enable guest and public access to the printer. Here is an older guide, but it seems to have the relevant stuff you need: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=110931 These lines: public = yes guest ok = yes Check out the guide for the appropriate places to put them. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Power supply or motherboard dead?

2008-03-21 Thread Mark Shields
s (not Emachines supplied) back in my early days doing this (PSU wasn't Emachines, either). So, it can happen with other PSU/motherboards. If the motherboard has a status light and it isn't even coming on, then the motherboard is dead. Even bad CPUs I've damaged still allowed the motherboard, fans, etc. to power up (though nothing came up on the screen). -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] startup script in /etc/init.d does not perform the stop part.

2008-03-31 Thread Mark Shields
sshd | default > > syslog-ng | default > > *train | default* > > urandom | boot > > vixie-cron | default > > xdm | default > > > > Maybe you should post your script too! > > Regards, > > Daniel > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > > What he said. Post the contents of /etc/init.d/train -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Very old machine blocking/update questions

2008-04-27 Thread Mark Shields
installed 2 256 MB PC133 sticks a coworker gave me that he had in the trunk of his car from cleaning out his storage. It's running Gentoo with a 10 GB hard drive. No GUI, but eh, who needs that? Runs like a champ. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] tar a brand new Gentoo install to a USB drive for safe keeping?

2008-05-04 Thread Mark Shields
x.php/GNU/Linux_System_Backup_Script_(stage4) I've had to actually use it once, and it worked fine. It already excludes the appropriate files: /dev /lost+found /mnt /proc /sys /tmp /usr/portage /usr/src /var/log /var/tmp /var/db /var/cache/edb It doesn't back up the MBR or the partition tables (primary or logical), though you could edit the script to do that. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Is the mailing list working?

2008-05-09 Thread Mark Shields
ail from a mailing list as spam, but it's never happened with gentoo-user; just was a wordpress-hackers mailing list e-mail, and only a few. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo older versions

2009-05-07 Thread Mark Shields
cPF9 > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > That isn't entirely accurate. If you can get a livecd, or a minimal cd + package cd (distfiles), and just not upgrade portage, he would be able to use it fine. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] bind chrooting: mount permission denied...

2009-05-07 Thread Mark Shields
__ > This mailbox accepts e-mails only from selected mailing-lists! > Everything else is considered to be spam and therefore deleted. > > May be obvious, but are you running the command as root/sudo? -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Canonical place to list modules to load

2009-06-17 Thread Mark Shields
the Modules You should list the modules you want automatically loaded in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6. You can add extra options to the modules too if you want. -- I recommend reading the entire handbook from start to finish; it has plenty of valuable information and will avoid unnecessary questions. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Sysloggers

2009-06-17 Thread Mark Shields
n dot mckinnon at gmail dot com > > syslog-ng is the de facto standard. Metalog is fine for desktops, but I use syslog-ng on all my servers. Nearly all programs that can process log files are compatible with it. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Bad mirror in portage?

2009-06-17 Thread Mark Shields
) > > Interesting offer, but I found "mirrorselect" on my own in the > meantime, and first in its list is a site > that I know is a 2-hour drive away (my grad school alma mater), and I > like to keep global load down... > not that I have anything against Cisco. > > Thnaks for the offer, though. > > > -- > Kevin O'Gorman, PhD > > Mirrorselect is certainly your friend, and described in the Gentoo Handbook. If you haven't already, I would use it to select a rsync mirror, too. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Canonical place to list modules to load

2009-06-17 Thread Mark Shields
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:31:23 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: > > > > So if I want to load `fuse' at boot... where do it put it? > > > It's been the same as long as I've been using Gentoo the past 5 > &

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} wvdial fails with "Zain" Tanzanian network

2009-07-04 Thread Mark Shields
for the emerge, and we'll work to get that resolved. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't mask a package

2009-07-04 Thread Mark Shields
ant to chime in and say 1 of those isn't a valid package atom: sys-auth/policykit-0.92 The other 2 are valid. The first one will mask only version 0.92. The 2nd one will obviously mask 0.92 and above. If you want to mask all policykit versions, just add: sys-auth/policykit -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} wvdial fails with "Zain" Tanzanian network

2009-07-04 Thread Mark Shields
> One of the dependencies won't emerge? Which one? > > That should be fixable. Post the fail log for the emerge, and we'll work > to > > get that resolved. > > -- > > - Mark Shields > > GREAT SUCCESS! I added the following to wvdial.conf and it works!

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] rrd to CSV

2009-07-04 Thread Mark Shields
$2"qcq"$3"qcq"$9"Q"'} \ | tr Q '"' | tr c ',' | tr q '"'" Haven't tested it, but looks like it should work. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] new system, printing suddenly fails for all printers

2009-07-04 Thread Mark Shields
d of the genkernel and compiling a kernel from sources. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] building a machine for Gentoo

2007-07-09 Thread Mark Shields
rand name power supply, like Thermaltake or Antec. You gamble the rest of your system failing when you use a lower-end power supply. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] building a machine for Gentoo

2007-07-09 Thread Mark Shields
On 7/9/07, Philip Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 070709 Mark Shields wrote: > (1a): If this is just a backup machine, No, please re-read my careful description ! The list is of parts I plan to buy for my new front-line machine. Once it's fully commissioned, my present machine w

Re: [gentoo-user] 2 to 3??

2007-07-16 Thread Mark Shields
plans for Gentoo/Portage moving to the > gpl3.0 license? I haven't heard anything, but that is a move I hope they never make. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list Why is that? -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] the nsplugin use flag

2007-07-23 Thread Mark Shields
c use.local.desc /var/cache/edb/ misc internal cache files /var/db/pkg/ database to track installed packages /var/lib/portage/ config world -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] program autostart from another user [OT]

2007-07-30 Thread Mark Shields
, > > server o similar; > Yes, this is a server :). > > > -- > best regards, > Aleksey V. Kunitskiy > my public GPG/PGP key: http://www.alexey-kv.org.ua/pubkey.asc > > Use the start-stop-daemon like he suggested. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] portage inconsistency?

2007-08-05 Thread Mark Shields
t; > > > Because --update stops calculating deps when none of the specified > targets > > need updating. Only --deep checks the consistency of all dependencies > even > > when none of the targets need updating. You could argue it's a > deficiency in > > portage (although well-known).. > > > > meaning that an emerge -pvuD world/portage should show the upgrades > > I just use emerge -DNavu world (can always substitute -p in there for emerge -DNpvu world) - helps to make sure all packages are up to date, including use flags for those packages. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Ayuda

2007-08-11 Thread Mark Shields
esta maquina tambien esta > instalado el windos por los distintos tipos de usuarios que ocupan la > laptop. > > Aver si me dan una mano > > Agradezco de antemano al ayuda brindada > -- > Atte, > > > Juan carlos > Por favor uso [EMAIL PROTECTED] para el español -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Server Network Configuration

2007-08-24 Thread Mark Shields
ntoo and really do want to keep - I use to > keep Slack up-to-date manually, and just don't have the time for it > anymore, which is why I'm trying Gentoo. > > Thanks, > > Ben > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > eth0 gives you the default gw via DHCP, and you're trying to set a default gw for eth1, right? If so, you can't do that. There can only be one default gateway (hence the name). What are the functions of the NICs on the private networks (eth1/eth2)? -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] linux desktop search engines are ugly!

2007-08-28 Thread Mark Shields
ke the newest version isn't in Portage yet (not surprising), but you can always file a bug [2] to get a version bump -- although I would wait about a week or longer before you bother the maintainer. [1] Release Notes: http://svn.gnome.org/viewcvs/beagle/trunk/beagle/NEWS?view=markup [2] BugZilla for Gentoo: http://bugs.gentoo.org/ -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] linux desktop search engines are ugly!

2007-08-28 Thread Mark Shields
On 8/28/07, Mark Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 8/28/07, b.n. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Shaochun Wang ha scritto: > > > Hi guys: > > > > > > I wouldn't like, but i have to say that all current available linux >

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 2007.0 installer problem (unpacking the stage tarball takes forever)

2007-09-06 Thread Mark Shields
" button does not > change into a "ok" button or a "continue" button, thus, freezing my install > at that point. Does any one know what could be wrong? > > thanks in advance > > Rafael > Try switching to verbose mode when it's loading and see where it's failing. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] why unmerge acpid ?

2007-09-11 Thread Mark Shields
On 9/11/07, Mark Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/11/07, Jesús Guerrero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:48:03 +0300 > > Thanasis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > on 09/12/2007 12:32 AM

Re: [gentoo-user] Some ebuilds not picking up VIDEO_CARDS [Solved]

2007-09-11 Thread Mark Shields
; > Don't sweat it. It happens. Sometimes it's best to retype small lines just in case; even better, copy and paste from a known working line. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] suggestion for recombining audio with video

2007-09-11 Thread Mark Shields
CTED] mailing list > > I've never used it, but Cinelerra [1] looks like what you might want. Btw, a quick, cursory google search returned that. Oh, and point #5 you can do with Audacity. [1] http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3 -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] suggestion for recombining audio with video

2007-09-12 Thread Mark Shields
On 9/12/07, Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-09-11 at 23:58 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: > > On 9/10/07, Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > > > 5. mix two (or more?) audio sources i

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

2007-09-14 Thread Mark Shields
vc/0 > vc/1 > vc/2 > vc/3 > vc/4 > vc/5 > vc/6 > vc/7 > vc/8 > vc/9 > vc/10 > vc/11 > vc/12 > tty0 > tty1 > tty2 > tty3 > tty4 > tty5 > tty6 > tty7 > tty8 > tty9 > tty10 > tty11 > tty12 > tts/0 > ttyS0 > > > ÐÆ5ÏÐ > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > Check out /etc/securetty (man securetty). There should be at least one uncommented entry listing 'tty1' if you want to be able to log in with just the first virtual terminal, or if you want root to be allowed on all virtual terminals, add tty1 through tty12. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: tools to detect hardware

2007-09-17 Thread Mark Shields
Gaurish Sharma > This email is licensed under > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ e2fsprogs is only for ext2/ext3. What you want is probably sys-fs/ntfsprogs. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing CHOST

2007-09-23 Thread Mark Shields
David > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > Besides what everyone else has already suggested, I would suggest backing up everything beforehand, or you can continue using your 32-bit environment with your shiny new 64-bit processor, but you will not be able to use any 64-bit binaries. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] shared portage tree

2007-09-23 Thread Mark Shields
x86 machines. > > > -- > Best regards, > Daniel > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > I made the mistake once of assuming that different archs use different sources. Someone on this mailing list was kind enough to correct me. So no, there should be no problem sharing a portage tree over nfs. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Help finding a tv tuner card's chipset

2007-09-28 Thread Mark Shields
hardware > based solutions to this problem, and it certainly won't be cheap -- at > least not <50USD, I think... > > -hwh > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > You say HDMI compliant - do you mean HDCP compliant? That certainly makes more sense in the context. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] Backups

2007-09-29 Thread Mark Shields
dard bash script that uses tar, gzip, bzip2, etc. to create manageable backups. I have my server set to backup once a month (I don't make significant changes to it very often). [1] http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Custom_Stage4 -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] ext3 with errors

2007-09-29 Thread Mark Shields
set. I just told it to build a RAID 1 mirror with the two disks, it created an exact copy then and there of the original. From then on in wrote to the 2nd drive whenever it wrote to the 1st one. -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] whoa, this new(ish) portage is nice

2007-10-10 Thread Mark Shields
L PROTECTED] mailing list > > I was thinking the same. I remember when I first started using Gentoo (2004?) when doing updates, I always wished it would spit out the notices at the end instead of every emerge. Imagine my surprise when I saw they had implemented that. Good show, Gentoo devs! -- - Mark Shields

Re: [gentoo-user] update-grub? I have no such thing.

2007-10-13 Thread Mark Shields
rd=/boot/initrd-2.4.5 or simliar to be added for the kernel entry in the menu.lst. - And no, you don't need it. Writing and maintaining your own menu.lst ( grub.conf) works just fine. -- - Mark Shields

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