Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : a few small queries
On Saturday 15 Sep 2012 01:27:04 Philip Webb wrote: (1) In Fluxbox, Gkrellm insists on starting on Desktop 1 ; on my existing machine with the same config files, it starts on Desktop 8 . There must be some setting somewhere which has got changed. The problem arose from the unadvertised unexpected fact that Fluxbox rewrites 'apps' whenever it exits (ugh!). To work around this feature/bug you have to create your own file with a different name tell FB to look for it via a line in 'init'. HTH others who forget such obscurities. -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT`-O--O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : a few small queries
On Saturday 15 Sep 2012 01:27:04 Philip Webb wrote:
I've got my new machine basically habitable with a few small problems.
(1) In Fluxbox, Gkrellm insists on starting on Desktop 1 ;
on my existing machine with the same config files, it starts on Desktop 8 .
There must be some setting somewhere which has got changed.
Perhaps something like:
[app] (name=gkrellm)
[Workspace] {0}
[end]
instead of:
[Workspace] {7}
in your ~/.fluxbox/apps file? Or may be you have a [Jump] {yes} command in
there too? Not sure if something similar in ~/.fluxbox/startup could cause
this symptom, so have a look in there just in case.
(2) Luxi Mono is not coming out cleanly in Gvim or (Xfce) Terminal :
IIRC there's a pkg or a setting somewhere to fix it,
but I can't find it in my extensive notes from the past.
(3) I have 4 heat sensors in Gkrellm : 'k10temp' + 3 * 'it87'.
Can anyone suggest which bit of which device each is measuring ?
Emerge lm_sensors and then run sensors to see what's what.
I am guessing the k10temp is the core temperature of the CPU and the it87 the
chip temperature sensors (3-off) from ACPI?
The AMD Bulldozer X4 FX-4170 4-Core 4,2 GHz is taking c 3/8 as long
to compile eg Firefox or GCC as this machine's Intel Core2 Duo ;
they also seem to be using less Portage tempspace on disk.
The variable-rate fan is very impressive, ranging 2200 - 6800 rpm .
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Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : a few small queries
120915 Mick wrote:
On Saturday 15 Sep 2012 01:27:04 Philip Webb wrote:
(1) In Fluxbox, Gkrellm insists on starting on Desktop 1 ;
on my existing machine with the same config files, it starts on Desktop 8 .
There must be some setting somewhere which has got changed.
Perhaps something like:
[app] (name=gkrellm)
[Workspace] {0}
[end]
instead of:
[Workspace] {7}
in your ~/.fluxbox/apps file ?
Or may be you have a [Jump] {yes} command in there too ?
Not sure if something similar in ~/.fluxbox/startup could cause this,
so have a look in there just in case.
Yes, I looked in those places, but there doesn't seem anything odd:
[app] (name=gkrellm) (class=Gkrellm)
[Workspace] {7}
[Position] (UPPERLEFT) {0 0}
[Close] {yes}
[end]
However, I have a custom 'apps-pp' file too,
which mb getting defined in the new machine's 'init' file.
I've made a note to check tomorrow.
(2) Luxi Mono is not coming out cleanly in Gvim or (Xfce) Terminal :
IIRC there's a pkg or a setting somewhere to fix it,
but I can't find it in my extensive notes from the past.
I've found the note buried in my notes from the 2007 installation :
it needs a file /dev/fonts/local.conf with various settings, esp
match target=font
test name=family
stringLuxi Mono/string
/test
test name=pixelsize compare=less
double24/double
/test
edit name=hinting
boolfalse/bool
/edit
/match
HTH anyone else who gets ugly fonts in a new box.
(3) I have 4 heat sensors in Gkrellm : 'k10temp' + 3 * 'it87'.
Can anyone suggest which bit of which device each is measuring ?
I am guessing the k10temp is the core temperature of the CPU
and the it87 the chip temperature sensors (3-off) from ACPI?
Well, I can guess equally well (smile). When compiling Firefox LibreOffice,
the 'it87-3' reached 68 C once, while the other 3 were lower ;
all 4 CPUs were working at 99 % at the time.
IIRC the displayed temperatures are not very accurate: when not active,
3 of the values were well below room temperature, which sb impossible.
I have the impression that the rate of CPU work is being controlled
in order to keep the temperature safely below the cut-off point
which I've set in BIOS, ie 70 C ; also, the variable fan is very impressive.
If so, it must be due to the combination of AMD + Gigabyte (mobo).
Thanks for the advice. (1) must be fairly easy, when I find out why.
Any further info re (3) wb very welcome.
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SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb
ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto
TRANSIT`-O--O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
[gentoo-user] new machine : a few small queries
I've got my new machine basically habitable with a few small problems. (1) In Fluxbox, Gkrellm insists on starting on Desktop 1 ; on my existing machine with the same config files, it starts on Desktop 8 . There must be some setting somewhere which has got changed. (2) Luxi Mono is not coming out cleanly in Gvim or (Xfce) Terminal : IIRC there's a pkg or a setting somewhere to fix it, but I can't find it in my extensive notes from the past. (3) I have 4 heat sensors in Gkrellm : 'k10temp' + 3 * 'it87'. Can anyone suggest which bit of which device each is measuring ? The AMD Bulldozer X4 FX-4170 4-Core 4,2 GHz is taking c 3/8 as long to compile eg Firefox or GCC as this machine's Intel Core2 Duo ; they also seem to be using less Portage tempspace on disk. The variable-rate fan is very impressive, ranging 2200 - 6800 rpm . -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT`-O--O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
