[gentoo-user] lot of stuff not compiling, help!

2004-02-12 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, it's 2 or 3 days I decided to update my gentoo, but there's a lot of stuff which doesn't compile. emerge -u system worked properly, but emerge -u world doesn't. everything started with mozilla not compiling (there's already a thread here but it didn't help), then lirc didn't compile. I

[gentoo-user] lirc-0.6.6-r1 doesn't compile

2004-02-11 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I'm having problems in compiling. Some days ago I couldn't compile mozilla, but I thought because of some inconsistencies with old packages (I forgot use -u while emerging since a while :-( so I tryed to update first the system (everything ok) then world and again a strange error: emerge

Re: [gentoo-user] lirc-0.6.6-r1 doesn't compile

2004-02-11 Thread Alberto Bert
this in mandrake 9.2 at it is working fine under 2.6.2) On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:07:50 +0100 Alberto Bert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I'm having problems in compiling. Some days ago I couldn't compile mozilla, but I thought because of some inconsistencies with old packages (I forgot use

Re: [gentoo-user] mozilla 1.6 not compiling

2004-02-09 Thread Alberto Bert
again today, but I'm starting to suspect having something else wrong, since all people say mozilla is compiling. I've no idea what it can be wrong... thanks for all the help, Alberto Regards Jose Alberto Bert escribió: On Feb 06 at 01:25PM+0100, Redeeman wrote: i just emerged

Re: [gentoo-user] mozilla 1.6 not compiling

2004-02-09 Thread Alberto Bert
: Adds support for Java + - gtk2 : Use gtk+-2.0.0 over gtk+-1.2 in cases where a program supports both. + - ipv6 : Adds support for IP version 6 - - gnome: Adds GNOME support - - moznoxft : unknown On Feb 06 at 11:47PM+0100, Arne Vogel wrote: Alberto Bert wrote: Hi all, I'm

[gentoo-user] mozilla 1.6 not compiling

2004-02-06 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I'm not an expert of gentoo at all, but I've never had compilation problems up to now (~ 1 year working), so I was very surpised today... I tryed to emerge mozilla 1.6, it requested several other updating and new emerging, among them xfree, gtk+, etc. The compilation stops with the

Re: [gentoo-user] mozilla 1.6 not compiling

2004-02-06 Thread Alberto Bert
not in stable version... my CLFAGS were: -march=pentium3 -mcpu=pentium4 -O3 -pipe is there anything delicate? now the default ones apparently are something like: -mcpu=i686 -O3 -pipe could anyone explain me the difference please? alb On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 12:46, Alberto Bert wrote: Hi all

Re: [gentoo-user] mozilla 1.6 not compiling

2004-02-06 Thread Alberto Bert
On Feb 06 at 01:25PM+0100, Redeeman wrote: i just emerged for some days ago, very strange, tried cut down the CFLAGS? it doesn't compile the same way also with default CFLAGS: -O2 -mcpu=i686 -pipe :-( alb On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 12:46, Alberto Bert wrote: Hi all, I'm not an expert

[gentoo-user] still mplayer problems

2003-09-26 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I tried to make mplayer working but I still cannot also after some your suggestions. the mozilla plugin just write that is loading on the space in the page but nothing happen and mplayer itself has some strange behaviour. I though it was the network but I can see everything with windows,

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie window manager question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Alberto Bert
I'm not an expert at all, but I'm enjoying window maker a lot. It's got a lot of nice features, like multiple desktops and high configurability, without fill your memory. I think it's a good compromisea and If you are used to KDE, you'll be surprised by the short time it takes to start... alb On

Re: [gentoo-user] Console Shut down monitor

2003-09-18 Thread Alberto Bert
I've got acpi working and I use it for other power management but not for the monitor shutdown, could you suggest me a place where I can read about it, please? thanx, alb On Sep 18 at 05:03PM-0400, Marshal Newrock wrote: On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Jeffrey Smelser wrote: All, I have been

Re: [gentoo-user] post-it notes application?

2003-09-17 Thread Alberto Bert
thanks alb On Sep 17 at 02:42AM-0400, Owen Gunden wrote: On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 07:32:49AM +0200, Alberto Bert wrote: I would like to have a yellow post-it notes manager like knotes or goat, but I don't use gnome or KDE (WM fan.) Could you suggest me any program like those for wm or x

Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia kernel upgrade

2003-09-17 Thread Alberto Bert
I'm using gentoo-source-2.4.19-r10 and I haven't got any problem in the nvidia update. don't know if that can help :-| alb On Sep 17 at 10:10AM-0400, Ernie Schroder wrote: Is anyone else having a problem upgrading nvidia kernel? I've tried with and without an Xserver running. Do I need to

Re: [gentoo-user] post-it notes application?

2003-09-17 Thread Alberto Bert
about this? alb On Sep 17 at 12:09PM-0700, HvR wrote: have you looked at http://www.freshmeat.net for note? On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 22:32, Alberto Bert wrote: Hi, I would like to have a yellow post-it notes manager like knotes or goat, but I don't use gnome or KDE (WM fan.) Could you

[gentoo-user] post-it notes application?

2003-09-16 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I would like to have a yellow post-it notes manager like knotes or goat, but I don't use gnome or KDE (WM fan.) Could you suggest me any program like those for wm or x, which don't need to start heavy processes? Thanx alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] mplayer doesn't work

2003-09-12 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I emerged mplayer some days ago to listen the radio via the internet. When I try to use it with mozilla it shows only a string like loading mplayer plug-in and nothing happen. When I've tryed to use it out of mozilla it gives me a strange crash (reported below) I tryed to re-emerge it (there

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer doesn't work

2003-09-12 Thread Alberto Bert
that link .. it works just fine. On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 11:52, Alberto Bert wrote: Hi, I emerged mplayer some days ago to listen the radio via the internet. When I try to use it with mozilla it shows only a string like loading mplayer plug-in and nothing happen. When I've tryed

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer doesn't work

2003-09-12 Thread Alberto Bert
not waiting long enough? If you're going for the low end version is it safe to assume that you're on 56k? perhaps you should check out your network traffic to see if it's actually transfering data. There are no stupid questions. David Reid On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 14:15, Alberto Bert wrote

[gentoo-user] eterm problems

2003-09-12 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I emerged Eterm, but when I try to execute it, it gives a lot of errors like Eterm: Error: Unable to load image file menu1.png -- No loader available for that file format then the term appears but it's not so nice as I though... The images are in a dir listed in the path in the theme

Re: [gentoo-user] eterm problems

2003-09-12 Thread Alberto Bert
(all *.so files) were errantly moved to the libimlib2-dev package along with the .so library symlinks. do we have the same problem? What am I supposed to do? I've no idea :-( alb On Sep 13 at 04:15AM+0200, Alberto Bert wrote: Hi, I emerged Eterm, but when I try to execute it, it gives a lot

[gentoo-user] postscript fonts???

2003-09-11 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I don't know why gv display so terrible fonts. :-( I'm generating my .ps via .dvi by dvips, but also postscript file downloaded from the internet are unreadable. I already tryed to emerge gnu-gs-fonts-std and gnu-gs-fonts-other but nothing is changed (what's for are they?) Any suggestion?

Re: [gentoo-user] ! SOLVED ! postscript fonts???

2003-09-11 Thread Alberto Bert
reason for that? Thanks alb On Sep 11 at 08:37AM+0200, Alberto Bert wrote: Hi, I don't know why gv display so terrible fonts. :-( I'm generating my .ps via .dvi by dvips, but also postscript file downloaded from the internet are unreadable. I already tryed to emerge gnu-gs-fonts-std

[gentoo-user] xterm configuration

2003-09-11 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, In a gentoo forum I found some nice xterm configurations (.Xdefaults) but also reading the xterm man I wasn't able to get all the info that I need. Is there any place where to find detailed explaination of ALL xterm options? alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] fonts doubts...

2003-09-11 Thread Alberto Bert
Maybe is a stupid question, but: anyone has some suggestions on which fonts I should install? I don't want to fill my gentoo with something I'll never use, and at the same time I don't want to have problem in reading basic stuff. If I do # emerge -s font there is a big number of packages and

Re: [gentoo-user] terminal colors

2003-09-11 Thread Alberto Bert
I use xterm and what I do is to set parameters in my ~/.Xdefaults My setting is: # Font XTerm*faceName: XTerm*faceSize: 10 # Colors XTerm*background: gray75 XTerm*foreground: gray10 XTerm*cursorColor: goldenrod1 # Cursor Blinking XTerm*cursorBlink: true XTerm*cursorOnTime: 500

Re: [gentoo-user] time always wrong with dual boot

2003-09-10 Thread Alberto Bert
On Sep 09 at 05:32PM-0500, Andrew Gaffney wrote: Alberto Bert wrote: Hi all, I've got a dual boot win and gentoo and I decided to use the GTM time for the linux kernel, but I would like to see my local time. Unfortunately windows seem to touch the time and in gentoo I've always a wrong

Re: [gentoo-user] USE flags

2003-09-10 Thread Alberto Bert
I'm a new user, but I had a similar problem some time ago and I recompiled everething by # emerge -e world it sets the portage tree empty (but glibc), so everything will be re-emerged and compiled. If you want also recompile glibc, you just have to do it manually before the emerge world. hope

Re: [gentoo-user] time always wrong with dual boot

2003-09-10 Thread Alberto Bert
:-))) ohh, nice stuff! I was watching in man pages to see what it does mean... be carefull folk! ;-) alb On Sep 10 at 10:07AM-0700, Andrew Farmer wrote: On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 06:15:02PM +0200, Alberto Bert muttered: On Sep 09 at 05:32PM-0500, Andrew Gaffney wrote: Yes, I've got a one

[gentoo-user] time always wrong with dual boot

2003-09-09 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I've got a dual boot win and gentoo and I decided to use the GTM time for the linux kernel, but I would like to see my local time. Unfortunately windows seem to touch the time and in gentoo I've always a wrong time. I think this is an old problem... Is there any way to overcome it?

Re: [gentoo-user] time always wrong with dual boot

2003-09-09 Thread Alberto Bert
On Sep 09 at 04:08PM-0400, Marshal Newrock wrote: On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Alberto Bert wrote: Hi all, I've got a dual boot win and gentoo and I decided to use the GTM time for the linux kernel, but I would like to see my local time. Unfortunately windows seem to touch the time

Re: [gentoo-user] Boot problems

2003-09-02 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, beginner questions: I don't have problem with the gentoo kernel, can that be related with the hardware you have? Are you comparing the same kernel version for gentoo and vanilla (that can matter I guess)? my experience: When I installed gentoo I had several kernel panics and they were

[gentoo-user] does mplayer work?

2003-09-02 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I emerged mplayerplug-in to listen to the radio by using mozilla, but aparently it doesn't work. It show me something like mplayer loading ... in the box (into the page) where there should be the mplayer working. Mozilla in about plug-in shows that it is installed... Any suggestion? Thanks,

Re: [gentoo-user] does mplayer work?

2003-09-02 Thread Alberto Bert
On Sep 03 at 12:40AM+0100, Rick [Kitty5] wrote: Alberto Bert wrote: I emerged mplayerplug-in to listen to the radio by using mozilla, but aparently it doesn't work. It show me something like mplayer loading ... in the box (into the page) where there should be the mplayer working. Mozilla

Re: [gentoo-user] does mplayer work?

2003-09-02 Thread Alberto Bert
On Sep 03 at 01:36AM+0100, Peter Ruskin wrote: On Wednesday 03 Sep 2003 01:06, Alberto Bert wrote: here they are: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ and then clic on the radio (left) that needs netscape flash plugin I have it, I installed it exactly to make working that radio, when I was able

[gentoo-user] do I need mplaier?

2003-08-29 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, as I know, I need to install mplayer in order to listen the music in some sites, but do I really need it? I already have xmms and I don't want to fill my box with programs that I'll (almost) never use. Furthermore mplayer brings a lot of other stuff in emerging. Can I use xmms with some

[gentoo-user] flash plugin

2003-08-26 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I'm using mozilla and I was in a page which needs flash plugin to work, I didn't have it so I emerged gplflash, I restarted mozilla, but still that page doesn't work properly (mozilla warns me that I need flash.) Any one could loan me a hand? thanks Alberto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing

Re: [gentoo-user] flash plugin

2003-08-26 Thread Alberto Bert
On Aug 26 at 06:52PM+0200, Ming-Che Lee wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi! On Tuesday, 26. August 2003 18:47 Alberto Bert wrote: I'm using mozilla and I was in a page which needs flash plugin to work, I didn't have it so I emerged gplflash, I restarted mozilla

[gentoo-user] x freezes sometime

2003-08-25 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I'm using gentoo since some months and I'm very happy of it, but it's some day that I've several problems. - mozilla window frezes sometimes - it's happened that kde freezes after lounching the console - kde is taking along time to load at loging (more than before) I cannot understand

[gentoo-user] dvips bad output

2003-08-14 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I don't know why watching to a ps output of dvips by using gv I get orrible font. But when I try to print (using another computer, I have not printer) the ps file is ok. Should I install some fonts? thanks, alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] mozilla freezes the window sometime!

2003-08-14 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I can use mozilla in one network, but not in another one. In the new network mozilla freezes its window when I try too write in some fields (like the url one) and I need to kill the process. lynx and konquerror work in both networks,so I cannot undertand what is appening. any idea? alb

[gentoo-user] network help needed

2003-08-14 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I'm using my laptop in two different networks, one use dhcp (dinamic auto IP) and the other normal static IP. Is there any way to set network parameters to select automaticaly the right network coinfiguration? Could you suggest a solution for this problem? I don't know so much in

[gentoo-user] mozilla freezes in some networks (?)

2003-08-14 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I'm using my laptop in different networks, 10 Mbit static IP DHCP 100 Mbib staic IP I don't know why mozilla works only in the first one and unfortunately it is going to be eliminated. In the other 2 network it doesn't work. So I'm in trouble... mozilla freezes the window and I must kill

[gentoo-user] vmware don't want work

2003-08-06 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I emerged vmware and executed the vmware-config.pl file. It starts the program and I can create a new virtual macjine, but I cannot run it. It print on standard error: $ VMXFER: Attempt to send message VUIHintX while processing safe call LogSlaveSwitchFileStart VMXFER: Attempt to send

[gentoo-user] where is rc0.d ?

2003-08-04 Thread Alberto Bert
HI all, I'm trying to install a software which ask me for the path of the rc0.d (up to rc6.d) directory, but I don't have it! Is anyone there who could explain me what's that? Thanks, alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] where is rc0.d ?

2003-08-04 Thread Alberto Bert
it was exactly vmware... I even didn't tryed to check if it was available for gentoo! So I'm downloading it. But what about the licence... is vmware free? Alb On Aug 04 at 11:53PM+0200, Matthias F. Brandstetter wrote: -- quoting Alberto Bert -- I'm trying to install

[gentoo-user] konquerror strange behaviour

2003-07-29 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I just re-configured the gentoo-network for a dinamic IP network. It was some time that I didn't emerge anything, so I checked what's new and I installed libsdtc++ gcc and glibc while installing glibc konquerror started to don't work, it cannot reach any host: An error occured while

[gentoo-user] perl emerge problems

2003-07-29 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I've update perl but emerge don't want do it. bash-2.05b# emerge -pv perl These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [blocks B] dev-perl/Test-Simple-0.47-r1 (from pkg dev-lang/perl-5.8.0-r12) [blocks B] dev-perl/File-Spec-0.84-r1 (from

[gentoo-user] network configuration help

2003-07-28 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I've a problem with my gentoo. I've ever worked in a network with static IP and gentoo laptop worked perfectly from the first day. But now I'm in a nwe lab (UC Irvine) and they use dinamic IP. Unfortunately I'm not an expert at all, so I cannot figure out how to confgure my system to

Re: [gentoo-user] network configuration help

2003-07-28 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jul 28 at 11:34PM-0300, Carlos wrote: On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:46:54 -0500 Jason Short [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: net interface configs for the gentoo init scripts live in /etc/conf.d/net edit this file to change your eth0 config, then run /etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart For a dynamic ip

Re: [gentoo-user] network configuration help

2003-07-28 Thread Alberto Bert
WOW, it works after reboot! thanks so much! alb On Jul 28 at 11:34PM-0300, Carlos wrote: On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:46:54 -0500 Jason Short [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: net interface configs for the gentoo init scripts live in /etc/conf.d/net edit this file to change your eth0 config, then run

Re: [gentoo-user] xcdroast doesn't work!

2003-07-11 Thread Alberto Bert
Thanks, I re-emerged the 2 packages you suggested and now everything works Alb On Jul 11 at 03:43PM+0200, Arturo di Gioia wrote: On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 15:09, Alberto Bert wrote: I have last versions of xcdroast and readcd from gentoo... These are my versions: readcd 2.01a07 (i686-pc

[gentoo-user] ssh demon

2003-07-09 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, my gentoo doesn't allow ssh from outside, does anyone know how to activate it? Alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] usb floppy

2003-07-08 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I have a notebook with a usb floppy, can anyone say me how to make it working? What should I write in fstab? Thanks, Alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] usb floppy

2003-07-08 Thread Alberto Bert
I found it: http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/ML/tlinux-users/3100/3112.html thanks any way Alb On Jul 08 at 02:59PM+0200, Alberto Bert wrote: Hi all, I have a notebook with a usb floppy, can anyone say me how to make it working? What should I write in fstab? Thanks, Alb -- [EMAIL

[gentoo-user] how to re-emerge everithing?

2003-07-04 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I recently (you help me a lot) installed gentoo on my pc. Just now (me stupid) I realized that I compiled everything with default CFLAGS. So that I didn't use the main nice gentoo's feature. Now, that the system is working, (almost everything) I would like to re-emerge (or recompile)

[gentoo-user] -- Solved -- Re: [gentoo-user] sound and acpi

2003-07-02 Thread Alberto Bert
The sound works now. I've emerged gentoo 2.4.19, with USE flag apci4linux (aparently it downloads apci patches), then I config it setting on all apci options and toshiba-apci (I've got a 5200-801) as module. BTW, alsa is not needed, as I 've understood. Alberto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing

[gentoo-user] setting sound volume

2003-07-02 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, - my sound volume is very low when I try to listen some music by xmms, have you idea in how can fix that? - According to you, is there any advantage to use alsa versus oss? Could you list what should I emerge to have alsa woking? I mean libs, plugins, etc? Thanks, Alb -- [EMAIL

[gentoo-user] alsa doesn't want work

2003-07-02 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I'm trying to set alsa sound. I followed instructions by gentoo, but when I lsmod, no alsa is loaded. /etc/init.d/alsasound start - already running I even tryed to put it in modules.autoload but at boot time it shows me failed to load alsasound Please, could anyone help me? Alb --

Re: [gentoo-user] alsa doesn't want work

2003-07-02 Thread Alberto Bert
really confused, I cannot mount the module Alberto -Original Message- From: Alberto Bert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gentoo-user] alsa doesn't want work Hi, I'm trying to set alsa sound. I followed

Re: [gentoo-user] alsa doesn't want work

2003-07-02 Thread Alberto Bert
) nvidia ... ... (unused)(I'm in console) Alb -Original Message- From: Alberto Bert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gentoo-user] alsa doesn't want work Hi, I'm trying to set alsa sound. I followed

Re: [gentoo-user] alsa doesn't want work

2003-07-02 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jul 02 at 06:45PM+0200, Kai Lindenberg wrote: Hi Alberto, Am Mittwoch, 2. Juli 2003 18:06 schrieb Alberto Bert: I'm trying to set alsa sound. I followed instructions by gentoo, but when I lsmod, no alsa is loaded. /etc/init.d/alsasound start - already running I even tryed

Re: [gentoo-user] alsa doesn't want work

2003-07-02 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jul 02 at 06:45PM+0200, Kai Lindenberg wrote: Hi Alberto, Am Mittwoch, 2. Juli 2003 18:06 schrieb Alberto Bert: I'm trying to set alsa sound. I followed instructions by gentoo, but when I lsmod, no alsa is loaded. /etc/init.d/alsasound start - already running I even tryed

Re: [gentoo-user] alsa doesn't want work

2003-07-02 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jul 02 at 11:15AM-0700, Mark Knecht wrote: ok, now I recompiled the kernel with modules (sound as module and no soud card selected) The difference is that now I cannot use soud any more (as espected, I guess) mpg321 says me: no default libao available. BTW: is libao just for oss?

Re: [gentoo-user] alsa doesn't want work

2003-07-02 Thread Alberto Bert
:-))) I'm on the right way, I can now see alsa modules! I repeated the instruction (but recompiling the kernel) What I should do it was to re-emerge alsa-utils, aparently. I'll keep you informed. Alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] how to change the monitor resolution?

2003-07-01 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jun 30 at 01:20PM-0400, Ernie Schroder wrote: On Monday 30 June 2003 09:18 am, drewbian wrote: Hi, Hope I'm not duplication someone elses post but I havn't been following this thread very closly, Just in case no one has mention it if your using Xfree 4.3 take a look at the xranr

[gentoo-user] mozilla build

2003-07-01 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I'm building mozilla and by emerge -pv I get a lot of USE option not set. Are they somewhere described, I don't want install something which I'll never use (like mozilla mail). For example, how about mozinterfaceinfo and moxaccess? Alberto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] what is installed in my gentoo?

2003-07-01 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, is there any way to check what is installed in my pc? I meen what I emerged up to now. Alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] x doesn't work!

2003-06-30 Thread Alberto Bert
I finally worked it out, modifying XF68Config, I'm not complitly sure in what it was the problem, but I added freq in monitor (before missing). Maybe it was that Thanks Alberto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] x doesn't work!

2003-06-30 Thread Alberto Bert
Changing XF86Config now it works I checked that it's not related to freq in monitor... I cannot understand maybe it was a stupid typing error. Alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] how to change the monitor resolution?

2003-06-30 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I have a 1600x1200 monitor and icons are sooo small... Does someone know how can I change monitor resolution? Thanks Alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] how to change the monitor resolution?

2003-06-30 Thread Alberto Bert
will look smth. like: Modes 1024x768 800x600 640x480 1600x1200 Regards, L. On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Alberto Bert wrote: Hi all, I have a 1600x1200 monitor and icons are sooo small... Does someone know how can I change monitor resolution? Thanks Alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [gentoo-user] how to change the monitor resolution?

2003-06-30 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jun 30 at 04:44PM+0300, Leonid Podolny wrote: 1) Manually, while the X is running: ctrl-alt-+ or ctrl-alt- - For me doesn't work! Alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] how to change the monitor resolution?

2003-06-30 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jun 30 at 09:00AM-0500, Andrew Gaffney wrote: Alberto Bert wrote: On Jun 30 at 04:44PM+0300, Leonid Podolny wrote: 1) Manually, while the X is running: ctrl-alt-+ or ctrl-alt- - For me doesn't work! That only works if you have more than one mode specified in your /etc/X11

Re: [gentoo-user] how to change the monitor resolution?

2003-06-30 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jun 30 at 10:00AM-0400, Ernie Schroder wrote: On Monday 30 June 2003 09:26 am, Alberto Bert wrote: I have a 1600x1200 monitor and icons are sooo small... Does someone know how can I change monitor resolution? You have the choice of 2 ways. As I remember from seeing your

[gentoo-user] openoffice compilation

2003-06-30 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, I emerged openoffice, does anyone haw more or less does the compilation take on a P 4 2.0 GHz? Alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] x doesn't work!

2003-06-29 Thread Alberto Bert
Errata Corrige: I was actually using the nv driver. Now I tryed really the nvidia and results are much worst: XFree86 Version 4.3.0 Release Date: 27 February 2003 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-gentoo-r5 i686 [ELF] Build Date: 27 June 2003

Re: [gentoo-user] x doesn't work!

2003-06-29 Thread Alberto Bert
what modprobe is? I discovered that there is an nvidia-kernel in portage tree! I've tryed to download it, but now at startx the error message is: Fialed to load module nvidia (module doesn't exists, 0) I'm a little bit lost... Should I do something else after installation of the nvidia-kernel

Re: [gentoo-user] x doesn't work!

2003-06-29 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jun 29 at 11:52AM-0400, Ernie Schroder wrote: On Sunday 29 June 2003 11:41 am, Alberto Bert wrote: Before issuing the command startx, as root issue modprobe nvidia without the quotes) then still as root dolsmod check the output of that command to see that nvidia is listed. if so, become

Re: [gentoo-user] x doesn't work!

2003-06-29 Thread Alberto Bert
Before issuing the command startx, as root issue modprobe nvidia without the quotes) then still as root dolsmod check the output of that command to see that nvidia is listed. if so, become USER again and do startx this should do it, If not report back with errors. modprobe gives error (see

Re: [gentoo-user] x doesn't work!

2003-06-29 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jun 29 at 11:52AM-0400, Ernie Schroder wrote: On Sunday 29 June 2003 11:41 am, Alberto Bert wrote: what modprobe is? I discovered that there is an nvidia-kernel in portage tree! I've tryed to download it, but now at startx the error message is: Fialed to load module nvidia (module

Re: [gentoo-user] x doesn't work!

2003-06-29 Thread Alberto Bert
I read now that in desktop configuration it's written that I should emerge also nvidia-glx (sorry.) but still doesn't work: Screen found but none have a usable configuration I already modifyed XF86Config... any suggestion? Alberto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] x doesn't work!

2003-06-29 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jun 29 at 12:39PM-0400, Ernie Schroder wrote: Post your XF86Config and output of grep (EE) /var/log/XFree86.0.log(without opening and closing quotes. note that quotes around (EE) are needed) thaks :-) # grep ... (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

Re: [gentoo-user] x doesn't work!

2003-06-29 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jun 29 at 01:14PM-0400, Ernie Schroder wrote: SEE BELOW. YOU SHOULD COMMENT OUT OR REMOVE THE LINE: Load dri Sorry about the upper case but I did that to be sure you'd see my comments thnaks, but it's always the same :-( Alb -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] HELP installation

2003-06-27 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi all, I'm trying to install gentoo (it's the first time) on a toshiba 5200-801 P 4 M 2.0 GHz 512 MB lot of cards ... I followed the installation instruction on the gentoo site but I've got a big problem. Grub seems to work, but when I select gentoo it prints for a moment on screen the title

Re: [gentoo-user] HELP installation

2003-06-27 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jun 27 at 03:21PM+0200, Alexander Puchmayr wrote: On Friday 27 June 2003 15:02, Alberto Bert wrote: I'm trying to install gentoo (it's the first time) on a toshiba 5200-801 I followed the installation instruction on the gentoo site but I've got a big problem. Grub seems to work

Re: [gentoo-user] HELP installation

2003-06-27 Thread Alberto Bert
always something :) about the root option still I'm not completly sure (see my previous mail) but aparently I forgot to support reiserfs (I was sure I did :) I'm recompiling... by the way, so can't I have frame buffer? :-( Alberto Alberto Bert wrote: | On Jun 27 at 03:21PM+0200, Alexander

Re: [gentoo-user] HELP installation

2003-06-27 Thread Alberto Bert
On Jun 27 at 04:10PM+0200, Florian Huber wrote: Hello Alberto, On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 15:51:00 +0200 Alberto Bert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:04 I have a reiserfs for root, can it be a problem? It's usually not a problem, but you have to add support

Re: [gentoo-user] HELP installation

2003-06-27 Thread Alberto Bert
IT WORKS !!! It was actually the support for reiserfs not activated... Thank you all very much. Now I'm starting installing and configuring all the rest and I'll probavly ask for help again Bye Alberto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

[gentoo-user] missing mirrorselect

2003-06-27 Thread Alberto Bert
Hi, this is just to say to gentoo developper that in LiveCD I downloaded some days ago there is no mirrorselect. Or at least I wasn't albe to use it. Alberto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] missing mirrorselect

2003-06-27 Thread Alberto Bert
of configuring. At that point, you just have to emerge it. Tom Veldhouse - Original Message - From: Alberto Bert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 10:22 AM Subject: [gentoo-user] missing mirrorselect Hi, this is just to say to gentoo