Re[2]: [gentoo-user] emerge system fails on heimdal

2004-03-06 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Eric, > The fix is trivial, and I made it manually after looking at the db4.1 patch > attached to the report. You just have to unpack, compile, install, and > qmerge yourself after making two quick source code changes to accommodate > the db4 API hmm, my english isn't that good, could you plea

Re: [gentoo-user] nfs install crashes

2004-03-03 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi, while I wait for help from this list, I started the compilation on the server itself and it seems to run along fine, but... _why_??? gruss /Christian mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-)

[gentoo-user] nfs install crashes

2004-03-03 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, I got the following setup: 1) [EMAIL PROTECTED] server 128mb ram lots of scsi raid diskspace. all partitions are mounted to their mountpoints and also shared via nfs. on this machine gentoo shalll be installed! ;-) host system: knoppix 3.3 2) [EMAIL PROTECTED] notebook 25

Re: [gentoo-user] nfs install crashes

2004-03-03 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi, while I wait for help from this list, I started the compilation on the server itself and it seems to run along fine, but... _why_??? gruss /Christian mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-)

[gentoo-user] nfs install

2004-01-02 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, I have a box with scsi-hardware-raid but little performance. I'd like to install gentoo on it using the power of my desktop pc and therefor seek for a possibility to mount those disks over network. is this possible? and how? any hints? host system would be the gentoo livecd or kno

Re: [gentoo-user] alsa in kernel 2.6

2003-12-24 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi s970501, > I am so happy to see you guys on this mailing again ~:) when you are doing your next post an this mailinglist could you please _not_ reply to a former post but write a mail to this address. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list if you do a reply and just change the subject line, mailcl

[gentoo-user] t-dsl adsl-setup problems

2003-12-24 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi , sorry for crossposting but this is urgent.. I read a whole bunch of threads in the forums but none solved my problems. I setup my dsl-connection with adsl-setup but adsl-start will timeout.. with DEBUG="1" I get this r00t init.d # DEBUG="1" adsl-start *** Running in debug mode... please be

[gentoo-user] help on grub with scsi raid needed!

2003-12-20 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, I just got through an install og gentoo on a new box with scsi hardware raid 5. my hostdistri is knoppix 3.2 and this is my mount table: /dev/root on / type ext2 (rw) /dev/cdrom on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro) /dev/cloop on /KNOPPIX type iso9660 (ro) /ramdisk on /ramdisk type tmpfs (

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: safe gnome/kde testing

2003-11-24 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Eamon, > One very safe way to test KDE, xfce, fluxbox, WindowMaker, and a couple > others is with a Knoppix CD. This way, there's no risk of anything > getting on your hard drive, and you can rule out several contenders > without downloading or compiling a thing. yes, but not quiet. testing _f

[gentoo-user] safe gnome/kde testing

2003-11-24 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, I want to test gnome and kde and maybe some other desktops. but as soon as I decided which one to use, I want to get rid of the others. can I safly unmerge kde and everything is fine? or are there traces of the install left on my harddisk? gruss /Christian mail

Re[2]: [gentoo-user] Mylex DAC960PD-3

2003-11-17 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Philipp, >> 1. is this kernel patch stable? > Which Kernel patch? I thought it was a kernel patch? is it integrated in the current kernel? >> 2. are there any mentionable differences between the various firmware >> versions? and do they show up in linux? > I don't know, maybe you can find a Ch

Re[2]: [gentoo-user] Mylex DAC960PD-3

2003-11-16 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Philipp, >> any hints and advices would hbe appreciated! > How can I help? oh, there are numerous questions! ;-) 1. is this kernel patch stable? 2. are there any mentionable differences between the various firmware versions? and do they show up in linux? 3. (I am new to raid) is it possible t

[gentoo-user] Mylex DAC960PD-3

2003-11-14 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, I recently got a scsi 3-channel raid controller in my hands. :-) firmware is 2.48. has anyone got such a thingy working under (gentoo) linux? any hints and advices would hbe appreciated! thanks+regards /Christian mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- I propose that t

Re[2]: [gentoo-user] secure live cd?

2003-11-02 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Jeffrey, > I am thinking. If you boot into live cd, you don't have anything > running so you don't really need to do anything. well, actually I think I have to secure this system. the system will take place on a small server from an empty harddisk. I need to make sure that only I can access th

[gentoo-user] secure live cd?

2003-10-31 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, what will I have to do to make sure only I have remote access over ssh to a box running on the live cd? I have a box with a static ip running on live cd and want to login over ssh and then do the install. all unneeded ports have to be closed. so ssh and rsync open. maybe http. ssh

[gentoo-user] using ldap for temporary data?

2003-10-24 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, for a project we have the need to share some status information about the user between two applications that should not communicate directly. but they both do user authentication with an ldapserver. is it possible to use such a server to share temporary userdata (like login status

Re[4]: [gentoo-user] gentoo VS redhat on a server

2003-10-19 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Donnie, Monday, October 20, 2003, 8:18:29 AM, you wrote: > On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 02:11, Christian Schäfer wrote: >> hi Donnie, >> >> Monday, October 20, 2003, 8:01:44 AM, you wrote: >> > There is nothing I'm aware of that is able to view and install upd

Re[2]: [gentoo-user] gentoo VS redhat on a server

2003-10-19 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Donnie, Monday, October 20, 2003, 8:01:44 AM, you wrote: > There is nothing I'm aware of that is able to view and install updates > via the web on Gentoo yet. There's a Webmin module that allows installs, > but it's impossible to view available updates etc. but it should be possible to install

Re[2]: [gentoo-user] possible to routing ssh connection to a different shell?

2003-10-14 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Andrew, > You do know about "ssh -t host command"? no, I don't think so. tell me. ;-) gruss /Christian mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) 19-Sep-82 11:44Scott E Fahlman

Re[2]: [gentoo-user] possible to routing ssh connection to a different shell?

2003-10-14 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Andrew, > Look for a line similar to this in your /etc/passwd that has the user's name. > agaffney:x:1000:100::/home/agaffney:/bin/bash > Change the last part (/bin/bash) to the full path of your program. Be sure to add > the full > path of your program to /etc/shells also. thanks a lot!

[gentoo-user] possible to routing ssh connection to a different shell?

2003-10-13 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, for a project I need to write a programm that can communicate over ssh and routes the input to com-port and vice versa. the programm has to have alittle logic for doing timemanagement (one user at a time and such). since it is required to direct all com-port comunication to ssh, I

[gentoo-user] multi threading

2003-10-08 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, I am planning to buy a new pentium with multithreading, since I need a new computer anyway. I wonder if there is any use in multithreading? or let me put it different: is there any program under linux that makes use out of it? gruss /Christian mailto:[EMAIL PRO

Re[2]: [gentoo-user] hd problem

2003-09-08 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi mathieu, Monday, September 8, 2003, 5:16:23 PM, you wrote: >> First, backup the data on hda. Then, try a different IDE cable. If that >> doesn't work, try putting a spare drive (if you have one) on that >> particular cable in place of the screwy one. If it still acts up then >> its the controll

Re[2]: [gentoo-user] kernel config

2003-08-24 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Collins, > Gar keine bloede Frage, aber auf Englisch, bitte! sorry, mixed up with the other mailing list Im in... gruss /Christian mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) 19-Sep-82

[gentoo-user] kernel config

2003-08-24 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, mal ne blöde frage. wenn ich in /usr/linux ein make config ausführe, WO also in welcher datei ist diese konfiguration dann gespeichert? (um sie von system a zu system b zu kopieren.) danke! gruss /Christian mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- I propose that the fo

Re[2]: [gentoo-user] most secure partition layout

2003-08-17 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi Robin, > Due to bad design of some system programs > you need / to be mounted rw at boot :-(. > It should be possible to later remount / as ro, but you certainly can't > do it at boot. ok, didn't know that. > If you are certain you aren't going to run anything that puts suid code > in /var, th

[gentoo-user] most secure partition layout

2003-08-17 Thread Christian Schäfer
hi gentoo-user, I wonder what would be the best partition layout for a really secure and performant system (running as router/server). current layout: /boot not mounted / readonly /usr/local readonly /var r/w /tmp r/w /usr/portage r/w this is seper