[gentoo-user] Copying a disk

2005-04-05 Thread Colin
(for example, I already know I'm missing an option to preserve permissions). -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Filesystem Choices

2005-04-05 Thread Colin
probably mount this partition read-only and have a backup on my main computer at home, so data integrity isn't much of a concern. -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Filesystem Choices

2005-04-05 Thread Colin
probably mount this partition read-only and have a backup on my main computer at home, so data integrity isn't much of a concern. -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Distcc on Windows/Mac?

2005-04-04 Thread Colin
-mcpu=i586 -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe MAKEOPTS=-j2 # will change if distcc will work (+2 for Windows box, +1 for Mac) USE = x86 mmx -sse -3dnow -altivec # There's a LOT more, but this is the important stuff, I think Thanks in advance. -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] suggestions: buying a new computer

2005-03-29 Thread Colin
recommend this option, but if you want raw power (or possibly a 30-inch Apple Cinema Display), I'd go for it. I was planning to give you my two cents, but this is more like a nickel's worth. :-P -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] a closet server

2005-03-28 Thread Colin
almost anywhere and are good for low-traffic servers. -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Printing kernel boot sequence

2005-03-25 Thread Colin
after each page of text so I can read it? (I've only been able to make out no known IDE timings, but that's not much help on its own.) -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Printing kernel boot sequence

2005-03-25 Thread Colin
Nick Rout wrote: On Fri, 2005-03-25 at 03:30 -0500, Colin wrote: All right, I still can't boot the LiveCD even after discovering the doataraid parameter (didn't do anything) and switching my Linux disk from secondary master to primary slave, thinking that might do something. While booting

Re: [gentoo-user] help! Install issues.

2005-03-25 Thread Colin
and see what that does. Just in case your PCI card doesn't support 48-bit LBA, the kernel will take over. -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: help! Install issues.

2005-03-25 Thread Colin
, as my WLAN adapter has a Linux driver that uses the WinXP drivers. /me shrugs :-| -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] 2005.0 available?

2005-03-24 Thread Colin
Mike Williams wrote: On Thursday 24 March 2005 06:21, Colin wrote: I think I speak for everyone when I say, Woo! Is there a list of the major changes from the previous version? I'm downloading it anyway, but I need something to read while I download two CD's worth of Gentoo over 56k

Re: [gentoo-user] 2005.0 available?

2005-03-23 Thread Colin
when I say, Woo! Is there a list of the major changes from the previous version? I'm downloading it anyway, but I need something to read while I download two CD's worth of Gentoo over 56k... :-) -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo hates my hard drive

2005-03-06 Thread Colin
Phil Sexton wrote: On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 23:09, Colin wrote: I put the three Linux partitions on it and a 1 GB FAT32 at the end of the disk in Windows with PartitionMagic 8. I'll zero it out, but it will have to be done in Windows, because I can't boot Linux with it in. Not even a live cd

Re: [gentoo-user] format floppy to 1.8mb

2005-03-05 Thread Colin
Joseph wrote: Is it possible to format floppy to 1.8mb under linux with vfat? fdformat only goes to 1.4mb superformat will give you about 1.72 MB. Don't know if it's included with the kernel but you can definitely download it somewhere (plus a version for DOS/Windows, too). -- Colin

[gentoo-user] Hard drive problems

2005-02-21 Thread Colin
just report the drive size differently (mebibyte vs. megabyte?) or has this hard drive sought its last sector? -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] A smart Internet gateway

2005-02-20 Thread Colin
I've got a problem that I think Gentoo can solve... I'm stuck behind dial-up, but with some Windows tricks (Internet Connection Sharing), I've managed to get my 56k connection shared over a home network. However, my brother is always complaining that he can't get the PlayStation 2 online

Re: [gentoo-user] Best java in Gentoo

2005-02-19 Thread Colin
for Gentoo? -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Best java in Gentoo

2005-02-19 Thread Colin
-safe enumerations and graphics-related classes. I'll just give Sun a shot if/when I get Gentoo installed. Is the Linux JDK x86 only (having PowerPC for my Mac would be nice, too)? -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] ntfs vs *nix fs

2005-02-17 Thread Colin
wrong, but that's what I've heard. -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] CD boots to kernel panic

2005-02-14 Thread Colin
A. Khattri wrote: On Sat, 12 Feb 2005, Colin wrote: Any idea what's up? Or should I just wait for 2005.0? What sort of machine is it? Did you try booting witn noapic noautodetect etc etc? x86 - Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz, i875p (Canterwood) chipset. Yes, I've tried all of the parameters

[gentoo-user] CD boots to kernel panic

2005-02-12 Thread Colin
at the time. (Hardware specs available on request.) Any idea what's up? Or should I just wait for 2005.0? -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Grub

2005-01-13 Thread Colin
? -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Do not use Delivery Confirmation!

2005-01-12 Thread Colin
having to click No, do not confirm, plus I think your Inbox might be a bit emptier. You've got Gmail, I see. I personally save all these messages. That way, when I need Gentoo help, I can search my Inbox. It's a lot faster than Googling or asking another question. -- Colin -- gentoo-user

Re: [gentoo-user] How to get dial-up working with Gentoo

2005-01-11 Thread Colin
cheaper to make than regular modems. Trouble is, they only function under Windows. You can't win with a Winmodem; the only cure is a trip down to Radio Shack for a new one, sadly, running about $50-$60. -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Networking not working... what to do?

2005-01-10 Thread Colin
Universal LiveCD (x86). Using just those tools, how can I fit in a fifth computer (old AMD K5) to do translation so that all the systems can talk to each other and browse the Internet? (I can move the router.) -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] why do replies go sometimes to sender not list?

2005-01-10 Thread Colin
the lists. and it worked fine. Try both (but not at once). -- Colin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't emerge kernel-sources: dyn_setup/pkg_setup failed

2004-01-23 Thread Jean-Noel Colin
Well, the funny thing is that I successfully emerged gentoo-dev-sources... /jnc On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 13:27, Matt Wilson wrote: On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 11:36, Jean-Noel Colin wrote: Hello, I'm trying to emerge the kernel sources, but it fails with the following error message: aragorn

[gentoo-user] Can't watch DVD Movies!!

2004-01-02 Thread Colin Falkinburg
I just put a CDRW/DVD combo in my gentoo box and when I run gmplayer, it says the the format is not recognized. It will only play asf, mpeg ... What am I missing? Is there a particular app that needs to be merged? Colin Falkinburg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To mess up a Linux box, you need to work

[gentoo-user] Mailing List Archive

2003-12-20 Thread Colin Falkinburg
I saw someone mention mailing list archives. Does anyone know where they are? Calhoun _ Get dial-up Internet access now with our best offer: 6 months @$9.95/month! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[gentoo-user] Soundcard not detected

2003-12-18 Thread Colin Falkinburg
I still fairly new to Gentoo and setup a Genkernel installation of Vanilla-sources about a month ago. Everything is working great. So now I'm building a dual boot between Vanilla and the Gentoo-r9 sources so I can play with building the kernel from scratch/stage1. First let me state that I

[gentoo-user] modules-update

2003-11-21 Thread Colin Falkinburg
When I run a modules-update I get the error: depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/char/drm/r128.o r128.o is also an error that pops up when I can't run KDE. How do I proceed? Thanks in advance. Colin Falkinburg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To mess up a Linux box, you

[gentoo-user] emerge -u world error

2003-11-18 Thread Colin Falkinburg
[3.1.3] How do I proceed?  Thanks for any help!! Calhoun Colin Falkinburg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work on it. Scott Granneman Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure

[gentoo-user] Dual Booting Linux and Linux

2003-11-13 Thread Colin Falkinburg
Mandrake and would like to dual boot gentoo with it until I come up to speed. Is this possible? If so, how? Colin Falkinburg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work on it. Scott Granneman Only two things are infinite