Re: [gentoo-user] after emerge -Du world date can't keep time

On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 20:41 -0700, maxim wexler wrote: > Also, > > the > > > BIOS clk is correct. How do you know that? what does hwclock tell you? > > > > > > -mw > > > > > > > hum, run > > rc-status boot > > is clock started? check out /etc/conf.d/clock > > > > yup > > ___

Re: [gentoo-user] Build Problem

On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 15:37 +0200, Greg Armer wrote: > Greetings list, > > Could anyone explain why 40% of all my emerges fail with this error > message ? > > gcc-config error: Could not run/locate "i386-pc-linux-gnu-gcc" > > Upon executing this file directly, it returns the exact same message:

Re: [gentoo-user] ntpd & timezone

On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 23:36 -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > On 9/11/2005 9:34 PM Mark Shields wrote: > > > What does > > > > ls -ln /etc/localtime > > > > return? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ls -ln /etc/localtime > lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 27 May 8 11:07 /etc/localtime -> > /usr/share/zoneinfo/PST8PDT >

Re: [gentoo-user] [WORKAROUNDED]Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sat, 2005-09-10 at 23:03 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Saturday 10 September 2005 20:09, Frank Schafer wrote: > > ... or which distribution to install during less than 4 days? > > > > Hi list, > > > > as I wrote yesterday I planned to complete installation after work > > (started ``eme

Re: [gentoo-user] ntpd & timezone

On 9/11/2005 9:34 PM Mark Shields wrote: What does ls -ln /etc/localtime return? [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ls -ln /etc/localtime lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 27 May 8 11:07 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/PST8PDT Thanks for your reply! Drew On 9/12/05, *Drew Tomlinson* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [gentoo-user] after emerge -Du world date can't keep time

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 08:41:31PM -0700, maxim wexler wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 11:59:58AM -0700, maxim > > wexler wrote: > > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > After emerge --deep --update world I compiled and > > > installed the new kernel, 2.6.12-gentoo-r10, then > > I > > > noticed that

Re: [gentoo-user] after emerge -Du world date can't keep time

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 08:41:31PM -0700, maxim wexler wrote: > --- Willie Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 11:59:58AM -0700, maxim > > wexler wrote: > > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > After emerge --deep --update world I compiled and > > > installed the new kernel, 2

Re: [gentoo-user] ntpd & timezone

What does ls -ln /etc/localtime return?On 9/12/05, Drew Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm new to Gentoo.  I've built a system based on the 2.6-11 kernel andeverything has been working fine.  Some time passed and I thought it agood idea to update.  Thus I ran emerge -uvD world to update.  

[gentoo-user] ntpd & timezone

I'm new to Gentoo. I've built a system based on the 2.6-11 kernel and everything has been working fine. Some time passed and I thought it a good idea to update. Thus I ran emerge -uvD world to update. Then I ran etc-update to merge the conf files. I basically accepted replacement of conf f

Re: [gentoo-user] cdrdao woes

Dave Nebinger wrote: My kernel was booted with this setting: hdc=ide-scsi, I read to do set Sure, remove the hdc=ide-scsi option, reboot, then use the device path directly for IDE burning. In your case it's probably something like: dev=/dev/hdc I do all of my burning using IDE directly, e

Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: favorite window manager/desktop environ?

2005/9/7, Holly Bostick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: x11-themes/gtk-engines-qt... Haven't tried that. I'll give it a look. I do think it is problem though that you will have such very different standards as to how applications are supposed to work between WMs/DEs (just take file management). Regards,Mar

Re: [gentoo-user] mail program

You can also use pine or mutt: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ esearch pine$ mutt$ [ Results for search key : pine$ ] [ Applications found : 1 ] *  mail-client/pine   Latest version available: 4.63-r2   Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]   Size of downloaded files: 3,173 kB   Homep

Re: [gentoo-user] after emerge -Du world date can't keep time

--- Willie Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 11:59:58AM -0700, maxim > wexler wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > > > After emerge --deep --update world I compiled and > > installed the new kernel, 2.6.12-gentoo-r10, then > I > > noticed that no matter when I boot the system

RE: [gentoo-user] Multiple Displays & nVida vs Radeon... take TWO

> -Original Message- > From: Justin Hart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I actually got mine working pretty happily. It connected to the > projector today and worked with no problems. > > Section "ServerLayout" > > Identifier "X.org Configured" > > Screen "Scre

RE: [gentoo-user] Suspend2 and hibernate problem.

> -Original Message- > From: Pawel Madej [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 1:09 AM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Suspend2 and hibernate problem. > > > I've done so but system behaviour did not changed. Any other > suggestions

RE: [gentoo-user] Suspend2 and hibernate problem.

> -Original Message- > From: Pawel Madej [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I've done so but system behaviour did not changed. Any other > suggestions? I think there was a bug in recent 2.6.13 kernels. IIRC there should be a fix in the APCI method calls included in maybe -r5 or -r6 in portage.

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sunday 11 September 2005 18:15, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > yes, but there's no requirement to use grp packages with a stage-3. > > There is if you're using stage 3 as quoted above. No, there isn't. This laptop was built with a stage 3 tarball, everything else was compiled from source. I know b

Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO

I can compromise by giving people a choice between... a) Run the safe setting "-j1" b) Run a with a higher value. If a compile blows up on you, try it again with "-j1" before reporting a bug or asking for help. First this mistakenly makes it seem that emerge failures are due to whatever t

Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 10:25:40AM -0400, Michael Crute wrote > It may be simpler to look at > http://www.freehackers.org/gentoo/gccflags/flag_gcc3.html for the cflags for > the processor. Yikes!!! Let's just say that I strongly disagree with them. 1) I do not consider -O3 to be "safe".

Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 10:00:17AM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote > On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:43:01 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > 1) In /etc/make.conf set the following entry... > > MAKEOPTS="-j1" > > Do *NOT*, I repeat, do *NOT* use higher numbers. You are begging > > for problems if you do so

Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 01:06:54AM -0400, Dave Nebinger wrote > I don't necessarily agree with using "-*" in your USE flags, simply > because I think the USE flags in the /etc/make.conf are meant to > enhance the builds with options you plan on using. Default USE > flags, as identified by the dev

Re: [gentoo-user] ebuild for Lost Labyrinth

I have filed a bug at bugs.gentoo.org, which is the way to get a new ebuild into portage. http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104971 Its just a matter of waiting now. On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 01:56:21 +0200 (MEST) Markus Döbele wrote: > Hallo Nick, > > looks good. > > The next release 1.1.1 w

Re: [gentoo-user] ebuild for Lost Labyrinth

Hallo Nick, looks good. The next release 1.1.1 will only be a bug fix release. So this (1.1.0) is a good version for a release I think! Markus > --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --- > Von: Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Betreff: Re: [gentoo-user] ebuild for Lost

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:45:26 +0100 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:58:19 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: > > > // start quote > > > > Building the System > > > > To start building the system, execute emerge --emptytree system. > > // end quote > > > > So you see, it does tell you

Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO

On 9/11/05, Ciaran McCreesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:25:40 -0400 Michael Crute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:| It may be simpler to look at| http://www.freehackers.org/gentoo/gccflags/flag_gcc3.html for theExcept that it's oh so very wrong...Is it? How so? Just curious because

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:15:58 +0100 Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > No, but they are on the GRP package CDs that accompany each release. > > > yes, but there's no requirement to use grp packages with a stage-3. > > There is if you're using stage 3 as quoted above. what have you been smoking Neil? A

Re: [gentoo-user] cdrdao woes

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 04:03:18PM -0700, David Busby wrote: > My kernel was booted with this setting: hdc=ide-scsi, I read to do set that > in the kernel help under make menuconfig. > I also want to be able to burn UDF/data DVDs with this thing too, but music > first. I've looked at the HowTos

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:12:51 +0200 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Sunday 11 September 2005 18:58, Mark Shields wrote: > > >From http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6: > > > > // start quote > > > > Building the System > > > > To start building the system, execute

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:24:19 -0500, John Jolet wrote: > > > > IMHO, stage 3 is for those that don't want to take the lengthy > > > > build time for some of the larger packages, i.e. X and kde/gnome, > > > > in order to have a basic working gentoo system in a short > > > > timeframe. > > > > > > I'

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome complains about "no mixer elements and/or device" on login

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:32:38 +0200 Holly Bostick wrote: > > HTH, > Holly I'm sure it will help. I see a current emerge -uD world is compiling a whole lot of new gnome-related packages. I'll see if that results in any change and then try your suggestions. I'm sure I'll learn more about gnome as

Re: [gentoo-user] cdrdao woes

My kernel was booted with this setting: hdc=ide-scsi, I read to do set that in the kernel help under make menuconfig. I also want to be able to burn UDF/data DVDs with this thing too, but music first. I've looked at the HowTos on the Gentoo WIKI but those haven't helped, and I'm trying everythi

Re: [gentoo-user] after emerge -Du world date can't keep time

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 11:59:58AM -0700, maxim wexler wrote: > Hello everybody, > > After emerge --deep --update world I compiled and > installed the new kernel, 2.6.12-gentoo-r10, then I > noticed that no matter when I boot the system, date > always starts marking time at 6:00 AM, although it >

[gentoo-user] cdrdao woes

List, I'm trying to make copies of my bands CDs with little success. I've done this before but have since switched hardware and upgraded my kernel. I want to use cdrdao (which I used before) but it currently stops with no error message and exit code ($?) 1. cdrecord can see my DVD drive att

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome complains about "no mixer elements and/or device" on login

Nick Rout schreef: > On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:59:53 +0200 Holly Bostick wrote: > >> Oh, and whatever route you choose, you probably want to remove the >> mixer from your panel, then re-add it to prevent other panel >> weirdnesses that seem to occur when you have to do this (which you >> always do

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sunday 11 September 2005 16:57, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:15:46 -0500, John Jolet wrote: > > > IMHO, stage 3 is for those that don't want to take the lengthy build > > > time for some of the larger packages, i.e. X and kde/gnome, in order > > > to have a basic working gentoo

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:16:23 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote: > No, Neil, this thread (or the original issue, at least), is occurring > during the initial install process: Whoops, my mistake. This comes up so often it's easy to get the threads muddled up :( > So possibly we might consider using our e

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:15:46 -0500, John Jolet wrote: > > IMHO, stage 3 is for those that don't want to take the lengthy build > > time for some of the larger packages, i.e. X and kde/gnome, in order > > to have a basic working gentoo system in a short timeframe. > I'm not sure where you get this

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:30:45 -0400, Dave Nebinger wrote: > And if you use a stage 3 and rebuild every package, it's not that > different than starting from a stage 1 or 2, is it? There's one major difference, the system is available for use in around an hour. Rebuilding after the system is workin

Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:25:40 -0400 Michael Crute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | It may be simpler to look at | http://www.freehackers.org/gentoo/gccflags/flag_gcc3.html for the Except that it's oh so very wrong... -- Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (Vim, Shell tools, Fluxbox, Cron) Mail

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome complains about "no mixer elements and/or device" on login

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:59:53 +0200 Holly Bostick wrote: > Nick Rout schreef: > > When I log into gnome I get a dialog with the following message: > > > > "Sorry, no mixer elements and/or devices found" > > > > Advcie from google and forums.g.o seems to point to the following > > likely solutio

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome complains about "no mixer elements and/or device" on login

Nick Rout schreef: > When I log into gnome I get a dialog with the following message: > > "Sorry, no mixer elements and/or devices found" > > Advcie from google and forums.g.o seems to point to the following > likely solutions: > > 1. make sure user has ability to do audio - yes I can, and ever

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome complains about "no mixer elements and/or device" on login

On 9/11/05, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 07:28 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > > Hi Nick, > >I know it's unlikely, but one other possibility is the sound card > > itself. A number of my RME cards (Hammerfall, HDSP 9652) actually have > > no mixer elements, meaning th

Re: [gentoo-user] Failing to unmerge old PHP package

Hello *, problem solved, as described here: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=233020&highlight=php+eclass regards, Goeran Hello *, for some reason I have an old, unneeded PHP package floating around (dev-php/mod_php-4.3.2). When trying to remove it via 'emerge -v depclean' I get th

Re: [gentoo-user] halt & hibernate on usermode

On 9/10/05, Paweł Madej <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I try to resolve such a problem: > > I can halt my computer only if i login to root console and do # halt > > User on which i work is in wheel group but i cannot do halt from it > > How to make it possible to halt from wheel group user? > > A

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

Dave Nebinger wrote: >> A stage3 install has most of the benefits of a stage1 or stage2. >> Portage gives you the ability to rebuild *every* single package if you >> choose. > > > And like the binary distributions, it's targeted towards the generic > 386, not the pentium class machines we're all

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome complains about "no mixer elements and/or device" on login

On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 07:28 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > Hi Nick, >I know it's unlikely, but one other possibility is the sound card > itself. A number of my RME cards (Hammerfall, HDSP 9652) actually have > no mixer elements, meaning they cannot be controlled by Alsamixer, alsamixer and alsami

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

Starting from stage 1 & 2 allows you to build a box customized from the ground up optimized for your hardware (assuming you've set the cflags correctly before beginning). IMHO, stage 3 is for those that don't want to take the lengthy build time for some of the larger packages, i.e. X and kde/gnom

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

Neil Bothwick schreef: > On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:58:19 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: > > >> // start quote >> >> Building the System >> >> To start building the system, execute emerge --emptytree system. // >> end quote >> >> So you see, it does tell you to do an emerge --emptytree system, > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sunday 11 September 2005 13:12, Dave Nebinger wrote: > > Note that the 2005.1 handbook mentions only the stage3 and not stage1 or > > stage2. Installation from the lower stages is more error prone and best > > avoided. > > Hardly. Starting from a stage 3 is like starting from any old binary >

Re: [gentoo-user] mail program

You've found one of the features that makes Gentoo different :) Martin S

[gentoo-user] after emerge -Du world date can't keep time

Hello everybody, After emerge --deep --update world I compiled and installed the new kernel, 2.6.12-gentoo-r10, then I noticed that no matter when I boot the system, date always starts marking time at 6:00 AM, although it gets the date and zone right. No matter what time string I give to date(as r

Re: [gentoo-user] mail program

On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 18:09 +0100, Rupert Young wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to this list and to gentoo. > > After installation I'd expected to see programs available that were present > in UNIX systems I have used. For example, the program 'mail'. > > Is it necessary to install such as these separa

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

A stage3 install has most of the benefits of a stage1 or stage2. Portage gives you the ability to rebuild *every* single package if you choose. And like the binary distributions, it's targeted towards the generic 386, not the pentium class machines we're all using (at least it was the last ti

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

Dave Nebinger wrote: >> Note that the 2005.1 handbook mentions only the stage3 and not stage1 >> or stage2. Installation from the lower stages is more error prone and >> best avoided. > > > Hardly. Starting from a stage 3 is like starting from any old binary > distribution. > > Starting from s

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

Note that the 2005.1 handbook mentions only the stage3 and not stage1 or stage2. Installation from the lower stages is more error prone and best avoided. Hardly. Starting from a stage 3 is like starting from any old binary distribution. Starting from stage 1 & 2 allows you to build a box c

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Sunday 11 September 2005 18:58, Mark Shields wrote: > >>>From http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6: >> [snip] >> >>So you see, it does tell you to do an emerge --emptytree system, >>unless you haven't changed the defalt CFLAGS/CXXFLA

Re: [gentoo-user] mail program

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:09:08 +0100, Rupert Young wrote: > Is it necessary to install such as these separately, and if so, where > can I get it? emerge -av mail-client/mailx -- Neil Bothwick IBM: Itty Bitty Mentality pgpjVjcOTorXn.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:58:19 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: > // start quote > > Building the System > > To start building the system, execute emerge --emptytree system. > // end quote > > So you see, it does tell you to do an emerge --emptytree system, When BUILDING THE SYSTEM. This thread wa

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sunday 11 September 2005 18:58, Mark Shields wrote: > >From http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6: > > // start quote > > Building the System > > To start building the system, execute emerge --emptytree system. Then > go do something to keep your mind busy, becau

Re: [gentoo-user] Suspend2 and hibernate problem.

I've done so but system behaviour did not changed. Any other suggestions? Greets Paul Harald Arnesen wrote: poweroff # PowerdownMethod 5 Try uncommenting this line. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] mail program

Hi, I'm new to this list and to gentoo. After installation I'd expected to see programs available that were present in UNIX systems I have used. For example, the program 'mail'. Is it necessary to install such as these separately, and if so, where can I get it? Regards, Rupert -- gentoo-u

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

>From http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6: // start quote Building the System To start building the system, execute emerge --emptytree system. Then go do something to keep your mind busy, because this step takes a long time to complete. Code Listing 22: B

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sunday 11 September 2005 08:33, Nick Rout wrote: > On Sat, 2005-09-10 at 23:03 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Saturday 10 September 2005 20:09, Frank Schafer wrote: > > > ... or which distribution to install during less than 4 days? > > > > > > Hi list, > > > > > > as I wrote yesterda

Re: [gentoo-user] Build Problem

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 03:37:11PM +0200, Greg Armer wrote: > gcc-config error: Could not run/locate "i386-pc-linux-gnu-gcc" > > Here is my make.conf file incase this helps: > > fyre ~ # cat /etc/make.conf > CFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium4 -fomit-frame-pointer" > CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" > CXXFLAGS=

Re: [gentoo-user] Weird problem with emerge sync

On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 16:49 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote: > Is it worth going unstable with rsync for this? meaning, will using an > unstable rsync cause me any "real" problems, even as it (hopefully) > solves this (relatively minor) annoyance? I have not seen any stability issues with 2.6.4 or high

Re: [gentoo-user] mod_perl2

Antoine wrote: Hi, I just can't seem to figure out how to get perl working on apache2. There don't seem to be any decent gentoo-specific docs, and it seems like the names of config files are changing constantly :-(. Anyway, I have installed ~x86 apache2 and mod_perl. What do I do now? I have

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

Hi, On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:09:29 +0200 Frank Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I returned home from work I found in the logs, that ``emerge > --emptytree system'' failed at package 28 of 186 > > python-fcksum-1.7.1 > i386-pc-linux-gnu-gcc bla...bla > ^ > | > +- !!!

Re: [gentoo-user] Weird problem with emerge sync

Paul Varner schreef: >> What is going wrong here? It can't be my implementation of rsync >> (latest stable), or the US pool would fail as well. It could be the >> servers in the European pool, but... all of them? >> >> Or am I simply using the wrong SYNC= in /etc/make.conf? My default >> is rsync.

Re: [gentoo-user] Weird problem with emerge sync

> What is going wrong here? It can't be my implementation of rsync (latest > stable), or the US pool would fail as well. It could be the servers in > the European pool, but... all of them? > > Or am I simply using the wrong SYNC= in /etc/make.conf? My default is > rsync.europe.gentoo.org, and I do

Re: [gentoo-user] gnome complains about "no mixer elements and/or device" on login

Hi Nick, I know it's unlikely, but one other possibility is the sound card itself. A number of my RME cards (Hammerfall, HDSP 9652) actually have no mixer elements, meaning they cannot be controlled by Alsamixer, and so I get the same messages even though the cards work fine with mplayer, etc. I

Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO

On 9/11/05, Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:    2) The generic portion of CFLAGS consists of those flags that do notbegin with "-m".  For that part, use "-O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"  Please, do *NOT* use "-O3" (or higher!!!) or try to unroll every last loop or use every last exotic generi

Re: [gentoo-user] "panel" error

On 9/11/05, Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'd really prefer not to wipe the config files in my home directory...Then don't, its not neccessary for this problem. That was the fix for another Gnome problem I had (not related to panels). Try following Holly's advice. -Mike--

[gentoo-user] Build Problem

Greetings list, Could anyone explain why 40% of all my emerges fail with this error message ? gcc-config error: Could not run/locate "i386-pc-linux-gnu-gcc" Upon executing this file directly, it returns the exact same message: fyre ~ # /usr/bin/i386-pc-linux-gnu-gcc gcc-config error: Could not

Re: [gentoo-user] "panel" error

On Sat, 2005-09-10 at 23:30 -0400, Dave Nebinger wrote: > > Every time I log into gnome I get this annoying error: > > > > I've detected a panal already running, and will now exit. > > > > My wife tells me that she gets the same message when she logs into her > > account on this machine. Is ther

[gentoo-user] mod_perl2

Hi, I just can't seem to figure out how to get perl working on apache2. There don't seem to be any decent gentoo-specific docs, and it seems like the names of config files are changing constantly :-(. Anyway, I have installed ~x86 apache2 and mod_perl. What do I do now? I have tried to test thi

[gentoo-user] Failing to unmerge old PHP package

Hello *, for some reason I have an old, unneeded PHP package floating around (dev-php/mod_php-4.3.2). When trying to remove it via 'emerge -v depclean' I get the following error message: ---snip--- QA Notice: ECLASS 'php' inherited illegally in dev-php/mod_php-4.3.2 /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebui

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql no longer working :-(

... If you still have a copy of your old databases and you stick with myisam tables Try to: - stop mysql (check it with "ps fax" after) - copy the old /var/lib/mysql/mysql dir into /var/lib/mysql/mysqlold - copy the remaing databases in /var/lib/mysql/ - start mysql Now you could play with your

Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO

On 9/11/05, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:43:01 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > 1) In /etc/make.conf set the following entry... > > MAKEOPTS="-j1" > > Do *NOT*, I repeat, do *NOT* use higher numbers. You are begging > > for problems if you do so. > > Th

[gentoo-user] ldap user auth

Hi all, I just got done following the howto for ldap user auth. everything I thought went fine. but when I switch my pam file over to what the howto says, then it wont let me log in. getent passwd|grep 0:0returns what it says its is suppose to. below are my pam file, and my recent logs, any ideas

Re: [gentoo-user] "panel" error

Michael Crute schreef: > On 9/10/05, *Dave Nebinger* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > A google search turned up another message: > >> I had this too after I botched a VNC install. I solved it by >> purging /tmp and all the config files in my home directory. There >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Does mythtv require older nvidia builds on a radeon system?

How did I miss that!, why is that set ... oh well, I overlooked the obvious - thanks. BillK On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 11:13 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote: > W.Kenworthy schreef: > > Does mythtv require older nvidia builds on a radeon system? > > > > bunyip ~ # emerge media-tv/mythtv -vp > > > > Thes

Re: [gentoo-user] Nasty bugs in portage?

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:33:20 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > I imagine he read the install instructions, which are pretty clear about > doing an > > emerge --emptytree system > > What makes you think this is wrong? > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6#doc_chap2 T

Re: [gentoo-user] Does mythtv require older nvidia builds on a radeon system?

W.Kenworthy schreef: > Does mythtv require older nvidia builds on a radeon system? > > bunyip ~ # emerge media-tv/mythtv -vp > > These are the packages that I would merge, in order: > > [ebuild N] media-tv/mythtv-0.18.1-r1 +alsa (-altivec) -arts > -debug +dvb +frontendonly -jack -joystick

Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:43:01 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > 1) In /etc/make.conf set the following entry... > MAKEOPTS="-j1" > Do *NOT*, I repeat, do *NOT* use higher numbers. You are begging > for problems if you do so. This is a blanket statement that will only slow down compiles for a lot

Re: [gentoo-user] Why gpm?

You have net-misc/dhcpcd, a DHCP client only. -- Jes_s Garc_a Crespo (aka Sevein) http://www.sevein.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG key ID: E2DB17E8 (pgp.escomposlinux.org) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list