[gentoo-user] Sparse files and df

Hi, Here's a bit of a puzzle for me... I've got an 40G LVM partition with empty reiserfs on it. Then I've started rtorrent using this fs as a storage and added two 50G torrents to it. Rtorrent had no problems with the fact that partition is smaller than either of them and created all the download

[gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

Kevin O'Gorman wrote: Getting desperate Anyway, with no xorg.conf, I see = screen stuff starts treat ~ # startx xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.6892 New driver is "ati" The driver from ati-drivers is "fglrx", not "ati". "ati" doesn't even really exist

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

Summary: still hosed; newest drivers no help On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 9:27 PM, William Kenworthy wrote: > I got caught by this upgrade (though I am not using ati-drivers) and had > oops's that at first seemed to be xorgs fault.  While -hal helped a lot > (what a fiasco!), there seems to be a bug i

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

I got caught by this upgrade (though I am not using ati-drivers) and had oops's that at first seemed to be xorgs fault. While -hal helped a lot (what a fiasco!), there seems to be a bug in 2.6.29 and updates to reiserfs (yes, reiserfs is still maintained and being updated - look for slowpath bug i

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

On Sonntag 24 Mai 2009, David Relson wrote: > On Sun, 24 May 2009 01:22:06 +0300 > Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > ...[snip]... > > > > ### Begin xorg.conf ### > > > > > > Section "ServerFlags" > > >Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "Files" > > > Fo

[gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

David Relson wrote: On Sun, 24 May 2009 01:22:06 +0300 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: ...[snip]... ### Begin xorg.conf ### Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" EndSection Section "Files" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/util" FontPath "/usr/share/f

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

On Sun, 24 May 2009 01:22:06 +0300 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: ...[snip]... > > ### Begin xorg.conf ### > > > > Section "ServerFlags" > >Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" > > EndSection > > > > Section "Files" > > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/util" > > FontPath "/usr/sh

[gentoo-user] cannot install emacs/emacs-cvs with X use

Hello, after reinstall my system, I can emerge neither emacs nor emacs-cvs successfully on my gentoo. when proceeded to the working fork check, it stops and hangs over, never go ahead. build.log: http://dpaste.com/hold/47083/ and here it is emerge --info: http://dpaste.com/hold/47084/ I can on

[gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

Kevin O'Gorman wrote: On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Mark Knecht wrote: On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: David Relson wrote: On Sat, 23 May 2009 14:57:32 -0700 Kevin O'Gorman wrote: Summary: X is hosed. A couple of weeks back, I made the transition to the curre

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: >> David Relson wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, 23 May 2009 14:57:32 -0700 >>> Kevin O'Gorman wrote: >>> Summary: X is hosed. >>> >>> A couple of weeks back, I made the transition to t

Re: [gentoo-user] was paludis and make.conf - reply to DH

--- On Wed, 5/20/09, maxim wexler wrote: > From: maxim wexler > Subject: [gentoo-user] paludis and make.conf > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Received: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 1:57 PM > > Hi group, > > Now that I'm starting to use paludis in place of portage, I > often see scoot by on

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > David Relson wrote: >> >> On Sat, 23 May 2009 14:57:32 -0700 >> Kevin O'Gorman wrote: >> >>> Summary: X is hosed. >>> >> >> A couple of weeks back, I made the transition to the current versions >> of xorg-server and ati-drivers, i.e. the

[gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

David Relson wrote: On Sat, 23 May 2009 14:57:32 -0700 Kevin O'Gorman wrote: Summary: X is hosed. A couple of weeks back, I made the transition to the current versions of xorg-server and ati-drivers, i.e. the versions in the message subject. I had to do a bit of work with xorg.conf before a

Re: [gentoo-user] x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

On Sat, 23 May 2009 14:57:32 -0700 Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > Summary: X is hosed. > A couple of weeks back, I made the transition to the current versions of xorg-server and ati-drivers, i.e. the versions in the message subject. I had to do a bit of work with xorg.conf before all was good. If I r

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On Sat, 23 May 2009 03:51:40 -0700 (PDT) Jon Hardcastle wrote: > > > > And finally, couldn't he have gotten a binary package from > > http://tinderbox.dev.gentoo.org/default-linux/x86/dev-lang/ > > ? Have you not yet tried to get python from a binary package? See http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtop

Re: [gentoo-user] Is paludis bad for SSDs?

> > > Are you using baselayout1 or baselayout2/openrc? > > > > Hadn't thought about it. baselayout-1.12.11.1 appears > under > > /var/db/pkg/sys-apps/ > > > > Do you recommend migrating to openrc as per > > My point was not that you should migrate, but if you did or > will do, you > should make

Re: [gentoo-user] x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict

Summary: X is hosed. On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 2:40 AM, Alex Schuster wrote: >> Kevin O'Gorman writes: >> >>> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 8:20 PM, Kevin O'Gorman >> wrote: >> >>> > I thank you for the expert advice.  I'm doing the emerge now, b

[gentoo-user] xorg-server-1.5.* and compiz-fusion on intel 945GM

For the past month I have been trying to figure this issue out to no avail. When the new xorg-server went stable a little over a month ago there were several posts related to opengl performance on the intel graphics cards none of which I was able to pull any information from. Prior to the upgrade,

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sat, 23 May 2009 06:59:10 -0500, Dale wrote: > > >> Hmmm, I think someone needs to rethink the system set then. After all, >> portage does not work well without python. It should keep a binary copy >> but it should also warn you if you are typing without your thinking

Re: [gentoo-user] Is starting xdm enough to see something in X?

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Fri, 22 May 2009 12:19:40 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > >> If there is absolutely no difference then I don't need to bother with >> this. If there is then I do. The real issue here is that Myth doesn't >> work. If I can be certain that displ

Re: [gentoo-user] paludis --uninstall leaves stuff behind

On Fri, 22 May 2009 14:06:37 -0700 (PDT), maxim wexler wrote: > And rebooted -- same message. So I deleted /etc/cpufreqd.conf(Why > didn't paludis -u get rid of it?). Probably for the same reason that portage wouldn't, files in /etc/are CONFIG_PROTECTed, or the Paludis equivalent of that. -- N

Re: [gentoo-user] Is starting xdm enough to see something in X?

On Fri, 22 May 2009 12:19:40 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > If there is absolutely no difference then I don't need to bother with > this. If there is then I do. The real issue here is that Myth doesn't > work. If I can be certain that displaying Myth apps on a remote > screen, such as mythtv-setup or

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On Sat, 23 May 2009 06:59:10 -0500, Dale wrote: > Hmmm, I think someone needs to rethink the system set then. After all, > portage does not work well without python. It should keep a binary copy > but it should also warn you if you are typing without your thinking cap > on. Portage is not in sy

Re: [gentoo-user] Is paludis bad for SSDs?

Am Samstag, 23. Mai 2009 18:30:43 schrieb maxim wexler: > > Are you using baselayout1 or baselayout2/openrc? > > Hadn't thought about it. baselayout-1.12.11.1 appears under > /var/db/pkg/sys-apps/ > > Do you recommend migrating to openrc as per My point was not that you should migrate, but if you

Re: [gentoo-user] Is paludis bad for SSDs?

> Are you using baselayout1 or baselayout2/openrc? Hadn't thought about it. baselayout-1.12.11.1 appears under /var/db/pkg/sys-apps/ Do you recommend migrating to openrc as per http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/openrc-migration.xml ? Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] security

On Samstag 23 Mai 2009, Daniel Iliev wrote: > Hi, > > Since I'm not familiar with Gentoo's practice in dealing with > security problems I got curious about the following case. > Yesterday a Secunia advisory [1] about pidgin was brought to my > attention. The solution offered by the up-str

Re: [gentoo-user] [solved] security

On Sat, 23 May 2009 15:31:27 +0200 Justin wrote: > Daniel Iliev wrote: > > > > > > [1] [SA35194] http://secunia.com/advisories/35194/ > > > > > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=270811 > Thanks. -- Best regards, Daniel

Re: [gentoo-user] security

On Sat, 23 May 2009 09:37:05 -0400 Saphirus Sage wrote: > >> > > > > I guess the mirror I'm using is not up-to-date and they will get a > > report about it, > > > > Thanks! > > > > > I sync from rsync://rsync21.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage primarily due > to the fact that it's an unlimite

Re: [gentoo-user] firefox 3.0.10 crashes

On Saturday 23 May 2009, dhk wrote: > Paul Hartman wrote: > > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM, dhk wrote: > >> Ever since I upgraded firefox to version 3 it crashes when certain pages > >> are opened. Currently I have version 3.0.10 and amd64. I've been > >> hoping the problem would get fixed, b

Re: [gentoo-user] security

Daniel Iliev wrote: > On Sat, 23 May 2009 09:23:27 -0400 > Saphirus Sage wrote: > > >> Daniel Iliev wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Since I'm not familiar with Gentoo's practice in dealing with >>> security problems I got curious about the following case. >>> Yesterday a Secunia adviso

Re: [gentoo-user] security

On Sat, 23 May 2009 09:23:27 -0400 Saphirus Sage wrote: > Daniel Iliev wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Since I'm not familiar with Gentoo's practice in dealing with > > security problems I got curious about the following case. > > Yesterday a Secunia advisory [1] about pidgin was brought to my >

Re: [gentoo-user] security

Daniel Iliev wrote: > > Hi, > > Since I'm not familiar with Gentoo's practice in dealing with > security problems I got curious about the following case. > Yesterday a Secunia advisory [1] about pidgin was brought to my > attention. The solution offered by the up-streams is upgrading t

Re: [gentoo-user] security

Daniel Iliev wrote: > > Hi, > > Since I'm not familiar with Gentoo's practice in dealing with > security problems I got curious about the following case. > Yesterday a Secunia advisory [1] about pidgin was brought to my > attention. The solution offered by the up-streams is upgrading t

Re: [gentoo-user] security

Daniel Iliev wrote: > Hi, > > Since I'm not familiar with Gentoo's practice in dealing with > security problems I got curious about the following case. > Yesterday a Secunia advisory [1] about pidgin was brought to my > attention. The solution offered by the up-streams is upgrading to >

[gentoo-user] security

Hi, Since I'm not familiar with Gentoo's practice in dealing with security problems I got curious about the following case. Yesterday a Secunia advisory [1] about pidgin was brought to my attention. The solution offered by the up-streams is upgrading to version 2.5.6, while the late

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Saturday 23 May 2009 13:52:13 Arttu V. wrote: > >> Note how binutils still is within the system set and gets the extra >> warning, while python doesn't get the special system set warning with >> the three exclamation marks? I.e., python *is no longer* in the system >> s

Re: [gentoo-user] md5sum mismatch, upgrade from torrent, fsck

Thufir wrote: > I suppose I'll have to re-download the iso if the md5sum doesn't match > (which it doesn't per UbuntuHashes#9.04>)? The problem is that the iso is corrupted? > Do the md5sums match? If they do you downloaded the cd fine. If not, redownloa

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On Saturday 23 May 2009 13:52:13 Arttu V. wrote: > Note how binutils still is within the system set and gets the extra > warning, while python doesn't get the special system set warning with > the three exclamation marks? I.e., python *is no longer* in the system > set, probably removed by the very

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

Arttu V. wrote: > On 5/23/09, Dale wrote: > >> This is what I get with this command: >> >> r...@smoker / # emerge -ep system | grep python >> [ebuild R ] app-admin/python-updater-0.5 >> [ebuild R ] dev-lang/python-2.5.4-r2 >> r...@smoker / # >> >> So python is there if you do it emptytr

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On 5/23/09, Dale wrote: > This is what I get with this command: > > r...@smoker / # emerge -ep system | grep python > [ebuild R ] app-admin/python-updater-0.5 > [ebuild R ] dev-lang/python-2.5.4-r2 > r...@smoker / # > > So python is there if you do it emptytree. emptytree pulls in *all* d

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

Arttu V. wrote: > Dale wrote: > > You may want to look into that setting for next time. I did however > > notice that although python is in the system set, it is not saving a > > copy for some reason. Anybody know why this setting is not working? > > > > FEATURES="--keep-going buildsyspkg sandbox

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

--- On Sat, 23/5/09, Jorge Morais wrote: > From: Jorge Morais > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Date: Saturday, 23 May, 2009, 8:55 AM > > Thank you! Thank you! Thank > you! > > > > I followed this > > > > http://blogs.pwmn.net/korkakak

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

--- On Sat, 23/5/09, Jorge Morais wrote: > From: Jorge Morais > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Date: Saturday, 23 May, 2009, 8:55 AM > > Thank you! Thank you! Thank > you! > > > > I followed this > > > > http://blogs.pwmn.net/korkakak

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

On Sat, 23 May 2009 04:55:04 -0300 Jorge Morais wrote: > Couldn't he have emerged python by invoking > ebuild /usr/port/usr/portage/dev-lang/python/python-2.6.2.ebuild merge > ? > This would do everyting correctly. > And wouldn't it work without Python, since it is written in Bash? > AFAIK, what

Re: [gentoo-user] firefox 3.0.10 crashes

Paul Hartman wrote: On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM, dhk wrote: Ever since I upgraded firefox to version 3 it crashes when certain pages are opened. Currently I have version 3.0.10 and amd64. I've been hoping the problem would get fixed, but it hasn't been yet. For example I can not even go

[gentoo-user] gentoo-user+unsubscr...@lists.gentoo.org

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: disable syanptics pad

On Friday 22 May 2009, james wrote: > Paul Hartman gmail.com> writes: > > I think you need to set corepointer=0 in the FDI file or something > > similar to that. Or if you're using xorg.conf point it to a specific > > mouse instead of /dev/mice or whatever the catch-all mouse device is. > > May be

Re: [gentoo-user] ARGH I uninstalled python

> Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! > > I followed this > > http://blogs.pwmn.net/korkakak/2008/06/04/gentoo-i-unmerged-python-now-what > > which worked - in the end. couple of caveats tho for anyone 'that follows' > get python from their site as the ftp link in this article is out of date. > >

[gentoo-user] md5sum mismatch, upgrade from torrent, fsck

I suppose I'll have to re-download the iso if the md5sum doesn't match (which it doesn't per )? The problem is that the iso is corrupted? thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ thu...@arrakis:~/Desktop$ sudo mount -o loop ~/Des