Re: [gentoo-user] [way OT] Authenticating in a wireless home network

2013-02-24 Thread Mick
On Monday 25 Feb 2013 03:00:56 Michael Mol wrote: > On 02/24/2013 09:49 PM, walt wrote: > > I've been connecting my google nexus 7 tablet to my wireless router > > using the standard ssid/password method until last week, when I found > > that my router will allow wireless connections based on the t

Re: [gentoo-user] [way OT] Authenticating in a wireless home network

2013-02-24 Thread Michael Mol
On 02/24/2013 09:49 PM, walt wrote: > I've been connecting my google nexus 7 tablet to my wireless router > using the standard ssid/password method until last week, when I found > that my router will allow wireless connections based on the tablet's > MAC address. > > What I don't know is whether t

[gentoo-user] [way OT] Authenticating in a wireless home network

2013-02-24 Thread walt
I've been connecting my google nexus 7 tablet to my wireless router using the standard ssid/password method until last week, when I found that my router will allow wireless connections based on the tablet's MAC address. What I don't know is whether the MAC-address authentication method will cause

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.7.9: Lots of devices are root root rw-------.

2013-02-24 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 24/02/2013 23:40, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hi, Alan. > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 06:08:19PM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On 24/02/2013 13:02, Alan Mackenzie wrote: >>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 10:44:19AM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: On 23/02/2013 19:18, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hi, Gento

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.7.9: Lots of devices are root root rw-------.

2013-02-24 Thread Alan Mackenzie
Hi, Alan. On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 06:08:19PM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 24/02/2013 13:02, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 10:44:19AM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > >> On 23/02/2013 19:18, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > >>> Hi, Gentoo! > >>> Just built the new kernel 3.7.9 last nig

Re: [gentoo-user] sys-devel/gcc-4.6.3 fails with Bootstrap comparison failure!

2013-02-24 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 24/02/2013 23:16, Mick wrote: > On Sunday 24 Feb 2013 19:32:22 Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On 24/02/2013 19:53, Mick wrote: >>> I'm trying to run revdep-rebuild --library '/usr/lib/libmpc.so.2' && >>> rm '/usr/lib/libmpc.so.2' following the elog message after I updated >>> dev-libs/mpc-1.0.1. (I thi

Re: [gentoo-user] sys-devel/gcc-4.6.3 fails with Bootstrap comparison failure!

2013-02-24 Thread Mick
On Sunday 24 Feb 2013 19:32:22 Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 24/02/2013 19:53, Mick wrote: > > I'm trying to run revdep-rebuild --library '/usr/lib/libmpc.so.2' && > > rm '/usr/lib/libmpc.so.2' following the elog message after I updated > > dev-libs/mpc-1.0.1. (I think). > > > Anyway, one (rather anci

Re: [gentoo-user] sys-devel/gcc-4.6.3 fails with Bootstrap comparison failure!

2013-02-24 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 24/02/2013 19:53, Mick wrote: > I'm trying to run revdep-rebuild --library '/usr/lib/libmpc.so.2' && > rm '/usr/lib/libmpc.so.2' following the elog message after I updated > dev-libs/mpc-1.0.1. (I think). > > Anyway, one (rather ancient) box continuous to fail with: [...] > `/mnt/video/tmp_

[gentoo-user] sys-devel/gcc-4.6.3 fails with Bootstrap comparison failure!

2013-02-24 Thread Mick
I'm trying to run revdep-rebuild --library '/usr/lib/libmpc.so.2' && rm '/usr/lib/libmpc.so.2' following the elog message after I updated dev-libs/mpc-1.0.1. (I think). Anyway, one (rather ancient) box continuous to fail with: = make[5]: Leaving directo

[gentoo-user] Google+ Community for Gentoo?

2013-02-24 Thread Pandu Poluan
Is there a Google+ Community for us Gentoo-ers? Rgds, -- FdS Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ • LOPSA Member #15248 • Blog : http://pepoluan.tumblr.com • Linked-In : http://id.linkedin.com/in/pepoluan

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.7.9: Lots of devices are root root rw-------.

2013-02-24 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 24/02/2013 13:02, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 10:44:19AM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On 23/02/2013 19:18, Alan Mackenzie wrote: >>> Hi, Gentoo! > >>> Just built the new kernel 3.7.9 last night, and it's one of these >>> "nothing works" situations. > > Sorry, I was exagge

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.7.9: Lots of devices are root root rw-------.

2013-02-24 Thread Alan Mackenzie
On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 10:44:19AM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 23/02/2013 19:18, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > > Hi, Gentoo! > > Just built the new kernel 3.7.9 last night, and it's one of these > > "nothing works" situations. Sorry, I was exaggerating here. I can work normally as long as I don't

[gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia driver - blank screen not even console display

2013-02-24 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 24/02/13 00:53, Joseph wrote: On 02/23/13 08:55, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:32:15 -0700, Joseph wrote: I'm starting to have serious doubts in Nvidia (those binary drivers are piece of crap). My system just freeze after one day; I went back to nvidia-dirvers-295.75 Have yo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Steaming to iOs and Android from Gentoo

2013-02-24 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 22/02/2013 22:55, James wrote: > Alan McKinnon gmail.com> writes: > > >> My setup: > > Alan, thanks for your information. I just purchased a cab over > camper from my 4x4 pickup. Also will be towing a boat > and traveling extensively. Freelance videoing and web site > creation is the busines

Re: [gentoo-user] No space left on device ?

2013-02-24 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 24/02/2013 01:25, Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Saturday 23 February 2013 15:44:31 Alan McKinnon wrote: > >> The number of people who completely and totally misread the simple >> instructions about upgrading udev is spectacular. > > Even I did it, and I'm ashamed to admit it too. At least I manag

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 3.7.9: Lots of devices are root root rw-------.

2013-02-24 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 23/02/2013 19:18, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hi, Gentoo! > > Just built the new kernel 3.7.9 last night, and it's one of these > "nothing works" situations. > > It seems the problems are with the device files, whose ownership is set > to "root root" (rather than, e.g., "root audio") and whose per