Re: [gentoo-user] No network ( Solved, I am connected, thanks)

2015-03-04 Thread German
On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:07:39 + Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 06:57:48 -0500, German wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 08:09:12 + Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 02:01:20 -0500, German wrote: So I rebuilt my kernel with

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't locate Net/IMAP/Client.pm

2015-03-04 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 03/04/2015 05:16 AM, hw wrote: You could try app-portage/g-cpan and seeing if that will install it. I believe I read a few months ago that it's in need of maintenance, but I'd expect it to work in most packages. http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/perl/g-cpan.xml Thank you, I'll look into

Re: [gentoo-user] new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread whytlze
[OT] openwrt? —brSent from phone a href=https://www.dropbox.com/mailbox;Mailbox/a

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} offline backups

2015-03-04 Thread Grant
I have several encrypted backup repositories online and I'd like to somehow mirror that offline. I currently have about 20G of data to back up. Any ideas? Rewritable Blu-Ray? - Grant tape. Used tape drives are cheap. DLT and LTO is as reliable as granite. My goal here is to have

Re: [gentoo-user] No network ( Solved, I am connected, thanks)

2015-03-04 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 04 Mar 2015 15:40:12 German wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:07:39 + Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 06:57:48 -0500, German wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 08:09:12 + Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 02:01:20

[gentoo-user] {OT} reliable USB extender?

2015-03-04 Thread Grant
I need to connect a Zebra LP2844 USB label printer at about 35 feet from a Gentoo machine. I got this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L14ZTC but it is proving to be unreliable. The printer stops responding many times per day and needs to be power cycled. Is there a reliable way to make

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} offline backups

2015-03-04 Thread Matti Nykyri
On Mar 4, 2015, at 21:50, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I have several encrypted backup repositories online and I'd like to somehow mirror that offline. I currently have about 20G of data to back up. Any ideas? Rewritable Blu-Ray? - Grant tape. Used tape drives are cheap. DLT and

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} offline backups

2015-03-04 Thread Matti Nykyri
On Mar 4, 2015, at 21:50, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: DLT and LTO is as reliable as granite. Would tape be the best choice? Yes. I would use tape. -- -Matti

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} reliable USB extender?

2015-03-04 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 04.03.2015 um 21:28 schrieb Grant Edwards: On 2015-03-04, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I need to connect a Zebra LP2844 USB label printer at about 35 feet from a Gentoo machine. I got this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L14ZTC but it is proving to be unreliable. The

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread James
whytlze at gmail.com writes: [OT] openwrt? http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/buyerguide yes still munging through the suggestions. I do not need wireless (actually prefer no wireless ports on the router). I was kinda looking for direct hardware recommendations, if you have a make/model you are

[gentoo-user] Re: {OT} reliable USB extender?

2015-03-04 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2015-03-04, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I need to connect a Zebra LP2844 USB label printer at about 35 feet from a Gentoo machine. I got this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L14ZTC but it is proving to be unreliable. The printer stops responding many times per day and

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} reliable USB extender?

2015-03-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:13:24 -0800, Grant wrote: I need to connect a Zebra LP2844 USB label printer at about 35 feet from a Gentoo machine. I got this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L14ZTC but it is proving to be unreliable. The printer stops responding many times per day and

Re: [gentoo-user] new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread Bruce Schultz
On 5 March 2015 1:10:40 AM AEST, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, It's time to build a new router. Surely, I would just like to purchase hardware and run a minimized or embedded gentoo on it along with iptables and a few other packages. But, I got to reading and well it seems much

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread James
Bruce Schultz brulzki at gmail.com writes: On 5 March 2015 1:10:40 AM AEST, James wireless at tampabay.rr.com wrote: I'd like to be able to download some open source linux to the router hardware if updates and pathces are not maintained by the vendor? That way I do not purchase

Re: [gentoo-user] No network ( Solved, I am connected, thanks)

2015-03-04 Thread German
On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 18:25:07 + Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday 04 Mar 2015 15:40:12 German wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:07:39 + Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 06:57:48 -0500, German wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 08:09:12 +

[gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-04 Thread German
I have a SSD in my laptop and the system boots really fast so I can't see the details of the warnings it displays. Are there any way to scroll the screen or see some system boot's logs? Thanks -- German gentger...@gmail.com

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} offline backups

2015-03-04 Thread Walter Dnes
On Tue, Mar 03, 2015 at 07:51:35AM -0800, Grant wrote I have several encrypted backup repositories online and I'd like to somehow mirror that offline. I currently have about 20G of data to back up. Any ideas? Rewritable Blu-Ray? 32 gigabyte USB keys are around $20 CDN, probably less in US

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} offline backups

2015-03-04 Thread wabenbau
Am Mittwoch, 04.03.2015 um 23:29 schrieb Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org: On Tue, Mar 03, 2015 at 07:51:35AM -0800, Grant wrote I have several encrypted backup repositories online and I'd like to somehow mirror that offline. I currently have about 20G of data to back up. Any ideas?

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread Bruce Schultz
On 5 March 2015 7:24:04 AM AEST, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Bruce Schultz brulzki at gmail.com writes: On 5 March 2015 1:10:40 AM AEST, James wireless at tampabay.rr.com wrote: I'd like to be able to download some open source linux to the router hardware if updates and pathces

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-04 Thread Adam Carter
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 1:58 PM, German gentger...@gmail.com wrote: I have a SSD in my laptop and the system boots really fast so I can't see the details of the warnings it displays. Are there any way to scroll the screen or see some system boot's logs? Try; dmesg | less And you may also

[gentoo-user] Re: new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread James
Bruce Schultz brulzki at gmail.com writes: Yes. Sadly it is still in its box in the cupboard for the past few weeks. Precisely why I need to purchase something functional and easy to set up, for now. Have you or another tried it? Have you put gentoo on it? I did plan to, but, you know...

Re: [gentoo-user] See bootup/poweroff screen?

2015-03-04 Thread Dale
German wrote: I have a SSD in my laptop and the system boots really fast so I can't see the details of the warnings it displays. Are there any way to scroll the screen or see some system boot's logs? Thanks You may want to read this post and try this method too. I did this ages ago and on

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} offline backups

2015-03-04 Thread Dale
waben...@gmail.com wrote: Am Mittwoch, 04.03.2015 um 23:29 schrieb Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org: On Tue, Mar 03, 2015 at 07:51:35AM -0800, Grant wrote I have several encrypted backup repositories online and I'd like to somehow mirror that offline. I currently have about 20G of data to

Re: [gentoo-user] No network

2015-03-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 02:01:20 -0500, German wrote: So I rebuilt my kernel with r8169 for network NIC and rtl8723be for Wi-fi NIC, however I can't connect to internet. I think the problem here with interfaces, but could be something else, have no clue. I remember when I installed openSuse, it

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't locate Net/IMAP/Client.pm

2015-03-04 Thread hw
Am 28.02.2015 um 13:09 schrieb Alan McKinnon: On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:29:30 +0100 hw h...@gartencenter-vaehning.de wrote: Hi, I'm trying to use Net::IMAP::Client; in a perl script and keep getting the message: Can't locate Net/IMAP/Client.pm in @INC (you may need to install the

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't locate Net/IMAP/Client.pm

2015-03-04 Thread hw
Am 28.02.2015 um 22:26 schrieb Stroller: On Sat, 28 February 2015, at 10:29 am, hw h...@gartencenter-vaehning.de wrote: I'm trying to use Net::IMAP::Client; in a perl script and keep getting the message: I don't think there's a package for this is in portage. You could try

Re: [gentoo-user] No 'libs' in world file?

2015-03-04 Thread Walter Dnes
On Tue, Mar 03, 2015 at 05:30:34PM -0800, Daniel Frey wrote On 03/03/2015 10:06 PM, Walter Dnes wrote: And a lib is not necessarily always a direct dependancy. E.g. my HDHomerun OTA TV tuner requires the media-libs/libhdhomerun ebuild to be explicitly installed. Wait, really? I've

Re: [gentoo-user] No 'libs' in world file?

2015-03-04 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Wednesday 04 March 2015 01:06:58 Walter Dnes wrote: ... zip is an absolute dependancy of gcc and seamonkey ... A word to the wise: dependency. No As. :) -- Rgds Peter.

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't locate Net/IMAP/Client.pm

2015-03-04 Thread hw
Am 28.02.2015 um 13:41 schrieb Alexander Kapshuk: On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 1:49 PM, hw h...@gartencenter-vaehning.de wrote: Am 28.02.2015 um 11:35 schrieb Alexander Kapshuk: On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 12:29 PM, hw h...@gartencenter-vaehning.de wrote: Hi, I'm trying to use

Re: [gentoo-user] No 'libs' in world file?

2015-03-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 05:48:15 -0500, Philip Webb wrote: Otherwise, why do Gentooers say 'dependency' when they mean 'requirement' ? It's a general Linux thing, not only Gentoo. -- eg above, while Zip is not required for Gcc or Seamonkey or VICE VERSA, Zip could hardly depend on Seamonkey,

[OT] Re: [gentoo-user] No 'libs' in world file?

2015-03-04 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Wednesday 04 March 2015 05:48:15 Philip Webb wrote: 150304 Peter Humphrey wrote: On Wednesday 04 March 2015 01:06:58 Walter Dnes wrote: ... zip is an absolute dependancy of gcc and seamonkey ... A word to the wise: dependency. No As. You mean A's or more accurately A ... (grin).

Re: [gentoo-user] No network

2015-03-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 06:57:48 -0500, German wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 08:09:12 + Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 02:01:20 -0500, German wrote: So I rebuilt my kernel with r8169 for network NIC and rtl8723be for Wi-fi NIC, however I can't connect to

Re: [gentoo-user] No 'libs' in world file?

2015-03-04 Thread Philip Webb
150304 Peter Humphrey wrote: On Wednesday 04 March 2015 01:06:58 Walter Dnes wrote: ... zip is an absolute dependancy of gcc and seamonkey ... A word to the wise: dependency. No As. You mean A's or more accurately A ... (grin). Otherwise, why do Gentooers say 'dependency' when they mean

Re: [gentoo-user] No network

2015-03-04 Thread German
On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 08:09:12 + Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 02:01:20 -0500, German wrote: So I rebuilt my kernel with r8169 for network NIC and rtl8723be for Wi-fi NIC, however I can't connect to internet. I think the problem here with interfaces, but

[gentoo-user] new linux router

2015-03-04 Thread James
Hello, It's time to build a new router. Surely, I would just like to purchase hardware and run a minimized or embedded gentoo on it along with iptables and a few other packages. But, I got to reading and well it seems much has changed. Dansguardian is deprecated? If I add protection above layer