Re: [gentoo-user] auto login

2006-07-05 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 13:14:00 -0400 gentoo wrote: > On Tuesday 04 July 2006 07:21, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 20:49:12 -0400 > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > How do I auto login and start a single X11 related program EX oxine. > > > I hav

Re: [gentoo-user] File manager via Web Browser

2006-07-04 Thread Nick Rout
yiu type: fish://[EMAIL PROTECTED] or sftp://[EMAIL PROTECTED] in the address bar of konqueror, you will be prompted for a password. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-x11 screwup

2006-07-04 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 21:45:21 +0100 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:11:39 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > No, that still doesn't work. When the user unmerges kde-meta, with your > > proposal it will unmerge X11. The next step is that the user emerges > > gnome which first emerges X

Re: [gentoo-user] auto login

2006-07-04 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 20:49:12 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How do I auto login and start a single X11 related program EX oxine. > I have it all configured to run but I still have to login and startx for it > to work. > > > Can Anyone help > rob > [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you only want one X pr

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Strange messages at boot

2006-07-03 Thread Nick Rout
plugd and use it to do what you want. They do? I emerged it a while ago now and then took net.ethx out of all runlevels and replaced it with ifplugd. Should i undo that? -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-x11 screwup

2006-07-03 Thread Nick Rout
kde-meta. Under your scheme it would also uninstall xorg-x11. But that is not what you want! > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Stable MythTV removed from portage?

2006-07-03 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 06:05:30 -0700 Mark Knecht wrote: > On 7/2/06, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > If it is so stable and you have it on 5 machines then why are you > > wanting to install it again? > > I don't. I just don't want mes

Re: [gentoo-user] USE flag

2006-07-02 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:04:45 -0500 Jeremy Olexa wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Nick Rout wrote: > > On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:30:26 +0530 > > Aniruddha Shankar wrote: > > > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >

Re: [gentoo-user] Stable MythTV removed from portage?

2006-07-02 Thread Nick Rout
> that out. > > If this is painful enough I guess they'll force me to upgrade anyway, > won't they? ;-) > > Cheers, > Mark If it is so stable and you have it on 5 machines then why are you wanting to install it again? Actually 0.19 has quite a lot of improvements. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-x11 screwup

2006-07-02 Thread Nick Rout
give you that information? -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] USE flag

2006-06-28 Thread Nick Rout
er with multiple display > interfaces (dialog/ncurses/gtk) > > cheers, funnily enough I dislike the gtk interface and usually start it with DISPLAY= profuse to fool it into thinking X is not available, so it runs in my konsole -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] where's good old inetd ?

2006-06-28 Thread Nick Rout
n easily select > > which package to install, why depend on some USE flag? > > Following you line of argumentation, the virtual package "inetd" > should be dropped, since people can directly choose "xinetd". > sounds like a good idea :) -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Best webmail

2006-06-26 Thread Nick Rout
mail either, not sure what other spellings to try) > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] mencoder: error encoding, following howto

2006-06-22 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:28:32 +1200 Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:02:18 -0400 > fire-eyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wednesday 21 June 2006 18:03, Nick Rout wrote: > > > dvdrip is in portage and is an excellent tool fo

Re: [gentoo-user] mencoder: error encoding, following howto

2006-06-22 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:02:18 -0400 fire-eyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 21 June 2006 18:03, Nick Rout wrote: > > dvdrip is in portage and is an excellent tool for backing up DVD. > > It looked that way to me, however in every test I tried, after ripping it

Re: [gentoo-user] dvdrip: significant frame loss during rip

2006-06-21 Thread Nick Rout
it at the end, and it makes no difference what I have the > grab subtitle setting at. Thanks for the reply :) > Try here: http://www.exit1.org/cgi-bin/htsearch?config=dvdrip-users&restrict=&exclude=&words=%22It+seems+that+transcode+ripping+stopped+short.%22&method=and&format

Re: [gentoo-user] mencoder: error encoding, following howto

2006-06-21 Thread Nick Rout
> Try the script provided on my company's web site (http://www.SysEx.com.na) > under "Linux tips and tricks". It's tip #5. > > Uwe > > -- > Mark Twain: I rather decline two drinks than a German adjective. > http://www.SysEx.com.na > -- > gentoo

Re: [gentoo-user] Accessing mailserver with ssh

2006-06-19 Thread Nick Rout
EREDSUBJECT THREAD=REFERENCES SORT QUOTA IDLE AUTH=PLAIN ACL ACL2=UNION] Courier-IMAP ready. Copyright 1998-2005 Double Precision, Inc. See COPYING for distribution information. Then I type (responses are marked >> for clarity: 1 login nick >>1 OK LOGIN Ok. 2 logout >>

Re: [gentoo-user] OT - More Mythtv problems

2006-06-19 Thread Nick Rout
/users/ (Warning, it IS a higher volume list than even gentoo-user) The live tv recordings are set to be deleted fairly soon after the event, their deletion priority is pretty high. I cannot remember the details now. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Video conversion

2006-06-17 Thread Nick Rout
On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:01:15 -0700 Ow Mun Heng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > n Sat, 2006-06-17 at 11:24 +0800, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 15:22 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > > > Try these. Should be a simple --target DVD > > > > > > * media-video/tovid [ Masked ] > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Video conversion

2006-06-16 Thread Nick Rout
On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:24:09 +0800 Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 15:22 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > Try these. Should be a simple --target DVD > > > > * media-video/tovid [ Masked ] > > It seems to be removed... or did you use an overlay? > > $ emerge -S

Re: [gentoo-user] Google Earth: Masked?

2006-06-15 Thread Nick Rout
; everything worked as expected - except the speed, but the graphic driver is > to blame (missing OpenGL support). So why is Google Earth masked? > Has anyone any problems with Google Earth? > > Nico Schümann -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] mounting cdrom during boot

2006-06-15 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:16:59 +0200 Bo Ørsted Andresen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 15 June 2006 09:30, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 01:52:29 +0200, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: > > > > Are you using LVM? > > > > > > Sure. So it's because of this? > > > > > > ==

Re: [gentoo-user] Explore2fs and Gentoo

2006-06-15 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 02:48:53 -0300 "Leandro Melo de Sales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > >in my laptop I use linux and windows. Sometimes when I'm using > windows I need to access data from my linux ext3 partition. So I tried > to use Explore2fs application. It detects my two ext3 (hda3

Re: [gentoo-user] MPlayer-1.0_pre8

2006-06-13 Thread Nick Rout
gt; > downgrade x( > > You'll have to mask all the mplayer-1.0.2006* packages as they are considered > to be higher version numbers by portage. > > -- > Raymond Lewis Rebbeck > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] EMERGENCY - GCC GONE!

2006-05-31 Thread Nick Rout
I think you are right, untar the gcc and then emerge it again (from the binary) -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] EMERGENCY - GCC GONE!

2006-05-31 Thread Nick Rout
a try?! > > Anyway, some guru will point you in the right direction anytime. > Some OK ideas have been floated here, but what if our friend doesn't have another working gentoo machine? he needs that for quickpkg. Suggestions for finding the packaged file on one of the dev sites i

Re: [gentoo-user] CVS for kernel config?

2006-05-30 Thread Nick Rout
to purchase a little temporary > Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. > -- Benjamin Franklin > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] sysconfig

2006-05-24 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, 23 May 2006 19:50:12 -0500 Teresa and Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You may want to look at rc-update. It may help some too. I had to > install Mandriva the other day, needed something on a system real quick, > and I hate that thing now. Still not sure it is working right and I'm >

Re: [gentoo-user] Software suspend 2

2006-05-21 Thread Nick Rout
me2=swap:/dev/hda7 > read-only > root=/dev/hda8 > > I get the following error when running lilo: > Syntax error at or above line 14 in file '/etc/lilo.conf'. Line 14 is > the append line. Does anyone have any idea as to what may be causing > this? > > Thanks,

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: method to limit transfer speeds

2006-05-16 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 17 May 2006 00:45:16 -0400 Willie Wong wrote: > On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 11:06:09PM -0500, Penguin Lover Jeremy Olexa squawked: > > Hello, > > I am wondering how any of you limit transfer speeds on a specific > > protocol. I do not need any server type applications for managing a > > netwo

Re: [gentoo-user] Uninstalling portage

2006-05-16 Thread Nick Rout
up some > directories manually? > > For that matter, what are all the directories used for data by portage, > that I could delete on a system that doesn't use portage? > > Thanks, > Rennie deGraaf > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Unpacking an ISO Image

2006-05-16 Thread Nick Rout
it's like ncurses, but different) - - unicode : Adds support for Unicode - - 7zip: add support for 7zip archives - - debug : Tells configure and the makefiles to build for debugging. Effects vary across packages, but generally it will at least add -g to CFLAGS. Remember to

Re: [gentoo-user] 1366x768 HDTV

2006-05-14 Thread Nick Rout
and use the digital capabilities, if anyone > thinks this is a better idea? > > > Any suggestions are appreciated. > > > James What are the errors you are getting? What is your setup and where is it failing? if it is failing, best clues are in /var/log/Xorg.*.log

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo ADSL wireless router (3 questions)

2006-05-11 Thread Nick Rout
e & model of router/modem is, how the hell do you expect an answer? -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] glsa-check script

2006-05-11 Thread Nick Smith
On 5/11/06, Rasmus Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 04:35:46PM -0400, Nick Smith wrote: > has anyone written a script that checks for glsa security updates and > then has it auto emerge the packages it needs to get rid of the > security risk? if so

[gentoo-user] glsa-check script

2006-05-11 Thread Nick Smith
. thanks Nick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Web mail

2006-05-02 Thread Nick Rout
7;) { > showComposeButtonRow(); > > Does anyone know of a good *modern* webmail app? > > Jim > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > JimD > Central FL, USA, Earth, Sol > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] How to make Gentoo more Ubuntu like

2006-04-30 Thread Nick Rout
n trouble > > : ) > > Jim > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > JimD > Central FL, USA, Earth, Sol > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] How to make Gentoo more Ubuntu like

2006-04-30 Thread Nick Rout
t want to learn how stuff > works? :) > > Christel i get the impression its not jim's wife who wanted gentoo on the laptop :-) -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] OT Vmware win starting in safe mode

2006-04-27 Thread Nick Rout
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anyone here running vmware workstation know how to start winxp pro in > > safe mode with vmware? > > Just like with real hardware...F8 after you see the BIOS screen disappear. > > -Richard > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mai

Re: [gentoo-user] Alternative to netkit-telnetd

2006-04-25 Thread Nick Rout
(I have some expect-scripts using telnet). > > Regards, > -- > Dan Johansson, <http://www.dmj.nu> > *** > This message is printed on 100% recycled electrons! > *** -- Nick Rout &

Re: [gentoo-user] How to dub VHS to DVD with Gentoo?

2006-04-24 Thread Nick Rout
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:12:53 -0400 "Mark Shields" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/22/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Does anyone know of any hardware and software that can be used to transfer > > VHS > > tapes to DVDs using Gentoo Linux on x86 hardware? > > -- > > gentoo

Re: [gentoo-user] Midnight Commander Light for Gentoo?

2006-04-24 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:37:24 +0200 Marián Hercek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a ebuild for Midnight Commander Light? > > Port (for FreeBSD) exists. > > It's quite interesting clone of MC because of highlighting files by > their extension. > > > Somehow cannot find homepage of MC ligh

Re: [gentoo-user] Is cups crap?

2006-04-19 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:58:29 +0200 Thierry de Coulon wrote: [Is cups crap?] Someone thinks so: http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] QEMU questions?

2006-04-09 Thread Nick Rout
user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > Are you using it as a disk or as a cdrom? > > > > Cynyr > > I tried both... as a disk it can't read the contents... as a cdrom, I get the > "NTLDR can be found"... > Do you need to use an image? Whats wrong with the cd? Also can you show us your command line? > > Jerry > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] first ebuild, looking for reviewer

2006-04-03 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:36:22 -0500 Roy Wright wrote: > Nick Rout wrote: > > waiting for the ebuild, which is not attached to the bug yet. > > > > > Should be soon. I'm trying to get all of the overhead set up right > (metadata.xml at the moment). do

Re: [gentoo-user] first ebuild, looking for reviewer

2006-04-03 Thread Nick Rout
it to the bug. > > If it is good, it will be used. If not, someone will tell you. > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] ssh2 and xover LAN

2006-04-03 Thread Nick Rout
On Sun, 2 Apr 2006 17:02:37 -0700 (PDT) maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > xover==crossover. > ftp didn't work either ohhh for gods sake what command did you issue? what result did you get? scp myfile [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/ generally transfers myfile into the home directory of otheruser

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Application for video cutting ?

2006-04-03 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 04:18:08 +0200 (CEST) Meino Christian Cramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Application for video cutting ? > Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:24:04 +1200 > > > Avidemux failed to

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Application for video cutting ?

2006-04-02 Thread Nick Rout
gt; -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Application for video cutting ?

2006-04-02 Thread Nick Rout
is actually called avidemux2 have you tried that? -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] dhcp problems

2006-03-29 Thread Nick Smith
On 3/16/06, JimD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:21:17 -0500 > "Nick Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i have a new laptop that is giving me fits when i try to get any > > distro of linux installed. i was actually able to instal

[gentoo-user] Re: problems emerge'ing amavis-new

2006-03-27 Thread Nick Smith
its been a couple weeks since i posted this, figured i would wait and see if this fixed itself and it hasnt, has any one got any ideas as to why im getting this error or where to start to fix it? thanks nick On 3/10/06, Nick Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i get this when i try

Re: [gentoo-user] order of module loading (udev)

2006-03-27 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:29:07 +0100 Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:51:25 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > > > > Alternatively, you can use udev rules to specify the names. this has > > > the advantage of working when you are unable to

Re: [gentoo-user] swat

2006-03-27 Thread Nick Rout
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:29:26 -0500 JimD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:30:50 -0600 > Qv6 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Where did you find swat to install? Last time I checked, swat is not > > available in portage or even on Freshmeat. > > It is a part of Samba. Just add

Re: [gentoo-user] order of module loading (udev)

2006-03-27 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:36:57 +0100 Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:23:11 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > > > > anyway, whatever you put in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 will > > > be loaded before coldplug loads anything. > >

Re: [gentoo-user] order of module loading (udev)

2006-03-26 Thread Nick Rout
> Ahhh excellent, thanks, i didn't know they started before coldplug, but it makes me happy to know that! > Nick Rout wrote: > > udev system, kernel 2.6.24-something. > > > > serial is a module, as is lirc_serial. > > > > How do I change the order of m

[gentoo-user] order of module loading (udev)

2006-03-26 Thread Nick Rout
. Thanks. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Left/Right Channel as Mono in Mplayer

2006-03-26 Thread Nick Rout
GB RAM > 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!! > Neuromancer 11:00:12 up 16:55, 6 users, load average: 2.22, 1.81, 1.61 > > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] In search of two applikations

2006-03-26 Thread Nick Rout
ersion of the portage tree is outdated ? Dont know... xmltv has no connection with your tv card. xmltv downloads programme listings, but it doesn't tune your card. It tells you what is on TV, but doesn't play it for you. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] GRP?

2006-03-26 Thread Nick Rout
kages still exist? > > Jim > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] How about ieee 1394 was:USB TV / Video capture devices

2006-03-24 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:49:40 -0700 Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 14:40 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > > I am unclear what you mean here. what is a "Analog to Digital S-VHS > > converter." I suspect it has RCA analog video in, but what comes o

Re: [gentoo-user] How about ieee 1394 was:USB TV / Video capture devices

2006-03-23 Thread Nick Rout
quot;live" but it might in kino. emerge kino and try it. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] My Gentoo is too secure ... ;)

2006-03-23 Thread Nick Rout
have to remember that you need to log in afresh after being added to a new group! -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] My Gentoo is too secure ... ;)

2006-03-23 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:16:54 +0100 Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: > On Thursday 23 March 2006 22:42, Nick Rout wrote: > > > which you probably cannot do without logging in as root at a console > > as once you log into X as user, you cannot su. chicken egg chicken > > egg. > &g

Re: [gentoo-user] sudo echo

2006-03-23 Thread Nick Rout
es not seem to survive the redirection. I suspect you need to know more than I do about the way redirection is handled by the shell to explain it. > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] USB TV / Video capture devices

2006-03-23 Thread Nick Rout
available from http://www.plextor.com/english/support/LinuxSDK.htm. MythTV uses the Plextor to capture hardware encoded MPEG-4, so the host CPU requirements are low." > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] My Gentoo is too secure ... ;)

2006-03-23 Thread Nick Rout
the user to the wheel group. > HTH which you probably cannot do without logging in as root at a console as once you log into X as user, you cannot su. chicken egg chicken egg. Also i recommend sudo, but thats another whole story... > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nic

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso - DMA related problem

2006-03-23 Thread Nick Rout
amd64 with BenQ DVD writer and > x86 with Plextor CD writer > > -- > #Joseph do they both use the same kernel version? > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: IPv6 (was: Re: [gentoo-user] ping!)

2006-03-21 Thread Nick Rout
cent kernel. In fact when I first started gentoo (and it was a few years ago now) there was a gentoo ipv6 howto, which told you how to get connected to ipv6 via a couple of virtual providers (HeNET?), so I don't think that even a recent kernel was required. That was in 2.4 days. > --

Re: [gentoo-user] To be printed or not to be printed -- that is the question

2006-03-21 Thread Nick Rout
o so. > > (x86, CPU: AMD64 X2 3800+ Dual Core) > > Kind regards, > mcc > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] AMD64 on board video

2006-03-21 Thread Nick Rout
t doesn't ppear on the visa statement. Install it when she is out at whatever_it_is_that_women_do_when_they_go_to_the_movies_together. Destroy the box. > > Jim > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Lilypond version

2006-03-21 Thread Nick Rout
s pointed to elsewhere in this thread. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] how long does an install take on "average"?

2006-03-21 Thread Nick Rout
it. > > > > I'll approx 11 hrs into a PIII-450, 256MB Ram install ... I started it > > before leaving for work this AM and it's chugging away. Perhaps it'll > > be done by the time the Father-Daughter dinner and soccer practice are > > done (in 4 hrs). Perhaps it'll be done by the time I head for work > > tomorrow. Perhaps it'll be 24 hrs like the initial posting. > > > > Only time will tell :-> > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > -- > Diogo B. Tridapalli > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Lilypond version

2006-03-21 Thread Nick Rout
t; "Requeires Windows 9x, NT4 or better", > so I´ve installed Linux > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] addusr (gentoo v. fedora)

2006-03-21 Thread Nick Rout
ng :) > > > -Thufir Big tip of the day: emerge superadduser then utilise superadduser instead of adduser > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] turning off dhcp

2006-03-20 Thread Nick Rout
only the loop device is operational. The correct > module, forcedeth, *is* installed have you put net.eth0 in the runlevel? rc-update add net.eth0 default [snip useful info] -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Current state of the Gentoo installation process

2006-03-20 Thread Nick Rout
to suit your needs and then run it: " I would just do a stage 3 install, forgetting the gui installer. > - Grant > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Is my postfix being used as a relay?

2006-03-19 Thread Nick Rout
; > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > Although it seems this host is not a relay, that does not explain the > score or so of things languishing in my mail queue attempting to > contact sites I have no knowledge of, and which do not accept > the connection. Any hints how to explore this? > > ++ kevin > > > -- > Kevin O'Gorman, PhD -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] can anyone please help me with gnome?

2006-03-17 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:36:12 + Unknown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > /etc/init.d/net.lo start > > > ip link, shows that lo interface is there > > Nick (running out of ideas) OK. does this happen for all users? or just you? (don't come back and say you o

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: unformat a partition

2006-03-17 Thread Nick Smith
> > Aren't you the lucky one!! Bet you'll never do _that_ again! However, it's > important to have a list of useful programs that help in just this kind of > circumstance. You _never_ know when you may need it. I'd never heard of > getdataback, but will take a look. > > Glad this had a happy ending

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: unformat a partition

2006-03-17 Thread Nick Smith
thanks for the replies, i was actually able to get the data off the drive with getdataback, i can rest easy now. thanks again Nick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] unformat a partition

2006-03-16 Thread Nick Smith
i just accidentally blew away my ntfs partition with the gentoo install cd (formatted hda1 instead of hdb1) is there a way to unformat if it was just done? like undo the format information? i formatted with ext3. ordinarily i wouldnt mind, but i have some VERY important information on there and a

[gentoo-user] Re: dhcp problems

2006-03-16 Thread Nick Smith
On 3/16/06, Nick Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i have a new laptop that is giving me fits when i try to get any > distro of linux installed. i was actually able to install gentoo and > got it to boot (this is my first amd64 machine) but i cant get it to > pull an ip addr

[gentoo-user] dhcp problems

2006-03-16 Thread Nick Smith
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Function not implemented i did install dhcpcd on the install so that should be working, and i do have the 8139too driver compiled into the kernel like i normally do. what am i missing here? thanks for any help Nick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] can anyone please help me with gnome?

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
me is fussy about being able to resolve and reverse resolve your > > computer > > > hostname > drjoms have you started net.lo? find out by /etc/init.d/net.lo status if it isn't going do : /etc/init.d/net.lo start Nick (running out of ideas) > > > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] can anyone please help me with gnome?

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:45:33 + Unknown wrote: > On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 13:35 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:57:13 + > > Unknown wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 12:17 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > > > > follow

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
he error is insufficient to matter on playback (after all, whats a few frames of video between friends, the eye hardly notices it ), but when the computer actually needs a bitwise copy it barfs? > > -- > #Joseph > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] can anyone please help me with gnome?

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:57:13 + Unknown wrote: > On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 12:17 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > > follow the instructions which are to start X with > > > > > > /etc/init.d/xdm start > > > > then report back > > > You are gon

Re: [gentoo-user] Packages CD for x86 with 2006.0

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:31:30 -0800 (PST) Steven S. wrote: > On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, Nick Rout wrote: > > > Is there a set of binary packages available on CD for 32 bit x86 of any > > description. The list on the release page seems to be. > > > > amd64 > > pp

Re: [gentoo-user] can anyone please help me with gnome?

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
s a help, if you can help > = please do so, critics wont help me much... > > Also, please first learn how to use a mailing list: do not answer an > > existing post when starting a new discussion. Start instead a new > > thread by clicking the mailing list's address. > > > thats a good idea, i shall do that, in fact, right now > > Benno > thank you for answering > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:55:17 -0700 Joseph wrote: > On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 11:19 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:04:06 -0700 > > Joseph wrote: > > > > > > > If I use: > > > > > dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso > > > >

[gentoo-user] Packages CD for x86 with 2006.0

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
do with a quick install method) miss out? Please don't argue against binary installs in your reply. I know the issues. Nick (running the annual chch gentoo mini installfest soon) -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] dd if=/dev/dvd of=backup.iso

2006-03-15 Thread Nick Rout
n't get on. The drives also get old and tired. IMHO you need to be prepared to throw the drive out after some indeterminate (but not long enough) period and get a new one. Is this a movie or data? Have you tried just mounting then copying the files to your hard drive. This might identify

Re: [gentoo-user] weird error messages

2006-03-10 Thread nick thompson
! nick On 3/9/06, nick thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, When I logged into my box just now I received the following error messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ su Password: configuration error - unknown item 'FAILLOG_ENAB' (notify administrator) configuration erro

[gentoo-user] problems emerge'ing amavis-new

2006-03-10 Thread Nick Smith
-qmail-lf-workaround.patch! !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. here is the contents of the .out file: [14:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:[/home/nick]# cat /var/tmp/portage/amavisd-new-2.3.3-r2/temp/amavisd-new-2.2.1-qmail-lf-workaround.patch-29392.out * amavisd-

[gentoo-user] weird error messages

2006-03-09 Thread nick thompson
administrator) configuration error - unknown item 'CHFN_AUTH' (notify administrator) jaguar npt # Can someone tell me what I messed up, and possibly how to fix it? I have been emerging a lot of stuff and doing all sorts of stuff to my box for the last few days and I really don't k

[gentoo-user] qmail and SA problems

2006-03-08 Thread Nick Smith
ult 10 seconds ## report_safe 1 ## use_bayes 1 bayes_path /etc/mail/spamassassin/bayes bayes_file_mode 0770 bayes_auto_learn 1 bayes_min_ham_num 400 bayes_min_spam_num 400 bayes_learn_during_report 1 bayes_use_hapaxes 1 bayes_auto_learn_threshold_nonspam 1 bayes_auto_learn_threshold_spam 14.00 bayes_ignore_header X-Bogosity bayes_ignore_header X-Spam-Flag bayes_ignore_header X-Spam-Status thanks again for your help. Nick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] virtual cdroms in linux

2006-03-01 Thread Nick Smith
sweet! oh well, thanks for they help. On 3/1/06, Heiko Wundram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 1. März 2006 18:02 schrieb Nick Smith: > > vmware tells me that /dev/loop1 exsists but does not appear to be a > > cdrom device, is there something else i have to do? >

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