[gentoo-user] xorg-server update: Keyboard and mouse dead

2009-01-02 Thread meino . cramer
the relative position of other screens. The four names after # primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right # of the primary screen. In this example, screen 2 is located to the # right of screen 1. Screen "Screen 1" # Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and # optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be # used. Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and # "SendCoreEvents". InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Since the box is dead after starting X (I only can reboot with sysrq keys) I see no way of retrieving a logfile for the xorg-server. How can I get back a functional X? Thank you very much in advance! Kind regards, Meino Cramer -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.

[gentoo-user] Blocking object does not exist...

2009-01-01 Thread meino . cramer
core' to unmerge. How cabn I solve the problem to get blocking packages, which do not exist? Thank you very much in advance for any help! Kind regards, Meino Cramer -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send sim

[gentoo-user] Which one...blender goes nuts...

2008-12-16 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, This is slightly off topic, but I hope there is someone here, who know the trick... I use to compile blender myself from the freshest svn checkout I could get ... :) This morning my sync with the outer world presents an update of openal from openal-0* to openal-1*. I did this, fires up blend

Re: [gentoo-user] ENCfs and unclean "umount"

2008-12-07 Thread meino . cramer
Hi Albert, that's goiod news !!! :) I thought it was vice versa... This makes things a lot easier for me! Kind regards mcc Albert Hopkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-12-08 05:58]: > On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 05:32 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > since my box goes in heavy overload (s

[gentoo-user] ENCfs and unclean "umount"

2008-12-07 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, since my box goes in heavy overload (sys CPU load=100%) I had to emergency reboot it. There was an ENCfs encrypted partition mounted at that time. Can I fscheck that partition ? How ? Kind regards, mcc -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely nec

Re: [gentoo-user] Digital photo enhancement?

2008-12-07 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, I have achieved good results with a combo of CImp + digikam. If you want the bleeding edge of development, use svn checkouts of both -- I have had nearly no problem with those. Kind regards, mcc Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-12-07 17:24]: > Ah, OK. I have the gimp around but don't u

Re: [gentoo-user] FAT/VFAT fs analyser ???

2008-12-01 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, I dont want to install MTP firmware on my T60. I have solved my little problem with a tool called "fatsort". Thanks for the support. Kind regards, Meino Cramer b.n. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-12-02 04:03]: > Daniel Pielmeier ha scritto: > > > And you are righ

Re: [gentoo-user] FAT/VFAT fs analyser ???

2008-11-30 Thread meino . cramer
Daniel Pielmeier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-11-30 14:21]: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 30.11.2008 13:31: > > Hi Alan, > > > > the problem is... :) > > > > I own a iRiver T60 mp3 player, which uses the VFAT fs as > > so many usbstick-like mass storage devices do. > > > > It /seems/ (which is eq

Re: [gentoo-user] FAT/VFAT fs analyser ???

2008-11-30 Thread meino . cramer
Hi Alan, the problem is... :) I own a iRiver T60 mp3 player, which uses the VFAT fs as so many usbstick-like mass storage devices do. It /seems/ (which is equivalent to "i dont know, whether..."), that the sequence in which the songs are played depend on the sequence they were entered into the V

[gentoo-user] FAT/VFAT fs analyser ???

2008-11-30 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, I want to analyze an VFAT image to gather information of its structure. Does anyone know of an VFAT analyzer/editor? Thank you very much in advance for any help! Have a nice weekend! mcc -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send

Re: [gentoo-user] mp3/ogg editing

2008-11-29 Thread meino . cramer
Hi Fred, no problem...I am also no native english speaker...so, well, may be it is my english not yours what screws up things a little... :) MP3/OGG are audio codecs, which are lossy. Means: If you encode a wav-file to mp3, than decode this one again back to wav there is some sound loss. Audacit

Re: [gentoo-user] mp3/ogg editing

2008-11-29 Thread meino . cramer
Hello, I tought this one decodes before editing ??? Fred Elno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-11-29 16:21]: > Hello, > > I did you try Audacity? > > > > > Hi, > > > > I am looking for a ogg/mp3 editing softwarei (gui), which is able to > > cut/append such streams without loss due to reencoding. > > >

[gentoo-user] mp3/ogg editing

2008-11-29 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, I am looking for a ogg/mp3 editing softwarei (gui), which is able to cut/append such streams without loss due to reencoding. What software is worth trying ? Thank you very much for your help in advance! Kind regards, mcc -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unles

Re: [gentoo-user] Removeing packages

2008-11-26 Thread meino . cramer
Here again what I did: emerge -C syncing gives me this package as "N" (new). Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-11-27 03:53]: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Hi, > > > >Suppose one installs a package for testing the software > >and decide to remove the package again (emerge -C). > >What have

[gentoo-user] Removeing packages

2008-11-26 Thread meino . cramer
, Meino Cramer -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.

[gentoo-user] How to get rid of gail-1000

2008-11-23 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, from time to time this message pops up after syncing: [blocks B ] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.

Re: [gentoo-user] unmask what ?

2008-11-23 Thread meino . cramer
Oh, I see...and what can I use instead? Fabrice Delliaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-11-23 14:06]: > Le Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:23:49 +0100, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > > > > So, how can I unmask "gst-plugins"? > > > > You can't. Simply because the package 'gst-plugins' doesn't exist > anymore in t

Re: [gentoo-user] unmask what ?

2008-11-23 Thread meino . cramer
I know the unmask procedure as something like (for example) kde-base/kitchensync ~x86 in case of an ordinary intelish PC... So, if unmasking without the ~x86 I will try that. mcc Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-11-23 13:56]: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Yes, I know...the only thing I dont know is

Re: [gentoo-user] unmask what ?

2008-11-23 Thread meino . cramer
Yes, I know...the only thing I dont know is the name of the flag, Dorry, if my satiric comment of my previous posting miss its target ;) Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-11-23 13:36]: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi > > > > While doing revdep-rebuild I got this one: > > > > Calculating dependencie

[gentoo-user] unmask what ?

2008-11-23 Thread meino . cramer
Hi While doing revdep-rebuild I got this one: Calculating dependencies / !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "media-libs/gst-plugins:0.8" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - media-libs/gst-plugins-0.8.11 (masked by: ) In package-key

Re: [gentoo-user] How to install ghhhostscript ?

2008-11-17 Thread meino . cramer
reinstall cups and then reinstall turboprint and then finally being able to print again (or not?) ? Before doing anything else which screws up my system even more I would thank the experts here for any advice in advance ! :) Kind regards Meino Cramer john stampe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-11

[gentoo-user] How to install ghhhostscript ?

2008-11-16 Thread meino . cramer
of package unmerged safely. >>> virtual/ghostscript-0 merged. >>> Recording virtual/ghostscript in "world" favorites file... >>> No packages selected for removal by clean >>> Auto-cleaning packages... >>> No outdated packages were fou

[gentoo-user] Showing "reverse" dependencies

2008-11-08 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, is there a way to list the package, which depend on a given (known) package (in my case a library)? Kind regards, Meino Cramer -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosop

[gentoo-user] Vanilla linux 2.6.27.4 + nvidia drivers == problems

2008-11-03 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, I was using the vanilla linux kernel 2.6.27.4 from ftp.kernel.org. Compiling nvidia drivers 173.14.12 for this kernel fails. Compiling nvidia drivers 177.80 for this kernel results in non-functional X (black screen, nothing else, reboot necessary via CTRLALTDEL). According to lspci I a

Re: [gentoo-user] how to word-wrap using a pipe?

2008-10-19 Thread meino . cramer
Hi ...just a shot in the dark: Try 'fmt' (UNIX standard too so no extra install I think). Kind regards, Meino Cramer [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-20 03:52]: > Hello. How can I line-wrap a text file that was not wrapped before (e.g. > like text fil

[gentoo-user] NVidia + vanillla kernel ==> versions ?

2008-10-19 Thread meino . cramer
any help in advance! Kind regards, Meino Cramer -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.

Re: [gentoo-user] Slim: After zapping X fallback to console

2008-10-16 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, for what purpose slim offers a dameon mode? What is the difference between starting slim in dameon and in "normal" mode ? Meino Geralt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-16 17:45]: > Hi, > > actually there is nothing wrong with slim, you have to remember that > slim is an X-application, so

Re: [gentoo-user] Slim: After zapping X fallback to console

2008-10-16 Thread meino . cramer
Liviu Andronic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-16 03:54]: > Hello, > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 7:14 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The login manager slim, which is started in daemon mode, > > get killed when X is left by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Backspace > > (zapping X) -- there is a fallback to the

[gentoo-user] Slim: After zapping X fallback to console

2008-10-15 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, The login manager slim, which is started in daemon mode, get killed when X is left by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Backspace (zapping X) -- there is a fallback to the login of the root console instead of getting a new login screen of slim. How can I prevent this? Kind regards, mcc -- Please

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread meino . cramer
Paul Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-09 20:31]: > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 12:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am using a nvidia card for linux. Therefore I have to compile the > > nvidia driver interface for each new vanilla kernel I want to > > use. > > After compiling/instal

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread meino . cramer
Dirk Heinrichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-09 20:23]: > Am Donnerstag, 9. Oktober 2008 19:48:37 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > Is it possible -- and how -- to compile/install this interface for > > the new kernel while the old one is still running? > > KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules//source emerge nvidia

[gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, I am using a nvidia card for linux. Therefore I have to compile the nvidia driver interface for each new vanilla kernel I want to use. After compiling/installing the new kernel, the "old" kernel is still running. Is it possible -- and how -- to compile/install this interface for the new kernel

[gentoo-user] fcron driving me crazy

2008-10-07 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, every fcron is starting updatedb. I dont need this service on a daily basis. I am starting updatedb by hand if I need a fresh db. But I need a full fcron installed for other purposes, so I need to find the script, which tells fcron to start updatedb. I have tried to disable all scripts, but i

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-05 Thread meino . cramer
ok, now it works...dont know what caused the last hickup... mcc [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-05 10:12]: > solfire:/root>emerge kde-meta > Calculating dependencies -!!! Digest verification failed: > !!! /usr/portage/kde-base/kdebase-startkde/kdebase-startkde-4.1.2-r1.ebuild > !!! R

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-05 Thread meino . cramer
solfire:/root>emerge kde-meta Calculating dependencies -!!! Digest verification failed: !!! /usr/portage/kde-base/kdebase-startkde/kdebase-startkde-4.1.2-r1.ebuild !!! Reason: Filesize does not match recorded size !!! Got: 4061 !!! Expected: 4064 ... done! >>> Verifying ebuild Manifests... !!! Dig

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
g kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kdepasswd:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) > [blocks B ] kde-base/kicker:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3) > > it reports packages of kde to be updated, which are not shown with > > > emerg

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
re not shown with emerge -pvuNDt world. It seems the "world" of emerge is smaller as my system ?!? What is wrong here? What did I so badly wrong? Kind regards, Meino Cramer Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-04 15:19]: > On Saturday 04 October 2008 15:08:36 [EMAIL PROT

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
Dirk Heinrichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-04 20:00]: > Am Samstag, 4. Oktober 2008 19:47:49 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > solfire:/root>emerge -pvC kdebase kdeaddons kdeadmin kdeartwork kdeedu > > kdegames kdegraphics kdemultimedia kdenetwork kdepim kdetoys kdeutils > > kdewebdev kdeaccessibili

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
Arttu V. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-04 19:38]: > On 10/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, it does not help. The current state (excerpt) is: > > > Total: 23 packages (3 upgrades, 4 downgrades, 15 new, 1 in new slot, 18 > > blocks), Size of downloads: 63,220 kB > > There is

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
b.n. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-04 18:50]: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: > >Arttu V. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-04 16:49]: > >>On 10/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>[blocks B ] >>>x11-libs/gtk+-2.14.3-r2) > >>I'm no expert on this, but to me this looks like you're

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
rying to > > > > unmerge all packages in question) emerge thinks, that all that is > > > > still on my harddisc. > > > > See also my initial mail. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Meino Cramer > > > > > > That sounds like an

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
r unmerging the stuff and redoing > > a emerge -pvuNDt (as I did to send you the list after trying to > > unmerge all packages in question) emerge thinks, that all that is > > still on my harddisc. > > See also my initial mail. > > Kind regards, > > Meino Cramer

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
Arttu V. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-04 16:49]: > On 10/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [blocks B ] > I'm no expert on this, but to me this looks like you're running some > unstable gnome/gtk packages? This particular line reminds me of this > quite fresh bug at bugs.gen

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
a devious evil policy whereby gentoo devs > assume that you are in fact a really super-intelligent person who can make up > their own mind, who is absolutely not an idiot and knows what they want. > > As you can see this is a wonderful way to work, but it also means that you > ge

Re: [gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-04 15:19]: > On Saturday 04 October 2008 15:08:36 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > some time ago I asked what to do if kde blocks kde... > > The according HowTo (emergeing from monolithic > > to split kde install) says one has first > > to unmerge th

[gentoo-user] Still kde problems with monolithic->split

2008-10-04 Thread meino . cramer
action on my harddisc and the following emerge --pretend --color=n --verbose --update --deep world still shows that item being blocking new stuff. I think _physically_ the old stuff is rmoved but from emerge's point of view it is still there. How can I fix that problem ? Kind regards, Meino C

[gentoo-user] Correct Setup for DVDRAM

2008-10-02 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, since I own a LG HD-LT-DT GSA-4163B bruner, which allows to burn DVDRAM discs I try to generate a setup, which successfully writes data to a DVDRAM. Everything else works fine. But writing a complete DVDRAM takes "hours". As recommended I use UDF as the filesystem of choice -- no unnessary r

[gentoo-user] Meta-Offtopic: Dualcore lost

2008-09-28 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, I have a meta-offtopic question: Usually I get sources for Blender from the SVN, recompile it and VOILA!: The newest Blender. Then, from one day to another, my blender built lost the abillity to use both cores of my CPU. I posted this on a blender forum and others dont have the same pr

[gentoo-user] IcyBox USB trouble

2008-09-23 Thread meino . cramer
"hot pluggable" meaningless. Is there any idea, what is going on here? What can I do to solve the problem? Is the hardware rotten? May be the RAM is weared out? Or /dev/null needs to be emptied? Any help is very appreciated! Kind regards, Meino Cramer -- Please don't send me any

[gentoo-user] kdm + the DISPLAYMANAGER var.

2008-09-21 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, some time ago kdm was updated and after that it would not start automagically at boot time as it done before, cause the /etc/init.d/kdm- scritp fails. I think the place were DISPLAYMANAGER is set, has been changed. The docs I saw spoke of the places, where it is set before kdm fails to start

Re: [gentoo-user] kde confusion

2008-09-21 Thread meino . cramer
Hi Alan, thanks for teh info and the link... One short question: Is this process a long process which needs interaction of the user often or is it a long process, when prepared compiles/does things alone for a long time (so I can start the whole thing for a nightly run...) Have a nice sunday! :

[gentoo-user] kde confusion

2008-09-21 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, another problem which did exist before the bug in eix... After emerge --color=n --verbose --update --deep world I get a list of new/updatable package. And I got blocking packages as well. I (think to) know, what "blocked" means, but this: [blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves:3.5

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