Re: [gentoo-user] KDE apps, with minimal KDE install

2009-11-22 Thread Mick
On Sunday 22 November 2009 03:41:35 sean wrote: Dale wrote: I would also add, watch the USE flags. You may be able to turn some off, that may help as well. Dale Altering some USE flags was a big help. I had been altering them, but finally it worked. I went from over 300 packages down

[gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

2009-11-22 Thread Mick
Hi All, I was using mplayerplug-in until it was substituted in the tree for gnome- mplayer. I was happier with mplayerplug-in because I could also access the stream/file in /tmp/ and save it, resize it, replay it, etc. With gnome-mplayer all I get is a socket in /tmp which I can't access

Re: [gentoo-user] Slow samba transfers from gentoo to gentoo, any way to improve them?

2009-11-22 Thread App Des
I checked with various programs (not only standard explorer copy), and the speeds that are reported from W7 are real, they average at ~70MB/s. The best speed that I have achieved with gentoo, is using gnome gvfs with fuse (without fuse, if it is completely virtual it is worse) , but they are still

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

2009-11-22 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: Hi All, I was using mplayerplug-in until it was substituted in the tree for gnome- mplayer. I was happier with mplayerplug-in because I could also access the stream/file in /tmp/ and save it, resize it, replay it, etc. With gnome-mplayer all I get is a socket in /tmp which I

Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo on ssds? intel anyone?

2009-11-22 Thread App Des
I think that buying an SSD right now is not worth it. If you are going to buy one, get the intel G2 ones, but in my opinion it is always better to first max out your RAM in your PC. After all the SSD is going to help when you first boot your PC or open a program. After that everything is cached in

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

2009-11-22 Thread Mick
On Sunday 22 November 2009 10:43:01 Dale wrote: Mick wrote: Hi All, I was using mplayerplug-in until it was substituted in the tree for gnome- mplayer. I was happier with mplayerplug-in because I could also access the stream/file in /tmp/ and save it, resize it, replay it, etc.

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE apps, with minimal KDE install

2009-11-22 Thread Walter Dnes
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:41:35PM -0500, sean wrote Altering some USE flags was a big help. I had been altering them, but finally it worked. I went from over 300 packages down to 32. That's one of the reasons I lead off my USE in /etc/make.conf with a -*, and then enable only what I

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

2009-11-22 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 10:43:01 Dale wrote: Mick wrote: Hi All, I was using mplayerplug-in until it was substituted in the tree for gnome- mplayer. I was happier with mplayerplug-in because I could also access the stream/file in /tmp/ and save it, resize it, replay

[gentoo-user] overlays.gentoo.org having git issues?

2009-11-22 Thread Mike Edenfield
None of my git-based overlays from overlays.gentoo.org have been able to sync this morning. Is the server having problems or is something wrong with my git? --Mike

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

2009-11-22 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 12:47:57 Dale wrote: Mick wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 10:43:01 Dale wrote: Mick wrote: Hi All, I was using mplayerplug-in until it was substituted in the tree for gnome- mplayer. I was happier with mplayerplug-in because

Re: [gentoo-user] overlays.gentoo.org having git issues?

2009-11-22 Thread Justin
Mike Edenfield wrote: None of my git-based overlays from overlays.gentoo.org have been able to sync this morning. Is the server having problems or is something wrong with my git? --Mike Pushing and Pulling is fine here. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [gentoo-user] overlays.gentoo.org having git issues?

2009-11-22 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 22 November 2009 15:05:57 Mike Edenfield wrote: None of my git-based overlays from overlays.gentoo.org have been able to sync this morning. Is the server having problems or is something wrong with my git? --Mike I only have one git overlay from o.g.o. - sunrise. With my last

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

2009-11-22 Thread Mick
On Sunday 22 November 2009 14:06:57 Dale wrote: Mick wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 12:47:57 Dale wrote: Mick wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 10:43:01 Dale wrote: Mick wrote: Hi All, I was using mplayerplug-in until it was substituted in the tree for gnome- mplayer. I was

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

2009-11-22 Thread Daniel Pielmeier
Mick schrieb am 22.11.2009 14:48: http://www.amd.com/us- en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/T64X2_animation.wmv Works fine with gecko-mediaplayer and download-helper. -- Daniel Pielmeier signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE apps, with minimal KDE install

2009-11-22 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 22 November 2009 10:33:41 Mick wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 03:41:35 sean wrote: Dale wrote: I would also add, watch the USE flags. You may be able to turn some off, that may help as well. Dale Altering some USE flags was a big help. I had been altering them, but

Re: [gentoo-user] can't remove device-mapper can't install it either

2009-11-22 Thread Maxim Wexler
Is sdb an SD device? Is the module loaded? from the OP: I've had this problem before which I traced to the lack of support for SD cards in the kernel. This time it's something else. mw

Re: [gentoo-user] overlays.gentoo.org having git issues?

2009-11-22 Thread Justin
Alan McKinnon wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 15:05:57 Mike Edenfield wrote: None of my git-based overlays from overlays.gentoo.org have been able to sync this morning. Is the server having problems or is something wrong with my git? --Mike I only have one git overlay from o.g.o. -

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE apps, with minimal KDE install

2009-11-22 Thread Mick
On Sunday 22 November 2009 17:28:24 Alan McKinnon wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 10:33:41 Mick wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 03:41:35 sean wrote: Dale wrote: I would also add, watch the USE flags. You may be able to turn some off, that may help as well. Dale

[gentoo-user] debugging SD card

2009-11-22 Thread Maxim Wexler
Hi group, My netbook uses an SD card for additional storage. I suspect it of being buggy so I compiled the kernel with 'CONFIG_MMC_DEBUG=y'. Questions are: how do I use it to check the SD card? Is this the correct method? Maxim

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE apps, with minimal KDE install

2009-11-22 Thread sean
Mick wrote: I don't mean to hijack the OP's thread, but why would it be that although I have switched the darned thing off, it still keeps popping up every time I start kmail? As the original poster of this thread, have fun, I found my answer, enjoy your discussion.

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

2009-11-22 Thread Mick
On Sunday 22 November 2009 17:27:26 Daniel Pielmeier wrote: Mick schrieb am 22.11.2009 14:48: http://www.amd.com/us- en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/T64X2_animation.wmv Works fine with gecko-mediaplayer and download-helper. Yes, thank you. I've installed it now and it looks

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

2009-11-22 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 14:06:57 Dale wrote: I went to that link and downloaded the video with no problem at all. Once it started to playing, I hit the download button and saved it to my desktop. It plays fine with splayer which uses mplayer as the back end. It even

[gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

2009-11-22 Thread Zeerak Waseem
Hey, I did an update lat night and my keyboard stopped working. What makes me wonder though is that if x starts on it's own then i can type my password and i get in, and then the keyboard stops working. If i change to another tty and start x as root, there are no such issues (also starting

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE apps, with minimal KDE install

2009-11-22 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 22 November 2009 20:37:19 Mick wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 17:28:24 Alan McKinnon wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 10:33:41 Mick wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 03:41:35 sean wrote: Dale wrote: I would also add, watch the USE flags. You may be able to turn

Re: [gentoo-user] overlays.gentoo.org having git issues?

2009-11-22 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 22 November 2009 20:20:24 Justin wrote: Alan McKinnon wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 15:05:57 Mike Edenfield wrote: None of my git-based overlays from overlays.gentoo.org have been able to sync this morning. Is the server having problems or is something wrong with my git?

Re: [gentoo-user] can't remove device-mapper can't install it either

2009-11-22 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 22 November 2009 20:18:17 Maxim Wexler wrote: Is sdb an SD device? Is the module loaded? from the OP: I've had this problem before which I traced to the lack of support for SD cards in the kernel. This time it's something else. That doesn't answer the question. If support is

Re: [gentoo-user] mplayer plugin

2009-11-22 Thread Daniel Pielmeier
Mick schrieb am 22.11.2009 20:02: On Sunday 22 November 2009 17:27:26 Daniel Pielmeier wrote: Mick schrieb am 22.11.2009 14:48: http://www.amd.com/us- en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/T64X2_animation.wmv Works fine with gecko-mediaplayer and download-helper. Yes, thank you. I've

Re: [gentoo-user] ~amd64 : X11 (?) crashing

2009-11-22 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Alan McKinnon schrieb: I can attest to xorg-server-1.7.1 working just fine here with latest nvidia- drivers in the tree on amd64 I somehow think the use-flag xinerama might be responsible. Do you use that one? I currently rebuild some pkgs without it ...

[gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

2009-11-22 Thread Zeerak Waseem
Hey, I did an update lat night and my keyboard stopped working. What makes me wonder though is that if x starts on it's own then i can type my password and i get in, and then the keyboard stops working. If i change to another tty and start x as root, there are no such issues (also starting

Re: [gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

2009-11-22 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 22 November 2009 22:26:36 Zeerak Waseem wrote: Hey, I did an update lat night and my keyboard stopped working. What makes me wonder though is that if x starts on it's own then i can type my password and i get in, and then the keyboard stops working. If i change to another tty

Re: [gentoo-user] ~amd64 : X11 (?) crashing

2009-11-22 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 22 November 2009 22:59:18 Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: Alan McKinnon schrieb: I can attest to xorg-server-1.7.1 working just fine here with latest nvidia- drivers in the tree on amd64 I somehow think the use-flag xinerama might be responsible. Do you use that one? I currently

Re: [gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

2009-11-22 Thread Dale
Zeerak Waseem wrote: Hey, I did an update lat night and my keyboard stopped working. What makes me wonder though is that if x starts on it's own then i can type my password and i get in, and then the keyboard stops working. If i change to another tty and start x as root, there are no such

Re: [gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

2009-11-22 Thread Zeerak Waseem
On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:04:17 +0100, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 22:26:36 Zeerak Waseem wrote: Hey, I did an update lat night and my keyboard stopped working. What makes me wonder though is that if x starts on it's own then i can type my

Re: [gentoo-user] can't remove device-mapper can't install it either

2009-11-22 Thread Urs Schuetz
Could be baselayout-1. Please take a look at bug #291916 [1] [1] http://bugs.gentoo.org/291916 Urs

Re: [gentoo-user] can't remove device-mapper can't install it either -- FIXED

2009-11-22 Thread Maxim Wexler
IIRC in a thread from a few months ago there was a tip about putting the 'pause secs' command into a certain config file, which I can't recall. Or was it 'delay secs' or 'time secs' ? This was meant for the hardware to catch its breath so to speak and allow the system to find the SD card.

Re: [gentoo-user] debugging SD card

2009-11-22 Thread Marcus Wanner
On 11/22/2009 1:45 PM, Maxim Wexler wrote: Hi group, My netbook uses an SD card for additional storage. I suspect it of being buggy so I compiled the kernel with 'CONFIG_MMC_DEBUG=y'. Questions are: how do I use it to check the SD card? Is this the correct method? Maxim If you just want to

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE apps, with minimal KDE install

2009-11-22 Thread Mick
On Sunday 22 November 2009 20:29:02 Alan McKinnon wrote: On Sunday 22 November 2009 20:37:19 Mick wrote: I don't mean to hijack the OP's thread, but why would it be that although I have switched the darned thing off, it still keeps popping up every time I start kmail? Because you have

[gentoo-user] P55 Chipset Support

2009-11-22 Thread Jason Carson
Hello everyone, I am considering upgrading to a 64 bit CPU but haven't decided on what I am going to buy. One of the motherboards I am looking at has a P55 chipset so my question is will the P55 chipset work with Gentoo? If so where in menuconfig do I configure this? Thanks

[gentoo-user] synchronize portage files in a LAN

2009-11-22 Thread Crístian Viana
hi, I have 7 computers in local network and I want them to have always the same portage files (the ones synchronized with rsync). of course I can use crontab to make them sync at a specific time but I'm wondering if there's a better alternative. I saw a wiki page which says to create one local

Re: [gentoo-user] synchronize portage files in a LAN

2009-11-22 Thread Richard Marza
From: Crístian Viana To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:32 PM Subject: [gentoo-user] synchronize portage files in a LAN hi, I have 7 computers in local network and I want them to have always the same portage files (the ones synchronized with

Re: [gentoo-user] P55 Chipset Support

2009-11-22 Thread Dale
Jason Carson wrote: Hello everyone, I am considering upgrading to a 64 bit CPU but haven't decided on what I am going to buy. One of the motherboards I am looking at has a P55 chipset so my question is will the P55 chipset work with Gentoo? If so where in menuconfig do I configure this? Thanks

Re: [gentoo-user] synchronize portage files in a LAN

2009-11-22 Thread Dale
Crístian Viana wrote: hi, I have 7 computers in local network and I want them to have always the same portage files (the ones synchronized with rsync). of course I can use crontab to make them sync at a specific time but I'm wondering if there's a better alternative. I saw a wiki page which