Re: [gentoo-user] Re: laptop/tablet convertibles linux compatibility
Excerpts from Hans's message of 2015-11-01 14:26:10 +0100: > On 01/11/15 19:53, Stefano Crocco wrote: > > Hello to everyone. > > > > I'd like to buy a laptop/tablet convertible and to install Gentoo on it. > > Searching Google I couldn't find up to date information about the linux > > compatibility of this kind of device (most of the pages I found are at > > least a > > couple of years old and at any rate, they give quite contradictory > > information). Does anyone know what the situation is like today in this > > regard? > > > > In particular, I'm looking to buy some of the less expensive convertibles, > > at > > most around 300€ (350$), as my needs for it are modest (basically, as I'm a > > teacher, I'd like to use it as a tablet in the classroom to record absent > > students, marks and so on instead of the very old tablet the school > > provided and > > to use it as a laptop to read e-books and write while traveling to school by > > bus). Looking on amazon, I found some models which could satisfy my needs: > > > > * Asus T100TAF-BING-DK024B [1] > > * Asus T100TAL-BING-DK034B [2] > > * Acer Aspire Switch W5-012-149A [3] > > * HP Pavilion x2 10-n002nl [4] > > > > Does anyone know whether they work with Gentoo? Are there any models which > > work > > well and that I overlooked? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Stefano > > > > [1] > > http://www.amazon.it/Asus-T100TAF-BING-DK024B-Transformer-Convertibile-Touchscreen/dp/B00SU7V1A8/ref=sr_1_1/280-8290032-6323628?s=pc=UTF8=1446368786=1-1 > > [2] http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B00P0YRGW6/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza > > [3] > > http://www.amazon.it/Acer-Aspire-Switch-W5-012-149A-Convertibile/dp/B00PMCS2WO/ref=sr_1_3/280-8290032-6323628?s=pc=UTF8=1446368786=1-3 > > [4] > > http://www.amazon.it/HP-Pavilion-10-n002nl-Touchscreen-DDR3L-1600/dp/B011760S7K/ref=sr_1_5/276-5315837-3449853?s=pc=UTF8=1446369891=1-5 > > > > > I purchased during the last 10 years 2 Toshiba, 1 Gateway and 1 HP. They > all work with Gentoo. I tested them before purchase with OpenSuse and > Sabayon Live CD installed on a USB stick. Important points to test are > Wireless and Extended Function Keys. Do not buy from a dealer who does > not allow extensive testing before you pay or provide credit card details. > > The alternative is to buy from a Linux specialist with Gentoo installed. Thanks for the advice Stefano
Re: [gentoo-user] git serving portage tree.
On 11/02/2015 04:52 PM, Bill Kenworthy wrote: > I have been playing with using git to sync portage while watching the > conversation on gentoo-dev. Works, and after the initial sync it is > actually faster than rsync and you get changelogs of a sort. > > Is there a guide to set up git as a local server for portage? > What do you mean by local server? You want to share the git repo on one of your machines with some other machines of yours? If so, the git repo is just a directory, and can be copied around with scp or anything else. But to do it efficiently, git knows how to operate over SSH. So on the client, you can do something like, $ git clone my-server.example.com:/path/to/repo.git Enter the SSH password for your account on my-server.example.com, and git will clone the whole repo. Later on, running `git pull` on the client (from within the repo.git directory) will sync it.
[gentoo-user] git serving portage tree.
I have been playing with using git to sync portage while watching the conversation on gentoo-dev. Works, and after the initial sync it is actually faster than rsync and you get changelogs of a sort. Is there a guide to set up git as a local server for portage? BillK
Re: [gentoo-user] git serving portage tree.
On 03/11/15 06:08, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 11/02/2015 04:52 PM, Bill Kenworthy wrote: >> I have been playing with using git to sync portage while watching the >> conversation on gentoo-dev. Works, and after the initial sync it is >> actually faster than rsync and you get changelogs of a sort. >> >> Is there a guide to set up git as a local server for portage? >> > > What do you mean by local server? You want to share the git repo on one > of your machines with some other machines of yours? > > If so, the git repo is just a directory, and can be copied around with > scp or anything else. But to do it efficiently, git knows how to operate > over SSH. So on the client, you can do something like, > > $ git clone my-server.example.com:/path/to/repo.git > > Enter the SSH password for your account on my-server.example.com, and > git will clone the whole repo. Later on, running `git pull` on the > client (from within the repo.git directory) will sync it. > > Thanks. Yes I have a few gentoo machines and around 12 gentoo VM's - I currently use a rsync/httpreplicator to a master machine architecture which could be replaced by git. BillK
Re: [gentoo-user] git serving portage tree.
On 11/02/2015 05:42 PM, Bill Kenworthy wrote: >> > > Thanks. Yes I have a few gentoo machines and around 12 gentoo VM's - I > currently use a rsync/httpreplicator to a master machine architecture > which could be replaced by git. > If you don't want to share credentials between the machines, git understands HTTP, too. So you could serve up the gentoo.git directory on your main box, and then $ git clone http://w.x.y.z/gentoo.git on the VMs. Afterwards `git pull` works normally and neither of those operations require any credentials.
Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems
151101 Daniel Frey wrote: > On 11/01/2015 04:08 PM, Philip Webb wrote: >> I am trying to get printing to work properly in my recently built machine. >> 'hp-probe' identifies my printer as 'HP Deskjet 2510 series'. >> When I print a text file from Gvim or a ps file from LO, >> there are blank bands across the page, omitting lines or parts of letters. >> >> I have managed to get Kwrite to print properly >> via file -> print -> options -> layout -> schema : >> when set to 'normal' 'KDE' 'Vim dark', everything comes out as it should >> (there are some amusing color effects, but it's all there). >> >> Alongside Gentoo, I installed Mint 17.2 (Xfce), >> which started printing properly via Gedit + LO >> after I set print quality to 'high' via the 'http://localhost:631' menu >> >> Finally, I've never got the print icon in Gvim to work : >> I use the 'prtdialog' plug-in, which prints, but only badly as above. > Have you tried with foomatic-ppd-install on Gentoo ? > It's the `static-ppds` USE flag, which may also need the `hpijs` USE flag. I've had USE="hpijs" all along & have now tried "static-ppds" too, but there's no change with Gvim or LO ; Kwrite continues to print ok. > I had so many problems with hplip I stopped using it. I found another way > to use my hp CP1025nw with foomatic and that works trouble-free. Don't be coy ! -- What did you actually do which works (smile) ? -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT`-O--O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems
On 11/02/2015 04:46 PM, Philip Webb wrote: > 151101 Daniel Frey wrote: >> I had so many problems with hplip I stopped using it. I found another way >> to use my hp CP1025nw with foomatic and that works trouble-free. > > Don't be coy ! -- What did you actually do which works (smile) ? > It's a driver for Laserjet printers, it won't work on deskjets AFAIK. The driver is foo2zjs: http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/ - it relies on ghostscript. I looked and it looks like that won't help you. I had so many problems with hplip randomly stopping working and refusing to reinstall I gave up on printing for six months before I found foo2zjs. Dan
