Re: [gentoo-user] moving rsnapshots

2012-07-25 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 25.07.2012 01:03, schrieb cov...@ccs.covici.com: Stefan G. Weichinger li...@xunil.at wrote: a bit OT as it is not gentoo-specific: how to move the data stored by rsnapshot from A to B ? I run an rsync -a and see that the target already uses up more space than the source. So all this

[gentoo-user] Kernel 3.5 and nvidia

2012-07-25 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
nvidia-drivers-302.17 are masked and older won't compile with gentoo-sources-3.5.0 Do I miss something or is it correct that I won't be able to use nvidia-drivers with kernel 3.5 right now?

[gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 3.5 and nvidia

2012-07-25 Thread walt
On 07/25/2012 01:25 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: nvidia-drivers-302.17 are masked and older won't compile with gentoo-sources-3.5.0 Do I miss something or is it correct that I won't be able to use nvidia-drivers with kernel 3.5 right now? I'm using 302.17 now with 3.5.0 and have no

[gentoo-user] Use Flags

2012-07-25 Thread Silvio Siefke
Hello, after longer time want update my Gentoo PC. But ever come error msg with the USE Flags. I not know what say me Gentoo with the message. gentoo-desk ~ # emerge -uDN world Calculating dependencies... done! !!! The ebuild selected to satisfy media-libs/sdl-mixer[mikmod] has unmet

Re: [gentoo-user] Use Flags

2012-07-25 Thread Yohan Pereira
On 07/25/12 at 06:55pm, Silvio Siefke wrote: The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied: mikmod? ( mod ) Hi, The above messages is telling you that, if the 'mikmod' useflag is set the 'mod' use flag neeeds to be set too. gentoo-desk ~ # cat /etc/portage/package.use |

[gentoo-user] new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Philip Webb
I've listed what's available at the local store, which I trust to stock reliable items, tho' I wouldn't ask their advice. All the AMD's are 32 nm , while the Intel recommended by one commenter -- Core i5-3570 4-Core Socket LGA1155, 3.4 Ghz, 6MB L3 Cache, 22 nm -- is 22 nm : it costs CAD 230

Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am Mittwoch, 25. Juli 2012, 16:05:29 schrieb Philip Webb: I've listed what's available at the local store, which I trust to stock reliable items, tho' I wouldn't ask their advice. All the AMD's are 32 nm , while the Intel recommended by one commenter -- Core i5-3570 4-Core Socket LGA1155,

Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Philip Webb
120725 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: Am Mittwoch, 25. Juli 2012, 16:05:29 schrieb Philip Webb: I've listed what's available at the local store, which I trust to stock reliable items, tho' I wouldn't ask their advice. All the AMD's are 32 nm , while the Intel recommended by one commenter --

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 3.5 and nvidia

2012-07-25 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 25.07.2012 14:17, schrieb walt: On 07/25/2012 01:25 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: nvidia-drivers-302.17 are masked and older won't compile with gentoo-sources-3.5.0 Do I miss something or is it correct that I won't be able to use nvidia-drivers with kernel 3.5 right now? I'm using

Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 25.07.2012 22:14, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: Am Mittwoch, 25. Juli 2012, 16:05:29 schrieb Philip Webb: I've listed what's available at the local store, which I trust to stock reliable items, tho' I wouldn't ask their advice. All the AMD's are 32 nm , while the Intel recommended by one

Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Michael Mol
On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Florian Philipp li...@binarywings.net wrote: Am 25.07.2012 22:14, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: Am Mittwoch, 25. Juli 2012, 16:05:29 schrieb Philip Webb: I've listed what's available at the local store, which I trust to stock reliable items, tho' I wouldn't ask

[gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 3.5 and nvidia

2012-07-25 Thread walt
On 07/25/2012 01:31 PM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: Right now I managed to get nvidia module not found for both kernels 3.5.0 and -rc7 ... so I am back on 3.4.5 for now. I always get that message when /usr/src/linux- points to the wrong kernel sources, so nvidia.ko is installed in the wrong

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 3.5 and nvidia

2012-07-25 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 25.07.2012 23:11, schrieb walt: On 07/25/2012 01:31 PM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: Right now I managed to get nvidia module not found for both kernels 3.5.0 and -rc7 ... so I am back on 3.4.5 for now. I always get that message when /usr/src/linux- points to the wrong kernel sources,

[gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 3.5 and nvidia

2012-07-25 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 26/07/12 00:32, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: Am 25.07.2012 23:11, schrieb walt: On 07/25/2012 01:31 PM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: Right now I managed to get nvidia module not found for both kernels 3.5.0 and -rc7 ... so I am back on 3.4.5 for now. I always get that message when

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 3.5 and nvidia

2012-07-25 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 25.07.2012 23:59, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: Make sure sys-apps/kmod is installed. It is and was. Thanks, Stefan

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 3.5 and nvidia (SOLVED)

2012-07-25 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 26.07.2012 00:15, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger: Am 25.07.2012 23:59, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: Make sure sys-apps/kmod is installed. It is and was. my fault ... I compiled modules for 3.5.0-gentoo, forgot about updating GRUB2-config, and booted 3.5.0 (from git-sources), which lacked

Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Dale
I'll add this. When I buy a CPU, I look at the speed, mine is 3.2Ghz, and the cache that is on the chip, mine has 512Kb. Sometimes depending on the process, having more cache can be just as important as the speed. If I am looking at buying one of two identical CPUs but one has more cache, I

[gentoo-user] Re: new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 25/07/12 23:05, Philip Webb wrote: Isn't 22 nm going to be faster than 32 nm ? [...] How do you compare cores vs nm ? How far is cache size important ( 6 vs 8 MB )? You simply ignore all that stuff and look at how fast the CPUs are. Some 45nm CPUs are faster than some 32nm and 22nm

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Alecks Gates
On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Nikos Chantziaras rea...@gmail.com wrote: On 25/07/12 23:05, Philip Webb wrote: Isn't 22 nm going to be faster than 32 nm ? [...] How do you compare cores vs nm ? How far is cache size important ( 6 vs 8 MB )? You simply ignore all that stuff and look

[gentoo-user] Re: new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread walt
On 07/25/2012 05:21 PM, Dale wrote: The point made about producing less heat with the smaller nm sounds reasonable tho. From the chip maker's point of view, everything is about battery life and small size these days. I wonder how many college kids are using desktops these days. Desktops are

Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Michael Mol
On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: The point made about producing less heat with the smaller nm sounds reasonable tho. Less heat with the smaller nm, but only if all other things remain equal! In reality, manufacturers use additional margin within their TDP to

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Dale
walt wrote: On 07/25/2012 05:21 PM, Dale wrote: The point made about producing less heat with the smaller nm sounds reasonable tho. From the chip maker's point of view, everything is about battery life and small size these days. I wonder how many college kids are using desktops these

Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Dale
Michael Mol wrote: On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: The point made about producing less heat with the smaller nm sounds reasonable tho. Less heat with the smaller nm, but only if all other things remain equal! In reality, manufacturers use additional margin

Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : CPU : 22 nm vs 32 nm

2012-07-25 Thread Alecks Gates
On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Michael Mol wrote: On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: The point made about producing less heat with the smaller nm sounds reasonable tho. Less heat with the smaller nm, but only if all other