Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading the kernel

2007-10-03 Thread Jed R. Mallen
On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 22:19:39 +0200 Bo Ørsted Andresen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > reusing old configs). So after digging a bit it turns out dsd has an > explanation in his devspace.. ;) > > http://dev.gentoo.org/~dsd/make_oldconfig.htm Bo, good job digging this up. Thanks for the link :) -- [EM

Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading the kernel

2007-10-03 Thread Jed R. Mallen
Thank you to all who responded. `make oldconfig` works as usual without the worries. I was a bit apprehensive because of the gentoo kernel upgrade guide warning about using oldconfigs but turns out it's safe afterall. Thanks guys. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading the kernel

2007-10-01 Thread Jed R. Mallen
On Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:07:08 -0700 "Hex Star" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is quite simple, take this config file which is the default distro > config: http://esc69.midphase.com/~moiress/good_config (compiles most I don't really need the config files. As I've said I've been doing the make oldc

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Mplayer question

2007-10-01 Thread Jed R. Mallen
On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:14:58 -0500 "Anthony E. Caudel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thinking about ordering a DVD from Amazon.uk (not available here in the > US). It is a region 2 DVD and is in PAL format unlike the NTSC here in > the states. > > Will the DVD play in Mplayer? > > Tony try emer

[gentoo-user] Upgrading the kernel

2007-10-01 Thread Jed R. Mallen
Do you guys have a trick that will update a new kernel quickly? I'm using 2.6.21-gentoo-r4 right now, and have foregone upgrading to 2.6.22-gentoo-r5 and -r8 because I read somewhere that I can't just use my old .config file for a new kernel version if it's *not* a revision-upgrade and I can on

Re: [gentoo-user] linux desktop search engines are ugly!

2007-08-30 Thread Jed R. Mallen
just a different tool. nothing "breakthrough" about dse's. breakthrough is web2.0. dse has it's place (or users). but for people who know how to organize and has been on the terminal, then the old tools suffice.but as data and storage gets multiplied everyday i guess it will find its way into mains

Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to audacious?

2007-06-04 Thread Jed R. Mallen
ke feel to it. I use mplayer on the console on Gentoo. I think bmpx [http://bmpx.beep-media-player.org/site/BMPx_Homepage] looks different from its predecessor though. Haven't tried it yet. -- Jed R. Mallen | GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 | http://

[gentoo-user] k3b, konqueror DCOP error on start

2007-04-02 Thread Jed R. Mallen
e dependency of the above kde apps. what could be wrong? thanks. -- Jed R. Mallen | GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 | http://jed.sitesled.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] recompile in a halted OOO emerge...

2007-03-29 Thread Jed R. Mallen
hello, i terminated openoffice emerge in the middle of a compile. can i continue from where i left off? does emerge --resume resume from the middle of the compile or does it start on a clean tree? if not then can i just do a make somewhere in /var/tmp/portage/* and continue the compile from th

[gentoo-user] unichrome mobo, "adapter not present" on xvinfo

2007-03-26 Thread Jed R. Mallen
erall. mplayer can only use -vo x11, not xv, xvmc, etc. thanks -- Jed R. Mallen | GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 | http://jed.sitesled.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Framebuffer problems

2007-02-10 Thread Jed R. Mallen
). I was hoping to have a graphical background but it didn't happen. What else should I look into? I followed this howto http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash Thanks. -- Jed R. Mallen | GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 | http://jed.sitesled.com -- g

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: libdbus error on vlc

2007-02-10 Thread Jed R. Mallen
Guys, Thanks lots! revdep-rebuild worked just fine. Coolness :) -- Jed R. Mallen | GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 | http://jed.sitesled.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] libdbus error on vlc

2007-02-10 Thread Jed R. Mallen
ing shared libraries: libdbus-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory What should I look into to address this problem? Thanks. -- Jed R. Mallen | GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 | http://jed.sitesled.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.o

[gentoo-user] libdbus error on vlc

2007-02-09 Thread Jed R. Mallen
le loading shared libraries: libdbus-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory What should I look into to address this problem? Thanks. -- Jed R. Mallen | GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 | http://jed.sitesled.com -- gentoo-user@

Re: [gentoo-user] symlink error on emerge of xorg-server

2007-02-05 Thread Jed R. Mallen
On 2/5/07, Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So, it'll be easiest to remerge xkbcomp to create the needed dir, then continue with your world update That worked :) Thanks. -- Jed R. Mallen | GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5

[gentoo-user] symlink error on emerge of xorg-server

2007-02-05 Thread Jed R. Mallen
again by using ebuild: !!! ebuild /usr/portage/x11-base/xorg-server/xorg-server-1.1.1-r4.ebuild merge !!! And finish by running this: env-update / error end / I've tried running the ebuild suggestion but it still conks out with the same error message. Can I try something else? T

Re: [gentoo-user] alsa on startup

2007-01-19 Thread Jed R. Mallen
On 1/19/07, doug asherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jed R. Mallen wrote: > hello > > whenever i boot my gentoo on fluxbox, i always have to do alsa-conf as > root to enable sound. Did you do "rc-update add alsasound default"? worked! thanks! Doug -- gentoo-

[gentoo-user] alsa on startup

2007-01-18 Thread Jed R. Mallen
hello whenever i boot my gentoo on fluxbox, i always have to do alsa-conf as root to enable sound. on gnome, sound is enabled at startup. what do i need to tweak? thanks -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] howto update portage/packages without an internet connection

2006-08-17 Thread Jed R. Mallen
thank you all. thank you very much. this is what i really need. thanks. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] howto update portage/packages without an internet connection

2006-08-14 Thread Jed R. Mallen
hello, i've got a gentoo box with no internet connection at home. i have broadband at the office, but running WinXP. can i download the portage tree updates at the office, copy it to my gentoo box, install packages i want but make it output links of the needed packages instead of trying to downl

Re: [gentoo-user] Gnome and KDE on same system!

2006-05-11 Thread Jed R. Mallen
phical login (gdm is my choice), you can choose which wm/de you want to go in for that session via a menu. -- Jed R. Mallen GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 http://jed.sitesled.com Censorship is rape. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Security from non-authorized logins

2006-04-16 Thread Jed R. Mallen
he PC, then he should use that. Encryption is a good solution, even for backups. But it's a bit overboard for most users. -- Jed R. Mallen GPG key ID: 81E575A3 fp: 4E1E CBA5 7E6A 2F8B 8756 660A E54C 39D6 81E5 75A3 http://jed.sitesled.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list