Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia NVS 5200M

2012-07-27 Thread Thanasis
I would try to find out how much heat the nvidia card or any other card would generate under load or even without load ... You would not want a laptop to suffer from overheating ... on 07/26/2012 11:50 PM Allan Gottlieb wrote the following: I am buying a new laptop, most likely a dell 6340. My

[gentoo-user] Gentoo Website Survey 2012

2012-07-27 Thread Alex Legler
Hey guys, the Gentoo PR team is currently conducting a survey on our website. If you are interested in helping us make the gentoo.org experience better, please take a look at the survey: http://www.gentoo.org/news/20120727-website-survey.xml It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes. Thanks a lot

[gentoo-user] lightdm greeters on gentoo

2012-07-27 Thread Leho Kraav
so the stock gtk greeter is kinda of bland with its computer icon and stuff= . yes, even with hwoarang's awesome gentoo cow work on USE=3Dbranding : i'm thinking something like this http://www.openews.net/2011/developer-demo= -lightdm-3d-animation-login-screen/ would be cool, but it doesn't seem

Re: [gentoo-user] moving rsnapshots

2012-07-27 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 2012-07-26 22:38, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger: Am 25.07.2012 09:52, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger: It would be worth testing if it also works to replace copied files by hard links with -H but I will have to do it elsewhere ... this is production data ... on a box with ancient version of

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo package database

2012-07-27 Thread Mick
On Thursday 26 Jul 2012 09:15:42 ivan ivanov wrote: DO NOT HIJACK THREADS. You replied to an existing thread, changed the subject line, deleted the content and type your question. This is a big nono and is considered exceptionally rude (it makes everyone else's mail client do strange

Re: [gentoo-user] Mouse does not work with kernel-3.5.0

2012-07-27 Thread v_2e
Hello! On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:36:23 +0100 Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:30:38 +0300, v...@ukr.net wrote: After upgrading to sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.5.0 my mouse stopped working in X-session. You haven't provided much information to go on so

Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia NVS 5200M

2012-07-27 Thread Allan Gottlieb
On Fri, Jul 27 2012, thana...@asyr.hopto.org wrote: on 07/26/2012 11:50 PM Allan Gottlieb wrote the following: I am buying a new laptop, most likely a dell 6340. My choices for video are intel 4000 and nvidia nvs 5200M. An important consideration is that I use (via an E-port replicator) a

Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia NVS 5200M

2012-07-27 Thread Allan Gottlieb
On Thu, Jul 26 2012, Mark Knecht wrote: Check the nvidia site. It will tell you the exact driver Rev that supports this GPU. Thanks. I see that 295.53 supports the NVS 5200M. Am I right in believing that this means all drivers = 295.53 support it. This would be good as there are a few such

Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia NVS 5200M

2012-07-27 Thread Thanasis
on 07/27/2012 10:12 PM Allan Gottlieb wrote the following: This is a std dell product (it is nvidia mobile device) so I am not worried about the heat. It will doubtless shorten battery time, but I mostly am plugged in. allan I wouldn't be so sure about it, after I had a bad experience

[gentoo-user] intel HD graphics 4000 and viewing DVDs

2012-07-27 Thread Allan Gottlieb
I am getting a new laptop. (likely dell 6430). The two graphics options are intel HD 4000 and nvidia NVS 5200M. Dell is as expected suggesting the 5200M. I do not need 3D or fast response. Dell hinted that DVDs might not play with the intel HD 4000. This seems weird to me as the 4000 is

Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia NVS 5200M

2012-07-27 Thread Michael Mol
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Allan Gottlieb gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: On Thu, Jul 26 2012, Mark Knecht wrote: Check the nvidia site. It will tell you the exact driver Rev that supports this GPU. Thanks. I see that 295.53 supports the NVS 5200M. Am I right in believing that this means

Re: [gentoo-user] intel HD graphics 4000 and viewing DVDs

2012-07-27 Thread Michael Mol
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Allan Gottlieb gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: I am getting a new laptop. (likely dell 6430). The two graphics options are intel HD 4000 and nvidia NVS 5200M. Dell is as expected suggesting the 5200M. I do not need 3D or fast response. Dell hinted that DVDs might not

Re: [gentoo-user] intel HD graphics 4000 and viewing DVDs

2012-07-27 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 27.07.2012 22:22, schrieb Michael Mol: On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Allan Gottlieb gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: I am getting a new laptop. (likely dell 6430). The two graphics options are intel HD 4000 and nvidia NVS 5200M. Dell is as expected suggesting the 5200M. I do not need 3D or fast

[gentoo-user] No fonts in any gtk apps

2012-07-27 Thread Paul Hartman
Hi, Somehow, after upgrading some packages this morning, I no longer have fonts in any gtk apps I've tried (Firefox, Thunderbird, GIMP). Chromium mostly works, fonts show on web pages, but there are no visible fonts in the tab titles or in the address bar. Konqueror and all KDE apps seem to work

Re: [gentoo-user] intel HD graphics 4000 and viewing DVDs

2012-07-27 Thread Michael Mol
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Florian Philipp li...@binarywings.net wrote: Am 27.07.2012 22:22, schrieb Michael Mol: On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Allan Gottlieb gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: I am getting a new laptop. (likely dell 6430). The two graphics options are intel HD 4000 and nvidia

Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia NVS 5200M

2012-07-27 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Allan Gottlieb gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: On Thu, Jul 26 2012, Mark Knecht wrote: Check the nvidia site. It will tell you the exact driver Rev that supports this GPU. Thanks. I see that 295.53 supports the NVS 5200M. Am I right in believing that this means

Re: [gentoo-user] intel HD graphics 4000 and viewing DVDs

2012-07-27 Thread Allan Gottlieb
On Fri, Jul 27 2012, Michael Mol wrote: On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Allan Gottlieb gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: On Thu, Jul 26 2012, Mark Knecht wrote: Check the nvidia site. It will tell you the exact driver Rev that supports this GPU. Thanks. I see that 295.53 supports the NVS 5200M.

Re: [gentoo-user] No fonts in any gtk apps

2012-07-27 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:55:39 -0500 Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Somehow, after upgrading some packages this morning, I no longer have fonts in any gtk apps I've tried (Firefox, Thunderbird, GIMP). Chromium mostly works, fonts show on web pages, but there are no

Re: [gentoo-user] intel HD graphics 4000 and viewing DVDs

2012-07-27 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Allan Gottlieb gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: I forgot a big point. I have a very high res 30 monitor (2560x1600) and need to insure that the graphics card can drive the monitor at full res (I don't care about dvd's just software development and writing my lectures).

Re: [gentoo-user] No fonts in any gtk apps

2012-07-27 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:55:39 -0500 Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Somehow, after upgrading some packages this morning, I no longer have fonts in any gtk apps I've tried (Firefox,

Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia NVS 5200M

2012-07-27 Thread Allan Gottlieb
On Fri, Jul 27 2012, thana...@asyr.hopto.org wrote: on 07/27/2012 10:12 PM Allan Gottlieb wrote the following: This is a std dell product (it is nvidia mobile device) so I am not worried about the heat. It will doubtless shorten battery time, but I mostly am plugged in. allan I

Re: [gentoo-user] No fonts in any gtk apps

2012-07-27 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:55:48 -0500 Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:55:39 -0500 Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Somehow, after upgrading some

Re: [gentoo-user] Python TK

2012-07-27 Thread Silvio Siefke
Hello, On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:27:59 +0100 Peter Humphrey pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org wrote: /etc/init.d/atom attached. It ought also to include a command to extract the useful bits of /etc/mtab and copy those to the chroot; otherwise eclean complains that it can't read the table of mounts.

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

2012-07-27 Thread microcai
CPU speed does not matter. what matters most is the I/O speed. As far as I can tell, AMD chip suffered with a lot of I/O. Their Hyper-transport seems not competitive with Intel's ring bus 2012/7/26 Michael Mol mike...@gmail.com: On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Евгений Пермяков

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

2012-07-27 Thread Dale
Alecks Gates wrote: 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

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

2012-07-27 Thread Michael Mol
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:30 PM, microcai micro...@fedoraproject.org wrote: 2012/7/26 Michael Mol mike...@gmail.com: On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Евгений Пермяков permea...@gmail.com wrote: On 07/26/2012 05:50 PM, Michael Mol wrote: On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Евгений Пермяков

Re: [gentoo-user] cannot set an icon theme for the kde apps

2012-07-27 Thread Bryan Gardiner
On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 19:35:22 +0400 ivan ivanov grobokopa...@list.ru wrote: usr/share/kde4/services/settings-icon-view.desktop exists? dbus is running? ya@shvabra ~ $ ls -l /usr/share/kde4/services/settings-icon-view.desktop -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7836 Apr 30 01:05

Re: [gentoo-user] icedtea-jdk and X

2012-07-27 Thread Bryan Gardiner
On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:22:10 +0400 Евгений Пермяков permea...@gmail.com wrote: Can someone tell me, why my gentoo server wants X header to build icedtea jdk if USE=... -X ... ? Ok, I understand that it is because maintainers wrote ebuild that requires X header unquestionable. But why they