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by Scocou
Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:14 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: is a webcam possible?
Replies: 2
Views: 2646

Yes it's certainly possible. Here's how to list a few webcam ebuilds found in Porage; emerge -S webcam &/or emerge -s qce-ga . Admittedly I've never used any of them, so I can't say that they're decent ;) You'll need VideoForLinux (VFL) enabled in your kernel, or compiled as modules. I believe S...
by Scocou
Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:57 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: IceWM control panel
Replies: 12
Views: 6704

a bug in gentoox or not but if you just type "emerge icewm-tools" a program called "python" is also emerged.
It must be a dependency of whatever you're emerging, same goes for the other two packages. Python is an open source programming language. See |here| for info :)
by Scocou
Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:45 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Shades of Grey in the Text Console & upping the res
Replies: 7
Views: 4921

I thought "Ey" was Canadian for To dispel any international misconceptions : although it is certainly of the brain-fart variety, we typically mean something like 'know what I'm saying', although often it's unconscious, yes ;) Example: "Take off, eh!" translates roughly to "...
by Scocou
Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:20 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Shades of Grey in the Text Console & upping the res
Replies: 7
Views: 4921

Eh, thanks
Did you say 'eh' because I'm Canadian? Don't think I'll understand you otherwise, eh? Oops, damnit! heehe ;)
by Scocou
Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:09 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Shades of Grey in the Text Console & upping the res
Replies: 7
Views: 4921

information on the options to the pre-built gentoox kernel somewhere?
Well, you're not going to do better tha the sources it was compiled from ;) Simply cd to /usr/src/linux and make menuconfig, peruse all the options under the sun, included or otherwise :)
by Scocou
Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:57 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: big problem with putty and magic
Replies: 14
Views: 6915

I know it is connected to the net
How is it connected, through a hub, another PC, a router, directly to modem/cable modem?
by Scocou
Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:42 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: How will installing Home 2.1 affect my current installation?
Replies: 2
Views: 2576

I am happy with my current installation as I have made several changes and don't really want to have to do them again! There is no reason to replace a Gentoo installation if it's working well, IMHO. As long as you keep it sync'd and updated a Gentoo system is always the current version. That said, ...
by Scocou
Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:31 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: X-win Problem
Replies: 3
Views: 3178

try using VNC
tightvnc is better, mwwhaaha! Look here :)
by Scocou
Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:18 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: IceWM control panel
Replies: 12
Views: 6704

Try this;

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emerge icewm-tools
I've never tried it, but it looks like what you're seeking. For more information on how to install, or emerge, programs with Gentoo's package manager Portage consult this link.
by Scocou
Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:10 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Shades of Grey in the Text Console & upping the res
Replies: 7
Views: 4921

My $0.02 : Are you using PAL or NTSC? I had no color when I used PAL modes on my NTSC TV... just a thought :)
by Scocou
Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:20 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: portage ._cfg files
Replies: 1
Views: 2504

how does portage decide which new config files to copy into /etc? Yes it's a Gentoo specific decision, but it's user/portage configurable. One can specify directories, such as /etc, that will not allow configs to be overwritten. It [portage] renames the new ones to ._cfg-whatever as you mentioned. ...
by Scocou
Mon Aug 25, 2003 11:23 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: cant remove keyboard
Replies: 1
Views: 2271

I don't have Home version so I can't test for you, but I expect rc-update del xvkbded (then reboot) would work, unless Shallax has done things unGentoo'ishly (uhh, yes that's a word ;) ). I haven't tried the magic no-keyboard script either, so I can't speculate why it may have failed in your instanc...
by Scocou
Mon Aug 25, 2003 11:13 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Gentoox IP address different from EvoX
Replies: 3
Views: 3512

use different hostnames so your router may assign a different IP I think I could back you up here by mentioning my $.02 worth... My ISP assigns an IP by MAC (ignores hostname), and it remains the same for Evox and Gentoox. Hence I would agree it seems to be related to hostname. Out of curiousity, c...
by Scocou
Mon Aug 25, 2003 10:51 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: access permission al folders
Replies: 3
Views: 3299

more for you to protect yourself from yourself than to protect you from others. As someone who ran a box as nothing but root for ~1yr I couldn't agree more. You'll screw your system with a typo that you didn't even notice ;) I think it's a combination of the two that'll get you for sure in time. It...
by Scocou
Mon Aug 25, 2003 5:31 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: vi, kedit, su
Replies: 11
Views: 5530

Speaking of 'borking' word-wrap, how do i fix the 'borked' word-wrap on the man pages?
It's not quite clear (to me) what you're asking... are you reading man-pages with nano? Please explain :)