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post #81 of 159
1/13/05 at 7:55am

Torrents

Hi KWAGGA,

Torrents are not usually too much of a problem, you just need to download some software to download the torrent with. If you go to http://bittorrent.com/download.html

you should be able to download either a windows or linux version. If you have windows setup somewhere, that may be easiest for you, or, you can probally get the linux version running under your suse system, as long as you've got python installed. Once you've downloaded the software, you just tell it to download the torrent URL, and it gets underway. (unless your ISP or firewall is blocking it)

I don't have enough bandwidth on my server to host the ISO that Temptress has made. (Thanks Temptress).

Glen
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AAAARG good stuff

But I got No Idea how to use torrents :S I use DC++
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post #82 of 159
1/13/05 at 8:01am

xorg setup.

Hi Kwagga,

I am guessing that you don't have a window manager (either it's not installed, or it's just not running).

Are you getting that by typing startx, or are you getting it by typing xinit?

make sure you have the programme kwin installed (part of KDE, usually in /usr/bin/kwin). If you can start applications from within X, then try starting it.. you should then get some window managment.

If you can get hold of that gentoo install from Temptress, it may be easier, as with the dev version of yoper, you're going to be up against problems like this all the way, cos it's not installing things like KDE from the installer.

Glen
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Originally Posted by KWAGGA
I also have another questionto ask. I used apt-get to install xorg and KDE on the base Yoper system, and it boots fine ect, it is just I cannot Move any of my Windows, and the clode window x'es end minimize buttons are missing :S
Does anyone know how to fix this ? as I cannot move any of my windows around the Desktop! IS this just a Simple setting in KDE that needs to be set? Pls remember I am still a newbie here and was my first time install stuff like this

Thnx in advance.
KW
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post #83 of 159
1/13/05 at 12:19pm
oeri, You had gotten it to work with the PROMISE PDC202{46|62|65|67} / PROMISE PDC202{68|69|70|71|75|76|77} drivers? As far as I know the controller is a PDC20378 but perhaps the libata patch expands that. The patch I had added another specific PATA option, which patch did you use on the 2.6.10-r4 kernel? The one I am speaking of is at http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...-dev1.patch.gz
Could you post more details so I can get this Gentoo9860 enviroment CD to work properly with PATA? Great work thus far, also, did you use Catalyst and if so, what does your spec file say?

-- Jon
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post #84 of 159
1/13/05 at 3:50pm
HIya Nelg.


Thnx for the Kwin tip, ill try it out

Does anyone here have an easier way or better explanation on how to get the sound + GFX working properly?

I would greatly appreciate it if someone could put up a short step by step with commands on how to do this

Many THNX so far guys for all your help!

KW
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post #85 of 159
1/13/05 at 4:21pm
No the PROMISE PDC202{46|62|65|67} / PROMISE PDC202{68|69|70|71|75|76|77} drivers included with the kernel did NOT work. I had to apply the libata patch that I linked to in an earlier post. My LiveCD is completed, if I could just find a mirror now.

For now, I have a torrent hosted at http://oeri.ath.cx/sager9860

Cheers,
oeri
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post #86 of 159
1/13/05 at 6:09pm
i'd suggest you guys use oeri's over mine

as it seems to support more i think =)

for bittorrent clients:
in windows i highly suggest http://www.bitcomet.com/
a list of others here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittorrent
i think most people in linux use Azerus or Yet Another Bittorrent Client
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post #87 of 159
1/14/05 at 3:23am
ok, most definitely don't use mine, i think i b0rked something and it gives I/O errors on the PATA drives after a while (and the drive is good...)

so i'm going to try oeri's, probably better anyway since i can now help seed his torrent =)

EDIT: oi, tried oeri's and first i had to type 'sager986' minus the 0 to get it to load the kernel...strange...and then it seemed to not create a ramdisk and panic.

man, this is getting to be quite annoying =/
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post #88 of 159
1/14/05 at 10:52am
I have been playing around with a non-catalyst solution that seems promising. I will see if I can't get something that might work (and use the libata-dev patch'd kernel) out today. The only problem I had with the most recent build was that I couldn't login due to the FS being read only. In any case: maybe it will work for this purpose.

-- Jon
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post #89 of 159
1/14/05 at 11:11pm
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Originally Posted by oeri
No the PROMISE PDC202{46|62|65|67} / PROMISE PDC202{68|69|70|71|75|76|77} drivers included with the kernel did NOT work. I had to apply the libata patch that I linked to in an earlier post. My LiveCD is completed, if I could just find a mirror now.

For now, I have a torrent hosted at http://oeri.ath.cx/sager9860

Cheers,
oeri
Oeri, send me an email at seablade<at>softhome<dot>net Ill see if I can set you up with an FTP download off my DSL, not really great but might be better than nothing If I do Ill post up the username and password for people, I dont do anonymous logins sorry.

Seablade
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post #90 of 159
1/15/05 at 12:35am
Keep it coming guys!

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post #91 of 159
1/16/05 at 2:31am
Sorry about that... I burned the ISO in an old format and it truncated files over 8 characters... email Livecd@oeri.ath.cx if you want a copy of the new ISO
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post #92 of 159
1/16/05 at 8:37am
oeri, I dloaded your Gentoo CD, but as soon as I boot it it gives a Kernel panick ;( and sum FS error I think.

Do I have to install the patch first, then boot with the 9860 option? Also my drive should be in PATA mode right?

Many thnx.
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post #93 of 159
1/16/05 at 8:46am
The error is:
Kernel Panic: Unable to SYNC VFS. ANd then about block 3, 3 writing.
My drive was in PATA mode and my HT disabled. Also didnt work with no acpi=off.

Let me know whats wrong.
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post #94 of 159
1/16/05 at 5:13pm
Sorry... I gave mkisofs some limp parameters which truncated the kernel filename...try booting with this:

sager986 initrd=gentoo.igz root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=10240 ramdisk=10240 init=/linuxrc acpi=ht looptype=squashfs loop=/livecd.squashfs udev nodevfs cdroot dokeymap
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post #95 of 159
1/16/05 at 5:30pm
I just compiled a kernel that can be inserted into the Gentoo LiveCD. This might get you up and

running, instead of waiting for the horribly slow torrent.

1. Download your favorite Gentoo LiveCD ISO. The one I'm using in this tutorial is

http://www.gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/r...-2004.3-r1.iso

2. Download the modified kernel from http://www.oeri.ath.cx/sager9860/gentoo .

3. Get WinISO (www.winiso.com) or mount the image under linux.

4. Open the ISO in WinISO.

5. Change to the ISOLINUX directory inside the ISO

6. Highlight the file "gentoo" (NOT GENTOO.IGZ) and press delete.

7. Drag and drop the "gentoo" modified kernel inside the ISOLINUX directory in the ISO.

8. File > Save

9. Burn with Nero or other burning software

Let me know how this works, guys...
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post #96 of 159
1/17/05 at 2:41am
Hiya, I used ISO Commander with the Gentoo Full cd 3, after replacing the file it gives a MD5 checksum error so it seems u cant directly change the Kernel

Did it work for you?
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post #97 of 159
1/17/05 at 2:42pm
I just tried using WinISO, worked perfectly.
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post #98 of 159
1/17/05 at 3:59pm
Didi you do it with the minimal install disk? Or the Full 3 stage one?

Thnx
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post #99 of 159
1/17/05 at 11:36pm
Minimal..should be no difference.
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post #100 of 159
1/18/05 at 7:05am
Yo Oeri, just got it to work using WINISO

Thnx
KW
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