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Re: [Wlug] another vote for a future meeting topic

by Brian Waite

On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 09:13:32 -0400, Mike Frysinger <vapier(a)gentoo.org> wrote: > On Wednesday 01 September 2004 08:54 am, Brian Waite wrote: > > I could get into this type of meeting. In fact, watching the time it > > takes to do a Gentoo install > > if you know the internals of the build process you can trick the whole > proccess to use just binary packages (assuming of course you have the binary > packages) That might be a good solution for the time constrained. Maybe at the time we do a Binary Gentoo install and then go into detail about how to emerge and build the apps at a later date. That might actually get me to use Gentoo again. If I can have a fully configured system in a short amount of time, I can setup cron jobs to build optimized versions at night. > > > Also, can the gentoo build work via distcc? I looked deeper into the Gentoo distcc build and it looks like it might not be very easy. They require (correctly) a hardened version of the compiler if I under stood corretly and trying to ensure N machines with M distors have the right compilers would be unreallistic. > > yes > -mike > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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Re: [Wlug] another vote for a future meeting topic

by Mike Frysinger

On Wednesday 01 September 2004 08:54 am, Brian Waite wrote: > I could get into this type of meeting. In fact, watching the time it > takes to do a Gentoo install if you know the internals of the build process you can trick the whole proccess to use just binary packages (assuming of course you have the binary packages) > Also, can the gentoo build work via distcc? yes -mike

19 years, 7 months

Re: [Wlug] another vote for a future meeting topic

by Brian Waite

I could get into this type of meeting. In fact, watching the time it takes to do a Gentoo install vs say Knoppix is prat of the fun. I can also provide some Yellow Dog Linux 3.0.1 Cds for anyone interested in trying to run Linux on a PPC. I'd like to see how Fedora Core install is progressing these days. I have SUSE 9.1 Pro sitting here that I'd also like to see run, if anyone has some guts and a machine. :) I can even see about bringing along a PC that can use a new install. Also, can the gentoo build work via distcc? I'm wondering if we can leech some cycles opff idle laptops to speed the Gentoo build up. Ahh here it is: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/distcc.xml#bootstrapping The distcc thought might take some coordinatino though. Just some thoughts/ramblings. Brian

19 years, 7 months

Re: [Wlug] another vote for a future meeting topic

by Mike Leo

how far into the gentoo install can you get? Is the last step the long process? I can volunteer a fast machine if we could get most of the way thru at the meeting and I can just kill it at the end. Or is every step along the way very time consuming? We could have several pc's setup installing all at once so people could see a knoppix install or a SUse install or a gentoo all at once --- Ryan Caron <rcaron(a)WPI.EDU> wrote: > No, the install isn't the easiest thing to someone > not familar with it, > but the Gentoo documentation is quite good. The > basic install (known as a > stage 1 install) alone can take a fair amount of > time since everything has > to be compiled. However, you can save time by using > what's called a stage > 2 install where some of the basic install is > precompiled. A stage 3 > install is where the entire basic install is already > compiled. > > We would not be able to complete a stage 1 or stage > 2 install during a > typical WLUG meeting and it is the kind of thing to > let run overnight. If > you are a laptop user you can download all the > neccessary source files in > advance and leave the meeting with the laptop still > compiling. Otherwise, > a constant, and preferably fast, network connection > is required. > > On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 Mike Leo <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > I have heard way to much about Gentoo to not try > it > > out, but have also heard the install is not so > easy. > > > > Someone has mentioned it before, but how about an > > install fest so others can get hands on with > different > > distro installs? > > > > just one man's opinion.... > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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Re: [Wlug] another vote for a future meeting topic

by Mike Frysinger

On Tuesday 31 August 2004 11:58 am, Ryan Caron wrote: > We would not be able to complete a stage 1 or stage 2 install during a > typical WLUG meeting and it is the kind of thing to let run overnight. actually, you could, if you have an amd64 or similar machine :) > If you are a laptop user you can download all the neccessary source files in > advance and leave the meeting with the laptop still compiling. Otherwise, > a constant, and preferably fast, network connection is required. yep, you can download all the source files by adding '-f' to the step you're about to execute, then proceed with the actual build to got from a 'complete Gentoo system' (stage3) to a typical 'desktop system' can be done quickly with GRP (a set of binary packages for things like KE/GNOME/X/etc...) -mike

19 years, 7 months

Re: [WLUG] Another vote for a future meeting topic

by Phil H

Well, you probably couldn't do a Stage 1 install. Seems like you'd have to do like a Stage 3 and use --pkgonly for things like KDE/Gnome/Xorg. That's probably obvious, but thought I'd point it out. And by using --pkgonly, you lose any speed benefits that you could have gained by compiling . . . so it's kind of a catch-22. I guess it depends on the CPU and RAM of the machine, but a Stage 1 install (w/ XF86/KDE) took 4-5 days on my machine. Philip Solo mis dos centavos . . . > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:02:37 -0700 (PDT) > From: Mike Leo <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [Wlug] another vote for a future meeting topic > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Message-ID: <20040830170237.87484.qmail(a)web51310.mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I have heard way to much about Gentoo to not try it > out, but have also heard the install is not so easy. > > Someone has mentioned it before, but how about an > install fest so others can get hands on with different > distro installs? > > just one man's opinion.... > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

19 years, 7 months

Re: [Wlug] another vote for a future meeting topic

by Ryan Caron

No, the install isn't the easiest thing to someone not familar with it, but the Gentoo documentation is quite good. The basic install (known as a stage 1 install) alone can take a fair amount of time since everything has to be compiled. However, you can save time by using what's called a stage 2 install where some of the basic install is precompiled. A stage 3 install is where the entire basic install is already compiled. We would not be able to complete a stage 1 or stage 2 install during a typical WLUG meeting and it is the kind of thing to let run overnight. If you are a laptop user you can download all the neccessary source files in advance and leave the meeting with the laptop still compiling. Otherwise, a constant, and preferably fast, network connection is required. On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 Mike Leo <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I have heard way to much about Gentoo to not try it > out, but have also heard the install is not so easy. > > Someone has mentioned it before, but how about an > install fest so others can get hands on with different > distro installs? > > just one man's opinion....

19 years, 7 months

another vote for a future meeting topic

by Mike Leo

I have heard way to much about Gentoo to not try it out, but have also heard the install is not so easy. Someone has mentioned it before, but how about an install fest so others can get hands on with different distro installs? just one man's opinion.... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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Re: [Wlug] computer for sale

by Karl Hiramoto

Nope, I tried once about two years ago, but I gave up. Ended up booting to windows when I needed to scan anything :-( > Karl, > > Have you been able to run the Visioneer scanner under linux? If so, I'd > like to know how. I haven't been able to do it with my 6100b. > > Greg > > > > Karl Hiramoto wrote: >> I could bring this to the next meeting if anyone is interested. >> >> Asking $150 or best offer. Dual boot machine with windows 2000 and >> Gentoo 2004.2 >> >> Dual Processor Pentium Pro 200mhz >> 17" Viewsonic Monitor with builtin mic and speakers >> DVD/CDROM dvd mpeg dxr2 decoder PCI card. >> 256M RAM (EDO 72pin) >> 20G hard disk (gentoo linux) >> 6G disk (fat 32) >> 6G disk (NTFS Windows 2000) >> 10/100 network card RTL-8139 >> Promise UDMA 33 PCI card >> ATI all in wonder (3D rage pro) TV tuner works in windows. >> Visioneer Paperport Flat bed Scanner with Parallel port cable interface >> ISA Creative labs AWE 32 gold sound card with RCA outputs. >> 2 USB ports >> floppy >> keyboard >> mouse >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Karl Hiramoto <karl(a)hiramoto.org> Work: 978-425-2090 ext 25 Cell: 508-517-4819 Personal web page: http://karl.hiramoto.org/ AOL IM ID = KarlH420 Yahoo_IM = karl_hiramoto

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Re: [Wlug] computer for sale

by Gregory Avedissian

Karl, Have you been able to run the Visioneer scanner under linux? If so, I'd like to know how. I haven't been able to do it with my 6100b. Greg Karl Hiramoto wrote: > I could bring this to the next meeting if anyone is interested. > > Asking $150 or best offer. Dual boot machine with windows 2000 and > Gentoo 2004.2 > > Dual Processor Pentium Pro 200mhz > 17" Viewsonic Monitor with builtin mic and speakers > DVD/CDROM dvd mpeg dxr2 decoder PCI card. > 256M RAM (EDO 72pin) > 20G hard disk (gentoo linux) > 6G disk (fat 32) > 6G disk (NTFS Windows 2000) > 10/100 network card RTL-8139 > Promise UDMA 33 PCI card > ATI all in wonder (3D rage pro) TV tuner works in windows. > Visioneer Paperport Flat bed Scanner with Parallel port cable interface > ISA Creative labs AWE 32 gold sound card with RCA outputs. > 2 USB ports > floppy > keyboard > mouse > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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