adding new repo (cFF)

developer1 · n00b Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Posts: 49 Location: PL

Hi,

I am trying to add another (not contained within Portage) repo and I got an error saying that repo name not found. Where I can find repo names and how the repo name is build (what it consists of)?
Also is it possible to use Mint repo within Gentoo?
Is there something like /etc/apt/sources.list?

I am pretty new to Gentoo. Ive been on Mint since 2013 and on Debian since its begining....so Im not new to Linux.....

I am trying to execute layman -a <repo name> and got info that repo does not exist ......

Any help?

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:33 pm Post subject:

developer1,

Welcome to Gentoo

Repros in Gentoo are not like in binary distros. Like the Portage tree itself, they contain ebuilds which tell how to build packages. They are called overlays as they have the same structure as the main portage tree.

Many overlays are available using the layman tool.

developer1 · n00b Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Posts: 49 Location: PL

Thanks for replying me.

I find Gentoo is much different from Mint/Debian and much more difficult..... Ive read what you linked and its ok but when I try it on my system, it gets broken somehow as its not working...... somehow strange distribution.

Jaglover · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 11:56 pm Post subject:

Gentoo is not a strange distribution.

It is a meta-distribution. Meaning it is just a set of tools to build your own Linux. Once you admit to that concept everything falls into place.
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developer1 · n00b Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Posts: 49 Location: PL

Little update:

Ive managed to install apps from external repos. They work fine. I wrote strange as you have to have different approach towards Gentoo - its not distro which works straight out-of-the-box..... you have to spend some time to get it the way you want......

another question is about drivers/firmwares.... I have bd writer which has USB interface, when I connect it, it get recognized by system, but not by burning software. I mean I can read cd/dvd/bd with this, but I cannot burn discs. Ive looked for Linux driver for this, but cannot find it anywhere. How can I get it going? Its Samsung UltraSlim device.......

gerard27 · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 4:07 pm Post subject:

The best desktop cd/dvd writer program in Linux is k3b.
What desktop are you using?
k3b needs parts of KDE (kdelibs for instance).
I'm sure it will run your burner.
Try

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:27 pm Post subject:

developer1,

To read optical media, you only use the filesystem, so the media in mounted in the normal way.
To write media, you need raw device access. Such access is restricted to root and members of the cdrom group.
Your kernel also needs SCSI Generic support. Check your group membership

developer1 · n00b Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Posts: 49 Location: PL

Thanks for replies.....

Im using lxde and I added (from Portage tree) k3b, now both read/write works well, many thanks for this

I have general question - how big (how many MB's) does Gentoo consumes? Is it possible to make a dualboot with, say, Mint on one 128GB hdd?

Anon-E-moose · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:54 pm Post subject:

gerard27 · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:01 pm Post subject:

Yes that should be possible.
Of course it'll depend on how much software you install.
Please consult the excellent Gentoo docs.
There's a command to check the usage:

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:04 pm Post subject:

gerard82,

Anon-E-moose · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:09 pm Post subject:

I copy my distfiles dir to a backup disk and periodically do an eclean-dist on /usr/portaqge/distfiles to keep it to ~4 gig.

That way I have old source if I need it but it isn't on my primary disk.

Note: I actually keep dual backups just in case one gets flaky.
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defer- · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:46 pm Post subject:

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:56 pm Post subject:

defer-,

There are a few requests a year for old sources.

Its a little like keeping old photographs :)
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developer1 · n00b Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Posts: 49 Location: PL

Im slowly starting to like Gentoo.....slowly making my way through this OS.....but Im stuck wiith another problem,
When I insert usb stick, its recognized (dmesg | tail lists it), but system cannot mount it (error mounting device pops up). How can I mount it?

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:19 pm Post subject:

developer1,

Unless you have reformatted the USB stick, it will have a vfat filesystem. You need vfat support in your kernel.
You may need to do modprobe vfat.

The manual (as root) mount command might work now. If not, error messages from the terminal and dmesg will be useful.
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developer1 · n00b Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Posts: 49 Location: PL

modprobe vfat worked well, thanks agian

and another unsolved problem - I have Brother DCP-330C printer/scanner/copy machine connected to my PC dwonstairs, I downloaded RPM's (lpr & cups), installed them, system connects with device (device is shown in localhost:631), but when I send sth to print, I get error saying that buffer has reached its limit......
when I connect device directly to my laptop and setup as usb printer, everything works well......
What may be the reason for this?

developer1 · n00b Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Posts: 49 Location: PL

May be closed as Im no longer Gentoo user. Ive erased Gentoo partition and installed tri-boot Suse<>Mageia<>Debian