don't worry, i know this. but i think osx is a great os

@new_to_non_X86 afaik truecrypt has to patch the linux kernel to work
@Ix0 my mac is no ppc

ix0, yes you understand me correctly, i need it on an usb-memory-stick for transfering data between my workstation (linux) my laptop (macosx) and school (windows), vfat should be enought. i know truecrypt, but it doesn't suppport mac :(
does anybody know if there is a chance to mount apple's aes-128 ...

sorry, i missed to mention that i need it for filesystem-encryption

is there an encryption tool for linux, mac and windows?
thx

hi,
i try to get my logitech cordless desktop keyboard's multimedia keys working. http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Use_Multimedia_Keys#KDE says thay i only have to "Go to Control Center -> Regional & Accessibility -> Keyboard Layout and choose my Keyboard model". but when i do so there are no available ...

i did e2fsck -y /dev/sda1 and now have a full lost+found directory. :roll:
i found the files in it witch are important to me :P . so a great thanks to neddyseagoon...
but i think there will be no way around reinstalling the whole system :cry:
could a hardware problem (HD) be the reason for this ...

ok, i deleted the journal and tried to mount read only but dmsg shows: e2fsck comes with endless questons...

btw: to creat a disk image i have to use dd right?

hi,

i have installed a gentoo system on a SAMSUNG 200GB SATAII HD using a ext3 fs. everything worked fine till yesterday, when the booting screen showed me that it cant mount the root fs. (dont know why, becouse i did nothing change the day before)
so i booted from a cd and tried to repair the fs ...

i don't know why but removing the / alt the end made it. now it works
thx

i use mount 192.168.0.1:/usr/portage /usr/portage

hi,
i tryed to share my portage in my lan. so i followe[/quote]d the http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Using_a_shared_portage_via_NFS howto. but if i try to mount the portage on my xbox (700Mhz,64MB ram) over a 10Mbit/s lan it does nothing. waiting 3 houres dosen't help...
mounting other resources like ...

what du you think abous the new macbookpro (http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/).
do you think it will be hard to get linux running on it or perhaps even windows?

Edit: Merged here. --Maedhros

yes, You might want to follow this thread http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=54793


when i follow the stepps posted by studtill and try to insert the radeon module it says:

mars ~ # modprobe radeon
WARNING: Error inserting drm (/lib/modules/2.6.13.4/x11-drm/drm.ko): Cannot allocate ...

i think so:

hi,
i have a amd64 3000+ @ 2250 Mhz and a ati radeaon X800 runnig kernel 2.6.13.4 , but all 3d games like (vendetta online or WoW) are very very slow, i can't even move the mouse to the quit button. is this a known problem? the only solution i found was: buy a nvidia card, i did if i know befor. so ...

thx for your expereance,
the thinkpad T43 is nice but it's a bit costly for me
i also looked for the dell x1, but i have some antipathy for intel
but is there realy a chance to get a laptop without an intel cpu?

hi,

i'm searching for a light weight laptop (about 2 kg) which i want to use for school/studying.
i want to use gentoo, so it should be hardware which works with linux.
i like these vaio laptops or the apple ibook G4.
so could you give me some expereance you made? and do you recommend a ibook for ...