I'm trying to write a script that will automagically detect what kind of CPU the machine its running on has, for purposes of say, compiling a kernel optimized for that architecture. I'd like to identify a machine as one of:
Pentium MMX, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium IV, Athlon, Athlon XP

I'd ...

OI. If you're doing live recording, be careful about using GLX applications. You don't want to put any glitches into your channels because the processor was being monopolized by tuxracer or vendetta or half life or something. It might be a good idea to renice whatever recording application you're ...

For the purposes of the linux kernel, you're running an i386.

Technically, though, you have an i686 processor.

Something I should change?

No, not unless you're really hot for a multicore Atlhon64.

As far as the kernel is concerned, there are several different classes of processor. Linus ...

For the purposes of the linux kernel, you're running an i386.

Technically, though, you have an i686 processor.

i810 isn't compatible with glx :\. DRI is the best you'll be able to do.

I ran a machine with i810 and a 2.4 kernel a few years back. I'm not sure about getting framebuffers working, but to get DRI working, you only need to enable DRM* in the kernel, then enable DRI specifically for i810, and set ...

From your lspci:

0000:00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)


and lsmod output:

Module Size Used by
ipv6 212928 10
parport_pc 30824 0
parport 27788 1 parport_pc
floppy 52824 0
pcspkr 4056 0
forcedeth 16128 0
dm_mod 39264 0
ata_piix 7812 0
ahci 9348 0
sata ...

I used gnump3 for a while (gnump3d?). It does a pretty good job. Its supposed to be able to downsample for low-speed connections and everything, but I never really got that to work.

It'll handle ogg and mpg, too, if I remember correctly.

When executing lincity-ng, the following is all I get:


Starting lincity-ng (version 1.0.1)...
[/home/matt/.lincity] is in the search path.
[/usr/share/games/lincity-ng] is in the search path.
LINCITY_HOME: /usr/share/games/lincity-ng


No game appears, I don't even get a blank screen.

I don't ...

For various reasons, I am tied to a 2.4.27 kernel, but I need it to be able to run on any reasonably arbitrary x86 machine. The problem I have is that there are some standard OEM boxes that use the ICH5 and ICH6 SATA chipsets, and 2.4.27 doesn't have ata_piix support built in.

To backport, I've ...

Look for this in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf

[servers]
# These are the standard servers. You can add as many you want here
# and they will always be started. Each line must start with a unique
# number and that will be the display number of that server. Usually just
# the 0 server is used.
0=Standard
#1 ...

While emerging gtkskan:


make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gtkskan/gtkskan-0.2/src'
gcc -g -O2 -I/usr/include/gtk-1.2 -I/usr/include/glib-1.2 -I/usr/lib/glib/include -DGLIBC22_HEADERS -DDATA_DIR=\"/usr/local/share/gtkskan\" -c -o gtkskan.o gtkskan.c
In file included from scan_data.h:4,
from ...

I've got an ma111 working in gentoo. Make sure that you have version 1, or else you're screwwed. Version 2 supports USB 2.0, and uses a different chipset.

Here's how to do it:

Step 1: emerge linux-wlan-ng
Step 2: download the linux-wlan-ng tarball, and install it manually. I know this sounds ...

I think you want the xircom_cb module. Here's my lsmod (fresh gentoo install on a 570)


Module Size Used by
firmware_class 10784 0
video 16228 0
xirc2ps_cs 19344 0
xircom_cb 12224 0
genrtc 6028 0
yenta_socket 23496 3
rsrc_nonstatic 11232 1 yenta_socket


Also: Does anyone have any of the ...

Well, for one thing, I beleive that you need a "modes" line for each Display SubSection in your Screen section, but that shouldn't affect you much, since you're defaulting to 24. I'd chuck out all of the subsections you don't want/need, like for 1, 4, and 15 bpp. I'd keep 16 bpp, just because some ...

what is in your .xinitrc?

If you're using a 2.6 kernel, then you don't need alsa-driver, but you do need alsa-tools. Or alsa-utils, I can't remember which. Maybe both.

Anyway, look at the output of dmesg, also.

Just thought of something else, do you know which driver you're supposed to be using, and did you compile it into the kernel (or as a module)?

If you're a seasoned gentoo veteran, please forgive my noob questions.

Single quotes might work. I'm not speaking from experience, just out of my ass.

Test your RAM?

You probably have i810 or VIABLABLABLA audio, in which case, I'd like to know the answer, too.

Do you always have problems with sounds, like gaim won't do noises when xmms is playing?

In otherwords, is this just a problem with cedega, or is it a problem with all of your applications?

Post the results of "lspci" and "dmesg," please.

You need to play around with your xorg.conf. What are the dimensions of your laptop screen? Like 1024x768? 1280x1024?

do this:

nano -w /etc/X11/xorg.conf


Look for

Section "Screen"


For me its at line 65 of 103, so its about two-thirds down.
In there you'll see something like ...

I promised screenshots, so here they are. They aren't perfect. I run a dual screen system, so to save your bw I did a slipshod job of cutting off the right hand screen.

At the bottom of the screen you see a couple of gdesklets on the left and in the middle. On the right is the enlightenment icon ...

Also:

Where did you get that bar from? It looks pretty slick.

You might try enlightenment. It has a pretty wide theme base and it effective does screen margins automatically. In my opinion the D.A.E theme is the best one. I'll post a screenshot later on.