Gnome-2.24 on the EEE 701

If you're interested in upgrading your version of Gnome to 2.24 and you're a Gentooer, then the following entries in /etc/portage/package.keywords should help you get past all of the ACCEPT_KEYWORDS errors.  You can find binary packages at http://virtb.visibleassets.com/geeentoo/packages/All , as usual. 

=gnome-extra/gconf-editor-2.24.1
=gnome-base/gnome-control-center-2.24.0.1
=gnome-extra/deskbar-applet-2.24.3
=x11-libs/vte-0.17.4-r3
=x11-themes/gnome-backgrounds-2.24.0
=x11-terms/gnome-terminal-2.24.2-r1
=x11-themes/gnome-icon-theme-2.24.0
=net-libs/libsoup-2.24.3
=gnome-base/libgnome-2.24.1
=gnome-base/gnome-settings-daemon-2.24.1-r1
=x11-themes/gnome-themes-2.24.3
=gnome-extra/zenity-2.24.1
=app-editors/gedit-2.24.3
=gnome-base/gnome-keyring-2.22.3-r1
=gnome-extra/gnome-system-monitor-2.24.4
=gnome-base/gnome-session-2.22.3-r1
=gnome-base/nautilus-2.24.2
=media-video/totem-2.24.3
=media-sound/sound-juicer-2.24.0
=media-gfx/eog-2.24.3.1
=gnome-extra/bug-buddy-2.24.2
=x11-libs/pango-1.22.4
=gnome-extra/gnome-utils-2.24.1
=app-admin/pessulus-2.24.0
=net-analyzer/gnome-nettool-2.22.1
=x11-libs/libwnck-2.24.2
=gnome-extra/fast-user-switch-applet-2.24.0
=x11-libs/gtksourceview-2.4.2
=gnome-base/gnome-desktop-2.24.3
=app-text/evince-2.24.2
=www-client/epiphany-2.24.3-r10
=net-misc/vino-2.24.1
=net-analyzer/gnome-netstatus-2.12.2
=dev-libs/atk-1.24.0
=gnome-base/eel-2.24.1
=gnome-extra/yelp-2.24.0-r10
=gnome-base/libbonoboui-2.24.0
=x11-wm/metacity-2.24.0-r2
=gnome-extra/gcalctool-5.24.3.1
=gnome-extra/gnome-user-docs-2.24.2-r1
=gnome-extra/gnome-screensaver-2.24.1-r1
=gnome-extra/gnome-games-2.24.3
=gnome-base/gnome-menus-2.24.2
=gnome-base/libgnomekbd-2.24.0
=gnome-extra/gtkhtml-3.24.5
=dev-libs/totem-pl-parser-2.24.4
=x11-themes/gtk-engines-2.16.1
=gnome-extra/gnome-media-2.24.0.1-r1
=dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-2.24.1
=gnome-base/librsvg-2.22.3
=gnome-extra/nautilus-cd-burner-2.24.0
=gnome-base/gvfs-1.0.3-r1
=gnome-base/libgtop-2.24.4
=x11-libs/gtk+-2.14.7-r2
=net-misc/vinagre-2.24.2-r1
=gnome-extra/swfdec-gnome-2.24.0
=gnome-base/gnome-volume-manager-2.24.1
=gnome-base/libgnomeprint-2.18.5
=media-libs/swfdec-0.8.4
=net-wireless/bluez-libs-3.36
=dev-util/intltool-0.40.5
=dev-python/nautilus-cd-burner-python-2.24.1
=dev-python/gnome-keyring-python-2.24.1
=dev-python/metacity-python-2.24.1
=dev-python/gnome-media-python-2.24.1
=dev-python/gtksourceview-python-2.24.1
=dev-python/libgtop-python-2.24.1
~dev-python/libwnck-python-2.24.1
~dev-python/libgnomeprint-python-2.24.1
~dev-python/librsvg-python-2.24.1
~dev-python/totem-python-2.24.1
~dev-python/bug-buddy-python-2.24.1
~dev-python/gnome-desktop-python-2.24.1
~dev-python/gnome-applets-python-2.24.1
~dev-python/evolution-python-2.24.1
~dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-base-2.24.1
=dev-python/libbonobo-python-2.22.3
=dev-python/libgnomecanvas-python-2.22.3
~dev-python/gnome-python-base-2.22.3
=dev-python/gnome-vfs-python-2.22.3
=dev-python/gconf-python-2.22.3
=dev-python/libgnome-python-2.22.3
=media-libs/libcanberra-0.11
=media-sound/pulseaudio-0.9.14
=net-wireless/bluez-utils-3.36
=x11-libs/cairo-1.8.6-r1
=media-plugins/gst-plugins-gio-0.10.21-r1
=dev-python/pygobject-2.16.1
=x11-misc/icon-naming-utils-0.8.7
=x11-themes/sound-theme-freedesktop-0.2
=x11-libs/libxklavier-3.8
=gnome-base/gdm-2.20.9-r1
=dev-libs/libxml2-2.7.3
=gnome-extra/gnome-user-docs-2.24.1
=gnome-extra/gtkhtml-3.24.4
=x11-misc/alacarte-0.11.8
=x11-libs/gtk+-2.14.7-r1
=media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.19
=media-libs/speex-1.2_rc1
=app-text/poppler-bindings-0.10.3
=app-text/poppler-0.10.3
=media-libs/openjpeg-1.3-r2
=x11-libs/cairo-1.8.2
=dev-python/gnome-python-base-2.22.3
=dev-python/gnome-python-2.22.3
=dev-python/pygtk-2.14.0

Dell Laser Printer 1700 Setup in Gentoo Linux

It took me approximately 1/2 hour this morning to install the Dell Laser Printer 1700 under Gnome using gnome-cups-manager.

The page at linuxprinting.org was helpful in that it said to use the 'generic PCL6 driver'. Ensure that your /usr/src/linux/.config contains CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=[m|y] CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT=[m|y] CONFIG_USB=[m|y] In my kernel CONFIG_USB=y and CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT=y, but CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=m In /usr/src/linux, run make && make modules_install if necessary. Run 'modprobe usblp' Ensure that cups, gutenprint, and gnome-cups-manager are emerged. My USE="cups foomaticdb gtk ppds readline gimp X acl avahi dbus java jpeg ldap pam perl png ppds python samba ssl tiff zeroconf" but feel free to alter that, although in doing so, your mileage may vary. Now, if you power on your Dell Laser Printer 1700 and plug it in to your computer via USB, monitor the last few lines of dmesg with dmesg | tail -n 50 and you should see something like: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 2 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x413C pid 0x5202 usbcore: registered new interface driver usblp Running 'lsusb' should report something like Bus 003 Device 002: ID 413c:5202 Dell Computer Corp. Go to System -> Administration -> Printing -> New Printer Select 'Use Detected Printer', then for Manufacturer use Generic, for Model use PCL 6/PCL XL Printer, and for Driver use 'gutenprint'. Now just ensure that the default paper size is Letter and print a test page. I should also mention that the default paper size was originally set to A4, which is more of a European standard. Subsequently, when I printed a test page I received a page that said PCL XL error Subsystem: KERNEL Error: IllegalTag Operator: 0x2d Position: 6986 However, adjusting the paper size to Letter inside the printer properties fixed this issue. Happy Printing :)

Upgrading to Gnome 2.20 with Gentoo

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would post my experiences upgrading to Gnome-2.20 on my Gentoo box. In general, the upgrade was painless, but there were a few pitfalls that can be easily avoided.

This post was originally written on November 3rd, 2007, and most of the Gnome-2.20 packages were marked ~x86.

1. Add these entries to /etc/portage/package.keywords.
   [ Updated: 2007-11-14 ]
   [ Updated: 2007-11-16 ]
   
2. Due to bug #196621, you will need to edit your yelp use flags in /etc/portage/package.use
   gnome-extra/yelp -debug
3. emerge -avD '>=gnome-2.20'
   

Ta-da!

[ Update: 2007-11-16 ]
Note: After performing the initial upgrade, then performing an emerge --sync at a later date, some of the package versions may have disappeared. Since all packages in the above file use absolute package versions, another attempt to do an emerge -D --with-bdeps y '>=gnome-base/gnome-2.20' could result in slot-version collisions within emerge (see bug #199359).

Lastly, I'm not sure if this will be the case for everyone, but I had to re-emerge gok, notification-daemon, gnome-applets, and gnome-python-desktop because gnome-applets was emerged in improper order, pulling in a previous gnome library. You can verify this by running revdep-rebuild -pv before re-emerging these packages.

emerge -av1 gok notification-daemon gnome-applets gnome-python-desktop

Currently, I'm not using the binary ATI drivers (ati-drivers-8.42.3), but I'll test it out and see if there are any conflicts.

Unfortunately, I would also like to upgrade to >=xorg-x11-7.3 / >=xorg-server-1.4, but ATI's current drivers for x86 will not work with >=xorg-server-1.4. Since I'm only using the open source radeon driver at the moment, I'll give that a shot before I test out ati-drivers-8.42.3.

Happy Gnome-ing :)

Gnome Issues

I'm still having this frustrating thing with gnome when I try to open certain file types with a double-click. Here is what I posted to the Gentoo Forums.

I just upgraded to =x11-misc/shared-mime-info-0.20 and the problem persists with gnome-2.16.2 (the 2007.0 profile).

Specifically, I still have issues with "OpenDocument Text" and "PDF document", but likely many more.

Here is a list of extensions, expected mime-types, and actual mime-types

Extension	'Filename Suggests'	'Contents Suggest'
.odt	odt document	OpenDocument Text
.pdf	pdf document	PDF document

(The above would actually display as a table, but for some reason I'm still considered a n00b in these forums - NaN := Not a n00b <=> me )
[Edit: The table works perfectly with BlogSpot ;-)]

In any event, double-clicking on any of the above file types will generate an error of the form:

Cannot Open {insert filename}

The filename "{insert filename}" indicates that this file is of type "{insert from column 1}". The contents of the file indicate that the file is of type "{insert from column 2}". If you open this file, the file might present a security risk to your system.

Do not open the file unless you created the file yourself, or received the file from a trusted source. To open the file, rename the file to the correct extension for "{insert from column 2}", then open the file normally. Alternatively, use the Open With menu to choose a specific application for the file.

Is there some special gnome magic that needs to be performed for gnome to realize that it should be using the updated x11-misc/shared-mime-info ? Or is this some obscure preference that only exists in a gconf schema?

I will pay 50,000,000 * 1 / 1,000,000 ths of a peso to anyone who can solve this issue, and that is a promise!! I have the cash sitting on top of my desk as I write this!!, and that is a promise!! I have the cash sitting on top of my desk as I write this!!