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viperlin Veteran
Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 1319 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject: Running a Computer in 1999, today. |
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i currently would like to run my laptop with the time set to 1999, however emerging things will never work
are there any ways i can get round these compile errors?
(searching for this is extremely difficult for me, it's such a wide topic ) |
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X Apprentice
Joined: 30 Apr 2002 Posts: 192 Location: Lexington KY
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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I don't really feel like testing this out, but here's an idea off the top of my head...
Modify /etc/make.conf to contain the line
Code: | alias make="make -i" |
Basically, I think you need make to ignore the fact that all the files have a time stamp that appears to be in the future...
An even worse way would be to suspend the emerge after it unpacks the source, cd into the source directory, then use the find command to touch every file (I think this sets the date backwards in time), then resume the emerge... |
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viperlin Veteran
Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 1319 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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thanks, i've just tried both of those but they give "invalid token"
(but again, thanks for the idea )
also trying setting it in /root/.bashc but nothing |
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Spawn of Lovechild Apprentice
Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 253 Location: Århus, Denmark
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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I admit I don't have any real input but curiousity got the better of me - why? _________________ Proud to be a 22 year old Infidel, GNOME lover and member of LIK. |
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viperlin Veteran
Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 1319 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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do you really want to know? |
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charlieg Advocate
Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Posts: 2149 Location: Manchester UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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viperlin wrote: | do you really want to know? |
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viperlin Veteran
Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 1319 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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ok, i am waiting until the realtek 8180 drivers for my WiFI card come out, i have been using linuxant to use the XP drivers for it (Realteks Linux Drivers are only for 2.4.21 which is both insecure, and i'm running 2.6, i have tried ndiswrapper and i could not change to Ad-Hoc mode and could not set an essid, therefor i am after something that can prolong the 28 days i have left on linuxant until the drivers are out, setting the clock back should work after examining the program
see why i didn't want to say, |
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Kihaji Apprentice
Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 230
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:53 am Post subject: |
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viperlin wrote: | ok, i am waiting until the realtek 8180 drivers for my WiFI card come out, i have been using linuxant to use the XP drivers for it (Realteks Linux Drivers are only for 2.4.21 which is both insecure, and i'm running 2.6, i have tried ndiswrapper and i could not change to Ad-Hoc mode and could not set an essid, therefor i am after something that can prolong the 28 days i have left on linuxant until the drivers are out, setting the clock back should work after examining the program
see why i didn't want to say, |
Here's an idea, how about purchacing a linuxant license. You obviously find value in them and they are only $20. |
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viperlin Veteran
Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 1319 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:56 am Post subject: |
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yeh but i have no method of payment and the driver stil does not work correctly, scanning is not working.
this is why i didn't say why, i know the shit i'm going to get for it.
i've sent Realtek an email today asking for drivers. |
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uglyb0b Apprentice
Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Posts: 280
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:19 am Post subject: |
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Couldn't you just modify the source not to include the timer at all? Or is that defrauding Linuxant? Probably is, I'm an evil man _________________ Blog.
Linux geek and Mac whore. |
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viperlin Veteran
Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 1319 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:21 am Post subject: |
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it's not opensource, it's a closed binary that compiles itself round the proprietary bit for the kernel or something.
anyway if i could buy the licence i might but i would prefer the non-fund companys not to make native drivers option |
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uglyb0b Apprentice
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:29 am Post subject: |
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Binary packages. Can't live with them, can't live without them. _________________ Blog.
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aethyr Veteran
Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 1085 Location: NYC
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 6:32 am Post subject: |
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Wasn't there just a story recently on slashdot about WiFi drivers?
I'm guessing it wasn't applicable to your situation? |
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viperlin Veteran
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:56 am Post subject: |
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that was this, linuxant driver loader (if were thinking about the same one) |
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aethyr Veteran
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viperlin Veteran
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:16 am Post subject: |
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oh well, when my 28 days are up i will switch back to 2.4.21 i guess :'( |
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nerdbert l33t
Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Posts: 981 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:37 am Post subject: |
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I don't think you can trick linuxant just by setting the date back. However, I've found this
in the Linux-Kernel Archive, so you might see 2.6 drivers someday. _________________ I'm really wondering what Lovechild is doing nowadays... |
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viperlin Veteran
Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 1319 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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shame when i bought the card it said it was an orinoco chipset on the picture (nowhere in the spec) it was the cheapest one and all i could afford, damn realtek (hopefully the support will get as good as 8139too which is most of the Nics in my house. |
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uglyb0b Apprentice
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, Realtek has been awesome with support for the 8139too. Did you try love sources? _________________ Blog.
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viperlin Veteran
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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uglyb0b wrote: | Yeah, Realtek has been awesome with support for the 8139too. Did you try love sources? |
can you prove it has a patch for the driver? my laptops a 233Mhz so i'm not in the habbit of compiling kernels a lot...... |
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nerdbert l33t
Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Posts: 981 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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it supports 8139too (like any other recent kernel), but you won't find 8180 support. _________________ I'm really wondering what Lovechild is doing nowadays... |
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viperlin Veteran
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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well thats what i'm after, 8139too is even supported by my toaster ,
8180 wifi is not
there are working 2.4.21 drivers, sadly i cannot develop in anything usefull (yet) but maybe someone would convert to 2.6, there is a reasonable demand for it :-\ it will need reverse engineering as i assume 8139too did. |
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