Greetings! I have a Gentoo box up and running quite well. It's a hefty set of hardware: Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.2GHz 2GB (2x1GB) memory 2x200GB SATA mirror drives etc. I'm running it full 64-bit. Most everything works as expected, though there are some issues running 32-bit binary plugins for Firefox 64-bit. OpenOffice-Ximian does not work, though the standard OpenOffice does. Simple things. I do have a few remaining niggling issues I'm trying to overcome. I'm looking for someone that would be willing to come to my home in Prior Lake and work with me to overcome them. I would prefer an independent consultant, though a Linux consulting firm would be fine, though I'm looking for setting something up on a Saturday since I work full time. Anyone interested in helping out? If so, please email me at tclug at mx-record.com so we can discuss offline. So you know the types of issues I'm encountering, I've included my list as it stands of items I have been working on as I get time. I would like to work with someone to overcome these issues and help me to understand the solutions. I have been using Linux on the desktop exclusively for well over a year (Libranet and Debian in the past, Gentoo now) and have been running a Linux server for DB development for many years. Obviously, I'd prefer to work with someone with a good understanding of as many of these items as possible. We can discuss offline. Thanks, Chris Here's the list: High priorities: * Remote access from MEPIS to Gentoo box (remote desktop as easy as possible) * insmod nvidia & <networkdriver> (which file automatically loads these?) * ALSA setup for use between multiple users (general stabilization needed) * SANE setup for HP PSC2210 (it was working with Libranet 32-bit after some major hassle) * Setup of USB devices, specifically USB Key Drives (printer & camera working, USB disk not) * SAMBA setup for XP box (not authenticating) * CUPS setup for Mepis box (SAMBA related?) * CUPS setup for consistency between users/reboots (sometimes does not print, privs?) Low priorities: * etc-update assistance (basic introduction to house-keeping using Portage's etc-update) * Assistance with clean-up of GDM sessions / brief intro to relevant files (many config files, what is what?) * cron issue for squid log analysis (cron job does not run) * Review of kernel build Bonus: * Figure out laptop reboot/crash issues * RAID 0 or extra drive space (I have a RAID-0 Promise card, second drive not used, though is recognized) * Extra video card "fun stuff" (remote control, etc) * Setup of GNOME?? * Directory synchronization between laptop/desktop (obvious) * Audio encoding questions * Encrypted userland FS * Review of make.conf file, particularly the USE flags * x.org setup, particularly display resolution and mouse driver (prefer USB to present PS/2) * Setup of MONDO Rescue for backup? Another back solution? * hdparm tuning? * gaim/kopete stabilization * eclipse stabilization * Power saving options Extra Bonus: * Installation of Oracle 10g (or a 9 version) _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list