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From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] gcc build fails during emerge system on new 64-bit install
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:27:36
Message-Id: C7DB3108-8015-4F7F-A4B8-0CE4C86FF79F@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] gcc build fails during emerge system on new 64-bit install by Walter Dnes
1 On 25 Jun 2010, at 03:56, Walter Dnes wrote:
2
3 > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 07:28:14AM +0100, Stroller wrote
4 >> On 24 Jun 2010, at 00:33, Walter Dnes wrote:
5 >>> ... The MSI motherboard has
6 >>> PS/2 ports (YES!!!) so I don't have to tearfully throw away my
7 >>> genuine
8 >>> IBM PS/2 "clickety-clack" keyboard.
9 >>
10 >> Your motherboard doesn't need native PS2 ports: http://www.ledshoppe.com/Product/com/CA4036.htm
11 >
12 > Hmmmm. Interesting. I assume that it's not your average passive
13 > connector. Those don't work. "2. USB Bus Powered" probably means it
14 > has keyboard emulation circuitry.
15
16 I assume it has some electronics in there. These are exceedingly
17 common, however, and make the keyboard appear to the o/s (and BIOS) as
18 a standard USB HCI device.
19
20 Stroller.

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Re: [gentoo-user] gcc build fails during emerge system on new 64-bit install Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××××.org>