Re: FreeBSD 9.0 Snapshots
Has been fixed, but you need to understand release engineering better than me if you want the fix now. -- There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew. - Original Message - From: "Volodymyr Kostyrko" To: dwei...@dweimer.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:28:25 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.0 Snapshots Dean E. Weimer wrote: > Has anyone been using Snapshots on UFS with journaled soft-updates enabled? > > I have a couple of new systems built after 9.0 came out, my backup > scripts take snapshots, and then mount them to backup the files, the > couple older servers that I upgraded from 8.2 to 9.0 from source are not > having any problems, a quick check shows their file systems aren't > running the new journaled Soft-Updates options. The new systems which > are, frequently hang up and become unresponsive when taking the snapshots. Known issue, don't use SUJ with snapshots on 9.0 for now. -- Sphinx of black quartz judge my vow. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: FreeBSD 9.0 Snapshots
See PR http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/161674 ("This bug was
fixed in head in -r230249", by mckusick Feb 7).
To see the fix in your system now, I think you could update your system from
the CURRENT branch (but as I said, you'll need to understand release
engineering better than I). For me, I'm following RELEASE and I'm just going to
wait until it appears.
Dale
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> Has been fixed, but you need to understand release engineering better than
me if you want the fix now.
Fixed? What did you mean? SUJ and snapshots still doesn't work together.
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Re: recommendation(s) for new computer
As do Intel (video) drivers - Original Message - From: "Mark Felder" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 1:49:13 PM Subject: Re: recommendation(s) for new computer nvidia drivers just work. That's what matters. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: freebsd-update install question
> Should I install the libc souces? I had this error when upgrading 8.x (8.1 to 8.2?), and solved it by creating the directory only (actual sources not required). I recall someone had posted this solution to the list at the time. Regards, Dale ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
How do you "install" utility built using gnu toolchain?
It's pretty general question, but is it typically standard procedure for a utility building using the GNU tool chain to be able to install itself into /usr/local/bin? E.g. "# gmake install" ?? Is there anything a newb can check for without having to fully understand the complete build procedure (and not destroy my system in the process)? The mdbtools port is based on the last official release of the project - v0.5 in 2003. I've compiled the current head of the project from github in a personal directory and tests have passed (I'm using a php app with mdb-export to copy data from a Jet4 database to MySQL). Now I'd like to put the executables in /usr/local/bin for shared access (in place of the utilities installed by the mdbtools-0.5 port). The project builds using the GNU tool chain without any customizations (using config and gmake). I'd prefer to do this properly with a port, but until the project has had an official release and I've learned how to create a port, are there any shortcuts? I naively tried copying what I thought were the executables, and then discovered they were shell scripts that only ran from the build directory. Huh? Could it be as simple as "# gmake install" (and that not be a horribly stupid thing to try)? Thanks, Dale ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: Groupware like OX for FreeBSD?
> I'd like to know whether the "power to serve" OS FreeBSD is also capable of > hosting a groupware like OX. I want to build a grupware server and found OX > really nice. Our lab's administration is using OX. Googling "open-xchange freebsd" turns up a few circa-2005 tutorials and quite a bit of discussion. Dale --- Transparency with Trust http://www.dalescott.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: Webmail for local system mail
> sysutils/webmin will work without much configuration. Some of the other > more traditional one like squirrelmail will work as well, but some extra config > may be required. Webmin++ (and just plain handy for a whole lot more!) Dale ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Revision control advice
Absolutely go distributed vcs over centralized. Keeping code always under version control, even when local in your sandbox, is extremely powerful. And since a distributed vcs can be used as a centralized vcs, there's really no technical reason to use a centralized vcs. - Original Message - From: William Brown william.e.br...@adelaide.edu.au > I would advise staying away from mercurial (aka hg). It has a > lot of issues with corruption of repositories. Git does the same > and is a lot more mature and stable. Do you have any references re Mercurial repo corruption? I originally started using Mercurial a couple years ago because NetBeans had built-in support, but the command set is consistent and uniform, Bryan O'Sullivan's Definitive Guide is excellent, and TortoiseHg/HgWorkbench work flawlessly on Windows (I use the command line or the Natilus plugin when not on Windows). No argument that git has the mindshare, although arguably due more to github than git itself. Googling will show there are major projects using Mercurial as well. Dale - Transparency with Trust http://www.dalescott.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
portaudit report against web app since updated (by web app itself)
I originally installed WordPress as a port because it was convenient to way to make sure I had all the PHP dependencies. However, I've since updated WordPress internally a number of times, and am now getting portaudit advisories against the original port that was installed. I'd prefer not to get portaudit advisories in this situation. Any recommendations? Thanks, Dale - Transparency with Trust http://www.dalescott.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
help accessing mdbtools man pages in /usr/local/share/man
I installed mdbtools from source on github and it put its man pages in "/usr/local/share/man/man1", where the default man command doesn't find them (although "man -M /usr/local/share/man mdb-export" works). >From "man hier", it looks like the man pages should have been put into >"/usr/local/man". Is that correct? Also, the pages aren't in gz format (just >"mdb-export.1"). Is there a typical workaround? (I expect this is not uncommon >for an app coming from the Linux world?). Thanks in advance, Dale P.S. mdbtools works well for accessing data in a MS Jet/Access MDB file. There's an old version in the ports tree, but no maintainer (perhaps one day I may have learned enough to update the port myself, but alas not yet). - Transparency with Trust http://www.dalescott.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: help accessing mdbtools man pages in /usr/local/share/man - SOLVED
- Original Message - From: Yuri Pankov Date: Monday, January 16, 2012 13:49 > Just use `man /full/path/to/the/manpage`. Also check man(1) and > man.conf(5) on how to specify additional MANPATHs. Thanks Yuri! As per man.conf(5), I created /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mdbtools.conf to add /usr/local/share/man to the manpath (perhaps it could be named more correctly "linux.conf", but for now the only manpages there are from mdbtools). ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: Using Gnome ...
If you're doing a new install and you're primarily after a desktop experience, go with PC-BSD 9.0 (http://www.pcbsd.org). All the basics are looked after for you, including graphics config, auto-mounting USB drives, wireless ... It has a graphical package installer for PC-BSD "PBI" packages, but it's standard FreeBSD-9.0 and ports under the hood. Perfect on a desktop (could still use some polish for laptop suspend/resume). Dale > -Original Message- > From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of David Walker > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:17 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Using Gnome ... > > A colleague and I were talking about operating systems and I said, hey lets > install FreeBSD and see what Gnome looks like. > I did an install at work but ran out of time so I brought another machine > home but I'm having trouble. > > I burnt an ISO of 9.0 and installed it. > > I did a pkg_add ... > # pkg_add -r gnome2 > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11- > wm.html > http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q1 > > I tried to enable Gnome by editing /etc/rc.conf ... > gdm_enable="YES" > gnome_enable="YES" > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11- > wm.html > http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#full-gnome > Note the difference there. > > If I reboot I get a message to the console that gdm is starting but it goes to a > console login. > > Is there anything else I need to do? > > Best wishes. > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
non-responsive FreeBSD-9.0 after dump command
I'm getting a non-responsive system after issuing dump on a relatively fresh install of FreeBSD-9.0-RELEASE. The system is a VirtualBox 4.1.2 vm, with a 20GB GPT system drive and a 20GB MBR backup drive. Since it was created, the ports tree has been updated and apache22, mysql55-server and python/django installed (and a number of minor utilities). Everything seems to work ok, except for dump: # mount /dev/ada0p2 on / (ufs, local, journaled soft-updates) devfs on /dev (devfs, local, multilabel) /dev/ad1as1d on /backup (ufs, local, soft-updates) # # cd /backup # dump -0aLf 20120118.dump / There is no output after hitting , and afterwards the system is generally unresponsive. A command (e.g., whoami) typed into the VirtualBox server console and an ssh terminal is echo'd, but that's all. I had started "top" in a seperate ssh terminal before issuing the dump command, and it shows mksnap_ffs running with 98%-100% WCPU for about 55 minutes, at which point "top" stops updating. I gave up after 70 minutes and yanked the virtual power cord. I then created a new FBSD-9.0 VM (system install from dvd only, and also create/fdisk/label/mount a new virtual backup drive). On this vm, dump works as expected! I moved the virtual backup drive from new to old, and also re-partitioned/re-labled the backup drive on the problem system, but no effect. FWIW, fdisk reports that on both system disks (non-working and working), the chunks do not start on track boundaries (I used "auto" installing the systems). Does any of this make any sense to anyone? Any ideas on how to correct the situation? I don't mind re-configure the new vm like the old, but not knowing what went wrong concerns me (and if it's just going to happen again). My basic intent is to get version 2 of a live server working first as a vm, then restore a dump onto real hardware. Thanks in advance for any and all assistance, Dale - Transparency with Trust http://www.dalescott.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
find ports that aren't required anymore
I was using the postfix port, but decided to replace it with ssmtp to reduce ports in use and simplify system updating (deleting postfix with pkg_delete). Is it possible that deleting postfix will leave ports installed that aren't required anymore? Will pkg_delete also delete any dependencies no longer required? If I could have ports still installed that aren't required anymore? How can I find them now? Portmaster? All the information I could find related to finding dependencies for a port, not for finding installed ports that don't have parent dependencies. Is it possible to invoke "pkg_info -R" on all ports and filter the output? TIA, Dale ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: find ports that aren't required anymore
Cool, thanks Mark. Guess that's also a reason to learn new pkg tools. . On 2013-08-31, at 1:41 PM, Mark Felder wrote: > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2013, at 14:19, Dale Scott wrote: >> I was using the postfix port, but decided to replace it with ssmtp to >> reduce >> ports in use and simplify system updating (deleting postfix with >> pkg_delete). Is it possible that deleting postfix will leave ports >> installed >> that aren't required anymore? Will pkg_delete also delete any >> dependencies >> no longer required? If I could have ports still installed that aren't >> required anymore? How can I find them now? Portmaster? > > If you're using the old pkg format you'll want to use something like > pkg_cutleaves which is in ports. > > If you're using the new pkg format you can simply run "pkg autoremove". > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?
> As for PHP and security, well, when someone ends up getting married to > three abusive drunks in a row, there is more going on with that then random > chance or even bad luck. I'll interpret that as saying a large percentage of the PHP apps vying for your attention are crap, but buyer beware. Just be careful, have a healthy level of scepticism, and keep your eyes open. I'm amazed at the ease with which a good looking web app can be created, and with complete and total disregard for the most basic software development best practices. However, that doesn't mean all apps are crap, just like there are still guys & gals out there worth tying your life to. In my experience (which is probably more than some, but certainly not much compared to some others), MediaWiki, MantisBT, Moodle, and Drupal are mature, reliable and generally secure PHP-based applications. They have good documentation, active communities, and are honest and prompt with security advisories (and also pretty prompt with security updates). I'm sure there must be others (e.g., I don't know anything about Facebook other than it's PHP-based, but I'm sure we'd hear about it being hacked on a regular basis if it was). Dale ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: FreeBSD Install Problem
Check the SATA drive mode in the BIOS. It may need to be set to "Compatibility" (or vice versa). -Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of dte...@freebsd.org Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 6:20 PM To: 'Chris Neudorf'; questi...@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD Install Problem > -Original Message- > From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Chris Neudorf > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 2:10 PM > To: questi...@freebsd.org > Subject: FreeBSD Install Problem > > Hello, > > I have a problem installing FreeBSD 9.0 Releaseon my Lenovo Thinkpad > R61i laptop (4GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 32-bit). It doesn't matter if I tried > installing it from > the CD or the DVD, I still have the same problem. I even tried > re-downloading and > re-burning a new CD or DVD, and I'm still unable to install. I even > have problems > going through the "sysinstall" route. > Can you try the following? http://sourceforge.net/projects/druidbsd/files/FreeBSD-9.0_Druid-1.0b57.iso/ down load NOTE: New version posted just a couple days ago (but not announced yet; in-progress). -- Devin > > In the installation process, I'm able to go far to the partitioning area in where the > problem occurs. I click for "Guided" partitioning and then I receive this "Abort" > message: > > Abort > -- > > An installation step has been aborted. Would you like to restart the installation or > exit the installer? > > --- > [ Restart ] [ Exit ] > > - > > When I click restart I end up with the same result, and I end up in a neverending > cycle of unable to install. > > > (I even have a the same problem installing from GhostBSD.) > > > > Is there any remedies to this problem? > > > Thank you so much, > > --Christopher > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" _ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: FreeBSD 9x - PHP and MySQL
There's no reason not to just use the latest in the ports tree, which as of now is: php5-5.4.7 mysql-server-5.5.28 I use phpmyadmin, which usually results in updating php5 every new release (which is why I'm on php5-5.4.7), although I'm still on mysql-server-5.5.16. -Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Vladislav Prodan Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 12:16 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9x - PHP and MySQL MySQL 5.5 php 5.4.x > FreeBSD 9.1-PRERELEASE > Can you tell me what might be the best MySQL version to be used and > which PHP version should I use to that? > Running 64-bit. > > thanks, > Jos Chrispijn > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" -- Vladislav V. Prodan System & Network Administrator http://support.od.ua +380 67 4584408, +380 99 4060508 VVP88-RIPE ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Famp Server
- Original Message - > From: "Polytropon" > > On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:26:19 -0700 (PDT), Hamisi Jabe wrote: > > Thanks for your quick reply, but would you please give me the right > > command > > pkg_add -r apache22 > > pkg_add -r mysql55-server > > pkg_add -r php5 > > > > i installed these packages one by one but to no success please > > help, > > Can you provide the error message of "no success"? > > > and also when i install them should i go to the port directory or i > > can execute the command anywhere > > From anywhere. > You must be root though (just in case you were trying to install with a normal user account) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: OT: problems with gpl-licensed software
> Thinking about extending or dual-licensing a gpl-licensed software ? > https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/11/7/338 Interesting thread, but if you are implying that dual-licensing GPL software is in general dangerous, then I would respectfully disagree. The real issue in the linked thread seems to be over whether or not the authors of the file system code have total copyright ownership of their code. IANAL, but my understanding from researching the GPL is that if a piece of software functions as an integrated part of some other software that is licensed under the GPL, then the software in question *can* be considered to be a derived work of the other software - and under the terms of the GPL must also be licensed by the GPL (even if the author has copyright ownership and distributes their software separately, which are the most common reasons I've seen given for why the GPL should not apply). However, regardless of whether or not the software "must" be licensed by the GPL, the copyright holder holder has the right to provide the software under whatever license they want, which could be in addition to the GPL. If the purpose of dual-licensing is to allow the creation of a proprietary product that the GPL does not extend to, then copyright ownership should be sufficient. The typical difficulty an open source project has is demonstrating copyright ownership over every line of their code - which typically requires a CAA (Copyright Assignment Agreement) executed individually with each contributor unless the code is a work for hire (i.e. is entirely developed by a company's employees). Other reading that may be interesting: http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/foss-primer.pdf http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins - Original Message - From: "jb" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 5:24:26 AM Subject: OT: problems with gpl-licensed software Thinking about extending or dual-licensing a gpl-licensed software ? https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/11/7/338 jb ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
how to correct portsnap corruption
Hi, I was running "portsnap fetch" on a remote terminal when my connection failed. After connecting running portsnap again, it appeared to complete correctly. However, when I run "portsnap extract" I get the following error: casper# portsnap extract /usr/ports/.cvsignore /usr/ports/CHANGES /usr/ports/COPYRIGHT /usr/ports/GIDs /usr/ports/KNOBS /usr/ports/LASTCOMMIT.txt files/bfd9e7e5d0fff1e0c601614c35085494c8de06eb100b2fe025a6c9a226ec0e09.gz not found -- snapshot corrupt. casper# How can I recover from this without losing any app configs I have in the ports tree? (i.e. make config) Thanks, Dale ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: how to correct portsnap corruption - SOLVED
>'rm -fr /var/db/portsnap/*' >and then 'portsnap fetch && portsnap extract' Thanks everyone! Dale Scott ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
setting console width when running FreeBSD in VirtualBox
I have a FreeBSD production server and want to create a development-test server on my Vista laptop using a dump of the production server running in VIrtualBox. I use Putty to access my production server and can resize the console by dragging a corner of the Putty window. However, the VirtualBox console doesn't to be resizeable (i.e. has a fixed 80-column display width). The problem is when commands can't return useful information because their console output is truncated at 80 columns (e.g, "ps -faux | grep httpd" doesn't return anything and incorrectly implies apache isn't running when the reason is that the output from ps is truncated before getting to grep). Does anyone have a solution to this? I was hoping to avoid modifying the configuration of the FreeBSD VIrtualBox vm (creating differences between the production server and the dev-test server), but any solution would be better than none. Dale ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: setting console width when running FreeBSD in VirtualBox
Doh! Thanks. I'm now connected to local dev-test vm with PuTTY (like font better than VirtualBox also). I looked at vidcontrol, but the obvious solution is the winner. -- Dale Scott Calgary, Canada - Original Message - From: Polytropon Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:43 Subject: Re: setting console width when running FreeBSD in VirtualBox To: Dale Scott Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:50:50 -0700, "Dale Scott" > wrote: > > Does anyone have a solution to this? > > Yes, the obvious one: Use SSH to connect to your development-test > server instead of using VirtualBox's implementation of the OS's > console I/O. > > Of course, you can change the console's parameters using tools > like vidcontrol; from its manual: > > mode Select a new > video mode. The modes currently recognized are: > 80x25, 80x30, 80x43, 80x50, 80x60, 132x25, 132x30, 132x43, > 132x50, 132x60, VGA_40x25, VGA_80x25, VGA_80x30, VGA_80x50, > VGA_80x60, VGA_90x25, VGA_90x30, VGA_90x43, VGA_90x50, VGA_90x60, > EGA_80x25, EGA_80x43, VESA_132x25, VESA_132x43, VESA_132x50, > VESA_132x60. The raster text mode VESA_800x600 can also be cho- > sen. Alternatively, a mode can be specified with its number by > using a mode name of the form MODE_. A list of valid > mode numbers can be obtained with the -i mode option. See Video > Mode Support below. > > Higher resolutions are possible, and VirtualBox should be able > to change the dimensions of its console window to the value > you set. Note that it may be needed to add a specific setting > to /boot/loader.conf (e. g. VESA BIOS support). > > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: sysinstall and the Right Terminal
> If one logs in to a FreeBSD system from a Linux > platform, the terminal type is set to linux which is compatible > with a vt100. As soon as I run sysinstall, things go to the dogs > very fast. It is as if there was no terminal emulation in effect I don't have a solution but can report I regularily login to my fbsd 7 and 8 boxes from an Ubuntu laptop using ssh in Terminal and run sysinstall. I've never encountered this problem though. -- Dale Scott Calgary, AB, Canada ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: sysinstall and the Right Terminal
Using Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and GNOME Terminal 2.28.1, $TERM is Xterm. $ echo $TERM Xterm $ The only thing I'd change about the mapping is that I'd rather flash the screen instead of ringing the bell. > -Original Message- > From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Martin McCormick > Sent: January-23-10 7:02 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: sysinstall and the Right Terminal > ... > Is TERM = "linux" or something else? > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: Media streaming
> ... So I am search of a media
> server that can transcode from native format to MPEG2 on the fly that
> does not require a GUI.
I'm experimenting with FreeNAS (FreeBSD? NanoBSD?), which uses Fuppes ("Free
uPnP Entertainment Services") for on-the-fly transcoding (I'm streaming to a
plasma tv from the FreeNAS box via an Xbox 360). It runs headless, although
there's a webgui for configuration (FreeNAS and Fupples). Just mentioning in
case any of the technology could be applied to your situation.
Dale
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Re: PDF storage software recommendations?
> I'm certain that we have something in ports that will do this, but > danged if I can find a good candidate. While I'm sure I > could build a > database/PHP app that would work, surely someone's already done this? > Any recommendations? I'm experimenting with OpenDocMan (PHP/MySQL, http://www.opendocman.com/) for storing ad hoc documents associated with part numbers in a WebERP system (http://www.weberp.org). system. OpenDocMan has been around for a while and didn't see a lot of activity after release, but seems to be pretty active again. We added a menu item in the WebERP ItemMaster page for a user to submit an associated document, which is just a link to the submit document page in OpenDocMan (also added a "Search for Associated Documents" menu item which is a link to a search in OpenDocMan for documents associated with that part number). If there are multiple documents associated with part number, the user would have to zip the documents and then check-in the zip archive. This concept can be applied to other documents, such as a received purchase order which is then associated with a new internal sales order and production order. I'm also investigating using Mercurial and the Windows TortoiseHg client (or a simplfied custom "management-and-incoming-inspection-clerk" friendly client) to check-in an arbitrary directory structure. Users could create a local directory on their Windows box for mini-project work (e.g., datasheets for a commercial-off-the-shelf part, Word doc and graphics for a user manual, sales analysis spreadsheet and PowerPoint presentation, custom part drawings and work instruction, etc.), and when they're finished, "check-in" the directory. I think the folder check-in might be a simpler concept for casual users, but need to finish the strawman and get some critique. Dale == Dale Scott, P.Eng. e-mail: dalesc...@shaw.ca http://dalescott.shawwebspace.ca ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: BSD logo (a moderate opinion)
Personally, I enjoy our mascot Beastie, as well as the Beastie-influenced official logo. I also smile when I see Casper, Wendy andHotStuff. However, I also accept there are individuals who understand these symbols differently than me, and that I may be alienating them to my detriment. It seems consumer products need to be mindful of cultural differences, is FreeBSD different? A larger community and increased OS market share wouldn't be all that bad, would it? I hope that those of you who believe in FreeBSD but with a personal conflict with the mascot or logo, band together and propose a complementary alternate symbol. I don't mean flooding the mail list (it's obvious we can do that on our own), I'm talking about difficult time-consuming organization, lobbying, and support gathering. For me, I hope Beastie endures forever - he our first and legacy mascot - but I also wouldn't object to one or two more officially sanctioned mascots and logos either. Dale Scott - Original Message - From: David Brodbeck Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:25 Subject: Re: BSD logo To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > On Tue, July 27, 2010 3:09 pm, Chip Camden wrote: > > Quoth Paul Schmehl on Tuesday, 27 July 2010: > >> --On Tuesday, July 27, 2010 15:49:47 -0500 Reid Linnemann > >> wrote: > >> > >> >On final analysis, I think the OP should abandon any desire for > >> >FreeBSD in favor of this: http://pudge.net/jesux/ > >> > >> Sheesh. Now I really have seen everything. > > > > Not quite. Someone needs to come out with an OS named > Atheix, and > > another called Agnostix. Then we'll be complete. > > I tried Agnostix, but it's impossible to get support; every bug report > gets closed with a status of "not enough information." > > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscr...@freebsd.org" == Dale Scott, P.Eng. e-mail: dalesc...@shaw.ca http://dalescott.shawwebspace.ca ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: RE: ZFS woes
>> wiped out the firt mb; i used sysinstall to create a fbsd slice; wiped >> it out again; booted knoppix to create an EFI / GPT; booted into >> opensolaris and created a zpool (v14), but nothing, nothing >> did the trick. I was doing a vanilla fbsd install recently using a couple re-claimed 250GB IDE drives. The install completed without errors, but after reboot GEOM complained bitterly about the secondary GPT table on the boot drive being corrupted or invalid, and unrecoverable corrupted or invalid GPT tables on the 2nd drive. By trying something like above, I was able to get the system drive to rebuild the secondary GPT table, but nothing worked on the second drive. Google told me a targeted approach was technically possible (by calculating exactly where a specific drive stores its GPT metadata and zeroing just that bit), but also that the broader solution of zeroing out the entire drive would be faster for me than figuring out the calculation (about 18 hrs to zero the entire drive, at least it was mostly while sleeping): "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/ad3 bs=64K" (no idea if the block size is optimal or even relevant). Dale Scott ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
