Re: Where is the source to the system calls?

documented gnu C-compiler asm() features" that I suspected but could not find. I still don't understand all the details but I do understand enough to realize that I don't want to understand any more. Thanks to all of you who responded to my question. Dan Strick [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Where is the source to the system calls?

for open in the output of "nm -g /usr/lib/libc.a". There is no __sys_open() in libc. Am I dealing with C-compiler magic? Secret macro instructions invoking undocumented gnu C-compiler asm() features? A CIA plot? Is any of this low level structure documented anywhere? Dan Strick [EMAIL

Re: questionable feature in FreeBSD pmake

be invoked accidentally. It seems that the feature is now so widely spread throughout the BSD community that is way too late to get the blemish fixed now. I will have to settle for finding some comfort in the realization that I have far bigger problems than the inability to use the directory nam

Re: questionable feature in FreeBSD pmake

within the makefile. Setting .OBJDIR or MAKEOBJDIR within the makefile does not work. Placing a "cd .." or "cd $(.CURDIR)" in front of every set of makefile shell commands is unthinkable. Dan Strick [EMAIL PROTECTED] (now *immensely* frustrated) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

questionable feature in FreeBSD pmake

does not seem to use the .OBJDIR variable at all. This feature is not mentioned in the pmake tutorial found in /usr/share/doc/psd/12.make. Is it a FreeBSD-ism? Dan Strick [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org

Re: Sticky/sgid/suid bits safe on regular files?

an ancient BSD security enhancement in case someone accidentally left a world writeable suid file around. Dan Strick ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: quiet ATX mid-Towers

recommend searching for quiet-PC articles on the various hardware guide web sites, particularly www.tomshardware.com. Dan Strick ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

atapicam and residual byte counts

D 4.9-Release. Dan Strick [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Incorrect identification of ultra dma ATA cables

Dan Strick wrote: > > I tried three different 80 conductor UDMA cables. I examined them > carefully. I even checked for correct wiring of the PDIAG/CBLID > signal lines with an ohmmeter. Then Bohdan Tashchuk wrote: > > I've got one simple idea for you to try. You pr

Incorrect identification of ultra dma ATA cables

urrences of 0x54 and found no culprit.) My motherboard is a Gigabyte 8KNXP and the BIOS is an AWARD BIOS, version F8. Dan Strick [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscri

Re: ICH5 + SATA + Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ?

the disk system. It seems to work. I have used it to install FreeBSD several times and caused hours of continuous disk activity building ports and running miscellaneous programs. I have noticed no hiccups. Dan Strick [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PRO

RE: boot0/1 problems

On 22 Oct 2003 John Baldwin wrote: > > On 22-Oct-2003 Dan Strick wrote: > > I seem to have stubbed my toe on another nasty little bootstrap problem. > > My Gigabyte motherboard AWARD BIOS passes the wrong drive number in the > > %dl register when it invokes the MBR

boot0/1 problems

s are supposed to work verify that my understanding of the problem is probably correct? Can someone suggest a workaround? I don't have the option of installing the different operating systems on different disks and I can't get the AWARD BIOS fixed. Dan Strick [

WINE and hyperthreaded P4s

s explanation, but at least it is interesting. Can anyone suggest a more likely reason for my wine failures? I guess I could just wait for release 5.2 and see if the problem goes away. Dan Strick [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list ht

pccard problems

onfiguration data for card in slot 1 Tuple #1, code = 0xff (Terminator), length = 0 I assume that pccardd cannot recognize and configure cards without configuration data. Is this card broken in some sense? Can anyone recommend a driver? Thanks, Dan Strick [EMAIL

pccard problems

onfiguration data for card in slot 1 Tuple #1, code = 0xff (Terminator), length = 0 I assume that pccardd cannot recognize and configure cards without configuration data. Is this card broken in some sense? Can anyone recommend a driver? Thanks, Dan Strick d...