Re: Is traditional unixes kernel really stable ?

2000-04-07 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Nick Sayer wrote: > > Gustavo V G C Rios wrote: > > > Why not starting a microkernel arch? > > IMHO the microkernel is the emperor's new clothes (so is OOP, but that, > I suspect, I won't > get quite so much agreement on). > > Context switching has b

Re: Is traditional unixes kernel really stable ?

2000-04-07 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
"Yevmenkin, Maksim N, CSCIO" wrote: > only one :-) performance :-) context switch is a slow operation. > > Thanks, > emax Excuse me gentleman, who said that ? Take time to visit this site: http://www.qnx.com/iat/download/index.html You'll be introduced to a hard-real time OS (with a very modu

Re: Is traditional unixes kernel really stable ?

2000-04-07 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > Some archs (such as i386) allow the OS to set page protections and > io permission bitmaps that effectively can pretect against problems > with drivers touching incorrect IO ranges, however... > > > > > Worse yet: What about hardware buggy devices? > > This could case

Re: Is traditional unixes kernel really stable ?

2000-04-06 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > * Gustavo V G C Rios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000406 19:12] wrote: > > Considering the current kernel design approach used by traditional > > system, what happens if a drive were wrongly coded ? > > > > Would the entiry system crash

Is traditional unixes kernel really stable ?

2000-04-06 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Considering the current kernel design approach used by traditional system, what happens if a drive were wrongly coded ? Would the entiry system crash ? -- If you're happy, you're successful. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the

Re: BSDs

2000-03-30 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Matthew Dillon wrote: > It's still a bad idea to post this sort of question to both mailing > lists. Sorry, i did not realized that! Next time, i'll be carefull! -- If you're happy, you're successful. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers"

BSDs

2000-03-30 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Hy folks! I have been playing with FreeBSD for the last 1 year and some time ago i decide to give openbsd a try. I have been loving Free! Now, playing with Open is no trouble. Some questions came up: 1) What are the advantages/disadavantages of using FreeBSD or OpenBSD? 2) FreeBSD has proven t

Re: limiting buffer cache

2000-03-18 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
David Greenman wrote: > > >Does anybody here knows how to limit the size of my FS buffer cache ? > >I have already looked over LINT config file, but it seems not to have > >any option! > >I have ever send this message to questions, but nobody there seems to > >care/know. > > > >I would really app

limiting buffer cache

2000-03-18 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Does anybody here knows how to limit the size of my FS buffer cache ? I have already looked over LINT config file, but it seems not to have any option! I have ever send this message to questions, but nobody there seems to care/know. I would really appreciate your help. Thanks a lot for your time

multithreaded IP Stack

2000-02-06 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Hi hackers, Currently, freebsd does lack such a support into its implementation. I would like to give a look into this topic to see what i can do to include support for free. Can anyone here point me some source of information about this topic! To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

video board

2000-01-31 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
I have a video board which is hanging my FreeBSD BOX (Virge S3 GX/2, diamond stealth 3d 4000) I am considering changing it to a new one, which one do you suggest me? PS: I don't need a expensive one, all i need is a video board in the same level of quality than the current one (Obvious, not bugg

where you.....

1999-12-22 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
I would like to know, where does the freebsd wizards get information about this nice OS? I have been looking for documentation on such topics without success. so that's the question: Where do you get THE documentation about FreeBSD internals, userlevel, etc Thanks in advance. -- The rea

reboots

1999-12-03 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Hi! I am sending this message, in order to get a help from you wizards. Just after turn power on, i get into FreeBSD boot manager, it is given me three choices: F1: DOS F2: FreeBSD F3: Linux Then, i select FreeBSD (F2)! Now, after BTX delay time to boot i time ESC, what brings me into the follow

becoming part of FreeBSD Developer

1999-11-03 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Dear gentleman, i have been using free for the last 12 months! I have never done anything in terms of system development, so i decide it was the time to get more involved with FBSD development. In repect to this regard, i sent a mail to Mr. David Greenman, whose response was: "The first step is t

Re: wfd0: i/o error, status=51 , error=40

1999-11-02 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
"Chris D. Faulhaber" wrote: > > On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Gustavo Vieira Goncalves Coelho Rios wrote: > > > That is the message i get at the console when i try to write some thing > > in my IDE ZIP drive! > > Have anyone already faced such a problem ? > > Does any one here know how to fix it ? > > >

Re: Secondary IDE cannot be detected

1999-11-01 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Daniel O'Connor wrote: > > On 02-Nov-99 Gustavo V G C Rios wrote: > > I am trying to get my Secondary IDE detected, but FreeBSD DOES NOT > > detect it! > > This device is working well under another OS like Linux and Win98 (i > > have 3 OSes in my machine)

Secondary IDE cannot be detected

1999-11-01 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
I am really sorry to post here a problem that's not related to hacking, but i have already sent many posts to [EMAIL PROTECTED] without a solution to my problem. I am trying to get my Secondary IDE detected, but FreeBSD DOES NOT detect it! This device is working well under another OS like Linux a

file system system calls

1999-10-10 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
May anyone here point me where in the source tree i can see file system API implemented, like open, write, close, etc. Thanks a lot. -- "Security is not a state, but a process." To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Re: submiting source code ?

1999-09-13 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Hay, thaaank you! I really glad to receive your message! It will really shelp. Again, thanks a lot! Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: > > * Gustavo V G C Rios ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [990910 04:14]: > >I use freebsd about +- 12 months ago. I have never did any thing s

Re: submiting source code ?

1999-09-13 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Hay, thaaank you! I really glad to receive your message! It will really shelp. Again, thanks a lot! Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: > > * Gustavo V G C Rios (gr...@ddsecurity.com.br) [990910 04:14]: > >I use freebsd about +- 12 months ago. I have never did any t

submiting source code ?

1999-09-09 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
I use freebsd about +- 12 months ago. I have never did any thing serious at kernel level, nor i know anything about kernel desgin. Suppose, i would like to spend time and patience learnig Fbsd internals. If, later, i were able to code something to freebsd, and suppose i do, what (or better, how) s

submiting source code ?

1999-09-09 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
I use freebsd about +- 12 months ago. I have never did any thing serious at kernel level, nor i know anything about kernel desgin. Suppose, i would like to spend time and patience learnig Fbsd internals. If, later, i were able to code something to freebsd, and suppose i do, what (or better, how)

Re: CS Project

1999-09-08 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Gustavo V G C Rios wrote: > > After changes made by me: > > > I would be able to see any other proccess which i am not the owner, top would not be (there was a mistaken in the sentece above, it was in lack of "not" ) > would indicate

Re: CS Project

1999-09-08 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Chris Costello wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 08, 1999, Gustavo V G C Rios wrote: > > Dear gentleman, > > > One clear example: > > No user(but only that ones previous allowed to) should be able to see > > other users process. This facility have to be done at kerne

Re: CS Project

1999-09-08 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Gustavo V G C Rios wrote: > > After changes made by me: > > > I would be able to see any other proccess which i am not the owner, top would not be (there was a mistaken in the sentece above, it was in lack of "not" ) > would indicate

Re: CS Project

1999-09-08 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Chris Costello wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 08, 1999, Gustavo V G C Rios wrote: > > Dear gentleman, > > > One clear example: > > No user(but only that ones previous allowed to) should be able to see > > other users process. This facility have to be done at kerne

CS Project

1999-09-08 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Dear gentleman, i am a computer science student, and this semester i had to began my project to get graduated. After looking for some interesting topics on many sources, one rised up: Privacity on Shared Environments. My ideia is to add system facilities to improve privacity for users on shared e

CS Project

1999-09-08 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
Dear gentleman, i am a computer science student, and this semester i had to began my project to get graduated. After looking for some interesting topics on many sources, one rised up: Privacity on Shared Environments. My ideia is to add system facilities to improve privacity for users on shared

login problem:

1999-07-03 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
My login.conf classes does not work, i have already looked for into The Complete FBSD, man pages, /usr/src/lib/libutil/* but nothing works the way i wanna. i think that only you hackers can help me. Here goes the classes: shelldef:\ :cputime=10m:\ :filesize=unlimited:\ :

login problem:

1999-07-03 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
My login.conf classes does not work, i have already looked for into The Complete FBSD, man pages, /usr/src/lib/libutil/* but nothing works the way i wanna. i think that only you hackers can help me. Here goes the classes: shelldef:\ :cputime=10m:\ :filesize=unlimited:\ :d

Login.conf (Whose problem is this) ?

1999-07-03 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
i am trying to get a login classes for my users, so i decided to edit /etc/login.conf. Among other, i have yma classes this way: shell:\ :maxproc=5:\ :tc=auth-default: Looking for auth-default, i saw the following: ## Authentication methods ## Note that these are disabled by

Login.conf (Whose problem is this) ?

1999-07-03 Thread Gustavo V G C Rios
i am trying to get a login classes for my users, so i decided to edit /etc/login.conf. Among other, i have yma classes this way: shell:\ :maxproc=5:\ :tc=auth-default: Looking for auth-default, i saw the following: ## Authentication methods ## Note that these are disabled by d