Mike Smith([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 12:52:24PM -0800:
>
> You can't do this with a NetApp either; they max out at about 6TB now
> (going up to around 12 or so soon). You might want to talk to EMC and/or
> IBM, both of whom have *extremely* large filers.
from my experiences with
Greg Lehey([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 05:07:09PM +0930:
> One of the reasons this question came up is because dumps weren't
> enabled. If they had been, we would have seen the problem. That's
> why I'd recommend at least as much swap as memory, even if it doesn't
> get touched.
when
cd /usr/ports/net/djbdns && make install clean
then read the docs for dnscache and dnscache-conf at
http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html
i use tinydns and axfrdns here for my name services to replace bind,
dnscache to screen out requests and to mux several other dns servers and
bind boxes into one request
Kris Kennaway([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.04.24 12:27:58 +:
> This is another reason why having a third-party modifying the advisory
> to mark it up into XML is a bad idea; you lose the integrity
> protection from the PGP signature.
that taken as a solid basis for authenticity and integrity of the
Mike Silbersack([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.04.25 12:24:47 +:
>
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Karsten W. Rohrbach wrote:
>
> > oldver: bind-8.2.2
> > newver: bind-8.2.3
>
> If we're going to flag insecure versions, I think a better way would be to
> list "mi
Kris Kennaway([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.05.12 19:33:54 +:
> On Sat, May 12, 2001 at 04:24:48PM -0700, Terry Lambert wrote:
> > Jordan Hubbard wrote:
> > >
> > > ssh works just fine for me in 4.3. You must be doing something
> > > wrong.
> >
> > I used that "sysinstall" thing Jordan wrote to u
David Taylor([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.05.13 21:16:33 +:
> On Sun, 13 May 2001, Karsten W. Rohrbach wrote:
> > ---
> > VERSION_NUMBER=`grep "[$]FreeBSD:" $0 | cut -d ' ' -f 4`
> > echo "mergemaster version ${VERSION_NUMBER}"
> > ---
hey folks,
i am currently evaluating different styles of implementing documentation
for some multiplatform software stuff. first i though about html only
docs, but this is not sufficient. then i thought about tex docs but this
wont work out either.
the idea is to have a single 'master repo' sty
Jordan Hubbard([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.05.21 15:37:05 +:
> > c) A filesystem that will be fast in light of tens of thousands of
> >files in a single directory (maybe even hundreds of thousands)
>
> I think we can more than hold our own with UFS + soft updates. This
> is another area wher
there is a nice comparison of *bsd/linux/solaris systems under load in
terms of http/nfs netio and fs performance on the net:
http://innominate.org/%7Etgr/slides/performance/tuning.htm
the author also addresses the typical GENERIC kernel problems on
production machines (NBMCLUSTERS too low,...),
Matthew Jacob([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.05.28 09:54:28 +:
>
> Ah. You want to reinvent the drum?
matt,
when i recall it right, someone told me about a paper presented at
usenix about logging to a single disk which is exactly the thing that
would do the job here. it was, i think, discussed in a
Karsten W. Rohrbach([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.05.29 21:44:03 +:
> the author also addresses the typical GENERIC kernel problems on
> production machines (NBMCLUSTERS too low,...), anyway it's very
s/NBMCLUSTERS/NMBCLUSTERS/
uptime strikes back again ;-)
/k
--
> question = ( to
vishwanath pargaonkar([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.05.30 17:13:27 +:
> Hi,
> tell me how can i connect to remote system by using
> tip command.
> i have connected two machines by serial line.
> i gave tip cuaa0c and it said connected.but how can i
> make it to ask for user name.
> what shd i enter
Heimes, Rene([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.05.31 13:58:26 +:
> hiho there!
>
> on our freeBSD 4.1 systems we need to customize the date format. anyone
> got a hint how to do that? by the way, is it possible to customize the
date(1) has information about applying a format string from the shell.
strf
Warner Losh([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.11 20:32:21 +:
> Let me clarify.
>
> If I were to add a few extra "modules" to the system. A, B, and C.
> If B needed A and C to start before it, then if I were to remove
> module A, B wouldn't start because its prereqs aren't there. These
> modules wo
Peter Pentchev([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.14 20:19:27 +:
> OK, and what do I do if I want to manually start/stop the service later,
> and it needs variables defined in /etc/rc.conf{,local} ?
if [ x${_RC_CONF} != x1 ]; then . /etc/rc.conf; fi
in the beginning of the local startup script?
if i
Dag-Erling Smorgrav([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.17 07:48:27 +:
> Rik van Riel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Not quite. Linux distributions tend to be extremely
> > conservative in the IDE options (DMA, interrupt unmasking,
> > write caching, etc. all disabled) while FreeBSD seems to
> > have
David Preece([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.18 12:03:09 +:
> Hi,
>
> Due to the wonder of IPFW and divert sockets I have been merrily catching
> packets, modifying them and reinjecting back in from userland to great
> effect for some time now. What I would like (need) to do is much the same,
>
Volker Stolz([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.22 10:59:57 +:
> This and some of the other stuff discussed recently looks like what
> other people have been building into whois-*servers* like whois.thur.de
> by [EMAIL PROTECTED] (just try 'whois -h whois.thur.de
> 210.139.255.223').
> Why not keep w
Mike Barcroft([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.22 12:25:33 +:
> On 6/22/01 4:59 AM, Volker Stolz at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > In local.freebsd-hackers, you wrote:
> >> I would appreciate comments on the following patch:
> >> http://testbed.q9media.net/freebsd/whois.20010622.patch
> >>
> >>
Dag-Erling Smorgrav([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.24 17:48:47 +:
> Soren Kristensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > As I now has prototypes avaliable of low cost PCI and MiniPCI boards,
> > moving to production in a couple of weeks, I would like to check up on
> > the work, as I would really like
Dag-Erling Smorgrav([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.24 18:20:53 +:
> "Karsten W. Rohrbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > i think ipsec crypto abstraction into hardware is one side of the medal,
> > but the other side -- to be polished first -- ist getting opens
Dag-Erling Smorgrav([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.24 18:38:31 +:
> "Karsten W. Rohrbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > yup, exactly. to me it seems to be a major problem to get some unified
> > api out of openssl adressing fucnctions on the hardware -- i simply d
omit the space?
/k
Ian Trudel([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.02 11:43:11 +:
> Hello,
>
> msgs reminded me the old UNIX news command and then, I started to
> fiddle around it. As I want to post stuff, it works good with msgs -s.
> However, in the man pages, they suggest:
>
> The line
Mike Smith([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.02 23:01:42 +:
>
> Be aware that ftpd is likely to be replaced in the near future, as
> there's a strong desire to converge on the LukeM FTP tools.
no matter how nice lukemftpd looks (i got it running on several boxes
since it was the only choice for pl
Randy -Harborside Internet([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.03 13:53:43 +:
>
> We are having a problem with our mail server. It recently got
> upgraded to 4.3 from 4.2, and now it is having problems with the TX
> buffer somehow on the network card. Every once in awhile it will shut
> off all netwo
Greg Lehey([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Sat, Sep 09, 2000 at 11:33:19AM +0930:
[...]
> depends on what you're trying to do. But yes, having only two
> controllers will halve your RAID-5 write performance. Note also that
> with a 256 kB stripe, you'll run into drive contention problems
> because all your s
you might want to check your scsi bus layout and cabling and of course
termination. maybe one drive has a broken interface?
do you get timeouts?
/k
Sam([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Tue, Oct 03, 2000 at 06:11:49PM +:
> Hi,
>
> We have 3 Free BSD 4.0 Servers with Ultra160 Adapatec Cards, and ccd'ed U2W
just call it "installmoon" ;>
*chuckle*
/k
Warner Losh([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 05:40:11PM -0700:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Michael C . Wu" writes:
> : Would 20mb be a comfortable target for
> : "make buildsmallworld installsmallworld" ? The build would have to
> : be in
Wes Peters([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.07 21:57:35 +:
> Richard Hodges wrote:
> >
> > Sure, no argument there. Taking Wes' suggestion, maybe there is an
> > opportunity in the "official" distribution distinction. How about a
> > "certificate of authenticity" which costs the vendors $1 or $2
Terry Lambert([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.09 13:29:23 +:
[...]
> There are too many steps.
>
> X11 is a distribution set, instead of a package.
>
> Etc. (I could go on forever).
>
...then let's wrap up a concept of a interpreter language driven
installer. redhat does it in python since year
Giorgos Keramidas([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.10 05:13:44 +:
> Terry Lambert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > The base system is not registered into the packages
> > system, because of sysinstall.
>
> It's not installed from /usr/ports but from /usr/src.
> I don't know if it's a good idea to
Paul Robinson([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.12 15:44:32 +:
> On Jul 11, "Karsten W. Rohrbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > some rough and spontaneuos ideas:
> > - stripped down python interpreter runs as init
>
> Wow. If you think about it, that&#x
Matt Dillon([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.13 15:27:08 +:
> Also, do performance testing with dynamic-linked verses static-linked
> binaries. Static-linked binaries may look larger, but they have a
> much lower dirty-page overhead then the dynamically linked equivalent.
> It depe
Romain Kang([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.23 18:21:00 +:
> I've been using this in a PLIST:
>
> 1 @exec test -d %D/var/run/procstates || mkdir -p %D/var/run/procstates
> 2 @exec chown root.wheel %D/var/run/procstates && chmod 1775 %D/var/run/procstates
>
> The rationale for each line:
> - 1 Ins
David O'Brien([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.24 07:51:28 +:
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2001 at 09:39:18PM -0400, Stephane E. Potvin wrote:
> > > > FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #271: Sun Jul 22 08:36:22 EDT 2001
> > > >
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/users/spotvin/work/FreeBSD/src/sys/arm/
> > > > compile/NETWIN
David O'Brien([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.24 19:59:41 +:
> On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 11:49:16AM -0500, Dave Feustel wrote:
> > Strongarm-based pcs designed by Chalice Technologies http://www.chaltech.com
> > are available from Simtek http://www.simtec.co.uk/
>
> This brings up the issue of refe
Matthew Emmerton([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.26 16:50:52 +:
> On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Matthew Jacob wrote:
>
> > It'd be nice if one could pass a time specification to at in the form of "next
> > reboot".
> >
> > -matt
> >
>
> Why not just write a script for the command and stick it in
> /usr/
Alfred Perlstein([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.30 16:07:17 +:
> * Alfred Perlstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010730 16:01] wrote:
> [re: speeding up freeing of space when using softupdates]
> >
> > If you want to accellerate the release of blocks issue a couple
> > of sync(1) commands:
> >
> > sync;
Dan([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.08.30 09:06:44 +:
>
> Yeah that is what I am thinking to. My guess is some large array allocated
> in the php code maybe or a sql query taking to long to finish eating up
> all the ram. That is kind of interesting to know. I would think the
configure php with --en
Leo Bicknell([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.08.30 11:10:18 +:
>
> I ran into a pair of all too common annoyances this morning that
> got me thinking. Via the magic of cut and paste I ended up with
> the following two sorts of command lines:
>
> mutt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> traceroute http://www
you should check the settings of your switch ports and look into the
output of 'ifconfig -a'.
try nailing the switch to 100baseTX.full duplex and set up the network
card with 'ifconfig fxp0 media 100baseTX mediaopt full-duplex'
this solves carrier transition problems with stupid switch hardware
wh
Chojin([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.09.16 10:42:27 +:
> Hello,
>
> yesterday I cvsup my system with RELENG_4 branch.
> I recompiled my system, kernel, no error.
>
> I reboot with new kernel and just after it booted it says:
> panic: pmap_bootstrap: no local apic!
> mp_lock = 0009; cpuid = 0;
Tim Allshorn([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.09.17 10:40:15 +:
> Hello.
> I need to be able to run a particular program at the last minute of each
> month and yes I know it would be much easier to run it at the first minute
> of each month, but my hands are tied and my brain is too puny to work
Warner Losh([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.09.18 09:33:45 +:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Julian
>Elischer writes:
> : Ok so I have to ask... what is CAN bus? (besides a piece of string
> : between 2 cans.).
>
> A data acquisition bus that was popular in manufacturing a few years
> ago. Don't
John Merryweather Cooper([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.09.18 09:43:27 +:
> /boot/loader.conf
>
> An OS upgrade SHOULD only touch /boot/defaults/loader.conf.
why is there /boot/loader.conf.local, then?
/k
--
> Anxiety, n.: The first time you can't do it a second time.
> Panic, n.: The second tim
Vladimir Dozen([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.09.29 15:59:41 +:
> ehlo.
>
> (Sorry for long pre-history, I believe it is necessary.)
>
> My current employer develops large CORBA-based data mining servers.
> They are usually run under HP-UX, but, following the current fashion
> to build proc
Devin Butterfield([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.09.30 12:33:26 +:
> [...]
> > > was suggested you may want to consider a dedicated cpu based
> > > controller. Thre are a number of solutions for hobbyists
> > > (such as the handyboard, see www.handyboard.com).
> >
> > Unfortunately, money is a b
i got a (way old) ppc 604e, in the corner of my office.
it's a 74p, latest 4.3.3 patchlevel from one month ago or so installed.
i could arrange ssh access to the box if somebody cares, although i am
not available 24x7 for remote hands ;-)
there's nothing critical on it, the box got 128mb ram, so
Daniel C. Sobral([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.10.02 09:18:43 +:
> Stijn Hoop wrote:
> >
> > > Any way using `` won't work. for i in a "b c" d works, for instance, but
> > > there is not way that I know of that you can control the output this way
> > > using ``.
> >
> > Yes there is: set IFS to on
Dave Hayes([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.09.23 09:43:25 +:
> We've been attempting to set up a vinum raid box with a bunch of IDE
> drives. Each drive is partitioned with a vinum partition on A, such
> that the entire drive is on partition a. Initial partitioning is done
> with /stand/sysinstall so
Dan([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.09.27 20:04:40 +:
>
> ya but even putting the old nic back in the machine does not still boot
> up. I don't think this has to do with the nic but you never know.
> fxp1:
questions of the pragmatic field-engineer:
"did it produce any smoke?"
"did it stink?"
"does
Thomas Würfl([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2002.03.27 16:48:40 +:
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem running a application with wine (native).
> Error message: 486 cpu or higher required. I have a amd k7.
> The linux version catches the cpu-type from /proc/cpuinfo.
> But Freebsd's /proc is diffrent from linux.
Julian Elischer([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2002.03.27 11:43:50 +:
[...my dumbass workaround deleted...]
> He said he was running native..
>
> the cpu type is in
> `sysctl hw`
> The code shuold be altered on FreeBSD to look there.
oops, you're prefectly right. i skipped the "(native)" when reading t
Attila Nagy([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2002.05.16 13:50:02 +:
> Hello,
>
> > In theory, you could use ports/sysutils/daemontools/, specifically the
> > 'supervise' utility. I have been thinking about setting up a jail using
> > a supervised service for some time now, never had the time to actually
>
Peter Pentchev([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2002.05.16 18:04:14 +:
> Okay, forget I said anything about supervise; it does not seem to be
> applicable for jails at all :(
quite a while ago, i played with jails which started svscan as their
primary process. no problems. svscan will scan its service dire
Brandon D. Valentine([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2002.05.17 14:48:07 +:
> On Fri, 17 May 2002, Doug White wrote:
>
> >You are welcome to rewrite qmail to use kqueue if you wish :)
>
> Although if I read the license correctly you hand djb a contract for
> your soul and first born child if you do. ;-)
hi, i recently migrated our news box (which runs approx. 1MB/s nntp
traffic inbound and >2MB/s outbound) to several systems and got the
spool onto a vinum volume that spans 6 scsi busses (adaptec 3940UW) each
4 disks (IBM DNES 18GB). theres a private switched interconnect between
the reader box an
ok guys, here's just a little idea on how to get the hardware
manufacturer guys a little bit more responsive (in fact, i got somehow
"inspired" by the alsa sound project guys because they got something
similar)...
let's put up a list of hardware manufacturers that do not answer our
mails, that do
hm
i mean, do the hardware people want their stuff supported or not? that's
the main question
some seem to choose the NOT.
/k
Chuck Robey([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Sun, Feb 27, 2000 at 11:44:42PM -0500:
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2000, Michael Bacarella wrote:
>
> >
> > I love the idea myself, but I have no po
dware supported - tough luck...
(and i dont have any audio on my laptop)
/k
The Hermit Hacker([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Mon, Feb 28, 2000 at 01:22:17AM -0400:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Karsten W. Rohrbach wrote:
>
> > hm
> >
> > i mean, do the hardware people want their stuff supporte
i personally like shimon's st.d...
it exercises a disk very thoroughly, so if you want to benchmark - and,
of course, have plenty of time for the box to run the benchmark - st.d
is the choice since you got your free-of-charge(tm) burn in of the disk
subsystem with it. what it basically does is sim
hi *
this might be a little offtopic...
i just messaged the guys from yamaha japan for specs on their pci audio
chipsets to get some decent documentation to start torturing those ymf744
soundcards. no response. i mailed again. same result. do they actually
read their mail or is this an uncommon
t; >On Sun, 20 Feb 2000, Karsten W. Rohrbach wrote:
> >
> >> i just messaged the guys from yamaha japan for specs on their pci audio
> >> chipsets to get some decent documentation to start torturing those ymf744
> >> soundcards. no response. i mailed again. same res
so support audio functions (or did i get something wrong in
the neomagic256av threads of the last months?)...
/k
--
The path of excess leads to the tower of wisdom. -W. Blake
Karsten W. Rohrbach - Senior Research Engineer - Nacamar Data Communications
one world. one net. nacamar - http://www.nacama
hiya folks
i just wondered what the maximum MAXUSERS setting for a 3.4 kernel would
be on a smp system with 512mb ram... the impact on the system structures
seems to be very... errrhh... rather complex.
any ideas? it gives me a warning if i got past 512, but what will happen
then?
/k
--
> Mot
. Rohrbach - Senior Research Engineer - Nacamar Data Communications
one world. one net. nacamar - http://www.nacamar.net
This was written on the road... Answers to your reply could be delayed.
- Original Message -
From: "Egervary Gergely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Karsten
rohrbach@filepile:/ftp/.vol/vol1$ du -sk FreeBSD
22975903FreeBSD
rohrbach@filepile:/ftp/.vol/vol1$ date
Sat Apr 8 01:17:30 CEST 2000
...eek!
/k
Jesper Skriver([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Thu, Mar 30, 2000 at 05:11:43PM +0200:
> On Thu, Mar 30, 2000 at 09:42:42AM -0500, Patrick Gardella wrote:
>
Kris Kennaway([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Fri, Apr 07, 2000 at 01:38:05AM -0700:
>
> Mark Murray would know :-)
>
> I think there's a lot of stale cruft on ftp.internat.freebsd.org which
> doesn't need to be mirrored - Mark could probably tell us all which bits
> are suitable for mirroring (this should b
Mark Murray([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Sat, Apr 08, 2000 at 01:19:57PM +0200:
>
> I could do this. What arre the setup concerns?
>
nearly none, it runs chrooted...
cd /usr/ports/net/rsync && make install clean
man rsync
man rsyncd.conf
easy going...
/k
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