pkgng dependencies change / update

Hi, I am trying to figure out how to change / update the dependencies on a package. I have a postfix package which comes from a server where mysql-client is in version 5.1 And I would like to install the same package on a server where mysql-client is in version 5.6 I am not sure if this is

Re: using ports or gems (easy_install)

On Tue, 28 May 2013 15:06:15 +0200 Albert Shih wrote: > Le 28/05/2013 ? 14:50:25+0700, Olivier Nicole a écrit > > Hi, > > > > > I would like to known how you manage your gem (ruby) or > > > easyinstall (python). Do you use ports ? or directly gems or > > > easyinstall ? or both ? > > > > As f

Re: ZFS install on a partition

Le 18 mai 2013 à 06:49, kpn...@pobox.com a écrit : > On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 08:03:30PM -0400, Paul Kraus wrote: >> On May 17, 2013, at 6:24 PM, "b...@todoo.biz" wrote: >>> 3. Should I avoid using ZFS since my system is not well tuned and It would >>> be a

Re: ZFS install on a partition

Thanks for this documented answer. Couple of comments though… Le 18 mai 2013 à 02:03, Paul Kraus a écrit : > On May 17, 2013, at 6:24 PM, "b...@todoo.biz" wrote: > >> I know I should install a system using HBA and JBOD configuration - but >> unfortunately th

ZFS install on a partition

Hi, I have a question regarding ZFS install on a system setup using an Intel Modular. This system runs various flavor of FreeBSD and Linux using a shared pool (LUNs). These LUNs have been configured in RAID 6 using the internal controller (LSI logic). So from the OS point of view there is

VIMAGE in GENERIC kernel

Hi, I just wanted to know if there were any plans to have VIMAGE function / features included in GENERIC kernels sometimes soon ? Sincerely yours. «?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§ ¯¯

Downgrading a port

Hello, I wanted to know if there is a way to simply downgrade a package I have installed with pkgng ? I know that there is portdowngrade, but I will have to reinstall all ports architecture to be able to install this. Sincerely yours. G.B.

Re: Upgrading from 7.4 to 9.1

Le 27 avr. 2013 à 18:11, Robert Huff a écrit : > > b...@todoo.biz writes: > >> I wanted to know if you would consider updating from 7.4 to 9.1 >> directly ? >> >> Has anyone tried that with success ? > > Someone, somewhere. :-) >

Upgrading from 7.4 to 9.1

Hi, I wanted to know if you would consider updating from 7.4 to 9.1 directly ? Has anyone tried that with success ? I plan to use the freebsd-update method. Thanks for your feedback. G.B. «?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§

Re-installing a system on a new LUN while system is up and running

Hello, I have an 7.4 system that I wish to update to 9.1 - It is a live mail server with couple of 100's persons on it. This system is deployed on an Intel modular which allows me to connect any LUN to this device. My idea was to create a new LUN and connect It to my system, then deploy th

NFSv4 questions and possible bugs

I set up NFSv4, did some performance tests, setup looks like this: Server rc.conf: nfs_server_enable="YES" nfsv4_server_enable="YES" nfsuserd_enable="YES" exports: /share -mapall=nobody 10.10.14.2 10.10.14.3 V4: / -sec=sys Client(s) fstab mount: srv:/share /mnt nfs nfsv4,rsize=32768,wsize=327

Re: FreeBSD 9 and Windows XP

On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 12:07:41 -0800 (PST) wrote: > Good afternoon, FreeBSD enthusiasts. Can FreeBSD 9.1 be installed > on a computer on which Windows XP currently resides? If so, how > can this installation be done? In particular, is there a way to > install 9.1 so that it can be booted from th

Re: https://wiki.freebsd.org/ certificate error

jectAlternatName (SAN) certificates where strongly considered, but fewer CA's support them (most have no clue) and it becomes a lot more painful to add new hosts. Those are also not fully supported by all older OS'es still in use. -- Simon L. B. Nielsen ___ 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: What is your favorite board for a micro system?

On Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:53:27 +0100 Erik Nørgaard wrote: > Hi! > > What is your favorite mini/micro/nano/pico-itx platform for home > projects? > > I currently run a home server on an Intel mini-itx board but was > looking around for something fun to play with with the following > specs: > > -

Re: Old releases support

On 2 Mar 2013 09:47, "Andrea Venturoli" wrote: > Just a quick question on EOL dates. > > According to http://www.freebsd.org/security/security.html#sup, 7.4R support should have ended two days ago. Did it? > Is Feb 28 2013 date confirmed? > > Next, 9.0 should reach EOL at the end of this month. >

Hang on reboot with ZIL on SSD

Hi, I have a quite big server that I am tuning with FreeNAS running on It. It is based on an Intel Server and uses an Adaptec Controler ASR-6805 for a potential 12 disks pool (only 6 deployed for the moment). I have two more SSD disks intended for the ZIL cache. Connected directly on the mot

Re: Boot-time hard drive errors

This is not very helpful, but you can try Pause, Scroll Lock, high FPS filming and pause or taking pictures with short exposure. On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 6:20 AM, Martin Alejandro Paredes Sanchez < mapsw...@prodigy.net.mx> wrote: > On Sunday 24 February 2013 14:33:06 Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: >

Re: ZFS + iSCSI architecture

Le 20 févr. 2013 à 02:14, Fleuriot Damien a écrit : > > On Feb 19, 2013, at 11:20 PM, "b...@todoo.biz" wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> >> I am about to start deploying a large system (about 18 To which can grow up >> to 36 To) based on a big In

ZFS + iSCSI architecture

Hello, I am about to start deploying a large system (about 18 To which can grow up to 36 To) based on a big Intel platform with lot's of fancy features to have turbo boosted platform (ZIL on SSD + system on dongle if I go for FreeNAS). Since I want to move on quite fast I might decide to use F

Fwd:

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Re: dhclient and random disconnects

A follow-up: > third, > I would test with IPv6 disabled (entirely for the system), regardless of > connectivity type; > that also means to explicitly disable that failover setup line in your config > ipv6_activate_all_interfaces="**YES" > jb W/r to IPv6 (disable, enable, etc): read man pages for

Re: dhclient and random disconnects

There are few things you should do. First, w/r to you complaint about first-kill-then restart, this will do it for you /etc/rc.d/dhclient lagg0 restart second, I remember you wrote that you have a trouble with disconnects even in wireless-only setup (no failover setup). If so, you should run and

Re: question about my new Dell 3010

On Sun, 9 Dec 2012 15:47:06 -0800 Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > Rats:: xvidtune gave me > > "Video modes are not settable on this chip." > > how cheap can you get? no, the question is: what chip/video > card do I need that will get me [at least] 1920x1280? Unless you wish

Re: Manually partitioning using gpart

Hi Warren, On 2012.11.25 21:49, Warren Block wrote: > For a hard drive, 4K alignment and starting the main partition at 1M is > good. Why would one leave 1024 full kbits before the first partition on a HDD ? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Wheres the FreeBSD PBR ? (was Re: Manually partitioning using gpart / wh)

On 2012.11.25 14:35, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > I don't need it, but I could add it for what ever worst case emergency > scenario and GRUB in the MBR anyway will work? I don't see how it could ever come in handy, and I'm not sure it wouldn't do any hamr either. The /boot/gptboot code to be written weigh

Re: Manually partitioning using gpart

On 2012.11.25 13:57, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > IIUC "Install the GPT bootcode into the boot partition" has to be done > and is independent of the GRUB in the MBR. Not in your case. You won't need bootcode other than GRUB's (in the MBR, and the Linux partition where the bulk of it is installed). ___

Re: Manually partitioning using gpart

On 2012.11.25 12:26, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Here I already don't understand how large the swap should be. Really 2 * > size of the RAM? It depends on use patterns and the amount of RAM in your computer. 1.5* to 2* installed memory is a traditional "works for most" value, but I feel it's outdated for

Re: Compatability for various USB 3.0 / PCIe cards ?

On 2012.11.23 22:11, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > > Well friends, it's that time of year again... yep, it's shop till you drop > time! For me it's usually *after* Christmas season, but whatever works :) > I can't imagine > that there is really that much different about the pricey ones to make > t

Re: Is FreeBSD 9 Production Ready?

On 2012.11.24 17:38, Tim Daneliuk wrote: > I am contemplating moving to the FBSD 9 family. Is this branch ready > for production or should I wait a while yet? This probably won't help much, but I wouldn't call any system "production ready" until I've tested it as thoroughly as possible and quali

Re: Multi-boot Linux + FreeBSD

Hi Ralf, On 2012.11.24 17:06, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Perhaps later today I'll install 9.0 amd64. If possible I'll keep my > Linux GRUB legacy. Can I use my menu.lst [1] and add a chainloader or > something similar to boot FreeBSD from /dev/sda1? I don't know if GRUB v1 allows that, on a multiboot s

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Re: Anybody use the Dell 3010??

On 2012.11.18 09:58, Gary Kline wrote: > > > I probably should cc the hardward guys about this. first, see if it > geta any traction here, tho. my tech guy got me a Delll 3010 > that has an "improved" [[meaning screwed up]] BIOS with some > hardware mess called the UEF

Re: well, try here first...

On 2012.11.13 06:22, Gary Kline wrote: > anybody know what im NOT doing? running sshd ? :) Have you installed it ? sshd is the server program, it is fairly independent from ssh, the client program. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http

Re: ata controller problem / AHCI numbering

On 2012.10.26 14:18, Gerhard Schmidt wrote: >> if there is a Drive in one of the HotSwap Bays the >> PCI-Express controller is detected as ahci0 and the onboard is detected >> as ahci1. >> So Far i could have set some devices.hints entries to sort the scsi >> busses. But the problem is that if the

Re: 9.1 and gmirror with GPT?

On 2012.10.24 22:10, Lucas B. Cohen wrote: > On 2012.10.21 17:44, free...@johnea.net wrote: >> On 10/21/2012 07:32 AM, Warren Block wrote: >>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012, Lucas B. Cohen wrote: >>> >>>> On 2012.10.20 20:17, free...@johnea.net wrote: >>>>

Re: 9.1 and gmirror with GPT?

On 2012.10.21 17:44, free...@johnea.net wrote: > On 10/21/2012 07:32 AM, Warren Block wrote: >> On Sun, 21 Oct 2012, Lucas B. Cohen wrote: >> >>> On 2012.10.20 20:17, free...@johnea.net wrote: >>>> Just wondering if 9.1 will bring any improvement to the situati

Re: 9.1 and gmirror with GPT?

Hi, On 2012.10.20 20:17, free...@johnea.net wrote: > Just wondering if 9.1 will bring any improvement to the situation of creating > a full disk geom mirror while also using GPT partition table? I'm curious about what this is about. Could you refer me to an article or a discussion where this iss

Re: what is an "in-core" disklabel ?

On 2012.10.08 18:22, Robert Bonomi wrote: > 'cached' is not _technically_ exactly accurate, but you have the concept > basically correct. Thanks for the detailed explanation, Robert. Maybe "shadowed" would be have been a more accurate term. But "in-core" also has a nice ring to it! ___

what is an "in-core" disklabel ?

Hi, I've seen the term "in-core" a couple times while reading up about BSD disk labels. Does it refer to data that is cached in kernel memory ? Context examples : - fdisk(8) outputs "parameters extracted from in-core disklabel" - bsdlabel(8)'s manual explains that the -n (dry run) parameter "do

Does 9.0 honor TERM settings

> Well, then, where is the setting that makes the F7 key send E[18~ instead > of the standard E[S? I think you will find a hint here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Home_and_End_keys_not_working Btw, in the vi editor you can type a control key into your text file by first typing '^V' follow

/tmp filesystem full

Andy Wodfer wodfer at gmail.com Thu Aug 23 09:04:08 UTC 2012 > Can't seem to figure out the problem with MAXPATHLEN. > locate: integer out of +-MAXPATHLEN (1024): 1029 Your database may be corrupted. I would suggest you delete it and recreate. jb ___ fr

Warning - FreeBSD (*BSD) entanglement in Linux ecosystem

Hi, I think it would be useful to get familiar with what systemd is, technically and fundamentally. Here is a thread in which a knowledgeable professional questions many technical aspects of it: open this thread in one browser window (to get a nice overview of what you already read): http://lists.

How can i decrease memory occupied by xorg ?

It is in ports: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xrestop 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"

7.0-RELEASE tty/pty problems ?

I'd ask here as well. - B # uname -mv FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Mon Apr 28 17:36:07 CDT 2008 root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/COLONEL amd64 rancid running from crontab, log errors clogin error: Error: telnet failed: The system has no more ptys. Ask your system administrator to create mo

Re: freebsd-update from recent 8-STABLE to 9.0-RELEASE issues

On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:12:36 +0100 RW wrote: > On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 06:53:45 -0500 > Zane C. B-H. wrote: > > > On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:26:12 +0100 > > RW wrote: > > > > > > freebsd-update doesn't support development branches, you have > &g

Re: freebsd-update from recent 8-STABLE to 9.0-RELEASE issues

On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:26:12 +0100 RW wrote: > On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:21:18 -0500 > Zane C. B-H. wrote: > > > Howdy! > > > > Any one have any idea what is going on below? > > > > [root@shiela]/root# uname -a > > FreeBSD shiela.vulpes.vvelox.net

Re: printing jpeg slides to a Postscript printer

On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:15:36 +0200 Matthias Apitz wrote: > > Hello, > > I have 10 jpeg slides (screen shoots) and I want to print them to a > Postscript printer (CUPS controlled), on each page 2 slides. I know > I could make some presentation from them or wrap them into a HTML > file, but I was

Re: Understanding XDM

On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:19:54 +0200 Christian Graulund wrote: > The others have answered your questions concerning DM v. WM, but if you are finding XDM annoying to configure, you may possible wish to take a look at slim, x11/slim. ___ freebsd-questions

freebsd-update from recent 8-STABLE to 9.0-RELEASE issues

Howdy! Any one have any idea what is going on below? [root@shiela]/root# uname -a FreeBSD shiela.vulpes.vvelox.net 8.3-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 8.3-PRERELEASE #0: Sat Feb 25 04:55:35 CST 2012 kits...@shiela.vulpes.vvelox.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/sheila amd64 [root@shiela]/root# freebsd-update -r

Re: Strange case of vanishing disk

On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:20:13 +0100 Kaya Saman wrote: > On 06/04/2012 04:42 AM, Zane C. B-H. wrote: > > On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 02:06:57 +0100 > > Kaya Saman wrote: > > > > I've just tried this and lost my whole system. > > My boot disk is not la

Re: Strange case of vanishing disk

On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 02:06:57 +0100 Kaya Saman wrote: > Hi, > > this is a very strange issue but I guess will either be related to > 2 things, PSU not being powerful enough or disk controller simply > being crap. > > > Here's what's going on. I have a little Chenbro 4 disk mini-ITX NAS > serve

Re: vpn speed loss

On Fri, 1 Jun 2012 11:48:45 +0200 Beni Brinckman wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE (pc-bsd 9.0 actuallly) on amd64 and > I'm using a vpn connexion. > My problem is the enormous speed loss i'm having when I'm using the > vpn connexion. > I have tried Openvpn and mpd5 (with a pptp a

Reply..

- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. - Hello, Compliments and good day to you and your family.?I write you this mail as a reminder once more having waited patiently?for your response to my initial contact with you through snail mail.?However since i assume you did

Re: FTP oddness, over SSH session.

On 13 Apr 2012 at 23:51, Frank Staals wrote: > "John McDonnell" writes: > > > All in all, creating an entry in Site Manager makes more sense if > > it's something you connect to from your own hardware. From someone > > else's machine, the quick connect is quite handy though. > > Don't forget to

Re: FTP oddness, over SSH session.

On 13 Apr 2012 at 9:21, John McDonnell wrote: > > From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > > questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Dave B > > > FYI, you have to create an entry in FileZilla's Site Manager, for it > > to invoke SFTP, the

Re: FTP oddness, over SSH session.

On 12 Apr 2012 at 12:40, Da Rock wrote: > On 04/11/12 21:51, Dave B wrote: > > FreeBSD FBSD.67MK181QZ 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: > > Wed Apr 14 22:55:09 BST 2010 > > root@FBSD.67MK181QZ:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PPSGENERIC i386 > > > > Hi. > > >

Re: FTP oddness, over SSH session.

On 12 Apr 2012 at 9:32, Frank Staals wrote: > "Dave B" writes: > > > Hi, ordinarily perhaps yes, if I could only figure out how to set it > > up on the FreeBSD box. As always, the "Manuals" though no doubt > > correct and complete as a "refere

Re: FTP oddness, over SSH session.

On 12 Apr 2012 at 11:28, Frank Bonnet wrote: > > "Dave B" writes: > > > >> Hi, ordinarily perhaps yes, if I could only figure out how to set > >> it up on the FreeBSD box. As always, the "Manuals" though no doubt > >> correct and comp

Re: FTP oddness, over SSH session.

On 11 Apr 2012 at 14:54, Mike Clarke wrote: > On Wednesday 11 April 2012, Dave B wrote: > > > I just found however, that though I can reliably send a file to the > > FTP server and it get's saved just fine, that's not true when > > connecting this way using

FTP oddness, over SSH session.

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Re: Suggestion

Isn't it illegal to emulate windows OS? I trust FreeBSD by now, though ReactOS is worth researching. On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 1:12 PM, ill...@gmail.com wrote: > On 8 March 2012 23:56, Bruno Comerci wrote: > > > > Hi guys. > > > > > > Instead of wasting your time and man power, why wont you join t

Re: FreeBSD 8.2 - active plus inactive memory leak!?

On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:23:38 +0200, Konstantin Belousov wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 12:36:21AM +, Luke Marsden wrote: > ... >> I'm trying to confirm that, on a system with no pages swapped out, that >> the following is a true statement: >> >> a page is accounted for in active + in

Re: email hosting - How do you do it?

On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:51:05 -0700 "Peter" wrote: > Hello, > I've been on qmail/vpopmail combo forever and am looking to build > a new, mail server. As some one who has was once a unix admin for a ISP that ran Qmail for a SMTP server, I can safely say you should avoid it like the plague. Manag

Re: Horrible installer (was: Re: FreeBSD 9)

I'm very new to FreeBSD but it seems to me that the installer is pretty much ok. My only wish is that there might be a little more info upfront somewhere, preferably in the installer somewhere, about setting up for a dual boot. I couldn't find in the handbook, (that may be my fault, don't kn

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Re: Smartcam (or can you use linux dev driver + program)

On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:49:06 -0800 Lyubomir Grigorov wrote: > > QUESTION > > Is it even possible to use the Linux dev driver under FreeBSD? Since > Smartcam is a 2-part suite: driver and application. The Linux compatibility layer for FreeBSD does not include the ability to use Linux kernel mo

Re: Probable Hardware Failure

On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:12:24 -0800 Doug Hardie wrote: > I have a pretty old desktop that has been around quite awhile. It > has started periodic crashes. No log messages. However, the core > status files all show "double fault". I am confident this is a > hardware issue, but is there any easy

Re: no hyperthreading in FreeBSD 9?

it on the fly after the system is up and running. > > http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/9.0.0/UPDATING?r1=222852&r2=222853&; > > Seems to imply HT is enabled by default and new sysctls are used to take > logical CPUs offline. > Yes -- although that has been t

Re: umass to /dev/da* mapping

On Wed, 7 Dec 2011 08:39:30 -0700 (MST) Warren Block wrote: > On Wed, 7 Dec 2011, Zane C. B-H. wrote: > > > Still you will want to investigate what I've mentioned. It will > > drastically simplify permission stuff as well as make automatic. > > The devfs stuff i

Re: umass to /dev/da* mapping

On Wed, 7 Dec 2011 12:51:47 + Mike Clarke wrote: > On Wednesday 07 December 2011, Zane C. B-H. wrote: > > > Why are you using a custom Perl script for this instead of the > > built in tools for this? > > > > Below is how I have it setup on my system.

Re: X11 - keyboard driver unloaded, how to load it again

On Wed, 7 Dec 2011 08:48:20 +0100 Sebastian Chmielewski wrote: > Hi, > I've an USB Mouse - Microsoft Wireless Mouse 1000, which is > recognized also as a keyboard: > ugen1.3: at usbus1 (disconnected) > ums0: at uhub2, port 2, addr 3 (disconnected) > ugen0.5: at usbus0 > ukbd0: 2.00/6.56, addr

Re: umass to /dev/da* mapping

On Mon, 5 Dec 2011 17:08:15 + Mike Clarke wrote: > > I have a fairly simple perl script which is run by devd when I plug > in a USB memory stick. The script sets up some permissions and a > link to make life easy for a user to mount the memory stick. > > This normally works fine but there a

Re: Playing .ASX files via/within Firefox ?

On 12/7/11, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > > In message > > , "Paul B. Mahol" wrote: > >>On 12/7/11, Polytropon wrote: >>> On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:02:24 -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: >>>> I've been trying to look at California Dept. of

Re: Playing .ASX files via/within Firefox ?

On 12/7/11, Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:02:24 -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: >> I've been trying to look at California Dept. of Transportation webcams >> using Firefox on FreeBSD and so far it simply ain't workin'. Somebody >> please tell me what I'm doing wrong. >> >> Yes, I al

Re: AHCI driver and static device names

ail/freebsd-fs/2011-March/011036.html You may need the workaround from: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/227635 for some problematic BIOS. I'm not sure if this is what you meant by "hints which aren't really solutions", but they seem to be a practical method for fixin

Re: "options atapicam" and/or "device ATA_CAM" in kernel config?

n ports should -- for example, sysutils/cdrtools and sysutils/cdrtools-devel, as was mentioned before. b. ___ 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: "options atapicam" and/or "device ATA_CAM" in kernel config?

On 11/27/11, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > "b. f." writes: > >>> > > What is the role of "options atapicam" and "device ATA_CAM" in kernel >>> > > config file? >>> >>> > > Are they redundant? Kernel will buil

Re: "options atapicam" and/or "device ATA_CAM" in kernel config?

ory file system like mdmfs or tmpfs can also help, although you have to be careful when RAM is limited. You could work around your disk space limitations by using a removable drive for builds, or a network-based files system like nfs. And if you have a number of slower computers of the sa

Re: Quick build of stripped-down kernel

On 11/25/11, Thomas Mueller wrote: > from "b. f." : > >> If you are going to build most of the modules, but only want to >> exclude a few, then add the directories of the modules to be excluded >> (relative to /usr/src/sys/modules) to WITHOUT_MODULES, for exampl

Re: Quick build of stripped-down kernel

me by using one of your faster machines to build the OS for the slower machines. b. ___ 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: wireless help with wep authentication

On 11/20/11, Rob Clark wrote: > Running fbsd 8.2R on a Dell C640 laptop. > Using a pcmcia card with atheros. > > My 2wire wireless router comes setup default with > wep open with wireless security enabled, i.e., needs > the default passkey from the router. I cannot get the > ifconfig line correct

RELENG_7 build fails

Good day. I have a couple of rather old amd64 boxes planned to upgrade from RELENG_7, but for now we needed just to quickly rebuild them (because of new tzdata). gate# uname -a FreeBSD gate.binep.ac.ru 7.3-STABLE FreeBSD 7.3-STABLE #50: Mon Jun 7 12:10:28 MSD 2010 gos...@gate.binep.ac.ru:/u

Re: Can't access a music CD (or any other media now)

On 10/25/11, Michael D. Norwick wrote: > Setting these environment variables had no effect on my machine. > $cdcontrol play 1 still produces drive activity but no sound. The > graphical apps I am trying such as Abraca, or MPlayer, still do not seem > to recognize an audio CD. Gnome Audio CD Extr

Re: (8.2) share lib and ldconfig problem.

he shared library. *.so.46.1 don't fit this pattern, because of the extra dots separating the major and minor version numbers in those filenames. Since your broken binary seems to need *.so.46, you can try adding symlinks between the corresponding *.so.46 and *.so.46.1, or you can rebuild the depe

Re: pkg_version: corrupted record (pkgdep line without argument), ignoring

On 10/22/11, b. f. wrote: > Jerry wrote: >> After attempting unsuccessfully to update KDE4 via "portmaster", I >> found a number of errors printed out when using "pkg_version-vIL=". >> >> I eventually used "portmanager" to update the KDE

Re: Download manpages

> Hello Matthew, > I'm trying to download section 2 and section 1 for freebsd commands and > system calls ? Is there a specific manpage that you are missing? A cursory glance shows that these sections are populated: sh -c 'cd /tmp ; for i in a b c d e f g ; do

Re: How can I disable hyperthreads, but NOT smp ?

g time ago when a security hole was discovered with some early hyperthread implementations), and also because hyperthreads are treated differently from physical cpus with regard to interrupt handling, scheduling (with ULE), ACPI, PMC, etc. So FreeBSD is supposed to be "hyperthread-aware"

Re: Negative ping times with FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE on older Celeron system

se some are broken, and places lighter loads on the system, by allowing some (formerly periodic) timer use to be deferred. And then there is the host of other improvements... b. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/m

Re: A quality operating system

On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:47:04 -0500 Evan Busch wrote: > Hi, > > I make decisions about hardware and software for those who work > with me. > > Talking with my second in command this morning, we reached a > quandary. Ron is completely pro-Linux and pro-Windows, and against > FreeBSD. > > What is

Re: wpa_cli issues

On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:51:16 -0500 Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Aug 19), Zane C. B-H. said: > > On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:14:54 -0500 (CDT) Robert Bonomi > > wrote: > > > From: "Zane C. B-H." > > > > Is there any way to undefine a variable

Re: wpa_cli issues

On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:05:01 -0400 Chris Brennan wrote: > On 8/19/2011 10:26 AM, Zane C. B-H. wrote: > > Blarg? > > > > None of these is even vaguely related to my question about > > wpa_cli, as stated in the subject. > > WTF is 'Blarg'? > >

Re: wpa_cli issues

On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:14:54 -0500 (CDT) Robert Bonomi wrote: > > From owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org Fri Aug 19 07:41:44 2011 > > Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:22:34 -0500 > > From: "Zane C. B-H." > > To: FreeBSD Questions > > Subject: wpa_cli issue

wpa_cli issues

Is there any way to undefine a variable once it has been set? ___ 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: port build breaks at xmlto

.freebsd.org/errorlogs/amd64-7-latest-logs/xmlto-0.0.24.log so while there may be a bug in the port, or in one of its dependencies, it is more probable that your build is polluted. If you don't want to use a binary package downloaded from the server, then you'll have to be

Re: High interrupt rate

On 8/7/11, Mario Lobo wrote: > On Sunday 07 August 2011 18:34:27 b. f. wrote: >> > I know 75% idle is not bad but this machine, when not under load on a >> > saturday night like today, used to be at around 98% idle 99% of the >> > time. Now its is at 72% idle 99.9%

Re: High interrupt rate

pens if you boot with kern.hz="100" in /boot/loader.conf, or set via the loader command line? What happens if you remove the DEVICE_POLLING option from your kernel (and _not_ just disable polling per-device)? What is the output from "sysctl kern.timecounter kern.eventtimer"?

Re: how do i find a file in all directories 7 to 9 days old?

On 7/28/11, b. f. wrote: >> how can i use find or whatever to find a file, say 6 levels deep >> that is <= 9 days old? i'm looking fo something i had to jt down >> [[ASCII]]. can't remembr te file name, nor when i was when i had >> the idea flash in

Re: how do i find a file in all directories 7 to 9 days old?

ind / -type f -mtime -10d -mindepth 5 -maxdepth 7 See find(1) for variations. b. ___ 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: pkg_delete yields 'no such package'

make sure that the glob or regex that you use only applies to the packages that you want the utilities to act upon, e.g.: pkg_info -I xorg-docs\* pkg_info -Ix xorg-docs See the manpages of the utilities for details. b. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

Re: Using csup and -i switch

d with -i are "interpreted relative to the collection's prefix directory". Probably, then, you need to use "ports/audio/musicpd" as your pattern. b. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/fr

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