Re: formatting disk for FreeBSD : Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]

2008-01-25 Thread David Larkin
, or update firmware. > > ]Peter[ > > > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:48:07 + > > David Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hi Guys, > >> > >> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.3 on an old PC. > >> > >> I have

Re: formatting disk for FreeBSD : Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]

2008-01-25 Thread David Larkin
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:37:07 -0800 "Nerius Landys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > correct me if I'm wrong > someone. It seems that the issue is a hardware issue. For example, try a > different jumper configuration on the back of the physical hard drive. > Also, there are probably two places on th

Re: formatting disk for FreeBSD : Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]

2008-01-25 Thread David Larkin
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:48:07 + David Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.3 on an old PC. > > I have bought a new Maxtor DiamondMax 80Gig disk, to replace the old > one. I will have only one disk in the PC

formatting disk for FreeBSD : Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]

2008-01-25 Thread David Larkin
Hi Guys, I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.3 on an old PC. I have bought a new Maxtor DiamondMax 80Gig disk, to replace the old one. I will have only one disk in the PC. I am looking to build using boot floppies and FTP. There is no CD drive on the PC. When I turn the PC on the BIOS

Re: SAMBA newbie

2005-03-10 Thread David Larkin
On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:59:32 + David Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 02:15:28 +0900 > Luke Kearney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:28:52 + > > David Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus:

Re: SAMBA newbie

2005-03-10 Thread David Larkin
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 02:15:28 +0900 Luke Kearney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:28:52 +0000 > David Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus: > > > I have a FreeBSD 5.3 machine and a Windoze XP box. > > > > I am the only user of bot

SAMBA newbie

2005-03-10 Thread David Larkin
I have a FreeBSD 5.3 machine and a Windoze XP box. I am the only user of both. I don't want to share files or act as a full time fileserver. I simply wish to exchange files ocassionally, e.g. copy FreeBSD backup files to the XP box to burn on CD. I used to use anon ftp for this type of thing b

(dis)connecting printer port

2005-03-05 Thread David Larkin
Is it safe to disconnect & connect printer from printer port while machines are running ? or do I need to shutdown ? I want to swap it between my FrreBSD & Windoze box ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/li

Re: apachectl startssl at boot time ?

2005-03-03 Thread David Larkin
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:48:24 -0500 (EST) "Ean Kingston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I can start apache with SSL ok from the command line > > > >> apachectl startssl > > > > I've now put the following into /etc/rc.conf hoping that it will start at > > boot time. > > > > apache_enab

apachectl startssl at boot time ?

2005-03-03 Thread David Larkin
Hi, I can start apache with SSL ok from the command line > apachectl startssl I've now put the following into /etc/rc.conf hoping that it will start at boot time. apache_enable="YES" apache_flags="startssl" This starts Apache on boot time but not with SSL Any ideas where I'm going wrong ? I

Dual boot with XP

2005-03-01 Thread David Larkin
I'm going to by a laptop with wondoze XP pre installed soon. The machine will have one IDE disk. Am I right in thinking that I can install FreeBSD also without having to re-install XP ? I"ve searched the mailing list and found info on how to achieve dual boot with multiple disks< but how do i

Re: choosing an email client

2005-03-01 Thread David Larkin
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:50:24 +0200 Adi Pircalabu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 09:21:10 +0000 > David Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'd like something lightweight but with a GUI. Not PINE but not a > > 'Outlook' type th

choosing an email client

2005-03-01 Thread David Larkin
Hi, I've just installed 5.3 with Gnome window manager. I see there are loads of email clients available but haven't found any reviews. Are there any reviews out there which compare / contrast / recommend ? I'd like something lightweight but with a GUI. Not PINE but not a 'Outlook' type thing.

Re: php5-5.0.0.2 & mod_php5-5.0.2,1 - should be php5-5.0.2 & mod_php5-5.0.2,1

2005-02-28 Thread David Larkin
Sorry, I got those version numbers wrong, let me try again what I'm getting is ... # make install ===> Installing for php5-5.0.2 ===> php5-5.0.2 conflicts with installed package(s): mod_php5-5.0.2,1 They install files into the same place. Please remove them first with p

php5-5.0.0.2 & mod_php5-5.0.2,1

2005-02-28 Thread David Larkin
Hello, I've just installed FreeBSD 5.3. I did install using FTP from the main UK ftp server. I'm trying to use PHP with Apache. Am I right in thinking I need to install both php & mod_php ? I can install either of the following OK from ports or packages. php5-5.0.0.2 mod_php5-5.0.2,1 But, wh

Re: XFree86 configuration

2003-02-04 Thread David Larkin
4 days of XFree86 hell and still no further forward I have tried # XFree86 -configure this appears to recognise my graphics card and creates a file /root/XF86Config.new when I try # XFree86 -xf86config XF86Config.new a low resolution grey grid with an X mouse cursor appears and the c

specifying the X window manager

2003-02-04 Thread David Larkin
I have installed my favourite X window manager. Can someone remind me how to configure startx to use it Thanks To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message

Re: XFree86 configuration

2003-02-03 Thread David Larkin
Wiroth Didier wrote: > On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:35:14 + > David Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just installed 4.7 on a new machine and all seems well > > except the XFree86 is only working on the default VGA > > mode. > What previous step did you m

Re: Determining Ram

2003-02-02 Thread David Larkin
Dragoncrest wrote: > I've got a rather odd question, but I'm looking for the easiest way to > determin how much ram I have on a given system without rebooting it. I'm > sure that there is some kind of console command that tells me that info, > but I have no idea where to begin looking to

XFree86 configuration

2003-01-31 Thread David Larkin
I just installed 4.7 on a new machine and all seems well except the XFree86 is only working on the default VGA mode. Configuring X is a complete nightmare, am I missing something ? I haven't a clue what sync rates my monitor has and have no manual for it., also I intend moving the server to a ne

Re: CD installation problem

2003-01-31 Thread David Larkin
Just for the record ... I wasn't able to persuade FreeBSD to recognise the drive, but changing the CDROM drive to another model fixed the problem. All ok now. > I was wondering if any subscibers to this list recognise the > following problem. > > I just purchased 2 identical machines and I a

Re: CD installation problem

2003-01-31 Thread David Larkin
Mike Meyer wrote: > In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > > I was wondering if any subscibers to this list recognise the > > following problem. > > > > I just purchased 2 identical machines and I am looking to install 4.7 >

CD installation problem

2003-01-30 Thread David Larkin
I was wondering if any subscibers to this list recognise the following problem. I just purchased 2 identical machines and I am looking to install 4.7 from CD. Both machines exhibit exactly the same behavior, so I'm pretty sure it is not defective hardware. The machine boots from CD successfully

Imagemagick mogrify TMPDIR

2002-07-22 Thread David Larkin
Hi, I've just installed Imagemagick from the ports directory ImageMagick-5.4.7-1 I'm having problems running a simple mogrify and reported this to the Imagemagick mail list who suggested it was because I hadn't set the environment variable TMPDIR. I've now tried doing that by placing setenv TMP