can I use info from gentoo installation?

I've been a big fan of FreeBSD for a few years using it on desktop/headless servers and want to use it on my laptop (clevo m38aw, sager 3880). I couldn't find much on the web regarding hardware compatibility or installation guides for FreeBSD for this specific laptop, but did find the following

adding an "old' disk as a new mount point?

hould I be afaid, very afraid... Thanks, Jeff. -- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

good blogging port?

I need to start a blog. does anyone have any recommendations for a blogging tools from the ports collection? Preferrably one I can hook up to php and postgresql... thanks, Jeff. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/ma

Re: getting an old server up to scratch...

in config syntax, or option/device naming conventions *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/src. *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/src. stimpy# - Original Message - From: "Nikolas Britton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeff D. Hamann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL

getting an old server up to scratch...

I've been trying to build a new server and I've gotten to stage where I can start moving some of the data over from the old server. In the process I've decided to move my version control software from cvs to svn and have been using svn nicely now for some time. My old machine is a FreeBSD 4.4 ma

acpi_perf0: invalid _PSS package?

I've been noticing this message on startup (using dmesg) acpi_perf0: invalid _PSS package and can't figure out what it is, what it's for and why there are so many? FreeBSD bobby.somewhere.com 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #2: Sun Nov 27 14:07:55 PST 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/s

httpd_flags="-DSSL"?

I've searched plenty looking for the proper method to get apache2 to start up at boot time with little success. I've tried the various combinations of httpd_flags/apache2_flags/apache_flags= to my rc.conf file to no avail: bobby# cat rc.conf blah, blah, blah... apache_enable="YES" httpd_flags="

argh with freebsd's networking!

I've been a big fan of FreeBSD for a few years now, expect for the fact that getting a NIC is always a gamble. Since time is limtied (and most costly) I can't afford to spend another minute trying to get my new laptop up and running with FreeBSD. I've recently purchased a laptop (sager 3880 --

Re: can't mount msdos fs on freebsd6?

ah... that's the ticket! thanks! jeff. - Original Message - From: "Tino Boss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Cc: "Jeff D. Hamann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:49 AM Subject: Re: can't mount msdos fs on freebsd6? Jeff

can't mount msdos fs on freebsd6?

ted using winxp -- default block size). Is there anything I'm missing here? It IS the second slice on the drive. Do I need to make the filesystem using FreeBSD? There must be some simple thing I'm not doing correctly, yes? Help? --- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1

getting iwi_firmware to work

een really nice. I'd like to be able to run the real deal now... Jeff. --- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421 541-754-1428 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.forestinformatics.com ___ freebsd-questions@free

partion and fs advice...

I've just recieved a new laptop and need (yes actually need) to run both winxp and freebsd. I've got software on both systems and need to be able to access data on one of the other. I have a 100GB hard drive with XP installed onthe first 20 GB and my question is this: What file systems can I c

can't get subversion+apache2 to install

hen it doesn't get installed, period and I don't have the time to hunt around to "manually" install a port. I've updated the ports using cvsup already, etc. etc. etc. Any ideas? --- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 142

missing $libdir in/for postgis?

should be (have been) set somewhere else? I'm installing the latest port on FreeBSD 6.0 amd64. $ uname -a FreeBSD bobby.forestinformatics.com 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #2: Sun Nov 27 14:07:55 PST 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 $ Jeff. --- Jeff D.

Re: broken openssl on freebsd60

e openssl port or at least they used to. - Original Message - From: "Lowell Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeff D. Hamann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 7:29 AM Subject: Re: broken openssl on freebsd60 "Jeff D.

broken openssl on freebsd60

I should preface this with "I'm not sure if this is correct but I've got a server running that doesn't make exstensive use of openssl and everything seems to run alright for the apps I've been running"... so, I've been trying to install a new server using the openssl port and keep finding pro

can't build apache2 + openssl 0.9.8 beta to get around 0.9.7 problems

I've been trying to build the apache2 port with the openssl 0.9.8 beta (becuase I keep getting errors with the port built with the 0.9.7i openssl port when attempting to start apache2. I'm working on FreeBSD6 -amd64 (trying to get apache+openssl+subversion+postgresql+blah,blah,blah working):

postgresql80-server port broken?

empted to deinstall, reinstall, repeat until I'm blue in the face (sign of insanity?). Has anyone gotten pgsql80 to install and work properly under FreeBSD 6.0 (amd64)? Is this something I'm (not)doing or is the port broken? Jeff. -- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1421 Co

laptop question...

ss x16 3D Accelerator 128MB DDR2 PCI-e nVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 Video Memory and what is the experience with power management. I've seen lots of complaints about laptops going to sleep and never waking up... Jeff. -- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon 97339

more weirdness with usb...

e (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): removing device entry umass0: detached bobby# Does this help anyone? I still can't figure out what's going on here --- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421

automount wireless usb keyboard and mouse?

d I've not even been able to mount a USB storage device --- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421 541-754-1428 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.forestinformatics.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.o

mounting usb on fbsd6beta4...

da0 -> 5 Sep 17 16:35:47 bobby kernel: Opened disk da0 -> 5 so, bobby# mount -v -t msdos /dev/da0 /mnt/usb mount_msdosfs: /dev/da0: Device busy argh. Jeff. --- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421 541-754-1428 [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

building/porting linux SIS965L driver

. Can someone help me through this process, or is this not worth the trouble? Jeff. --- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421 541-754-1428 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.forestinformatics.com ___ freebsd-ques

usb advice

n FreeBSD isn't grand and I'm working with FreeBSD 6.0BETA4 right now and when I tried to automount a USB flash drive, the machine rebooted when I pulled the drive out of the port. Comments? Jeff. -- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon 97339-1421 phone

rebuilding kernel 6.0beta4 for amd64?

when I attempt to build a new kernel, I get the following: bobby# make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL make: don't know how to make buildkernel. Stop bobby# now what? --- Jeff D. Hamann Forest Informatics, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421 541

Has anyone gotten the sentinel port to work?

Has anyone gotten the sentinel port to work with FreeBSD 4.4? --- Jeff D. Hamann Hamann, Donald and Associates, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421 (office) 541-753-7333 (cell) 541-740-5988 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.hamanndonald.com

/usr/ports/mail/sentinel is broken...

TestMessage': sentinel.c:3365: `SMFICTX' undeclared (first use in this function) sentinel.c:3365: `ctx' undeclared (first use in this function) sentinel.c:3366: syntax error before `int' sentinel.c:3368: syntax error before `)' sentinel.c:3370: `fd' undeclared (first use in

best method to upgrade 4.4 to latest?

I'd like to upgrade my system and I have a nervousness about the process. I would like to upgrade my XFree86, samba, smbfs_mount, Qt, GRASS, etc and have been trying to do this by cvsup and upgrading one at a time. Is it better to simply upgrade the entire system to the latest and greatest or upgra

cygwin tar <-> FreeBSD tar?

I've got a FreeBSD machine at home with a 4mm tape drive that I have tar'd files as follows: tar cvf /dev/sa0 /usr/home/me/project and it works just fine as you might expect. I also have an Win2k machine at work that I perform the same operation on, tar cvf /dev/st0 /usr/home/me/project and it

network config or apache config or neither?

handles the internet traffic is named stimpy... Is this an issue with the DNS entry? Is this a problem with my apache config? Is this a problem with some other network setting in FreeBSD? Help? Jeff. Jeff D. Hamann Hamann, Donald & Associates, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421 Bus

swapping out hardware?

e ide cdrom drives and install the scsi devices and have freebsd detect the changes in the configuration? will I manually have to go in to fstab, etc an manually change the values? Jeff. Jeff D. Hamann Hamann, Donald & Associates, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421 Bus. 541-753-

modify daily run output?

I've been perfoming a bunch of informational output (du -h, df, ls -la, etc) type stuff from cron jobs every night and would like to cut down on the email I send to myself. Is there a way to add these tasks to the daily run output email I get from the server? Jeff. Jeff D. Hamann Hamann, D