Re: Can a home LAN server use a jail as a router?

2010-12-07 Thread Martes G Wigglesworth
On 12/05/2010 10:53 PM, Da Rock wrote: Is it possible to use FreeBSD to create three "jails" on one box, so that one jail can be a router to the internet, and the other two can be webservers? What you seem to need is to run the host as a router, and create two or three more jails on top of that

Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0?

2010-12-07 Thread Thomas Mueller
On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 10:31:26 +, Bruce Cran wrote: > > There's a plan to replace sysinstall with pc-sysinstall, the > > PCBSD installer in 9.0. Currently the backend has been committed and > > people are working on a web interface frontend to allow people to do > > installations via a web browse

Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0?

2010-12-07 Thread Bruce Cran
On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 11:29:09AM +, Thomas Mueller wrote: > While installation and update via web browser makes sense as an option, it > must not be the only option. What if the user starts with a blank hard > drive, nothing installed? Then one needs to be able to install from CD, DVD >

Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0?

2010-12-07 Thread Bruce Cran
On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:29:09 + "Thomas Mueller" wrote: > Otherwise, it would be theoretically possible to install FreeBSD from > a lot of floppies, but finding sufficient errorfree floppies would be > practically impossible. I remember I had a substantial percentage of > bad floppies when I

Re: devel/gobject-introspection throws up because of python

2010-12-07 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Chris Brennan writes: > While trying to compile audio/tagtool on a FreeBSD7.3 (x86) machine > devel/gobject-introspection decides to throw up and I got this: (the install > was via portmaster -d) Looks like your python installation is broken. Try rebuilding that first. ___

FreeBSD 3.5.1-RELEASE

2010-12-07 Thread Kazuhiro Satoyoshi
Dear sir, Hi, I'm kazu from Japan. I'd like to install [freebsd 3.5.1-RELEASE] into my PC. (I have no idea wether this version(3.5.1) is proper for my PC...) I browsed around Internet, but I could't find this FILES. How can I do? I need your help! I think my PC is like below: FMV DE

Re: FreeBSD 3.5.1-RELEASE

2010-12-07 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 10:40:43PM +0900, Kazuhiro Satoyoshi wrote: > Dear sir, > > Hi, I'm kazu from Japan. > I'd like to install [freebsd 3.5.1-RELEASE] into my PC. Is there any good reason for installing such an ancient version of FreeBSD?Install the most recent RELEASE you can get t

Re: zpool won't mount as dataset stuck

2010-12-07 Thread Geoff Roberts
Hi, On Sun, 28 Nov 2010 04:30:48 pm Geoff Roberts wrote: > Long and short is I can see the "tank" zpool without a problem, but > whenever I try to import it the disk light flashes every second and > the datasets won't mount. > > I can run a history command on "tank" and that shows the following >

Re: FreeBSD 3.5.1-RELEASE

2010-12-07 Thread Bruce Cran
On Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:14:10 -0500 Jerry McAllister wrote: > I have no idea what an "FMV DESKPER ME4/535P" is. It looks like one of these: http://www.fmworld.net/product/former/dp0005/m_series.html . They're old, but not so old that 8.1 shouldn't work. If you only have 64MB memory you'll need

Re: ZFS

2010-12-07 Thread krad
On 6 December 2010 09:45, Elias Chrysocheris wrote: > On Monday 06 of December 2010 02:38:12 Gabor Illo wrote: > > 2010/12/6 Elias Chrysocheris : > > > Sorry, my mistake... I used cd without the / when I was in the dist > > > directory... So I cannot see why it does not work for you... What disk >

USB Stack/# of bytes to read?

2010-12-07 Thread Brian J. McGovern
All, I have a couple of quick questions about the USB stack in 8.x that I'm hoping someone with a bit more experience than I can answer. I am currently working on a device driver for a Velleman K8055 board. Basically, it does digital and analog I/O under the control of a PC via USB. I've go

Re: Why do you use a devil as a mascot?

2010-12-07 Thread Richard T C Farnes
To Da Rock and others Please feel free to use my text here in any marketing. On Tuesday 23 November 2010 00:47:50 Da Rock wrote: > On 11/23/10 07:29, Richard T C Farnes wrote: > > Why do some people get hung up in some features of our cute little > > mascot that remind them of devils. You must

Re: can't mount root during freebsd-update 7.0 -> 8.1 on amd64

2010-12-07 Thread joost
> 2010/12/5 : >> Hi >> >> I'm trying to upgrade a amd64 box from 7.0-RELEASE to 8.1-RELEASE with >> freebsd-update. After the first reboot the 8.1R GENERIC kernel loads >> (I'm >> using a custom kernel, so at this point the generic kernel is loaded >> manually) >> It then claims it can't mount / >

Re: Why do you use a devil as a mascot?

2010-12-07 Thread Steve Bertrand
On 2010.11.11 19:44, Ryan Coleman wrote: > Not this shit again... Amen! Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@free

Re: Can a home LAN server use a jail as a router?

2010-12-07 Thread Xn Nooby
> I hope this helps you in your investigation(s). Yes, thank you and the previous poster. It sounds like my "outer" box needs to be the router, and everything else should be a jail. I will do some more reading up on jails. Thanks! ___ freebsd-questions

Re: Why do you use a devil as a mascot?

2010-12-07 Thread Steve Bertrand
On 2010.11.11 23:49, Adam Vande More wrote: > I thought I remembered this little gem: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2008-June/177810.html LMFAO!! Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org

Anybody else have an ASUS 900A?

2010-12-07 Thread Gary Kline
Well, no wonder it was so cheap; ASUS is going with their 10" model Eventually I will put on FBSD; for the time being, if anyone else onlist has this model, please write off list. Trying to find the best way to put on ktts. gary -- Gary Kline kl.

Re: can't mount root during freebsd-update 7.0 -> 8.1 on amd64

2010-12-07 Thread Steve Randall
On Tue, 7 Dec 2010 19:09:53 +0100 jo...@jodocus.org wrote: > > 2010/12/5 : > >> Hi > >> > >> I'm trying to upgrade a amd64 box from 7.0-RELEASE to 8.1-RELEASE with > >> freebsd-update. After the first reboot the 8.1R GENERIC kernel loads > >> (I'm > >> using a custom kernel, so at this point the

Re: portupgrade causes kernel message: maxproc limit exceeded by uid 0

2010-12-07 Thread CyberLeo Kitsana
On 12/05/2010 10:45 AM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Yuri writes: > >> Beginning at some time less than 1 month ago I started getting such >> message. Increasing maxproc doesn't help. Current values are like >> this: >> kern.maxproc: 6164 >> kern.maxprocperuid: 5547 >> >> What may be causing such cond

Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?

2010-12-07 Thread Jorge Biquez
Hello all. I would like to hear your advice, if possible, based on experience about what Shopping cart other than OSCommerce consider as an excellent choice to be run under FreeBSD. With a provider where I had a dedicated server, not running FreeBsd , the entire server was hacked and before

Re: Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?

2010-12-07 Thread Chuck Swiger
On Dec 7, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Jorge Biquez wrote: > With a provider where I had a dedicated server, not running FreeBsd , the > entire server was hacked and before leaving them, the tech support people > said that the hacking was because of a problem with some libraries under PHP > AND OSCOMMERCE

Re: Can a home LAN server use a jail as a router?

2010-12-07 Thread Nikos Vassiliadis
On 12/7/2010 8:15 PM, Xn Nooby wrote: I hope this helps you in your investigation(s). Yes, thank you and the previous poster. It sounds like my "outer" box needs to be the router, and everything else should be a jail. I will do some more reading up on jails. Thanks! You can create infinitel

Re: Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?

2010-12-07 Thread Jorge Biquez
Hello all. Thanks for the time and rapid response Mr Chuck. Yes. Seems like the guilty one was OSCommerce. I am looking exactly for other option, as you say maybe not PHP ones and that's why asked for advice based on experinces of what people is using. I am looking for python option also. My

Re: Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?

2010-12-07 Thread Jerry
On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:32:06 -0600 Jorge Biquez articulated: > At 03:01 p.m. 07/12/2010, Chuck Swiger wrote: > >On Dec 7, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Jorge Biquez wrote: > > > With a provider where I had a dedicated server, not running > > FreeBsd , the entire server was hacked and before leaving them, t

Re: Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?

2010-12-07 Thread Jorge Biquez
At 04:04 p.m. 07/12/2010, you wrote: On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:32:06 -0600 Jorge Biquez articulated: > At 03:01 p.m. 07/12/2010, Chuck Swiger wrote: > >On Dec 7, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Jorge Biquez wrote: > > > With a provider where I had a dedicated server, not running > > FreeBsd , the entire serve

Re: Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?

2010-12-07 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 07/12/2010 21:32, Jorge Biquez wrote: > Seems like the guilty one was OSCommerce. I am looking exactly for other > option, as you say maybe not PHP ones and that's why asked for advice > based on experinces of what people is using. Take a look at Magento -- it's in ports: www/magento. Despite

Re: Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?

2010-12-07 Thread Jerry
On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:10:38 -0600 Jorge Biquez articulated: [snip] > I have found several already with Google just > not sure what path to follow and that's why I > wanted to know what suggestions other has on what > are using actually under Freebsd. Of course there > are several ones,

Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0?

2010-12-07 Thread Julian H. Stacey
Bruce Cran wrote: > On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 11:29:09AM +, Thomas Mueller wrote: > > While installation and update via web browser makes sense as an option, it > > must not be the only option. What if the user starts with a blank hard > > drive, nothing installed? Then one needs to be able t

Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0?

2010-12-07 Thread Bruce Cran
On Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:09:24 +0100 "Julian H. Stacey" wrote: > FreeBSD has no instal...@freebsd.org list. Should it ? Only a few > people tend to work on & know the constraints of the installer, > many people over years have have made suggestions & comments, would > it be more efficient if FAQs

USB management utility

2010-12-07 Thread Chad Perrin
Is there a simple command line utility that takes the disorganized annoyance out of simple USB device management? For instance, something that comes with simple commands in a unified CLI interface (preferably not curses-style captive interface, though I guess I'll take what I can get) for tasks li

Re: USB management utility

2010-12-07 Thread Bruce Cran
On Tue, 7 Dec 2010 16:21:43 -0700 Chad Perrin wrote: > Is there a simple command line utility that takes the disorganized > annoyance out of simple USB device management? usbconfig(8)? -- Bruce Cran ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http

Re: Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?

2010-12-07 Thread Da Rock
On 12/08/10 07:01, Chuck Swiger wrote: On Dec 7, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Jorge Biquez wrote: With a provider where I had a dedicated server, not running FreeBsd , the entire server was hacked and before leaving them, the tech support people said that the hacking was because of a problem with so

Re: Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?

2010-12-07 Thread Chuck Swiger
On Dec 7, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Da Rock wrote: > One to point out the obvious, and two to clarify your view here: why not php? > Php was the scripting used, but if used poorly will create a security risk in > the web app. That means that the vulnerability is the coder's problem; not > php itself. Go

Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0?

2010-12-07 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:29:09 +, "Thomas Mueller" wrote: > I guess FreeBSD installation from floppies is no longer > supported because of the difficulty of fitting the kernel? I think so, too. My "interest" is to be able to boot a system that does not boot from CD or via LAN. In this case, st

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-07 Thread David Brodbeck
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Polytropon wrote: > On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 20:38:05 -0800, Charlie Kester > wrote: >> My old HP Laserjet 4+ is broken and I'm thinking about buying a new >> printer. > > In case you have been happy with your 4+, consider getting > a used HP office-class laser printer

usb devices

2010-12-07 Thread justin v
Aloha world.. For whatever reason, today, when i plugin my USB devices they are not showing up.. They are just not registering.. Never seen this problem before... Prior to today, I was able to plug my Android phone in and mount it just fine. Prior to today, I was able to plug my usb mouse

Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0?

2010-12-07 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:09:24 +0100, "Julian H. Stacey" wrote: > My comments/ wish list > - One text mode (non bitmap graphical) browser: /usr/ports/www/lynx The lynx browser, due to its "special" key handling, does not appeal to novice users. NO text mode browser gives a "first sight effect

Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0?

2010-12-07 Thread Chris Hill
On Wed, 8 Dec 2010, Julian H. Stacey wrote: [ snip ] - There are small clones of standard vi, with executables no larger than ee, could replace ee. I think ee is actually a good choice for this application. vi can be a little frustrating for those who rarely use it, and it's downright

RE: Shopping cart other than OSCommerce?

2010-12-07 Thread Dale Scott
> As for PHP and security, well, when someone ends up getting married to > three abusive drunks in a row, there is more going on with that then random > chance or even bad luck. I'll interpret that as saying a large percentage of the PHP apps vying for your attention are crap, but buyer beware. Ju

Re: usb devices

2010-12-07 Thread Chris Brennan
Does usbconf show that it was indeed registered? The kernel may see it and fail to pass it to the USB subsystem for what ever reason. -- Sent from my Droid On Dec 7, 2010 8:26 PM, "justin v" wrote: > Aloha world.. > > For whatever reason, today, when i plugin my USB devices they are not > showin

Page faults and threads

2010-12-07 Thread Mark Terribile
Hi, Can anyone tell me: when a thread hits a page fault in a multithread program on FreeBSD, is the entire program stopped waiting for the page to be loaded/made ready or just the one thread? Has this changed in recent versions with the changes to the scheduler? And, if you know, do other Ope

Re: FreeBSD 3.5.1-RELEASE

2010-12-07 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:14:10 -0500, Jerry McAllister wrote: > I have no idea what an "FMV DESKPER ME4/535P" is. Fujitsu-Siemens FMV DESKPOWER maybe. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ fre

Re: printer recommendations?

2010-12-07 Thread Polytropon
On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 21:57:49 -0800, Charlie Kester wrote: > My LJ4+ was connected via parallel and I never noticed any problems with > error messages or the speed. Speed: It's just faster with PCL than with PS. Given a multi-page output, the printer is in constant action loading paper, duplexing,

savemail panic

2010-12-07 Thread K. Yura
FreeBSD .dlink 8.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE #1: Tue Nov 9 21:13:03 MSK 2010 r...@.dlink:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 - df -h Filesy