Re: What is the best way to image copy a FreeBSD system?

2011-02-15 Thread Lars Eighner
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Xn Nooby wrote: Is there an image-copy backup program that understands the UFS file-system? Or perhaps there is a better solution on FreeBSD? Perhaps I do not understand what you are trying to do, but dump and restore are the only sort-of bulletproof way to backup (copy, c

Re: script help

2011-02-15 Thread perryh
"Jack L. Stone" wrote: > # find all of the same filenames (copyright.htm) and then replace > the year 2010 with 2011 in each file. Once I have a working > script, I should be able to add it as a cron job to run on the > first day of each new year. Before actually doing this, you might want to co

Re: script help

2011-02-15 Thread erikmccaskey64
my little opinion: first run the changes on a backup, or a copy of the files: this one works under linux bash fedora: how to create a "shadow" of a folder [same filenames in another dir, but with 0 Byte size] in the original, "A" directory: find . -type f > a.txt "B" directory: cat ../a.txt |

Re: delay in boot: ata2: on atapci0

2011-02-15 Thread Bruce Cran
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:01:58 + Alexander Best wrote: > simply add > > options ATA_CAM > > to your kernel conf and your good to go after building installing the > new kernel. To get the benefits of AHCI I think it's better to use the ahci(4) driver instead of the CAM-ATA wrapper. -- Bruce

Re: FreeBSD and SSD drives

2011-02-15 Thread krad
On 14 February 2011 23:55, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 03:32:30PM -0800, Chuck Swiger wrote: >> >> >From what I understand (a quick review of wikipedia helps :), modern >> >flash cards are now typically rated for 100K writes, include ECC bits >> >to actually correct or at least de

Re: script help

2011-02-15 Thread Peter Andreev
Use of "xargs" on many files will be much faster than "find...exec" construction find / -type f -name copyright.htm | xargs sed -i .bak -e 's/2010/2011/g' 2011/2/15 erikmccaskey64 : > my little opinion: first run the changes on a backup, or a copy of the files: > > this one works under linux bash

Re: portsnap fetch corrupt

2011-02-15 Thread Jerry
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:00:55 +0100 Alain G. Fabry articulated: > Hello, > > Whenever I try to do a portsnap, it tels me metadata is corrupt. > > harley# portsnap fetch update > Looking up portsnap.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 5 mirrors found. > Fetching snapshot tag from portsnap5.FreeBSD.org... done

Re: android

2011-02-15 Thread ajtiM
On Monday February 14 2011 19:28:54 ill...@gmail.com wrote: > On 14 February 2011 20:00, ajtiM wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I bought HTC Inspire 4G phone and I lie to upload some mp3 files. When I > > connected a phoe to the USB port I got: > > > > da4 at umass-sim1 bus 1 scbus3 target 0 lun 0 > > da4

Re: android

2011-02-15 Thread ajtiM
On Monday February 14 2011 19:32:49 Chris Hill wrote: > On Mon, 14 Feb 2011, ajtiM wrote: > > I bought HTC Inspire 4G phone and I lie to upload some mp3 files. When I > > connected a phoe to the USB port I got: > > > > da4 at umass-sim1 bus 1 scbus3 target 0 lun 0 > > da4: Removable Direct Access

Re: portsnap fetch corrupt

2011-02-15 Thread Alain G. Fabry
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 06:49:14AM -0500, Jerry wrote: > On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:00:55 +0100 > Alain G. Fabry articulated: > > > Hello, > > > > Whenever I try to do a portsnap, it tels me metadata is corrupt. > > > > harley# portsnap fetch update > > Looking up portsnap.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 5

Re: Stuck

2011-02-15 Thread Julian H. Stacey
> Where do > I locate the kernel config file? Adding options INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE to /sys/i386/conf/GENERIC or /sys/amd64/conf/ allows config -x /boot/kernel/kernel Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Ma

Re: Redux

2011-02-15 Thread Polytropon
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:25:11 -0700 (MST), Warren Block wrote: > Labels just provide an alternate way to refer to a slice, or partition, > or filesystem. They don't replace the normal device names. It's worth mentioning that the /etc/fstab mechanisms for mounting can work with ANY of the "ident

Re: android

2011-02-15 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:57:33 -0600, ajtiM wrote: > I did what you suggested but it doesn't works: > no such fles or directory. According to your dmesg output da4 at umass-sim1 bus 1 scbus3 target 0 lun 0 da4: Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device da4: 4 MB/s transfers the da4 device is the

Re: android

2011-02-15 Thread Bruce Cran
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:51:39 +0100 Polytropon wrote: > You can check the partitioning of the da4 device with > > # fdisk da4 "gpart show da4" is the modern way of doing this. -- Bruce Cran ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://

Re: android

2011-02-15 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:58:24 +, Bruce Cran wrote: > On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:51:39 +0100 > Polytropon wrote: > > > You can check the partitioning of the da4 device with > > > > # fdisk da4 > > "gpart show da4" is the modern way of doing this. Yes, if supported by the system's kernel con

Re: script help

2011-02-15 Thread Jack L. Stone
At 12:41 AM 2/15/2011 -0800, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: >"Jack L. Stone" wrote: > >> # find all of the same filenames (copyright.htm) and then replace >> the year 2010 with 2011 in each file. Once I have a working >> script, I should be able to add it as a cron job to run on the >> first day of

Re: script help

2011-02-15 Thread Julian H. Stacey
Hi, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: > "Jack L. Stone" wrote: > > > # find all of the same filenames (copyright.htm) and then replace > > the year 2010 with 2011 in each file. Once I have a working > > script, I should be able to add it as a cron job to run on the > > first day of each new year. > >

Re: script help

2011-02-15 Thread RW
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:57:12 +0300 Peter Andreev wrote: > Use of "xargs" on many files will be much faster than "find...exec" > construction This is a surprisingly common myth. exec can pass single or multiple arguments according to whether you use ";" or "+" > > find / -type f -name copyrigh

Re: What is the best way to image copy a FreeBSD system?

2011-02-15 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 01:53:44AM -0500, Xn Nooby wrote: > On Linux I use clonezilla, which understands the EXT3 filesystem, and > it can skip unused space (I'm using about 3GB out of 1TB). > > On FreeBSD, I have to fill the 1TB drive with zero-filled files, then > delete them, on each partiton,

Re: What is the best way to image copy a FreeBSD system?

2011-02-15 Thread Alexander Best
On Tue Feb 15 11, Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 01:53:44AM -0500, Xn Nooby wrote: > > > On Linux I use clonezilla, which understands the EXT3 filesystem, and > > it can skip unused space (I'm using about 3GB out of 1TB). > > > > On FreeBSD, I have to fill the 1TB drive with ze

Re: What is the best way to image copy a FreeBSD system?

2011-02-15 Thread Warren Block
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Xn Nooby wrote: On Linux I use clonezilla, which understands the EXT3 filesystem, and it can skip unused space (I'm using about 3GB out of 1TB). On FreeBSD, I have to fill the 1TB drive with zero-filled files, then delete them, on each partiton, since CloneZilla uses DD+gzi

Re: script help

2011-02-15 Thread Jack L. Stone
At 02:53 PM 2/15/2011 +, RW wrote: >On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:57:12 +0300 >Peter Andreev wrote: > >> Use of "xargs" on many files will be much faster than "find...exec" >> construction > >This is a surprisingly common myth. exec can pass single or multiple >arguments according to whether you use

Re: script help

2011-02-15 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On February 15, 2011 12:57:12 PM +0300 Peter Andreev wrote: Use of "xargs" on many files will be much faster than "find...exec" construction find / -type f -name copyright.htm | xargs sed -i .bak -e 's/2010/2011/g' I believe you, but can you explain why this is true? What makes xargs f

Re: What is the best way to image copy a FreeBSD system?

2011-02-15 Thread Jan Henrik Sylvester
On 01/-10/-28163 20:59, Warren Block wrote: On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Xn Nooby wrote: On Linux I use clonezilla, which understands the EXT3 filesystem, and it can skip unused space (I'm using about 3GB out of 1TB). On FreeBSD, I have to fill the 1TB drive with zero-filled files, then delete them, o

Re: script help

2011-02-15 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Paul Schmehl writes: > --On February 15, 2011 12:57:12 PM +0300 Peter Andreev > wrote: > >> Use of "xargs" on many files will be much faster than "find...exec" >> construction >> >> find / -type f -name copyright.htm | xargs sed -i .bak -e 's/2010/2011/g' >> > > I believe you, but can you explai

Re: What is the best way to image copy a FreeBSD system?

2011-02-15 Thread Warren Block
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Jan Henrik Sylvester wrote: On 01/-10/-28163 20:59, Warren Block wrote: On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Xn Nooby wrote: On Linux I use clonezilla, which understands the EXT3 filesystem, and it can skip unused space (I'm using about 3GB out of 1TB). On FreeBSD, I have to fill the 1T

Re: Stuck

2011-02-15 Thread Devin Teske
On Feb 15, 2011, at 4:25 AM, Julian H. Stacey wrote: >> Where do >> I locate the kernel config file? > > Adding > options INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE > to > /sys/i386/conf/GENERIC > or /sys/amd64/conf/ > allows > config -x /boot/kernel/kernel NOTE: Slightly OT, but figured it w

Re: Invitation (waaaaay off-topic)

2011-02-15 Thread Chad Perrin
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 01:48:18AM +, Simon Tibble wrote: > On 14/02/11 23:42, Chad Perrin wrote: > > > > Broken. Won't work. It's too bureaucratic for too little > > (immediate) return to catch on, and its bureaucracy would guarantee > > long-term corruption. > > This sort of idea will tak

Re: Stuck

2011-02-15 Thread Rem P Roberti
NOTE: Slightly OT, but figured it was worth the post. As a side-note, the config-file will be "cleaned up" before being embedded into the kernel. Meaning "config -x `sysctl -n kern.bootfile`" will rarely ever match the config that was used to generate the kernel in the first place. Specifica

Re: android

2011-02-15 Thread ajtiM
On Tuesday February 15 2011 07:51:39 Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:57:33 -0600, ajtiM wrote: > > I did what you suggested but it doesn't works: > > no such fles or directory. > > According to your dmesg output > > da4 at umass-sim1 bus 1 scbus3 target 0 lun 0 > da4: Removable Direc

Re: android

2011-02-15 Thread Adam Vande More
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:03 AM, ajtiM wrote: > I did and I mount -t msdosfs /dev/da4s1 /mnt > > and I got no such fles or directory. > On my Optimus S, you must force GEOM to retaste the media after making the SD card available to mount via the android interface, eg: true > /dev/da4 -- Ada

Re: What is the best way to image copy a FreeBSD system?

2011-02-15 Thread Warren Block
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Jan Henrik Sylvester wrote: I tried a version of Clonezilla that understood ufs and it was really fast copying a slice: It did not understand disklabels and copied only the a partition pretending that it did the entire slice. Did you try to copy a slice with multiple part

Re: android

2011-02-15 Thread ajtiM
On Tuesday February 15 2011 16:49:17 Adam Vande More wrote: > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:03 AM, ajtiM wrote: > > I did and I mount -t msdosfs /dev/da4s1 /mnt > > > > and I got no such fles or directory. > > On my Optimus S, you must force GEOM to retaste the media after making the > SD card avail

google browser?

2011-02-15 Thread Gary Kline
Anybody know how to use this "Chrome"? I don't see any places to plug in players ... like vlc, etc. Can't find and back/Forward icons, nothing like firefoxI give it all three thumbs down. Would still like to see GOOG have its own "twitter" and "facebook" tho. Anybody else have