[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
Something seems magic in freebsd: I am looking for what does start
sysinstall at boot time when I boot from the installation CD.
The only thing related to systinstall is the setting of the init_path variable
in the loader.rc file but it is in comment thus the loader
Matias Surdi wrote:
I've a directory tree structure in /usr/local from wich I'd like to
create a package.
How are pkg_create arguments supposed to be?
Where can I find an example?
I've read the manpage, but an example would be really usefull.
Thanks for your help again.
pkg_create can cre
Saša Stupar wrote:
Hi!
On my FBSD 7 server I also use screen with rtorrent. In case of server
reboot (power outage, server goes on UPS then power down) the user need
manually to login, then start screen and then rtorrent. Is it possible to
start this procedure automatically and of course as cert
James Strother wrote:
I just completed an install of FreeBSD 7.0 and couldn't help but wonder why
it was necessary for me to switch discs back and forth so much while
installing ported applications. I've used FreeBSD on and off for a number
of years and this issue has always irked me a just a li
mohd hilmi mohd salleh wrote:
I try to build and install custom kernel.However when i write this command,
make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL
I got this error:
ERROR:Missing kernel configuration file(s) (MYKERNEL)
Error code 1
Stop in /usr/src
Error code 1
Stop in /usr/src
Can someb
gahn wrote:
hi, all:
how could i create a character special files (such as crw-rw-rw-)?
thanks
Devices are normally managed by devfs(5).
The standard way for creating device files is still mknod(8) (deprecated)
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On 24/05/2010 1:23 π.μ., Doug Hardie wrote:
> I am periodically backing up a bunch of files to DVD. I use mkisofs to
> create the original image and growisofs to write it to a real DVD. However,
> at that point I want to verify that the write was successful. I tried using
> dd to read back in
On 01/06/2010 2:33 ?.?., n dhert wrote:
> Can somebody explain about the -p one sees in the output of the
> uname -r ?
> Under *exactly* what conditions the patch level changes to a new value
> after you applied a freebsd-update install ?
>
If you are using the GENERIC kernel AND the kernel wa
On 04/06/2010 12:01 π.μ., Andy Hiscock wrote:
> LOL - now stuck in and endless loop of:
>
> Message ─┐
> │Unable to get packages/INDEX file from selected media.
>
> This is like a poorly written shareware app!
> Really getting pissd here!
>
>
>
>
My guess
On 06/06/2010 1:39 π.μ., Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote:
> hello,
>
> i am coming from the linux world i was a gentoo user and i have install on
> my second machine FBSD,i have made many formats but every time i try to
> install a graphical enviroment (such as xfce,kde) many many errors come up.
> i ha
On 06/06/2010 1:11 ?.?., Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote:
> i have FBSD 8.0 i have install the base system plus the bash shell
> from the CD.after the installiation of the system i install ports with
> portsnap and i update them with portmaster,no error came up,but now i
> receive errors from xfce4.
>
>
On 06/06/2010 1:27 μ.μ., Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote:
> hello,
>
> i was using gentoo linux and i have install FBSD 8.0 in my second machine..
>
> i have read the handbooks but i cannot understand which version of FBSD i
> have.
> i mean i know that i have 8.0 but i have the stable or the unstable
>
On 06/06/2010 4:37 μ.μ., Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote:
> hello,
>
> i have seach to net but i haven't find a way to update my system from
> 8.0-release to stable-8.
>
> can you tell me a way to do this?
>
> thanks in advance
>
Since you are just starting with this, I would advise against it. Unle
On 07/06/2010 12:42 μ.μ., n dhert wrote:
> After an upgrade FreeBSD72 -> 80, Xorg doesn't work
> looking in /var/log/Xorg.0.log tells
> Build Operating System: FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE-p7
> Current O S FreeSBD-8.0-RELEASE-p2
>
> I have done a portupgrade -af after upgrading, but somehow if seems not to
On 08/06/2010 8:16 π.μ., Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote:
> hello,
>
> i am trying to install vlc but i came up against this error..
>
> ===> vlc-1.0.6_3,3 depends on file:
> /usr/local/live/liveMedia/libliveMedia.a - found
> ===> vlc-1.0.6_3,3 depends on package: v4l_compat>=1.0.20100321 - found
>
On 13/06/2010 12:30 μ.μ., Istvan Galgand wrote:
>> If you type:
>>
>> evince BSD_06_2010.pdf
>>
>> at a command prompt, do you see any error messages?
>>
>> Tony
>>
> Hi Tony,
>
> You are absolutely right, I have tried this. Sorry for my forgetfulness...
> The response is:
>
> [igalg...@f
On 17/06/2010 6:27 μ.μ., Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote:
> hello,
>
> when i give the command "pkg_version" the following output comes up..
>
> libxkbfile =
>
Long list of packages snipped
>> OpenSP =
>> pkg_version: corrupted record (pkgdep line
On 23/06/2010 5:52 π.μ., Al Plant wrote:
> Aloha,
>
> I am looking for the easiest way to copy a fresh working FreeBSD 8* HD
> install (Manolis version) to a bigger HD that I found.
>
> I plan to have the new HD in the same box for doing this copy.
>
> Can I use sysinstall to make the new default s
On 11/07/2010 4:00 π.μ., Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote:
> hello,
>
> i am new to the freebsd world and i am trying to put screen saver to my box.
>
> i have a freebsd 8.0-release,i386 system i have loaded to rc.conf
>
>
> saver="rain"
>
>
> i have gave the command "vidcontrol -t 3" in the tty
On 12/07/2010 9:51 μ.μ., Sam Fourman Jr. wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Ryan Perry wrote:
>
>> I need to make my own FreeBSD installer CD that installs 2 ports, and then
>> runs some custom scripts. What are the best methods to accomplish this?
>>
> I was also wondering if the
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Hey all,
I have just completed the first 8.1-RELEASE based build of the 'Custom
releases' project hosted here:
http://freebsd-custom.wikidot.com
At the moment only the 64bit version is available, while a 32bit
version is in the works and is expected
On 05/08/2010 2:25 μ.μ., Chris Whitehouse wrote:
>
>> As I noted previously, there do not appear to be any packages available
>> for 7.3, or at least portmaster doesn't find any.
>
>
> You could try asking here:
> http://freebsd-custom.wikidot.com/ or check the downloads-page
>
> Chris
>
>
We don'
On 05/08/2010 5:02 ?.?., Mubeesh ali wrote:
> Hi Manolis,
>
> Thank You . Please advise if a GNOME version of 8.1 release will be
made available or is there a different project that you are aware that
makes this available.
>
>
> thanks.
> Mubeesh
>
>
GNOME is available on the official DVD. I h
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Hey all,
After last week's release of the first 64bit XFCE custom FreeBSD
8.1-RELEASE, I am pleased to announce
the 32bit version is now also available at:
http://freebsd-custom.wikidot.com
You may download the ISO file immediately using the downloa
On 23/08/2010 10:08 π.μ., Matthias Apitz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've to re-install my laptop with some Windows version (Vista or Windows
> 7) with disk encryption. Of course I will go on to work in FreeBSD
> 9-CURRENT and KDE3 as desktop. Please, don't ask me why I have to put Windows
> below :-)
>
>
On 23/08/2010 1:31 μ.μ., Bruce Cran wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:39:14 +0300
> Manolis Kiagias wrote:
>
>
>> Vmware achieves very good performance without trouble.
>> VirtualBox works OK most of the time (and it's free) but I had some
>> kernel panics
On 23/08/2010 2:26 μ.μ., Matthias Apitz wrote:
> El día Monday, August 23, 2010 a las 12:39:14PM +0300, Manolis Kiagias
> escribió:
>
>
>> Win 7 is a lot better than Vista...
>>
>>> Any recommendation for the virtualisation software for best perform
On 24/08/2010 11:42 π.μ., Matthias Apitz wrote:
> El día Monday, August 23, 2010 a las 02:31:08PM +0300, Manolis Kiagias
> escribió:
>
>
>>> Once having setup VMware (workstation), I plan to boot from FreeBSD live
>>> CD, create the slices big enough and f
On 24/08/2010 10:58 μ.μ., Chris Maness wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Robert Bonomi
> wrote:
>
>>> From owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org Tue Aug 24 12:29:16 2010
>>> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:29:27 -0700
>>> From: Chris Maness
>>> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>>> Subject:
On 27/08/2010 10:24 π.μ., Matthias Apitz wrote:
>
> Is it possible that the data gets corrupt on an USB key after some time?
> I'm wondering why the system even is intact to be booted from...
>
> Will prepare the key again or just fill in the dumps I have...
>
> matthias
>
I've heard of sto
On 27/08/2010 3:17 μ.μ., Matthias Apitz wrote:
> El día Friday, August 27, 2010 a las 12:06:09PM +0300, Manolis Kiagias
> escribió:
>
>> On 27/08/2010 10:24 ??.??., Matthias Apitz wrote:
>>> Is it possible that the data gets corrupt on an USB key after some time?
&
On 08/09/2010 9:44 μ.μ., Patrick Mahan wrote:
>
> I am wanting to burn the 8.1 DVD iso image onto a DVD-R disc. Previously,
> I did this on my Macbook Pro using OSX, but alas, my HD died on the
> Macbook
> so I am trying to do this on my Sony Vaio desktop system.
>
> Platform:
>
> Intel Pentium 4
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