Re: A question about programming RS-232

--- stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 11:26:04PM +0600, ?? > ? wrote: > > Hello. > > I have a question I can't deal myself. > > And nobody can help me in resolving my problem. > > > > Problem: > > I have a hand-made device, I want to control from > FreeBSD 6.1 >

Fwd: Re: A question about programming RS-232

--- stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 16:49:51 -0400 > From: stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: A question about programming RS-232 > > On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 01:39:00PM -0700, backyard >

Re: solaris

--- Bill-S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At Mon, 4 Sep 2006 it looks like Chad Leigh -- > Shire.Net LLC composed: > > > > > On Sep 4, 2006, at 8:57 AM, dick hoogendijk wrote: > > > > > On 03 Sep Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > > > > > > > I am not sure about installing Solaris into an >

Re: solaris

--- Giorgos Keramidas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2006-09-04 15:52, backyard > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would recommend the second drive option. > > Me too. Not for the same reasons though. > > > I have attempted installing Solaris 10 on m

Re: Device Drivers and Kernel Modules

--- Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "David Wassman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I am trying to figure out which would be best, to > load all the device > > drivers through compiling them into the kernel or > to load them at boot > > through loader.conf. > > > > I would think t

Re: sshd login stalling

--- Noah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay I cant seem to figure out why sshd logins are > stalling. I see that > I am coming from an IP address that does not have > Reverse mapping. > > So I added the lines below to > /usr/local/etc/ssh/sshd_config > and /etc/ssh is sym linked to /usr/local/

Re: sshd login stalling

--- Noah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > backyard wrote: > > --- Noah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Okay I cant seem to figure out why sshd logins > are > >> stalling. I see that > >> I am coming from an IP address th

Re: solaris

--- Giorgos Keramidas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2006-09-05 22:50, Bill-Schoolcraft > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If just a "relatively" small handful of dedicated > FreeBSD coders can > > produce an OS that will install on damm near > "ANYTHING" I always found > > it troubling that SUN

Re: solaris

--- White Hat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Freminlins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 06/09/06, White Hat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > I have > > > tried Open Office. No matter what anyone says, > it > > is > > > just not as full featured as Word 2003. It is > not > > eve

Re: solaris

--- White Hat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Yes, the lack of documentation is a shame. > > > > In Windows, yes. In FreeBSD I can't see a lack. > > You are kidding right. I can find vastly more > documentation available for a win32 machine than for > FBSD. In fact, the lact of documentat

Re: OpenOffice build crashes the compiler

--- Perry Hutchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone seen this and know how to get past it? > Configuring out the failing component would be fine, > if possible, since I really only need the word > processor. > > Making: > ../../../../unxfbsdi.pro/slo/SlideSorterView.obj > g++-ooo -fmessage-

Re: How do I give 2 parameters to programs in an unix enviroment?

--- Lasse Edlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I have two files "foo" and "bar" and try to run > diff on them I write: > $diff foo bar > I can also write > $cat foo | diff - bar > But how do I give a program two (2) commands? not > only to diff > but to any program that wants double input... >

Re: Changing Default Editor in profile

--- Huy Ton That <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > under my home directory for root under .profile I > added the line: > > EDITOR=pico;export EDITOR > > where no such line existed for EDITOR before; this > line exists in my > personal account that I use and my default for > external launched ed

Clevo D900K and 64 bit FreeBSD support???

I've been looking into replacing my current laptop/desktop with a Clevo D900K, AMD-64 machine. I'm just curious if anyone out there has any experience getting FreeBSD up and running on this machine and at what capacity (card reader, 8.1 sound card, WLAN+Bluetooth, Hardware RAID, etc.) I was going t

Re: Putting a command/script as a user's shell

--- Karol Kwiatkowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good day everyone, > > I'm trying to make it possible to restart (as in > 'shutdown -r now') a > FreeBSD based router from LAN network as easy as > possible so it can be > used by non-technical people. > > I'm sure some will ask why would I ne

Re: Newbie Experience

--- Chuck Swiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 11, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Jeff Rollin wrote: > > Discussions like these leave me lost for words... > > Perhaps, although it seems you recovered quickly. > :-) > > > Which is to say, apart from the occasional bug I > really don't see > > what

Re: Newbie Experience

--- Anton Shterenlikht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Needless to say, I was very disappointed. I feel > that FreeBSD will never > > >achieve broader acceptance (even with momentum > building for alternative > > >OS) > > >among people with modest technical proficiency > and fairly simple > > >r

Re: Newbie Experience

--- Jerold McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > backyard writes: > > > --- Chuck Swiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> On Sep 11, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Jeff Rollin wrote: > >> > Discussions like these leave me lost for > words..

Re: Newbie Experience

--- Jeff Rollin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/09/06, backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > When I first installed FreeBSD, circa 2003, > version > > > 4.9, the two reasons I chose it over Redhat and > > &g

Re: Newbie Experience

{expunged the old, typ} > > > > > > > > I've only been around since FreeBSD 5.4 > myself, > > > and > > > > found during installs that sysinstall would > get > > > > confused if you changed your mind and went > > > backwards > > > > through the menus to reconfigure options. it > seems > > > > like

Re: Suggestions for embedded systems... ?

--- "Brian J. McGovern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > I've been browsing the FreeBSD site looking for a > system I can > embed in the car. Optimally, it will do video output > via a RCA cable (ala your > VCR) so I can plug it in to one of the new Alpine > radios with an AUX in. Input

Re: Suggestions for embedded systems... ?

--- "Brian J. McGovern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > I've been browsing the FreeBSD site looking for a > system I can > embed in the car. Optimally, it will do video output > via a RCA cable (ala your > VCR) so I can plug it in to one of the new Alpine > radios with an AUX in. Input

Re: how to apply a patch set

--- Ahmad Arafat Abdullah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > - Original Message - > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Matthew Seaman" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: how to apply a patch set > > Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:48:32 +0200 > > > > > > Matthew Seam

Re: rebooting into single user mode on a remote server

--- Ahmad Arafat Abdullah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > - Original Message - > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Daniel Gerzo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: rebooting into single user mode on a > remote server > > Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:49:34 +0200 >

Re: how to apply a patch set

--- Ahmad Arafat Abdullah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > - Original Message - > > From: backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Ahmad Arafat Abdullah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, &g

Re: which xorg file??

--- Gary Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 12:18:32PM +1000, Norberto > Meijome wrote: > > On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:52:54 -0700 > > Gary Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Which ports file do I build to fill the > standard > > > /usr/X11R6/bin file? > > >

Re: quick question regarding /usr/obj

--- Migs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Erik Trulsson wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 05:06:09PM +0800, Migs > wrote: > > > >> I just did a rebuild recently, and saw in the > handbook that i can take > >> out /usr/obj with no problems... and seeing as > its taking up >500mb, I > >> do want t

Re: rebooting into single user mode on a remote server

--- Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 17 September 2006 23:51, backyard wrote: > > >modems are relatively cheap. > > And, if you put it into "call-back" mode, it becomes > one of the most secure > methods of doing a remote serial cons

Re: which xorg file??

--- Gary Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 11:20:20AM -0400, Jerry > McAllister wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 17, 2006 at 05:52:54PM -0700, Gary > Kline wrote: > > > > > > > > Folks, > > > > > > Which ports file do I build to fill the > standard > > > /usr/X11R6/bin f

Re: rebooting into single user mode on a remote server

--- Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 18 September 2006 13:51, backyard wrote: > > > By call-back mode do you mean log into the system > via > > network and have it call your local system for > > administration > > No modems like the US Ro

Re: sshd brute force attempts?

--- "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all, > > I've looked around and found several linux-centric > things designed to > block brute-force SSH attempts. Anyone out there > know of something a bit > more BSD savvy? > > My best attempt will be to get this: > > http

Re: sshd brute force attempts?

--- "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 19 Sep 2006, backyard wrote: > > > In reality using passwords with SSH kinda defeats > the > > purpose of SSH. > > Keeping passwords from being sent across the network > as

Re: mail to root

--- Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jekillen wrote: > > Hello again; > > I have a question about how mail from the system > is generated for root. > > This question was prompted when I edited the > Postfix aliases file and > > ran newaliases, then did postfix reload, assumi

Re: How "real time" is FreeBSD?

--- RW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 21 September 2006 06:12, Walt Pawley > wrote: > > At 11:47 PM -0500 9/20/06, W. D. wrote: > > >Just reading this about Linux on ZDNet and was > wondering: > > > > > >nn> >

Re: How "real time" is FreeBSD?

--- Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 08:21:10AM -0700, backyard > wrote: > > > --- RW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Thursday 21 September 2006 06:12, Walt Pawley > > > wrote: > > > >

TCL84 Build error Socket Tests Hang FreeBSD 6.1-Stable #6

Hello, I'm having trouble building tcl84. These issues did not seem to exist until I updated the ports tree and world the other day Heres the basic stuff: FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE #6 Sun Sept 17 22:03:38 is what uname -a spits out ports were updated right before the system source update. make.conf

Re: TCL84 Build error Socket Tests Hang FreeBSD 6.1-Stable #6

--- Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 06:11:52PM -0700, backyard > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm having trouble building tcl84. These issues > did > > not seem to exist until I updated the ports tree > and > &g

Re: TCL84 Build error Socket Tests Hang FreeBSD 6.1-Stable #6

--- Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 06:29:52PM -0700, backyard > wrote: > > > > > > --- Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 06:11:52PM -0700, > backyard > >

Re: Resizing Partitions, Losing Windows XP...

--- Jeff Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I really like the way I have my stuff setup within > FreeBSD and would > hate to have to recreate a lot of it as well as > install applications > over again. Could I do a dump of my current FreeBSD > partition, reformat > and partition the whole dri

Re: freebsd 6.1 floppy installation problem - boot loader finds only 16MB, but I have 256 MB - and it hangs

--- Vo¹tenák Vladimír <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I have an old HP NETSERVER PRO 2xpentium pro, 256 MB > ram, > and I tried to install the actual FREEBSD 6.1 there. > I made 3 > floppies: boot, kernel1 and kernel2. When it starts > booting from > the boot floppy, the loader show I o

Re: Want to install RELEASE-6.1, have 5.3 disks

--- Jason Artz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > On Sep 23, 2006, at 2:34 PM, Jason Artz wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I want to install FreeBSD 6.1 on my system, but > I > > only > > > have a version 5.3 CD. I c

Re: Filesystem size

--- Weijer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone tell me if Freebsd 5.4 amd64 support file > system more than 4TB ? > I have a system disk and a raid 5 connected to a > 3ware controller, installed system, but only see 96 > GB on the 4 TB raid 5. Anyone can help me? > --

Re: Restoring FreeBSD grub loader

--- "Ivan \"Rambius\" Ivanov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I installed FreeBSD 6.1 on one machine with grub > boot loader. In the > beginning there was only one entry in grub - namely > FreeBSD. Later, I > had to install Windows XP on the machine and of > course, it destroyed > grub

Re: Restoring FreeBSD grub loader

--- "Ivan \"Rambius\" Ivanov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Thank you for your response. > > On 10/1/06, backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > --- "Ivan \"Rambius\" Ivanov" > >

Re: vr0: watchdog timeout FreeBSD 6.1-p10 Crashing my backups

--- Chuck Swiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 4, 2006, at 10:32 AM, perikillo wrote: > > My kernel file is this: > > > > machine i386 > > cpu I686_CPU > > You should also list "cpu I586_CPU", otherwise you > will not include > some optimizations intended for Pen

Good References and or Books for learning ADA

Hello All, I'm looking to teach myself ADA using the Gnu Compiler Collection and GNATS as my compiler under an i386 FreeBSD 6.X system. I'm just curious if any ADA programmers out there can point me to some decent books/online resources for learning the basics and more advanced aspects of ADA. The

Re: Good References and or Books for learning ADA

--- Beech Rintoul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 04 October 2006 17:39, backyard wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > I'm looking to teach myself ADA using the Gnu > Compiler > > Collection and GNATS as my compiler under an i386 > >

Re: Good References and or Books for learning ADA

--- Beech Rintoul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 04 October 2006 18:57, backyard wrote: > > --- Beech Rintoul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On Wednesday 04 October 2006 17:39, backyard > wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > >

Re: Can't get direct rendering with i915

--- Alexandre Vieira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello folks, > > I'm setting up my laptop (Acer 1644WLMi) and I > noticed some days ago that I > don't have direct rendering with i915+drm. > > Any one knows if it is supposed to be like this? > the i915 drm module is still new to Release 6 o

Re: Member of group wheel, but still can't shutdown system?

--- Jerry Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You need to be in the wheel group to be able to SU > to root, but that won't > give you permission to run shutdown. Only root can > do that, I believe. > or members of group operator. having to be root or su/sudoing is only an affliction of linux. o

Re: Can't get direct rendering with i915

--- Alexandre Vieira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/5/06, backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- Alexandre Vieira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello folks, > > > > > > I'm set

Re: Good References and or Books for learning ADA

--- RW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 05 October 2006 02:39, backyard wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > I'm looking to teach myself ADA using the Gnu > Compiler > > Collection and GNATS as my compiler under an i386 > > FreeBSD 6.X system.

Re: Strange X problem

--- Paul Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --On Friday, October 06, 2006 15:10:21 -0400 "Bob > M." > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > >> Therein lies the problem. There *is* an entry in > /etc/ttys: > >> ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/kdm -nodaemon" xterm > on secure > >> > >> Guess I'll jus

Re: Using portconf and /usr/local/etc/ports.conf

--- James Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to migrate my > /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf into > /usr/local/etc/ports.conf. I'm not sure I have the > ports.conf > syntax correct, or that the entries I'm making are > being > recognized. > > I've installed the sysutils/portconf port

Re: minimum requirements

--- free bsd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you everyone for responding to my initial > question. > > In hindsight I realize I worded my original > inquiry inaccurately. What I am attempting to > determine is how well or if ver 6.1 will work on a > 4GB hard drive with a Pentium 4 -

Re: Something Like Beagle

--- Tom Grove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there something like beagle that runs on FreeBSD? > If not is it > something that people would like to see ported? > > -Tom Beagle the personal data indexer, or open beagle the evolutionary computation system? The personel data indexer seems co

Re: Something Like Beagle

--- Tom Grove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > backyard wrote: > > --- Tom Grove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Is there something like beagle that runs on > FreeBSD? > >> If not is it > >> something that people would like

Re: Using portconf and /usr/local/etc/ports.conf

--- James Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 05:15:28 -0700 (PDT) > > From: backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Using portconf and > /usr/local/etc/ports.conf > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Message-ID:

Re: .dmg files?

--- Drew Sanford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any way to unpack a .dmg file (mac) on > FreeBSD? I have checked > in ports/archivers and can't find anything that > looks like it will do > it, and google turns up nothing of any use that I've > found yet. Have I > missed something, or c

FreeBSD HP Netserver LH 3000 hang at sysinstall

Hello, I have an HP Netserver LH 3000 Server w/ 2x 800 MHZ pIII 1128 MB RAM (HP Parts) Integrated Netraid, 4 drives 100 GB of storage Bios 4.06.33 PT MMC 10.46 netraid bios 2.04 firmware 1.12 I have scene posts that quote this hardware working with LH 3000/6000 (2-way piii, 6-way piii xeon) basi

Odd Multi-User Mode BUILD Error: lang/gnat; why is it attempting to use csh???

Please CC me on a response as I am not a member of freebsd-questions Here it is: gmake[2]: Entering directory `/usr/ports/lang/gnat/work/gcc-34/gcc/fixinc' /bin/csh ./genfixes machname.h SHELL=/bin/sh: Command not found. export: Command not found. if: Expression Syntax. gmake[2]: *** [machname.h]

GVINUM Configuration file Quickie -- Swap and Var on Raid-0 striped

sorry if you get this twice I forgot which address was my list address and the moderator mayget to my other post... I have a simple quick little question for somemore more familiar with gvinum then myself. I've read through examples and what not and have come up with the following config file. I b

Re: so for kicks, i just ...

--- RW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 07 August 2006 02:57, Jonathan Horne > wrote: > > i just decided to take a box, and installworld, > without going to single > > user mode. from what i can see, the update was > completely successful. of > > course, other then myself (su'd to root),

Re: /etc/fstab error and I can't start the system normally

--- micman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. > > PROBLEM > I tried and configured FreeBSD 6.1 for many days and > I mounted my FAT extended partition to exchange my > files between Windows and my new Operating System. > That was OK. After I tried to mount automatically at > boot this partitio

Re: Booting more than 4 OSes from a hard disk?

Windows 2000+ can boot on an extended partition as can linux, the BSDs, I think OS/2 warp+ can as well. So you can still only have 4 primary partitions, but you probably only need one that has a bootloader like GRUB on it marked active and the OSs installed all on extended partitions. I've even sup

Re: Re: /etc/fstab error and I can't start the system normally

--- micman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 7, 2006, at 1:26 PM, micman wrote: > > > Hello. > > > > PROBLEM > > I tried and configured FreeBSD 6.1 for > many days and I mounted my > > FAT extended partition to exchange my files > between Windows and m

Re: Using putty as a ssh client on FreeBSD

--- Josh Paetzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to use putty on my FBSD 6.1-R box to > access another FreeBSD > box. I can get in fine using the command line ssh > client but when I > attempt to use putty I get the following error: > > Unable to use key file > "/usr/home/jpaetzel/.s

Cinelerra for *BSD ??? or something similar in Ports?

Just wondering if anyone has ever heard of a port of cinelerra to FreeBSD. Or if anyone knows of any comperable video editting software for FreeBSD available in Ports. -brian ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/ma

Re: Cinelerra for *BSD ??? or something similar in Ports?

--- Andrew Pantyukhin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/14/06, backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Just wondering if anyone has ever heard of a port > of > > cinelerra to FreeBSD. > > Not until we port alsa. > ok, well then if I got throug

Re: Cinelerra for *BSD ??? or something similar in Ports?

--- Andrew Pantyukhin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/14/06, backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > --- Andrew Pantyukhin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > On 8/14/06, backyard > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >

Re: Hangs during "dump" with 6.0 and current ports

I've had problems with dump and restore on machines lacking memory before. Perhaps the dump is just running the system out of memory? I know I've had issues restoring my /usr filesystem with 512M RAM unless I had a swapfile active. I also find it helps to make sure /tmp has got enough space on it a

GRUB Problems with Dell Optiplex GX1

I'm having problems installing GRUB on my Dell Optiplex GX1 pentium3 500 BIOS A10. I'm setting this server up for a friend and not having GRUB isn't the biggest deal; I just wanted to have a nice inappropriate boot image when they turn it on... It will boot from a floppy, but installing it to the

Re: GRUB Problems with Dell Optiplex GX1

--- Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > backyard wrote: > > I'm having problems installing GRUB on my Dell > > Optiplex GX1 pentium3 500 BIOS A10. I'm setting > this > > server up for a friend and not having GRUB isn't > th

Re: GRUB Problems with Dell Optiplex GX1

--- Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Aug 21, 2006, at 6:41 PM, backyard wrote: > > > > > > > --- Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> backyard wrote: > >>> I'm having problems installin

Re: new 6.1 install will not boot

--- Greg Barniskis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perry Hutchison wrote: > >> Well, you're at least as far as having the disk > sliced up in a > >> workable way, or the bootstrap wouldn't start at > all. This jumps > >> out as not only being bad, but happening right > before meltdown. > >> > >>>

Re: More newbie questions

--- "E. Gad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Svein Halvor Halvorsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: Subhro wrote: > > yourself. However remember to cvsup your ports > tree before you start > > using it to get the required software. Refer to > the handbook for > > understanding how ports work. >

Re: More newbie questions-again?

--- "E. Gad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- "E. Gad" > wrote: > > > > > > > Svein Halvor Halvorsen > > wrote: Subhro wrote: > > > yourself. However rem

Re: fdisk: ERROR: failed to adjust; setting sysid to 0

--- mark burdett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I was wondering what is the proper procedure for > using fdisk to setup > slices on large disks/arrays? I seem to be getting > an "ERROR" when > fdisk tries to adjust the partition to start on a > head boundary and > end on a cylinder boundary

Re: fdisk: ERROR: failed to adjust; setting sysid to 0

--- mark burdett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > should be ok. Any particular reason you are > > partitioning multiple partitions for FreeBSD? this > > For some reason, when we ordered the server w/ > freebsd pre-installed, > the vendor created a slice which was less than half > the size of the

XML transformation and processing with Zope -- or something better suggestions welcome

I have a client who wishes to automate their order processing system for their online business. presently they download reports from their business frontend and upload them manually to their shipper. Both systems can use XML and a precursory look at the document tags suggests a simple XSLT transfo

Re: SMP detection

--- Jordi Carrillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've read that SMP should be disabled for > performance issues (I did not know > that before installing freebsd). I have a P4 3GHz > with hyperthreading > technology. I have the SMP-GENERIC kernel and it > only launches one cpu. So, > I've decided

Re: SMP detection

--- Jordi Carrillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2006/8/30, backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > --- Jordi Carrillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I've read that SMP should be disabled for > > > performance

Re: SMP detection

--- Skylar Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jordi Carrillo wrote: > > 2006/8/30, backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> > >> > >> > >> --- Jordi Carrillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > I've r

Re: SMP detection

--- Michal Mertl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Skylar Thompson wrote: > > Jordi Carrillo wrote: > > > 2006/8/30, backyard > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> --- Jordi Carrillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: who do you install freebsd without sysinstall?

--- Ruslan Ermilov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [ added freebsd-questios@ ] > > On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 02:08:59AM +0200, Thomas > Vogt wrote: > > Hello > > > > In this emails > > > > you > > wrote that you don't install

Re: shared cache -- Re: SMP detection

--- "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 30, 2006, at 12:12 PM, backyard wrote: > > > with HT disabling in FreeBSD is more for the > security > > issues about a potential exploit whereby one > process > > in one

Re: who do you install freebsd without sysinstall?

--- Ruslan Ermilov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 07:53:28AM -0700, backyard > wrote: > > Out of curiosity... > > > > So If I made a custom boot cd I could boot a dead > box, > > setup the drives and slices, CVSUP the system

Re: SMP detection

--- Jordi Carrillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2006/8/31, backyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > --- Michal Mertl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Skylar Thompson wrote: > > > > Jordi Carrillo

Re: SMP detection

--- Jordi Carrillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2006/8/31, Skylar Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Michal Mertl wrote: > > > No! Kernel threads (e.g. handling interrupts) > aren't that much different > > > to normal processes. > > > > > > Logical CPUs on a single HTT capable CPU share > mos

Re: Is the new version going to be easier to get working?

--- David Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Having 21 computers here I figured I would > finally be rid of > > MSwindows, and have a complete LAN system that was > more reliable. > > Why would you want to make things reliable? With > Windows your career > is secure knowing you wil

Re: ACPI lock in the last "halt" process

--- bsd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have configured with a 6.1 RELEASE FreeBSD. > > When I am trying to shut down the computer - I reach > the prompt - all > processes seems to halt correctly - then the server > seems to be > stucked with the ACPI process indefinitely ?? > >