How to mount USB memory (Thumb Drive) and then to copy files

2007-10-16 Thread williamkow
Could anybody assist me on how to mount a USB memory drive/thumb drive, so that I can copy file to and from it. Thank you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send

RE: How to mount USB memory (Thumb Drive) and then to copy files

2007-10-16 Thread Terry Sposato
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of williamkow Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 4:04 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: How to mount USB memory (Thumb Drive) and then to copy files Could anybody assist me on how to mount a USB memory

What branch of TV-box should I buy?

2007-10-16 Thread ronggui
I would like to buy a TV-box to watch TV. And I found that some TV-box claims it can do the trick without turning on the PC. I am not sure if there is any kind of guild line to choose the suitable one for the FreeBSD system or all kinds of TV-box works under the Freebsd box? Thanks. -- Ronggui

Re: How to mount USB memory (Thumb Drive) and then to copy files

2007-10-16 Thread Wojciech Puchar
man mount_msdos man cp On Tue, 16 Oct 2007, williamkow wrote: Could anybody assist me on how to mount a USB memory drive/thumb drive, so that I can copy file to and from it. Thank you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: [OT] proper editor

2007-10-16 Thread Norberto Meijome
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:47:17 +0300 Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the goal is to study Python (assuming no previous experience), go along with the easiest for you. For starters, if you are using a GUI, go with Python's own IDLE environment. It is not advanced, but neither are

Re: Hello sir

2007-10-16 Thread Daniel Gerzo
On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 06:24:26PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 11:07:33AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello sir i would like to run freebsd.sd to supoort freebsd on Sudan .. do i need to follow any steps before i run it and join freebsd.org as mirror ?

Re: Inner workings of turnstiles and sleepqueues

2007-10-16 Thread Kris Kennaway
Ed Schouten wrote: Hello, For some reason, I want to understand how the queueing of blocked threads in the kernel works when waiting for a lock, which is if I understand correctly done by the turnstiles and sleepqueues. I'm the proud owner of The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD

Re: Error when launch realplay and flashplugins

2007-10-16 Thread ronggui
Thanks. The problem is some dependency of linux_base_fc4 are not installed. Thanks again. 2007/10/14, Boris Samorodov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:47:05 +0800 ronggui wrote: realplay /usr/local/lib/RealPlayer/realplay.bin: error while loading shared libraries:

Re: help: the Input problem

2007-10-16 Thread ronggui
Thanks. Finally, I set all the env variables in ¬/.tcshrc, It works. 2007/10/8, Jerry McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 10:23:01AM +0800, ronggui wrote: I use scim as my input. When I use bash as my login shell, I add these lines to ~/.profile export

Xorg.0.log (what's this info about?)

2007-10-16 Thread Peo Nilsson
Dear list. In my /var/log/Xorg.0.log I find this at the end: ...snap (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode nvidia-auto-select (**) Option BaudRate 1200 (**) Option StopBits 2 (**) Option DataBits 8 (**) Option Parity None (**) Option Vmin 1 (**) Option Vtime 0 (**) Option FlowControl None

Re: NIS interoperability with Linux, was Re: Following directions doesn't seem to work: Adding users in NIS

2007-10-16 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Olivier Nicole wrote: Linux doesn't normally use master.passwd. If I recall correctly, it uses /etc/shadow instead (but I don't have such a box at hand right now to check). And yes, the internal format is different (and, again, I don't remember

Re: How to mount USB memory (Thumb Drive) and then to copy files

2007-10-16 Thread Lowell Gilbert
williamkow [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Could anybody assist me on how to mount a USB memory drive/thumb drive, so that I can copy file to and from it. Thank you. Or, alternatively, install the mtools port, which will let you copy files back and forth without mounting the device into your

Re: NIS interoperability with Linux, was Re: Following directions doesn't seem to work: Adding users in NIS

2007-10-16 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Lowell Gilbert wrote: Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Olivier Nicole wrote: Linux doesn't normally use master.passwd. If I recall correctly, it uses /etc/shadow instead (but I don't have such a box at hand right now to check). And yes, the internal format is different

Re: [OT] proper editor

2007-10-16 Thread Byung-Hee HWANG
On Tue, 2007-10-16 at 17:32 +1000, Norberto Meijome wrote: On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:47:17 +0300 Manolis Kiagias [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the goal is to study Python (assuming no previous experience), go along with the easiest for you. For starters, if you are using a GUI, go with

Re: [OT] proper editor

2007-10-16 Thread Byung-Hee HWANG
On Tue, 2007-10-16 at 08:47 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: Byung-Hee HWANG wrote: Hi there, I'm beginner. Please recommend for proper editor so that ... I want to practice *Python* under best environment ... vim, emacs, gedit, or notepad.exe, ... If you give me good advice about

Re: [OT] proper editor

2007-10-16 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Byung-Hee HWANG wrote: On Tue, 2007-10-16 at 08:47 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: Byung-Hee HWANG wrote: Hi there, I'm beginner. Please recommend for proper editor so that ... I want to practice *Python* under best environment ... vim, emacs, gedit, or notepad.exe, ... If you

Re: How to mount USB memory (Thumb Drive) and then to copy files

2007-10-16 Thread Tsu-Fan Cheng
1. plug in the drive 2. read your dmesg, look for device such as da0 (for me) 3. su as root, run mount_msdos /dev/da0s1 /mnt then check /mnt, u should be able to use it now after u finish, 4. umount -f /mnt TFC On 10/16/07, Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: williamkow [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Ipod software

2007-10-16 Thread Reid Linnemann
Written by Rem P Roberti on 10/14/07 19:05 Thanks for the suggestions. I am trying out gtkpod now, and it seems to work fine, although I wish that there was a non/gui type program. BTW, is it possible to convert mp3 files that were purchased originally from the Apple store via iTunes so

Re: Xorg.0.log (what's this info about?)

2007-10-16 Thread Warren Block
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007, Peo Nilsson wrote: In my /var/log/Xorg.0.log I find this at the end: ...snap (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode nvidia-auto-select (**) Option BaudRate 1200 (**) Option StopBits 2 (**) Option DataBits 8 (**) Option Parity None (**) Option Vmin 1 (**) Option Vtime 0 (**) Option

cvsup-mirror several questions

2007-10-16 Thread Aryeh M. Friedman
I have setup cvsup-mirror with default settings and I have some questions: 1. What cvsup host should I use as my upstream (cvsup.master.freebsd.org [if I got the name wrong sorry but see next sentence] is an invalid name according to named).Currently I pointed it to cvsup10.us.freebsd.org and

Re: login.access, login and su.

2007-10-16 Thread Tuareg
Good afternoon, I need to restric the access to some accounts, we are using FreeBSD 4.10, this is the configuration for login in /etc/pam.conf login authsufficient pam_skey.so login authsufficient pam_opie.so no_fake_prompts #login authrequisite

Re: installation question

2007-10-16 Thread Rob
Michael Silverstein wrote: There are two installation CD's for FreeBSD 6.2. After booting the first one, and requesting ALL packages and ALL ports, the installation seems to go ok until the end when it complains that it cannot find the requested package on the media from which installation is

Re: cvsup-mirror several questions

2007-10-16 Thread James
On Tue, 2007-10-16 at 10:39 +, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: I have setup cvsup-mirror with default settings and I have some questions: 1. What cvsup host should I use as my upstream (cvsup.master.freebsd.org [if I got the name wrong sorry but see next sentence] is an invalid name according

Re: cvsup-mirror several questions

2007-10-16 Thread Aryeh M. Friedman
Hi Aryeh, two things: 1) is your clock set correctly? I received your mail *very * out of order on the mailing list. The time is right but the TZ is wrong everytime I attempt to correct the TZ the time gets readjusted... specifically my clock says: Tue Oct 16 11:10:33 UTC 2007 right now

cdrao broken on amd64?

2007-10-16 Thread Aryeh M. Friedman
c++ -DDRIVER_TABLE_FILE=\/usr/local/share/cdrdao/drivers\ -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -march=nocona -o cdrdao main.o ./libdao.a ../paranoia/libcdda_paranoia.a ../trackdb/libtrackdb.a -L../scsilib/export -lscg -lschily -L/usr/local/lib -lmad -lm -L/usr/local/lib -lvorbisfile -lvorbis -lm

Re: cdrao broken on amd64?

2007-10-16 Thread Roland Smith
On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 01:03:32PM +, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: c++ -DDRIVER_TABLE_FILE=\/usr/local/share/cdrdao/drivers\ -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -march=nocona -o cdrdao main.o ./libdao.a ../paranoia/libcdda_paranoia.a ../trackdb/libtrackdb.a -L../scsilib/export -lscg -lschily

how to make a patch

2007-10-16 Thread Aryeh M. Friedman
I found and fixed a bug in one of the ports how do I make a patch file (I only changed one line in one file) and who do I send it to? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

Re: how to make a patch

2007-10-16 Thread Byung-Hee HWANG
On Tue, 2007-10-16 at 15:10 +, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: I found and fixed a bug in one of the ports how do I make a patch file (I only changed one line in one file) and who do I send it to? If I understood correctly, maybe you need: http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html ;; -- Byung-Hee

Re: how to make a patch

2007-10-16 Thread Roland Smith
On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 03:10:57PM +, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: I found and fixed a bug in one of the ports how do I make a patch file (I only changed one line in one file) and who do I send it to? First, you must have saved a copy of the original file before you changed it; cp file

Re: how to make a patch

2007-10-16 Thread Ivan Rambius Ivanov
Hello, First, do you have the latest ports tree? If not, it maybe a good idea to update your ports tree and verify that the bug is still there. Second, since it concerns the ports be sure to checkThe FreeBSD Porters Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/ and

Re: how to make a patch

2007-10-16 Thread Aryeh M. Friedman
Ivan Rambius Ivanov wrote: Hello, First, do you have the latest ports tree? If not, it maybe a good idea to update your ports tree and verify that the bug is still there. Second, since it concerns the ports be sure to checkThe FreeBSD Porters Handbook:

Dual Routers

2007-10-16 Thread lysergius2001
Hi Is it possible to run two routers? I have an ADSL modem 192.168.1.1 and a wireless router 192.168.2.1. The both are accessed using dhcp. I would like to be able to switch from one the the other, or have both available. Is this possible? Thanks

Re: help: the Input problem

2007-10-16 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 06:19:31PM +0800, ronggui wrote: Thanks. Finally, I set all the env variables in ¬/.tcshrc, It works. Far out!! jerry 2007/10/8, Jerry McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 10:23:01AM +0800, ronggui wrote: I use scim as my input.

IPv6 Display - Multiple Applications

2007-10-16 Thread Michael K. Smith - Adhost
Hello All: I'm curious if there is any timeline for the correct display of IPv6 addresses in various displays. In particular, I'm interested in being able to see a full address in 'who' and 'netstat' so I can track connections to the server. Presently, the display shows: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$

www.freebsd.org won't load in IE 7.x in vista box.

2007-10-16 Thread Lisandro Grullon
Dear all users, After troubleshooting from all angles this problem i have run out of imagination/sense. I loaded a machine with Windows Vista a work and try accessing the www.freebsd.org website. The web site didn't load, yet I try again in 10 other machines to see if it was a machine issue.

Re: Dual Routers

2007-10-16 Thread Derek Ragona
At 03:01 PM 10/16/2007, lysergius2001 wrote: Hi Is it possible to run two routers? I have an ADSL modem 192.168.1.1 and a wireless router 192.168.2.1. The both are accessed using dhcp. I would like to be able to switch from one the the other, or have both available. Is this possible? Thanks

Re: www.freebsd.org won't load in IE 7.x in vista box.

2007-10-16 Thread Fabian Keil
Lisandro Grullon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After troubleshooting from all angles this problem i have run out of imagination/sense. I loaded a machine with Windows Vista a work and try accessing the www.freebsd.org website. The web site didn't load, yet I try again in 10 other machines to see

RE: IPv6 Display - Multiple Applications

2007-10-16 Thread Mike Sweetser - Adhost
Have you tried using -W on netstat? In certain displays, avoid truncating addresses even if this causes some fields to overflow. I tested it on my own IPv6 server after establishing a connection and reproduced your behavior with the truncated IPv6 addresses; however, once I added the -W flag, it

Re: Dual Routers

2007-10-16 Thread Steve Bertrand
Is it possible to run two routers? I have an ADSL modem 192.168.1.1 and a wireless router 192.168.2.1. The both are accessed using dhcp. I would like to be able to switch from one the the other, or have both available. Is this possible? If I understand you correctly, you could do this:

what's happening with xorg?

2007-10-16 Thread Gary Kline
I'm in the middle of a portupgrade -aP, and saw that the newest mga driver is installed. So I did another X -configure, moved the file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and carefully tried out the new xf86-video-mga-1.9.100.. The screen is much brighter at the

syslog marking sendmail output as kernel:

2007-10-16 Thread Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET
Hi, I'm seeing in the logs : Oct 16 00:00:25 valhalla sm-mta[69206]: l9G40Kf5069206: SYSERR(root): collect: I /O error on connection from bd0614db.virtua.com.br, from=[EMAIL PROTECTED] om Oct 16 00:00:25 valhalla kernel: Oct 16 00:00:25 valhalla sm-mta[69206]: l9G40Kf 5069206:

Re: syslog marking sendmail output as kernel:

2007-10-16 Thread Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET
I understand there isn't a problem with the first one, but then its logging the second as a kernel: entry. My syslog.conf is : *.err;kern.debug;auth.notice;mail.crit /dev/console *.emerg * *.debug

Re: syslog marking sendmail output as kernel:

2007-10-16 Thread Matt Emmerton
- Original Message - From: Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:05 PM Subject: syslog marking sendmail output as kernel: Hi, I'm seeing in the logs : Oct 16 00:00:25 valhalla sm-mta[69206]: l9G40Kf5069206:

Re: syslog marking sendmail output as kernel:

2007-10-16 Thread Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET
It's just a formatting issue. Oct 16 00:00:25 valhalla sm-mta[69206]: l9G40Kf5069206: SYSERR(root): snip Oct 16 00:00:25 valhalla kernel: added newline Oct 16 00:00:25 valhalla sm-mta[69206]: l9G40Kf5069206: SYSERR(root): snip There must be somewhere in the kernel where

Re: what's happening with xorg?

2007-10-16 Thread Roland Smith
On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 03:47:22PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: I'm in the middle of a portupgrade -aP, and saw that the newest mga driver is installed. So I did another X -configure, moved the file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and carefully tried out the new

Re: syslog marking sendmail output as kernel:

2007-10-16 Thread Matt Emmerton
I understand there isn't a problem with the first one, but then its logging the second as a kernel: entry. My syslog.conf is : *.err;kern.debug;auth.notice;mail.crit /dev/console *.emerg * *.debug

Install FreeBSD 6.2 and Windows XP prof in the same computer

2007-10-16 Thread williamkow
Please provide me more advices on installing multi operating system in a computer. Which one to install first? use which boot loader ? tips and guidelines, and things to causion. Thank you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Amanda failing on sendsize

2007-10-16 Thread Olivier Nicole
Hi, I am going further with that sendsize error, after recompiling with debug enable, here is the error I get in sendsize: (gdb) run Starting program: /usr/ports/misc/amanda-client/work/amanda-2.5.1p3/client-src/.libs/sendsize OPTIONS maxdumps=1;hostname=ufo1000; OPTIONS GNUTAR /ftp 0

RE: Install FreeBSD 6.2 and Windows XP prof in the same computer

2007-10-16 Thread David Christensen
williamkow wrote: Please provide me more advices on installing multi operating system in a computer. Don't. Get the VMware free player or server and download the virtual machines. Or, get two hard drives, put them into mobile docks, and do a power down/ swap/ power up cycle when you want to

WPA

2007-10-16 Thread kalin mintchev
hi all... having trouble to get the wi0 interface up with WPA. below is the relevant information. can somebeody explain what the problem is? thanks... device = 'PRISM 2.5 802.11b 11Mbps Wireless Controller' wi0: flags=8843UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST mtu 1500 inet 0.0.0.0

Strange perl script

2007-10-16 Thread Jack Raats
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 HI Can anyone explain this after ps -ax | grep perl 21893 ?? I 1:02.37 sploger (perl5.8.8) 29536 ?? R184:14.94 sploger (perl5.8.8) 29538 ?? R184:36.44 sploger (perl5.8.8) 30668 ?? R168:56.54 sploger (perl5.8.8) What is

Re: Amanda failing on sendsize

2007-10-16 Thread Martin Hepworth
Olivier try the amanda users email group...seems to be someone else having similar problems, or is that that you as well?? -- Martin On 10/17/07, Olivier Nicole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am going further with that sendsize error, after recompiling with debug enable, here is the error