Re: How to switch scheduler on 7.0?

Hi! Thank you for your answer. So, I need to recompile the kernel. Fine! At first I thought there might be a switch somewhere, to do the conversion The soft way, but OK, I'll rebuild the kernel. Daniel I would like to switch scheduler on my FreeBSD 7.0 box but I

Re: How to switch scheduler on 7.0?

Hi Robert, The expression terrible performances was maybe not the best way to express myself. My intentions were not to step on anyone's toe or being nasty. Sorry about that. To describe things shortly, the problem is responsiveness. I have been running FreeBSD since 4.7 and never experienced

Re: How to switch scheduler on 7.0?

Hi! I would like to switch scheduler on my FreeBSD 7.0 box but I don't know how to do that. The scheduler by default has terrible performances under KDE/Gnome and I would like to test the new one. What made you believe it is the scheduler? I googled and read comments of people having

How to switch scheduler on 7.0?

Hi! I would like to switch scheduler on my FreeBSD 7.0 box but I don't know how to do that. The scheduler by default has terrible performances under KDE/Gnome and I would like to test the new one. Daniel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

How to check applications vs. libraries

Hello, I am used to install FreeBSD applications by using the port collection. I also update regularly (twice a month or something) the apps, using 'portupgrade -a -N' on a refreshed port collection. Here are my questions: - How can I check that the apps that have been build with certain

Is there any native Java3d for FreeBSD6.x?

Hello, I need Java3d on my FreeBSD 6.2 box. When I try to build the java3d port, I end up with some Linux binary support (FedoraCore) and a Java3D based on some Linux binary. I have sun-jdk-1.5 native on my system. It's not that I hate Linux (I am a very satisfied owner of a few Gentoo

FreeBSD and GNUstep + etoile

First of all, let me apologize for the previous emails I sent about this combination on this forum. I was using a webmail and somehow my messages got truncated. That was kind of frustrating. This being said, here is how I succeeded to get FreeBSD + GNUstep + etoile working: First I compiled

Sun jdk 1.6? Any port?

Hello, Is there any plan to port Sun JDK 1.6 to FreeBSD? Would it be possible to build it from scratch, without the need for a Java Linux-based binary JDK. Daniel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Is it possible to build sun-jdk-1.5 from the source?

Hello, Is it possible to build sun-jdk-1.5 from the source code? If yes, how to do that? To be honest, I would like to avoid to install a binary that requires Linux support packages. It's not that I do not like Linux (I have 3 Gentoo Linux at my disposal), it's simply that my machine is a

Re: Is it possible to build sun-jdk-1.5 from the source?

Hello, On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 07:20:45PM +0100, Daniel Tourde wrote: Hello, Is it possible to build sun-jdk-1.5 from the source code? If yes, how to do that? Yes, use the port. To be honest, I would like to avoid to install a binary that requires Linux support packages. It's

Re: Is it possible to build sun-jdk-1.5 from the source?

Hello, Is it possible to build sun-jdk-1.5 from the source code? If yes, how to do that? To be honest, I would like to avoid to install a binary that requires Linux support packages. It's not that I do not like Linux (I have 3 Gentoo Linux at my disposal), it's simply that my machine

Re: How to get etoile running?

Hello, I hope my email won't be guillotined by my mail provider this time... = :( I made some progress in having etoile working under xdm. - First (and this should be corrected I think), the setup.sh and setdo= wn.sh scripts must be extracted from the source code.

Re: Re: Intel Core Duo. SMP kernel but still only 50% load while using make on ports...

Hello Bill, Thanks for your answer I have at my disposal an Inspiron 9400 with an Intel CoreFreeBSD 6.2 is installed and rebuilt to fit the processor. The kerne l is in SMP mode. I noticed something strange: When I compile using ma in the ports tree, I only have 50%

Re: How to get GNUstep working?

Hello, It seems that the message I went yesterday got screwed up = somehow... Anyway, here are some information and questions: - The G= NUstep.sh daemon starts automatically. No need of rc.conf - csh.cshrc = and profile must be augmented by the sourcing to GNUstep.csh and

How to get étoilé running?

Hello, ètoilé seems to be a very nice desktop environment usi= ng GNUstep (see http://www.etoile-project.org). The kind of Desktop Envir= onment that should appeal to MacOS X user. Étoilé is very well imp= lented in the ports tree (just build the gnustep-app and everything

Intel Core Duo. SMP kernel but still only 50% load while using make on ports...

Hello, I have at my disposal an Inspiron 9400 with an Intel Core = Duo. FreeBSD 6.2 is installed and rebuilt to fit the processor. The kerne l is in SMP mode. I noticed something strange: When I compile using ma= ke, make install in the ports tree, I only have 50% load. CPU1 is

How to get GNUstep working?

Hello, I built GNUstep from the port tree. Now how do I get it ru= nning? I noticed a GNUstep.sh file in /usr/local/etc/rc.d, that's obvi= ously some kind of daemon but how do I start it? I would like to do that'The FreeBSD way'. What I did so far is that I put 'GNUstep.sh start'

How to get etoile running?

Hello, ètoilé seems to be a very nice desktop environment usi= ng GNUstep (see http://www.etoile-project.org). The kind of Desktop Environment that should appeal to MacOS X user. Étoilé is very wel= l implented in the ports tree (just build the gnustep-app and everything comes

Re: How to install the 3945ABG Driver on a fresh FreeBSD 6.2 install?

: nested extern declaration of `ieee80211_amrr_node_init' *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/src/sys/dev/wpi/wpi. *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/src/sys/dev/wpi. guenevere# Daniel Tourde wrote: Hello, I found the driver for my wireless card on: http://www.clearchain.com/~benjsc/download/20070106

Re: How to install the 3945ABG Driver on a fresh FreeBSD 6.2 install?

Hello Pietro, I hate to say this but this driver only seems to compile on -CURRENT as far as i can tell (and as far as the conversation at I don't remember from where I downloaded it, but this one [attached] works fine on 6-STABLE for me! make make install kldload if_wpi It did the

Re: How to install the 3945ABG Driver on a fresh FreeBSD 6.2 install?

Hello again, I hate to say this but this driver only seems to compile on -CURRENT as far as i can tell (and as far as the conversation at I don't remember from where I downloaded it, but this one [attached] works fine on 6-STABLE for me! make make install kldload if_wpi I built it. It

How to install the 3945ABG Driver on a fresh FreeBSD 6.2 install?

Hello, I found the driver for my wireless card on: http://www.clearchain.com/~benjsc/download/20070106-wpi-freebsd.tar.gz but how is it supposed to be installed on a fresh FreeBSD 6.2? Daniel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

FreeBSD 6.2, rebuild the system with CPUTYPE=prescott?

Hello, Let me present myself: - I am an advanced user of Gentoo Linux. I know quiet a lot about that system and about how to optimize it to fit the hardware the best possible way. - I am a casual FreeBSD user. I like it a lot though, it is lean and very well structured. I am the happy own of a

FreeBSD 6.2, rebuild. 'i386-undermydesk-freebsd'?

Hello, I have been rebuilding FreeBSD6.2 yesterday and I noticed a strange flag: -DTARGET='i386-undermydesk-freebsd' or something like this. What is this? I have set CPUTYPE=pentium4. I had expected something like -DTARGET='i386-pc-freebsd' or something like this. Any idea? Daniel

FreeBSD 6.2, rebuild. NO-MMX, NO-SSE?

Hello, Yesterday I rebuit FreeBSD 6.2 using CPUTYPE=pentium4 and the classic procedure described in the manual. The machine (Inspiron 9400) is fast but I saw at certain moments something like NO-MMX, NO-SSE (some flags or variables) during the compilation process. I thought then How come? What