Re: Official wallpapers

2004-09-22 Thread Marc Wiz
writhing in pain) instead of our beastie? /me grins evilly. Serious tongue in cheek mode on If that is going to get done then it also needs the sound of penguin squealing :-) /Serious tongue in cheek mode off Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: digital images

2004-08-25 Thread Marc Wiz
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Re: SCSI disk to disk dump restore

2004-08-24 Thread Marc Wiz
slower than expected. I'm wondering if there's an issue with the different disk speeds. Try experimenting the b option (number of buffers). You will find it does make a difference. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: SMP on 4.10

2004-08-20 Thread Marc Wiz
not happen on 5.x Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: FreeBSD scanners

2004-08-19 Thread Marc Wiz
Firewire (about ~$400) and some scanners even have SCSI. Any recommendations and/or horror stories for a particular scanner for use on FreeBSD? Anyone have experience with that HP scanner that is clear. Thanks, Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: AMD vs Intel ...

2004-02-10 Thread Marc Wiz
On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 10:58:34AM -0700, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: On Feb 10, 2004, at 5:25 AM, Chuck Swiger wrote: Marc Wiz wrote: On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 01:53:38PM -0500, Charles Swiger wrote: OK. The price difference for AMD vs. Intel is pretty significant, but be aware

Re: AMD vs Intel ...

2004-02-09 Thread Marc Wiz
, or the 2.4GHz Xeon P4 vs. a Northwood P4, and then factor in the additional costs for a MP-capable motherboard. Try about $159 for a dual processor motherboard from Tyan. I just bought a S2466 for about that much brand new. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: Burning DVD-R's

2003-12-29 Thread Marc Wiz
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Re: Log Rotation

2003-12-28 Thread Marc Wiz
again. Perhaps not for a 24x7 environment but it does work. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any

Re: VIA Tech Mini-ITX

2003-12-26 Thread Marc Wiz
://www.linitx.org I have the board with the 1 Ghz chip but haven't tried FreeBSD yet. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe

Re: Just a question.....

2003-12-18 Thread Marc Wiz
Stevens - UNIX Network Programming (2 volume edition) The 3rd edition of Volume 1 UNIX Network Programming is now out. I'm just starting to read mine and it was well worth the money. It would be great if we could have a 2nd edition of Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment. Marc -- Marc Wiz

Re: Just a question.....

2003-12-18 Thread Marc Wiz
://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/ See also: The C Answer Book by Tondo and Gimpel, which contains the solutions to the KRv2 exercises. How about C Traps and Pitfalls by Andrew Koenig? Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: Firewire cards supported

2003-12-12 Thread Marc Wiz
is on the card. I would tell you which card I have and am using but I can't remember right now. All pciconf shows it that it uses a VIA chipset. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http

Re: Adding SCSI Scanner

2003-12-11 Thread Marc Wiz
reloading and reconfiguring all of it would be a lotta work. Lyman, look in ports: /usr/ports/graphics/xsane That will get you what you need. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http

Re: Problem with vnconfig and ISO images

2003-12-10 Thread Marc Wiz
On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 11:07:49PM -0600, Marc Wiz wrote: I'm using FreeBSD 4.9 I used to be able to mount an ISO image (disk file) using vnconfig on 4.7 and 4.8. Now I cannot. -su-2.05b# vnconfig -c vn2c /stage/daily-1.iso -su-2.05b# file /stage/daily-1.iso /stage/daily-1.iso: ISO

Problem with vnconfig and ISO images

2003-12-09 Thread Marc Wiz
/mnt cd9660: /dev/vn2c: Invalid argument In my kernel config I have: pseudo-device vn 4 # 4 vnodes for vnconfig Has anyone else run into any problems like this? Thanks, Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: dump performance - 4.6-RELEASE #0

2003-12-08 Thread Marc Wiz
man page. I don't know if either parameter is in the release you are running. You might also want to consider piping the output of dump to dd and then to the tape. There has been plenty of discussions on many mailing lists about speeding up dump with dd. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes

Re: Remove ^M characters from xhtml file

2003-12-02 Thread Marc Wiz
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 04:58:06PM -0600, James Schmidt wrote: Using Vi, use this command :1,$ s/ctrl-vctrl-m//g To save two keystrokes try this :-) :% s/ctrl-vctrl-m//g Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: FreeBSD and FHS summary

2003-11-25 Thread Marc Wiz
in /'s file system then the top-level directory could itself be a file system. It would be nice if the name of the directory could be obtained via sysconf (3). Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: DVD Burning

2003-11-20 Thread Marc Wiz
-ROM CRD-8322B 1.06 at scbus4 target 0 lun 0 (pass3,cd1) at scbus4 target -1 lun -1 () scbus-1 on xpt0 bus 0: at scbus-1 target -1 lun -1 (xpt0) -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: DVD Burning

2003-11-20 Thread Marc Wiz
if memory serves me. I can't comment about 5.1 because I'm not running it at home (yet :-) Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions

Re: New parts for new PC (need help - little knowledge of hardware)

2003-11-19 Thread Marc Wiz
no experience with using the drive that way) Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Starting KDE from ttys and xdm.

2003-11-18 Thread Marc Wiz
upgraded to KDE 3.1.4 via ports and had to look for some info last night. Try the following directory: /usr/local/share/doc/HTML/en/kdm Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http

Re: DVD-RAM on FreeBSD 5.1R (LG 4040)?

2003-11-17 Thread Marc Wiz
the file system for the DVD before pressing the eject button? Also check out the man page for camcontrol. It has eject functionality. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http

Re: suggestions on new dvd burner

2003-11-09 Thread Marc Wiz
is that I cannot use a UDF file system which would be nice with DVD-RW's. I'm sure someone is working on it. I've also thought of working on FreeBSD support for it myself. I can't comment about DVD+ because I have not used the drive for that. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes

Re: SCSI Host Adapter recommendation

2003-10-21 Thread Marc Wiz
On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 11:30:15AM -0400, Steve Hovey wrote: I used to go with adeptecs, but now use tekrams - they seem faster. On another mailing the general opinion is that Adaptec host adapters are overpriced. I am using a LSI Logic U160 adapter in my system. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL

SSL security problem

2003-10-01 Thread Marc Wiz
Anyone have any info on when a patch is going to be available for the latest openssl security problem? I have not seen a security advisory listed on the FreeBSD web site nor have I had any notifications on the announce and security mailing lists. Thanks, Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes

Re: if_axe in 4.x?

2003-09-27 Thread Marc Wiz
. I just plugged it in and here is the output of dmesg: ugen0: D-Link 10/100 ethernet adapter, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 2 Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org

Re:

2003-09-22 Thread Marc Wiz
see it working on FreeBSD. In fact, I don't even see it on NetBSD's site (http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/). There was an article posted recently where someone had FreeBSD running on their EPIA M1. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: burncd and PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D

2003-09-20 Thread Marc Wiz
. any ideas? 5.1 release from cvs 9/18. I am running 4.8 and have a a Pioneer 106 in a Firewire enclosure. I have not tried burncd. I have it working with dvdrecord. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL

Re: sharing FW drive w/OS-X

2003-09-05 Thread Marc Wiz
the device at the same time)? Will it work if only reads are done? I won't open the can of worms of simultaneous write access :-) Thanks, Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http

Re: remote desktops?!!!

2003-09-04 Thread Marc Wiz
On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 12:26:40AM -0400, Anish Mistry wrote: Content-Description: signed data On Wednesday 03 September 2003 10:51 pm, Marc Wiz wrote: I can watch my tv card over the network, it uses about 4MB/s on a 100Mb switched netowrk, but it works. If you don't have a lot

Re: remote desktops?!!!

2003-09-03 Thread Marc Wiz
to be an expert in these matters but I would be very impressed to see someone do remote X to watch a movie over. There is WierdX which is Java based. I believe that should satisfy the open source requirement. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: Necessary code or trash?

2003-08-29 Thread Marc Wiz
! I remember that as well. I'd sure like to know why that changed. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send

Re: Necessary code or trash?

2003-08-29 Thread Marc Wiz
On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 04:45:24PM -0500, Dan Nelson wrote: In the last episode (Aug 28), Marc Wiz said: Sticking with /bin/sh is a good idea. What I have done is build a static version of bash and put it /bin I changed root's shell to /bin/bash and run just fine. Has anyone

Re: Necessary code or trash?

2003-08-28 Thread Marc Wiz
it is to build bash statically and install it in /bin? Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL

Re: IBM Emulation

2003-08-27 Thread Marc Wiz
will output a TERMCAP entry. See the AIX FM for details. Perhaps the question should be does the application specifically require a 3151 terminal? Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http

Re: emacs - gnu, x ...?

2003-08-01 Thread Marc Wiz
faster but it still amazes me how much resources a web browser will take up. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe

Re: emacs - gnu, x ...?

2003-08-01 Thread Marc Wiz
On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 01:28:40PM -0500, george donnelly wrote: [Marc Wiz wrote ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on 8/1/03 12:51 PM] What kind of bandwidth do your users have? e.g., right now I am using emacs over ssh to a friends box, where the limiting bandwidth is 128kbits/s (that's the upstream

Re: USB adn SCSI Device Numbering

2003-07-19 Thread Marc Wiz
on 4.7 and found out it was broken. Thanks, Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL

Re: KDE process is unkillable

2003-07-15 Thread Marc Wiz
that the process is in a disk wait state for so long. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL

Re: KDE process is unkillable

2003-07-15 Thread Marc Wiz
you know how I could do this? I'm trying to install lsof, but it takes forever (KDE takes up all the CPU time). Try nicing the process with nice or try stopping it with a SIGTSTP. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: vinum and hot-swapping

2003-07-13 Thread Marc Wiz
if I am wrong. I was told this was due to an ISA limitation but IMHO many people don't run systems with ISA anymore. (Except of course keyboards, mouse and serial ports :-) Thanks, Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name

Re: vinum and hot-swapping

2003-07-13 Thread Marc Wiz
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 11:49:14AM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: On Sunday, 13 July 2003 at 20:57:46 -0500, Marc Wiz wrote: On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 10:02:58AM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: I don't believe vinum can optimize full-stripe writes, though, since FreeBSD can only do I/O

Re: ssh keepalives

2003-07-08 Thread Marc Wiz
it is a royal pain. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: DVD Burner (USB or IDE?)

2003-07-03 Thread Marc Wiz
on this topic has anyone used a Firewire DVD burner yet and to what success? (This would be for 4.8) Also any recommended Firewire cards or cards to avoid? The hardware notes for 4.8 mention chip sets that are supported but it's not always listed on the specs for the cards :-) Thanks, Marc -- Marc Wiz

Re: DVD Burner (USB or IDE?)

2003-07-03 Thread Marc Wiz
On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 09:44:52AM -0700, Bill Campbell wrote: On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 08:31:10AM -0500, Marc Wiz wrote: ... While we're on this topic has anyone used a Firewire DVD burner yet and to what success? (This would be for 4.8) Also any recommended Firewire cards or cards

Re: 11 Hour Installs on KDE?

2003-06-28 Thread Marc Wiz
for display purposes. It is certainly not to blame for X being bloated. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any

Re: 11 Hour Installs on KDE?

2003-06-28 Thread Marc Wiz
the list unless somehow it has a bearing on FreeBSD. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL

Re: Keylogger For FreeBSD

2003-06-17 Thread Marc Wiz
that would let you spy on a tty. I don't remember the ioctl params or name of the ioctl parm but it was there. If it's not in the current source (FreeBSD source) you hopefully should be able to find the BSD sources somewhere on the net. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my

Re: Assigning a PID to a given program?

2003-06-13 Thread Marc Wiz
. If that's the case what about looking for the programs PID in a file? I.e. /var/run ? Worst comes to worst you could pipe ps to grep. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http

Re: Improving FreeBSD NFS performance (esp. directory updates)

2003-05-30 Thread Marc Wiz
option for zeroing out the counters. Time to look at the source :-) Marc (who in a former life and now current life is doing NFS support) -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http