Re: re-attaching STDOUT
Can I re-direct the output of a given command so a specific ttyv on the machine itself from a remote command; ie redirect stdout for a given command to ttyv2 ? sysutils/screen in the ports collection is very convenient for this sort of thing. Sincerely, -Jan Christian Meyer ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: sshd
[...] I can not close myself out with a firewall. I need the access to my system over the internet. Am I right that in this case, only a good password is protecting me? If you have a way of transporting a private key file to wherever you need to log in from (removable media, one last password login, whatever is secure enough for your satisfaction), you can use public-key cryptography and disable password based logins altogether. Take a look at the man pages of ssh-agent, ssh-add, ssh-keygen, and google around a bit - it is not too hard to set up. Cheers, -Jan Christian ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: fdisk/bsdlabel: cannot write to disk
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Norbert Koch wrote: Sysinstall reported that it cannot write to the hard disk. Next I only tried to create a new partition inside an existing slice. The same again. I tried the same manually with fdisk/bsdlabel and the same happens. I tried it in single user mode and even booted FREESBIE. Always the same problem. I must be doing something simple very wrong. But what? What f*cking manual did I not read? man atacontrol? I don't know if your problem is the same as mine, but I recently had a similar issue trying to partition a disk which came up in UDMA100 mode; it wouldn't work until I forced it to UDMA66. I think my problem came from the disk being attached with a less-than-optimal cable, but I haven't researched it further, as I don't need it to be particularly fast. Just a suggestion, though - all standard disclaimers about variations in your mileage apply. Good luck, -Jan Christian ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RTL8139 Carbus Card fails to activate
Greetings! I have a 10/100 fast ethernet carbus card that uses the realtek 8139 chipset that I'd like to use with FreeBSD. I have 5.3-RELEASE installed on a PIII Celeron in a Compaq Presario Laptop. The card is reconized and the rl driver seems to load, but fails to map the card's memory or i/o ports. Here is the appropriate kernel messages: cbb alloc res fail cardbus0: Can't get memory for IO ports cbb alloc res fail re0: couldn't map ports/memory cbb alloc res fail rl0: couldn't map ports/memory cardbus0: network, ethernet at device 0.0 (no driver attached) cbb0: CardBus card activation failed I upgraded my laptop (Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook C4355) to 5.3 this week, and had the same problem. My card started working when i disabled ACPI. I don't have a sufficiently pointy hat to tell you _why_ this happened... It shouldn't be like that, separate parts of the system, mumble grumble, but in the spirit of empirical observation: It Worked For Me. YMMV, disclaimer, small print, etc. I think rl is the one I need. I think you're right. Good luck, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RTL8139 Cardbus Card fails to activate
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Jan Christian Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I upgraded my laptop (Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook C4355) to 5.3 this week, and had the same problem. My card started working when i disabled ACPI. I don't have a sufficiently pointy hat to tell you _why_ this happened... It shouldn't be like that, separate parts of the system, mumble grumble, but in the spirit of empirical observation: It Worked For Me. Separate parts of the system? Hardware discovery and Cardbus? As stated, I'm not deeply into how it all fits together, so I'm observing purely as an end-user. The separate parts I was referring to are the state of ACPI and whether or not the rl driver sets my card up to shovel packets. The network card does not fail without ACPI, and ACPI does not miss the network card when it isn't there. Under 5.1 and 5.2.1, I could switch either of these on and off without the other emitting any distress signals, and there was no problem. Together with the facts that they have separate on/off toggles, and that I perceive them to do different things for me, this makes me consider them functionally independent features, whether or not their implementations are related on a lower level of abstraction. (They apparently _are_ related, as one makes the other fail.) Those seem about as closely related as any two features could be... I don't find this to be obvious at all, but it's good that someone does. May I trouble you to shed some light on the matter, or provide me with a reference? Cheers, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: problems with 'burncd'
On Sun, 28 Nov 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED],com wrote: If anyone knows how I can get 'mkisofs', please reply. You can install it from the ports tree. It's under /usr/ports/sysutils/mkisofs. Cheers, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ad0: WRITE command timeout...
On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Nelis Lamprecht wrote: On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:10:42 +0100 (CET), Are Bryne wrote: After upgrading a computer from FreeBSD 4.8-something to 4.10-RELEASE-p3, I'm getting lots of the following: ad0: WRITE command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting ata0: resetting devices .. done Seen this once before and in my case it was a faulty hard drive cable. [...] It may also be caused by an incorrect DMA setting if memory serves me correct. I've seen these come as symptoms of a worn-out drive. Evidently that's not the only possible cause, but if I were you, I'd back up my stuff as soon as possible. Cheers, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Winmodem (was: no subject)
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, metallarch wrote: I have win modem on my comp. can i use it with freebsd, maybe i have to download some driver? It depends on the chipset of your modem. If it's using a Lucent chip, you may get it working by installing the /usr/ports/comms/ltmdm port. Cheers, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sound problem, help.
[...] so i recompiled with options pcm! I trust that this is *device* pcm you are referring to... [...] when i startx my kde, there is NO sound and it gives me an error says aRts controll error, or aRts server error. Could you please post the entire and exact error message(s) you are getting? Also, what happens if you try to run artsd from a shell? Sincerely, -Jan Christian Meyer ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Terminal Display Size?
[...] I now have a wide screen display, What tool can be used to change the number of characters wide and the number of lines high the terminal will display? Run 'man vidcontrol', be enlightened. Is there also a way to have this new setting to be the default terminal display for all virtual terminals also (i.e. alt+F2 ...). The allscreens_flags variable in /etc/rc.conf sets this. Cheers, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: keyboard history buffer setting
It doesn't work for me when placed in rc.conf, with either a direct command or attempting to use allscreens_flags. I run 5.2.1 myself, but if anything I write is incorrect for 4.10 someone will surely correct me shortly. It looks to me like you've been putting your parameter in the wrong string; as far as I understand, allscreens_flags is sent to vidcontrol, while allscreens_kbdflags goes to kbdcontrol. Putting plain commands into rc.conf is unlikely ever to accomplish much. Peek in /etc/defaults/rc.conf for a lot of interesting stuff which will work, though. If you still need to do shell stuff on startup, slapping together a script and putting it in rc.d is the way to go. The man pages of rc explain the works, and include a template script which you can copy and fill in. Cheers, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Lucent LT modem under FreeBSD
I've read that the proper drivers are in the ports collection, but there's one big problem. The only way I'd be able to access the ports collection is with an internet connection, and to have an internet connection I need the Lucent winmodem drivers for FreeBSD. Someone can probably suggest something more optimal, but FWIW, here's my tedious manual procedure for installing ports without a network connection: 1. Try to compile the port, up to the point where it complains 2. Press Ctrl-C, interrupting the compilation 3. Make a note of the name of the missing file 4. Go to different computer with network connection, carrying floppy or CD-R 5. Download missing file from ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/ 6. Transfer it to /usr/ports/distfiles on target machine using floppy or CD-R 7. Lather, rinse, and repeat from step one until compilation no longer complains For only the ltmdm port (Lucent winmodem driver), this should not be an astonishing amount of work, and afterwards you can install your ports in style like the cool kids do. :) Good luck, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kernel
MYKERNEL is name of the custom kernel. If you want to build a new kernel, you must give it some name, for example MYKERNEL. In handbook you are advised to create a kernel MYKERNEL as a copy of kernel GENERIC: # cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf # cp GENERIC MYKERNEL Then you should edit MYKERNEL and so on as described in handbook. Just to add a little something for flavor, I've found it useful to keep my config file elsewhere and use a symbolic link from /usr/src/sys/i386/conf, i.e. # cd /root # mkdir kernel-config # cd kernel-config # cp /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC ./MYKERNEL # cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf # ln -s /root/kernel-config/MYKERNEL Thus, editing, config and compilation works perfectly by the book, but if I feel like it, I can nuke /usr/src/sys entirely and reinstall the kernel sources without losing the precious customised config file. Of course it is no different from backing up the config file before reinstalling, but I've found it convenient a couple of times when noodling with my kernels. Regards, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MIDI (and audio) on freeBSD
Thanks a lot for answering my question. I tried to instruct KDE to look for some other devices (audio0.0? dsp0.0, 0.1,0.2? There is a lot...). Nothing happened as you have foreseen. The weird thing is that it seems that GNOME sounds: it starts playing some chords, and sounds are associated with some events (clicks, open windows etc.) With KDE, do you get any error message boxes from artsmessage during the Initializing peripherals step on the splash screen, or does it just fail quietly? Also, what happens if you try to run artsd from a shell? Yours sincerely, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MIDI (and audio) on freeBSD
After some troubles, and a Kernel recompilation with the option device pcm, I found in /dev directory lots of devices related to sound. KDE still does not sound at all: it looks for a /dev/dsp device that does not exists; a /dev/dsp0.0 exists instead, but I haven't found the way to instruct KDE to load the right device. Even if /dev/dsp does not appear when you list the contents of /dev, under FBSD 5.X it should still magically appear when something tries to access it, if I've understood correctly. That is how my 5.1-machines behave anyway. With this in mind, something is apparently fishy in your sound system - without being wizardly enough to say what is up, I would not bet on it working out even if you reconfigure the device. If you still want to try, though, you can point the KDE sound system (aRts) to a specific device by enabling the Use custom sound device setting in the KDE control center. It can be found under the Sound I/O tab in Sound Multimedia - Sound System. Good luck, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 5.2.1 can't find sound card
snd_emu10kx.ko has copied to /boot/kernel. Next we rebooted and tried to load the module with kldload snd_emu10kx but it says there is no such file, even though we can see it in /boot/kernel So now what? That should have been kldload /boot/kernel/snd_emu10kx.ko, I imagine... Cheers, -Jan Christian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
