DSM Facility for FreeBSD
http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/ana97/full_papers/souto/paper.html Does anybody know if something similar to this is available for modern FreeBSD/Unix? Preferably something in Userland vs. Kernel. Also, my requirements are significantly more relaxed than a true DSM model (and much more lightweight is preferred).. I really just need synchronized views of data on a "reasonable" effort basis (i.e. it's OK if one client/peer sees slightly older data. Sequence is important though). Hope that makes sense. Thanks, Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
using vgl
I'm trying to do some work based on vgl but it appears that it is tied to syscons and any vgl programs must be started off a console. Is there any way I can start a vgl program from a remote terminal (but have the output be displayed on the local VGA screen) without writing a proxy of some kind? I peeked at the source and there are various syscons related ioctl() calls. Any reason that /dev/io and /dev/mem wasn't used instead? Thanks! Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Re: using vgl
On Sat, Dec 25, 1999 at 01:07:50PM -0500, Brian Fundakowski Feldman wrote: On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Tim Tsai wrote: I'm trying to do some work based on vgl but it appears that it is tied to syscons and any vgl programs must be started off a console. Is there any way I can start a vgl program from a remote terminal (but have the output be displayed on the local VGA screen) without writing a proxy of some kind? Err... why do you want to do that? Even if it's a big program, it should be properly written so that the frontend and backend can be separate and network-transparent, if that's to be its purpose. So the big question is, why aren't you using X11? Because I want to? :-) Okay, this particular FreeBSD box is connected to a scan converter and the output is displayed on my TV. Sitting in front of the console is not real practical literally as the computer is nicely tucked away. It just seems weird to have vgl so tied to syscons when one of the big advantages of Unix has always been remote accessibility. We run more than a dozen FreeBSD machines at work and I've never sit in front a console other than for emergency maintenance. Think about a possible embedded systems project where you might use VGL to display some banners - it would make sense to be able start/stop a vgl program without being in front of the console. X11 is way too big for what I need. I just need some simple VGA graphics on my TV. I suppose I'll end up writing a small console program that can start up my program if no better solution exists. When I said "proxy" I don't mean client/server by any means. I just mean a way to start a console program without being on the console. Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Re: Cool little 100BaseTX switch - they're coming down in price
something like this (which is fine...), but I was wondering how much one has to fork out before you get extra options like a port-mirroring capability... You usually find this capability on managed switches (fairly obvious, since you need a management interface to configure port mirroring). This usually means SNMP capable too. So do your regular search on a managed switch or SNMP capable switch and chances are it will do what you want. Allied Telesyn probably has the lowest price managed switch I've seen but I think Netgear has one too. I am too lazy to dig up information at the moment - let me know if you have trouble finding them. Best bang for the buck category: HP ProCurve 4000M. 40 switched 10/100 ports (that's with the chassis half filled). $1499 (with a $400 HP rebate) from www.warehouse.com. Try not to buy up all the inventory because we're going to need one or two soon. :-) Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Re: Cool little 100BaseTX switch - they're coming down in price
hub. It works fine except that it hangs occasionally (can be reset by power-cycling). Most of these can be attributed to the crappy wall wart they call a power supply. If it's plugged into an UPS or replace it with your own DC power supply they generally hold up a lot better. I have a Netgear FS108 at home (8 port 10/100 switch) and I've found Netgear stuff to be as cheap as I would go and still be reasonably reliable. Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Re: What good PII/PIII Motherboards for FreeBSD and Celeron CPU's
blush I fried two P6 ASUS motherboards this way, sorta along these lines, "hmm, keyboard seems to be dead, maybe try it in this machine" We did the same thing on two Asus P6 MB as well! We replaced the fuse near the keyboard and both motherboards are working perfectly now. Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Re: What good PII/PIII Motherboards for FreeBSD and Celeron CPU's
blush I fried two P6 ASUS motherboards this way, sorta along these lines, hmm, keyboard seems to be dead, maybe try it in this machine We did the same thing on two Asus P6 MB as well! We replaced the fuse near the keyboard and both motherboards are working perfectly now. Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
Re: Any interest in GPS NTP servers ?
On Tue, May 18, 1999 at 11:02:38PM -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote: I am not particularly impressed with Trimble equipment. I think you can probably find something better if you are really interested in it. Also, A Qty 1 cost of $1K is pretty high for a GPS these days. It's certainly overkilled as a timing reference. Look at Garmin (who makes a $99 OEM receiver although I do not know if it's got a 1 PPS output), Canadian Marconi, Motorola, Ashtech, etc. which all make lower cost GPS boards. Look at http://www.navtechgps.com (note that they generally have high prices) for some ideas. Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
