RE: Apache 2.2 + PHP5 + SuExec + (fast-cgi or mod_fcgid)
I am under the impression that suPHP is the better/more secure way of running PHP with Apache. In addition you don't need suEXEC to do so. Am I incorrect in these assumptions? What are the benefits of running PHP as a CGI(if you don't mind me asking) ? Mark -Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Grant Peel Sent: Wednesday, 29 June 2011 2:13 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Apache 2.2 + PHP5 + SuExec + (fast-cgi or mod_fcgid) Hello Everyone, I am researching how to run PHP as CGI with Apache's Suexec module. Up to this point we have been using PHP as an Apache mod, but are looking to move to the more secure solution. I am not sure this is exactly the right list top post to so if anyone knows a better one please let me know :-) I am using FreeBSD (8) as the OS, Apache 2.2, PHP5 with several extensions installed. What I am looking for is to have PHP run as a CGI wrapped with suexec, and to have the fastcgi module, or, mod_fcgid. I have never set this up before so if anyone knows of a usefull 'how-to' that would be great. I have been reading through http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-apache22-fastcgi-php-configuration/ and it seems to have some good hints. Of course, once we get this all figured out, I will post a complete step by set here. TIA, -Grant ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" *** Travelex - www.travelex.com Travelex Outsourcing Pty Limited [Currency Select businesss] is a limited company registered in Australia with company number: 127 747 586. Information in this email including any attachment ('email') is confidential, may be privileged and is intended solely for the addressee. Unauthorised recipients are requested to preserve the confidentiality of this email, advise the sender immediately of any error in transmission, and then delete the email from the recipient's mailbox without making copies. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance upon the contents of this email by unauthorised recipients is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please note that no contracts or commitments may be concluded on behalf of Travelex Outsourcing Pty Limited [Currency Select businesss] or its groups of companies ('Travelex') by means of email, and no statement or representation made in this email is binding on behalf of Travelex. DISCLAIMER: Whilst this message has been scanned for viruses, Travelex disclaims any responsibility or liability for viruses contained therein. It is therefore recommended that all emails should be scanned for viruses. *** ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Dell PowerEdge 1950: MPT0 doesn't recogniz hard drive > 2TB
On a Dell PowerEdge 1950, BIOS from 2007, a freshly installed WD 3 TB SATA 6GB harddrive doesn't get recognized as 3 TB disk, it is reported as 2TB disk only. The box is running FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE (see below the dmesg excerpt). The drive is configured as ZFS pool on top of a GPT partition. I tried the 3 TB harddrive on a FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT box with Intel ICH10R SATA chipset and it worked fine, was reported as 2.7TB drive as expected. I found some postings concerning mptutil not dealing with HD > 2TB, but this issue seems not to be a tool-issue. Questions: a) Is this an issue of FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE or is it a firmware/BIOS issue which can be solved? b) regarding to a), how can I update the BIOS/MPT firmware of the Dell PowerEdge 1950? Is there an option to do this via USB? As I said, the firmware is quite old, it's from 2007. Thanks in advance, Oliver == Copyright (c) 1992-2011 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation. FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE #266 r223622: Tue Jun 28 09:38:38 CEST 2011 r...@thusnelda.geoinf.fu-berlin.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/THUSNELDA amd64 Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5420 @ 2.50GHz (2493.76-MHz K8-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x10676 Family = 6 Model = 17 Stepping = 6 Features=0xbfebfbff Features2=0xce3bd AMD Features=0x20100800 AMD Features2=0x1 TSC: P-state invariant real memory = 17179869184 (16384 MB) avail memory = 16522498048 (15757 MB) ACPI APIC Table: FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 8 CPUs FreeBSD/SMP: 2 package(s) x 4 core(s) cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID: 0 cpu1 (AP): APIC ID: 1 cpu2 (AP): APIC ID: 2 cpu3 (AP): APIC ID: 3 cpu4 (AP): APIC ID: 4 cpu5 (AP): APIC ID: 5 cpu6 (AP): APIC ID: 6 cpu7 (AP): APIC ID: 7 ioapic0: Changing APIC ID to 8 ioapic0 irqs 0-23 on motherboard kbd1 at kbdmux0 cryptosoft0: on motherboard aesni0: No AESNI support. acpi0: on motherboard acpi0: [ITHREAD] acpi0: Power Button (fixed) ipmi0: KCS mode found at io 0xca8 on acpi ipmi0: KCS error: ff Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000 acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x808-0x80b on acpi0 [...] mpt0: port 0xec00-0xecff mem 0xfc4fc000-0xfc4f,0xfc4e-0xfc4e irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci1 mpt0: [ITHREAD] mpt0: MPI Version=1.5.14.0 mpt0: Capabilities: ( RAID-0 RAID-1E RAID-1 ) mpt0: 0 Active Volumes (2 Max) mpt0: 0 Hidden Drive Members (14 Max) [...] ipmi0: IPMI device rev. 0, firmware rev. 2.10, version 2.0 ipmi0: Number of channels 4 ipmi0: Attached watchdog da0 at mpt0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0 da0: Fixed Direct Access SCSI-5 device da0: 300.000MB/s transfers da0: Command Queueing enabled da0: 715404MB (1465149168 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 91201C) da1 at mpt0 bus 0 scbus0 target 1 lun 0 da1: Fixed Direct Access SCSI-5 device da1: 300.000MB/s transfers da1: Command Queueing enabled da1: 2097151MB (4294967295 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 267349C) ses0 at mpt0 bus 0 scbus0 target 8 lun 0 ses0: Fixed Enclosure Services SCSI-5 device ses0: 300.000MB/s transfers ses0: SCSI-3 SES Device cd0 at ata0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 0SMP: AP CPU #3 Launched! cd0: Removable CD-ROM SCSI-0 device cd0: 33.300MB/s transfers (UDMA2, ATAPI 12bytes, PIO 65534bytes) cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present - tray closed SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched! SMP: AP CPU #2 Launched! SMP: AP CPU #7 Launched! SMP: AP CPU #4 Launched! SMP: AP CPU #6 Launched! SMP: AP CPU #5 Launched! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Apache 2.2 + PHP5 + SuExec + (fast-cgi or mod_fcgid)
*fast* cgi , which as the name implies, is erm, fast ;) See, only apache has PHP as a module. Other web servers such as nginx or lighttpd use a fastcgi process. This has several advantages: - you'll no longer see apache exit with (quote) a "signal 11, core dumped" because of lousy php code / errors. - you can use different php config files for different vhosts - php fcgi is faster - you can use process accounting to check the processing time consumed individually by your web server , and your PHP processes - you will slightly reduce the size of your apache processes, since they'll no longer load mod_php On 6/29/11 8:31 AM, Van Der Meulen, Mark wrote: > I am under the impression that suPHP is the better/more secure way of > running PHP with Apache. In addition you don't need suEXEC to do so. Am > I incorrect in these assumptions? What are the benefits of running PHP > as a CGI(if you don't mind me asking) ? > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Grant Peel > Sent: Wednesday, 29 June 2011 2:13 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Apache 2.2 + PHP5 + SuExec + (fast-cgi or mod_fcgid) > > Hello Everyone, > > I am researching how to run PHP as CGI with Apache's Suexec module. Up > to > this point we have been using PHP as an Apache mod, but are looking to > move > to the more secure solution. > > I am not sure this is exactly the right list top post to so if anyone > knows > a better one please let me know :-) > > I am using FreeBSD (8) as the OS, Apache 2.2, PHP5 with several > extensions > installed. > > What I am looking for is to have PHP run as a CGI wrapped with suexec, > and > to have the fastcgi module, or, mod_fcgid. I have never set this up > before > so if anyone knows of a usefull 'how-to' that would be great. I have > been > reading through > http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-apache22-fastcgi-php-configuration/ > and > it seems to have some good hints. > > Of course, once we get this all figured out, I will post a complete step > by > set here. > > TIA, > > -Grant > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > *** > Travelex - www.travelex.com > > Travelex Outsourcing Pty Limited [Currency Select businesss] is a limited > company registered in Australia with company number: 127 747 586. > > Information in this email including any attachment ('email') is confidential, > may be privileged and is intended solely for the addressee. Unauthorised > recipients are requested to preserve the confidentiality of this email, > advise > the sender immediately of any error in transmission, and then delete the email > from the recipient's mailbox without making copies. Any disclosure, copying, > distribution or action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance upon the > contents of this email by unauthorised recipients is prohibited and may be > unlawful. > > Please note that no contracts or commitments may be concluded on behalf of > Travelex Outsourcing Pty Limited [Currency Select businesss] or its groups of > companies ('Travelex') by means of email, and no statement or representation > made in this email is binding on > behalf of Travelex. > > DISCLAIMER: Whilst this message has been scanned for viruses, Travelex > disclaims any responsibility or liability for viruses contained therein. It > is > therefore recommended that all emails should be scanned for viruses. > *** > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
clean up compat/pkg
Hi all After some time with portupgrade I've got 1.5 Go files in /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg how can I clean up this directory (and not making my BSD broken...;-) ). Regards. JAS -- Albert SHIH DIO batiment 15 Observatoire de Paris Meudon 5 Place Jules Janssen 92195 Meudon Cedex Téléphone : 01 45 07 76 26/06 86 69 95 71 Heure local/Local time: mer 29 jui 2011 10:27:55 CEST ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Dell PowerEdge 1950: MPT0 doesn't recogniz hard drive > 2TB
On 6/29/11 9:58 AM, O. Hartmann wrote: > On a Dell PowerEdge 1950, BIOS from 2007, a freshly installed WD 3 TB > SATA 6GB harddrive doesn't get recognized as 3 TB disk, it is reported > as 2TB disk only. > I almost stopped reading at "BIOS from 2007". You should definitely upgrade the BIOS before barging in and saying you've got a problem ;) > The box is running FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE (see below the dmesg excerpt). The > drive is configured as ZFS pool on top of a GPT partition. > > I tried the 3 TB harddrive on a FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT box with Intel > ICH10R SATA chipset and it worked fine, was reported as 2.7TB drive as > expected. > Was the drive handled by mpt too, or by mps ? > I found some postings concerning mptutil not dealing with HD > 2TB, but > this issue seems not to be a tool-issue. > > Questions: > a) Is this an issue of FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE or is it a firmware/BIOS issue > which can be solved? > Let's see you update the firmware and tell us ;) > b) regarding to a), how can I update the BIOS/MPT firmware of the Dell > PowerEdge 1950? Is there an option to do this via USB? As I said, the > firmware is quite old, it's from 2007. > Usually, this is done using dell's ISO image. You can either do that directly in front of the server, or remotely with dell's DRAC and by using virtual media. Keep in mind that virtual media might or might not be supported by your DRAC firmware version. If you can't use the virtual media, you may also boot dell's ISO via PXE. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Dell PowerEdge 1950: MPT0 doesn't recogniz hard drive > 2TB
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 09:58:02AM +0200, O. Hartmann wrote: > On a Dell PowerEdge 1950, BIOS from 2007, a freshly installed WD 3 > TB SATA 6GB harddrive doesn't get recognized as 3 TB disk, it is > reported as 2TB disk only. > > The box is running FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE (see below the dmesg excerpt). > The drive is configured as ZFS pool on top of a GPT partition. > > I tried the 3 TB harddrive on a FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT box with Intel > ICH10R SATA chipset and it worked fine, was reported as 2.7TB drive > as expected. > > I found some postings concerning mptutil not dealing with HD > 2TB, > but this issue seems not to be a tool-issue. > > Questions: > a) Is this an issue of FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE or is it a firmware/BIOS > issue which can be solved? > > b) regarding to a), how can I update the BIOS/MPT firmware of the > Dell PowerEdge 1950? Is there an option to do this via USB? As I > said, the firmware is quite old, it's from 2007. The answer is here: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/147572 -- | Jeremy Chadwickjdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, US | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP 4BD6C0CB | ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: monitoring changes in SVN branches
On 06/28/2011 09:13 PM, Matthias Apitz wrote: Is there some tool (in the ports) to watch if changes done in one of SVN branches are also incorporated into other branches? Since version 1.5 SVN records this information in the mergeinfo property, see [1] and [2]. Writing a script that reads this property shouldn't be too hard. [1] http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.branchmerge.basicmerging.html#svn.branchmerge.basicmerging.mergeinfo [2] http://www.collab.net/community/subversion/articles/merge-info.html Regards, Simon ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: clean up compat/pkg
Dne 29.6.2011 10:31, Albert Shih napsal(a): Hi all After some time with portupgrade I've got 1.5 Go files in /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg how can I clean up this directory (and not making my BSD broken...;-) ). Regards. JAS see man portslean - it mentions sysutils/libchk BR Oli ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: I have a error in freebsd 8.2, an internal system error has ocurred
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 10:33:06AM -0500, Edgar Rodolfo wrote: > > Hi guys!, i am new on freebsd, but i had installed freebsd 8.2 with > graphical interface (gnome), i was very happy, but suddendly i saw a > message, exactly the message said: > we were not expecting has ocurred ..., look the photo, i don't > understand exactly, 30 min the message appears, is dangerous the > message? > > http://subefotos.com/ver/?46893c74c902254a3d7789bb38a6b457o.png It's not clear from that picture which application is causing the error. My guess is that it's Gnome but you have to narrow it down by running just the desktop and no applications to see if it still occurs. If it does, your best bet is to post to gnome@ and maybe they'll be able to identify your problem. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html pgpny7ksamaHM.pgp Description: PGP signature
Opinion on using AMD Phenom II x6 1090t with Gigabyte 890BPA-UD3H and 8GB DDR-3 as a WebServer.
I just saw this box that is being promoted as a gaming machine at a great price and am considering it as a web-server. In addition to having no information on the CPU as a server lack of comfort with 6 cores and memory 8GB of memory that I am having a problem with. I am not a gamer but I have always assumed that a gaming machine needs the most aggressive hardware. I have also seen this processor with 12 GB rather than 8 which, in my ignorance sounds better. Any opinions and guidance are appreciated. Thanks, ed I will be running 9.0 on this as I am already doing on one of my web-servers. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Opinion on using AMD Phenom II x6 1090t with Gigabyte 890BPA-UD3H and 8GB DDR-3 as a WebServer.
On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:31:05 -0500, wrote: In addition to having no information on the CPU as a server lack of comfort with 6 cores and memory 8GB of memory that I am having a problem with. I am not a gamer but I have always assumed that a gaming machine needs the most aggressive hardware. I have also seen this processor with 12 GB rather than 8 which, in my ignorance sounds better. I have /basically/ the same machine at home I use as my FreeBSD and occasionally gaming machine with 12GB of RAM. It runs FreeBSD *very* well. If you care a lot about stability though the downside is that it's not server class hardware, no ECC RAM, etc. But for a machine with a lot of cores and memory -- have at it! Cheers, Mark ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Dell PowerEdge 1950 with LSI SAS1068E/aka DeLL SAS-6 HBA: howto update firmware with FreeBSD?
We run a Dell PowerEdge 1950 Server which is equipted with a LSI Logic LSISAS1068E SAS HBA, branded as a Dell SAS-6 HBA (MPT). The firmware is dated to 2007 and is not capable of handling hard disks larger than 2 TB. We got now a 3 TB SATA harddrive (WD WD30EZRX) which doesn't get recognized properly and is traeted as a 2TB disk. I found at Dell's website a proper firmware for this type of SAS controller, but I wasn't able to flash a new firmware (firmware found at http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&deviceid=13856&libid=46&releaseid=R197383&vercnt=3&formatcnt=0&SystemID=PWE_1950&servicetag=&os=WNET&osl=en&catid=-1&dateid=-1&typeid=-1&formatid=-1&impid=-1&checkFormat=true). This fails. The windows alternative is not applicable, how should it ... A FreeDOS solution - like LSI Logic offers - is obviously not in sight at Dell, the offer a RedHat only solution. I tried with a FedoraLive CD (Fedora15, 64Bit), but the process fails either with a non-found builVer.sh-error or, when using a emergency-Linux CD like Knoppix 6.4.4 (famous in Germany), it's missing some utilities (rpm, stty or whatsoever). So, I'm floating like a dead man in the water, having a full old 2 TB harddrive, an exchange 3TB harddrive which is recognized as 2 TB harddrive and no chance to update the controller's firmware. Is anybody out here with a solution under FreeBSD? The box is running FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE with a most recent buildworld. Thanks in advance, Oliver P.S. Please CC me, I'm not subscribing list "questions". ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Opinion on using AMD Phenom II x6 1090t with Gigabyte 890BPA-UD3H and 8GB DDR-3 as a WebServer.
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Mark Felder wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:31:05 -0500, wrote: > >> In addition to having no information on the CPU as a server lack of >> comfort with 6 cores and memory 8GB of memory that I am having a problem >> with. I am not a gamer but I have always assumed that a gaming machine >> needs the most aggressive hardware. I have also seen this processor with 12 >> GB rather than 8 which, in my ignorance sounds better. > > I have /basically/ the same machine at home I use as my FreeBSD and > occasionally gaming machine with 12GB of RAM. It runs FreeBSD *very* well. > If you care a lot about stability though the downside is that it's not > server class hardware, no ECC RAM, etc. But for a machine with a lot of > cores and memory -- have at it! > > > Cheers, > > > Mark Thanks, Mark. I see you have 12G. I'm totally ignorant on the distribution of memory for the 6 cores if there is such a thing. Is it advantageous to have a multiple of 6 when ordering memory? (12, 18, 24) As far as stability is concerned for a webserver, I don't see it as a major concern. I'm sure some of my older machines of the last 15 years were less stable even though they all had ECC, raid, etc. Please correct me if I am wrong. My perspective from Mexico, I'm sure is very different than if I were in the US or Europe, etc. Thanks, ed ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Dell PowerEdge 1950: MPT0 doesn't recogniz hard drive > 2TB
2011/6/29 O. Hartmann > Questions: > a) Is this an issue of FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE or is it a firmware/BIOS issue > which can be solved? > Hi Oliver, Neither, unfortunately. The 1068E based cards do not support drives over 2TB. See here: http://kb.lsi.com/KnowledgebaseArticle16399.aspx -- Joshua Boyd E-mail: boy...@jbip.net http://www.jbip.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: Opinion on using AMD Phenom II x6 1090t with Gigabyte 890BPA-UD3H and 8GB DDR-3 as a WebServer.
Of course it depends on your apps, but unless you're doing some HUGE number of connections, or your apps are "not good", this will be MORE than enough RAM and CPU. Yes, generally speaking "more" of something is always better, in fact our government seems to think more debt is better than less. However, if you're web apps only need xGB of RAM and y MIPS; what benefit is it to have n * x RAM and n * y MIPS? Maybe turn this into a virtual host and make some use of that hardware, or just be happy using it at 5% capacity. G -Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of eculp Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 7:31 AM To: freebsd-questions Subject: Opinion on using AMD Phenom II x6 1090t with Gigabyte 890BPA-UD3H and 8GB DDR-3 as a WebServer. I just saw this box that is being promoted as a gaming machine at a great price and am considering it as a web-server. In addition to having no information on the CPU as a server lack of comfort with 6 cores and memory 8GB of memory that I am having a problem with. I am not a gamer but I have always assumed that a gaming machine needs the most aggressive hardware. I have also seen this processor with 12 GB rather than 8 which, in my ignorance sounds better. Any opinions and guidance are appreciated. Thanks, ed I will be running 9.0 on this as I am already doing on one of my web-servers. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended recipient and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this email and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email and delete this email from your system." ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Opinion on using AMD Phenom II x6 1090t with Gigabyte 890BPA-UD3H and 8GB DDR-3 as a WebServer.
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Gary Gatten wrote: > Of course it depends on your apps, but unless you're doing some HUGE number > of connections, or your apps are "not good", this will be MORE than > enough RAM and CPU. > > Yes, generally speaking "more" of something is always better, in fact our > government seems to think more debt is better than less. However, if you're > web apps only need xGB of RAM and y MIPS; what benefit is it to have n * x > RAM and n * y MIPS? > > Maybe turn this into a virtual host and make some use of that hardware, or > just be happy using it at 5% capacity. > > G Thanks Gary. I've been thinking about the virtual host idea and have some extra IP's so that might be fun. Traditionally when I renovate one may personal servers, I have them running at 5-20% capacity and within a year, I usually have figured out ways to put most all to use. The price difference between a minimal design and something like this usually not significant. So this is sounding more and more like a go. Have a great day, ed > > -Original Message- > From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of eculp > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 7:31 AM > To: freebsd-questions > Subject: Opinion on using AMD Phenom II x6 1090t with Gigabyte 890BPA-UD3H > and 8GB DDR-3 as a WebServer. > > I just saw this box that is being promoted as a gaming machine at a > great price and am considering it as a web-server. > > In addition to having no information on the CPU as a server lack of > comfort with 6 cores and memory 8GB of memory that I am having a > problem with. I am not a gamer but I have always assumed that a > gaming machine needs the most aggressive hardware. I have also seen > this processor with 12 GB rather than 8 which, in my ignorance sounds > better. > > Any opinions and guidance are appreciated. > > Thanks, > > ed > > I will be running 9.0 on this as I am already doing on one of my web-servers. > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended recipient > and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this email > and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by > return email and delete this email from your system." > > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: Opinion on using AMD Phenom II x6 1090t with Gigabyte 890BPA-UD3H and 8GB DDR-3 as a WebServer.
Gary Gatten writes: > Yes, generally speaking "more" of something is always better, in > fact our government seems to think more debt is better than less. > However, if you're web apps only need xGB of RAM and y MIPS; what > benefit is it to have n * x RAM and n * y MIPS? It is my understanding surplus RAM will be allocated to file-caching. Whether this benefits your particular application set I would have no idea. Respectfully, Robert Huff ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Apache 2.2 + PHP5 + SuExec + (fast-cgi or mod_fcgid)
Should I be using suPHP then instead of the formentioned suexec/mod_fcgid ? -Grant -Original Message- From: Damien Fleuriot Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:25 AM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Apache 2.2 + PHP5 + SuExec + (fast-cgi or mod_fcgid) *fast* cgi , which as the name implies, is erm, fast ;) See, only apache has PHP as a module. Other web servers such as nginx or lighttpd use a fastcgi process. This has several advantages: - you'll no longer see apache exit with (quote) a "signal 11, core dumped" because of lousy php code / errors. - you can use different php config files for different vhosts - php fcgi is faster - you can use process accounting to check the processing time consumed individually by your web server , and your PHP processes - you will slightly reduce the size of your apache processes, since they'll no longer load mod_php On 6/29/11 8:31 AM, Van Der Meulen, Mark wrote: I am under the impression that suPHP is the better/more secure way of running PHP with Apache. In addition you don't need suEXEC to do so. Am I incorrect in these assumptions? What are the benefits of running PHP as a CGI(if you don't mind me asking) ? Mark -Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Grant Peel Sent: Wednesday, 29 June 2011 2:13 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Apache 2.2 + PHP5 + SuExec + (fast-cgi or mod_fcgid) Hello Everyone, I am researching how to run PHP as CGI with Apache's Suexec module. Up to this point we have been using PHP as an Apache mod, but are looking to move to the more secure solution. I am not sure this is exactly the right list top post to so if anyone knows a better one please let me know :-) I am using FreeBSD (8) as the OS, Apache 2.2, PHP5 with several extensions installed. What I am looking for is to have PHP run as a CGI wrapped with suexec, and to have the fastcgi module, or, mod_fcgid. I have never set this up before so if anyone knows of a usefull 'how-to' that would be great. I have been reading through http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-apache22-fastcgi-php-configuration/ and it seems to have some good hints. Of course, once we get this all figured out, I will post a complete step by set here. TIA, -Grant ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" *** Travelex - www.travelex.com Travelex Outsourcing Pty Limited [Currency Select businesss] is a limited company registered in Australia with company number: 127 747 586. Information in this email including any attachment ('email') is confidential, may be privileged and is intended solely for the addressee. Unauthorised recipients are requested to preserve the confidentiality of this email, advise the sender immediately of any error in transmission, and then delete the email from the recipient's mailbox without making copies. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance upon the contents of this email by unauthorised recipients is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please note that no contracts or commitments may be concluded on behalf of Travelex Outsourcing Pty Limited [Currency Select businesss] or its groups of companies ('Travelex') by means of email, and no statement or representation made in this email is binding on behalf of Travelex. DISCLAIMER: Whilst this message has been scanned for viruses, Travelex disclaims any responsibility or liability for viruses contained therein. It is therefore recommended that all emails should be scanned for viruses. *** ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Apache 2.2 + PHP5 + SuExec + (fast-cgi or mod_fcgid)
I would guess so, however I have no experience with fcgi on apache, I only run it with nginx and lighttpd servers. On 6/29/11 6:04 PM, Grant Peel wrote: > Should I be using suPHP then instead of the formentioned suexec/mod_fcgid ? > > -Grant > > -Original Message- From: Damien Fleuriot > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:25 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Apache 2.2 + PHP5 + SuExec + (fast-cgi or mod_fcgid) > > *fast* cgi , which as the name implies, is erm, fast ;) > > See, only apache has PHP as a module. > > Other web servers such as nginx or lighttpd use a fastcgi process. > > This has several advantages: > > - you'll no longer see apache exit with (quote) a "signal 11, core > dumped" because of lousy php code / errors. > - you can use different php config files for different vhosts > - php fcgi is faster > - you can use process accounting to check the processing time consumed > individually by your web server , and your PHP processes > - you will slightly reduce the size of your apache processes, since > they'll no longer load mod_php > > > > On 6/29/11 8:31 AM, Van Der Meulen, Mark wrote: >> I am under the impression that suPHP is the better/more secure way of >> running PHP with Apache. In addition you don't need suEXEC to do so. Am >> I incorrect in these assumptions? What are the benefits of running PHP >> as a CGI(if you don't mind me asking) ? >> >> Mark >> >> -Original Message- >> From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Grant Peel >> Sent: Wednesday, 29 June 2011 2:13 PM >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Apache 2.2 + PHP5 + SuExec + (fast-cgi or mod_fcgid) >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I am researching how to run PHP as CGI with Apache's Suexec module. Up >> to >> this point we have been using PHP as an Apache mod, but are looking to >> move >> to the more secure solution. >> >> I am not sure this is exactly the right list top post to so if anyone >> knows >> a better one please let me know :-) >> >> I am using FreeBSD (8) as the OS, Apache 2.2, PHP5 with several >> extensions >> installed. >> >> What I am looking for is to have PHP run as a CGI wrapped with suexec, >> and >> to have the fastcgi module, or, mod_fcgid. I have never set this up >> before >> so if anyone knows of a usefull 'how-to' that would be great. I have >> been >> reading through >> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-apache22-fastcgi-php-configuration/ >> and >> it seems to have some good hints. >> >> Of course, once we get this all figured out, I will post a complete step >> by >> set here. >> >> TIA, >> >> -Grant >> >> ___ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" >> *** >> >> Travelex - www.travelex.com >> >> Travelex Outsourcing Pty Limited [Currency Select businesss] is a >> limited company registered in Australia with company number: 127 747 586. >> >> Information in this email including any attachment ('email') is >> confidential, >> may be privileged and is intended solely for the addressee. Unauthorised >> recipients are requested to preserve the confidentiality of this >> email, advise >> the sender immediately of any error in transmission, and then delete >> the email >> from the recipient's mailbox without making copies. Any disclosure, >> copying, >> distribution or action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance upon >> the >> contents of this email by unauthorised recipients is prohibited and >> may be >> unlawful. >> >> Please note that no contracts or commitments may be concluded on >> behalf of Travelex Outsourcing Pty Limited [Currency Select businesss] >> or its groups of companies ('Travelex') by means of email, and no >> statement or representation made in this email is binding on >> behalf of Travelex. >> >> DISCLAIMER: Whilst this message has been scanned for viruses, Travelex >> disclaims any responsibility or liability for viruses contained >> therein. It is >> therefore recommended that all emails should be scanned for viruses. >> *** >> >> >> ___ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailma
Question about NIC link state initialization
I have a handful of systems running FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE. An occaisional fat-finger in /etc/fstab may cause one to end up in single-user mode from time to time. This would normally not be a problem, but some of these systems have a LOM (lights-out management) controller which shares the system's on-board NICs. This works great 99% of the time, but when the system drops out of init(8) and into single-user mode, the links on the interfaces never come up, and therefore the LOM becomes inaccessible. Cue remote-hands at the facility to help us remedy the problem. I've been playing around with this configuration on a local system, and I've noticed that once at a single-user shell, all one has to do is run ifconfig to cause the NIC's links to come up. You don't even have to specify the interface, nor do you have to specify "up". As soon as I hit enter, ifconfig prints the typical interface summary - intermingled in with this are the bold kernel log messages stating "bce0: link state changed to UP" and "bce1: link state changed to UP". So, my question is - why do we have to run ifconfig(8) to bring the links up on the attached interfaces? Shouldn't they come up after the driver discovers and initializes the devices? Keep in mind that I don't even have to pass any arguments (such as "up") to ifconfig. Furthermore, the behavior is exactly the same for bce(4) and em(4). Short of patching init(8) (or perhaps the NIC drivers?), I don't see another way for me to ensure the links come up even when the system drops into single-user mode on boot. - Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
OpenNMS under FreeBSD?
I am looking at OpenNMS under FreeBSD but it isn't in the ports tree although there are various discussions of OpenNMS under FreeBSD. Is there a reason why OpenNMS isn't in the ports tree, such as it doesn't port, no one is willing to step up as a maintainer, or there are licensing issues? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
mountroot
I'm a little desperade. I installed a mirrored ZFS freebsd system in a VM the other day and all went well. Now I did the same procedure on a real systrem with two drives and I can't get the system to boot properly. Everytime it halts at the mountroot prompt. If I manually put zfs:zroot at the prompt the system boots to the login screen. I checked the /etc/rc.conf and the /boot/loader.conf for syntax errors but all seems well. What on earth can be the cause of this behaviour? What do I check? Help? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: mountroot
On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:42+0200, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > I'm a little desperade. I installed a mirrored ZFS freebsd system in > a VM the other day and all went well. Now I did the same procedure > on a real systrem with two drives and I can't get the system to boot > properly. Everytime it halts at the mountroot prompt. If I manually > put zfs:zroot at the prompt the system boots to the login screen. I > checked the /etc/rc.conf and the /boot/loader.conf for syntax errors > but all seems well. What on earth can be the cause of this > behaviour? What do I check? Help? Have you specified a bootfs? E.g.: zpool set bootfs=zroot zroot -- -- Trond Endrestøl | trond.endres...@fagskolen.gjovik.no ACM, NAS, NUUG, SAGE, USENIX |FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE & Alpine 2.00___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: mountroot
Op 29-6-2011 21:15, Trond Endrestøl schreef: On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:42+0200, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: I'm a little desperade. I installed a mirrored ZFS freebsd system in a VM the other day and all went well. Now I did the same procedure on a real systrem with two drives and I can't get the system to boot properly. Everytime it halts at the mountroot prompt. If I manually put zfs:zroot at the prompt the system boots to the login screen. I checked the /etc/rc.conf and the /boot/loader.conf for syntax errors but all seems well. What on earth can be the cause of this behaviour? What do I check? Help? Have you specified a bootfs? E.g.: zpool set bootfs=zroot zroot Yes, I did. And just did it again. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: mountroot
On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:18+0200, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > Op 29-6-2011 21:15, Trond Endrestøl schreef: > > On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:42+0200, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > > > > > I'm a little desperade. I installed a mirrored ZFS freebsd system in > > > a VM the other day and all went well. Now I did the same procedure > > > on a real systrem with two drives and I can't get the system to boot > > > properly. Everytime it halts at the mountroot prompt. If I manually > > > put zfs:zroot at the prompt the system boots to the login screen. I > > > checked the /etc/rc.conf and the /boot/loader.conf for syntax errors > > > but all seems well. What on earth can be the cause of this > > > behaviour? What do I check? Help? > > Have you specified a bootfs? > > > > E.g.: > > > >zpool set bootfs=zroot zroot > > Yes, I did. And just did it again. Please post your /boot/loader.conf. -- -- Trond Endrestøl | trond.endres...@fagskolen.gjovik.no ACM, NAS, NUUG, SAGE, USENIX |FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE & Alpine 2.00___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: mountroot
Op 29-6-2011 21:19, Trond Endrestøl schreef: On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:18+0200, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: Op 29-6-2011 21:15, Trond Endrestøl schreef: On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:42+0200, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: I'm a little desperade. I installed a mirrored ZFS freebsd system in a VM the other day and all went well. Now I did the same procedure on a real systrem with two drives and I can't get the system to boot properly. Everytime it halts at the mountroot prompt. If I manually put zfs:zroot at the prompt the system boots to the login screen. I checked the /etc/rc.conf and the /boot/loader.conf for syntax errors but all seems well. What on earth can be the cause of this behaviour? What do I check? Help? Have you specified a bootfs? E.g.: zpool set bootfs=zroot zroot Yes, I did. And just did it again. Please post your /boot/loader.conf. And did it again (zpool set bootfs=zroot zroot) ; rebooted and finally the system boots up. So, problem solved. Posts arfe being fetched. Thanks. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Wine-fbsd64 updated to 1.3.23 (32bit Wine for 64bit FreeBSD)
Hi, Packages for wine-fbsd64-1.3.23 have been uploaded to mediafire [1]. The package now contains support for XInput2, fixing mouse warp, and is based on PR ports/158406. This release fixes installation of MS Office 2007 compared to 1.3.21 (previous package available). nVidia uses should rerun patch-wine-nvidia.sh after updating wine. Regards, David [1] http://www.mediafire.com/wine_fbsd64 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
zfs tuning
I would welcome some advise on zfs tuning. Coming from solaris I need this info. The system only has 2MB of ram. No problems running solaris11 in it so far so FreeBSD should do just fine too, but who can suggest some settings for: vm.kmem_size vm.kmem_size_max vfs.zfs.arc_max vfs.zfs.vdev.cache.size Mind you, it's for a 2MB FreeBSD-8.2 system; no X; serving mail, web, dns ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: zfs tuning
2 "Mega" Bytes? Surely that's a typo, but is it 200MB? 2GB? Those that know ZFS will want to know the primary use / load of this system. G -Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Dick Hoogendijk Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:42 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: zfs tuning I would welcome some advise on zfs tuning. Coming from solaris I need this info. The system only has 2MB of ram. No problems running solaris11 in it so far so FreeBSD should do just fine too, but who can suggest some settings for: vm.kmem_size vm.kmem_size_max vfs.zfs.arc_max vfs.zfs.vdev.cache.size Mind you, it's for a 2MB FreeBSD-8.2 system; no X; serving mail, web, dns ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended recipient and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this email and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email and delete this email from your system." ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: mountroot
On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: Op 29-6-2011 21:19, Trond Endrestøl schreef: On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:18+0200, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: Op 29-6-2011 21:15, Trond Endrestøl schreef: On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:42+0200, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: I'm a little desperade. I installed a mirrored ZFS freebsd system in a VM the other day and all went well. Now I did the same procedure on a real systrem with two drives and I can't get the system to boot properly. Everytime it halts at the mountroot prompt. If I manually put zfs:zroot at the prompt the system boots to the login screen. I checked the /etc/rc.conf and the /boot/loader.conf for syntax errors but all seems well. What on earth can be the cause of this behaviour? What do I check? Help? Have you specified a bootfs? E.g.: zpool set bootfs=zroot zroot Yes, I did. And just did it again. Please post your /boot/loader.conf. And did it again (zpool set bootfs=zroot zroot) ; rebooted and finally the system boots up. So, problem solved. Posts arfe being fetched. Thanks. If it's a timeout problem, there's kern.cam.boot_delay=1.___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Attempting to get an X11 server running
FreeBSD 8.2 packages: packages-8.2-release amd64 ATI Rage XL Dell ST2220T (1920x1080) "Xorg -configure" generates an xorg.conf file that somehow puts it into 1280x1024 mode and the monitor refuses to use it. I haven't found a way to get the full modeline info for whatever it is actually putting out. xdpyinfo just gives the resolution, not the timing data. I have not found a way to force it to use a modeline of my choosing, it appariently just ignores modelines added to the config file. "Xorg" puts it into 1400x1050 and the monitor accepts it. I can start a window manager and start an xterm window (from another terminal). But it does not listen to the keyboard or mouse. dbus seems to run ok, no errors observed. hald starts up but complains and dies: hald[61843]: 13:03:42.634 [E] ck-tracker.c:376: Error doing GetSeats on ConsoleKit: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit was not provided by any .service files hald[61843]: 13:03:42.634 [E] ck-tracker.c:820: Could not get seats and sessions hald[61843]: 13:03:42.634 [W] hald_dbus.c:5881: Could not initialize seats and sessions from ConsoleKit google found http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?p=27601 which suggests using moused instead of hald. moused runs, but I think I have to get Xorg to use a config file to set Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" Option "AutoAddDevices" "off" so that it will work without hald. Question 1: why does "Xorg -configure" create a config file that doesn't work the same way as just running "Xorg" ? Question 2: how do I get a usable config file? Question 3: how do I get complete modeline info for what it is currently running? Question 4: how do I force it to use a specific modeline? Question 5: how do I get hald to work? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Attempting to get an X11 server running
2011-06-30 02:12, Dieter BSD skrev: FreeBSD 8.2 packages: packages-8.2-release amd64 ATI Rage XL Dell ST2220T (1920x1080) "Xorg -configure" generates an xorg.conf file that somehow puts it into 1280x1024 mode and the monitor refuses to use it. I haven't found a way to get the full modeline info for whatever it is actually putting out. xdpyinfo just gives the resolution, not the timing data. I have not found a way to force it to use a modeline of my choosing, it appariently just ignores modelines added to the config file. Q1: how do you start X? Q2: Have you tried to start X without a config file? Q3: Do you have consolekit installed? "Xorg" puts it into 1400x1050 and the monitor accepts it. I can start a window manager and start an xterm window (from another terminal). But it does not listen to the keyboard or mouse. dbus seems to run ok, no errors observed. hald starts up but complains and dies: hald[61843]: 13:03:42.634 [E] ck-tracker.c:376: Error doing GetSeats on ConsoleKit: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit was not provided by any .service files hald[61843]: 13:03:42.634 [E] ck-tracker.c:820: Could not get seats and sessions hald[61843]: 13:03:42.634 [W] hald_dbus.c:5881: Could not initialize seats and sessions from ConsoleKit google found http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?p=27601 which suggests using moused instead of hald. moused runs, but I think I have to get Xorg to use a config file to set Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" Option "AutoAddDevices" "off" so that it will work without hald. Question 1: why does "Xorg -configure" create a config file that doesn't work the same way as just running "Xorg" ? Question 2: how do I get a usable config file? Question 3: how do I get complete modeline info for what it is currently running? Question 4: how do I force it to use a specific modeline? Question 5: how do I get hald to work? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: mountroot
2011/6/29 Warren Block > On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > > Op 29-6-2011 21:19, Trond Endrestøl schreef: >> >>> On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:18+0200, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: >>> >>> Op 29-6-2011 21:15, Trond Endrestøl schreef: > On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:42+0200, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > > I'm a little desperade. I installed a mirrored ZFS freebsd system in >> a VM the other day and all went well. Now I did the same procedure >> on a real systrem with two drives and I can't get the system to boot >> properly. Everytime it halts at the mountroot prompt. If I manually >> put zfs:zroot at the prompt the system boots to the login screen. I >> checked the /etc/rc.conf and the /boot/loader.conf for syntax errors >> but all seems well. What on earth can be the cause of this >> behaviour? What do I check? Help? >> > Have you specified a bootfs? > > E.g.: > >zpool set bootfs=zroot zroot > Yes, I did. And just did it again. >>> Please post your /boot/loader.conf. >>> >>> And did it again (zpool set bootfs=zroot zroot) ; rebooted and finally >> the system boots up. >> So, problem solved. Posts arfe being fetched. Thanks. >> > > If it's a timeout problem, there's kern.cam.boot_delay=1. > +1 for kern.cam.boot_delay=1. I had the same problem and that setting fixed it for me. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Opinion on using AMD Phenom II x6 1090t with Gigabyte 890BPA-UD3H and 8GB DDR-3 as a WebServer.
On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:47:09 -0500, Edwin L. Culp W. wrote: > The price difference between a minimal design and something like this > usually not significant. So this is sounding more and more like a go. Allow me a short addition: Gaming machines usually put no emphasize on energy efficiency. This means power consumption of several hundred Watts, up to more than 1000, is quite possible. Keep in mind that _running_ a machine also adds up to the price - see TCO. Especially CPUs and GPU are cost-intensive, but hard disks also seem to be. For use as a server, it's typical to assume that the machine will run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as long as it fails. You can easily calculate those costs and put them into relation with older systems that "only" consume 150 Watts. :-) But aside, I agree with the suggestion of utilizing the "95% unused system capacity" for virtual hosts or other means. Make the system more efficient than a light bulb. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: OpenNMS under FreeBSD?
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Dennis Glatting wrote: > I am looking at OpenNMS under FreeBSD but it isn't in the ports tree > although there are various discussions of OpenNMS under FreeBSD. > > Is there a reason why OpenNMS isn't in the ports tree, such as it doesn't > port, no one is willing to step up as a maintainer, or there are licensing > issues? > There is a port here, created by Sevan Janiyan: http://www.geeklan.co.uk/files/opennms/ I don't know whether or not it's been submitted to ports yet, but I'd be interested to see if you get it up and running. Report back with your findings! -Brandon ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
PID 11 using 400% CPU
Hello All, I have a strange problem with my 8.1 box. After booting, the hard disk goes into a full-speed never-ending spin. 'ps waux' always shows pid 11 as taking 400% CPU utilization : /root # ps -up 11 USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND root11 400.0 0.0 032 ?? RL7:22PM 166:35.46 [idle] I have tried multiple tweaks to resolve this - all to no effect. The only thing that seems out of place is that polkitd seems to be missing. (I have no idea why this is the case). /etc/rc.conf states polkitd_enable="YES". This happens even in single-user mode, which I used to try to fix any filesystem errors with 'fsck -fy' : there were none. My system has only 2 partitions : ad8s2a (/) and ad8s2b (swap). Any pointers to what might the problem be ? Thanks in advance. Regards Manish Jain [1]invalid.poin...@gmail.com References 1. mailto:invalid.poin...@gmail.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Attempting to get an X11 server running
> Q1: how do you start X? "Xorg" (no config file) result: display works (1400x1050), but no keyboard or mouse "Xorg -configure" (creates /root/xorg.conf.new) "Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new" result: 1280x1024 which monitor doesn't like I also tried "Xorg -keyboard Keyboard0 -pointer Mouse0" with and without "-config /root/xorg.conf.new", same results. I tried editing the config file, adding a 1400x1050 modeline, same results. > Q2: Have you tried to start X without a config file? Yes, see above > Q3: Do you have consolekit installed? yes, consolekit-0.4.3 from .../amd64/packages-8.2-release/... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: PID 11 using 400% CPU
> From owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org Wed Jun 29 23:07:59 2011 > Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:37:11 +0530 > From: Manish Jain > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: PID 11 using 400% CPU > > >Hello All, >I have a strange problem with my 8.1 box. After booting, the hard disk >goes into a full-speed never-ending spin. 'ps waux' always shows pid >11 as taking 400% CPU utilization : >/root # ps -up 11 >USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND >root11 400.0 0.0 032 ?? RL7:22PM 166:35.46 [idle] >I have tried multiple tweaks to resolve this - all to no effect. The >only thing that seems out of place is that polkitd seems to be >missing. (I have no idea why this is the case). /etc/rc.conf states >polkitd_enable="YES". >This happens even in single-user mode, which I used to try to fix any >filesystem errors with 'fsck -fy' : there were none. >My system has only 2 partitions : ad8s2a (/) and ad8s2b (swap). >Any pointers to what might the problem be ? Thanks in advance. The problem is that you have twin dual-core CPUs or a single 4-core CPU. The solution is to substitute a single single-core CPU. This will bring the _system_idle_process_ utilization down to 100% when the system is _not_ doing anything else. OR, you can compile the following C program: #include int main( int argc, char** argv) { while (1); exit(0); } and run, say, 8 copies of it in background. this will reduce the cpu utilization of PID 11 to roughly 0%. The fact that the disk is running is absolutely normal. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: PID 11 using 400% CPU
In the last episode (Jun 30), Manish Jain said: > >Hello All, >I have a strange problem with my 8.1 box. After booting, the hard disk >goes into a full-speed never-ending spin. To see what disk I/O is being done, try running "ktrace -dip 0 ; sleep 10 ; ktrace -C", to capture all syscalls done on the entire system (pid 0 plus children) for 10 seconds, then run "kdump -m64 | less" to view the results. Look for read or write calls. > 'ps waux' always shows pid >11 as taking 400% CPU utilization : >/root # ps -up 11 >USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND >root11 400.0 0.0 032 ?? RL7:22PM 166:35.46 [idle] >I have tried multiple tweaks to resolve this - all to no effect. The As for this, what's to resolve? The idle process is a placeholder with one thread per CPU that accounts for time the CPU isn't doing any work. If you want to reduce it's "CPU use", run other CPU-intensive processes :) BTW, Windows has the same thing if you look at task manager; it's called "System Idle Process" there. -- Dan Nelson dnel...@allantgroup.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Question about NIC link state initialization
Steve Polyack wrote: > ... An occaisional fat-finger in /etc/fstab may cause one to > end up in single-user mode ... some of these systems have a LOM > (lights-out management) controller which shares the system's > on-board NICs ... when the system drops out of init(8) and into > single-user mode, the links on the interfaces never come up, > and therefore the LOM becomes inaccessible. > > ... all one has to do is run ifconfig to cause the NIC's links to > come up ... why do we have to run ifconfig(8) to bring the links > up on the attached interfaces? When trying to troubleshoot a problem that was known or suspected to involve the network or its hardware, one might not _want_ the NICs alive. > Short of patching init(8) (or perhaps the NIC drivers?), I don't > see another way for me to ensure the links come up even when the > system drops into single-user mode on boot. Something in /root/.profile, perhaps? That should get run when the single-user shell starts up, if it's started as a "login" shell. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"