Re: Automake won't build.

[Jason Garrett]

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Jason Garrett  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am configuring a new system to run FreeBSD. I was in the middle of
> installing lxde-meta which depends on automake. This is where the install
> bails, and I'll include my uname -ar. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> FreeBSD something.com 9.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 9.2-PRERELEASE #0 r253377:
> Tue Jul 16 02:21:15 CDT 2013 
> r...@something.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
>  amd64
>
>
>
> install-info --quiet /usr/local/info/automake.info /usr/local/info/dir
> install-info: /usr/local/info/dir: empty file
> *** [add-plist-info] Error code 1
>
> TIA,
>
> Jason
>


The solution for this was to remove /usr/local/info/dir  and the port
installed fine. Any ideas on why this happens?
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Automake won't build.

[Jason Garrett]

Hello all,

I am configuring a new system to run FreeBSD. I was in the middle of
installing lxde-meta which depends on automake. This is where the install
bails, and I'll include my uname -ar. Any help is greatly appreciated.



FreeBSD something.com 9.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 9.2-PRERELEASE #0 r253377: Tue
Jul 16 02:21:15 CDT 2013 r...@something.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
 amd64



install-info --quiet /usr/local/info/automake.info /usr/local/info/dir
install-info: /usr/local/info/dir: empty file
*** [add-plist-info] Error code 1

TIA,

Jason
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Re: portsnap

[Jason Garrett]

On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 6:13 PM, ajtiM  wrote:

> On Monday 12 November 2012 17:46:44 Aldis Berjoza wrote:
> > 13.11.2012, 01:27, "ajtiM" :
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > Is it something wrong with portsnap server or is something wrong with
> my
> > > system. When I run portsnap...:
> > > portsnap fetch update
> > > Looking up portsnap.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 6 mirrors found.
> > > Fetching snapshot tag from your-org.portsnap.freebsd.org... done.
> > > Latest snapshot on server matches what we already have.
> > > No updates needed.
> > > Ports tree is already up to date.
> > >
> > > but on http://www.freshports.org/ are many new ports (I like update
> > > Sage).
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Mitja
> >
> > It takes some time for mirrors to catch up.
>
> But is it about 12 hours okay (maybe more)?
> Thanks.
>
> Mitja
> 
>

I have the same problem going on 2 days now...


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Re: which FF ad blocker?

[Jason Garrett]

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 18:57, Gary Kline  wrote:

> which of the many adblockers should i try?
>
> thanks in advance for your insights!
>
> imho Add Block Plus is the best

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Re: note on my messed up 2003 dell

[Jason Garrett]

On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 18:42, Gary Kline  wrote:

>
> guys, this is just a FWIW, but it's worth bearing in mind.  i just
> tried to change the bios settings so that the old computer would
> boot from CD first.  no-joy.  long-story short, months in the garage
> or just-age must have ruined this box.
>
> Age, moisture, bugs... all equal dead machines. Been through it before :(

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Re: openldap24-sasl-client preventing kde4 from installing

[Jason Garrett]

On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 14:35, Jason Garrett  wrote:

> Even after I pkg_delete -f openldap-sasl-client* trying to compile kde4, or
> in this case I narrowed it down to kdepimlibs4, I always end up with this.
> How do I get myself out of this dependency?
>
> ===>>> Starting check for runtime dependencies
> ===>>> Gathering dependency list for net/openldap24-sasl-client from ports
> ===>>> Starting dependency check
> ===>>> Checking dependency: security/cyrus-sasl2
> ===>>> Dependency check complete for net/openldap24-sasl-client
> deskutils/kdepimlibs4 >> net/openldap24-sasl-client
> ===>  Installing for openldap-sasl-client-2.4.25_2
> ===>   Generating temporary packing list
> ===>  Checking if net/openldap24-sasl-client already installed
> ===>   openldap-sasl-client-2.4.25_2 is already installed
>   You may wish to ``make deinstall'' and install this port again
>   by ``make reinstall'' to upgrade it properly.
>   If you really wish to overwrite the old port of
> net/openldap24-sasl-client
>   without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER"
>   in your environment or the "make install" command line.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/net/openldap24-sasl-client.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/net/openldap24-sasl-client.
>
> ===>>> Installation of openldap-sasl-client-2.4.25_2
> (net/openldap24-sasl-client) failed
> ===>>> Aborting update
>
> ===>>> Update for net/openldap24-sasl-client failed
> ===>>> Aborting update
> ===>>> You can restart from the point of failure with this command line:
>portmaster  deskutils/kdepimlibs4
>
>
 Setting FORCE_PKG_REGISTER in root's .cshrc did the trick, but I'm not sure
that was the best way of doing things.

For now x11/kde4 is installing again.
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openldap24-sasl-client preventing kde4 from installing

[Jason Garrett]

Even after I pkg_delete -f openldap-sasl-client* trying to compile kde4, or
in this case I narrowed it down to kdepimlibs4, I always end up with this.
How do I get myself out of this dependency?

===>>> Starting check for runtime dependencies
===>>> Gathering dependency list for net/openldap24-sasl-client from ports
===>>> Starting dependency check
===>>> Checking dependency: security/cyrus-sasl2
===>>> Dependency check complete for net/openldap24-sasl-client
deskutils/kdepimlibs4 >> net/openldap24-sasl-client
===>  Installing for openldap-sasl-client-2.4.25_2
===>   Generating temporary packing list
===>  Checking if net/openldap24-sasl-client already installed
===>   openldap-sasl-client-2.4.25_2 is already installed
  You may wish to ``make deinstall'' and install this port again
  by ``make reinstall'' to upgrade it properly.
  If you really wish to overwrite the old port of
net/openldap24-sasl-client
  without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER"
  in your environment or the "make install" command line.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/net/openldap24-sasl-client.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/net/openldap24-sasl-client.

===>>> Installation of openldap-sasl-client-2.4.25_2
(net/openldap24-sasl-client) failed
===>>> Aborting update

===>>> Update for net/openldap24-sasl-client failed
===>>> Aborting update
===>>> You can restart from the point of failure with this command line:
   portmaster  deskutils/kdepimlibs4
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Re: can't determine sound card driver to use in /etc/rc.conf

[Jason Garrett]

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 07:38, Antonio Olivares wrote:

> > So you can exclude media error.
> >
> > Maybe this "diagnostic script" from my outbox can
> > help you to track down the error. It has been "made"
> > on 7-STABLE i386 with mplayer-0.99.11_3 - a quite
> > old system. See if the steps described here can be
> > reproduced on your system in a similar way.
> >
> >FreeBSD Questions 
> >
> > ***
> >
> > Here's an example of my "THX 1138" movie DVD:
> >
> > Step 1: Identify media
> >
> >% cdcontrol info
> >Starting track = 1, ending track = 1, TOC size = 18 bytes
> >track start  duration   block  length   type
> >-
> >1   0:02.00  206:28.68   0  929168   data
> >  170  206:30.68 - 929168   -  -
> >
> > Step 2: Identify file system
> >
> >% file - < /dev/acd0
> >/dev/stdin: UDF filesystem data (version 1.5) 'THX_1138'
> >
> > Step 3: Mount file system and check content
> >
> >% sudo mount -t cd9660 -o ro /dev/acd0 /mnt
> >
> >% ls -R /mnt
> >audio_ts/ video_ts/
> >/mnt/audio_ts:
> >/mnt/video_ts:
> >video_ts.bup* vts_01_1.vob* vts_02_0.bup* vts_03_0.vob*
> vts_05_0.bup*
> >video_ts.ifo* vts_01_2.vob* vts_02_0.ifo* vts_03_1.vob*
> vts_05_0.ifo*
> >video_ts.vob* vts_01_3.vob* vts_02_0.vob* vts_04_0.bup*
> vts_05_0.vob*
> >vts_01_0.bup* vts_01_4.vob* vts_02_1.vob* vts_04_0.ifo*
> vts_05_1.vob*
> >vts_01_0.ifo* vts_01_5.vob* vts_03_0.bup* vts_04_0.vob*
> >vts_01_0.vob* vts_01_6.vob* vts_03_0.ifo* vts_04_1.vob*
> >
> >% sudo umount /mnt
> >
> > Step 4: Play DVD content - ATTENTION - DVD not mounted for that!
> >
> >% mplayer -alang de -aid 129 dvd://2
> >MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.2.1 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
> >CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.00GHz (Family: 15, Model: 2,
> >Stepping:9)
> >CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
> >Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
> >
> >Playing dvd://2.
> >
> >There are 21 titles on this DVD.
> >There are 50 chapters in this DVD title.
> >There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
> >
> >audio stream: 0 format: ac3 (5.1) language: en aid: 128.
> >audio stream: 1 format: ac3 (5.1) language: de aid: 129.
> >audio stream: 2 format: ac3 (5.1) language: es aid: 130.
> >audio stream: 3 format: ac3 (stereo) language: en aid: 131.
> >audio stream: 4 format: ac3 (5.1) language: en aid: 132.
> >number of audio channels on disk: 5.
> >
> >subtitle ( sid ): 0 language: en
> >subtitle ( sid ): 1 language: de
> >subtitle ( sid ): 2 language: es
> >subtitle ( sid ): 3 language: fr
> >subtitle ( sid ): 4 language: it
> >subtitle ( sid ): 5 language: pt
> >subtitle ( sid ): 6 language: da
> >subtitle ( sid ): 7 language: fi
> >subtitle ( sid ): 8 language: iw
> >subtitle ( sid ): 9 language: is
> >subtitle ( sid ): 10 language: no
> >subtitle ( sid ): 11 language: sv
> >subtitle ( sid ): 12 language: hr
> >subtitle ( sid ): 13 language: cs
> >subtitle ( sid ): 14 language: el
> >subtitle ( sid ): 15 language: pl
> >subtitle ( sid ): 16 language: hu
> >subtitle ( sid ): 17 language: tr
> >subtitle ( sid ): 18 language: sl
> >subtitle ( sid ): 19 language: en
> >subtitle ( sid ): 20 language: de
> >number of subtitles on disk: 21
> >MPEG-PS file format detected.
> >VIDEO:  MPEG2  720x576  (aspect 3)  25.000 fps  9800.0 kbps
> (1225.0 kbyte/s)
> >
>  ==
> >Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
> >VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Mpeg
> PES)
> >Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
> >Opening video filter: [scale]
> >The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
> >Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
> >e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
> >VDecoder init failed :(
> >Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder
> libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
> >Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm: libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2
> (libmpeg2))
> >
>  ==
> >
>  ==
> >Opening audio decoder: [liba52] AC3 decoding with liba52
> >Using SSE optimized IMDCT transform
> >Using MMX optimized resampler
> >AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 384.0 kbit/25.00% (ratio:
> 48000->192000)
> >Selected audio codec: [a52] afm: liba52 (AC3-liba52)
>

Re: Netbooks & BSD

[Jason Garrett]

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 18:33, Mikle Krutov  wrote:

> Hello, list!
> I'm going to buy a netbook soon, so a question is which one.
> The choice is between
> 1) Samsung N127
> 2) ASUS Eee PC 900AX
> 3) MSI U120-094
> Which one is the best for running FreeBSD?
> "The best" mainly is for opensource (e.g. not ndis) & stable wireless

drivers.
>
 You won't find much support for "N" based wireless cards in FreeBSD.

So, any good experience and suggestions?
>

I would save my money to buy something that FreeBSD runs nice on...

just my 2 cents...

 Thank you for your time!
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Re: make buildworld runs out of space

[Jason Garrett]

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 20:08, Polytropon  wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:38:06 -0700 (PDT), Bill Tillman  
> wrote:
>> I rebuilt the machines with 1G / and all was well. But one
>> shouldn't have to do this as 512M for / should be adequate.
>
> It's not only the new kernel - a backup of the previous
> existing kernel is kept in /boot (and so on /). If you
> suppress this, all should be fine, but maybe dangerous
> in case your new kernel doesn't boot as intended.
>
> In this case, the subject "make buildworld runs out of
> space" may lead to a misunderstanding; according to what
> you stated, "make installkernel" was the operation
> causing the out of space problem.
>
>
>
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Just a note, the default 512mb is never enough room, especially since
hard drive space is negligible these days.

I always use 4G for /
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Re: nVidia 64bit drivers

[Jason Garrett]

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 16:37, Jason Garrett  wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 12:44, George Liaskos wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Jason Garrett 
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 06:39, George Liaskos 
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Carmel 
>> wrote:
>> >> > Have the 64bit drivers from nVidia been incorporated into the FreeBSD
>> >> > ports system yet? I read awhile ago that they were being developed;
>> >> > however, I have not found them present in the ports system.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> >
>> >> > Carmel
>> >> > carmel...@hotmail.com
>> >> >
>> >> > |===
>> >> > |===
>> >> > |===
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>> >> > |
>> >> >
>> >> > Oregano, n.:The ancient Italian art of pizza folding.
>> >> >
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>> >> Yes they are, they got in to the ports tree a week or so after the
>> >> nVidia release. [x11/nvidia-driver]
>> >>
>> >> Regards.
>> >
>> > Just a FYI:
>> >
>> > ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= i386
>> >
>> > It still appears this is i386 only, NOT 64 bit.
>> >
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>> Please see revision 1.94
>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/x11/nvidia-driver/Makefile
>>
>> .if ${DISTVERSION} == 195.22
>> MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= XFree86/FreeBSD-x86${ARCH_SUFX}/${DISTVERSION}
>> ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= i386 amd64
>> .else
>>
>>
> This is not in my ports tree on 8.0, why is this so if it is listed on the
> website?
>

Nevermind and sorry for the noise, I ran a portsnap fetch/update and now it
is there.. it was not after this mornings fetch/update.

>
>
>> Regards.
>>
>
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Re: nVidia 64bit drivers

[Jason Garrett]

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 12:44, George Liaskos  wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Jason Garrett 
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 06:39, George Liaskos 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Carmel  wrote:
> >> > Have the 64bit drivers from nVidia been incorporated into the FreeBSD
> >> > ports system yet? I read awhile ago that they were being developed;
> >> > however, I have not found them present in the ports system.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > Carmel
> >> > carmel...@hotmail.com
> >> >
> >> > |===
> >> > |===
> >> > |===
> >> > |===
> >> > |
> >> >
> >> > Oregano, n.:The ancient Italian art of pizza folding.
> >> >
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> >> Yes they are, they got in to the ports tree a week or so after the
> >> nVidia release. [x11/nvidia-driver]
> >>
> >> Regards.
> >
> > Just a FYI:
> >
> > ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= i386
> >
> > It still appears this is i386 only, NOT 64 bit.
> >
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> Please see revision 1.94
> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/x11/nvidia-driver/Makefile
>
> .if ${DISTVERSION} == 195.22
> MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= XFree86/FreeBSD-x86${ARCH_SUFX}/${DISTVERSION}
> ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= i386 amd64
> .else
>
>
This is not in my ports tree on 8.0, why is this so if it is listed on the
website?


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Re: The Atheros 9285 patch on 8.0-stable

[Jason Garrett]

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 22:00, Jason Garrett  wrote:

>
>
> On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 02:38, James Colannino  wrote:
>
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> I have an Asus EEE PC 1005HA, which has an Atheros 9285 wireless chipset.
>>  I discovered that Rui Paulo wrote a driver, and put up a patch for the 8.0
>> stable kernel here:
>>
>> http://people.freebsd.org/~rpaulo/ar9285_stable_8.diff<http://people.freebsd.org/%7Erpaulo/ar9285_stable_8.diff>
>>
>> It seems to have worked for some people.  After patching and re-compiling
>> my kernel, it did manage to detect the device on my machine, but
>> unfortunately, I'm unable to scan for networks or associate with my network.
>>  Here's what happens:
>>
>> The machine boots, and I see the ath0 interface when I run ifconfig.  I
>> then run the command 'ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0' and successfully
>> create wlan0.  However, when I run the command 'ifconfig wlan0 scan', the
>> command doesn't seem to do anything, and I eventually have to CTRL-C it.
>>
>> Has anybody else had this problem?  Is it a known issue?  Maybe I'm doing
>> something wrong?  It was mentioned that testers were needed for this driver,
>> and I'd love to help out if possible.  If anybody wants me to send any
>> additional information, just let me know.
>>
>> Thanks so much everyone!
>>
>> James
>>
>>  Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but has this driver been committed to
> STABLE yet, or do we still need to apply the patch? I am about to embark on
> installing FreeBSD on this exact model with the exact wifi chip.
>

Also CC'ing rpaulo@ to have his input.

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Re: The Atheros 9285 patch on 8.0-stable

[Jason Garrett]

On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 02:38, James Colannino  wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> I have an Asus EEE PC 1005HA, which has an Atheros 9285 wireless chipset.
>  I discovered that Rui Paulo wrote a driver, and put up a patch for the 8.0
> stable kernel here:
>
> http://people.freebsd.org/~rpaulo/ar9285_stable_8.diff
>
> It seems to have worked for some people.  After patching and re-compiling
> my kernel, it did manage to detect the device on my machine, but
> unfortunately, I'm unable to scan for networks or associate with my network.
>  Here's what happens:
>
> The machine boots, and I see the ath0 interface when I run ifconfig.  I
> then run the command 'ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0' and successfully
> create wlan0.  However, when I run the command 'ifconfig wlan0 scan', the
> command doesn't seem to do anything, and I eventually have to CTRL-C it.
>
> Has anybody else had this problem?  Is it a known issue?  Maybe I'm doing
> something wrong?  It was mentioned that testers were needed for this driver,
> and I'd love to help out if possible.  If anybody wants me to send any
> additional information, just let me know.
>
> Thanks so much everyone!
>
> James
>
>  Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but has this driver been committed to
STABLE yet, or do we still need to apply the patch? I am about to embark on
installing FreeBSD on this exact model with the exact wifi chip.

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Re: Compiling Linux into Kernel

[Jason Garrett]

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:41, Rob Farmer  wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Jason Garrett  wrote:
> > I know the usual way of loading the linux module and configuring it in
> > rc.conf, but can it be compiled directly into the kernel?
> >
> > If so, what would the line for it look like?
>
> options COMPAT_LINUX
>
> or if you are on amd64
>
> options COMPAT_LINUX32
>
> You can compile in the linprocfs module with
> options LINPROCFS
>
> See /usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES and /usr/src/sys/$ARCH/conf/NOTES to find
> lists of all available kernel options.
>
> Thanks! I had read all of the NOTES files last night but it was late and I
must have missed them (doh!)


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Compiling Linux into Kernel

[Jason Garrett]

I know the usual way of loading the linux module and configuring it in
rc.conf, but can it be compiled directly into the kernel?

If so, what would the line for it look like?
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Re: Thousands of ssh probes

[Jason Garrett]

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 16:11, Erik Norgaard  wrote:

> On 08/03/10 18:56, Jason Garrett wrote:
>
>  Much better, restrict the client access to certain ranges of IPs. The
>>> different registries publish ip ranges assigned per country and you can
>>> create a list blocking countries you are certain not to visit, you can
>>> use
>>> my script:
>>>
>>>   http://www.locolomo.org/pub/src/toolbox/inet.pl
>>>
>>>  Great script! Just one question. Where do you put the list of denied ip
>> ranges?
>>
>
> The output is written to be used with packet filter, if you use some other
> firewall you may need edit the script. If you use packet filter, then you
> can dump the list into a file and create tables like this:
>
>  table  persist file "/etc/blacklist"
>  block in quick from 
>
> I use blacklisting for mail while I use whitelisting for ssh.
>
> You should know the limits of the script, the problem is that some ranges
> have been assigned directly by IANA, particularly for US. These are not
> included. The list is limited as these are all /8 chunks, you can find it
> here:
>
> http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space/ipv4-address-space.xml
>
> These ranges are managed by private organisations and assigned as they see
> fit.
>
> There is another thing I'd like to filter by: I'd like to eliminate dynamic
> ranges, particularly for mail. It's been recommended that reverse lookup
> resolves to something like dyn.example.com or dynamic.example.com, but
> there is no registry where you can simply look it up.
>
>
Thanks! I'm not sure what ranges the OP is looking for, but I only want to
allow from US ip's for now, since I never travel outside the country.

>
> BR, Erik
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Re: Thousands of ssh probes

[Jason Garrett]

On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 16:48, Erik Norgaard  wrote:

> On 07/03/10 21:41, dacoder wrote:
>
>  has anybody suggested having sshd listen on a high port?
>>
>
> Any number will do, think about it:
>
> a. The attacker doesn't really care which host is compromised any will do,
> and better yet someones home box as it is more difficult to trace him. In
> that case he will scan large ip-ranges for hosts listening on port 22.
>
> b. The attacker wants to gain control of a particular server. In that case
> he will scan all ports to see what services are running and determine which
> services are running on each port. In that case running ssh on a
> non-standard port is futile.
>
> However, I'm not really a fan of using non-standard ports for ssh, I don't
> believe it's the right solution to the problem: You have ssh access to the
> outside because people travel and need remote access. In that case they
> might find themselves under other security policies which block access to
> services deemed unnecessary. Running ssh on a non-standard port is likely to
> be blocked on the client network - unless you run on, say, port 80.
>
> The more uses you have, the more problems you will have running ssh on a
> non-standard port, the time you save checking your logs may easily be spent
> on end user support.
>
> OP referred to significant impact on bandwidth which I find difficult to
> believe. In case connections come from a single ip at a time then you should
> tweak LoginGraceTime, MaxAuthTries, MaxSessions to reduce the number of
> concurrent un-authenticate connections and slow down brute force attacks.
>
> Much better, restrict the client access to certain ranges of IPs. The
> different registries publish ip ranges assigned per country and you can
> create a list blocking countries you are certain not to visit, you can use
> my script:
>
>   http://www.locolomo.org/pub/src/toolbox/inet.pl
>
>
Great script! Just one question. Where do you put the list of denied ip
ranges?

>
> BR, Erik
>
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Re: Debug still in kernel

[Jason Garrett]

On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 17:06, Mikhail Goriachev wrote:

>
> Jason Garrett wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 14:18, Jason Garrett  wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 14:12, Tim Judd  wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 3/6/10, Jason Garrett  wrote:
> >>> > On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 13:51, Tim Judd  wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> On 3/6/10, Jason Garrett  wrote:
> >>> >> > Hello all,
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > I am currently tracking RELENG_8_0. I did a csup last night and
> >>> noticed
> >>> >> that
> >>> >> > debug is still enabled in the GENERIC kernel. I thought debugging
> >>> was
> >>> >> > supposed to be left out once the 8 branch went RELEASE? Can anyone
> >>> shed
> >>> >> > light on this subject?
> >>> >>
> >>> >> What makes you think debugging is still on?
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> > >From /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
> >>> >
> >>> > makeoptions DEBUG=-g# Build kernel with gdb(1)
> >>> debug
> >>> > symbols
> >>> > options PREEMPTION  # Enable kernel thread
> >>> preemption
> >>> >
> >>> > why are these still in GENERIC after release?
> >>>
> >>> I can confirm debug symbols is still in the kernel, but that is most
> >>> likely used for backtraces and debugging when a kernel panic happens.
> >>> This is instead of asking the user who had a kernel panic to rebuild
> >>> with debugging to debug it.
> >>>
> >>> PREEMPTION as I understand it should have been removed from the kernel
> >>> config file.  It should have been removed from the GENERIC config file
> >>> after RELENG_8_0_RELEASE tag is made.  I don't know what your tag is
> >>> when you update.  Perhaps you're copying or using a config file from
> >>> the BETA or RC days?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I'll help until I can't help no more with your issue.
> >>>
> >> Tim,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the quick responses. I downloaded 8.0 RELEASE iso disc 1 from
> >> ftp yesterday and did a fresh install, I then used csup to catch
> >> RELENG_8_0
> >> made world, built and installed kernel then installed world without
> >> problems.
> >>
> >>
> >> sun# uname -ar
> >> FreeBSD sun.blah.blah 8.0-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #0: Sat Mar
> >> 6
> >> 10:24:07 UTC 2010 r...@sun.blah.blah:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
> >> i386
> >>
> >> This is totally a fresh system installed from .iso yesterday.
> >>
> >> If I can provide more info, please tell me.
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> --Tim
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> > Anyone else? I don't mind commenting this stuff out of my own kernel, but
> > maybe a PR is needed here?
>
>
> In addition to what others have said:
>
> http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=66508&postcount=43
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Mikhail.
>
>
Thanks all, while I disagree that the debug line should be in the RELENG_8_0
branch, (useful for STABLE maybe and necessary for CURRENT) I guess I'll
have to deal with what I'm dealt.
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Re: Debug still in kernel

[Jason Garrett]

On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 14:18, Jason Garrett  wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 14:12, Tim Judd  wrote:
>
>> On 3/6/10, Jason Garrett  wrote:
>> > On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 13:51, Tim Judd  wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 3/6/10, Jason Garrett  wrote:
>> >> > Hello all,
>> >> >
>> >> > I am currently tracking RELENG_8_0. I did a csup last night and
>> noticed
>> >> that
>> >> > debug is still enabled in the GENERIC kernel. I thought debugging was
>> >> > supposed to be left out once the 8 branch went RELEASE? Can anyone
>> shed
>> >> > light on this subject?
>> >>
>> >> What makes you think debugging is still on?
>> >>
>> >
>> > >From /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
>> >
>> > makeoptions DEBUG=-g# Build kernel with gdb(1) debug
>> > symbols
>> > options PREEMPTION  # Enable kernel thread
>> preemption
>> >
>> > why are these still in GENERIC after release?
>>
>> I can confirm debug symbols is still in the kernel, but that is most
>> likely used for backtraces and debugging when a kernel panic happens.
>> This is instead of asking the user who had a kernel panic to rebuild
>> with debugging to debug it.
>>
>> PREEMPTION as I understand it should have been removed from the kernel
>> config file.  It should have been removed from the GENERIC config file
>> after RELENG_8_0_RELEASE tag is made.  I don't know what your tag is
>> when you update.  Perhaps you're copying or using a config file from
>> the BETA or RC days?
>>
>>
>> I'll help until I can't help no more with your issue.
>>
> Tim,
>
> Thanks for the quick responses. I downloaded 8.0 RELEASE iso disc 1 from
> ftp yesterday and did a fresh install, I then used csup to catch RELENG_8_0
> made world, built and installed kernel then installed world without
> problems.
>
>
> sun# uname -ar
> FreeBSD sun.blah.blah 8.0-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #0: Sat Mar  6
> 10:24:07 UTC 2010 r...@sun.blah.blah:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
> i386
>
> This is totally a fresh system installed from .iso yesterday.
>
> If I can provide more info, please tell me.
>
>
>>
>> --Tim
>>
>
>
Anyone else? I don't mind commenting this stuff out of my own kernel, but
maybe a PR is needed here?
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Re: Suitable laptop for FreeBSD?

[Jason Garrett]

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 18:06, Aaron Lewis  wrote:

> Bas v.d. Wiel wrote:
>
>> Aaron Lewis wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  Umm... that's incorrect.  Maybe you mean ATI doesn't supply closed
 drivers for FreeBSD (although they do have Linux drivers, I think).


  Well , the opensource ati driver doesn't work for me , no matter linux
>>> or FreeBSD , it crashes
>>> I've read the documents , and found my ATI is on the support list , but
>>> it just don't work ;-(
>>>
>>>  Are you saying the R400 has both integrated and discrete video cards?
 Lenovo's web site doesn't seem very oriented to telling potential customers
 details about their newer computers.

 -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA

>>> I bought it in china , you'll had to know R400 has lots of types , mine
>>> is 2784a18.
>>> Of course you can choose to buy an energy-save laptop , which has on
>>> independent Video Cards ,
>>> Just an build-in intel Video Card , it's better for power saving someway.
>>>
>>>  It's very strange that your machine should crash so early in its boot
>> process. I don't own any ATI hardware so I'm not entirely sure on this, but
>> my impression is that booting into the console should work with just about
>> any kind of video hardware. Does Windows actually work with the ATI card?
>> I'm beginning to suspect broken hardware here..
>>
>> Bas
>>
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> Yeah , when i enable "Switchable Video Card" in BIOS , my Linux won't start
> X11 ,
> fglrx driver doesn't allow me to do so , it tell me directly to disable
> this feature  ,
> and must turn to "Discrete Card" Mode.
>
> And if i do so  , after boot menu , right after the progress bar  , ( not
> the boot loader )
> i don't know how to describe this , it just hangs at prompt when i press
> enter.
>
> I think it's because my ATI Video Card is kind of special , it has
> "Switchable Video Card" ability ,
> some new features , even ATI official linux driver can't really handle this
> , and for BSD ,
> it even don't boot.
>
>
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> irc: A4r0n on freenode
>
> I also have a Dell D630, but I have not tested with FreeBSD yet. I think
after reading this thread I will wipe the M$ off the drive and attempt to
get FBSD working according to my needs. I will also make a section at
http://laptop.bsdgroup.de/freebsd/ with my findings.


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Re: Debug still in kernel

[Jason Garrett]

On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 13:51, Tim Judd  wrote:

> On 3/6/10, Jason Garrett  wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am currently tracking RELENG_8_0. I did a csup last night and noticed
> that
> > debug is still enabled in the GENERIC kernel. I thought debugging was
> > supposed to be left out once the 8 branch went RELEASE? Can anyone shed
> > light on this subject?
>
> What makes you think debugging is still on?
>

>From /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC

makeoptions DEBUG=-g# Build kernel with gdb(1) debug
symbols
options PREEMPTION  # Enable kernel thread preemption

why are these still in GENERIC after release?
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Debug still in kernel

[Jason Garrett]

Hello all,

I am currently tracking RELENG_8_0. I did a csup last night and noticed that
debug is still enabled in the GENERIC kernel. I thought debugging was
supposed to be left out once the 8 branch went RELEASE? Can anyone shed
light on this subject?
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Re: Boot from RAIDZ in 8.0-BETA3?

[Jason Garrett]

IMHO, unless you have a NEED to do this with the 8-BETA's I would not
attempt. While I had this working in 8.0-BETA1 upon reboot I would loose
data from entire mountpoints on the root pool. First it was /usr/ports, not
a big deal. Then it was /var/db/pkg.. the system had no idea what was
installed and what wasn't. This was a test machine, so no harm, no foul. I
would definatley not recommend this AT ALL.

Just my 2 cents, YMMV, etc.
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Re: High Point Rocket Raid 1740

[Jason Garrett]

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 17:36, Jason Garrett  wrote:

> High Point Rocket Raid 1740...
>
> Is this a fakeraid card?
>
> A good raid card?
>
> What are your experiences with this card...
>

Anyone had any experiences? Looks like from high point's website, the last
supported version is 6.x any ideas if this will work?

I don't really want to just "try" only to have to redo the configuration of
the machine again.
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High Point Rocket Raid 1740

[Jason Garrett]

High Point Rocket Raid 1740...

Is this a fakeraid card?

A good raid card?

What are your experiences with this card...
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Re: ZFS Boot Support from Installer

[Jason Garrett]

On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 11:48, Tim Gustafson  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if there was a plan or time line in place to support ZFS
> boot partitions in the installer.  I Googled around a bit and found some
> how-to documents for setting it up in a hacky kind of way, but the
> impression I got is that support for ZFS partitions is coming to the
> installer in perhaps 7.3 or 8.0, and I wanted to confirm or dispel that myth
> before I go forward using the hacky method.


I wouldn't recommend using zfs at all right now, unless you want random
crashes and lots of missing data.. ESPECIALLY in 8.0,1,2 versions.

Just my 2 cents...


>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tim Gustafson
> Baskin School of Engineering
> UC Santa Cruz
> t...@soe.ucsc.edu
> 831-459-5354
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(Maybe)OT: Apache22 mod_rewrite question

[Jason Garrett]

I am starting up a wiki with moinmoin. Currently when I type in
http://mydomain.com it brings me to the main page and the browser shows
http://mydomain.com/moin.cgi.

When I click on a link from the front page, the browser displays
http://mydomain.com/moin.cgi/SearchedText


Basically, I want to remove the moin.cgi and just end up with this being
displayed http://mydomain.com/SearchedText. For a working example of what I
want, just go to http://wiki.freebsd.org.


Can this be done with mod_rewrite and/or with apache in general?
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Reliable VPS solutions.

[Jason Garrett]

I am currently with JVDS for my vps solution, but we are still on
7.0-RELEASE and support telephone number and web ticketing system is down.

I have looked at Johnscompaines and RootBSD, both offer similar packages to
what I am on now, but I am looking for suggestions, advice, and experiences.

Can anyone provide input?


JG
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Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

[Jason Garrett]

Currently ther are a few errors that prevent the trhing from booting
in that guide. I will be happy to share them as soon as I get home. (I
used your guide for the most part.) About an hour and a half and ill
be ready to post.

On 7/17/09, Scot Hetzel  wrote:
> 2009/7/17 Drew Tomlinson :
>>> 4. Install FreeBSD from copy of install CD to ZFS. I used sysinstall with
>>> custom
>>> options (Install Root and Media Type)
>>
>> I am stuck at this point.  I have my zpool mounted at /zpool in the FixIt
>> environment.  Then I exit FixIt and choose  "Custom" from sysinstall.  I
>> set
>> appropriate  "Options".  Next I select my distributions.  Finally I hit
>> "Commit" but systinstall complains that I haven't labeled any disks.  What
>> step am I missing?
>>
>
> Just follow these steps to install FreeBSD from the Fixit environment:
>
> http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot#installFreeBSD
>
> Scot
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Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

[Jason Garrett]

I will post my exact steps around 1800 CDT, and probably put it up on
my webserve later on.

Do only @freebsd.org members have access to the FreeBSD wiki?

I'm posting from my bb at work so sorry if this top posts or messes
anything else up.

On 7/17/09, Drew Tomlinson  wrote:
> Andrey V. Elsukov wrote:
>> Jason Garrett wrote:
>>> Top Post, I know... but has anyone on @current tried a full on ZFS on
>>> ROOT
>>> with GPTZFSBOOT?
>>>
>>> Both Drew and I have both tried the guide at
>>> http://lulf.geeknest.org/blog/freebsd/Setting_up_a_zfs-only_system/
>>> (dead
>>> link now :( )
>>>
>>> I get as far as the message I detailed before using parts from another
>>> guide. I am hoping for both of us, that someone here knows even a little
>>> bit.
>>
>> I installed 8.0-BETA1 on ZFS 2 days ago. It works. I did following steps:
>>
>> 1. Boot from bootable USB-flash (Minimal FreeBSD installation with
>> copy of install CD).
> I can't figure out how to create bootable USB from Windows.  Do not have
> FBSD system with USB to create.  Thus I have booted from DVD made from
> 8.0-BETA2-amd64-dvd1.iso
>>
>> 2. Create partitions
>> # gpart show ad0
>> =>   34  312581741  ad0  GPT  (149G)
>>  342561  freebsd-boot  (128K)
>> 29041943042  freebsd-swap  (2.0G)
>> 4194594  2516582403  freebsd-zfs  (120G)
>>   255852834   56728941   - free -  (27G)
>>
>> 3. Create zpool and filesystem hierarchy
>>
>> 4. Install FreeBSD from copy of install CD to ZFS. I used sysinstall
>> with custom
>> options (Install Root and Media Type)
>
> I am stuck at this point.  I have my zpool mounted at /zpool in the
> FixIt environment.  Then I exit FixIt and choose  "Custom" from
> sysinstall.  I set appropriate  "Options".  Next I select my
> distributions.  Finally I hit "Commit" but systinstall complains that I
> haven't labeled any disks.  What step am I missing?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drew
>
>>
>> 5. Create /etc/fstab, /etc/rc.conf, /etc/src.conf, /boot/loader.conf
>>http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot#line-118
>>
>> 6. Install ZFS aware /boot/loader
>>http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot#line-144
>>
>> 7. Create zpool.cache
>>
>> 8. Install ZFS boot:
>> # gpart bootcode -b /zroot/boot/pmbr ad0
>> # gpart bootcode -p /zroot/boot/gptzfsboot -i 1 ad0
>>
>> 9. Change mount points for zroot pool and reboot.
>>
>> It's all.
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Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

[Jason Garrett]

>snip everything that don't matter


> 8. Install ZFS boot:
> # gpart bootcode -b /zroot/boot/pmbr ad0
> # gpart bootcode -p /zroot/boot/gptzfsboot -i 1 ad0
>
> 9. Change mount points for zroot pool and reboot.
>


IT WORKS!!!

Step 8 was CRUCIAL to the setup. All along, following the guides, I was
doing this. The ONLY difference was after I built the loader with
LOADER_ZFS_SUPPORT=YES I did this step from /mnt2/boot/pmbr and
/mnt2/boot/gptzfsboot. One guide even had me do this first. This is the one
thing that made it work. I am now happy to be testing 8.0-BETA1 on my
machine.

I hope all of you stick around this thread since it was Drew's to begin
with.

Drew,

If you contact me off list, I can run down the steps I took to making this
work.


A BIG THANK YOU to all who posted and helped!

Jason
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Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

[Jason Garrett]

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 10:01, Drew Tomlinson wrote:

> Jason Garrett wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 18:09, Drew Tomlinson 
>> > d...@mykitchentable.net>> wrote:
>>
>>Jason Garrett wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 13:30, Drew Tomlinson
>>mailto:d...@mykitchentable.net>
>><mailto:d...@mykitchentable.net
>>
>><mailto:d...@mykitchentable.net>>> wrote:
>>
>>   Jason Garrett wrote:
>>
>>   >snip
>>
>>   I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you
>>   perform `mkdir /boot/zfs` directly before `zpool export
>>tank
>>   && zpool import tank` ?
>>
>>   I just have to ask because I did not see that
>>specified, and
>>   you mention not being able to find zpool.cache.
>>/boot/zfs is
>>   where zpool.cache hides out.
>>
>>   Yes I did.  However I figured out my problem.  I was
>>chrooted into
>>   /dist and the zpool.cache was being written to /boot/zfs
>>(as you
>>   mention).  But because of the chroot, when I checked
>>/boot/zfs, I
>>   was *really* checking /dist/boot/zfs.  Thus my problem.  :)
>>
>>   However I'm still having difficulty.  I suspect I don't have a
>>   /boot/loader that supports zfs filesystems as I just boot
>>to the
>>   'OK" prompt.  An 'lsdev' only shows BIOS devices but I've seen
>>   posts on the Net that indicate I should have zfs devices listed
>>   there too if I have a proper /boot/loader.  I've used the
>>one from
>>   both 7.2-RELEASE.iso and 8.0-BETA1.iso but no luck.  Do you
>>know
>>   of any way I can confirm or deny my suspicion?
>>
>>
>>
>>I am in the same spot you are now. I started the process
>>yesterday but had to quit because it got too late. Apparently
>>the few who have written these guides have gotten it to work,
>>but that still eludes me. I'll post back if I get it working
>>or have any new developments.
>>
>>
>>Well you're doing better than me.  I've been at this for about 10
>>days off and on.  :)
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>
>>Drew
>>
>>
>> Ok, now a few days later and still frustrated. Basically I narrowed my
>> install down to one drive, divided up with gpt. I used a few sections from
>> http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot - specifially the section on
>> installing the sources from /dist/8.0-BETA1 as well as rebuilding the loader
>> as this guide says.
>>
>> I actually got it to load the kernel, goes through that ok. As soon as it
>> tries to mount the root filesystem, it hangs with the following messages.
>> (Won't respond to the keyboard anymore)
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Trying to mount root from zfs:zroot
>> ROOT MOUNT ERROR:
>> If you have invalid mount options, reboot, and first try the following
>> from the loader prompt:
>>
>>set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw (did this,no luck.. also
>> switched to an /etc/fstab layout, still no go)
>>
>> and then remove the invalid mount options from /etc/fstab.
>>
>> Loader Variables:
>> vfs.root.mountfrom=zfs:zroot
>> vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw,noatime (this is from the /etc/fstab
>> attempt)
>>
>> --
>>
>> Then it describes some specifications on how to use the :.
>>
>> I just don't get how some are getting this working, yet it comes so hard
>> for others.
>>
>> Drew, I hope you have had better luck than I. I may just give up until it
>> is a viable solution.
>>
>
> No, you're still doing better than me.  Thanks for the ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot
> <http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot>  link.  I have basically
> tried rebuilding the loader as described in that guide but did it with 7.2
> sources.  It didn't work.
>
> My next step is to try with the sources on 8.0-BETA1 DVD iso but every time
> I download the image and attempt to burn with Nero on a Windows machine, I
> am notified by Nero of some error in the image and am offered the
> opportunity to fix or ignore.  I don't understand the error but will
> probably just "ignore" and see if I get

Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

[Jason Garrett]

Top Post, I know... but has anyone on @current tried a full on ZFS on ROOT
with GPTZFSBOOT?

Both Drew and I have both tried the guide at
http://lulf.geeknest.org/blog/freebsd/Setting_up_a_zfs-only_system/ (dead
link now :( )

I get as far as the message I detailed before using parts from another
guide. I am hoping for both of us, that someone here knows even a little
bit.

Thanks,

Jason

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 17:12, Jason Garrett  wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 18:09, Drew Tomlinson wrote:
>
>> Jason Garrett wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 13:30, Drew Tomlinson 
>>> >> d...@mykitchentable.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>Jason Garrett wrote:
>>>
>>>>snip
>>>
>>>I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you
>>>perform `mkdir /boot/zfs` directly before `zpool export tank
>>>&& zpool import tank` ?
>>>
>>>I just have to ask because I did not see that specified, and
>>>you mention not being able to find zpool.cache. /boot/zfs is
>>>where zpool.cache hides out.
>>>
>>>Yes I did.  However I figured out my problem.  I was chrooted into
>>>/dist and the zpool.cache was being written to /boot/zfs (as you
>>>mention).  But because of the chroot, when I checked /boot/zfs, I
>>>was *really* checking /dist/boot/zfs.  Thus my problem.  :)
>>>
>>>However I'm still having difficulty.  I suspect I don't have a
>>>/boot/loader that supports zfs filesystems as I just boot to the
>>>'OK" prompt.  An 'lsdev' only shows BIOS devices but I've seen
>>>posts on the Net that indicate I should have zfs devices listed
>>>there too if I have a proper /boot/loader.  I've used the one from
>>>both 7.2-RELEASE.iso and 8.0-BETA1.iso but no luck.  Do you know
>>>of any way I can confirm or deny my suspicion?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am in the same spot you are now. I started the process yesterday but
>>> had to quit because it got too late. Apparently the few who have written
>>> these guides have gotten it to work, but that still eludes me. I'll post
>>> back if I get it working or have any new developments.
>>>
>>
>> Well you're doing better than me.  I've been at this for about 10 days off
>> and on.  :)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> Drew
>>
>
> Ok, now a few days later and still frustrated. Basically I narrowed my
> install down to one drive, divided up with gpt. I used a few sections from
> http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot - specifially the section on
> installing the sources from /dist/8.0-BETA1 as well as rebuilding the loader
> as this guide says.
>
> I actually got it to load the kernel, goes through that ok. As soon as it
> tries to mount the root filesystem, it hangs with the following messages.
> (Won't respond to the keyboard anymore)
>
> ---
>
> Trying to mount root from zfs:zroot
> ROOT MOUNT ERROR:
> If you have invalid mount options, reboot, and first try the following from
> the loader prompt:
>
> set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw (did this,no luck.. also
> switched to an /etc/fstab layout, still no go)
>
> and then remove the invalid mount options from /etc/fstab.
>
> Loader Variables:
> vfs.root.mountfrom=zfs:zroot
> vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw,noatime (this is from the /etc/fstab attempt)
>
> --
>
> Then it describes some specifications on how to use the :.
>
> I just don't get how some are getting this working, yet it comes so hard
> for others.
>
> Drew, I hope you have had better luck than I. I may just give up until it
> is a viable solution.
>
>
>>
>> --
>> Be a Great Magician!
>> Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse
>>
>> http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com
>>
>>
>
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Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

[Jason Garrett]

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 18:09, Drew Tomlinson wrote:

> Jason Garrett wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 13:30, Drew Tomlinson 
>> > d...@mykitchentable.net>> wrote:
>>
>>Jason Garrett wrote:
>>
>>>snip
>>
>>I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you
>>perform `mkdir /boot/zfs` directly before `zpool export tank
>>&& zpool import tank` ?
>>
>>I just have to ask because I did not see that specified, and
>>you mention not being able to find zpool.cache. /boot/zfs is
>>where zpool.cache hides out.
>>
>>Yes I did.  However I figured out my problem.  I was chrooted into
>>/dist and the zpool.cache was being written to /boot/zfs (as you
>>mention).  But because of the chroot, when I checked /boot/zfs, I
>>was *really* checking /dist/boot/zfs.  Thus my problem.  :)
>>
>>However I'm still having difficulty.  I suspect I don't have a
>>/boot/loader that supports zfs filesystems as I just boot to the
>>'OK" prompt.  An 'lsdev' only shows BIOS devices but I've seen
>>posts on the Net that indicate I should have zfs devices listed
>>there too if I have a proper /boot/loader.  I've used the one from
>>both 7.2-RELEASE.iso and 8.0-BETA1.iso but no luck.  Do you know
>>of any way I can confirm or deny my suspicion?
>>
>>
>>
>> I am in the same spot you are now. I started the process yesterday but had
>> to quit because it got too late. Apparently the few who have written these
>> guides have gotten it to work, but that still eludes me. I'll post back if I
>> get it working or have any new developments.
>>
>
> Well you're doing better than me.  I've been at this for about 10 days off
> and on.  :)
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Drew
>

Ok, now a few days later and still frustrated. Basically I narrowed my
install down to one drive, divided up with gpt. I used a few sections from
http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRootWithZFSboot - specifially the section on
installing the sources from /dist/8.0-BETA1 as well as rebuilding the loader
as this guide says.

I actually got it to load the kernel, goes through that ok. As soon as it
tries to mount the root filesystem, it hangs with the following messages.
(Won't respond to the keyboard anymore)

---

Trying to mount root from zfs:zroot
ROOT MOUNT ERROR:
If you have invalid mount options, reboot, and first try the following from
the loader prompt:

set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw (did this,no luck.. also
switched to an /etc/fstab layout, still no go)

and then remove the invalid mount options from /etc/fstab.

Loader Variables:
vfs.root.mountfrom=zfs:zroot
vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw,noatime (this is from the /etc/fstab attempt)

--

Then it describes some specifications on how to use the :.

I just don't get how some are getting this working, yet it comes so hard for
others.

Drew, I hope you have had better luck than I. I may just give up until it is
a viable solution.


>
> --
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> Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse
>
> http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com
>
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Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

[Jason Garrett]

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 13:30, Drew Tomlinson wrote:

> Jason Garrett wrote:
>
>> >snip
>>
>> I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you perform `mkdir
>> /boot/zfs` directly before `zpool export tank && zpool import tank` ?
>>
>> I just have to ask because I did not see that specified, and you mention
>> not being able to find zpool.cache. /boot/zfs is where zpool.cache hides
>> out.
>>
> Yes I did.  However I figured out my problem.  I was chrooted into /dist
> and the zpool.cache was being written to /boot/zfs (as you mention).  But
> because of the chroot, when I checked /boot/zfs, I was *really* checking
> /dist/boot/zfs.  Thus my problem.  :)
>
> However I'm still having difficulty.  I suspect I don't have a /boot/loader
> that supports zfs filesystems as I just boot to the 'OK" prompt.  An 'lsdev'
> only shows BIOS devices but I've seen posts on the Net that indicate I
> should have zfs devices listed there too if I have a proper /boot/loader.
>  I've used the one from both 7.2-RELEASE.iso and 8.0-BETA1.iso but no luck.
>  Do you know of any way I can confirm or deny my suspicion?
>


I am in the same spot you are now. I started the process yesterday but had
to quit because it got too late. Apparently the few who have written these
guides have gotten it to work, but that still eludes me. I'll post back if I
get it working or have any new developments.



>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drew
>
> --
> Be a Great Magician!
> Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse
>
> http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com
>
>
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Re: Attempting ZFS Only Install of 7.2

[Jason Garrett]

>snip

I see you tried the zpool import and export, but did you perform `mkdir
/boot/zfs` directly before `zpool export tank && zpool import tank` ?

I just have to ask because I did not see that specified, and you mention not
being able to find zpool.cache. /boot/zfs is where zpool.cache hides out.
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Re: Autofs howto

[Jason Garrett]

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 10:14, Paul Schmehl  wrote:

> --On Wednesday, May 06, 2009 22:55:23 -0500 Michel Talon <
> ta...@lpthe.jussieu.fr> wrote:
>
>
>> Paul Schmehl wrote:
>>
>>  I'm wondering if I can use autofs on FreeBSD.  Last time I asked the
>>> question someone said I need amd, which I found rather cryptic.
>>>
>>
>> Indeed it is cryptic, let me gave an example which works:
>>
>> niobe% cat /etc/amd.conf
>> [global]
>> auto_dir= /.amd
>> log_file= /var/log/amd.log
>> log_options = error,fatal,user
>> map_type= file
>> search_path = /etc
>> [/Cd]
>> map_name= amd.cdrom
>> # For nfs mounts
>> [/Net]
>> map_name= amd.net
>>
>>
>>
>> niobe% cat /etc/amd.cdrom
>> cdrom   type:=cdfs;opts:=ro,nosuid;dev:=/dev/acd0;fs:=${autodir}/cdrom
>>
>>
>> niobe% cat /etc/amd.net
>> /defaults   type:=host;fs:=${autodir}/${rhost};rhost:=${key}
>> *   opts:=rw,grpid,resvport,nosuid,nodev,soft
>>
>> Now some comments. I use amd without options so it just uses
>> /etc/amd.conf to configure itself. When you try to access /Cd
>> it uses the configuration in /etc/amd.cdrom, and if you try to access
>> /Net it uses the configuration in /etc/amd.net.
>>
>> Finally if you try to access /Net/ada for example, the key is ada, and
>> so is the remote host. It is queried for NFS mounts and everything is
>> mounted. After
>> niobe% cd /Net/ada
>> i have:
>> niobe% df
>> ...
>> ada:/ada36196652  26972064  735623279% /.amd/ada/ada
>> ada:/ada1  287391356 246682696 2610999690% /.amd/ada/ada1
>> ada:/ada2  288362876 180649856 9306495666% /.amd/ada/ada2
>> ada:/ada3   99188500  80794628 1327396086% /.amd/ada/ada3
>> ada:/adm36204684   1682772 32653156 5% /.amd/ada/adm
>>
>> Note that  autodir is /.amd and fs is ${autodir}/${rhost} as you can
>> see.
>>
>> Getting out of /Net/ada those mounts are unmounted.
>>
>> I hope this helps explaining some of the mysteries of amd.
>>
>>
> Indeed it does, and I thank you very much for that example.
>
While cryptic, It has worked well for me with multiple FreeBSD and Linux
hosts on my network.

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Re: mail server/webmail

[Jason Garrett]

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 13:49, Jon Radel  wrote:

> Polytropon wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:39:26 -0700, Liontaur  wrote:
>>
>
>  I'd like to be able
>>> to sync the mail with outlook express also.
>>>
>>
>> Maybe you can get Redmond to give you the source code of
>> their... erm... stuff, so you can see how to interact
>> with it. :-)
>>
>
> At least one person here, and it may well be me, is somewhat confused.
>
> Outlook <> Outlook Express
>
> Not even close.  And while I personally would not pick Outlook Express as a
> POP/IMAP client, it is pretty standards based.


I would not say that O.E. is standards based at all. MICROS~1 does what they
want, standards be damned


>  Outlook talking to an Exchange server is an entirely different matter.
>
> At least that was the lay of the land the last time I was forced to pay
> close attention to Microsoft e-mail clients.
>
> --
>
> --Jon Radel
> j...@radel.com
>
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kern.maxfiles limit exceeded... what to do?

[Jason Garrett]

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 07:41, Wojciech Puchar <
woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:

> increase kern.maxfiles :)
>
> in sysctl.conf
>

Pretty sure he got his answer over on @hackers. The need to cross post never
ceases to amaze me.


>
> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009, VeeJay wrote:
>
>  Hi there
>>
>> I am keep getting this error on the screen. I have tried to solve this
>> problem by myself but still no luck. Could anyone guide what to do to
>> increase the limit and avoid this error?
>>
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> Apr 14 11:08:08 server2 postfix/pickup[25022] : fatal : kqueue : Too many
>> files open in the system
>> Apr 14 11:08:08 server2 postfix/pickup[25023] : fatal : kqueue : Too many
>> files open in the system
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>>
>> Then I am unable to login on the server by consol or ssh. what to do?
>> --
>> Thanks!
>>
>> BR / vj
>>
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Re: Messenger servers

[Jason Garrett]

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> On Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 12:37:58PM +1000, Da Rock wrote:
>> I haven't checked the list for around a week- I'm still catching up! :)
>>
>> I'm trying to sort out a messenger server for work purposes, and
>> although I've found a few I'm hoping some input from sysadmins who have
>> deployed these might help our decision. I've found Gale, Jabberd2,
>> OpenFire, and SJECS (Sun Java Communication Suite).
>>
>> Our requirements are for collaboration (multiple users simultaneous
>> chatting together- with audio/video if possible), realtime audio/video
>> (with a preference for audio; ergo video can go to the dogs to maintain
>> audio quality, although a means to adjust this- on the fly if possible-
>> would be useful), and chat.
>>
>> Tall order, eh? Ease of admin would be good, but my main concern is
>> stability and reliability (I'll make up a software solution to
>> administrate if needs be).
> Take a look at mingle (MUC + jingle) --- this should not depend on the xmpp
> server you use. As for that, I recommend ejabberd 2 (not yet in ports).

I would recommend ejabberd, and I didn't even know there was a 2
version out. We used ejabberd successfully in the past.


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Re: Problem with pf, which is not doing NAT

[Jason Garrett]

On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 4:34 AM, assetburned <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi
>
> On 04.07.2008, at 08:32, Michael Lednev wrote:
>
>  assetburned пишет:
>>
>>>
>>> So any ideas?
>>>
>>
>> do you have gateway_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf?
>>
>
> Yes I have that line active.
>
> I also have natd_enable="NO" because I was told I don't need it anymore for
> pf (I'm a switcher from IPFW).
>
> cu assetburned
>

My relevant lines from pf.conf. Only one lan and one wan. Currently working
great.

ext_if = "fxp0"
int_if = "fxp1"
localnet = $int_if:network
nat on $ext_if from $localnet to any -> ($ext_if)
pass from { lo0, $localnet } to any keep state
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Re: nss_ldap wants openldap 2.3.41 - have 2.4.8

[Jason Garrett]

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Eddie C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jason,
>
>  I was willing to settle for openldap 23. Im my case however the
>  problem is nscd daemon. new to 7.0 not in 6.3 We want to role this out
>  across hundreds of servers and fear that without caching looks to a
>  halt. I spoke to another guy about this this morning. We might setup a
>  wiki or find a IRC chat room or something. Are you interested?
>
>  Edward
>
Edward,

I would be absolutley interested. I am usually available from 1730 CST
to 2200 or 2300 CST.

Just let me know the details.


>
>
>  On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 9:45 PM, Jason Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 8:18 PM, Jason Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  >
>  >  > This is most likely a dumb question, but how do I tell ports to build
>  >  > nss_ldap against openldap-2.4.8?
>  >
>  >
>  >  WANT_OPENLDAP_VER=24
>  >
>  >  worked in /etc/make.conf
>  >
>  >
>  >  >
>  >  > 
>  >
>  >
>  > >
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nss_ldap wants openldap 2.3.41 - have 2.4.8

[Jason Garrett]

This is most likely a dumb question, but how do I tell ports to build
nss_ldap against openldap-2.4.8?

The build of nss_ldap fails with conflicts.

===>  Installing for openldap-client-2.3.41

===>  openldap-client-2.3.41 conflicts with installed package(s):
  openldap-client-2.4.8

  They install files into the same place.
  Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1).
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/net/openldap23-client.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/net/nss_ldap.
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Re: nss_ldap wants openldap 2.3.41 - have 2.4.8

[Jason Garrett]

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 8:18 PM, Jason Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> This is most likely a dumb question, but how do I tell ports to build
> nss_ldap against openldap-2.4.8?


WANT_OPENLDAP_VER=24

worked in /etc/make.conf


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Re: jwchat.

[Jason Garrett]

On 5/15/06, Gary Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 04:29:12PM -0500, Jason Garrett wrote:
> On 5/15/06, Gary Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >Can anybody offer some insights about an IM suite (ports/net-im)
> >called jwchat?  It looks like a useable way to chat, but I'm
> >having lots of troubles wiht getting it set up correctly.
> >
> >My test setup is on sage.thought.org.  An immediate problem is that
> >when I point mozilla at "sage.thought.org/jwchat/ it takes quite
> >awhile to load, then all  that shows is an empty page.
> >
> >Anybody??
> >
> >gary
> >
> >PS:  From looking at the apache logs, it looks like things are
> > going
>
> http://jwchat.sourceforge.net  is where I started from and had a
> succesful install within a day or so. It took some crafty apache
> config sections but all in all it wasnt bad. Make sure you have a
> jabber server though!

Are you running apache-1.3?  I am, but the examples the jwchat
site has are for v2 of apache.  I finally used the 
example, put it into the apache httpd.conf and I finally
stopped getting a 404  err.

The jabber daemon:: *yes*.  A few hours ago I found the FAQ
pages on the ejabberd site and realized I needed not only to
add/modify several strings but uncomment them.  "%" isn't
normally used as a comment token.

JWchat looks like it'll serve well ... if I ever get the
bloody thing set up!

thanks for your help,

gary

PS: the chap who was helping me via message board has to think
i'm a moron ... won't be the 1st time:-)


Gary,

I am using apache 2.x. I have only used apache 1.3 one time and am
unsure of syntax/module differences, however I will post my relevant
parts of httpd.conf and config.js

Apache:

 ServerName chat.bogus.tld
 DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/jwchat
 
   Options  +Indexes +Multiviews
 
 AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
 RewriteEngine on
 RewriteRule http-poll/ http://bogus.tld:5280/http-poll/ [P]


Please note that here I had trouble while the jabber server and jwchat
were resolving to the same domain, ex bogus.tld. They have to be
seperate, at least from what I have tried.

/usr/local/www/jwchat/config.js

var SITENAME = "bogus.tld"
var DEFAULTRESOURCE = "jwchat";



var BACKENDS =
[
   {
   name:"Ejabberd",
   description:"Ejabberd's native HTTP Polling backend",
   httpbase:"http-poll/",
   type:"polling",
   servers_allowed:[SITENAME]
   },
];


I hope this sheds some light, even though I am using apache 2.x.

Also I had to have mod_rewrite and mod_proxy compiled in and enabled,
not sure on how to do this with apache 1.3, maybe someone more
familiar with 1.3 can chime in on those modules.

Jason
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Re: jwchat.

[Jason Garrett]

On 5/15/06, Gary Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Can anybody offer some insights about an IM suite (ports/net-im)
called jwchat?  It looks like a useable way to chat, but I'm
having lots of troubles wiht getting it set up correctly.

My test setup is on sage.thought.org.  An immediate problem is that
when I point mozilla at "sage.thought.org/jwchat/ it takes quite
awhile to load, then all  that shows is an empty page.

Anybody??

gary

PS:  From looking at the apache logs, it looks like things are
 going


http://jwchat.sourceforge.net  is where I started from and had a
succesful install within a day or so. It took some crafty apache
config sections but all in all it wasnt bad. Make sure you have a
jabber server though!
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