RE: Piping across machines? - a suggestion
Thank you all for the tips with ssh & nc! I simply wondered whether some old 486-machines might be put to some cluster use... This obviously answers it! :) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Piping across machines? - a suggestion
Dear Sir or Madam, I am still a newbie in some respects, so maybe this idea is a moot point or done already, but in case it is not, I'd like to suggest it: One nice thing about unix is this piping, like programX | programY | programZ... Well, I just thought: Wouldn't it be interesting if this were possible - in the same simplicity - over several machines as well? Like, something similar to: machine1:programX | machine2:programY | machine3:programZ... Machines could be identified by a name or an IP-Address. Just a thought... Kind regards, Nino Ivanov ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Failed ftp
Thank you very much for your suggestions. I succeeded in IE7, by not entering anything in the box. I entered: ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/ Then, I clicked my way to the ISO-IMAGES directory. On the way it asked me again with a login box. I tried with checking the box, but it did not work. So I changed Anonymous to anonymous. I tried with the Microsoft-password [EMAIL PROTECTED], and it worked. However, on a repeated try, anonymous with my own [EMAIL PROTECTED] as password would not work. Firefox, however, would fail, no matter what I do. Right now I am downloading disk1-kde. I don't know if it is important, but I am using the net from my dorm, and there everything goes through some central machine. Is this relevant? Till now, all was just fine... -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Jerry McAllister [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Freitag, 16. März 2007 15:29 An: Ian Lord Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Josh Paetzel'; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; 'Kris Kennaway' Betreff: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 08:58:00AM -0400, Ian Lord wrote: > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nino Ivanov > Sent: 16 mars 2007 07:07 > To: 'Josh Paetzel'; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Cc: 'Kris Kennaway' > Subject: AW: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem > > I tried to send to freebsd-questions the following twice, and twice failed!: Looks like both were posted. Why would you think it failed? jerry > > Dear Sir or Madam, > > I tried reaching > > ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/ > > from my Windows XP machine, using Firefox 2.0.0.2, and it requires me to > input a username and a password. The same happens with IE7. I would like to > download old ISO images. Is this a bug, or is it some new regular behaviour, > and in any case, is there a way to download these images? > > NetBSD archives work well, so it is not a problem in my machine I think. > > Regards, > > Nino Ivanov > > Lol :) > > In Ie7, just click the "log on anonymously" checkbox and press login > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
AW: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem
I tried to send to freebsd-questions the following twice, and twice failed!: Dear Sir or Madam, I tried reaching ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/ from my Windows XP machine, using Firefox 2.0.0.2, and it requires me to input a username and a password. The same happens with IE7. I would like to download old ISO images. Is this a bug, or is it some new regular behaviour, and in any case, is there a way to download these images? NetBSD archives work well, so it is not a problem in my machine I think. Regards, Nino Ivanov -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Josh Paetzel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Freitag, 16. März 2007 00:05 An: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Kris Kennaway; Nino Ivanov Betreff: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem On Thursday 15 March 2007, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 08:43:32PM +0100, Nino Ivanov wrote: > > Dear Chistian, Dear Kris, > > > > I also think the RAM will not be the issue, as it is a text-only > > install, and indeed, I am not planning to "get fancy". I > > completely don't need X. Midnight Commander is perfectly fine as > > a working environment. 4.11 seemed OK. > > > > But I am having a different problem right now, which I am still > > researching: It does not recognize the device from where to mount > > root correctly. I mean the following: When I put FreeBSD into the > > Compaq for installation, the harddrive is ad4 or ad8. But in the > > system where I want to run it, the HP Omnibook, it is ad0. > > > > Now, when I start it back in the HP Omnibook, it says that swap > > is not configured correctly on ad8s-something. Which is true, it > > should look for it on ad0... I have only once been able till now > > to mount root. (And this is my basis for assuming that even 4.11 > > CAN potentially run.) I said as command ufs:/dev/ad0 when it > > asked me where to mount root from. This worked, however, e.g. > > ufs:/dev/ad0s1 did not work. I am thinking that I might have made > > a mistake, and should have said ad0s1a. > > > > Yet, the principal new problem persists: FreeBSD does not realize > > that it should now look at ad0 instead of ad4 or ad8. (However, > > in the booting process, it correctly "sees" ad0 as having 325 MB > > etc.) Is there a way to solve this? > > Probably the /etc/fstab is wrong and refers to the ad4 or ad8 > devices. The root should indeed typically be ufs:/dev/ad0s1a. > > Kris I'm a tad confused, as I thought we were talking about FBSD 2.x, which would've called your drive wd0, not ad0. But Kris is correct in that your fstab is wrong...your /boot/loader.conf probably has the wrong root device as well. -- Thanks, Josh Paetzel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Problems with your ftp site
Dear Sir or Madam, I tried reaching ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/ from my Windows XP machine, using Firefox 2.0.0.2, and it requires me to input a username and a password. The same happens with IE7. I would like to download old ISO images. Is this a bug, or is it some new regular behaviour, and in any case, is there a way to download these images? NetBSD archives work well, so it is not a problem in my machine I think. Regards, Nino Ivanov ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Problems with your ftp site
Dear Sir or Madam, I tried reaching ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/ from my Windows XP machine, using Firefox 2.0.0.2, and it requires me to input a username and a password. The same happens with IE7. I would like to download old ISO images. Is this a bug, or is it some new regular behaviour, and in any case, is there a way to download these images? NetBSD archives work well, so it is not a problem in my machine I think. Regards, Nino Ivanov ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
AW: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem
Thank you very much for your ideas. I switched to 4.11 after realizing that it would work as well. Besides, it would be much easier to install packages, as they are available on CD - for 2.2.9, as far as I saw it, I have to download them. This would have to happen on the Compaq. However, the HP-disk and the LAN-card which I need for internet access would use the same PCMCIA-slot. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Josh Paetzel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Freitag, 16. März 2007 00:05 An: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Kris Kennaway; Nino Ivanov Betreff: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem On Thursday 15 March 2007, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 08:43:32PM +0100, Nino Ivanov wrote: > > Dear Chistian, Dear Kris, > > > > I also think the RAM will not be the issue, as it is a text-only > > install, and indeed, I am not planning to "get fancy". I > > completely don't need X. Midnight Commander is perfectly fine as > > a working environment. 4.11 seemed OK. > > > > But I am having a different problem right now, which I am still > > researching: It does not recognize the device from where to mount > > root correctly. I mean the following: When I put FreeBSD into the > > Compaq for installation, the harddrive is ad4 or ad8. But in the > > system where I want to run it, the HP Omnibook, it is ad0. > > > > Now, when I start it back in the HP Omnibook, it says that swap > > is not configured correctly on ad8s-something. Which is true, it > > should look for it on ad0... I have only once been able till now > > to mount root. (And this is my basis for assuming that even 4.11 > > CAN potentially run.) I said as command ufs:/dev/ad0 when it > > asked me where to mount root from. This worked, however, e.g. > > ufs:/dev/ad0s1 did not work. I am thinking that I might have made > > a mistake, and should have said ad0s1a. > > > > Yet, the principal new problem persists: FreeBSD does not realize > > that it should now look at ad0 instead of ad4 or ad8. (However, > > in the booting process, it correctly "sees" ad0 as having 325 MB > > etc.) Is there a way to solve this? > > Probably the /etc/fstab is wrong and refers to the ad4 or ad8 > devices. The root should indeed typically be ufs:/dev/ad0s1a. > > Kris I'm a tad confused, as I thought we were talking about FBSD 2.x, which would've called your drive wd0, not ad0. But Kris is correct in that your fstab is wrong...your /boot/loader.conf probably has the wrong root device as well. -- Thanks, Josh Paetzel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
AW: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem
Dear Chistian, Dear Kris, I also think the RAM will not be the issue, as it is a text-only install, and indeed, I am not planning to "get fancy". I completely don't need X. Midnight Commander is perfectly fine as a working environment. 4.11 seemed OK. But I am having a different problem right now, which I am still researching: It does not recognize the device from where to mount root correctly. I mean the following: When I put FreeBSD into the Compaq for installation, the harddrive is ad4 or ad8. But in the system where I want to run it, the HP Omnibook, it is ad0. Now, when I start it back in the HP Omnibook, it says that swap is not configured correctly on ad8s-something. Which is true, it should look for it on ad0... I have only once been able till now to mount root. (And this is my basis for assuming that even 4.11 CAN potentially run.) I said as command ufs:/dev/ad0 when it asked me where to mount root from. This worked, however, e.g. ufs:/dev/ad0s1 did not work. I am thinking that I might have made a mistake, and should have said ad0s1a. Yet, the principal new problem persists: FreeBSD does not realize that it should now look at ad0 instead of ad4 or ad8. (However, in the booting process, it correctly "sees" ad0 as having 325 MB etc.) Is there a way to solve this? If this really works I think I'll write a step-by-step guide... I really appreciate your help in this matter - thank you a lot! -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Kris Kennaway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 15. März 2007 19:13 An: Christian Walther Cc: Nino Ivanov; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Betreff: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 12:28:12PM +0100, Christian Walther wrote: > On 15/03/07, Nino Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Dear Sir or Madam, > > > [...] > > > >The target machine is a HP Omnibook 600c laptop with 8MB RAM, a 486 DX4 > >processor, 300 MB disk space. No CD drive. No network available. External > >floppy drive without DMA. (I tried NetBSD, but because of the lack of DMA > >it > >did not work properly.) The functioning of the floppy drive is critical, > >being the machine's only practical means of communicating with the outer > >world. Due to cost and time considerations, no upgrades are possible. If > >the > >target machine is not suitable for an installation of FreeBSD, please let > >me > >know so I stop further attempts. > > I guess you're without luck in this case. AFAIK FreeBSD needs at least > 64 MB RAM to work happily. I tried installing it on an P1/133MHz > Laptop with 16MB RAM, and it freezes after a few minutes. And it's > dead slow. Well it is only true of more modern versions that they do not function well on systems with e.g. 8MB. FreeBSD 2.x was happy with as little as 4MB. Kris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
WG: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem
Dear Sir or Madam, I tried again installing FreeBSD 4.11, but the problem is that when I put back the harddisk into the Omnibook and boot it, the system does not recognize from where to mount root (sorry for the misinformation in my mail below it appears not to be a RAM issue!). It starts probing devices, until it finally gives up and asks me to input it manually. I managed finally installing FreeBSD 2.2.9, by using the bootfloppies from 4.11. Same problem: When booting it does not recognize from where to mount root. I would be grateful if you could help me. Kind regards, Nino Ivanov _ Von: Nino Ivanov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 15. März 2007 09:59 An: 'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org' Betreff: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem Dear Sir or Madam, First of all, I would like to thank all involved in this project for the work they do, and wish them all the best for its continuation. I would like to use FreeBSD on a certain machine, but unfortunately I have a problem with the installation. I would like to mention that I have a non-technical background, which might be relevant regarding any information I supply, and also the way you address my problem. I am writing you with regard to the following issue, and would appreciate your help greatly: 1. Ultimate Goal. I am a law student, and in my field we are working a lot with .pdf-documents. To my surprise, the Midnight Commander is able to display them, at least in FreeBSD 6.1 which I use normally. (I have read somewhere there is no text-mode .pdf-viewer; fortunately, this appears to be incorrect.) I decided to put FreeBSD in text mode on my old laptop, so I can view .pdf-documents on it while working on another machine. 2. The Means. The target machine is a HP Omnibook 600c laptop with 8MB RAM, a 486 DX4 processor, 300 MB disk space. No CD drive. No network available. External floppy drive without DMA. (I tried NetBSD, but because of the lack of DMA it did not work properly.) The functioning of the floppy drive is critical, being the machines only practical means of communicating with the outer world. Due to cost and time considerations, no upgrades are possible. If the target machine is not suitable for an installation of FreeBSD, please let me know so I stop further attempts. Fortunately, the harddrive can be put into my main machine, a Compaq Armada Laptop whose type I unfortunately dont know. Specifications of the Compaq machine: 192 MB RAM, Internet access available, 300MHz PII CPU, CD drive and floppy drive available. The CD drive cannot boot from CDs, so I am using the boot floppies to initialize installation. The HP Omnibook harddrive fits in by placing it into the PCMCIA slot, as the HP Omnibook drive physically has PCMCIA connections. 3. The Problem. I chose Novice Installation. The next screen informed me of what is to happen now. The screen following it said: No disk found! Please verify that your disk controller is being properly probed at boot time. See the Hardware Guide on the Documentation menu for clues on diagnosing this type of problem. 4. Analysis. Frankly, I have no idea what to do. I have tried to install FreeBSD 4.11 using the same method. It was successful, however, I could not run it on the HP Omnibook machine, as it appears it had not sufficient RAM: The booting process of FreeBSD 4.11 initiated, but after a while started to preduce errors until it broke off. I must say, I have read the documentation, searched many times the Internet etc., but not found anything regarding the issue. Maybe I have overlooked a solution because of my non-technical background. 5. Desired solution. All I want is a FreeBSD system with the Midnight Commander that shall display my .pdf-files on my HP Omnibook 600c. I have no pretentions as to which version, so long as it fits the purpose. So, I would be grateful if you could advise me as to how to correct my installation problem of FreeBSD 2.2.9; however, if another solution looks better to you, please do not hesitate to mention it. I thank you in advance for your help. Yours faithfully, Nino Ivanov ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem
Dear Sir or Madam, First of all, I would like to thank all involved in this project for the work they do, and wish them all the best for its continuation. I would like to use FreeBSD on a certain machine, but unfortunately I have a problem with the installation. I would like to mention that I have a non-technical background, which might be relevant regarding any information I supply, and also the way you address my problem. I am writing you with regard to the following issue, and would appreciate your help greatly: 1. Ultimate Goal. I am a law student, and in my field we are working a lot with .pdf-documents. To my surprise, the Midnight Commander is able to display them, at least in FreeBSD 6.1 which I use normally. (I have read somewhere there is no text-mode .pdf-viewer; fortunately, this appears to be incorrect.) I decided to put FreeBSD in text mode on my old laptop, so I can view .pdf-documents on it while working on another machine. 2. The Means. The target machine is a HP Omnibook 600c laptop with 8MB RAM, a 486 DX4 processor, 300 MB disk space. No CD drive. No network available. External floppy drive without DMA. (I tried NetBSD, but because of the lack of DMA it did not work properly.) The functioning of the floppy drive is critical, being the machine's only practical means of communicating with the outer world. Due to cost and time considerations, no upgrades are possible. If the target machine is not suitable for an installation of FreeBSD, please let me know so I stop further attempts. Fortunately, the harddrive can be put into my main machine, a Compaq Armada Laptop whose type I unfortunately don't know. Specifications of the Compaq machine: 192 MB RAM, Internet access available, 300MHz PII CPU, CD drive and floppy drive available. The CD drive cannot boot from CDs, so I am using the boot floppies to initialize installation. The HP Omnibook harddrive fits in by placing it into the PCMCIA slot, as the HP Omnibook drive physically has PCMCIA connections. 3. The Problem. I chose Novice Installation. The next screen informed me of what is to happen now. The screen following it said: No disk found! Please verify that your disk controller is being properly probed at boot time. See the Hardware Guide on the Documentation menu for clues on diagnosing this type of problem. 4. Analysis. Frankly, I have no idea what to do. I have tried to install FreeBSD 4.11 using the same method. It was successful, however, I could not run it on the HP Omnibook machine, as it appears it had not sufficient RAM: The booting process of FreeBSD 4.11 initiated, but after a while started to preduce errors until it broke off. I must say, I have read the documentation, searched many times the Internet etc., but not found anything regarding the issue. Maybe I have overlooked a solution because of my non-technical background. 5. Desired solution. All I want is a FreeBSD system with the Midnight Commander that shall display my .pdf-files on my HP Omnibook 600c. I have no pretentions as to which version, so long as it fits the purpose. So, I would be grateful if you could advise me as to how to correct my installation problem of FreeBSD 2.2.9; however, if another solution looks better to you, please do not hesitate to mention it. I thank you in advance for your help. Yours faithfully, Nino Ivanov ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
