Re: VM Question (was Re: larger kernel virtual address space)

2002-05-01 Thread David Schultz
Thus spake Lamont Granquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Does the FreeBSD VM system do O(1) or O(N) searches for gaps in a > processes virtual memory space? I'm not a VM guru, but if I'm reading vm_map.c right, it's O(n) w.r.t. the number of map entries. But since map entries are merged when possible,

Kernel spin lock facilities

2002-05-01 Thread Nelson, Trent .
Hi, I'm working on porting the Linux Cisco VPN client kernel module to FreeBSD. The API interface between the OS and their actual driver has four spinlock functions that operate around a handle (void *) to a ``critical section'': CNI_free_spin_lock CNI_ne

Re: Kernel spin lock facilities

2002-05-01 Thread Alfred Perlstein
* Nelson, Trent . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020501 06:41] wrote: > Hi, > > I'm working on porting the Linux Cisco VPN client kernel module to > FreeBSD. The API interface between the OS and their actual driver has four > spinlock functions that operate around a handle (void *) to a ``critical >

Re: VM Question (was Re: larger kernel virtual address space)

2002-05-01 Thread Lamont Granquist
On Wed, 1 May 2002, David Schultz wrote: > Thus spake Lamont Granquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Does the FreeBSD VM system do O(1) or O(N) searches for gaps in a > > processes virtual memory space? > > I'm not a VM guru, but if I'm reading vm_map.c right, it's O(n) > w.r.t. the number of map ent

PnP OS Problem

2002-05-01 Thread PSI, Mike Smith
I just noticed that someone else ran into a problem with the solution "Disable PNP OS in the BIOS". I too ran into that some time back for a very different problem. If it weren't for the great help from this list, I would probably still be chasing that one down. Now I haven't installed FreeBSD fo

Re: PnP OS Problem

2002-05-01 Thread Fred Clift
On Wed, 1 May 2002, PSI, Mike Smith wrote: > Is there ANY benefit to having PNP OS enabled?? I know there are a lot I dont know about the technical details of FreeBSD in this regard, but one bennefit I can think of off hand is if you dual-boot to some other operating system where it is useful.

Anyone using pptp?

2002-05-01 Thread Thomas David Rivers
Well - I'm still trying to get pptp to cooperate and set up a VPN connection to a Microsoft VPN server. I'm just wondering - is there _anyone_ out there that has met with success using pptp - and, if so, could you share your /etc/ppp/ppp.conf settings? - Many thanks! - - Dave Riv

Re: Anyone using pptp?

2002-05-01 Thread Lars Eggert
Thomas David Rivers wrote: > Well - I'm still trying to get pptp to cooperate and set up > a VPN connection to a Microsoft VPN server. > > I'm just wondering - is there _anyone_ out there that has > met with success using pptp - and, if so, could you share > your /etc/ppp/ppp.conf settings? This

Re: Anyone using pptp?

2002-05-01 Thread Thomas David Rivers
Lars Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > Well - I'm still trying to get pptp to cooperate and set up > > a VPN connection to a Microsoft VPN server. > > > > I'm just wondering - is there _anyone_ out there that has > > met with success using pptp - and, if so, co

WakeOnLan on 3C905C-TX not working?

2002-05-01 Thread Wilko Bulte
For lack of a better list: I'm trying to use the net/wakeonlan port to remotely switch on a machine that is equipped with a 3COM 3C905C-TX PCI 10/100 card. WOL is enabled in the BIOS, I tried this on an ASUS and on an ECS mainboard, I sent the wakeonlan packet from different machines, ethereal se

Re: WakeOnLan on 3C905C-TX not working?

2002-05-01 Thread Jason Andresen
Wilko Bulte wrote: > > For lack of a better list: I'm trying to use the net/wakeonlan port > to remotely switch on a machine that is equipped with a 3COM > 3C905C-TX PCI 10/100 card. > > WOL is enabled in the BIOS, I tried this on an ASUS and on an ECS mainboard, > I sent the wakeonlan packet fr

syscons and graphic abstraction (renderer)

2002-05-01 Thread Nicolas Souchu
Hi folks, Could one of you (console gurus) give me an overview of syscons abstraction regarding underlying video adapters? I noticed two files scvgarndr.c and scgfbrndr.c which seem to do the job. How all this interacts with dev/fb code, if it does? Is it sufficient to implement a new scxxxrdnr

Re: WakeOnLan on 3C905C-TX not working?

2002-05-01 Thread Wilko Bulte
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 05:10:55PM -0400, Jason Andresen wrote: > Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > > For lack of a better list: I'm trying to use the net/wakeonlan port > > to remotely switch on a machine that is equipped with a 3COM > > 3C905C-TX PCI 10/100 card. > > > > WOL is enabled in the BIOS, I t

Re: Anyone using pptp?

2002-05-01 Thread Dominic Marks
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 03:47:13PM -0400, Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > Well - I'm still trying to get pptp to cooperate and set up > a VPN connection to a Microsoft VPN server. > > I'm just wondering - is there _anyone_ out there that has > met with success using pptp - and, if so, could you s

Re: WakeOnLan on 3C905C-TX not working?

2002-05-01 Thread Kenneth Culver
> On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 05:10:55PM -0400, Jason Andresen wrote: > > Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > > > > For lack of a better list: I'm trying to use the net/wakeonlan port > > > to remotely switch on a machine that is equipped with a 3COM > > > 3C905C-TX PCI 10/100 card. > > > > > > WOL is enabled in

Re: PnP OS Problem

2002-05-01 Thread Doug White
On Wed, 1 May 2002, PSI, Mike Smith wrote: > I just noticed that someone else ran into a problem with the solution > "Disable PNP OS in the BIOS". I too ran into that some time back for a > very different problem. If it weren't for the great help from this list, > I would probably still be chasin

Re: Anyone using pptp?

2002-05-01 Thread Thomas David Rivers
Dominic Marks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 03:47:13PM -0400, Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > > > Well - I'm still trying to get pptp to cooperate and set up > > a VPN connection to a Microsoft VPN server. > > > > I'm just wondering - is there _anyone_ out there that has >

Re: PnP OS Problem

2002-05-01 Thread M. Warner Losh
In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "PSI, Mike Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : I just noticed that someone else ran into a problem with the solution : "Disable PNP OS in the BIOS". I too ran into that some time back for a : very different problem. If it weren't for the great help from

Re: PnP OS Problem

2002-05-01 Thread M. Warner Losh
In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Doug White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : PCI is of course immune from these problems since it has resource : assignment built-in. Actually, that's not correct. There is no built-in resource assigment in PCI. PCI just gives a convenient place for the B

Re: Anyone using pptp?

2002-05-01 Thread Julian Elischer
I've always had better success using the mpd port for pptp.. On Wed, 1 May 2002, Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > Well - I'm still trying to get pptp to cooperate and set up > a VPN connection to a Microsoft VPN server. > > I'm just wondering - is there _anyone_ out there that has > met with su

Re: PnP OS Problem

2002-05-01 Thread Terry Lambert
"PSI, Mike Smith" wrote: > Is there ANY benefit to having PNP OS enabled?? I know there are a lot > of problems if it is? If there are no benefits, I would suggest making > this (disabling it) a VERY BLATANT step (suggestion?) in the > installation instructions for FreeBSD. Again, I haven't instal

Re: WakeOnLan on 3C905C-TX not working?

2002-05-01 Thread Wilko Bulte
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 06:25:25PM -0400, Kenneth Culver wrote: > > On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 05:10:55PM -0400, Jason Andresen wrote: > > > Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > > > > > > For lack of a better list: I'm trying to use the net/wakeonlan port > > > > to remotely switch on a machine that is equipped