I just installed FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE on a computer and after failing
to get XFree86 4.3.1,1 going on my DVI LCD monitor and nVidia FX5200
card, I wanted to try my luck with X.Org's server, but the port simply
refuses to install. I tried to install it a couple of weeks ago and it
gave me tons of e
What about simply using tar to backup the directories on the old
drives, and extracting the contents to the new drives. Then you
should just have to worry about moving the boot loader, which you can
probably use dd for (just read/write the first 512 bytes I think it
is). If all you want to keep i
Hello,
I have one PC with updated kernel/world from June 25th, and another from June 10th,
all with sources for STABLE.
Both PCs have a firewall. Neither of the two seems to obey the verbose limit of 100,
that I put in the kernel configuration file.
In the past, /var/log/secure used to rotate once
Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
On 2004-07-04 06:25, Sergey Matveychuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Who is the Donations Liaison Officer? It's not clear from
http://www.freebsd.org/donations/index.html
Originally, it was Michael Lucas who was the DLO, if my memory doesn't
fail me. Unless this changed duri
On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 23:48:24 - (GMT), Hugo Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to create a dsp1 device. I'm running FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE-p9
>
> I've tried:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/dev]# mknod /dev/dsp1 c 30 0x0013
> mknod: /dev/dsp1: No such file or directory
>
> but no luck..
On 2004-07-04 06:25, Sergey Matveychuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Who is the Donations Liaison Officer? It's not clear from
> http://www.freebsd.org/donations/index.html
Originally, it was Michael Lucas who was the DLO, if my memory doesn't
fail me. Unless this changed during the one year I'v
On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 18:42:54 -
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> What is the function of the archived flag?
>
> I am running FreeBSD 4.9 with kern.securelevel = -1.
>
> I am using vnconfig with a msdos diskimage to mount
> it using the command:
>
> mount -t msdos /dev/vn0c
Hi,
I need to create a dsp1 device. I'm running FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE-p9
I've tried:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/dev]# mknod /dev/dsp1 c 30 0x0013
mknod: /dev/dsp1: No such file or directory
but no luck.. I need this device because I need to use two programs who
will put dsp device in r/w. So the sec
Hello.
Who is the Donations Liaison Officer? It's not clear from
http://www.freebsd.org/donations/index.html
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Eric Crist wrote:
Hey all,
I've got a laptop with FreeBSD 5.2.1 and Windows XP. Using network time
update on freebsd, I can keep the time on my laptop accurate. However,
windows falls behind by about half an hour when I do so. If I set
Windows to use 'internet time', using the same time server
(
On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 10:53:59 -0500, Eric Crist wrote:
>>
> I've got a laptop with FreeBSD 5.2.1 and Windows XP. Using network time
> update on freebsd, I can keep the time on my laptop accurate. However,
> windows falls behind by about half an hour when I do so. If I set
> Windows to use 'interne
> > > I have recently decided to use some extra disk space on one of my
> servers as
> > > backup space. I have NFS client and Servers running OK, but was
> wondering how
> > > secure it really is.
> >
> > NFS is not secure at all. If you don't trust the local subnet, don't use
> NFS
> > there. C
Hey all,
I've got a laptop with FreeBSD 5.2.1 and Windows XP. Using network time
update on freebsd, I can keep the time on my laptop accurate. However,
windows falls behind by about half an hour when I do so. If I set
Windows to use 'internet time', using the same time server
(time.nist.gov), I
On 2004-07-03 19:27, Marty Landman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm thinking of replacing the 1 GB and 2 GB hard drives on my FBSD 4.8
> machine with 4 GB and 6 GB hd's that have become available. Is there a way
> to do this which will be worth the trouble? Considering the FBSD box isn't
> highly
On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 07:44:50PM -0400, Bruce Hunter wrote:
> Hmm.. I'm root
>
> I even tried changing the permissions on /dev/ad0
> the device has read and write access.. wierd.
>
> Maybe instead of setup (hd0) it should be setup (ad0)
> But device.map sets the hd0 pointer to /dev/ad0
No, hd0
Hmm.. I'm root
I even tried changing the permissions on /dev/ad0
the device has read and write access.. wierd.
Maybe instead of setup (hd0) it should be setup (ad0)
But device.map sets the hd0 pointer to /dev/ad0
any other ideas?
Bruce
On Sat, 2004-07-03 at 19:31, Geert Hendrickx wrote:
> Seem
Hey all,
I'm trying to get wifi working in freebsd 5.2.1. This card WAS working
in 4.9 and 4.10, but I get an error similar to:
Error: busy bit won't clean on wi0
Or something to that effect. If I boot the system without the card, I
can see it and make lights blink, but it never associates to
Seems as you don't have write permission for /dev/ad0. Did you run grub
as root?
GH
On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 07:21:45PM -0400, Bruce Hunter wrote:
> I moved all the files and ran the commands that you said. I am having
> this problem.
>
> GNU GRUB version 0.95 (640K lower / 3072K upper m
I'm thinking of replacing the 1 GB and 2 GB hard drives on my FBSD 4.8
machine with 4 GB and 6 GB hd's that have become available. Is there a way
to do this which will be worth the trouble? Considering the FBSD box isn't
highly configured or busy right now is it better to just start from scratch
I moved all the files and ran the commands that you said. I am having
this problem.
GNU GRUB version 0.95 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
[ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the
possible
> Thanks for the help,
>
> I think I will be able to get it working now, after that information.
> The only question I have or comment is. Shouldn't I have the stages and
> grub.conf in /boot/grub ? You said /boot. Just wondering which it is.
>
> Thanks again..
>
> Bruce
I'm sorry, you're right
I'm working to develop a communications program to control a piece of
vendor supplied hardware. (They only provide a control program for
Windows.) I think I'm close. The device uses a RS-232 -> RS-485 convert
which I belive is powered by either the RTS or DTR line of the serial
port. How can I fo
So, If I set the exports so that it used 192.168.x.x, and, my managed switch
is only set to alow members of my vlan to use those IPs, I should be OK in
that case?
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: "Chuck Swiger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Grant Peel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTEC
On Sat, 2004-07-03 at 18:02, Geert Hendrickx wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 05:35:35PM -0400, Bruce Hunter wrote:
> > On Sat, 2004-07-03 at 16:17, Geert Hendrickx wrote:
> > > > title FreeBSD 5.2.1
> > > > root (hd0,2,a)
> > > > kernel /boot/loader
> > >
> > > Sorry, this
On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 05:35:35PM -0400, Bruce Hunter wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-07-03 at 16:17, Geert Hendrickx wrote:
> > > title FreeBSD 5.2.1
> > > root (hd0,2,a)
> > > kernel /boot/loader
> >
> > Sorry, this should be (hd0,1,a) ! The first slice (windows) is (hd0,0)
> > and the second is (
Hi list,
I wonder if you could help me analyze a problem using different storage
devices in Ultrabay on a IBM Thinkpad T41?
Primary HD installed with FreeBSD -current, sources are from June 26th.
Secondary HD in Ultrabay Slim with Win XP
If I swap the secondary(XP) HD for a CDRW it's fine up unti
On Sat, 3 Jul 2004, jobse wrote:
Dear List,
When trying to mount the cdrom I get Operation not permitted.
sysctl: vfs.usermount=0(what does that mean and how can I *permanently*
change it to 1)
I'd rather not set the sticky bit on mount/umount if I mustn't.
suggestions?
/jobse
vfs.usermount allows
On Sat, 2004-07-03 at 17:09, jobse wrote:
> Dear List,
> When trying to mount the cdrom I get Operation not permitted.
> sysctl: vfs.usermount=0(what does that mean and how can I *permanently*
> change it to 1)
> I'd rather not set the sticky bit on mount/umount if I mustn't.
>
> suggestions?
> /j
jobse wrote:
> Dear List,
> When trying to mount the cdrom I get Operation not permitted.
> sysctl: vfs.usermount=0(what does that mean and how can I *permanently*
> change it to 1)
It means, that users are not allowed to mount file systems.
To change it, run (as root)
# sysctl vfs.usermount=1
T
On Sat, 2004-07-03 at 16:17, Geert Hendrickx wrote:
> > title FreeBSD 5.2.1
> > root (hd0,2,a)
> > kernel /boot/loader
>
> Sorry, this should be (hd0,1,a) ! The first slice (windows) is (hd0,0)
> and the second is (hd0,1), and you want the root-partition within that
> (hd0,1,a).
>
Dear List,
When trying to mount the cdrom I get Operation not permitted.
sysctl: vfs.usermount=0(what does that mean and how can I *permanently*
change it to 1)
I'd rather not set the sticky bit on mount/umount if I mustn't.
suggestions?
/jobse
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It seems that pushing YP from 4.9 to 4.10 does not work.
Case:
YP master is 4.9
YP slave is 4.10
In 4.9 (master) host in /var/yp directory, typing make (with PUSH enabled),
nothing is updated on 4.10 slave.
Tcpdump shows that infinite data transfer happens between 4.9 and 4.10 hosts
over Y
Hello everyone!
I have spent some time googling around, but found no usefull information
about enabling TV out on i845G under freebsd. On Linux it is avaible with
Intel supplied XF86 driver. As described in:
http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/manuals/27404103.pdf
Anyone have any information on
and for the list as well (:
Original Message
Subject: Re: Well here's a bit of a stupid question.
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 21:44:38 +0200
From: Remko Lodder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Glenn Sieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Glenn Sieb wrote:
I have recently upgra
> title FreeBSD 5.2.1
> root (hd0,2,a)
> kernel /boot/loader
Sorry, this should be (hd0,1,a) ! The first slice (windows) is (hd0,0)
and the second is (hd0,1), and you want the root-partition within that
(hd0,1,a).
GH
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> Here is my hard drive setup
>
> Partition 0 ) 5g: Windows 2k
> Partition 1 ) 35g: Freebsd 5.2.1
In this case, your grub.config would look like this:
default 1
timeout 30
title Windows 2000
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 03:01:07PM -0400, Bruce Hunter wrote:
> Happy 4th!
>
> okay, now that's out of the way. I am bored with freebsds' boot loader
> and want to install Grub from the ports collection.
>
> My question is: When grub installs, will it find my partitions and set
> everything up fo
Bruce Hunter wrote:
What should you use instead of NFS? I like the fact that I can open up a
window and throw some files to my server. Maybe, something can be
accessed through a firewall?
rsync over ssh is very good for this.
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Hi folks,
I'm trying to build py-kde from the ports tree, but it ends up at the
following error:
gimli# make all install clean
===> py23-kde-3.11.1 depends on executable: pyuic - not found
===>Verifying install for pyuic in /usr/ports/x11-toolkits/py-qt
===> Building for py23-qt-3.12
c++ -
> > As for security, NFS is well-known for *NOT* being secure.
> > Do not use NFS over networks where you don't trust all the machines.
>
> What should you use instead of NFS? I like the fact that I can open up a
> window and throw some files to my server. Maybe, something can be
> accessed throug
Happy 4th!
okay, now that's out of the way. I am bored with freebsds' boot loader
and want to install Grub from the ports collection.
My question is: When grub installs, will it find my partitions and set
everything up for me? So, when I reboot grub is working.
Here is my hard drive setup
-
On Sat, 2004-07-03 at 10:20, Erik Trulsson wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 09:08:35AM -0400, Grant Peel wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Happy belated Canada day to all my Cunuk bros :-) and an early happy 4th of
> > July all as well!
> >
> > I have recently decided to use some extra disk space on one
On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 18:32, epilogue wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 01:21:19 -0400
> Bruce Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 2004-07-01 at 23:50, epilogue wrote:
> > > On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 22:40:08 -0400
> > > Bruce Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 2004-07-01 at
Lonnie Santella wrote:
FreBSD 4.10 Release
CVSUP-MIRROR v. 1.3_2 freshly installed.
I got the cvsup-mirror port installed without any errors. The CVSUPD
daemon is running. I can connect to my mirror from another server. When
I try to update a ports collection (i.e. ports-editors) is will spit ou
What is the function of the archived flag?
I am running FreeBSD 4.9 with kern.securelevel = -1.
I am using vnconfig with a msdos diskimage to mount
it using the command:
mount -t msdos /dev/vn0c /usr/wine/disk
After I mount it I notice that the /usr/wine/disk
directory and
Grant Peel wrote:
I have recently decided to use some extra disk space on one of my servers as
backup space. I have NFS client and Servers running OK, but was wondering how
secure it really is.
NFS is not secure at all. If you don't trust the local subnet, don't use NFS
there. Certainly don't us
FreBSD 4.10 Release
CVSUP-MIRROR v. 1.3_2 freshly installed.
I got the cvsup-mirror port installed without any errors. The CVSUPD daemon
is running. I can connect to my mirror from another server. When I try to
update a ports collection (i.e. ports-editors) is will spit out the error:
"Collecti
On Sat, 2004-07-03 at 12:01 -0400, Trey Sizemore wrote:
> I have a multiboot machine with Linux and FBSD currently set up as
> follows:
>
> /dev/hda1 5GB Linux SUSE root partition from 0 -652
> /dev/hda2 40.5GB Extended partition from 653 - 5945
> /dev/hda3 19.5GB FreeBSD partition from 5946 -8494
On Saturday 03 July 2004 11:01 am, Trey Sizemore wrote:
> I have a multiboot machine with Linux and FBSD currently set up as
> follows:
>
> /dev/hda1 5GB Linux SUSE root partition from 0 -652
> /dev/hda2 40.5GB Extended partition from 653 - 5945
> /dev/hda3 19.5GB FreeBSD partition from 5946 -8494
Hi,
I have been working with FreeBSD for a while now (several years), but
never on any professional grade hardware. Well, this is going to change
with my new server. It will have a hardware raid attached to it.
For this purpose I am looking for an implementation of Softpartitions as
they exist o
I have a multiboot machine with Linux and FBSD currently set up as
follows:
/dev/hda1 5GB Linux SUSE root partition from 0 -652
/dev/hda2 40.5GB Extended partition from 653 - 5945
/dev/hda3 19.5GB FreeBSD partition from 5946 -8494
/dev/hda5 5GB /usr partition for SUSE from 653 - 1305
/dev/hda6 15G
On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 06:30:28AM -0600, David Fleck wrote:
>
> ...
>
> I'm pretty much at a standstill here. My current working hypothesis is
> that my main machine's floppy drive is writing crap, or the HP's floppy
> drive is reading crap. I can live with that, but is there any other way
> to
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Mike Jeays wrote:
> I am afraid it doesn't stand for impedance. It is the symbol used for
> current throughout electromagnetic theory, and I don't think it does
> stand for an English word.
It isn't impedance. impedance is equivalent to resistance in mixed
(with both reactive
On Friday 02 July 2004 20:25, Charles Swiger wrote:
> How many groups is the www user in? By default, the system only
> permits a user to belong to up to 16 groups...
That fits. User www is in 19 groups total and gets Permission denied on three.
Thanks a lot for the hint Chuck!
I found the sysct
On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 09:08:35AM -0400, Grant Peel wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Happy belated Canada day to all my Cunuk bros :-) and an early happy 4th of
> July all as well!
>
> I have recently decided to use some extra disk space on one of my servers as
> backup space. I have NF client and Servers r
Hi all,
Happy belated Canada day to all my Cunuk bros :-) and an early happy 4th of
July all as well!
I have recently decided to use some extra disk space on one of my servers as
backup space. I have NF client and Servers running OK, but was wondering how
secure it really is.
In the nfsd setup,
Fishing for insight here.
Trying to install FreeBSD on an HP Pavilion 7050 from around 1996 or so.
Here's what I've tried so far:
Boot from 4.9 install CD, burned from ISO. I've used this CD successfully
on other machines, so I assume it's OK. The HP ignores it completely and
only boots from fl
On 03-Jul-2004 Geert Hendrickx wrote:
>> make -DNOCLEAN buildworld
>>
>> See /usr/src/Makefile.inc1 for all the various switches that are
>> available. You may want to set some of them permanently in
>> /etc/make.conf.
>>
>> Just do be aware that doing this can lead to trouble sometimes.
>
> O
> make -DNOCLEAN buildworld
>
> See /usr/src/Makefile.inc1 for all the various switches that are
> available. You may want to set some of them permanently in
> /etc/make.conf.
>
> Just do be aware that doing this can lead to trouble sometimes.
Ok, I think this is what I was looking for. But wh
On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 06:14:28PM -0500, Chris wrote:
> *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm)
> Pro*
>
>
> 5.2.1-RELEASE
>
>
> I tried using this command to change the location where my core dump
> is being written:
>
> sysctl kern.corefile="/var/coredumps/%U/%
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