Re: TeX qurestions, for anybody who cares to reply... .

2010-06-08 Thread Olivier Nicole
Hi, > i see that i've used "per se". in my ascii type i cannot type > the e-aigu and i cannot find it in any of the docs. 12-15 years > ago when i was first messing with tex i remember there =was= a > way of telling tex to type the diacritical mark over the "e" First remark, "per se" being

TeX qurestions, for anybody who cares to reply... .

2010-06-08 Thread Gary Kline
hi y'all! for a cchange i have decided not to bother/continue bothering roland. offlist. he has set me up with enough of a starter that >> 90% of my book is typeset. i have a few other tex/latex questions for anybody in the extreme east of Zulu time. or even points west to the dateline. belo

Configure PMBR to Find Loader on GPT Disk

2010-06-08 Thread Jason C. Wells
After setting up a GPT disk and installing the boot blocks with: # gpart bootcode -b /boot/pmbr -p /boot/gptboot -i 1 ad4 The system wants to boot: 0:ad(0p2)/boot/kernel/kernel I manually intervene to cause the system to boot: 1:ad(5p8)/boot/loader How do I configure the boot blocks

Install path not found

2010-06-08 Thread Super Biscuit
Kdelibs stops with Code: libtool: install: error: cannot install `libkunittest.la' to a directory not ending in /usr/local/lib . Changing to the directory and grepping for /usr/local/lib returns Code: tima# cat /usr/ports/x11/kdelibs3/work/kdelibs-3.5.10/kunitte

Re: office apps

2010-06-08 Thread Chad Perrin
On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 04:43:42AM -1000, p...@pair.com wrote: > in message > , > wrote Alejandro Imass thusly... > > > > Anyway, chack to see if you may have a broken Java implementation, > > and check to see if it's possible to get OO to work with Sun's JRE > > 6, and give that a go and see. I ha

Re: office apps

2010-06-08 Thread Chad Perrin
On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 08:16:03AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > On Jun 07 2010 22:12, Chris Hill wrote: > > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, Chip Camden wrote: > > > > >[...] I do have clients who send me Word docs, and one who requires that > > >I send them specs in Word format. For that, I guess I'm stuck u

nVidia motherboards

2010-06-08 Thread Tim Judd
I thought I saw even some partial support for nVidia motherboards.. but can't find it again. I can't get even get the kernel to load. it's an Atom 32-bit board and would like to find that reference again. If you can help me look I'd love the help. --Tim ___

Re: office apps

2010-06-08 Thread Chad Perrin
On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 03:55:40PM +0200, Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 22:28:04 -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > > I've never had a client who wouldn't take either PDF or plain text. > > And five minutes later, they call you by phone and ask how they can > edit the PDF file... :-) Hah. Go

Re: adding output lines to my .cshrc breaks sftp and scp ...

2010-06-08 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 16:41:54 -0700 (PDT), Goh Sanda wrote: > > > I added a few lines to the bottom of my standard FreeBSD .cshrc file: > > echo "" > w > echo "" > > Just to show me what is going on each time I log in. Use ~/.login for command that should be executed after you log in. The corre

Colors, mutt, termcap/terminfo

2010-06-08 Thread Chip Camden
I finally got 256 colors working with mutt and zsh on FreeBSD. Even though both of these programs apparently use terminfo rather than termcap, a termcap entry must exist for your TERM setting, or they both complain. I had tried that before, but I was missing one key ingredient. The environment

adding output lines to my .cshrc breaks sftp and scp ...

2010-06-08 Thread Goh Sanda
I added a few lines to the bottom of my standard FreeBSD .cshrc file: echo "" w echo "" Just to show me what is going on each time I log in. The problem is, when I try to scp a file to the system, I get 'w' output echo'd to me, and no actual scp. sftp fails as well - I can no longer log in v

Re: spamd exits on line 2585 unexpectedly... .

2010-06-08 Thread Gary Kline
On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 11:46:54PM +0100, RW wrote: > On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:51:28 -0700 > Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > anybody know why /usr/local/bin/spamd bailed on me like this? > > > > child process [2377] exited or timed out without signaling > > production of a PID file: exit 25 at /u

Re: spamd exits on line 2585 unexpectedly... .

2010-06-08 Thread RW
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:51:28 -0700 Gary Kline wrote: > > anybody know why /usr/local/bin/spamd bailed on me like this? > > child process [2377] exited or timed out without signaling > production of a PID file: exit 25 at /usr/local/bin/spamd line > 2585. This was discussed on the ports l

Re: dbus_enable and hald_enable

2010-06-08 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On Tuesday, June 08, 2010 23:29:38 +0200 Polytropon wrote: If you ask what HAL and DBUS actually *ARE*, I'm not sure what to answer - to me, they are both useless. :-) hald is an interface between devices and programs. It listens for attachment/detachment of input devices (keyboard, mous

Re: dbus_enable and hald_enable

2010-06-08 Thread Paweł Grzyb
Thank you for your help! Regards, Pawel W dniu 8 czerwca 2010 23:57 użytkownik Paul Schmehl < pschmehl_li...@tx.rr.com> napisał: > --On Tuesday, June 08, 2010 23:29:38 +0200 Polytropon > wrote: > >> >> If you ask what HAL and DBUS actually *ARE*, I'm not sure what >> to answer - to me, they are

Re: dbus_enable and hald_enable

2010-06-08 Thread Bruce Cran
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 23:29:38 +0200 Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 22:54:23 +0200, Paweł Grzyb > wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > > >can you explain to me what is it : dbus_enable="YES" and > > hald_enable="YES" in file /etc/rc.conf? What is their function? > > Those enable the startu

Re: dbus_enable and hald_enable

2010-06-08 Thread Robert Huff
Polytropon writes: > >can you explain to me what is it : dbus_enable="YES" and > > hald_enable="YES" in file /etc/rc.conf? What is their function? > > Sadly, those don't provide "man dbus" or "man hal" in a very > impolite manner. I'm sure you can find more documentation on > the web,

Re: dbus_enable and hald_enable

2010-06-08 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 22:54:23 +0200, Paweł Grzyb wrote: > Hello everybody, > >can you explain to me what is it : dbus_enable="YES" and > hald_enable="YES" in file /etc/rc.conf? What is their function? Those enable the startup of the DBUS and HAL services via their control files in /usr/local/e

dbus_enable and hald_enable

2010-06-08 Thread Paweł Grzyb
Hello everybody, can you explain to me what is it : dbus_enable="YES" and hald_enable="YES" in file /etc/rc.conf? What is their function? Regards, Pawel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-

Re: can i use flags at once?

2010-06-08 Thread b. f.
On 6/8/10, b. f. wrote: > Just to clarify some of the earlier comments, the ports knobs that can > be used to define certain build options are automatically persistent > only if the knobs are defined as part of the OPTIONS framework, and if > you don't subsequently delete the /var/db/port/*/option

Re: can i use flags at once?

2010-06-08 Thread b. f.
Just to clarify some of the earlier comments, the ports knobs that can be used to define certain build options are automatically persistent only if the knobs are defined as part of the OPTIONS framework, and if you don't subsequently delete the /var/db/port/*/options files, either directly or via t

Re: can i use flags at once?

2010-06-08 Thread Greg Larkin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bruce Cran wrote: > On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 13:59:40 + > Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > >> hello, >> >> i am a gentoo user and now i am trying to install a freebsd on my >> machine. ports are great but while my machine is compiling i receive >> message

Re: Atheros AR8131 Ethernet hangs shutdown

2010-06-08 Thread CyberLeo Kitsana
On 06/07/2010 08:03 AM, Warren Block wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, CyberLeo Kitsana wrote: > >> I recently had the chance to play with a Foxconn NetBox-nT330i. It's >> based off an Atom 330 CPU and an nForce MCP79 chipset. All aspects of >> this device appear to function quite well with 8.1-BETA1,

spamd exits on line 2585 unexpectedly... .

2010-06-08 Thread Gary Kline
anybody know why /usr/local/bin/spamd bailed on me like this? child process [2377] exited or timed out without signaling production of a PID file: exit 25 at /usr/local/bin/spamd line 2585. seems to have begun while i was upgrading my server, but beyond that, i'm wedged

Re: Java plugin with Firefox 3.6

2010-06-08 Thread C. P. Ghost
On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 4:19 PM, wrote: > Firefox 3.6 needs Java 6 Update 10. [1] > > For now, as a newbie, I generally try not to install anything not in the > ports collection. From there you can find some JREs, but none are at Update > 10, including Linux emulation. [2] At this time, the highes

Re: office apps

2010-06-08 Thread Matthew Seaman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/06/2010 15:43:42, p...@pair.com wrote: > Am I the only one who has (force) installed open office from package > without java dependency and has yet to see a problem with MS Word & > simple Excel files? > > It took about 15 "seconds" of manual co

Re: can i use flags at once?

2010-06-08 Thread Bruce Cran
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 13:59:40 + Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > hello, > > i am a gentoo user and now i am trying to install a freebsd on my > machine. ports are great but while my machine is compiling i receive > messages about the flags. > > in gentoo i was able via the file /etc/portage/pack

Re: office apps

2010-06-08 Thread Chip Camden
On Jun 07 2010 22:12, Chris Hill wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, Chip Camden wrote: > > >[...] I do have clients who send me Word docs, and one who requires that > >I send them specs in Word format. For that, I guess I'm stuck using > >some behemoth office tool, if only for converting from a diffe

Re: can i use flags at once?

2010-06-08 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 14:47:29 +, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > for example when i was starting compiling kde i gave the commands, > > /usr/ports/x11/kde4 && make install clean > > after these commands,the kde package "asked" me which flags i want to use. This is okay. As long as options have

Re: can i use flags at once?

2010-06-08 Thread Tim Daneliuk
On 6/8/2010 9:50 AM, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > On 8 June 2010 14:47, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > >> for example when i was starting compiling kde i gave the commands, >> >> /usr/ports/x11/kde4 && make install clean >> >> after these commands,the kde package "asked" me which flags i want to

Re: can i use flags at once?

2010-06-08 Thread Giorgos Tsiapaliokas
On 8 June 2010 14:47, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > for example when i was starting compiling kde i gave the commands, > > /usr/ports/x11/kde4 && make install clean > > after these commands,the kde package "asked" me which flags i want to use. > > with packages like this it is easy,but then i lef

Re: office apps

2010-06-08 Thread parv
in message , wrote Alejandro Imass thusly... > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Chip Camden > wrote: > > On Jun 07 2010 11:21, Anh Ky Huynh wrote: > >> On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 13:34:16 -0700 Chip Camden > >> wrote: ... > >> > Does anyone have a recommendation for a lighter-weight office > >> > suite

Re: kernel: calcru: runtime went backwards

2010-06-08 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Frank Bonnet writes: > OK thank you Antonio :-) Also, see the FAQ entry if you haven't already. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questio

Re: which lang Freebsd developers are using.

2010-06-08 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 14:02:23 +, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > hello, > > i was curious about the lang that FreeBSD developers use. > > in gentoo linux his developers are using bash coding,in kde they use c++,in > FreeBSD which language do they use? All of them. :-) The base system, for exa

Re: Java plugin with Firefox 3.6

2010-06-08 Thread bdsfbsd
On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:24:47 -0400, Chuck Swiger wrote: On Jun 7, 2010, at 1:08 PM, Jerry wrote: [ ... ] I honestly enjoy satire. That said, it does not change the fact that a serviceable version of Java, suitable for Firefox-3.6, does not exist within the FreeBSD framework. That's pretty

Re: can i use flags at once?

2010-06-08 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 13:59:40 +, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > hello, > > i am a gentoo user and now i am trying to install a freebsd on my machine. > ports are great but while my machine is compiling i receive messages about > the flags. > > in gentoo i was able via the file /etc/portage/pac

Re: which lang Freebsd developers are using.

2010-06-08 Thread Chris Rees
Which part of the system? Sorry for top-posting, Android won't let me quote. There's a bug report on it! On 8 Jun 2010 15:03, "Giorgos Tsiapaliokas" wrote: hello, i was curious about the lang that FreeBSD developers use. in gentoo linux his developers are using bash coding,in kde they use c++

Re: kernel: calcru: runtime went backwards

2010-06-08 Thread Frank Bonnet
OK thank you Antonio :-) On 06/08/2010 03:11 PM, Antonio Vieiro wrote: > This may be of help: > > http://forums.freebsd.org/archive/index.php/t-2805.html > > Cheers, > Antonio > > 2010/6/8 Frank Bonnet : >> Hello All >> >> since few days I get those messages into console and /var/log/messages

Re: can i use flags at once?

2010-06-08 Thread Julien Cigar
some ports have OPTIONS, then you can use make config / make config-recursive (man ports) others don't, then you can set them in /etc/make.conf, for example : jci...@frodon ~ % cat /etc/make.conf WITHOUT_APACHE="YES" WITHOUT_IPV6="YES" #WITHOUT_NLS="YES" WITHOUT_KDE="YES" WITHOUT_GNOME="YES" .

which lang Freebsd developers are using.

2010-06-08 Thread Giorgos Tsiapaliokas
hello, i was curious about the lang that FreeBSD developers use. in gentoo linux his developers are using bash coding,in kde they use c++,in FreeBSD which language do they use? thanks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.

can i use flags at once?

2010-06-08 Thread Giorgos Tsiapaliokas
hello, i am a gentoo user and now i am trying to install a freebsd on my machine. ports are great but while my machine is compiling i receive messages about the flags. in gentoo i was able via the file /etc/portage/package.use to determine which flags i wanted to enable and which not. is there a

Re: office apps

2010-06-08 Thread Polytropon
On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 22:28:04 -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > I've never had a client who wouldn't take either PDF or plain text. And five minutes later, they call you by phone and ask how they can edit the PDF file... :-) Just a friendly sidenote: > On > the other hand, clients who prefer Word DOC

Re: kernel: calcru: runtime went backwards

2010-06-08 Thread Antonio Vieiro
This may be of help: http://forums.freebsd.org/archive/index.php/t-2805.html Cheers, Antonio 2010/6/8 Frank Bonnet : > Hello All > > since few days I get those messages into console and /var/log/messages > > The machine is a IBM X3650 dual CPU , I've read it could be multi-cpu > related but I am

kernel: calcru: runtime went backwards

2010-06-08 Thread Frank Bonnet
Hello All since few days I get those messages into console and /var/log/messages The machine is a IBM X3650 dual CPU , I've read it could be multi-cpu related but I am a bit confused in it. Does any guru could show me the light on how to stop those messages if possible , this has side effects on

Re: minicom freebsd 8.0

2010-06-08 Thread akash kumar
Hi, Finally worked for me. Thanks all for your help. Below are the steps. 1. /var/log/messages has below message when ever usb port is inserted. > Unknown USB device: vendor 0x4348 product* 0x5523* bus uhub2 2. grepping for vendor no. > grep 0x4348 /usr/src/sys/dev/usb/* /usr/src/sys/dev/usb

Boosting up gigabit interface ?

2010-06-08 Thread Frank Bonnet
Hello Does some anyone could give me a path to boost up the flow between a server and a Cisco 3750 switch if possible (jumbo frames ? ) ? The server is an IBM X3650 ( 7.2-RELEASE) with two Broadcom gigabit interfaces. ifconfig give that parameters : bce0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 1500 options=1

Re: need help with apache22 and libphp5.so

2010-06-08 Thread Gary Kline
On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 06:59:48AM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 08/06/2010 03:58:13, Gary Kline wrote: > > question number one, which port builds the apache php5 > > library? number two; is there one that will resolve the > > mi

Re: WFRG Personal Use Policy

2010-06-08 Thread Olivier Nicole
Now FreeBSD with a unique wood floor, that is a very exciting prospect! Olivier I know, I know, don't feed them, but I think it is the right time tio offer beasty a new home! :)) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/ma

WFRG Personal Use Policy

2010-06-08 Thread Andy Gallo
Personal Use Program Here's how it works... WFRG loves wood flooring. We develop many unique wood flooring products, several of which have become our personal favorites. We are so excited about these favorites that we would like to share them with you. And what better way to do so than to offe

WFRG Personal Use Policy

2010-06-08 Thread Andy Gallo
Personal Use Program Here's how it works... WFRG loves wood flooring. We develop many unique wood flooring products, several of which have become our personal favorites. We are so excited about these favorites that we would like to share them with you. And what better way to do so than to offe