Re: Software to SEND log files only?

On 09/21/2010 10:17 PM, Len Conrad wrote: > -- Original Message -- > From: Ed Flecko > Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:56:13 -0700 > > >> According to the FreeBSD website >> (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/outgoing-only.html), the easiest >> way to send m

CYRUS IMAP cyradm core dump problem

Hi guys, I have successfully used Cyrus IMAP in the past on versions 5.x, 6.x and 7.x but am having a problem with a fresh installed ver 8.0 server when running the cyradm command I upgraded to ver 8.1, performed a portupgrade and still get the same result as follows root# cyradm 1

Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer

> > > Personally, for bulk printing, and even more so for > > > intermittent printing (the kind where ink dries up and gets > > > tossed away when you use the printer once every blue moon), > > > most users would save a _LOT_ of money by looking at a laser > > > printer instead. +1 > > > Take a g

Widescreen Monitor and X Help please

Hello, I'm upgrading from FreeBSD 5.3 to 8.1 --- much wonderful work has been done clearly, I'm very impressed and hat's off to the developers. Unfortunately I've hit a snag with X. I have an LG "Flatron" W2253, a 5750 graphics card and I have not been able to get them to work with X at all. Fol

Re: Widescreen Monitor and X Help please

El día Wednesday, September 22, 2010 a las 08:11:17AM -, Scott Ballantyne escribió: > Hello, > > I'm upgrading from FreeBSD 5.3 to 8.1 --- much wonderful work has been > done clearly, I'm very impressed and hat's off to the developers. > > Unfortunately I've hit a snag with X. I have an LG

Re: CYRUS IMAP cyradm core dump problem

I upgraded to ver 8.1, performed a portupgrade and still get the same result as follows root# cyradm 192.168.134.171 The main question is - do you need kerberos/gssapi authentication on your server or not? If not, the easy fix is removing libgssapiv2 libs from /usr/local/lib/sasl2 For so

Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer

Warren Block wrote: > If someone comes up with a working GDI printer emulation layer, > that would make a great port. They already did, and it's already in ports. It's (part of) wine. Unfortunately it uses CUPS. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org maili

mkdonkey 3.0.4 BROKEN

Hello! Delete mldonkey from ports: #rm /usr/ports/net-p2p/mldonkey #portsnap fetch extract Install mldonkey: # portmaster net-p2p/mldonkey get the following message: ===>>> Currently installed version: mldonkey-3.0.4_1 ===>>> Port directory: /usr/ports/net-p2p/mldonkey ===>>> This por

Re: Mailing list software recommendations

On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:34:15 -0500 Ryan Coleman articulated: > I'm thinking about installing either ezmlm or mailman. > > I'm not against others; thoughts? DADA Mail, is an excellent program. It is not in the ports system although it is on my list of things to do e

Re: mkdonkey 3.0.4 BROKEN

Wednesday 22 September 2010 09:59:35 popov napisał(a): > Hello! > > Delete mldonkey from ports: > > #rm /usr/ports/net-p2p/mldonkey > #portsnap fetch extract > > Install mldonkey: > > # portmaster net-p2p/mldonkey > > get the following message: > > ===>>> Currently installed version: mldonkey

mkdonkey 3.0.4 BROKEN

popov writes: > Delete mldonkey from ports: > > #rm /usr/ports/net-p2p/mldonkey > #portsnap fetch extract > > Install mldonkey: > > # portmaster net-p2p/mldonkey > > get the following message: > > ===>>> Currently installed version: mldonkey-3.0.4_1 > ===>>> Port directory: /usr

Re: Mailing list software recommendations

> > I'm thinking about installing either ezmlm or mailman. > > > > I'm not against others; thoughts? To quote my: http://berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/FreeBSD/ports/gen/mail/mailman/files/ "An agressive 5 minute killer python loop in /var/cron/tanbs/mailman has been killing my hosts for 5 ye

Re: man.cgi

> "Matthew" == Matthew Seaman writes: Matthew> On 21/09/2010 18:50:21, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: >>> "Lowell" == Lowell Gilbert >>> writes: >> Lowell> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/www/en/cgi/man.cgi >> >> Wow. *Ancient* Perl code. I should contribute a rewrite to modern

Re: Software to SEND log files only?

> From owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org Wed Sep 22 00:32:52 2010 > Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:33:20 +0100 > From: Bruce Cran > To: Adam Vande More > Cc: Ed Flecko , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Software to SEND log files only? > > On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:16:35 -0500 > Adam Vande

Re: Widescreen Monitor and X Help please

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, Matthias Apitz wrote: El d?a Wednesday, September 22, 2010 a las 08:11:17AM -, Scott Ballantyne escribi?: Hello, I'm upgrading from FreeBSD 5.3 to 8.1 --- much wonderful work has been done clearly, I'm very impressed and hat's off to the developers. Unfortunately I'

Re: Widescreen Monitor and X Help please

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, Scott Ballantyne wrote: I'm upgrading from FreeBSD 5.3 to 8.1 --- much wonderful work has been done clearly, I'm very impressed and hat's off to the developers. Unfortunately I've hit a snag with X. I have an LG "Flatron" W2253, a 5750 graphics card and I have not been able

Re: Widescreen Monitor and X Help please

El día Wednesday, September 22, 2010 a las 07:08:24AM -0600, Warren Block escribió: > > add: > > > > Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" > > > > to the Section "ServerLayout"; > > Please, no. > > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html Nice. But with HALD I could not manage

Re: Software to SEND log files only?

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:33:20 +0100, Bruce Cran wrote: > Most mail servers will block sendmail's connections from a dynamic IP: > the advantage to ssmtp is that it forwards mail to the ISP's server. That's sadly true (mostly because of the amounts of spam produced by ordinary PCs on dynamic IPs).

Re: Widescreen Monitor and X Help please

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:11:17 -0400, Scott Ballantyne wrote: [snip] Unfortunately I've hit a snag with X. I have an LG "Flatron" W2253, a 5750 graphics card and I have not been able to get them to work with X at all. Following the handbook's instructions: Xorg -config xorg.conf.new with and w

migrate system disk

Hello, I have an old HDD which should be replaced soon, actually that HDD stands as my system disk, what is your suggesion, how should I migrate the FreeBSD 8.1 from the old disk to the new one? thank you! Laszlo ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

Re: migrate system disk

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:06:13 -0700 (PDT), Dánielisz László wrote: > Hello, > > I have an old HDD which should be replaced soon, actually that HDD stands as > my > system disk, what is your suggesion, how should I migrate the FreeBSD 8.1 > from > the old disk to the new one? Are you running

Will FBSD Squid "port" create squid user and group?

Hi folks, I guess this is a two-faceted question: 1.) If I install Squid from a "port", will in create the recommended squid user and group for me, or will I need to pre-create a squid user and group prior to Squid running? I like the idea of modifying SQUID_CONFIGURE_ARGS in the squid port Makefi

Re: Intel video Driver

I need my laptop to work..so I removed freebsd 8.1 and installed gentoo so I can't post the output of pciconf -lv, but I want freebsd...so if anyone knows how to sort this problem please share... Jorge E. Espada Phone: +54 9 341 5692435 On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Chip Camden wrote: > Quot

Re: migrate system disk

I'm using UFS. Thank you! From: Polytropon To: Dánielisz László Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Wed, September 22, 2010 6:06:46 PM Subject: Re: migrate system disk On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:06:13 -0700 (PDT), Dánielisz László wrote: > Hello, > > I hav

Re: Will FBSD Squid "port" create squid user and group?

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:43:04 -0700, Ed Flecko wrote: > I like the idea of modifying > SQUID_CONFIGURE_ARGS in the squid port Makefile to customize the > software before I compile and install it, [...] Instead of modifying the Makefile itself, consider writing your changes into a Makefile.local wh

Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Robert Bonomi wrote: > A) *THEY* developed the interface specifications. They license printer > manufacurers to build to it.   They _would_ obejct if somebody used > their technology to compete against them. > > B) As it is, to _use_ one of those printers, you *HAV

Re: migrate system disk

On 22-9-2010 17:06, Dánielisz László wrote: I have an old HDD which should be replaced soon, actually that HDD stands as my system disk, what is your suggesion, how should I migrate the FreeBSD 8.1 from the old disk to the new one? Attach the new disk to your system and do a dump / restore act

Re: migrate system disk

On 2010-09-22 19:20, Dánielisz László wrote: I'm using UFS. Thank you! I've just done that myself and by chance I found out that ghost4linux can copy a disk with UFS file systems. So if you don't have to worry about other partition sizes, you could try it. You will find on the Parted m

Re: compat4x broken in FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE?

On 09/21/2010 10:01 PM, Steve Polyack wrote: > ... > options COMPAT_IA32 # Compatible with i386 binaries > ... > $ file /usr/local/ventrilo-server/ventrilo_srv > /usr/local/ventrilo-server/ventrilo_srv: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, > Intel 80386, version 1 (FreeBSD), dynamically l

Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:27:05 -0700 David Brodbeck articulated: > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Robert Bonomi > wrote: > > A) *THEY* developed the interface specifications. They license > > printer manufacurers to build to it.   They _would_ obejct if > > somebody used their technology to comp

Re: Re: Media Packages Vs. Ports

Thanks, Adam. This is most helpful. I appreciate it. On Sep 21, 2010 3:55pm, Adam Vande More wrote: On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:41 AM, vrwmil...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi all, I am performing PXE boots and automated installs of FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE with a custom sysinstall.cfg file which iden

Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Peter A. Giessel wrote: > The question you are missing is *HOW* does MacOS X print to all these > "cheap printers"? > > Lets take a couple of screen captures from Mac OS X.6 (Apple's latest > released > OS) with all current updates installed: > http://giessel.org/

Re: printcap

On Tue, 2010-09-21 at 19:57 -0600, Warren Block wrote: > On Tue, 21 Sep 2010, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > > > Can somebody point me to some information about what to write into > > /etc/printcap on a FreeBSD machine for a Laserjet that is connected though > > CUPS on an OpenSolaris server? > > It'

Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer

On 22-9-2010 20:40, David Brodbeck wrote: OI may be the only person here who actually likes CUPS. Yes, it's complicated from a software standpoint, but configuring it is much less opaque. You're certainly not the only one liking CUPS. I long hesitated to use it, but once I'd decided to do so

Re: [squid-users] One slow Website Through Proxy

What about running a packet sniffer, like Wireshark, and looking at the trace file? Start a trace file before trying to access the web site, then took at the "Delta time" (time between packets) and see where the delay is? Ed ___ freebsd-questions@freebs

Re: Intel video Driver

On 22 September 2010 13:16, jorge espada wrote: > I need my laptop to work..so I removed freebsd 8.1 and installed gentoo so I > can't post the output of pciconf -lv, but I want freebsd...so if anyone > knows how to sort this problem please share... To resolve a combination dual-head, Nvidia, Vi

Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer

On 22/09/2010 20:04:25, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > On 22-9-2010 20:40, David Brodbeck wrote: >> OI may be the only person here who actually likes CUPS. Yes, it's >> complicated from a software standpoint, but configuring it is much >> less opaque. > > You're certainly not the only one liking CUPS.

Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer

On 2010/09/22 at 9:27, g...@gull.us (David Brodbeck) wrote: If this were true, and there really were a big conspiracy on Microsoft's part to make manufacturers only support Windows, then you wouldn't see cheap printers that support both Windows and MacOS X. In reality, such printers are pretty

Re: Widescreen Monitor and X Help please

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, Matthias Apitz wrote: El d?a Wednesday, September 22, 2010 a las 07:08:24AM -0600, Warren Block escribi?: add: Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" to the Section "ServerLayout"; Please, no. http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html Nice. But wi

Re: compat4x broken in FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE?

On Wed, 2010-09-22 at 12:56 -0700, Devin Teske wrote: > You're missing "COMPAT_43" ... that seems serious and likely to be the > cause of your "Exec format" error (below). Heh, you don't get anymore *legacy* than that option. That option went missing years ago (should remove that from our kernel c

Re: migrate system disk

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, D?nielisz L?szl? wrote: I have an old HDD which should be replaced soon, actually that HDD stands as my system disk, what is your suggesion, how should I migrate the FreeBSD 8.1 from the old disk to the new one? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.ht

Re: compat4x broken in FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE?

On Tue, 2010-09-21 at 23:01 -0400, Steve Polyack wrote: > Is anyone else having issues using compat4x / running FreeBSD 4 > binaries on 8.1-RELEASE? At our shop, we're currently running 150+ 4.11-compiled i386 binaries on FreeBSD-8.1 amd64. No problems found yet, but there were gotchas (keep re

Re: FreeBSD, GPGPU and OpenCL/CUDA

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 6:10 PM, b. f. wrote: > > Okay.  Maybe we'll see a convergence of the two in the medium/long > term.  Right now, interested parties need to look at the available > hardware, and then talk to the vendors about whether they would be > willing to support a port of their softwa

Re: migrate system disk

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 08:06:13AM -0700, D?nielisz L?szl? wrote: > Hello, > > I have an old HDD which should be replaced soon, actually that HDD > stands as my system disk, what is your suggesion, how should I migrate > the FreeBSD 8.1 from the old disk to the new one? If you must copy exactly w

Re: Widescreen Monitor and X Help please

Hello Brian, > So if you return to the tty that you started X from (maybe by Alt-F1) and > hit Ctrl-C, that doesn't kill your X session? Reboot seems a bit drastic. That's correct. It kills the X session, but the terminal remains dark, and switches to 'lower power' mode. Using ctrl-alt-f1 or al

Re: Widescreen Monitor and X Help please

Hi Warren, > Does the black screen show a mouse pointer? No escape including > ctrl-alt-f1? No mouse pointer, nothing. The X process will be shutdown with a ctrl-c or ctrl-alt-delete, but the screen remains blank, in "power saver" mode. Nothing I do makes any difference on the monitor. > > T

Re: CYRUS IMAP cyradm core dump problem

This happens for me if the password is entered incorrectly. I see it happens right away for you, but what if you type: cyradm -u username 192.168.134.171 ? Patrick On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 12:25 AM, Tim Kerr wrote: > Hi guys, > > > > I have successfully used Cyrus IMAP in the past on versions

Re: CYRUS IMAP cyradm core dump problem

thanks everyone for all your help I applied the patch as suggested by Reko, but it seemed to make no difference removing libgssapiv2 libs however, solved my cyradm problem will this cause issues into the future for any other ports I may need ti install ? regards, Tim >> I upgraded to ver 8.1,

Re: Widescreen Monitor and X Help please

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, Scott Ballantyne wrote: Does the black screen show a mouse pointer? No escape including ctrl-alt-f1? No mouse pointer, nothing. The X process will be shutdown with a ctrl-c or ctrl-alt-delete, but the screen remains blank, in "power saver" mode. Nothing I do makes any di

Samba3

Need to get any variation of Samba 3 installed on a dedicated server. Using FreeBSD 6.X, get an error about buffer size being unknown and random errors on every version from 3.0 to 3.4. Anyone able to help me out? Error is [smbd/statvfs.o] Error 1 Some people are saying it's a Samba issue, ot

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Re: migrate system disk

> I have an old HDD which should be replaced soon, actually that HDD stands as > my > system disk, what is your suggesion, how should I migrate the FreeBSD 8.1 > from > the old disk to the new one? I've used to do this a lot for server hardware migration, moving from 1 server to another new s

Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer

> From owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org Wed Sep 22 12:25:37 2010 > Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:27:05 -0700 > From: David Brodbeck > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Robert Bonomi w= > rote: > >

GUI Suggested?

Hello all. In all these years I have been working with FreeBSd under terminal/shell mode. Since all my needs to solve have been solved that way I have never tried any graphical interface. I was wondering if you can tell suggest me based on yoru experience on what path to follow? KDE? any oth

Re: GUI Suggested?

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, Jorge Biquez wrote: I was wondering if you can tell suggest me based on yoru experience on what path to follow? KDE? any other? The Handbook covers setting up the three major desktop environments in http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html. Yo

Re: GUI Suggested?

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Jorge Biquez wrote: > Hello all. > > In all these years I have been working with FreeBSd under terminal/shell > mode. Since all my needs to solve have been solved that way I have never > tried any graphical interface. > > I was wondering if you can tell suggest me

DHCP problem after upgrade

I upgraded my system from 7.2-STABLE to 8.1-STABLE, and have done `mergemaster'. Earlier the system used to get its IP address by DHCP at boot time without any problem. After the upgrade, it is not doing so. I have ifconfig_em0="DHCP" in /etc/rc.conf. After booting, manually doing `/sbin/dhclie

Re: migrate system disk

El día Thursday, September 23, 2010 a las 09:37:42AM +0800, Edward escribió: > > > I have an old HDD which should be replaced soon, actually that HDD stands > > as my > > system disk, what is your suggesion, how should I migrate the FreeBSD 8.1 > > from > > the old disk to the new one? > > I