Re: fixit disc for 7.3 #1?

2012-02-15 Thread Dave
On 14 Feb 2012 at 18:01, Gary Kline wrote: On 02/14/2012 05:40 PM, Da Rock wrote: On 02/15/12 10:08, Gary Kline wrote: guys, is there still a way of fixing something i did to my existing installation? it does nothing but continually cycle e and try to reboot into the old release i

laptop freebsd display not filling whole screen

2012-02-15 Thread Fbsd8
I installed 9.0 on a Toshiba laptop. The Freebsd console only fills a small box in the center of the screen. I found nothing in the handbook about this so I am asking here. How do I get the console to fill to whole laptop screen? ___

Re: laptop freebsd display not filling whole screen

2012-02-15 Thread Da Rock
On 02/15/12 19:25, Fbsd8 wrote: I installed 9.0 on a Toshiba laptop. The Freebsd console only fills a small box in the center of the screen. I found nothing in the handbook about this so I am asking here. How do I get the console to fill to whole laptop screen? You are talking about a

Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade

2012-02-15 Thread George Kontostanos
. It fails to boot the 9.0-RELEASE (releng/9.0@r229305) GENERIC kernel (self compiled) with a mountfrom error:    http://people.apache.org/~danielsh/infra/loki-20120215-mountfrom.png    mountfrom zfs:zroot    Trying to mount root from zfs:zroot []...    Mounting from zfs:zroot failed

Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade

2012-02-15 Thread George Kontostanos
said: One of our amd64 servers runs 9.0-RC2 (releng/9.0@r228325) with a zfs root. It fails to boot the 9.0-RELEASE (releng/9.0@r229305) GENERIC kernel (self compiled) with a mountfrom error:    http://people.apache.org/~danielsh/infra/loki-20120215-mountfrom.png    mountfrom zfs:zroot

Re: laptop freebsd display not filling whole screen

2012-02-15 Thread Da Rock
On 02/15/12 20:12, Da Rock wrote: On 02/15/12 19:25, Fbsd8 wrote: I installed 9.0 on a Toshiba laptop. The Freebsd console only fills a small box in the center of the screen. I found nothing in the handbook about this so I am asking here. How do I get the console to fill to whole laptop

Re: laptop freebsd display not filling whole screen

2012-02-15 Thread kron
On 2012/02/15 10:25, Fbsd8 wrote: I installed 9.0 on a Toshiba laptop. The Freebsd console only fills a small box in the center of the screen. I found nothing in the handbook about this so I am asking here. How do I get the console to fill to whole laptop screen? I met it earlier a few times

8.2-RELEASE sysinstall creates duplicate rc.conf lines

2012-02-15 Thread Rick Miller
Hi all, We recently discovered that sysinstall appears to be adding it's own lines to /etc/rc.conf which are duplicates of lines that we are inserting during builds. For example, on one of our hosts, we are adding defaultrouter and ifconfig_em0 with certain network configurations. When we

re. laptop freebsd display not filling whole screen

2012-02-15 Thread herbert langhans
My IBM Thinkpad does that trick. But its some hardware-function and can be switched via special key + FN8. Maybe download the service or installation manual for your laptop and find some option? Maybe also something in the setup? Cheers herb langhans

Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade

2012-02-15 Thread George Kontostanos
) GENERIC kernel (self compiled) with a mountfrom error:    http://people.apache.org/~danielsh/infra/loki-20120215-mountfrom.png    mountfrom zfs:zroot    Trying to mount root from zfs:zroot []...    Mounting from zfs:zroot failed with error 2. We've tried to upgrade the zpool format

Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade

2012-02-15 Thread Daniel Shahaf
://people.apache.org/~danielsh/infra/loki-20120215-mountfrom.png    mountfrom zfs:zroot    Trying to mount root from zfs:zroot []...    Mounting from zfs:zroot failed with error 2. We've tried to upgrade the zpool format 15-28; the symptoms are unchanged.  (The zroot fs is at version 4.) Why

Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade

2012-02-15 Thread Joshua Isom
On 2/14/2012 6:31 PM, Daniel Shahaf wrote: One of our amd64 servers runs 9.0-RC2 (releng/9.0@r228325) with a zfs root. It fails to boot the 9.0-RELEASE (releng/9.0@r229305) GENERIC kernel (self compiled) with a mountfrom error: http://people.apache.org/~danielsh/infra/loki-20120215

Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade

2012-02-15 Thread Daniel Shahaf
George Kontostanos wrote on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 17:35:35 +0200: Try loading geom_part_gpt.ko to see if it helps. Thanks for the suggestion. I've tried: unload load /boot/testkernel/kernel load /boot/testkernel/geom_part_gpt.ko load /boot/testkernel/zfs.ko load /boot/testkernel/accf_data.ko

9.0-RELEASE: Strange freezing and kernel panics on laptop

2012-02-15 Thread Ramiro Caso
Hi, I'm in need of advice. I've recently installed FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE on my laptop (a Dell Inspiron 1318) with a good deal of success. However, I've been experiencing a few hiccups, to say the least. The kernel is the GENERIC for the amd64 architecture that comes with the installation

Re: From analysis of a simple ifstated.conf to more compex example

2012-02-15 Thread Damien Fleuriot
Sorry about the late reply, didn't see yours. What about enabling CARP preemption to ensure that when a carp interface goes down, the whole set does ? On 2/7/12 9:13 PM, peter knezel wrote: Hello Damien, I did read your example but cannot get idea from it. For three interfaces you have

Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade

2012-02-15 Thread Daniel Shahaf
runs 9.0-RC2 (releng/9.0@r228325) with a zfs root. It fails to boot the 9.0-RELEASE (releng/9.0@r229305) GENERIC kernel (self compiled) with a mountfrom error: http://people.apache.org/~danielsh/infra/loki-20120215-mountfrom.png mountfrom zfs:zroot Trying to mount root from

Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade

2012-02-15 Thread Daniel Shahaf
) with a mountfrom error: http://people.apache.org/~danielsh/infra/loki-20120215-mountfrom.png mountfrom zfs:zroot Trying to mount root from zfs:zroot []... Mounting from zfs:zroot failed with error 2. We've tried to upgrade the zpool format 15-28; the symptoms

File manager for Xfce

2012-02-15 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
A long time KDE3 user but now thinking of Xfce instead as KDE4 is not really my way of doing it. One of the things I've found productive in KDE is the Konqerour file manager, is there anything similar available as a separate app to run under Xfce? In particular, it should accept URI's like

Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade

2012-02-15 Thread George Kontostanos
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Daniel Shahaf danie...@apache.org wrote: So far we've tried: - 'gpart bootcode -b' - load geom_part_gpt.ko - using zpool.cache from the 9.0-RELEASE CD And none of that seems to have had any effect. Additional info: from the CD environment, 'zpool import'

Re: From analysis of a simple ifstated.conf to more compex example

2012-02-15 Thread peter knezel
Well, I am not fully familiar with CARP, but if the different carp interfaces are used for different purpose (ftp, tftp, scp), is it a good idea to put down all of them, if they are able to serve their purpose? BTW, what is CARP preemption and how is it possible to enable it? Kind regards,

Fwd: [Daniel Shahaf: Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade]

2012-02-15 Thread Daniel Shahaf
root. It fails to boot the 9.0-RELEASE (releng/9.0@r229305) GENERIC kernel (self compiled) with a mountfrom error: http://people.apache.org/~danielsh/infra/loki-20120215-mountfrom.png mountfrom zfs:zroot Trying to mount root from zfs:zroot []... Mounting from zfs:zroot

Re: File manager for Xfce

2012-02-15 Thread Waitman Gobble
On Feb 15, 2012 9:58 AM, Per olof Ljungmark p...@intersonic.se wrote: A long time KDE3 user but now thinking of Xfce instead as KDE4 is not really my way of doing it. One of the things I've found productive in KDE is the Konqerour file manager, is there anything similar available as a

Re: File manager for Xfce

2012-02-15 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
On 02/15/12 19:54, Waitman Gobble wrote: On Feb 15, 2012 9:58 AM, Per olof Ljungmark p...@intersonic.se mailto:p...@intersonic.se wrote: A long time KDE3 user but now thinking of Xfce instead as KDE4 is not really my way of doing it. One of the things I've found productive in KDE is the

Re: zroot won't mount after 9.0-RC2 - 9.0-RELEASE upgrade

2012-02-15 Thread Joshua Isom
On 2/15/2012 12:03 PM, George Kontostanos wrote: On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Daniel Shahafdanie...@apache.org wrote: So far we've tried: - 'gpart bootcode -b' - load geom_part_gpt.ko - using zpool.cache from the 9.0-RELEASE CD And none of that seems to have had any effect. Additional

Re: File manager for Xfce

2012-02-15 Thread Mike Jeays
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:58:30 +0100 Bernt Hansson b...@bananmonarki.se wrote: On 2012-02-15 18:57, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: A long time KDE3 user but now thinking of Xfce instead as KDE4 is not really my way of doing it. One of the things I've found productive in KDE is the Konqerour

Re: File manager for Xfce

2012-02-15 Thread Fritz Wuehler
A long time KDE3 user but now thinking of Xfce instead as KDE4 is not really my way of doing it. I prefer Fluxbox and have since I found it. Xfce is rather heavy these days, not surprised you're considering it as a replacement to KDE. But Xfce breaks rather badly at times, I no longer trust it.

Technical Support Question

2012-02-15 Thread Chip Oakley
Hello, I am upgrading to BSD from windows. I am having complications with an old password from Windows that I cannot remember. I created an ISO Boot CD on another computer and installed it and made sure to set the BIOS to boot from CD, to no avail. Is there a way to access the executable files

Re: File manager for Xfce

2012-02-15 Thread Rares Aioanei
On 02/15/2012 07:57 PM, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: A long time KDE3 user but now thinking of Xfce instead as KDE4 is not really my way of doing it. One of the things I've found productive in KDE is the Konqerour file manager, is there anything similar available as a separate app to run under

How to prevent gam_server from running?

2012-02-15 Thread Conrad J. Sabatier
Lately, I've been hovering hither and thither when it comes to which desktop environment I choose when logging in, but several of them seem to insist on starting gam_server, which is just a real CPU hog, and once this thing is started, there's no stopping it. I've looked and looked and still

DRI for Radeon HD5450 on FreeBSD 9.0

2012-02-15 Thread Michael Grünewald
Dear list, I own a radeon HD5450 and I would like to know how well it is supported by freeBSD 9, in partocular DRI and 3D accelaeration. I have a fresh 9.0/amd64 on my machine and Xorg fails to initialise the DRI. It says (from Xorg-0.log): (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable (II)

Re: How to prevent gam_server from running?

2012-02-15 Thread Steve Bertrand
On 2012.02.15 17:57, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: Lately, I've been hovering hither and thither when it comes to which desktop environment I choose when logging in, but several of them seem to insist on starting gam_server, which is just a real CPU hog, and once this thing is started, there's no

Re: File manager for Xfce

2012-02-15 Thread Da Rock
On 02/16/12 08:41, Rares Aioanei wrote: On 02/15/2012 07:57 PM, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: A long time KDE3 user but now thinking of Xfce instead as KDE4 is not really my way of doing it. One of the things I've found productive in KDE is the Konqerour file manager, is there anything similar

Re: Technical Support Question

2012-02-15 Thread Da Rock
On 02/16/12 06:14, Chip Oakley wrote: Hello, I am upgrading to BSD from windows. I am having complications with an old password from Windows that I cannot remember. I created an ISO Boot CD on another computer and installed it and made sure to set the BIOS to boot from CD, to no avail. Is

Re: Technical Support Question

2012-02-15 Thread Warren Block
On Thu, 16 Feb 2012, Da Rock wrote: If you try a memstick, make sure its big enough. Most of the smallest usb sticks you can buy are about 4G anyway, so it will work. You need about 1.5G. And I believe you can use SD or other memory cards as well. The 9.0-RELEASE memstick is less than 654M,

Please manually remove me from this mailing list

2012-02-15 Thread Troy
I have tried to get off this mailing list. I have received the confirmation saying it was successful and mail still comes. I have two aliases - and I removed both just to be sure. One is sindr...@twisted.net an the other t...@twisted.net -- someone will have to manually remove me Thanks

Re: Technical Support Question

2012-02-15 Thread Da Rock
On 02/16/12 10:07, Warren Block wrote: On Thu, 16 Feb 2012, Da Rock wrote: If you try a memstick, make sure its big enough. Most of the smallest usb sticks you can buy are about 4G anyway, so it will work. You need about 1.5G. And I believe you can use SD or other memory cards as well. The

Re: How to prevent gam_server from running?

2012-02-15 Thread Conrad J. Sabatier
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:23:21 -0500 Steve Bertrand steve.bertr...@gmail.com wrote: On 2012.02.15 17:57, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: Lately, I've been hovering hither and thither when it comes to which desktop environment I choose when logging in, but several of them seem to insist on starting

Re: How to prevent gam_server from running?

2012-02-15 Thread Warren Block
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: Lately, I've been hovering hither and thither when it comes to which desktop environment I choose when logging in, but several of them seem to insist on starting gam_server, which is just a real CPU hog, and once this thing is started, there's no

Re: How to prevent gam_server from running?

2012-02-15 Thread Steve Bertrand
On 2012.02.15 19:19, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:23:21 -0500 Steve Bertrandsteve.bertr...@gmail.com wrote: On 2012.02.15 17:57, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: Lately, I've been hovering hither and thither when it comes to which desktop environment I choose when logging in,

Re: Technical Support Question

2012-02-15 Thread Robert Bonomi
Chip Oakley silverskymus...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I am upgrading to BSD from windows. I am having complications with an old password from Windows that I cannot remember. I created an ISO Boot CD on another computer and installed it and made sure to set the BIOS to boot from CD, to no

/lib/exec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object libpcre.so.0 not found, required by libxfsm-4.6.so.0 amd64 FreeBSD 8.2

2012-02-15 Thread Antonio Olivares
Dear folks, I updated ports and one failed, gimp-app. I checked /usr/src/UPDATING and I followed advice there to run # portmaster -w devel/pcre and I did this, and now machine won't get X. How can I bypass this mistake? I am now hesitant to update the other machines :(, I will get into

Re: How to prevent gam_server from running?

2012-02-15 Thread Nikola Pavlović
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 04:57:38PM -0600, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: Lately, I've been hovering hither and thither when it comes to which desktop environment I choose when logging in, but several of them seem to insist on starting gam_server, which is just a real CPU hog, and once this thing is

Re: /lib/exec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object libpcre.so.0 not found, required by libxfsm-4.6.so.0 amd64 FreeBSD 8.2

2012-02-15 Thread Ryan Frederick
You can recompile all ports that depend on pcre so that they'll use the new shared library. You can do so with: # portmaster -r pcre-8.30 Ryan On 02/15/2012 08:42 PM, Antonio Olivares wrote: Dear folks, I updated ports and one failed, gimp-app. I checked /usr/src/UPDATING and I followed

Re: fixit disc for 7.3 #1?

2012-02-15 Thread Gary Kline
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 09:01:18AM -, Dave wrote: [[ useless junk ]] it. it keep cycling, trying to boot a 7.3 #1. i just remembered that the floppy disk was a DOS file with a secret command :A:\MBR that got rid of that boot track. it's looking more and more

Re: /lib/exec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object libpcre.so.0 not found, required by libxfsm-4.6.so.0 amd64 FreeBSD 8.2

2012-02-15 Thread Antonio Olivares
You can recompile all ports that depend on pcre so that they'll use the new shared library. You can do so with: # portmaster -r pcre-8.30 Ryan On 02/15/2012 08:42 PM, Antonio Olivares wrote: Dear folks, I updated ports and one failed, gimp-app.  I checked /usr/src/UPDATING and I

Re: /lib/exec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object libpcre.so.0 not found, required by libxfsm-4.6.so.0 amd64 FreeBSD 8.2

2012-02-15 Thread Robert Bonomi
Antonio Olivares olivares14...@gmail.com wrote; I am doing this and see how it goes. I used ldd to check for libprce.so and I got : ldd /usr/local/lib/libprce.so: libc.so.7 = /lib/libc.so.7 (0x800647000) ldd /usr/local/lib/libprce.so.1: libc.so.7 = /lib/libc.so.7

Re: /lib/exec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object libpcre.so.0 not found, required by libxfsm-4.6.so.0 amd64 FreeBSD 8.2

2012-02-15 Thread Antonio Olivares
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Robert Bonomi bon...@mail.r-bonomi.com wrote: Antonio Olivares olivares14...@gmail.com wrote;  I am doing this and see how it goes.  I used ldd to check for libprce.so and I got : ldd /usr/local/lib/libprce.so:         libc.so.7 = /lib/libc.so.7

Wine-fbsd64 updated to 1.4.rc3 (32bit Wine for 64bit FreeBSD)

2012-02-15 Thread David Naylor
Hi, Packages [1] for wine-fbsd64-1.4.rc3 have been uploaded to mediafire [2]. There are many reports that wine does not work with a clang compiled world (help in fixing this problem is appreciated as it affects quite a few users). The patch [3] for nVidia users is now included in the package