improper mounting of firewire hard disk crashes system

Hi all, I tried to mount my Firewire Hard disk; but this was taking a long time, I killed off KDE (CTRL+ALT+BACK_SPACE), and from root prompt rebooted the machine. Then: fsck -Bv / fsck -Bv /usr fsck -Bv /tmp fsck -Bv /var fsck -Bv /home Then I tried to mount the firewire hard disk. When I do this,

can't start up DBCA

Hi all, I installed Oracle 9i on FreBSD 5.2.1 , using SUN JDK 1.4, and linux devtools-7, and following instructions at www.shadowcom.net. I managed to install the DB successfully. I have not installed a DB yet. WHen I try to start dcba from the oracle account, I get the foll. error: oracle-bsd> db

enabling splash screen delays booting

hi all, I wanted to have an image flash up on the screen instead of having to watch lines scroll on the screen when the system boots up. (device splash is enabled in GENERIC by default) SO I did: 1.kldload splash_bmp 2.then copied a BMP file(PEA.bmp) to /boot/kernel 3. to /boot/loader.conf 3.1

can I shrink an existing slice

Hi I know this might not be possible; but can I shrink a freeBSD slice to make room for linux? Thx = -- K E S H A V T A D I M E T I -- Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your fri

partition deletion and creation

Hi list, I have freeBSD installed on my 40 GB HDD with the foll. layout: / = 512MB swap=1GB /var=512MB /tmp=512MB /usr=8GB /home=26GB (It should roughly total to the max available ~37GB) I want to have /home resized to 20GB and then create 4 mount points /u01=3GB,/u02=2GB,/u03=512MB,/u04=512MB. I

unable to use BOOT EASY to boot linux

hi all. I added a 2 GB linux disk as a slave and installed Mandrake Linux with LILO on the root partition of linux. I am trying configure Boot Easy to boot linux. Since FreeBSD occupies all of the 1st HD, should I install a STANDARD boot loader on first or on both Hard disks. thx = -- K E S

camcontrol start vs load

HI, Is the following sequence to mount a firewire Hard disk correct? a. camcontrol devlist -v b. camcontrol start da0 (provided it is recognized) c. mount_msdosfs /dev/da0 / Is this all needed to mount this HDD? secondly, should I use camcontrol start or camcontrol load? Thx for any help Tk

how to access an external HDD via firewire

HI I am a total newbie to all things related to USB2 and Firewire. I have a 10GB external hard disk formatted in FAT32. It is the only single partition. FreeBSD 5.2.1, P3-866Mhz, 256 MB RAM. Use a PCI Firewire card. DMesg recognizes this as LUCENT FW 322/323. I have the foll in my kernel config fi

how to access external hard disk via FireWire

hi all, I have an external hard disk I want to access via firewire. I have a Lucent chipset based PCI firewire card. Using FreeBSD 5.2.1 (x86). I do not have dmesg output at the moment, but I can see messages like firewire0:... How can I verify where a device entry (under /dev) has been created? H

cannot mount vcd

hi all, I am able to mount ordinary data CDs, but not VCDs. Hence cannot watch VCDs with mplayer. Am I missing something? Thanks Tk ___ WIN FREE WORLDWIDE FLIGHTS - nominate a cafe in the Yahoo! Mail Inter

mplayer questions

Hi, I have a couple of questions: 1. I compiled mplayer with -DWITH_GUI. When I use gmplayer (GUI) to open a video file, I get the error "...no video-out -vo available...". However, when I use mplayer (CLI) with the foll. options: mplayer -fs -zoom -x 70 -y 50 /home/abc.wmv it works fi

can't plat xmms in KDE

hi all, 1. I can't play XMMS in KDE (I can in GNOME). THe error I get is: "some other application is using the device /dev..." I believe the artsD deamon is using the sound card. What is the work around to this? DO I need to make deinstall and make reinstall of XMMS? 2. do xmms plugins have to be

sybase 11.9.2 on FreeBSD

hi has anyone a link to install sybase 11.9.2 on FreeBSD 5.2.1? Thanks = -- K E S H A V T A D I M E T I -- BeOS Air You have to pay for the tickets, but they're half the price of Windows Air, and if you are an aircraft mechanic you can probably ride for free. It only takes 15 minutes to ge

modifying makefiles

hi SInce I am behind a modem, I downloaded my fav ports (source files) and copied them to /usr/ports/distfiles. Some of the makefiles in the ports target a higer version of the application than I have, and some the lower version. I made the changes in the makefile and adjusted the MD5 values in th

using make to use a specific mirror while building ports

hi 2 questions pls. 1.I happened to come across a fairly fast mirror while doing a CVSup. How can I configure make to use this mirror (as a first preference over ftp.freebsd.org) while making apps from ports. 2. Instead of using cvsup to upgrade the ports tree, is there a command to upgrade a spe

MUTA

hi all, I know MUTAs are used to fetch mail from POP servers and send mails (via SMTP) such as HOTPOP.com I am confused what I should install. Mutt,pine,fetchmail... All I need is Microsoft outlook functionality. I am more than happy to use curses/CLI based mail clients. Any help or pointers wil

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sorry, I hit the enter key by mistake. --- Tadimeti Keshav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > = -- K E S H A V T A D I M E T I -- BeOS Air You have to pay for the tickets, but they're half the price of Windows Air, and if you are an aircraft mechanic you can probably

mplayer questions

Hi, I tried to install mplayer using ports. This was successfully installed. However, I want to know if mplayer is a command line video player? Is there a GUI frontend to it? WHich one? Does it get installed along with mplayer? thanks Tk _

make options

hi, I am trying to install some ports. But I do not know the various options we can specify during make such as WITH_GUI=yes How can I know them for a given port? thanks in advance ___ Yahoo! Messenger

can I read FreeBSD partitions from another hard drive?

Hi, I installed FreeBSD on a hard disk with 2 slices. One is an NTFS(slice 1) and the other for FreeBSD (slice 2). Is it possible to view FreeBSD partitions within the second slice from another FreeBSD installation that I have? How can I do this, as I believe FreeBSD can only read slices but not pa

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JRE sources

Hi I use a dial-up modem to connect to the net, hence I am looking for "sources" to compile JRE/JDK to eventually install oracle. Can someone pls give me the URL? Thanks Tk ___ Yahoo! Messenger - Communica

Re: kernel compile Q - How to get the speaker to work?

Hi thanks for the answer, but when I had Windows installed, the speaker did work, I mean I was able to hear music, in addition to the beeps. thx --- Johnson David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 02 March 2004 04:28 pm, Tadimeti Keshav > wrote: > > > I added to

ports compilation

Hi all, So I managed to download a few ports's sources (such as aterm, xmms, xine). Without connecting to the net to install them, how may I install them using the ports skeletons? (I mean using MAKE & MAKE INSTALL)? Do I need to change some variable that points to the FTP server? Thanks in advan

kernel compile Q - How to get the speaker to work?

Hi all, I Just (successfully) compiled my kernel. I have a Digital PC5100. It has a built in speaker. Now, How can I get FreeBSD to output sound to the speaker. I added to my kernel config file: device pca (this was mentioned in the NOTES file) secondly, what is the use of adding: device udbp Th

kernel compile errors - but how do I get the output

Hi all I have problems compiling my kernel. I have enabled: device udbp# USB Double Bulk Pipe devices I get errors at link time with udbp.o. I am not able to copy from aterm and paste to nedit. make > /home/abcd/make_log.log only says stop... But is does not contain the erro

No sound (was Re: kernel compilation problems - 5.1 (long) )

Hello all Thanks Mike and Peter. I have been able to successfully compile the new kernel & install it. BUT, though I compiled with: device pcm #TK: for sound blaster pro 16. I get no sound. (I tried to play an audio file with amp). The sound card is a SOUND BLASTER PRO 16 Compatible. Here

kernel compilation problems - 5.1 (long)

hi all, I am having problems compiling my kernel. FreeBSD 5.1 Intel Pentium 200 MMX. 64MB ram. Digital PC 5000. I am having problems while linking the objects (.o files). Why is it compiling for PentiumPRO? I am attaching the kernel config file. Sorry if I have sent it to the wrong list. I appr

blackbox/fluxbox package in FreeBSD CDs (5.1)

Kris, Would it not be a nice idea to include either blackbox or fluxbox in the standard package (x11-wm) set on FreeBSD install CD? Blackbox is a light WM and occupies relatively very little space (about 3-4MB) as a tarball. And quite handy as a WM on machines with very little RAM and HDD space. It

is my sound card supported?

HI I have a digital PC 5000. It is an old model. It came with windows and thus I made out the sound card to be CRYSTAL WDM Audio COdec. How can I enable sound? I would not like to recompile as I only have 2.1 GB of HDD. better to lead kernel module. I am attachjing dmesg. TIA = -- K E

Re: ports on a CD

--- Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 12:59:30AM +0100, Tadimeti > Keshav wrote: > > Guys, > > Is it possible to get all of the ports on a CD > set? > > This is one area where Linux fares better. Debian > > offers a

ports on a CD

Guys, Is it possible to get all of the ports on a CD set? This is one area where Linux fares better. Debian offers a 7 CD (OK they don'y make ISOs) set that contains all packages. I think the FreeBSD distribution would be better off having all ports on the 2 additional CDs rather than have packag

RE: Witch database do you recommend?

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how to enable auto power off

Guys, I have a D815EPEA intel based motherboard. My dual-boot Redhat 9.0 setup can automatically shutdown and power off. But freeBSD can't do that (yet). Are there any flags I need to set in rc.conf or what do I need to set to recompile the kernel? I use freeBSD 4.5. THanks _

Re: FreeBSD or WinXP????

You are probably refering to keyboard refresh rate. It is a setting. In KDE I think it is in COntrol Centre. Check the keyboard tab. > > Do you use KDE or GNOME or others? > > In GNOME i have very fast keyboard. I put (for > example) > key 'A' and > > in 1 secong i get: > > AA

RE: How to turn off FreeBSD

I use "halt". --- Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What command are you using ? If you want to cut the > box off, shutdown -p > NOW > Hope this helps you. > ROb > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On &

How to turn off FreeBSD

Hi all, I have a problem turning off my computer after shutting down FreeBSD. I use 4.5. When I get the prompt to press any key to continue, I have to "turn off" the computer 3-5 times. What has been your experience? Thanks... __

Sendmail newbie questions

Hello folks, I would like to have a mail server running on my oh-so-humble 866MHz PIII FreeBSD 4.5 machine. I want to use sendmail (it is available as a package). I have a few questions to ask. 1. This is a standalone machine at home, I don't have any network cards. Do I need one? I can connect to

Re: freeBSD 4.8

Hi John, So I am sure the replies you have recieved will help you. I would, however, suggest you post "beginner" questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You will get a more patient hearing there. But before posting, go to docs.freebsd.org and search for their archive of questions and other documentation bef

Misc PPP questions

Hi guys, I have a few questions. What are the specific advantages of using a kernel PPP over user PPP? I use the command ppp -ddial papchap. This, I am told, establishes a "stable" connection (i.e reconections are handled automatically). How do I hang up? Just switch the modem off? (of course I co

SOLVED: user PPP connection problems.

Thanks to Heiko, Rex, David and Mark, I got my internet connection working. Problem was, I didn't know which port the modem was connected to. I tried /dev/cuaa0 & it worked. Thanks guys Sincerely Keshav Want to chat instantl

User PPP connection problems

Hi all, I a newbie here. I compiled the kernel with COM3 and COM4 enabled. I tried connecting to the internet but failed. I am pasting the relavant portion of /var/ppp/ppp.log. Please help!! Thanks in advance Keshav Sep 8 22:25:12 ppp[220]: Phase: Using interface: tun0 Sep 8 22:25:12 ppp[

Re: how to check which COM port modem is connected to?

; In windows name of port is comx > in Unix - /dev/cuax-1 > com1 - cua0, com2-cua1, com3 - cua2 > Have you win on this PC? Then you can see there. > - Original Message - > From: "Tadimeti Keshav" > Subject: how to check which COM port modem is > connected to? &g

how to check which COM port modem is connected to?

Hi folks, how can I check which COM port the modem is connected to? Please help. I need to set up internet connectivity. Thanks in advance AMIT Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger

how to mount a FAT floppy

Hi guys, Sorry for sending a blank mail. How can I mount a (FAT) floppy disk that contains my favourite themes? I have /dev/fd0 directory. Is this the command: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy? Where is the /floppy directory present? man mount_msdos does not give any examples. Thanks TK ___

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modem setup

Hi Guys, I have the foll. set up 28 GB --> FreeBSD 4.5 10 GB --> Redhat 9.0 >From Redhat I use an Internet connection wizard that gives me a lot of options. I picked up the dialer option, then give the phone number to connect to my university WIndows NT server, then my login and password. Viola, I

Oracle 8.1.7

HI all, The portion of the handbook outlining Oracle on Free BSD refers to an old version 8.1.5 which is apparently a pain. 8.1.7 is supposed to be better. Anyone who has done this installation and wants to share how this was accomplished? Thanks __

Re: Oracle 8.1.7

> Install Oracle8i 8.1.7.4 on FreeBSD step by step > http://documents.dhs.net.ru/ru/articles/oracle/article.html Hi Ivan, The page is in Russian. I can't read Russian. DO you plan to do a translation? Google is not able to do a translation. Cheers Keshav __

installation problems (partitioning)

HI all, I bought a new hard disk and want to have WIn98 and FreeBSD. Using FDISK, I created 1 primary (2GB) and 1 extended partition (8GB) for Win98. Installed WIn98. Everything was fine. WHile installing FreeBSD, the partition manager (or whatever it is called) recognized the first primary slice (