Re: Syslog.conf and remote logging from other devices to a NetBSD server

2024-07-24 Thread RVP
On Wed, 24 Jul 2024, xover2...@hush.com wrote: So, based on what I had read in the syslog.conf(5) man page, I appended the following to /etc/syslog.conf : +192.168.1.200 *.*/var/log/host1 Can you reset the progname filter as shown in the man-pag

Re: ntpdate problem

2024-07-24 Thread Rob Whitlock
> On Jul 24, 2024, at 1:19 PM, Will Senn wrote: > > On 7/24/24 11:51 AM, Joel wrote: >> >> Depending on how you acquire a network address and DNS address, you might >> not have access to your DNS yet? >> >> You can set ntpdate=NO in /etc/rc.conf to prevent running ntpdate at startup. >> >>

turn display off from command line

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
I have been able to get my netbsd system working well so far, every problem with its solution. Y'all have been great :). Now, I'm figuring out sleep and whatnot. sysctl -w hw.acpi.sleep.state=3 definitely puts the laptop to sleep and it wakes up with power button press - yay. How do I put t

Re: Cleaning up disks from prior installs

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 1:38 PM, Martin Husemann wrote: I sysinst before you get to the partitioning step, there is an option that goes like: ++ x What would you like to do? x x

Re: ntpdate problem

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 1:01 PM, Daniel Cunha wrote: Hi Will, seems an order issue if I get well, did you try to change the script to execute before the ntpdate? (it could be a test) https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-rc.html#chap-rc-rcorder It seems like the order's fine, but one of the scripts fi

Re: ntpdate problem

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 1:12 PM, Brad Spencer wrote: The network wasn't ready when ntpdate ran. This can happen on more than just wireless networks. I have personally seen it on wired RPI devices that use dhcp and on virtual machines that have higher than usual latency (i.e. full CPU and device emulation on

Re: Cleaning up disks from prior installs

2024-07-24 Thread Martin Husemann
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 12:28:27PM -0500, Will Senn wrote: > I'm not yet entirely clear on netbsd's approach to partitioning. I have my > T430 set to UEFI only, no CSM. I have noticed that during installation, > sticking to GPT, I have issues with the disk provisioning steps that are > baffling. Th

Re: ntpdate problem

2024-07-24 Thread Daniel Cunha
Hi Will, seems an order issue if I get well, did you try to change the script to execute before the ntpdate? (it could be a test) https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-rc.html#chap-rc-rcorder Em qua., 24 de jul. de 2024 às 14:19, Will Senn escreveu: > On 7/24/24 11:51 AM, Joel wrote: > > >

Cleaning up disks from prior installs

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
I'm not yet entirely clear on netbsd's approach to partitioning. I have my T430 set to UEFI only, no CSM. I have noticed that during installation, sticking to GPT, I have issues with the disk provisioning steps that are baffling. The solution I've found to be repeatable and dependable is to boo

Re: ntpdate problem

2024-07-24 Thread Joel
Depending on how you acquire a network address and DNS address, you might not have access to your DNS yet? You can set ntpdate=NO in /etc/rc.conf to prevent running ntpdate at startup. -Joel On 7/24/2024 09:34, Will Senn wrote: During boot up, I get the following message: The following co

Re: ntpdate problem

2024-07-24 Thread Brad Spencer
Will Senn writes: > During boot up, I get the following message: > > The following components reported failures: >    /etc/rc.d/ntpdate > See /var/run/rc.log for more information. > > uname -a > NetBSD loki.sentech.home 10.0_STABLE NetBSD 10.0_STABLE (GENERIC) #0: > Sat Jul 20 16:11:27 UTC 2024

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Louis Guillaume
On 7/24/24 11:54 AM, Will Senn wrote: On 7/24/24 10:45 AM, Louis Guillaume wrote: On 7/24/24 12:17 AM, Will Senn wrote: Hi, NetBSD newb here. I know FreeBSD well, a bit about OpenBSD, and lots about Linux. My question is after installing, how do I check for updates to the system itself and g

Re: ntpdate problem

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 11:51 AM, Joel wrote: Depending on how you acquire a network address and DNS address, you might not have access to your DNS yet? You can set ntpdate=NO in /etc/rc.conf to prevent running ntpdate at startup. -Joel Yes, that seems to be the problem. I'm using wifi (wpa_supplican

ntpdate problem

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
During boot up, I get the following message: The following components reported failures:    /etc/rc.d/ntpdate See /var/run/rc.log for more information. uname -a NetBSD loki.sentech.home 10.0_STABLE NetBSD 10.0_STABLE (GENERIC) #0: Sat Jul 20 16:11:27 UTC 2024 mkre...@mkrepro.netbsd.org:/usr/sr

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 11:12 AM, Louis Guillaume wrote: On 7/24/24 11:54 AM, Will Senn wrote: On 7/24/24 10:45 AM, Louis Guillaume wrote: On 7/24/24 12:17 AM, Will Senn wrote: Hi, NetBSD newb here. I know FreeBSD well, a bit about OpenBSD, and lots about Linux. My question is after installing, how do I

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 10:45 AM, Louis Guillaume wrote: On 7/24/24 12:17 AM, Will Senn wrote: Hi, NetBSD newb here. I know FreeBSD well, a bit about OpenBSD, and lots about Linux. My question is after installing, how do I check for updates to the system itself and get them installed (security updates, k

Re: sysinstall problems upgrading from stable to daily latest

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 10:31 AM, Martin Husemann wrote: On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:26:24AM -0500, Will Senn wrote: All in all, I wonder if choosing "current system" is the answer to both problems - maybe it won't fsck rdk1 and won't try to umount /. Is this correct or do I have a real problem with my rdk1?

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Louis Guillaume
On 7/24/24 12:17 AM, Will Senn wrote: Hi, NetBSD newb here. I know FreeBSD well, a bit about OpenBSD, and lots about Linux. My question is after installing, how do I check for updates to the system itself and get them installed (security updates, kernel updates, etc)... or is this not a thing

Re: sysinstall problems upgrading from stable to daily latest

2024-07-24 Thread Martin Husemann
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:26:24AM -0500, Will Senn wrote: > All in all, I wonder if choosing "current system" is the answer to both > problems - maybe it won't fsck rdk1 and won't try to umount /. Is this > correct or do I have a real problem with my rdk1? Yes, "current system" is the only safe w

sysinstall problems upgrading from stable to daily latest

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
As I was doing sysinstall against https, nycdn... NetBSD-daily, I experienced an issue that I don't know how to process: When I picked the destination, I chose wd1, the disk where I installed the system (I didn't read carefully or I might have chosen "current system"). The installer then did a

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Martin Husemann
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:16:19AM -0500, Will Senn wrote: > > and yes, and all these should already be the default values. > > the defaults were: > cdn.netbsd.org > pub/NetBSD-10... or somesuch... Oh right, the defaults of official releases are the next official release. After you switched to 1

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 10:04 AM, Martin Husemann wrote: On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 09:58:23AM -0500, Will Senn wrote: Thx. So, if I'm understanding this better, I can run: sysinst choose upgrade choose http or https :-) set host as nycdn.netbsd.org set base directory as pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-10/latest let

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Martin Husemann
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 09:58:23AM -0500, Will Senn wrote: > Thx. So, if I'm understanding this better, I can run: > sysinst > choose upgrade > choose http or https :-) > set host as nycdn.netbsd.org > set base directory as pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-10/latest > let 'er rip ... and my system will be

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 9:37 AM, Martin Husemann wrote: On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 08:46:34AM -0500, Will Senn wrote: Thanks for the explanation. So, I downloaded the USB installer for NetBSD 10.0 from the website. It's dated 3/28. I take it that this is the "formal release" (followinghttps://www.netbsd.org/rel

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Martin Husemann
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 08:46:34AM -0500, Will Senn wrote: > Thanks for the explanation. So, I downloaded the USB installer for NetBSD > 10.0 from the website. It's dated 3/28. I take it that this is the "formal > release" (following https://www.netbsd.org/releases/release-map.html). When > 10.1 co

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 8:12 AM, Martin Husemann wrote: On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 08:06:05AM -0500, Will Senn wrote: On 7/24/24 7:55 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: Also, you can use INSTALL-NetBSD from etcmanage, which you might take as an example and really read it before using it. Thanks. I also found this: https

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Greg Troxel
Will Senn writes: > Thanks for the explanation. So, I downloaded the USB installer for > NetBSD 10.0 from the website. It's dated 3/28. I take it that this is > the "formal release" (following > https://www.netbsd.org/releases/release-map.html). When 10.1 comes out > it will be on the "stable" or

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Martin Husemann
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 08:06:05AM -0500, Will Senn wrote: > On 7/24/24 7:55 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: > > Also, you can use INSTALL-NetBSD from etcmanage, which you might take as > > an example and really read it before using it. > Thanks. I also found this: > > https://www.netbsd.org/support/securi

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Will Senn
On 7/24/24 7:55 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: Also, you can use INSTALL-NetBSD from etcmanage, which you might take as an example and really read it before using it. Thanks. I also found this: https://www.netbsd.org/support/security/patches-10.0.html Which seems to indicate that I need to check for s

Re: system updates

2024-07-24 Thread Greg Troxel
Also, you can use INSTALL-NetBSD from etcmanage, which you might take as an example and really read it before using it.

EuroBSDCon 2024 in Dublin, Ireland

2024-07-24 Thread Thomas Merkel
Dear NetBSD users & developers, EuroBSDCon 2024 is approaching fast again. This year it will be held from September 19-22, with two days of tutorials followed by talks during the weekend. While most of it should be streamed, attending in person comes with the added benefit of meeting the speakers

Re: SheevaPlug boot error ?can't open root device?

2024-07-24 Thread Diogo
Hi Martin, Thank you for your suggestion. I was not aware of the installer for SheevaPlug. Unfortunately, I can’t find the right documentation on how to use this file. Shall I load it to uboot as netbsd.ub or what exactly? Note that I currently do not have a running NerBSD system. Is that neces

Syslog.conf and remote logging from other devices to a NetBSD server

2024-07-24 Thread xover2391
I am trying to configure syslogd under NetBSD so that it writes all messages sent to it from another host to a separate file. I began with a fresh install of NetBSD 10. The entire HDD was used for NetBSD. After installation, I appended the following line to /etc/rc.conf : syslogd_flags

Re: SheevaPlug boot error ?can't open root device?

2024-07-24 Thread Martin Husemann
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 09:04:17AM +0200, Diogo wrote: > Hi Martin, > > Thank you for your suggestion. I was not aware of the installer for > SheevaPlug. > > Unfortunately, I can?t find the right documentation on how to use this file. > Shall I load it to uboot as netbsd.ub or what exactly? Not