Re: Memory corruption in -STABLE on P4/2GHz

2002-11-17 Thread Robert Withrow
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Suggestion: usbd.conf uses rc.conf for options

2002-10-27 Thread Robert Withrow
Hi: I notice that usbd.conf has this for the mouse device: device Mouse devname ums[0-9]+ attach /usr/sbin/moused -p /dev/${DEVNAME} -I /var/run/moused.${DEVNAME}.pid If usbd.conf could use rc.conf, this could be modified to attach /usr/sbin/moused ${moused_flags} -p

Linux compatibility and /dev/null

2002-10-17 Thread Robert Withrow
/compat/linux/dev/null fixes the problem. This looks like a bug in the linux-base port. I'll file a PR. -- Robert Withrow, [EMAIL PROTECTED], +1 978 288 8256, ESN 248 To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message

Re: Linux compatibility and /dev/null

2002-10-17 Thread Robert Withrow
}/dev/null @mknod ${LINUXBASE}/dev/null c 2 2 @${CHMOD} 666 ${LINUXBASE}/dev/null But, as I said above, there is no /compat/linux/dev after the install, so you can color me confused. -- Robert Withrow, [EMAIL PROTECTED], +1 978 288 8256, ESN 248 To Unsubscribe: send mail

Clearcase and FreeBSD

2002-02-17 Thread Robert Withrow
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wchar.h, ports packages, and FBSD version?

2001-12-15 Thread Robert Withrow
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Re: Version of XFree86 in FreeBSD Release 4.4

2001-09-18 Thread Robert Withrow
of ports that actually care what version of X is installed could always use the version-specific names... -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256, ESN 248) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message

Re: Ypbind malfunction on 4.x

2001-08-09 Thread Robert Withrow
. Also, I think I've found a work-around: If I configure ypbind to use the -m and -S options (manycast versus broadcast) the problem seems to go away. Thanks! (I've CC'd questions because of the work-around info above.) -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256, ESN 248) [EMAIL PROTECTED

Ypbind malfunction on 4.x

2001-08-07 Thread Robert Withrow
this? Anyone working on this? It is a pretty serious problem (since you basically can't do anything once it happens in typical NIS/Amd installations). I'd appreciate, at least, knowing if there is a non-reboot work-around. Thanks! -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256, ESN 248) [EMAIL PROTECTED

Ypbind and network flooding

2001-08-03 Thread Robert Withrow
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Re: import NetBSD rc system

2001-06-14 Thread Robert Withrow
want to start/stop a *subtree*, you should ask the RC *system* to do that somehow. -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256, ESN 248) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message

Re: Questions on i2c

2001-01-04 Thread Robert Withrow
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: :- Devices include video-devices like TV-Out on the Voodoo3 which could :- seemingly be enabled using i2c. And, I think, Meade telescopes... -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubs

Re: Fdescfs updates--coming to a devfs near you!

2000-09-14 Thread Robert Withrow
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: :- The majority of these programs could be handled by adding knowledge of :- "-" as a magic filename to fopen(3). Suppose I *want* a filename called "-"? My tough luck, huh? I *like* /dev/stdin. It's orthogonal! -- Robert Withrow -- (+1

Re: Fdescfs updates--coming to a devfs near you!

2000-09-14 Thread Robert Withrow
e a unexpected lurking bug. IMO, "magic" filenames are bad design. Orthogonality should always win out. -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

High Availability Freebsd?

2000-06-20 Thread Robert Withrow
hat I want to or would be competant to lead such a project, but I am working in that area, so I wanted to ping potential collaborators. -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Re: Anybody working on FreeBSD BIOS?

2000-06-16 Thread Robert Withrow
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Re: Anybody working on FreeBSD BIOS?

2000-06-15 Thread Robert Withrow
I can offer, though. So my opinion is pretty much worthless. ;-) -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Cross building freebsd?

2000-04-28 Thread Robert Withrow
t they did, but perhaps there is an easier way? Like, where are architecture-specific things hiding? 3. How do you actually cross-build FreeBSD? Is there a FAQ? a. Again, I plan on scanning for alpha, but a cookbook would be easier. Thanks! -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 82

Re: Authorization broken in 4.0 REL/XDM?

2000-04-14 Thread Robert Withrow
ay :0 as the console. DisplayManager._0.setup: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 DisplayManager._0.startup:/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/GiveConsole Thanks! -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Authorization broken in 4.0 REL/XDM?

2000-04-13 Thread Robert Withrow
on questions was to turn off authorization on the :0 display, which doesn't seem safe. Any other ideas? -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Re: Authorization broken in 4.0 REL/XDM?

2000-04-13 Thread Robert Withrow
required pam_deny.so bash-2.03$ -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Re: Authorization broken in 4.0 REL/XDM?

2000-04-13 Thread Robert Withrow
+ DisplayManager._1.authName: MIT-MAGIC_COOKIE-1 ! The following three resources set up display :0 as the console. DisplayManager._0.setup: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 DisplayManager._0.startup:/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/GiveConsole -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL

NFS/AMD interop failure with Solaris

2000-01-20 Thread Robert Withrow
b3 rw "" - /view/bob-1/tree/bacvob4 rw "" - /view/bob-1/tree/bcc rw "" -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Weird output from vmstat -m?

1999-12-09 Thread Robert Withrow
, file This doesn't look healthy to me. I didn't see anything about this in the archives... -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Linking causes sendmail gas

1999-11-29 Thread Robert Withrow
sted. Reference follow: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=1894326+1897263+/usr/local/www/db/text/1999/freebsd-questions/19990509.freebsd-questions -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Re: Netgear FA410 pccard ethernet?

1999-11-03 Thread Robert Withrow
, and gives me good performance on a 100Tx network. -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Re: Proposal: Add generic username for 3rd-party MTA's

1999-09-02 Thread Robert Withrow
d the new uid/gid). So, I'd suggest this proposal *not* be addopted. --------- Robert Withrow, R.W. Withrow Associates, Swampscott MA, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message

Re: Proposal: Add generic username for 3rd-party MTA's

1999-09-02 Thread Robert Withrow
*not* be addopted. - Robert Withrow, R.W. Withrow Associates, Swampscott MA, w...@rwwa.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message

Re: Matt's Commit status (was Re: 3.2-stable, panic #12)

1999-06-16 Thread Robert Withrow
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Re: Kernel config script

1999-06-01 Thread Robert Withrow
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Re: a two-level port system?

1999-05-30 Thread Robert Withrow
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Re: AMD: local overrides on NIS maps?

1999-05-11 Thread Robert Withrow
:- for things that resemble /usr/local things (and that really should be :- kept in one place), while having /usr/local reside on each local :- machine (so that folks installing ports don't stomp all over each :- other). We call that /usr/global. -- Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 916 8256) bwith