On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:00 AM, Alhaji Barrie wrote:
> I am a new user of Free BSD. I just completed the install of Free BSD on a
> Dell PC but I cannot get past the initial login prompt. I typed the user
> name I supplied during the installation process to no avail. In the last
> two
> days, I
At 7:39 PM +0100 3/19/09, Kalle Møller wrote:
Hi
I've been digging around, but I can't find a clear answer, which of those
two is the "correct" to use. Hence I don't use one now, so if I'm going to
learn one, I would prefer it to be the right one.
That's a reasonable question to ask. Unfortun
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:02:35AM -0400, Francis Dub wrote:
>
> Martin Turgeon a écrit :
> >Francis Dubé a écrit :
> >>Francis Dubé wrote :
> >>>Hi everyone,
> >>>
> >>>I got this TV :
> >>>http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=tv&type=tv&subtype=lcd&model_cd=LN40A330J1DXZC&full
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 01:59:13PM +0200, Peter Portin wrote:
>
> Tiss error is appears on two different computers running 6.4and 7.1.
>
> What is wrong?
>
> [r...@fritjof /usr/ports/Tools/scripts]# ./checknewver.sh
> ERROR: Couldn't find Makefile here.
> [r...@fritjof /usr/ports/Tools/scripts]#
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:06:31 -0500
Paul Procacci wrote:
> Freedom of choice. That choice is up to you. Whichever you you feel
> most comfortable with...that's the one you should use. Personally, I
> use both.
Just don't swap back and forth on the same ports tree. If you switch
from csup to p
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009, Jaime wrote:
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Warren Block wrote:
And the device acts flaky. That screams "SCSI termination problem" to me.
That would also be consistent with most/all of the tapes failing, because
it's not the tapes.
I've checked the termination more t
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:05:57 +0800, Fbsd1 wrote:
> I have installed these ports
>
> autopsy
> dd_rescue
> ddrescue
> fatback
> formost
> sleuthkit
>
> If my understanding of reading their documentation is correct, they all
> need a empty disk to copy the bad disk sectors to in sequence.
> Is th
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Warren Block wrote:
> And the device acts flaky. That screams "SCSI termination problem" to me.
> That would also be consistent with most/all of the tapes failing, because
> it's not the tapes.
I've checked the termination more times than I can remember. (No
ex
Polytropon wrote:
On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:16:38 +0800, Fbsd1 wrote:
I know i can mount fat32 partition using mount_msdos command. But my
msdos fat32 partition is a bad disk with corrupted fat table.
Question is can i use freebsd to recover data from this msdos fAT32 disk
Oh yes, you can!
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:58:54 +0100, Erik Trulsson
wrote:
> Another alternative might be the form(3) library which also is built on top
> of ncurses. It seems to be a bit more cumbersome to use than dialog(3) but
> is probably somewhat closer to what you were looking for.
>
> If you look around
Dear list,
is there anyone in the possession of the `WinTV USB2' USB device having
either experimented or succeeded in using it on any recent version FreeBSD?
Hardware support appears to be rather bleak, even as far as their official
and supported(?) Windows driver goes (apart from the obv
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 12:36:31AM +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:22:01 -0700, Chuck Swiger wrote:
> > Consider looking at dialog(3), which rides on top of ncurses.
> > There's also a CLI utility by the same name handy for shell-scripting
> > purposes.
>
> Allthough dialog do
Polytropon wrote:
Dear list,
I'm searching for something really strange, maybe some reader will
be able to tell me what I'm searching for. :-)
For a special application, I need a programmable dialog library that
has... well, how to describe it... anyone know SIOS? Or at least TSO?
A bit like
Morning All:
I've searched the archives and googled and generally applied what I found to
no good effect.
While installing the kde4 port, I got to libspectre. The libspectre port
insists that I must have libgs to compile it. After a little research, I
found that this is a ghostscript library.
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:50:48 -0400 (EDT), Chris Hill wrote
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2009, Charles Howse wrote:
>
> > On Mar 19, 2009, at 2:13 PM, Adam Vandemore wrote:
> >
> > I just noticed the description in the man page for freebsd-update:
> >
> > ..."Note that updates are only available if they are be
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:39:37 +0100, Kalle Møller wrote
> Hi
>
> I've been digging around, but I can't find a clear answer, which of those
> two is the "correct" to use. Hence I don't use one now, so if I'm
> going to learn one, I would prefer it to be the right one.
>
> --
> /km
> _
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009, Jaime wrote:
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Andrew Hamilton-Wright wrote:
What happens if you use dd to try and write to the tape?
The command
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sa0 count=8
should print out:
8+0 records in
8+0 records out
I tried this and th
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:22:01 -0700, Chuck Swiger wrote:
> Consider looking at dialog(3), which rides on top of ncurses.
> There's also a CLI utility by the same name handy for shell-scripting
> purposes.
Allthough dialog does come with the basic means I did describe,
it looks a bit... bulky? I
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:23:58 -0400, michael wrote:
> ok, i'm a bit drunk but from what i gather is that you want a purely
> text mode form program?
Yes. For X, I would have used Tcl/Tk for this quite simple purpose,
or would have used Gtk with C.
> ala, ncurses, or just text mode, as in the o
On 3/18/09, rasz wrote:
> hi
> i have 2 distinct questions, and first is, i installed a linux app
> (binaries) and it failed
> when run complaining that it needs a "CPU with SSE instuctions enabled".
> does anyone know what this is and related too?
For example, mplayer check for SSSE3 but it will
On Mar 19, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Polytropon wrote:
I'm searching for something really strange, maybe some reader will
be able to tell me what I'm searching for. :-)
For a special application, I need a programmable dialog library that
has... well, how to describe it... anyone know SIOS? Or at least T
Dear list,
I'm searching for something really strange, maybe some reader will
be able to tell me what I'm searching for. :-)
For a special application, I need a programmable dialog library that
has... well, how to describe it... anyone know SIOS? Or at least TSO?
A bit like this. A kind of form-d
Charles Howse wrote:
On Mar 19, 2009, at 2:13 PM, Adam Vandemore wrote:
freebsd-update is another matter though. Base system security
updates are distributed via that channel(binary updates) so it's a
good idea to run that regularly.
I just noticed the description in the man page for freeb
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009, Charles Howse wrote:
On Mar 19, 2009, at 2:13 PM, Adam Vandemore wrote:
I just noticed the description in the man page for freebsd-update:
..."Note that updates are only available if they are being built for
the FreeBSD release and architecture being used; in particular,
On Mar 19, 2009, at 2:13 PM, Adam Vandemore wrote:
freebsd-update is another matter though. Base system security
updates are distributed via that channel(binary updates) so it's a
good idea to run that regularly.
I just noticed the description in the man page for freebsd-update:
..."Note
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 03:21:05PM -0500, Neal Hogan wrote:
>
> The last couple of days I've been running portupgrade -av and am to the
> point where I'd like to move onto something else, but there is one package
> that won't upgrade . . . xorg-server. As you can see below, it claims that
> there i
Neal Hogan wrote:
Stop in /usr/ports/x11-servers/xorg-server/work/xorg-server-1.5.3/glx.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/x11-servers/xorg-server/work/xorg-server-1.5.3.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/x11-servers/xorg-server.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/x11-servers/xorg-server
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 03:30:33PM -0400, Alhaji Barrie wrote:
> I am a new user of Free BSD. I just completed the install of Free BSD on a
> Dell PC but I cannot get past the initial login prompt. I typed the user
> name I supplied during the installation process to no avail. In the last two
>
I am a new user of Free BSD. I just completed the install of Free BSD on a
Dell PC but I cannot get past the initial login prompt. I typed the user
name I supplied during the installation process to no avail. In the last two
days, I have browsed the web and used some of the suggestion provided. I
Try this :
mt -f /dev/nsa0 rewind
mt -f /dev/nsa0 weof 1
mt -f /dev/nsa0 rewind
On Thu, 2009-03-19 at 12:15 -0400, Jaime wrote:
> I have a DLT tape drive in a FreeBSD system. With one of the tapes, I
> can get "tar -cvpf /dev/sa0 -C / ." to work. With all the other
> tapes, I can't.
>
> Is th
The last couple of days I've been running portupgrade -av and am to the
point where I'd like to move onto something else, but there is one package
that won't upgrade . . . xorg-server. As you can see below, it claims that
there is a missing header and there are a fair amount of reported errors.
I'm
mt rewind should suffice. AFAIK DLT tapes doesn't need to be formatted
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009, Jaime wrote:
I have a DLT tape drive in a FreeBSD system. With one of the tapes, I
can get "tar -cvpf /dev/sa0 -C / ." to work. With all the other
tapes, I can't.
Is there some kind of formatting proc
Wojciech Puchar ha scritto:
bs=64k (or more)
Thanks, this was a terrific improvement!
bye
av.
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Joerg Pulz ha scritto:
If i remeber correctly, you have to enable the RAID option in the BIOS
to configure the two disk as array, afterwards you must enter the BIOS
again and switch to AHCI. As the ataraid driver detects the array by
reading the metadata on the disks it should detect the arra
As you can read in the subject I'm not succesful in booting on the
installation DVD. Default choice hangs, selecting 2 for disableing acpi
does not help
I've tried with a lot of BIOS features disabled. Unfortunately there's
no change, the machine stops at the same place every time. After the
Kalle Møller wrote:
Hi
I've been digging around, but I can't find a clear answer, which of those
two is the "correct" to use. Hence I don't use one now, so if I'm going to
learn one, I would prefer it to be the right one.
There is not necessarily a correct answer, either is "correct". Howev
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Kalle Møller <
freebsd-questi...@k-moeller.dk> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been digging around, but I can't find a clear answer, which of those
> two is the "correct" to use. Hence I don't use one now, so if I'm going to
> learn one, I would prefer it to be the right one.
Kalle Møller wrote:
Hi
I've been digging around, but I can't find a clear answer, which of those
two is the "correct" to use. Hence I don't use one now, so if I'm going to
learn one, I would prefer it to be the right one.
Freedom of choice. That choice is up to you. Whichever you you feel
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Kalle Møller
wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been digging around, but I can't find a clear answer, which of those
> two is the "correct" to use. Hence I don't use one now, so if I'm going to
> learn one, I would prefer it to be the right one.
>
> --
> /km
I'm sure they're bo
Hi
I've been digging around, but I can't find a clear answer, which of those
two is the "correct" to use. Hence I don't use one now, so if I'm going to
learn one, I would prefer it to be the right one.
--
/km
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Have you looked at /var/log/messages? I've found error messages written
there when trying to write to a tape which showed that I needed to change
the block size.
I've used DLT tapes with a variety of SCSI controllers from 4.X to 6.X,
and don't remember having to change anything to use "tar cv
I've created an autorun facility for USB drives using devd. I have the
following addition in devd.conf:
attach 10 {
match "device-name" "umass0";
action "/usr/local/bin/autorun >/var/log/autorun.log 2>&1 &";
};
This works perfectly except only stderr messages appear in the autorun.log
file
Chris Rees wrote:
> As far as the WLAN support goes, you can always replace the cards.
> Searching on eBay or old laptops is often a good bet. Ralink and
> Atheros are your best bets as aforementioned; Free drivers!
If you mean replacing mPCI cards - it's not always possible. HP has got
device wh
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Michael L. Squires wrote:
> Have you looked at /var/log/messages? I've found error messages written
> there when trying to write to a tape which showed that I needed to change
> the block size.
Good idea, but sadly there is nothing useful there. The following
ha
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:15:48PM -0400, Jaime wrote:
> I have a DLT tape drive in a FreeBSD system. With one of the tapes, I
> can get "tar -cvpf /dev/sa0 -C / ." to work. With all the other
> tapes, I can't.
>
> Is there some kind of formatting process that I need to do? I tried
> "mt fsf 1
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Andrew Hamilton-Wright wrote:
> What happens if you use dd to try and write to the tape?
>
> The command
>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sa0 count=8
> should print out:
>8+0 records in
>8+0 records out
I tried this and the output was:
8+0 records
On Mar 19, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Jaime wrote:
I have a DLT tape drive in a FreeBSD system. With one of the tapes, I
can get "tar -cvpf /dev/sa0 -C / ." to work. With all the other
tapes, I can't.
Is there some kind of formatting process that I need to do? I tried
"mt fsf 1" from this page:
Wha
> I assume that this is a fresh tape? Do other tapes from the same batch
> work?
Thanks for the reply. Yes, 10 new tapes. All Sony brand "DLTape VS1"
on the box. (Only one "t". Damn marketers.) They all have this
symptom.
> What happens if you use dd to try and write to the tape?
I'll giv
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009, Jaime wrote:
I have a DLT tape drive in a FreeBSD system. With one of the tapes, I
can get "tar -cvpf /dev/sa0 -C / ." to work. With all the other
tapes, I can't.
Is there some kind of formatting process that I need to do? I tried
"mt fsf 1" from this page:
I assume th
On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:33:23 +0530 Manish Jain wrote:
> Anyway, if anyone has any clue how to get me out of this acroread
> mess, I would be really grateful.
Those URLs may be a good start for you:
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2009-March/194334.html
http://lists.freebsd.or
Hi,
I've read the limited information there are on Internet about this theme and
some people say that this work should be done with SCO OpenServer CSDK
(http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/informix/tools/csdk/requirements/sco-oserver.html)
plus the binary emulation of CSO and others that it
I have a DLT tape drive in a FreeBSD system. With one of the tapes, I
can get "tar -cvpf /dev/sa0 -C / ." to work. With all the other
tapes, I can't.
Is there some kind of formatting process that I need to do? I tried
"mt fsf 1" from this page:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/back
Dear List,
I tried to install FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE amd64 on a brand new Fujitsu
Siemens laptop. It didn't even boot.
I keep getting messages like:
run_interrupt_driven_hooks: still waiting after 60 seconds for xpt_config
run_interrupt_driven_hooks: still waiting after 120 seconds for xpt_config
I
On Wed, 2009-03-18 at 14:10 -0500, Dean Weimer wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone is running FreeBSD 7.1 on a Dell PowerEdge 850
> with SATA raid, I have 5.4 installed on one now, because there was a
> problem with the Intel ich5 sata chipset on 6.x branch at the time I
RAID on the 850 is rare, si
My lab's box is running FBSD 8.0-CURRENT/amd64 and hardware is based on
an ASUS P5K Premium mobo, P35 chipset with ICH9R and PCIe. The graphics
card is a MSI HD4670.
Apart from the fact this box does not well with FreeBSD 8 and HD4670 is
unusable with driver 'radeon' in port's X11 (xorg-7.4), I
Fbsd1 wrote:
Matthew Seaman wrote:
Fbsd1 wrote:
In 7.1 phpmyadmin now drops you into a logon screen.
How do I stop this function and always go to main menu screen?
That's nothing to do with the FreeBSD version -- phpMyAdmin works the
same on any platform.
To make phpMyAdmin auto-login to a D
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:49:52 +0800, Ruel Luchavez
wrote:
> Hi list..
>
> we have here a mail server running in FreeBSD 6.2 which is holding out
> 2 domain (e.g u...@mydomain.com. w...@mydomain2.com) and it running
> very good, unfortunately I'm not the person who configure this mail
> stuff.
>
>
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Ruel Luchavez wrote:
> Hi list..
>
> we have here a mail server running in FreeBSD 6.2 which is holding out 2
> domain (e.g u...@mydomain.com. w...@mydomain2.com) and it running very
> good,
> unfortunately I'm not the person who configure this mail stuff.
>
> here
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