Re: Disappointed

2006-04-16 Thread kama
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, Kris Kennaway wrote: On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:37:41PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: OK I just do it. I just hope the maintainer can understand me... As a first step: you say your server crashed. Did it panic? Do you have debugging settings (INVARIANTS,

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-13 Thread MC
I have installed freeBSD more than 1000 times, on hundreds of machines. Some of them had no business being called a computer outright, as their reliability was more constrained by chaotic feedback than Von Newman architecture. Memory would disappear while running, DRAM would fail, 3com NICS would

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-13 Thread Andrew Reilly
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 08:41:49AM +0100, Robert Watson wrote: Apparently simply asking and knowing it's available is sufficient, meaning that they tend not to be very profitable business ventures, as apparently few people actually need support :-). I guess the FreeBSD documentation and

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-12 Thread Robert Watson
On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Mark Linimon wrote: If you want something where guaranteed support comes bundled with the operating system, get Windows and a support contract, Solaris and a support contract, or possibly RedHat (or equivalent) and a support contract. Otherwise, you are going to get we

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-12 Thread Norberto Meijome
On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:56:33 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Linimon) wrote: Otherwise, you are going to get we will do our best to provide a system, for free, that works as well as possible for as many people as possible. Good luck and help us to fix the inevitable bugs. Other than the part

Re: Disappointed-new

2006-04-10 Thread Peter Jeremy
On Sun, 2006-Apr-09 17:56:51 -0400, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: If you have a dual-em card in this server, you should get better performance putting your primary load out the em interface(s). In general, we've benched the em (and to a lesser extent, the fxp) interfaces as performing much better than

Re: Disappointed-new

2006-04-10 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
On 4/10/06, Peter Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: metoo I can't comment on gigabit performance but at Fast Ethernet speeds, I've found that fxp performs much better than dc, tl and tx NICs. I've had fairly bad experiences with bge under even moderate load (though the one in my laptop seems

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-10 Thread Mark Linimon
On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 05:23:53PM +0400, Alexey Karagodov wrote: ok. then, freebsd-developers may change The Power To Serve to The Power To Test, FreeBSD is an advanced operating system to FreeBSD is an advanced operating system in stage of forever development, etc. pay money to use stable

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-10 Thread David Magda
On Apr 10, 2006, at 17:56, Mark Linimon wrote: In the meantime, we volunteers (who do at least 90% of the FreeBSD work) will continue trying to do our best, with no written guarantee that it will suit your purposes. If you read the EULA on most commercial operating systems you'll find

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-10 Thread JoaoBR
On Monday 10 April 2006 18:56, Mark Linimon wrote: On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 05:23:53PM +0400, Alexey Karagodov wrote: ok. then, freebsd-developers may change The Power To Serve to The Power To Test, FreeBSD is an advanced operating system to FreeBSD is an advanced operating system in stage

Re: Disappointed-new

2006-04-09 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
If you have a dual-em card in this server, you should get better performance putting your primary load out the em interface(s). In general, we've benched the em (and to a lesser extent, the fxp) interfaces as performing much better than other ethernets (especially bge). I have a bge on my laptop

Re: Disappointed-new

2006-04-09 Thread Scott Long
Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: If you have a dual-em card in this server, you should get better performance putting your primary load out the em interface(s). In general, we've benched the em (and to a lesser extent, the fxp) interfaces as performing much better than other ethernets (especially

Re: Disappointed-new

2006-04-08 Thread Mike Tancsa
At 08:14 AM 07/04/2006, Albert Shih wrote: The 6-stable is installed on the server on begin of February 2006 Problems : bge0 watchdog timeout problems bge0 watchdog timeout problems There have been a number of improvements to the bge driver in late

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-07 Thread Graham Menhennitt
Who in their right mind would think that stable actually means stable!!! It does mean that the API is stable. /\ || Then maybe it should be called api-stable!! You can't believe how disappointed I was. I thought I was going

Disappointed-new

2006-04-07 Thread Albert Shih
Hi all I've sent a message two days ago with Disappointed subject. Many of you answer me I don't have describe the bug. Well, first my english is very bad, and second I don't blame anyone, never the developper. Personnaly I'm very impresse by the work you doing. Now a fine description of my

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-07 Thread Alexey Karagodov
ok! tell me, how can i help you to make stable - stable? please. don't answer me - GIVE US MONEY! i will not pay! ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-07 Thread Greg Barniskis
Alexey Karagodov wrote: ok! tell me, how can i help you to make stable - stable? please. don't answer me - GIVE US MONEY! i will not pay! (1) install -STABLE on a variety of hardware and put load on it (2) carefully note any issues, collecting as much detail as possible (3) search the

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-07 Thread Alexey Karagodov
thanx :) it not everytime working (i've this exprerience), but i will try :) to ask help again if needed ... ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Alexey Karagodov
hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and they supporting old version, lower then 6.0 i want to ask developers, why you developing new system, 7.0, if you don't finish old, 6.0 ?! finish 6.0, make

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Artem Kuchin
Alexey Karagodov wrote: needs, make a mirror, make a test server/workstation/notebook/PDA etc. i'm not an freebsd developer. i'm just admin and a user. your system is most greatest i ever seen. another wonderful system is SOLARIS. but your's is so unstable ... I never could really undertand

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread [LoN]Kamikaze
Alexey Karagodov wrote: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and they supporting old version, lower then 6.0 i want to ask developers, why you developing new system, 7.0, if you don't

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Chris
Quoting Artem Kuchin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Alexey Karagodov wrote: needs, make a mirror, make a test server/workstation/notebook/PDA etc. i'm not an freebsd developer. i'm just admin and a user. your system is most greatest i ever seen. another wonderful system is SOLARIS. but your's is so

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Dennis Melentyev
Sorry, forgot to add the list into CC... -- Forwarded message -- From: Dennis Melentyev [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 06.04.2006 16:12 Subject: Re: Disappointed To: Alexey Karagodov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alexey, 2006/4/6, Alexey Karagodov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hi. i think, this unstablity

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Alexey Karagodov
2006/4/6, Dennis Melentyev [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Alexey, 2006/4/6, Alexey Karagodov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and they supporting old version, lower then

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Chris H.
Quoting Alexey Karagodov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2006/4/6, Dennis Melentyev [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Alexey, 2006/4/6, Alexey Karagodov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread JoaoBR
On Thursday 06 April 2006 10:23, Alexey Karagodov wrote: FreeBSD is an advanced operating system to FreeBSD is an advanced operating system in stage of forever development, etc. thank god and specially the developers that it is so ! I hope that this never change .. João A mensagem foi

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Alexey Karagodov
2006/4/6, Chris H. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Quoting Alexey Karagodov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2006/4/6, Dennis Melentyev [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Alexey, 2006/4/6, Alexey Karagodov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Igor Robul
On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 05:23:53PM +0400, Alexey Karagodov wrote: ok. then, freebsd-developers may change The Power To Serve to The Power To Test, FreeBSD is an advanced operating system to FreeBSD is an advanced operating system in stage of forever development, etc. pay money to use stable

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Chris H.
Quoting Alexey Karagodov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2006/4/6, Chris H. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Quoting Alexey Karagodov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2006/4/6, Dennis Melentyev [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Alexey, 2006/4/6, Alexey Karagodov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Igor Robul
On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 06:03:55PM +0400, Alexey Karagodov wrote: and again. if *NIX developers can't answer user's question, they say get out or it's your problem or try something else or For that matter; you're not required to use it at all. everytime one answer for multiple question WE ARE

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Michael Ekstrand
Igor Robul wrote: Please tell me name of any OS which works on all current and future hardware without any problems and without rewriting drivers. MS-DOS. Runs on all current and future 32-bit or 32-bit-compatible x86-based computers. Hardware it actually supports (we're talking the OS itself,

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Nikolas Britton
On 4/6/06, [LoN]Kamikaze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alexey Karagodov wrote: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and they supporting old version, lower then 6.0 i want to ask developers,

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Igor Robul
On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 09:25:44AM -0500, Michael Ekstrand wrote: Igor Robul wrote: Please tell me name of any OS which works on all current and future hardware without any problems and without rewriting drivers. MS-DOS. Runs on all current and future 32-bit or 32-bit-compatible x86-based

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Chris H.
Quoting Igor Robul [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 09:25:44AM -0500, Michael Ekstrand wrote: Igor Robul wrote: Please tell me name of any OS which works on all current and future hardware without any problems and without rewriting drivers. MS-DOS. Runs on all current and future

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Chuck Swiger
Alexey Karagodov wrote: 2006/4/6, Chris H. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [ ... ] and again. if *NIX developers can't answer user's question, they say get out or it's your problem or try something else or For that matter; you're not required to use it at all. everytime one answer for multiple question WE

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Wilko Bulte
On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 06:45:11PM +0400, Igor Robul wrote.. On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 09:25:44AM -0500, Michael Ekstrand wrote: Igor Robul wrote: Please tell me name of any OS which works on all current and future hardware without any problems and without rewriting drivers. MS-DOS.

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Holger Kipp
On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 09:27:10AM -0500, Nikolas Britton wrote: On 4/6/06, [LoN]Kamikaze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alexey Karagodov wrote: your system is most greatest i ever seen. another wonderful system is SOLARIS. but your's is so unstable ... All this is described in many

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Christopher Arnold
On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Chuck Swiger wrote: Alexey Karagodov wrote: 2006/4/6, Chris H. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [ ... ] and again. if *NIX developers can't answer user's question, they say get out or it's your problem or try something else or For that matter; you're not required to use it at all.

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Patrick M. Hausen
Hi! On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 05:29:16PM +0200, Holger Kipp wrote: # ATTENTION [...] (*) which most people will ignore -- they also ignore the relevant handbook-entries and they would also ignore different tag-names like -SHOOTYOURSELFINTHEFOOT or -REALLYVERYUNSTABLE,

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Stephen Clark
[LoN]Kamikaze wrote: Alexey Karagodov wrote: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and they supporting old version, lower then 6.0 i want to ask developers, why you developing new system,

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread [LoN]Kamikaze
Stephen Clark wrote: [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: Alexey Karagodov wrote: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and they supporting old version, lower then 6.0 i want to ask developers, why

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Stephen Clark
[LoN]Kamikaze wrote: Stephen Clark wrote: [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: Alexey Karagodov wrote: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and they supporting old version, lower then 6.0 i

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Scott Long
Stephen Clark wrote: [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: Stephen Clark wrote: [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: Alexey Karagodov wrote: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and they supporting old

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Paul Allen
There are various degrees of stability: 7-CURRENT: active development, lots of experimental and possibly unsafe things in there. 6-STABLE: proven changes from 7-CURRENT go in here. API is mandated to be stable, and only well tested and fucntionally stable changes should go in.

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Jonathan Noack
Stephen Clark wrote: [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: Stephen Clark wrote: [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: Alexey Karagodov wrote: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and they supporting old version, lower then

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-06 Thread Chris
On 06/04/06, Jonathan Noack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stephen Clark wrote: [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: Stephen Clark wrote: [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: Alexey Karagodov wrote: hi. i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to make two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and

Disappointed

2006-04-05 Thread Albert Shih
Hi all I'm disappointed by the stablity of FreeBSD 6-stable (I known it's developpement branche). I'm using FreeBSD from 3.4 and using regulary 5-stable in production. Now on my central server (nfs server) I make big update, and running 6-stable from 02/2006. From this date until today I've

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-05 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:03:41PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: Hi all I'm disappointed by the stablity of FreeBSD 6-stable (I known it's developpement branche). You forgot to provide pointers to your PRs. Kris pgpNutCgTrwLq.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-05 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 04:07:27PM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote: On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:03:41PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: Hi all I'm disappointed by the stablity of FreeBSD 6-stable (I known it's developpement branche). You forgot to provide pointers to your PRs. By this I mean

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-05 Thread Albert Shih
Le 05/04/2006 à 16:07:27-0400, Kris Kennaway a écrit On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:03:41PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: Hi all I'm disappointed by the stablity of FreeBSD 6-stable (I known it's developpement branche). You forgot to provide pointers to your PRs. Well... I don't have make

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-05 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:15:00PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: Le 05/04/2006 ? 16:07:27-0400, Kris Kennaway a ?crit On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:03:41PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: Hi all I'm disappointed by the stablity of FreeBSD 6-stable (I known it's developpement branche

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-05 Thread Albert Shih
Le 05/04/2006 à 16:21:00-0400, Kris Kennaway a écrit On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:15:00PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: Le 05/04/2006 ? 16:07:27-0400, Kris Kennaway a ?crit On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:03:41PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: Hi all I'm disappointed by the stablity

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-05 Thread Claus Guttesen
As a general rule: unless you can explain your problem in sufficient detail, preferably including either how to reproduce it, or at least an exact description of what happens when it fails, it's unlikely that anyone can help you. What type of hardware is the nfs-server running on? What type

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-05 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:37:41PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: OK I just do it. I just hope the maintainer can understand me... As a first step: you say your server crashed. Did it panic? Do you have debugging settings (INVARIANTS, WITNESS) enabled? Do you have DDB enabled? Read

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Tancsa
At 04:37 PM 05/04/2006, Albert Shih wrote: NB: Why this kind of problem can happen ? I ask this because until 6. I never have this kind of problem. Think about it this way, if one of your users came to you and said, its not working. I need you to fix it... You would start by getting your

Re: Disappointed

2006-04-05 Thread Mark Linimon
On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:15:00PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: Le 05/04/2006 à 16:07:27-0400, Kris Kennaway a écrit On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:03:41PM +0200, Albert Shih wrote: Hi all I'm disappointed by the stablity of FreeBSD 6-stable (I known it's developpement branche