-----Original Message----- From: J.C. Roberts [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 1:18 PM To: Jim Raby Subject: Re: dma problem on blade 150
On Sun, 16 May 2010 11:03:49 -0600 "Jim Raby" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for your prompt response. I will try all of these today and > let you know what happens.. I am a fairly knowledgeable Linux person > but a little rusty. I have written some > Fiber optics drivers for a motorola VME board and worked on some > real-time stuff.. > Jim oooooohhhh VME --Miod will like you. He's the person who did our VME based OS ports. ;) The trouble you'll find with linux experience is linux is "not unix" so only portions of what you know will translate while other portions will be a (frustrating) relearning process. The same is true in reverse if going from UNIX/BSD to linux, but that is actually more frustrating. To get accustomed to OpenBSD, it's important to read the FAQ http://www.openbsd.org/faq/ Yes, it's long, but it's a worthy read. Unfortunately, you won't be able to try 4.7-Release until it's actually released on May 19th, but there's quite a history of it being made available slightly earlier. If you keep an eye on the ftp site, you'll eventually see the pub/OpenBSD/4.7/ directory show up. ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/ I would not be surprised if the new 4.7-release went live later today, but at worst, you'll have to wait until Wednesday. It will be very helpful to you if you understand the flavors/branches of the OpenBSD cvs tree so the BSD-specific terms used make sense to you: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Flavors When it comes to keeping things easy, running either the -RELEASE or the -STABLE branch is generally recommended for new users. If you're feeling a bit more daring, and don't mind doing a bit more work, you can run the -CURRENT branch. Unlike other operating systems, with OpenBSD, the -current branch is remarkably stable and usable. The thing to realize is the 4.7-Current branch is *NEWER* than the 4.7-Release or 4.7-Stable branches. You can download pre-compiled snapshots of the -Current branch from the "snapshots" directory of most of the ftp/http mirrors: ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/<arch>/ You can get the packages (precompiled ported software) for -current from: ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/<arch>/ Instead of manually downloading your desired packages individually, you should set your PKG_PATH variable appropriately. PKG_PATH=ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/<arch> export PKG_PATH Then you can just use `pgk_add foo` to both download and install 'foo' as well as all of its dependencies. If you decide to run -current, you should keep an eye on the following "current.html" page for important notices: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/current.html Whether you decided update your -current install via source code or via newer snapshots, you should always keep an eye on the above for important changes. As for your problem with 4.6, it would be most helpful to the OpenBSD developers if you tried to install the -current snapshot to see if the problem still exists. jcr -- The OpenBSD Journal - http://www.undeadly.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2877 - Release Date: 05/16/10 00:26:00
