freebsd

2008-08-10 Thread AAH
Hi, Can someone give me the correct settings to configure an att/sbcglobal 2wire 1800 gateway(it's a modem, router/gateway)to work with FreeBSD? I have been told my other users of FreeBSD that this router/gateway does work with FreeBSD. (Freebsd 6.3). However, the values given to me by att

Re: Need FreeBSD 7.0 XEN-KERNEL

2008-08-10 Thread Gueven Bay
> Hi list, > I want to install a FreeBSD 7.0 on a XEN Server as (para-virtualize) domU. > There is an installation document on FreeBSD handbook ( > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/virtualization-guest.html) > However, > the link is broken on the page which is for downloading the kernel

Re: Video streaming with freeBSD

2008-08-10 Thread Sean Cavanaugh
-- From: "Sam Fourman Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 8:22 PM To: "Drew Tomlinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Subject: Re: Video streaming with freeBSD If the main purpose of your box is to be a PVR, I sug

Re: Video streaming with freeBSD

2008-08-10 Thread Sam Fourman Jr.
> If the main purpose of your box is to be a PVR, I suggest going with a Linux > distribution and using MythTV (http://www.mythtv.org). While I am a fan of > FreeBSD as a web/mail/etc. server, it did not meet my needs when attempting > to build a PVR. I found the Gentoo Linux distribution most co

need help debugging port mapping/server setup

2008-08-10 Thread Kevin Smith
I have my freebsd system configured with a static IP behind an Apple Airport Extreme router using ethernet connection rather than wireless. I am trying to set up dynamic dns (with dyndns.com service) and I would like to open port 80 and others so that I can use my freebsd system as a web server.

ipfw log file stats

2008-08-10 Thread Jos Chrispijn
I have ipfw installed and it works oke; now I am looking for a script that can generate flat text statistics out of it's logfile; I am not that a smart programmer; perhaps someone else can hint me to the right direction? Thanks... -- Jos ___ freebsd-q

Re: Rsync

2008-08-10 Thread Roland Smith
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 09:01:36PM +0200, Jos Chrispijn wrote: > I have server1 of which I would like to backup some slices/directories > to a backup server2 that in fact is a mirror of the one that I want to > backup. > I don't allow root logon from prompt on Server2. Can someone tell me how >

Re: Video streaming with freeBSD

2008-08-10 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 01:57:25PM +0100, Steve Cole wrote: > Sorry I ment 7.0 I was thinking about something else. :-[ > > I have been looking at the Hauppauge range of cards as I understand > that they offer the best support for any linux based OS > > To be honest I am a virgin when it comes

Re: Rsync

2008-08-10 Thread Jos Chrispijn
Thanks for sharing, I will look at the suggest solutions! regards, Jos ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Rsync

2008-08-10 Thread Matthew Seaman
Jos Chrispijn wrote: Matthew Seaman wrote: Use anonymous rsync? There's a section on rsyncd in the rsync(1) man page, but most of the meat is in the rsyncd.conf(5) man page. The downside is you'll lose information about user and group ownership of files. Oh, and obviously be careful about limit

Re: Rsync

2008-08-10 Thread Jos Chrispijn
Matthew Seaman wrote: Use anonymous rsync? There's a section on rsyncd in the rsync(1) man page, but most of the meat is in the rsyncd.conf(5) man page. The downside is you'll lose information about user and group ownership of files. Oh, and obviously be careful about limiting where people can a

Re: Rsync

2008-08-10 Thread Matthew Seaman
Jos Chrispijn wrote: I have server1 of which I would like to backup some slices/directories to a backup server2 that in fact is a mirror of the one that I want to backup. I don't allow root logon from prompt on Server2. Can someone tell me how I can force rsync to backup server1 without having

Rsync

2008-08-10 Thread Jos Chrispijn
I have server1 of which I would like to backup some slices/directories to a backup server2 that in fact is a mirror of the one that I want to backup. I don't allow root logon from prompt on Server2. Can someone tell me how I can force rsync to backup server1 without having a root login permissi

Re: building a OS

2008-08-10 Thread Daniel Bye
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 02:24:19AM -0700, Marshall wrote: > hi, > I would like some help. I want to make my own build, > how do I? What tools do I need? is there a stripped > down to the base I use and add the apps I want? I'm > not sure how to go about it. I don't want to be a new > distro or any

Re: Video streaming with freeBSD

2008-08-10 Thread Drew Tomlinson
Steve Cole wrote: Hi I have just installed FreeBSD 4.11 with the intention of not only creating a file server but to allow for video streaming and recording with the aid of a TV card. Lots of forums suggest many options to achieve this however to save alot of time with untested and not alwa

Re: named file missing

2008-08-10 Thread doug
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008, doug wrote: I build a 7.0 system from the CD and then updated it via cvs. The file make-localhost (among) others is not in /etc/named. So make sure I did not muck up mergemaster I did the following: mkdir /var/tmp/root cd /usr/src/etc make DESTDIR=/var/tmp/root distrib

named file missing

2008-08-10 Thread doug
I build a 7.0 system from the CD and then updated it via cvs. The file make-localhost (among) others is not in /etc/named. So make sure I did not muck up mergemaster I did the following: mkdir /var/tmp/root cd /usr/src/etc make DESTDIR=/var/tmp/root distrib-dirs distribution and checked

Need FreeBSD 7.0 XEN-KERNEL

2008-08-10 Thread Cagri Ersen
Hi list, I want to install a FreeBSD 7.0 on a XEN Server as (para-virtualize) domU. There is an installation document on FreeBSD handbook ( http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/virtualization-guest.html) However, the link is broken on the page which is for downloading the kernel file. So,

RE: Free wireless network (access point, router, transparent HTTP proxy setup)

2008-08-10 Thread Edwin L. Culp
Marcel Grandemange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: Sounds To Me Also too much work for little gain... Easist would be to use a product called "Mikrotik" you will have that entire system up & running in 15mins tops. http://www.mikrotik.com/download.html + Runs on underspec machines perfectly as it

how to let MPD check the password against POP3, IMAP or WWW?

2008-08-10 Thread assetburned
Hi I have a MPD VPN server and another machine which runs WWW, IMAP and POP3 services. I know that I could check if a password is valid e.g. by writing a script which calls a Lynx command. But how can I forward the password from MPD to that script? And I also think that the password has

Re: building a OS

2008-08-10 Thread Mario Lobo
On Sunday 10 August 2008 06:24:19 Marshall wrote: > hi, > I would like some help. I want to make my own build, > how do I? What tools do I need? is there a stripped > down to the base I use and add the apps I want? I'm > not sure how to go about it. I don't want to be a new > distro or anything li

building a OS

2008-08-10 Thread Marshall
hi, I would like some help. I want to make my own build, how do I? What tools do I need? is there a stripped down to the base I use and add the apps I want? I'm not sure how to go about it. I don't want to be a new distro or anything like that, I just want to build for me. thanks Marshall

problems with installtion: "panic: Going nowhere without my init!"

2008-08-10 Thread Сергей
Hello, when I try to install FreeBSD 7.0 I have some problems: after booting and loading kernel (I boot from CD) I saw blue screen with grey box in center with text: "Probing devices please wait (this can take a while)..." and on screen was writen: >/: write failed, filesystem is full >panic: Goi

Re: sound jitter with snd_via8233 and freebsd 7

2008-08-10 Thread Roland Smith
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 12:29:41PM +0100, Craig Butler wrote: > Hi All > > I am experiencing sound jitter when watching video or listening to > music. > I have tried many players (vlc, mplayer, xine ... etc) with different > cache settings -- same result. > It jitters even if the computer is not b

video glitch with high def vids on nvidia 7600

2008-08-10 Thread Craig Butler
Hi All I am having a problem playing High Definition video using Freebsd 7 and an Nvidia 7600 AGP graphics card. I have tried hd-divx and mkv. Video plays smooth, but there is a horizontal glitch through the centre when displaying full screen. Has anybody else experienced this ? is there a fix

sound jitter with snd_via8233 and freebsd 7

2008-08-10 Thread Craig Butler
Hi All I am experiencing sound jitter when watching video or listening to music. I have tried many players (vlc, mplayer, xine ... etc) with different cache settings -- same result. It jitters even if the computer is not busy. Has anybody else experienced this ? is there a fix ? Thanks Craig B

Re: 7-stable packages on 7.0-release system?

2008-08-10 Thread Matthew Seaman
Torgeir Hoffmann wrote: Please excuse me for branching this thread off into another loosely related question. But then, if I am to use this laptop of mine for work (nothing critical): How stable is 7-stable? Can I upgrade to 7-stable via freebsd-update? RELENG_7 is very stable. It is a devel

Re: 7-stable packages on 7.0-release system?

2008-08-10 Thread Warren Liddell
On Sunday 10 August 2008 20:05:14 Torgeir Hoffmann wrote: > Hi again! > > > > I assume that it is not advisable, but what can I expect to happen if > > > I try to use packages for 7-stable on a 7.0-release system? > > > > No, it is not advisable. I tried: > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermai

Re: 7-stable packages on 7.0-release system?

2008-08-10 Thread Torgeir Hoffmann
Hi again! > > I assume that it is not advisable, but what can I expect to happen if > > I try to use packages for 7-stable on a 7.0-release system? > > No, it is not advisable. I tried: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2008-June/177553.html Thanks for pointing this out!

Re: Removing a port & its dependencies /

2008-08-10 Thread Pieter de Goeje
On Sunday 10 August 2008, ervin wrote: > hi, > > I installed a port with "make install" and it worked including > installation of dependencies > > Removing the port: > > Do I use pkg_delete or ? > I want the dependencies to me removed as well the "make deinstall" > deinstall the primary

Removing a port & its dependencies /

2008-08-10 Thread ervin
hi, I installed a port with "make install" and it worked including installation of dependencies Removing the port: Do I use pkg_delete or ? I want the dependencies to me removed as well the "make deinstall" deinstall the primary port but not the dependencies. -- best regards ev ___

Re: OpenOffice Build Error(Update)

2008-08-10 Thread Warren Liddell
On Sunday 10 August 2008 17:43:23 Warren Liddell wrote: > I am using FreeBSD 7.0-CURREENT all ports/src upto date as of this > morning.. when trying to compile oo below is the result during the make. > What seems ot be causing this error ? 2 module(s): icu openssl need(s) to be re

Re: BIND won't resolve my IPs (not upstream or something?)

2008-08-10 Thread Derek Ragona
At 05:41 AM 8/9/2008, Redd Vinylene wrote: I got this FreeBSD server called mother (80.252.2.2). On it, I've made two jails, camel (80.252.2.3) and box (80.252.2.4 through to 80.252.2.127). The problem is that reverse lookups for any of the IPs preceding .4 on box fails. If I connect to IRC with

OpenOffice Build Error

2008-08-10 Thread Warren Liddell
I am using FreeBSD 7.0-CURREENT all ports/src upto date as of this morning.. when trying to compile oo below is the result during the make. What seems ot be causing this error ? Test #PASSED# Running processes: 0 deliver -- version: 1.129 Module 'o3tl' delivered successfully. 0 files copied, 5