Re: No sound when playing a CD in FreeBSD 4.9
Rahul Fernandez wrote: I am able to hear sound when watching films using mplayer. Does that not mean that the audio cable is connected to the sound card (in response to somebody's suggestion)? I will check later that this is the case. Thanks, Rahul Trying to simplify the difference: the sound from a mpg/divx/xvid movie is read as data over the IDE cable. then this data is processed by the playersoftware and send to the the right audio codec (e.g mp3), which sends its output to the soundcard driver, which instructs the soundcard (using the PCI or ISA bus) to make some noise. in the case of an audio cd: The cd-drive receives a "play" instruction for track 5 the cd-drive sends the audio it reads directly to the soundcard using the cable between the 2 devices. -- Bert Lagaisse K.U.Leuven, Dept. computer science Address: Celestijnenlaan 200A 3001 Heverlee Belgium Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +32 16 32 78 24 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: FreeBSD, FHS, and /mnt/cdrom
Frank Murphy wrote: The folks at the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) are discussing (again) where directories for recurring temporary mount points should go. Recurring temporary mount points are for things like cdroms, floppies, and digital cameras as well as HD partitions from other OSes (like MS Windows). Red Hat started putting these in /mnt (e.g. /mnt/cdrom), but that totally breaks compatibility with the BSDs, which have specified /mnt as an empty directory for ad hoc temporary mounts. SuSE has started putting these in /media, and now folks on the FHS list would like to know what people in the BSDs' communities would prefer. I imagine your answer will be something like "We don't care; do what you want," but I would like to present the different ideas, and perhaps you would prefer one. So, please put these in the order of most to least preferred, and say why you like or dislike any of them. - All mount points in / (e.g. /cdrom, /camera, /windows/C) <- current FreeBSD standard - All mount points in /mnt (e.g. /mnt/cdrom, /mnt/camera, /mnt/windows/C) <- breaks FreeBSD standard for an empty /mnt - Anyplace at all - Anyplace but /mnt (i.e. what the FHS 2.2 currently specifies) - Anyplace but / or /mnt (e.g. /vol/cdrom, /var/mnt/camera, /media/windows/C) (some suggestions have been /media, /mounts, /vol, /var/mnt, and /var/tmp/removable. Others?) Thanks letting us know how you feel about this, Frank Murphy Well, Apple uses /Volumes for all mounts It seems to work pretty well, although the capital letter is an obvious Apple-ism. Adam ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Vinum configuration problem (RAID-1)
On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 04:43:53PM +0200, Jani Reinikainen wrote: > I added another spindle for this setup, I just thought debugging one > spindle's setup at a time would be easier. Now my RAID-1 is complete > and working. I guessed as much but my reply wouldn't have been complete without the obligatory ``stoopid'' response ;) > Comments are very welcome. English is not my native tongue, so > grammatical errors probably exist :-) I honestly couldn't tell you weren't English from these posts, so I'm sure it's perfect. Best wishes, -lewiz. -- I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now. --Bob Dylan, 1964. -| msn:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | jabber:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | url:www.lewiz.org |- pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: DVD Burning
On Thu, 2003-11-20 at 15:30, Charles Swiger wrote: ... > Right, but the acd device ['man 4 acd'] and the cd device ['man 4 cd'] > are not the same-- that's what the CAM subsystem is for, to provide > passthrough emulation for ATAPI devices so that you can send SCSI > commands to them. The "burncd" program works with ATAPI devices > directly; the programs with dvd+rw-tools need CAM. > I mostly get what you are talking about here, but I'm not sure what this means in my situation. Sorry. > Hmm, also you should be configuring your device to enable UltraDMA > modes rather than PIO; try a "sysctl hw.ata.atapi_dma=1", or equivalent > in /etc/sysctl.conf or /boot/loader.conf. When I try that sysctl command I get this: # sysctl hw.ata.atapi_dma=1 sysctl: oid 'hw.ata.atapi_dma' is read only The same thing shows up at boot when I have the 'hw.ata.atapi_dma=1' part in /etc/sysctl.conf Charles, I appreciate all your help so far, and I hope that I'm not frustrating you too much. Thanks, Chris signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Vinum configuration problem (RAID-1)
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 10:56:40 +
Lewis Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 11:53:52AM +0200, Jani Reinikainen wrote:
> > Created a new partition 'h':
> > - size = 12715857 ('c' partition) - 265 = 12715592
> > - offset 16
>
> Why isn't that:
>
> - size = 12715857 ('c' partition) - 16 = 12715841
> - offset 16?
Doh! Of course :-) How silly of me not to notice that. Works fine now,
thanks!
> I am curious though -- vinum for just one disk?
I added another spindle for this setup, I just thought debugging one
spindle's setup at a time would be easier. Now my RAID-1 is complete and
working. I documented my setup here:
http://devel.reinikainen.net/docs/how-to/Vinum/
Comments are very welcome. English is not my native tongue, so
grammatical errors probably exist :-)
Cheers,
JR.
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Re: Terminal Server
> I would like to deploy a few terminal servers at my company and im wondering > if FreeBSD has a way in which this can be done. > > Linux has LTSP (http://www.ltsp.org). It basically allows you to boot up > from a stiffy using a diskless server. Can this be done on FreeBSD and if so > how ? Using bootprom ? Have you read the Handbook? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/diskless.html -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
FreeBSD, FHS, and /mnt/cdrom
The folks at the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) are discussing (again) where directories for recurring temporary mount points should go. Recurring temporary mount points are for things like cdroms, floppies, and digital cameras as well as HD partitions from other OSes (like MS Windows). Red Hat started putting these in /mnt (e.g. /mnt/cdrom), but that totally breaks compatibility with the BSDs, which have specified /mnt as an empty directory for ad hoc temporary mounts. SuSE has started putting these in /media, and now folks on the FHS list would like to know what people in the BSDs' communities would prefer. I imagine your answer will be something like "We don't care; do what you want," but I would like to present the different ideas, and perhaps you would prefer one. So, please put these in the order of most to least preferred, and say why you like or dislike any of them. - All mount points in / (e.g. /cdrom, /camera, /windows/C) <- current FreeBSD standard - All mount points in /mnt (e.g. /mnt/cdrom, /mnt/camera, /mnt/windows/C) <- breaks FreeBSD standard for an empty /mnt - Anyplace at all - Anyplace but /mnt (i.e. what the FHS 2.2 currently specifies) - Anyplace but / or /mnt (e.g. /vol/cdrom, /var/mnt/camera, /media/windows/C) (some suggestions have been /media, /mounts, /vol, /var/mnt, and /var/tmp/removable. Others?) Thanks letting us know how you feel about this, Frank Murphy -- http://www.fastmail.fm - And now for something completely different ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Information about /dist
olgav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Please,help me, becouse as soon as possible we need corporate FreeBSD > server. If this is for a corporate server application, please use FreeBSD 4.9 instead. 5.x is still considered a "technology preview". ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: none
Rahul Fernandez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, I'm am running 4.9 release. A package called hpijs1.4.1 is > installed. I now would like to upgrade to hpijs-1.5. However, this > package is only available in 4.9-stable. Can I install the package > from 4.9-stable or is it advisable to stick to the packages in my > release? It might be possible to use the later packages, but you would be safer to build it for your system from ports. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
"savecore: reboot after panic: page fault" (was Re: Question)
"VastNET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Do you know what's the reason of it? My machine is rebooting few times a day. > > If answer is YES, what should I do? > > savecore: reboot after panic: page fault > <118>savecore: reboot after panic: sbflush: cc 0 || mb 0xc1818500 || mbcnt 2304 > <118>Nov 20 17:21:10 gateway savecore: reboot after panic: sbflush: cc 0 || mb 0 > xc1818500 || mbcnt 2304 > <118>savecore: reboot after panic: sbflush: cc 0 || mb 0xc1818500 || mbcnt 2304 > <118>Nov 20 17:21:10 gateway savecore: reboot after panic: sbflush: cc 0 || mb 0 > xc1818500 || mbcnt 2304 The system has already panicked at that point, so the cause of the crash can't be determined from what you've posted. Look at what happens a little earlier. Next time, please provide more information on your system. See Greg Lehey's excellent advice on "How to get the best results from FreeBSD questions": http://www.lemis.com/questions.html ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: No sound when playing a CD in FreeBSD 4.9
> Look at chapter 16 in the Handbook. There are some things that you have to do, > such as add "device pcm" or others to your kernel before you can have sound. > > I have a black Lite-on in my test server and it worked just fine after I > configured xmcd to use /dev/acd0c. > > Kent Hi, Thanks for the responses. My understanding from the handbook was that I did not need to do this as I simply loaded a module (by editing the 'loader.conf' file). Am I mistaken? I am able to hear sound when watching films using mplayer. Does that not mean that the audio cable is connected to the sound card (in response to somebody's suggestion)? I will check later that this is the case. Thanks, Rahul __ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: About setup FreeBSD 5.1 RELEASE to Sony notebook PCG-R505GCK
toor wrote: > When I begin setup I see next message: > eisa0: on motherboard > eisa0: unknown card [EMAIL PROTECTED] (0x0808) at slot 1 > Fatal trap 9: general protection fault while in kernel > mode > instruction pointer = 0x58:0x81d1 > stack pointer = 0x10:0xeb8 > frame pointer = 0x10:0xf0e > code segment= base 0xc00f, limit 0x, type > 0x1b > = DPL 0, pres 1, def32 0, gran 0 > processor elfags= interrupt enabled, resume, IOPL = 0 > current process = 0 (swapper) > trap number = 9 > panic: general protectin fault > > What must I do to setup freeBSD to my notebook. > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Try typing this at the loader prompt: set hw.pci.allow_unsupported_io_range="1" And then 'boot'. You can type '?' for help. If that doesn't work, then try posting to either -CURRENT or -MOBILE. Perhaps someone there can be of more help. -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Terminal Server
"Ian Barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like to deploy a few terminal servers at my company and im wondering > if FreeBSD has a way in which this can be done. It's not hard at all to slap together, but for real applications, I'd recommend buying a commercial terminal server anyway. It will be a lot more reliable than typical PC hardware. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Disklabel problem IBM SCSI3 disks, vinum too
At 08:41 PM 11/19/2003, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: [Format recovered--see http://www.lemis.com/email/email-format.html] Quotation broken. On Wednesday, 19 November 2003 at 9:13:43 -0500, Bob Collins wrote: > At 10:46 PM 11/17/2003, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >> >> Do you have device nodes for da4? Has it been labelled at all? > > I did not have `all' the nodes for da4 in /dev. So, I ran #sh MAKEDEV da4 > in the /dev directory. After that, there were what appeared to be all the > device nodes for da4. > > I was able to label the drive and use it with vinum under 5.0-RELEASE FWIW. > Under 4.9-RELEASE (which is what I now run) it will not label through > /stand/sysinstall. > > I can now newfs the drive and mount it and copy files to and fro, however I > cannot use it with vinum. I did umount the drive and then disklabel -e da4 > and changed the e: to h: and the filesystem type to vinum. It was da4s1e. > > When I create the vinum configuration, I either get that drive d (da4s1h) > is referenced and in the down state while the other three drives are up, or > the other three drives a b c are referenced and in the down state while > drive d is up. I need the information I ask for in http://www.vinumvm.org/vinum/how-to-debug.html. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers. FreeBSD 4.9 RELEASE No changes to sources vinum -> list 4 drives: D d State: up Device /dev/da1s1h Avail: 0/8747 MB (0%) D c State: up Device /dev/da2s1h Avail: 0/8747 MB (0%) D b State: up Device /dev/da3s1h Avail: 0/8747 MB (0%) D a State: up Device /dev/da4s1h Avail: 0/8747 MB (0%) 1 volumes: V raid State: down Plexes: 1 Size: 25 GB 1 plexes: P raid.p0R5 State: init Subdisks: 4 Size: 25 GB 4 subdisks: S raid.p0.s0State: emptyPO:0 B Size: 8747 MB S raid.p0.s1State: emptyPO: 512 kB Size: 8747 MB S raid.p0.s2State: emptyPO: 1024 kB Size: 8747 MB S raid.p0.s3State: emptyPO: 1536 kB Size: 8747 MB 18 Nov 2003 21:03:29.947426 *** vinum started *** 18 Nov 2003 21:03:29.948250 *** Created devices *** 18 Nov 2003 21:03:30.242946 create -f /etc/vinum.conf # Vinum configuration of freebie, Wed Nov 13 drive /dev/a device /dev/da1s1h drive /dev/b device /dev/da2s1h drive /dev/c device /dev/da3s1h drive /dev/d device /dev/da4s1h volume raid plex org raid5 512k sd len 8747m drive /dev/a sd len 8747m drive /dev/b sd len 8747m drive /dev/c sd len 8747m drive /dev/d 18 Nov 2003 21:03:30.407281 *** Created devices *** 18 Nov 2003 21:03:29.948250 *** Created devices *** Nov 18 21:03:24 freebie /kernel: vinum: loaded Nov 18 21:03:30 freebie /kernel: vinum: drive /dev/a is up Nov 18 21:03:30 freebie /kernel: vinum: drive /dev/b is up Nov 18 21:03:30 freebie /kernel: vinum: drive /dev/c is up Nov 18 21:03:30 freebie /kernel: vinum: raid.p0.s3 is crashed Nov 18 21:03:30 freebie /kernel: vinum: raid.p0 is initializing Nov 18 21:03:24 freebie /kernel: vinum: loaded Nov 18 21:03:30 freebie /kernel: vinum: drive /dev/a is up Nov 18 21:03:30 freebie /kernel: vinum: drive /dev/b is up Nov 18 21:03:30 freebie /kernel: vinum: drive /dev/c is up Nov 18 21:03:30 freebie /kernel: vinum: raid.p0.s3 is crashed Nov 18 21:03:30 freebie /kernel: vinum: raid.p0 is initializing ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: 200gb hard drive?
Omer Faruk Sen writes: > Thanks for all answers. That space problem was bothering me all > the times and I have learnt the reason for space loss. By the way > I admit that I have to make more search on google before sending > that to here. > > But it can be very nice that this information to be added on > handbook. Or is it in handbook already? I think it's in the FAQ. A better question for the list: did something change in "df" sometime in 5.x? Because the numbers in the three columns used to match (modulo rounding error); if you dipped into the reserve pool it showed as negative free space available - a _very_ obvious visual marker something was wrong. (I'd been wondering why I get this: huff@> df -h FilesystemSize Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/da0s1a 484M 111M 334M25%/ devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100%/dev /dev/da1s1d44G19G22G47%/usr /dev/da0s1d 989M38M 872M 4%/var and wondering whether it foretold some larger problem. ) Robert Huff ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Fwd: newbee help on freebsd email server setup
> here is the problem i cant track down.when i send mail to an > account set up on mailserver (thru adduser) and using an remote > source email server.when i use a pc through windows 2000 > running outlook express i cannot retrieve the mail...it comes back > with error message 550 host unknown Outlook Express is probably trying to use POP or some other mailbox protocol (maybe IMAP) to download the messages. Sendmail has nothing to do with it at this level; you need a POP server to allow POP downloading of messages. There are several in the ports system. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: About setup FreeBSD 5.1 RELEASE to Sony notebook PCG-R505GCK
"toor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When I begin setup I see next message: > eisa0: on motherboard > eisa0: unknown card [EMAIL PROTECTED] (0x0808) at slot 1 > Fatal trap 9: general protection fault while in kernel mode > instruction pointer = 0x58:0x81d1 > stack pointer = 0x10:0xeb8 > frame pointer = 0x10:0xf0e > code segment= base 0xc00f, limit 0x, type 0x1b > = DPL 0, pres 1, def32 0, gran 0 > processor elfags= interrupt enabled, resume, IOPL = 0 > current process = 0 (swapper) > trap number = 9 > panic: general protectin fault > > What must I do to setup freeBSD to my notebook. Do you need 5.1? http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.1R/early-adopter.html ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Terminal Server
Hi, I would like to deploy a few terminal servers at my company and im wondering if FreeBSD has a way in which this can be done. Linux has LTSP (http://www.ltsp.org). It basically allows you to boot up from a stiffy using a diskless server. Can this be done on FreeBSD and if so how ? Using bootprom ? Thanks for the help. Ian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: loader(8) question
[Note: redirected to freebsd-stable] Oliver Neubauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > I just recently upgraded from 4.3 to 4.9 RELEASE by doing a clean install. > While I am able to boot the system fully, I have noticed the error > message "no /boot/loader" upon inital boot, with: "loader(8) metadata > missing" showing up a bit later one during the boot process. > > I don't know about the second message, but I can definitely say that > /boot/loader exists with rx permission for all.I haven't changed a > thing since installing. > > I've come across quite a few questions about this in forums and > whatnot, but very little in the way of answers. Can anyone shed some > light? > > dmesg follows > > Thanks! > o > > Copyright (c) 1992-2003 The FreeBSD Project. > Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 > The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. > FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE #0: Wed Nov 19 12:12:57 EST 2003 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/compile/SMPBSD > Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz > CPU: Pentium Pro (199.43-MHz 686-class CPU) > Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x619 Stepping = 9 > Features=0xfbff > real memory = 234881024 (229376K bytes) > avail memory = 225148928 (219872K bytes) > Programming 24 pins in IOAPIC #0 > IOAPIC #0 intpin 2 -> irq 0 > FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor motherboard: 2 CPUs > cpu0 (BSP): apic id: 1, version: 0x00040011, at 0xfee0 > cpu1 (AP): apic id: 0, version: 0x00040011, at 0xfee0 > io0 (APIC): apic id: 2, version: 0x00170011, at 0xfec0 > Pentium Pro MTRR support enabled > md0: Malloc disk > npx0: on motherboard > npx0: INT 16 interface > pcib0: on motherboard > IOAPIC #0 intpin 19 -> irq 2 > IOAPIC #0 intpin 18 -> irq 10 > pci0: on pcib0 > isab0: at device 1.0 on pci0 > isa0: on isab0 > atapci0: port 0xe800-0xe80f at device 1.1 > on pci0 > ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 > ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0 > ahc0: port 0xe000-0xe0ff mem > 0xf900-0xf9000fff irq 2 at device 9.0 on pci0 > aic7860: Ultra Single Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 3/253 SCBs > pci0: at 10.0 irq 10 > vr0: port 0xd800-0xd87f mem > 0xf880-0xf880007f irq 2 at device 13.0 on pci0 > vr0: Ethernet address: 00:50:ba:a1:a7:5b > miibus0: on vr0 > amphy0: on miibus0 > amphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto > orm0: at iomem 0xc-0xc7fff,0xc8000-0xcc7ff on isa0 > pmtimer0 on isa0 > fdc0: at port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa0 > fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold > fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 > atkbdc0: at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > atkbd0: flags 0x1 irq 1 on atkbdc0 > kbd0 at atkbd0 > vga0: at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa-0xb on isa0 > sc0: at flags 0x100 on isa0 > sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> > sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0 > sio0: type 16550A > sio1 at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0 > sio1: type 16550A > ppc0: at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0 > ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode > plip0: on ppbus0 > lpt0: on ppbus0 > lpt0: Interrupt-driven port > ppi0: on ppbus0 > APIC_IO: Testing 8254 interrupt delivery > APIC_IO: routing 8254 via IOAPIC #0 intpin 2 > SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched! > ad0: 3098MB [6296/16/63] at ata0-master WDMA2 > Waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices to settle > Mounting root from ufs:ad0s1a > da0 at ahc0 bus 0 target 4 lun 0 > da0: Fixed Direct Access SCSI-2 device > da0: 10.000MB/s transfers (10.000MHz, offset 15), Tagged Queueing Enabled > da0: 4106MB (8410200 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 523C) I've heard of this happening to other people, too, but I can't reproduce it myself (although admittedly my ability to do so is somewhat limited because my "scratch" machine won't boot recent release kernels because of the inclusion of the AGP driver). Do you perhaps have a /boot.config file that is overriding the invocation of the loader? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: startx and numlocks
> Dru writes: > Does anyone know how to keep numlocks on when using "startx"? I have > numlocks on in all of my terminals, but when I start X, it goes off. Is > there a line I can add to ".xinitrc"? My solution (certainly not the best one!) was to edit /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/us Jean-Marc -- Jean-Marc Zucconi -- PGP Key: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] [KeyID: 400B38E9] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
[Tracker]
Hey...my logon name is ganja on the supernova site. I have a tracker up and running now if ya want to use it. The announce address is http://warzone.no-ip.com:6969/announce let me know so i can set ya up an account to upload torrents and stuff. Thanks, ganja ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
startx and numlocks
Does anyone know how to keep numlocks on when using "startx"? I have numlocks on in all of my terminals, but when I start X, it goes off. Is there a line I can add to ".xinitrc"? TIA, Dru ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Installation Issues
Jake Stride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have had freebsd 4.9 working fine on a dell optiplex, until I > decided to do a re-install today. However, I am now no longer able to > boot freebsd. > > The installation proceeds normally, but when I reboot the system, it > gets to the boot manager and then reboots, and then keeps on rebooting > everytime it gets to the boot manager. > > I have tried without the boot manager and also each of the > partitions. I have also set the / partition to bootable, but to no > avail. > > I am sure this must be a simple error on my part, but I have been > looking at it for too long now, and wondered if anyone else could shed > any light on the issue. Sounds like you didn't get the loader installed on your FreeBSD boot partition. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Question abt arp in 5.1-RELEASE
"Ilya V. Serov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've got a curious thing with FBS 5.1-RELEASE, concerning arp > requests/reply. I have a LAN, connected to Internet through CISCO > router. Recently I had to move one ip address inside my LAN from a 4.8 > box to a 5.1 box without a reboot (ifconfig ...). After this I had > discovered that CISCO continue sending packets to old MAC address (to > 4.8). After an investigation of the problem I discovered, thet CISCO > had not "forgotten" the old MAC. If ip is being moved from 4.8 box to > 4.8 box this effect fanishes. > Did anyone get similar problems? Is it a feature or a bug in 5.1, > or I don't understand something? It *should* be normal behaviour. The other devices on the Ethernet shouldn't update their ARP listings until the box sends out some kind of broadcast packet. If it doesn't do so, the other devices will time out their ARP mappings in 5 minutes. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: install problem
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have a problem when trying to install FreeBSD 5.1. > Problem appear on initialize part, installer have frozen and it is a > little bit strange for me. Your problems look like they might be related to the ACPI troubles listed in the release errata. Did you try the suggestions there? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Staying current with 4.9 - which supfile?
On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 12:27:58PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In order to keep a 4.9 system current - do I need to use the > "standard-supfile" or "stable-supfile" with cvsup? That depends on whether you want 4.9-STABLE (stable-supfile), which is the latest incarnation of the 4-STABLE branch, or whether you want 4.9-RELEASE-pX (standard-supfile) which is the 4.9-RELEASE system plus security patches only. 4-STABLE receives new functionality, upgrades to software and so forth. 4.9-RELEASE doesn't. 4-STABLE is what I'd recommend to a home or hobby user, or for someone's workaday desktop machine. 4.9-RELEASE is what I'd recommend for a critical server that absolutely has to keep running 24x7. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Downgrading from current to release or stable?
On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 04:50:09AM -0600, Mike Loiterman wrote: > Is it possible or advisable to downgrade to stable or release from > current? I'm running 5.1-current now, but I'm think I should > probably switch to stable if possible. Down... -- er -- regrading to STABLE is certainly possible, but not what most people would think of as easy. One major stumpling block is that UFS2 in 5-CURRENT isn't supported in 4-STABLE, so unless you happened to specifically create all of your 5.x filesystems using the old UFS, you're going to have to wipe and re-install loads of stuff. If you do decide to jump to 4.9-STABLE then probably the simplest way to do things is to backup any data you need to save, make notes about exactly how you've configured your system, what ports you have installed and all the other customizations you've done, and then just re-install 4.9-STABLE from scratch. -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
DMA issue caused crash and file system inconsistency
Hi, I did some stupid newbie things: I have 2 cdroms, a plextor 8/4/32A and a 50x aopen cdrom. I added the line hw.ata.atapi_dma="1" to loader.conf The plextor now uses WDMA2 The aopen cdrom still uses PIO4 (dma worked under wintendo 2000) After I tried to enable DMA (using atacontrol) on my aopen cdrom and mounted it, the system crashed (freebsd 4.9-RELEASE) result : During the reboot i got an error and had to run "fsck" I did, and answered yes to all the questions. (kinda stupid, I know) The system booted but startx couldn't find /var/log/XFree86.0.log It seems that /var/log was completely removed mkdir log in /var solved the problem What else can I expect after a file system inconsistency ? And how do I solve the cdrom DMA problem ? -- Bert Lagaisse K.U.Leuven, Dept. computer science Address: Celestijnenlaan 200A 3001 Heverlee Belgium Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +32 16 32 78 24 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Downgrading from current to release or stable?
Mike Loiterman wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Is it possible or advisable to downgrade to stable or release from current? I'm running 5.1-current now, but I'm think I should probably switch to stable if possible. I just moved from 5.1-current to 5.1 release, and fixed a lot of problems on a horribly unstable box by doing so. I believe downgrading to stable is very awkward, but others will be better qualified to discuss that than I am. I used *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_5_1 in my cvsup file, cvsupped, made world, made kernel, installed kernel, rebooted, installed world, rebooted. No problems at all. PWR. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Information about /dist
olgav wrote: During the freebsd5.0 mounting I trying mounting DOS partion , but got the messege " error mounting /dev/ad0s1 on /dist : no such file or directory (2). Do you have a directory called /dist already set up to use as a mount point? PWR ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Updating w. sysinstall (was: Security question)
Hi Kevin! On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Kevin McKay wrote: > So it will not just grab the latest patched binaries for 5.1? Correct. > Is it just for updating between releases and not > for keeping the current release up to date? ...also correct, just updating between releases. Greetings, Mark ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Staying current with 4.9 - which supfile?
Hi, In order to keep a 4.9 system current - do I need to use the "standard-supfile" or "stable-supfile" with cvsup? A diff between the two shows the only real difference being: $ diff standard-supfile stable-supfile . . . 54c71,73 < *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_4_9 --- > # The following line is for 4-stable. If you want 3-stable or 2.2-stable, > # change "RELENG_4" to "RELENG_3" or "RELENG_2_2" respectively. > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_4 So which supfile is the one to go? TIA for your help, -ewald ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Changes to /etc/login.conf ignored
Hi, I'm seeing somewhat strange behavior in my 4.9 System: Seems like any changes I make to /etc/login.conf get silently ignored. Here's what I've done: I wanted to set an environment varialbe "LC_CTYPE" in /etc/login.conf like this :setenv=MAIL=/var/mail/$,BLOCKSIZE=K,FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=YES,LC_CTYPE=de_AT.ISO8859 +-1:\ Then I did a # cap_mkdb -v /etc/login.conf cap_mkdb: 9 capability records # but for any user logging in "LC_CTYPE" isn't set. Next I tried to set some abitrary env-variable in /etc/login.conf - again that variable is not set - for none of the users. As a last test I changed the original "setenv"-line in /etc/login.conf to list "FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=NO" instead of the original "YES" - again upon login every user still has passive-mode YES. Just to be sure I even renamed/moved any shell-init files of the users out of the way, including ~/.login_conf - didn't change a thing either. Every change I make to /etc/login.conf gets silently ignored... Thanks in advance for any clue, -ewald ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: No sound when playing a CD in FreeBSD 4.9
On Friday 21 November 2003 01:14 am, Rahul Fernandez wrote: > Hi, I have set up my sound card and am able to hear sound through it > when playing mp3 files with xmms. I have the cd plugin for xmms and > have, I believe, correctly configured it. The songs on the cd appear > in the xmms playlist and a song appears to be playing but I hear > nothing. I have checked the mixer levels with aumix and everything > seems fine. I have also tried to play a cd using cdcontrol. Again, > the cd drive appears to be playing but I hear nothing. The cd player > works works fine under linux and windows. If it is relevant, it is a > dvd/cd rom combo drive (Lite-on). If anybody has any insght, it would > be most appreciated! Thanks, Rahul > Look at chapter 16 in the Handbook. There are some things that you have to do, such as add "device pcm" or others to your kernel before you can have sound. I have a black Lite-on in my test server and it worked just fine after I configured xmcd to use /dev/acd0c. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Downgrading from current to release or stable?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Is it possible or advisable to downgrade to stable or release from current? I'm running 5.1-current now, but I'm think I should probably switch to stable if possible. - -- Mike Loiterman grantADLER Tel: 630-302-4944 Fax: 773-442-0992 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Key 0xD1B9D18E -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 8.0.3 Comment: Digitally signed by Mike Loiterman iQA/AwUBP73t4GjZbUnRudGOEQLwIACgvOhGu4mELwyMtcQAnNtkQaKMe5gAnRDk SSU64sG1Fo/CNcrqkK+ix+3Q =0NUk -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: No sound when playing a CD in FreeBSD 4.9
You wrote: [...] >Maybe a common mistake: > >Is there an audio cable between the drive and the soundcard ? > >That is necessary to play cdda. > >I don't know the exact specs but your cd-drive sends the sound kinda >"directly" to your soundcard. So that cable is necessary But he said it worked correctly under Linux, so that can't be it. Unless he was wrong and it *didn't* work correctly under Linux, of course. :) Cheers, Bernard ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: No sound when playing a CD in FreeBSD 4.9
Rahul Fernandez wrote: Hi, I have set up my sound card and am able to hear sound through it when playing mp3 files with xmms. I have the cd plugin for xmms and have, I believe, correctly configured it. The songs on the cd appear in the xmms playlist and a song appears to be playing but I hear nothing. I have checked the mixer levels with aumix and everything seems fine. I have also tried to play a cd using cdcontrol. Again, the cd drive appears to be playing but I hear nothing. The cd player works works fine under linux and windows. If it is relevant, it is a dvd/cd rom combo drive (Lite-on). If anybody has any insght, it would be most appreciated! Thanks, Rahul Maybe a common mistake: Is there an audio cable between the drive and the soundcard ? That is necessary to play cdda. I don't know the exact specs but your cd-drive sends the sound kinda "directly" to your soundcard. So that cable is necessary Greetz -- Bert Lagaisse K.U.Leuven, Dept. computerwetenschappen. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 016 32 78 24 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: FreeBSD beside WinXP
On Friday 21 November 2003 01:30 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Kent Stewart écrit: > > If you want to pass large files, you need something you can write to > > from FreeBSD. You can read but not write to NTFS. I have a number of > > multi-boot machines and I almost always have that much in one partition > > that is FAT32. > > To solve the problem, I loaded WinXP in a FAT32 partition, which I > incidently use as a temporary storage between systems when necessary. > This way, I have only 1 MS partition... On a single user system that is probably ok but you don't have the security that NTFS has built into it. You make it easier one way and lose protection in the other. I don't like the idea of a regular user having administrator privlidges. Running as administrator on XP carries the same risk that running as root does on Unix. The NTFS, I think, really supports the long names that are common to the registry and FAT32 has to use an alternate way of deal with long names. That is why you see the funky names with embedded "~" tildes. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
HD error: BAD SUPER BLOCK
Hello there, this is the problem: I had a machine running FreeBSD 4.7-Stable. There I added a 80GB harddisk. This harddrive I wanted to install on my other machine running FreeBSD 4.9-Release. This disk is ad6 so I added /dev/ad6 /storage ufs rw 2 2 to fstab and rebooted. While booting the kernel the following error came up: ... /dev/ad6: BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG /dev/ad6: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY ... THE FOLLOWING FILE SYSTEM HAD AN UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY /dev/ad6 (/storage) automatic file system check failed . . help! Enter full path name of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: I hit Return and type fsck which give this output: ... ** /dev/ad6 BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG /dev/ad6; NOT LABELED AS A BSD FILE SYSTEM (unused) I searched the intenet and found this way: fsck -b 32 which gives this output for /dev/ad6: ... BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG Now I tried another way I found on the net: dd if=/dev/ad6 skip=32 of=/dev/ad6 seek=16 bs=512 count=16 which gives this output: 16+0 records in 16+0 records out 8192 bytes transferred in 0.024632 secs (332576 bytes/sec) when I want to leave the shell there are still errors until I remove the added line in /etc/fstab. the output of fdisk -t ad6 is the following: ... sysid 165,(FreeBSD/NetBSD/386BSD) start 63, size 160071597 (78159 Meg), flag 80 (active) beg: cyl 0/ head 1/ sector 1; end: 1023/ head 254/ sector 63; ... the output of /stand/sysinstall ->Configure->Fdisk->ad6 is: Offset Size(ST) END Name PType Desc Subtype Flags 0 63 62 - 6 unused 0 63 160071597160071659 ad6s1 3 freebsd 165 C 160071660 14868160086527 - 6 unused 0 I don't know what is wrong but I don't want to lose the data. Any hint is appreciated. Thanks a lot, Robert ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Information about /dist
During the freebsd5.0 mounting I trying mounting DOS partion , but got the messege " error mounting /dev/ad0s1 on /dist : no such file or directory (2). I read all hendbooks,FAQs and so on about this problem. Please,help me, becouse as soon as possible we need corporate FreeBSD server. Thanks all. Olga ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
FreeBSD 5.x-R CDROM Installation Hang
Hello, I've been trying to install FreeBSD 5.1-R from the official 4 CD set. The problem I'm about to describe occurs with 5.0-R too. Incidentally, everything is fine with the 4.x-R CDs (no hang, no lsdev problem, perfect installation). I insert the first CD and the loader kicks in. It doesn't matter whether or not ACPI is enabled (which my system supports); I get the same result either way: the box hangs after the little spinning bar, which appears after the 5.1 menu (or after the 'boot' command from the loader prompt), has spun a few times. No error messages, no copyright + kernel banner, nothing. This occurs in all boot modes... default, no acpi, safe, single user. I've tried playing with BIOS settings. I've tried dropping to the loader prompt (5.1 menu option 6) and playing with device hints via the 'show' and 'set' commands, but all the generic settings (irqs, ports, etc.) seem to be fine. One thing to note is that issuing 'lsdev' at the loader prompt causes a reboot, apparently after it tries to gather information about BIOS Disk 2 (which seems to be the CDROM). This is strange because it has already reported on the CDROM as cd0. BTX reports: cd0 = CDROM Bios Disk 0 = floppy disk (A) Bios Disk 1 = hard disk (C) Bios Disk 2 = CDROM (D) Notice the overlap for CDROM. The 'lsdev' reboot seems to occur when it tries to check the CDROM a second time. The parameters 'currdev' and 'loaddev' have the default value 'cd0:'. Changing 'currdev' to 'disk2:' and typing 'boot' causes an abrupt reboot. This seems to further indicate that the problem lies in the drive assignment somewhere. I have the hard disk attached to IDE#1 Primary. The ATAPI CDROM is attached to IDE#2 Slave. I can't boot from floppies and try to install from the CD because I get a read error with kern.flp (that was dd'd or fdimage'd). I've never encountered problems so early in the installation process before. Any help in solving this nightmare is appreciated. __ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Can I install packages only for my release?
On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 12:53:49AM -0800, Rahul Fernandez wrote: > Hi, I shall certainly try installing a port instead. I am rather new > to FreeBSD and am unclear as to how I can obtain new packages. When I > run sysinstall, it does not offer new packages. Does that mean that > the new packages are not meant to be installed? Or is it the case > that I need to reconfigure it so that it looks in the correct place? > If the latter, does sysinstall or pkg_add know to deleter the old > version before installing the new one. Thanks for the replies. -Rahul The secret is that once you've installed the system, put away sysinstall(1). Learn how to use the system level commands for installing packages -- particularly pkg_add(1). Even better, use the ports tree. This may sound terrifying to the uninitiated: "what, you mean I should compile all this stuff from source?!" but that's the beauty of the ports system. It reduces doing all that right down to typing "make install" in the appropriate directory. It's all explained in the Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html While you're there, read about the two essential packages for managing your system: cvsup(1) and portupgrade(1) (use http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi if you haven't already installed those ports) and then congratulate yourself in choosing (IMHO) the most maintainable computer system available bar none. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: FreeBSD beside WinXP
Kent Stewart écrit: > If you want to pass large files, you need something you can write to > from FreeBSD. You can read but not write to NTFS. I have a number of > multi-boot machines and I almost always have that much in one partition > that is FAT32. To solve the problem, I loaded WinXP in a FAT32 partition, which I incidently use as a temporary storage between systems when necessary. This way, I have only 1 MS partition... ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: hostnames and interfaces
On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 12:17:30PM +1100, paul van den bergen wrote: > I first encountered networking in CISCO land... where IP addresses and host > names seem to be associated... > > what is the freeBSD way? AFAICS, a machine has a defined name regardless of > howmany interfaces it has. if one splits the world up into hosts (one > interface) and routers (multiple interfaces) can one define multiple > hostnames? > > to expand on this, there is a potential many to many relationship here between > host names and IP addresses (strickly speaking that is what dns etc sees?) > > how dose BSD define this? how does one define this using BSD? Good question. Yes, this can be a problem with a multi-homed host: not really in any functional sense, but for organizational purposes. Any machine will have a hostname -- that is the name which gets printed in shell prompts and that the system uses by default to identify itself for such services as SMTP servers, LDAP, NIS, HTTP etc. The hostname is set by (surprise, surprise) the hostname(1) command using the data from /etc/rc.conf. This is generally recorded in /etc/hostnames, possibly with the names of various other local machines around the place because that's the one lookup system that's always available even when the network isn't up. But /etc/hostnames doesn't have to be used at all: I generally prefer to have the DNS be *the* unique data source for this sort of thing, so my /etc/hostnames files are pretty skeletal. Relying on the DNS leads to the use of hierarchical domain names and yet another religious argument: if the FQDN is 'foo.example.com' do you set the hostname to just 'foo' or do you use the fully qualified domain name as the hostname? The problem with using just 'foo' is that there is no general mechanism for telling the system what the rest -- the 'network part' of the name -- should be.[1] As good sys-admins we should be allergic even to the possibility of things going horribly wrong, and using the FQDN as the hostname closes off several potential trouble spots. However using the hostname as the default for all of the various services is generally only a convention. Those services can usually be configured to use whatever names you may imagine: role based names (www.example.com) are fairly common -- which is useful if you need to swap out machines for maintenance as you can just switch the role-name to an alternative server fairly simply. This also allows you to run 'virtual' servers: multiple instances of the same service on one machine. Since these services are generally networked based, they have to have an IP number associated with them: most of the time a CNAME record in the DNS will do, but some things like SMTP MXes or HTTPS virtual hosts need "real" A records. Now, most of this discussion has implicitly assumed that we're using a machine with a single network interface and just one IP number. For a big server, that's probably not going to be the case -- there may well be several IP numbers configured on a single interface (have to do this for eg. hosting multiple HTTPS virtual hosts on one machine) or several network interfaces, either to provide redundancy against failure of network kit or to allow the machine to have direct connections to several physical networks. In this case, it's perfectly reasonable to have all of: * the machine hostname as an A record configured in the DNS to return a list of all of the interface IP numbers, and corresponding PTR records. * individual domain names as A records that resolve to each of the IP numbers on the interfaces, or to the principal address on each interface, or to per-network IP numbers, and corresponding PTR records: together with the above, this means that looking up the IP number can return several hostnames. * role based names that can include all combinations of all of the above, either as A+PTR combinations or as CNAMES. Having several host names resolving to the same IP number is not a problem. Of course, being good DNS admins we will set up PTR records to do the inverse lookups. Personally I feel that having PTR records that return several domain names is perfectly valid, but there's various old documentation that insists the sky will fall if you do things like that.[2] In summary the whole relationship between host and domain names and IP numbers is defined by whatever works for you... Cheers, Matthew [1] There was for a long time a confusion between the NIS domain name and DNS based names, especially on Solaris machines. However NIS and DNS are separate systems and don't have to use the same domain structure at all. Nowadays LDAP is taking over from NIS, and again this has it's own hierarchical structure although one increasingly popular layout is to mimic the DNS hierarchy. The default domain or search path in /etc/resolv.conf is sort of going in the right direction, but there's no rule
No sound when playing a CD in FreeBSD 4.9
Hi, I have set up my sound card and am able to hear sound through it when playing mp3 files with xmms. I have the cd plugin for xmms and have, I believe, correctly configured it. The songs on the cd appear in the xmms playlist and a song appears to be playing but I hear nothing. I have checked the mixer levels with aumix and everything seems fine. I have also tried to play a cd using cdcontrol. Again, the cd drive appears to be playing but I hear nothing. The cd player works works fine under linux and windows. If it is relevant, it is a dvd/cd rom combo drive (Lite-on). If anybody has any insght, it would be most appreciated! Thanks, Rahul __ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Restricting SSH access to only a users home directory.....
Hi there , Can any body tell me how i can restrict an user SSH to his own home directory . I am using FreeBSD OpenSSH_2.9 FreeBSD SSH protocols 1.5/2.0 . Any links or help will be appriciated Shrikant ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Can I install packages only for my release?
Hi, I shall certainly try installing a port instead. I am rather new to FreeBSD and am unclear as to how I can obtain new packages. When I run sysinstall, it does not offer new packages. Does that mean that the new packages are not meant to be installed? Or is it the case that I need to reconfigure it so that it looks in the correct place? If the latter, does sysinstall or pkg_add know to deleter the old version before installing the new one. Thanks for the replies. -Rahul --- paul beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 20, 2003, at 5:06 PM, Rahul Fernandez wrote: > > > Hi, I'm am running 4.9 release. A package called hpijs1.4.1 is > > installed. I now would like to upgrade to hpijs-1.5. However, > this > > package is only available in 4.9-stable. Can I install the > package > > from 4.9-stable or is it advisable to stick to the packages in my > > release? > > why not install it from a port? I use packages as a last resort, > and go > with ports first. > __ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How can I set a password from STDIN?
On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 06:42:54AM +0200, Lefteris Tsintjelis wrote: > Hi, > > Would anyone know how can I set or change a password from STDIN? Neither > passwd or pw seem to accept STDIN. Use the -h 0 option for pw(8). Check the man pages for more details. -- Jonathan Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "We laugh in the face of danger, we drop icecubes down the vest of fear" - Edmond Blackadder III ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: hostnames and interfaces
My non-technical understanding: * A BSD system has a fully qualified domain name that is set and retrieved by the hostname(1) command. This is normally defined in /etc/rc.conf and considered the 'true name' of the system. If this name does not resolve to an IP address, many network services will complain (such as sendmail). If this IP address is not configured on an interface on the system, many things will get confused (such as routing). * You can also configure other interfaces, either on extra network cards or using the alias option of ifconfig(8). These interfaces should have different IP addresses, and names are optional (but convenient). * Any IP address can have extra names, either in /etc/hosts or on a nameserver. The 'canonical' name should probably come first. Your average BSD system will have 1 hostname that resolves to 1 address configured on its single network interface. The /etc/hosts file will map this address to the FQ hostname, and probably also to the short version for convenience. It will also have the name localhost, resolving to 127.0.0.1 and configured on lo0, again using /etc/hosts for resolution. Anything beyond that is up to you... - Original Message - From: "paul van den bergen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: hostnames and interfaces > hey all, > I first encountered networking in CISCO land... where IP addresses and host > names seem to be associated... > > what is the freeBSD way? AFAICS, a machine has a defined name regardless of > howmany interfaces it has. if one splits the world up into hosts (one > interface) and routers (multiple interfaces) can one define multiple > hostnames? > > to expand on this, there is a potential many to many relationship here between > host names and IP addresses (strickly speaking that is what dns etc sees?) > > how dose BSD define this? how does one define this using BSD? > > > -- > Dr Paul van den Bergen > Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures > caia.swin.edu.au > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > IM:bulwynkl2002 > "And some run up hill and down dale, knapping the chucky stones > to pieces wi' hammers, like so many road makers run daft. > They say it is to see how the world was made." > Sir Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well 1824 > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
FreeBSD 5.1 on ASUS P4C800 (onboard NIC problems, 3Com 3C940) (a solution)
I know there is no support 3c940 nic with FreeBSD 5.1 version. But it is added later. I look at the CVS. In FreeBSD 5.1 the driver version of the sk is 1.59 (if_sk.c). But 3c940 support added to sk with version 1.65. So i take the 1.65. then i put these files to kernel and i compile itl. Now i am happy with my 3c940 on FreeBSD 5.1. you can download if_sk.c 1.65 version from http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/pci/if_sk.c . But it depend to 2 other files (if_skreg.h and yukonreg.h) so you must download they also. Steps --- (+)download if_sk.c version 1.65 -> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/sys/pci/if_sk.c?rev=1.64&content-type=text/plain (+)download if_skreg.h version 1.16 -> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/sys/pci/if_skreg.h?rev=1.16&content-type=text/plain (+)download yukonreg.h version 1.1 -> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/sys/pci/yukonreg.h?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain (+) backup your orginal files which are in /usr/src/sys/pci/ mv /usr/src/sys/pci/if_sk.c /usr/src/sys/pci/if_sk.c.orig mv /usr/src/sys/pci/if_skreg.c /usr/src/sys/pci/if_skreg.h.orig mv /usr/src/sys/pci/yukonreg.h /usr/src/sys/pci/yukonreg.h.orig (+) copy your downloaded files to /usr/src/sys/pci/ cd /floppy/ #I guess that cp if_sk.c if_skreg.h yukonreg.h /usr/src/sys/pci/ (+) Now you can compile kernel cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/ config GENERIC cd ../compile/GENERIC make depend make make install (+) reboot the system reboot (+) if everything ok you can see your sk driver with 3c940 Kürşad Yusuf KONUŞ KYK ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Which webmail
Hello, Me too. Squirrelmail using courier IMAP does the trick nicely. And fast too! Matt. On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 05:34:36PM +, Jake Stride wrote: Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:34:36 + To: "Vince Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Jake Stride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Which webmail On Wednesday, Nov 19, 2003, at 17:27 Europe/London, Vince Hoffman wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm considering installing a webmail system on one of my >machines. Its internet facing, so i'd prefer security over features if >its an issue. The machine in question is running 4.8, uw-imap, postfix >and apache 2.0.47 > >Does anyone have any suggestions, experience they would like to share ? > >Thanks. > >Vince >___ >[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > I'd have to say Squirrel Mail http://www.squirrelmail.org/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Installation : CD drive not detected
Hi all, I am trying to install the FreeBSD 4.8 Release on a i386 m/c. I have burnt the iso images onto a CD. My problem The m/c boots uncompressing the kernel and takes me thru the menu. While choosing the installation Media I get the message "No CD/DVD devices found" while searching on the web I found one mail which mentioned problems with FreeBSD and ATA, ATAPI. The workaround provided was where in has to set hw.ata.ata_dma="1" set hw.ata.atapi_dma="1" but still I could not choose the CD as the installation media? Need help in getting around this problem -sundeep Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or [EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
