Re: FreeBSD compatible mini-itx board
Erik N?rgaard norga...@locolomo.org wrote: ... what is Serial Presence Detect RAM? SPD refers to an I2C device mounted on (most) DIMMS, which provides the BIOS with the DIMM's size and speed properties. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
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Re: UDF and DVD's
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 12:36:02AM -0400, grarpamp wrote: Greetings... :) The first filesystem DVD... other than a movie DVD (DVD-VIDEO?), and the FreeBSD make release DVD's (iso9660)... that I've ever tried to mount, well... don't. It is: Windows 7 Ultimate with Service Pack 1 (x64) - DVD (English) 5/12/2011 You can find the SHA-1 hash here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx and a sample image, if needed for reference purposes, via any search engine. Anyways, after a little reasearch, does FreeBSD not, in fact, support this UDF version? (I don't yet know how to supply the version of this image for you?) Can the FreeBSD team implement it? Perhaps by porting from NetBSD 5.1's seemingly near complete implementation? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Disk_Format http://www.osta.org/specs/index.htm As perhaps even a GSOC or Foundation project? Because reading retail optical filesystem formats would seem to be a rather expected capability? I'm guessing the current state within FreeBSD means that I can neither read, nor create, or write, readable (compatible) images at this, or any given, UDF level? As I've no other DVD's to test with... what UDF versions are most DVD data ROM's published in? Is this a blocker for FreeBSD? For me, at least, minimally, that seems to be the case... as I now have no way to rip, mount and add the files to this DVD that I would like to add. Except to use Windows, which I consider to be unreliable at best. Thoughts? Thanks :) Thoughts: please provide commands, full output, etc. that show how you're trying to mount the disc, as well as relevant /dev entries pertaining to your DVD drive. dmesg might also be helpful. And I assume you have looked at mount_udf(8)? -- | Jeremy Chadwick j...@parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP 4BD6C0CB | ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
UDF and DVD's
Greetings... :) The first filesystem DVD... other than a movie DVD (DVD-VIDEO?), and the FreeBSD make release DVD's (iso9660)... that I've ever tried to mount, well... don't. It is: Windows 7 Ultimate with Service Pack 1 (x64) - DVD (English) 5/12/2011 You can find the SHA-1 hash here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx and a sample image, if needed for reference purposes, via any search engine. Anyways, after a little reasearch, does FreeBSD not, in fact, support this UDF version? (I don't yet know how to supply the version of this image for you?) Can the FreeBSD team implement it? Perhaps by porting from NetBSD 5.1's seemingly near complete implementation? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Disk_Format http://www.osta.org/specs/index.htm As perhaps even a GSOC or Foundation project? Because reading retail optical filesystem formats would seem to be a rather expected capability? I'm guessing the current state within FreeBSD means that I can neither read, nor create, or write, readable (compatible) images at this, or any given, UDF level? As I've no other DVD's to test with... what UDF versions are most DVD data ROM's published in? Is this a blocker for FreeBSD? For me, at least, minimally, that seems to be the case... as I now have no way to rip, mount and add the files to this DVD that I would like to add. Except to use Windows, which I consider to be unreliable at best. Thoughts? Thanks :) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: UDF and DVD's
On Thu May 19 11, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 12:36:02AM -0400, grarpamp wrote: Greetings... :) The first filesystem DVD... other than a movie DVD (DVD-VIDEO?), and the FreeBSD make release DVD's (iso9660)... that I've ever tried to mount, well... don't. It is: Windows 7 Ultimate with Service Pack 1 (x64) - DVD (English) 5/12/2011 You can find the SHA-1 hash here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx and a sample image, if needed for reference purposes, via any search engine. Anyways, after a little reasearch, does FreeBSD not, in fact, support this UDF version? (I don't yet know how to supply the version of this image for you?) Can the FreeBSD team implement it? Perhaps by porting from NetBSD 5.1's seemingly near complete implementation? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Disk_Format http://www.osta.org/specs/index.htm As perhaps even a GSOC or Foundation project? Because reading retail optical filesystem formats would seem to be a rather expected capability? I'm guessing the current state within FreeBSD means that I can neither read, nor create, or write, readable (compatible) images at this, or any given, UDF level? As I've no other DVD's to test with... what UDF versions are most DVD data ROM's published in? Is this a blocker for FreeBSD? For me, at least, minimally, that seems to be the case... as I now have no way to rip, mount and add the files to this DVD that I would like to add. Except to use Windows, which I consider to be unreliable at best. Thoughts? Thanks :) freebsd as of now has two problems: 1) it only supports UDF 1.x and *not* UDF 2.x. 2) it does not properly support iso9660 with files 4gb via multiple extents. whenever you mount such a dvd, you see each 4gb file twice. cheers. alex ps: for 2) see http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/95222 Thoughts: please provide commands, full output, etc. that show how you're trying to mount the disc, as well as relevant /dev entries pertaining to your DVD drive. dmesg might also be helpful. And I assume you have looked at mount_udf(8)? -- | Jeremy Chadwick j...@parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP 4BD6C0CB | -- a13x ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
freebsd on shuttle XS35GTV2
I am planning to set up a home server and am considering a Shuttle XS35GTV2 Barebone (http://www.shuttle.eu/products/slim/xs35gtv2/overview/). Does anybody have experience with FreeBSD on this or a similar computer? Are there FreeBSD-related things I should be aware of before buying it? (Googling didn't turn up anything). Thanks for your answer, Joerg___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Established method to enable suid scripts?
On Wed, 11 May 2011 11:59:48 +0200 Jonathan McKeown j.mcke...@ru.ac.za wrote: On Wednesday 11 May 2011 04:19:29 Devin Teske wrote: The reason that the suid bit doesn't work on scripts (shell, perl, or otherwise) is because these are essentially text files that are interpreted by their associated interpreter. It is the interpreter itself that must be suid. I'm pretty sure that's not the case, although I'm open to correction. The reason the system ignores the suid bit on a script is because of what would happen when it's executed: 1) the script is read from a file called filename and the system notices that it needs to be interpreted by another program. 2) that program is launched and told to re-open the file named filename and execute its contents with suid privilege. The problem is a race condition: there's no guarantee that the filename opened by the interpreter in step 2 is the same file the user executed in step 1. Yes, that is basically what happened. It was demonstrated under 4.3BSD that a small program needed to do very little to gain privileges when run by a user who had execute access to a suid shell script. The first time the kernel looked at it, the kernel also noted the permissions, including the suid bit. A small program 1) forks a child that loops, creating a symlink to the suid script, removing the symlink, creating a new symlink of the same name but pointing to /bin/sh, removing the symlink again, and repeating, while 2) the parent loops, trying to run the script via the symlink. If the attempt returns, then that means the script actually got run (no security violation). If the attempt instead returns a prompt, # then it means that after the kernel first looked at the file and got the permission bits, the link was changed to point to /bin/sh, which then got run with the suid root permission. (This actually worked for scripts owned by any uid, so the prompt could be $ with the privileges of whatever non-root uid owned the script.) Most people who reported results of trying this at that time said they had a root shell in less than a second, even on slow (for that era) machines. 8- This problem was publicly announced but not fixed in 4.3BSD. The recommended workaround, instead, was not to have any suid scripts. I do not know when the change was made in the kernel to block suid permission elevation on executable non-binaries (i.e., scripts). Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * ** * A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army. * *-- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * ** ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
IPSec with Public IP Addresses only
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am attempting to connect a FreeBSD server, 8.1-RELEASE to a Juniper J2320 router running the JUNOS operating system. The Juniper router I am connecting to has a public IP address of 1.2.3.4. The provider has not given me a private IP address and has stated it is not needed. The FreeBSD server, has a public IP address of 2.3.4.5 and a private IP address of 6.7.8.9. I am able to create the gif tunnel without any problem. However, the provider I am connecting to has told me there is not a private IP address available for the creation of the private IP tunnel. I will be connecting to private addresses in the 5.6.7.0/24 range on the provider's server. Here is the output of the ifconfig command. gif0: flags=8050POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST metric 0 mtu 1280 tunnel inet 2.3.4.5 -- 1.2.3.4 options=1ACCEPT_REV_ETHIP_VER Following are the relevant route table entries. 1.2.3.4/32 2.3.4.5 US 1 798 bge1 5.6.7.0/24 1.2.3.4 UGS 2 192 bge1 Is it possible to connect to the private address on the provider's server without a private IP address? I have done this before, but I have always private IP addresses as well. I do not have racoon running yet. Could this make a difference? Thanks for your help. Jay Hall ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Filenames with French characters cannot be open
Hello I am facing a boring problem. We use a small application to extract some files from a SQL database and copy them to a FreeBSD WEBDAV server ( apache + mod dav ) the problem comes when a filename contains some French characters, it cannot be found by apache here is some error message I get in apache.log [19/May/2011:16:49:05 +0200] GET /cv/ESIEE_MANAGEMENT/Systeme_information/11_EM2_SI_JUIN_CV_AMICHIA_Anthony%20Aim%C3%A9e%20Marthe%20Moteh.docx HTTP/1.1 404 1227 the problem is %C3%A9 character it seems witch is an e with acute accent that appear as an ? in the filename in a terminal Thanks a lot for any info ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
xscreensaver
what contents should be placed into /etc/pam.d/xscreensaver ? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: xscreensaver
Hi, what contents should be placed into /etc/pam.d/xscreensaver ? that depends solely on your system's configuration. You should say what your window manager is, how you authenticate, etc. If you have only a single-user system, taking the authentication-part should be sufficient. I don't know about the generic pam-scripts of FreeBSD, but e.g. `grep ^auth /etc/pam.d/login /etc/pam.d/xscreensaver` could already do the job. Regards, Julian signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: xscreensaver
On 19-05-2011 17:05, Julian Fagir wrote: Hi, what contents should be placed into /etc/pam.d/xscreensaver ? that depends solely on your system's configuration. You should say what your window manager is, how you authenticate, etc. If you have only a single-user system, taking the authentication-part should be sufficient. I don't know about the generic pam-scripts of FreeBSD, but e.g. `grep ^auth /etc/pam.d/login /etc/pam.d/xscreensaver` could already do the job. Regards, Julian my wm is fluxbox.. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD compatible mini-itx board
On May 19, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Erik Nørgaard wrote: It indicates that they put faster RAM into the box, but ran it at a speed of 533MHz, which is slower than the memory is capable of running. In some cases, doing this lets you run the RAM at lower voltage or with tighter timing settings of CL/tRCD/tTP/etc. Thanks, currently I have, well ancient RAM on an old VIA board and it's not really any reliable. That with the flacky disk controller on the VIA board is my reason to go Intel. Yeah, I have one of the VIA EPIA M6000 boards, and the IDE controller gets flaky under load if there is more than one device attached. Disabling the secondary channel on IRQ 15 helped some Regards, -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD compatible mini-itx board
Hi-- [ Perry gave a good answer to the last question; I'll try to hit some of the earlier ones. :-) ] On May 19, 2011, at 12:23 AM, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Erik N?rgaard norga...@locolomo.org wrote: Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset Intel 82945GSE Express Chipset Graphics/Memory Controller Hub Intel 82801GBM I/O Controller Hub (ICH7-M) Intel GMA950 RealTek 8111DL Gigabit Ethernet Controller Does FBSD support this? FreeBSD ought to support the 945G chipset and the ICH7 hub; also the RealTek NIC, but the latter isn't the highest quality NIC around. Also: The Intel manual mentions: Support for DDR2 533 MHz SO-DIMMs (DDR2 800 MHz and DDR2 667 MHz validated to run at 533 MHz only) Will faster RAM result in a less stable system? It indicates that they put faster RAM into the box, but ran it at a speed of 533MHz, which is slower than the memory is capable of running. In some cases, doing this lets you run the RAM at lower voltage or with tighter timing settings of CL/tRCD/tTP/etc. ... what is Serial Presence Detect RAM? SPD refers to an I2C device mounted on (most) DIMMS, which provides the BIOS with the DIMM's size and speed properties. Yes. In particular, newer memory uses the SPD to provide multiple timing profiles, which can be used for EPP and XMP for indicating that the RAM has higher performance timings available. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Presence_Detect Regards, -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD compatible mini-itx board
On 19/5/11 7:49 PM, Chuck Swiger wrote: FreeBSD ought to support the 945G chipset and the ICH7 hub; also the RealTek NIC, but the latter isn't the highest quality NIC around. yeah, I'd rather have Intels own NIC dunno why they can't put them on their own boards. Realtek seem to be on all the Intel boards :S At least I'm adding an Intel PCI NIC. Also: The Intel manual mentions: Support for DDR2 533 MHz SO-DIMMs (DDR2 800 MHz and DDR2 667 MHz validated to run at 533 MHz only) Will faster RAM result in a less stable system? It indicates that they put faster RAM into the box, but ran it at a speed of 533MHz, which is slower than the memory is capable of running. In some cases, doing this lets you run the RAM at lower voltage or with tighter timing settings of CL/tRCD/tTP/etc. Thanks, currently I have, well ancient RAM on an old VIA board and it's not really any reliable. That with the flacky disk controller on the VIA board is my reason to go Intel. Regards, Thanks, Erik ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: A possibly odd upgrade question
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Jerry je...@seibercom.net wrote: Yes, from the man pages it states it will rebuild all packages and their dependencies. I simply include the l so he would have a log file available if something did go wrong. In any case, I thought it might save him some trouble rebuilding his system. There are some ports; however, that will not build correctly unless the program is first removed from the system. Obviously not a friendly concept; however, a reality. The OP would have to remove them first I suppose before doing a force rebuild. Maybe just doing a pkg_delete -adv would be a better idea. Sorry it took me so long to get back to this e-mail, been busy w/ a bunch of stuff lately, but this box is still on my todo list. portupgrade/portmaster don't comeplete due to some bazaar issues that I no longer wish to try and fix. A recent development that I've discovered is that I can no longer compile anything, even as a user, it all just fails and it's one colossal headache I no longer want. If I go the way of pkg_delete -fravd, will it save configs in /usr/local/etc/ ? I just need to know if I need to take the extra step to archive that directory beforehand or not I'm just looking at possibilities of saving myself any other potential conf file reconfigurations in the future ... like I know I will need to reinstall samba and I would hate to loose that config and have to rewrite it... -- A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: A possibly odd upgrade question
On Thu, 19 May 2011 16:29:41 -0400, Chris Brennan xa...@xaerolimit.net wrote: If I go the way of pkg_delete -fravd, will it save configs in /usr/local/etc/ ? I just need to know if I need to take the extra step to archive that directory beforehand or not I would advice to do so, no matter what the pkg_delete command will cause. If I remember correctly, MODYFIED files will not be touched (checksum test), and a directory won't be removed if it contains something that won't be deleted according to the initial packing list. So if anything unexpected happens - you can consult your before configuration files to change the after ones, or simply re-use them if possible. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: A possibly odd upgrade question
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: I would advice to do so, no matter what the pkg_delete command will cause. If I remember correctly, MODYFIED files will not be touched (checksum test), and a directory won't be removed if it contains something that won't be deleted according to the initial packing list. So if anything unexpected happens - you can consult your before configuration files to change the after ones, or simply re-use them if possible. Thanks for getting back to me so quick on this :D. That was pretty much what I needed to know, so I shall embark on this shortly. After much thought, I think my process would be this: chsh back to bin/sh (I currently use bash as my primary shell) logout back in for shell change pkg_delete -fravd get new base srcs portsnap (re)install desired tools (vim mostly, although I can function in vi) rebuild world/kernel for new version rebuild new tools for new libs am I forgetting something? -- A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: A possibly odd upgrade question
On Thu, 19 May 2011 16:47:26 -0400, Chris Brennan xa...@xaerolimit.net wrote: After much thought, I think my process would be this: chsh back to bin/sh (I currently use bash as my primary shell) logout back in for shell change pkg_delete -fravd get new base srcs portsnap (re)install desired tools (vim mostly, although I can function in vi) rebuild world/kernel for new version rebuild new tools for new libs am I forgetting something? Yes, the recommended order. :-) First, update your ports/ and src/ trees (e. g. using portsnap and csup), then compile and install. You don't need any tools provided by ports for this task. After you've started your new system, install the additional software you need. Mentioning the shell was good: In case you remove bash from the system, it may cause trouble when a shell is requested for a user that is not there (the shell), as bash is not part of the base system. Still it seems that you'll do most of the work mentioned in the above paragraph as root, you will use root's default shell (which is csh) anyway. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
SSD drive not recognized
I recently upgraded a hard drive to an SSD drive. Initially I bought a cheap(er) Microcenter house branded SATA II drive (after looking around online it turns out it is really an A-Data that was rebranded). It was recognized by the BIOS, but not by FreeBSD. I decided to return it and try a name brand (OCZ Vertex 2, 60GB) with the same results. The system is 8.2-RELEASE and this is a fresh install. The motherboard (ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3, nForce3 250 chipset) is only SATA, not SATA II, but it has another SATA II drive (not SSD) that is recognized just fine even without the jumper set to force it to SATA. So, I don't think it is a problem with the drive negotiating down to SATA, otherwise I don't think the BIOS would recognize it at all. What is the best way to figure out why FreeBSD does not recognize the drive? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Over-whelmed by ports and package tools
It is hard for me to tell what tools I should be using to work with
ports and packages. I was trying to set up a 64bit 8.2 machine as a
desktop environment, with Firefox 4 and Flash installed. It looked
like I was going to need to track the 8.x stable branch in order to
get a Firefox package, and I was having some problems pinning down
which version of Flash I should use (they have a new version since 8l2
was released). I decided to stop and just make sure I understood how
I was supposed to be working with ports and packages.
I've have been reading about cvsup, freebsd-update, portsnap,
portupgrade, and portmaster. In general, I think I would like to use
packages when possible, since I expect to be doing some installs on
low-powered machines (my old laptops). I don't want to build
everything from the ports tree (unless I have to). I know that I can
set the environment variable PACKAGESITE in order to get packages from
8.x instead of 8.2, and the packages would at worst be a month old. I
have also read portupgrade can be used to upgrade ports (obvious
enough).
What I have not really seen yet, is an explanation of when you might
want to use the different tools. I have read some tools don't need
certain other things installed, but I don't know why that is
significant. Perhaps some of the tools are only used in rare
situations, and I don't need to consider using them. I also don't know
how mutually exclusive they are.
I am working on a script to automatically load up all the software I
want on my desktop, below are some of the sub-routines that show what
I am trying to do. I think the script worked when 8.2 was new, but
things seemed to have changed and it no longer works so well. I want
to make it change-proof.
loadPorts() {
echo loadPorts...
freebsd-update fetch install
portsnap fetch extract
}
loadFF() {
echo loadFF...
pkg_add -r firefox
echo 'sem_load=YES' /boot/loader.conf
}
loadApps() {
echo loadApps...
apps=bash unzip p7zip vlc xmms subversion mplayer openbox icewm
cmdwatch xfe miro filezilla
for x in $apps
do
pkg_add -r $x
done
}
loadFonts() {
echo loadFonts...
cd /usr/ports/x11-fonts/webfonts
make install clean
pkg_add -r dejavu
cd
sed '
/Section Module/ a\
Load freetype\
Load type1
' /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.sed
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.sed /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sed '
/Section Files/ a\
FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts/\
FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/dejavu/
' /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.sed
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.sed /etc/X11/xorg.conf
fc-cache -f -v
}
loadFlash() {
echo loadFlash...
kldload linux
pkg_add -r linux_base-f10
echo 'linux_enable=YES' /etc/rc.conf
echo 'linproc /usr/compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0' /etc/fstab
mount -a
pkg_add -r nspluginwrapper
cd /usr/ports/www/linux-f10-flashplugin10
mkdir -p /usr/ports/distfiles/flashplugin/10.1r53
scp me@192.168.200.2:install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz
/usr/ports/distfiles/flashplugin/10.1r53/
make install clean
cd
mkdir /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins
ln -s /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-f10-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so
/usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/
# read -p pausing
rehash
}
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Re: A possibly odd upgrade question
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: Yes, the recommended order. :-) First, update your ports/ and src/ trees (e. g. using portsnap and csup), then compile and install. You don't need any tools provided by ports for this task. After you've started your new system, install the additional software you need. Mentioning the shell was good: In case you remove bash from the system, it may cause trouble when a shell is requested for a user that is not there (the shell), as bash is not part of the base system. Still it seems that you'll do most of the work mentioned in the above paragraph as root, you will use root's default shell (which is csh) anyway. One last question ... hopefully lol. am I going to run into any issues w/ the default fbsd6 layout? [root@Ziggy [~]# df -h Filesystem SizeUsed Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/ad0s1a496M328M128M72%/ devfs 1.0K1.0K 0B 100%/dev /dev/ad0s1e496M234K456M 0%/tmp /dev/ad0s1f 33G5.7G 25G19%/usr /dev/ad0s1d1.3G1.0G226M82%/var /dev/ad1s1d 54G8.9G 41G18%/usr/home /dev/ad6s1 74G 61G 13G82%/mnt/music linprocfs 4.0K4.0K 0B 100%/usr/compat/linux/proc [root@Ziggy [~]# What I think I failed to previously mention is that this machine started out with fbsd6.x, was upgraded many times from 6x though 7.1 where it fell into disuse. With my recent repurpose of this box ... I'm concerned that it might be a moot point if base won't fit on rot root slice. -- A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Over-whelmed by ports and package tools
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 9:23 PM, Xn Nooby xno...@gmail.com wrote: It is hard for me to tell what tools I should be using to work with ports and packages. I was trying to set up a 64bit 8.2 machine as a desktop environment, with Firefox 4 and Flash installed. It looked like I was going to need to track the 8.x stable branch in order to get a Firefox package, and I was having some problems pinning down which version of Flash I should use (they have a new version since 8l2 Great question. The is no best prctice as such and it mostly depends on your use of FreeBSD. If it's a workstation you probably want to install most things via binary packages instead of ports. FreeBSD is so amazing that it does not matter which way you install them, the pkg database will not care. You can add a package and the remove by port and vice-versa. cvsup and all that is mostly used nowadays by mere mortals for building the world and upgrading. if you are going to use FreeBSD as a server you arel probably be better off compiling everything to your exact needs. Precompiled binary packages are built with standard default options: i.e. probably either over-bloated with unnecessary features and security holes, or other times lack the functionality you will require. I would personally never compile Gnome, Open Office and these great big packages for several reasons but primarily because it's a waste of time, and the default compilation options are usually good for the average use. Also, please take a look at PC BSD which derives directly from FreeBSD but it's targeted for the PC/Workstation/laptop world. It's somewhat akin to Ubuntu and Debian. I think PC BSD is great for workstation use whereas FreeBSD is great for servers. I use FreeBSD for both but use binary packages for the big fat GUI applications and compile everything else. Best, -- Alejandro Imass ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Over-whelmed by ports and package tools
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 10:06 PM, Alejandro Imass a...@p2ee.org wrote: On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 9:23 PM, Xn Nooby xno...@gmail.com wrote: It is hard for me to tell what tools I should be using to work with [..] and vice-versa. cvsup and all that is mostly used nowadays by mere mortals for building the world and upgrading. Also try to go with portsnap for ports IMHO it's the path of least resistance ;-) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: SSD drive not recognized
--As of May 19, 2011 5:30:19 PM -0400, Robert Simmons is alleged to have said: I recently upgraded a hard drive to an SSD drive. Initially I bought a cheap(er) Microcenter house branded SATA II drive (after looking around online it turns out it is really an A-Data that was rebranded). It was recognized by the BIOS, but not by FreeBSD. I decided to return it and try a name brand (OCZ Vertex 2, 60GB) with the same results. The system is 8.2-RELEASE and this is a fresh install. The motherboard (ASRock K8Upgrade-NF3, nForce3 250 chipset) is only SATA, not SATA II, but it has another SATA II drive (not SSD) that is recognized just fine even without the jumper set to force it to SATA. So, I don't think it is a problem with the drive negotiating down to SATA, otherwise I don't think the BIOS would recognize it at all. What is the best way to figure out why FreeBSD does not recognize the drive? --As for the rest, it is mine. Well, the traditional first start would be a dmesg. I'm not sure if there is any possible reason why a SATA II drive might not work on a SATA I interface, but I suppose it's a possibility. A good regular HD can fill a SATA I interface, so it could be possible that they never expected an SSD to be attached to one. Daniel T. Staal --- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: UDF and DVD's
grarpamp wrote: ... I'm guessing the current state within FreeBSD means that I can neither read, nor create, or write, readable (compatible) images at this, or any given, UDF level? ... Is this a blocker for FreeBSD? For me, at least, minimally, that seems to be the case... as I now have no way to rip, mount and add the files to this DVD that I would like to add. Except to use Windows, which I consider to be unreliable at best. Obviously, the base system UDF support is minimal and needs some work. But you may find that ports like sysutils/cdrtools[-devel] or sysutils/udfclient will allow you to do much of what you want to do. b. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
