Re: Block devices
On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 12:03:42PM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > "Jeff Shevlen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I've got a book that talks about block devices in Freebsd 3.4. I got > > curious and went looking for some, but my 4.8 distro doesn't seem to > > have any. When did they disappear? Why did they leave? Will they > > ever return? I poked around in google and freebsd.org but didn't turn > > anything up. Curious... > > They disappeared four or five years ago because they were > unnecessary. The character mode devices support everything > that block devices did... > > The technical discussion was probably on the -CURRENT and -ARCH > mailing lists, around the summer of '98. > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Thanks. There was one other poster who mentioned the threads in -ARCH. I took a look, but a digest was more what I was after... ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Block devices
Hey, I've got a book that talks about block devices in Freebsd 3.4. I got curious and went looking for some, but my 4.8 distro doesn't seem to have any. When did they disappear? Why did they leave? Will they ever return? I poked around in google and freebsd.org but didn't turn anything up. Curious... Jeff ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Block Devices
Hey, I've got a book that talks about block devices in Freebsd 3.4. I got curious and went looking for some, but my 4.8 distro doesn't seem to have any. When did they disappear? Why did they leave? Will they ever return? I poked around in google and freebsd.org but didn't turn anything up. Curious... Jeff ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How to write to console
Thanks for your help Dan, we'll give that a try... On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 10:40:41AM -0600, Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Apr 04), Jeff Shevlen said: > > I hate to add a variation on a thread before it's been solved, but is > > it possible to "jump into" a console from an outside process? Lets > > say you have a remote machine and you want to check in on a process > > underway in ttyv0? Can you do it? (Not urgent, but a coworker and I > > were trying to figure this one out yesterday and this thread is too > > similar not to ask...) > > If you have the snp device in the kernel, you can use the 'watch' > command to attach to any TTY and get a copy of all output sent to it. > You won't be able to read what's already on the screen, though, since > ttys themselves don't have a history. > > One exception is vtys ( /dev/ttyv* ). Syscons consoles do have a > history, and you can use the vidcontrol command to display that (see > the -P and -H switches). > > The best solution is to use ports/misc/screen and run your jobs in a > screen session that you then attach to remotely later. > > -- > Dan Nelson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How to write to console
Hi all, I hate to add a variation on a thread before it's been solved, but is it possible to "jump into" a console from an outside process? Lets say you have a remote machine and you want to check in on a process underway in ttyv0? Can you do it? (Not urgent, but a coworker and I were trying to figure this one out yesterday and this thread is too similar not to ask...) Jeff On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 09:33:36AM -0500, Matthew Smith wrote: > Try redirecting to /dev/ttyv0, as in: > echo "My Message" > /dev/ttyv0 > > -Matt > > On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 09:29, Doug Poland wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'd like to write to the "default" console of a -STABLE box. In this > > case, no one is logged in on that console/terminal. > > > > The commands write, talk, and wall mention writing to a terminal of a > > logged in user. Ideally, I'd like to clear the screen and display an > > 80x25 message. > > > > Does anyone know how I can accomplish this? > > ___ > [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]"
