recommendation for disk sector editor
Good morning, FreeBSD enthusiasts, Would you wish to recommend a disk sector editor program? I am looking for something that provides functionality similar to Microsoft DskProbe, but not requiring a graphics user interface, and most importantly, does not require any operating system support beyond that which can be loaded from a floppy diskette. It would be used on a computer with contemporary Intel architecture. I am interested in accessing things such as the boot record, partition table, FAT, directories, i-nodes, and other similar parts of the hard drive. The type of display that a tool such as PCTools, or XTGold has would be great; however each of these accesses files, not sectors, and neither work with contemporary gigabyte drives. Surprisingly, I was unable to identify any such program at the GNU site. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Yours truly, Lee Shackelford L e e underscore S h a c k e l f o r d dot d o t dot c a dot g o v ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
choice of boot manager
Good morning, FreeBSD enthusiasts. I am planning a multiple operating system installation on a Compaq Proliant 5000. The purpose of the installation is hobbyist and instructional. The computer does not provide network management services. The proposed operating systems are Windows 95, FreeBSD, and Windows 2000 Server. A fourth operating system may be added at a later date. Have you had any experience with any of the following boot manager programs that may suggest their relative applicability to this project? The boot manager programs I am considering include the following: LILO, GRUB, MATT, NTLDR/BOOT.INI, RANISH, and the boot loader that comes with FreeBSD, the name of which I do not know. Any information about positive or negative experiences with any of these programs in a multiple operating system configuration would be appreciated. Your truly, Lee Shackelford L e e underscore S h a c k e l f o r d at d o t dot c a dot g o v ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
choice of boot manager
Dear FreeBSD enthusiast, In the list included on the original message, I forgot to mention the shareware version of OS-BS boot manager program. Thanks for your assistance. Yours truly, Lee Shackelford - Forwarded by Lee Shackelford/HQ/Caltrans/CAGov on 01/14/2004 08:42 AM - Lee Shackelford To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: 01/14/2004 Subject: choice of boot manager 08:39 AM Good morning, FreeBSD enthusiasts. I am planning a multiple operating system installation on a Compaq Proliant 5000. The purpose of the installation is hobbyist and instructional. The computer does not provide network management services. The proposed operating systems are Windows 95, FreeBSD, and Windows 2000 Server. A fourth operating system may be added at a later date. Have you had any experience with any of the following boot manager programs that may suggest their relative applicability to this project? The boot manager programs I am considering include the following: LILO, GRUB, MATT, NTLDR/BOOT.INI, RANISH, and the boot loader that comes with FreeBSD, the name of which I do not know. Any information about positive or negative experiences with any of these programs in a multiple operating system configuration would be appreciated. Your truly, Lee Shackelford L e e underscore S h a c k e l f o r d at d o t dot c a dot g o v ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
release 4.9 sysinstall hangs
Good morning dear FreeBSD enthusiasts. I am trying to install version 4.9 FreeBSD on a Compaq Proliant 5000 with four Pentium Pro processors, and a RAID 5 SCSI drive. The RAID is implemented in hardware. The installation procedure proceeds through the steps of device sensing, then prints the following line stand/sysinstall running as init on vty0, then stops. The program responds to no keys other than print screen, scroll lock, and pause/break. Depressing these keys in certain sequences will move the large block cursor from the bottom of the screen leftmost column to the middle of the screen leftmost column. There is no response to control-alt-delete. Which device is vty0? What am I doing wrong? Is there a bug in the install program? Where is there posted a listing of the device mnemonics translated into plain English for people who are still learning about FreeBSD? Thank you in advance for any suggestions. Lee underscore Shackelford at d o t dot c a dot g o v. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
virus scan programs
Dear freeBSD enthusiast, Greetings. I am a newcomer to the BSD/Unix world. My place of employment is a large agency with thousands of client machines. Most of the clients use Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system. Most of the servers use either Novell operating system, or I.B.M. Domino operating system. A very important ritual that each client computer performs every morning at boot-up time is to run a virus scan application program. This program is run whether or not the user desires it, because it runs before the user us granted a log-on screen. In my reading of Unix and BSD literature, I have found no mention of virus scan programs for these operating systems. Do such programs not exist? Alternately, is the Unix/BSD approach to this problem in a different philosophical and/or procedural sphere? If so, could you describe the Unix/BSD approach to locating and eradicating these invaders of one's hard drive? If the issue is already explained in either printed literature, or posted at a world wide web site, it is sufficient to cite the location. Many thanks for your response. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
converting internet addresses
Dear BSD enthusiast, Greetings. I am a newcomer to the BSD/Unix world. On Wednesday, a message was posted on FreeBSD-Announce by Mr. Nik Clayton announcing the creation of a wiki site for the upcoming BSD convention. He gave the address as follows: http://bsdcon.kwiki.org/;. In attempting to contact the site, I assumed that the omission of www from the address was a typographical error. So I pointed my web browser at http://www.bsdcon.kwiki.org;. The page that was delivered was a site for posting shareware written in ruby language, and did not seem to resemble the site described by Mr. Clayton. I re-entered the address exactly as spelled in the announcement, without www, and received the correct page. My question is this: What is the difference between what I am telling the DNS server and outgoing gateway router to do when I enter into my browser address box 'http://www.bsdcon.kwiki.org' and when I enter into my browser address box 'http://bsdcon.kwiki.org'? My place of employment is a large agency with thousands of client machines. Most of the clients use Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system. Most of the servers use either Novell operating system, or I.B.M. Domino operating system. Many thanks for your assistance. Yours truly, Lee Shackelford ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
television cable internet service
Greetings fellow B.S.D. enthusiasts. Recently, I requested installation of a television cable at my home in Sacramento, California. The cable operator is Comcast. I requested connection of the television cable to my computer, which is a service that the operator advertises profusely. The telephone sales representative assured me that all things are possible, including both a Unix operating system, and an in-house L.A.N. The installation technician spent some time installing the cable, then attached it through a Motorola DOCSYS modem to the NIC board on the computer. The computer saw the cable network, but the cable refused to accept a logon request from the computer. The technician said that he believed that neither B.S.D. nor any other Unix, nor any Microsoft product that could be programmed to act as a server was acceptable. Has any other person had the same problem? How did you solve it? If I insist on a B.S.D. connection, how do I locate a B.S.D. friendly internet service provider in Sacramento? If I insist on B.S.D., am I confined to a 56 kb Hayes-type telephone modem? Any comments or advice is appreciated. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Do sorted messages exist?
On Tuesday, I subscribed to the e-mail version of freebsd-questions. Because it generated messages at the rate of about two per minute all day long, and I received them on my employer's computer, and just the amount of time it took to delete the messages was interfering with my productivity, I had to unsubscribe on Wednesday. I was fascinated by the messages as I am a newbie still trying to get my BSD system going and many of them pertained to issues that I expect to face. I may be in fantasy-land, but I will ask this question anyway. Is there any version of freebsd-questions in which the traffic is sorted by topic, and in which the recipient can pull onto his screen only those messages on the topic of interest? Kudos to any person who takes the time to read any significant portion of the messages, and especially many thanks to those kind soles who actually take the time to respond. Both of the questions that I posted in the past did receive a response. Thank you. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Driver for DVD-RAM
Greetings fellow BSD enthusiast. Can you let me know how to persue the following question, in the event that it has already been posted and answered. I am interested in attaching a DVD-RAM drive to an Intel computer with FreeBSD operating system. The computer has a S.C.S.I. board, and Panasonic makes a drive that attaches to a S.C.S.I. board. Panasonic offers no device drivers for FreeBSD. Has anyone else tried to do this? Is a device driver available? Can the proposed arrangement work with a default S.C.S.I. driver? Could such a device be made bootable? Any advice is appreciated. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
