Re: PPP Connection.
On February 25, 2005 14:09, you wrote: On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 12:11:34PM -0500, Peterhin wrote: I have 5.3 installed, and am trying to get my dial-up going. In the handbook under 21.2.1.2 when I try to do a 'cd /dev' 'sh MAKEDEV tun0' I get can't open makedev: No such file or directory The 5.x series uses a devfs filesystem which creates devices on the fly. You don't have to make the devices manually anymore. I also tried using G. Lehey instructions from his book, I get to the point where the external modem dials at reboot, but no connection. I have looked in the log files and it looks like Authentication failure is my problem. OK, finger trouble on my part I have a connection now. Username and password is incorrect? Post us the actual contents of the logs and your ppp.conf (with the username/password blanked out) and we will have a better idea just what is going wrong with your system. I have a good connection however if I try to disconnect by typing at the 'PPP ON localhost' close 'PPP ON Localhost or use the 'q' I get back to the # however the modem has not disconnected. I did a 'ping' to confirm on (ttyv1) -- Peter Civil Liberties are at the whim of those in power ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PPP Connection.
OK here is what I get when I 'ps ax | grep ppp' '202 ?? ls 0:00.04 /usr/sbin/ppp -quiet -auto -nat papchap' FYI. the modem does disconnect after the '300sec'. and I can re-dial to get the connection again, so that all works fine. Also I think what is happening is that on boot-up once it gets to 'looking for host time.nrc.ca and service NTP' the modem starts, so that explains why it starts at boot-up, it needs to satisfy that call. Part of this stp learning curve for a newbie like me is also learning the logic behind the sequencing of different activities. Now having said that, a further question, and I have read the man pages, handbook, and sundry other books, is I can't seem to understand how I can setup 'ppp' to dial out manually. (ie. only when I want it to, as I have another computer that shares the one phone line that I have avail. for this purpose). If you could shed some light on this function I would be very appreciative. As for your suggestion: 'I used to kill ppp using a hangup python script:' At this stage that is over my head. Peter Civil Liberties are at the whim of those in power ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Trying to get X working.
I have installed Freebsd 5.3, and I am at Chapter 5.6 of the handbook, and really can't figure out where to go from here. How do I start XDM? or do I do that with 'startx'. If so I have a further problem, in that when I try 'startx' I get 'Fatal server error; no screens found' also 'X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill of server shutdown). xauth: (argv):1: bad display name Quercus:0 in remove command Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am a newbie to CLI, and the NIX environment. Peter Civil Liberties are at the whim of those in power ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Configure X Server
I have just installed Freebsd 5.3 using a standard install, with all packages, and ports. When I go to Configure X (as per the handbook 2.9.12) using Configure Do post-install configuration of Freebsd, in the Configuration menu there is no sub menu XFree86 Where did I go wrong.? -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configure X Server
On February 15, 2005 12:09, you wrote: On Tuesday 15 February 2005 10:55 am, Peterhin wrote: I have just installed Freebsd 5.3 using a standard install, with all packages, and ports. When I go to Configure X (as per the handbook 2.9.12) using Configure Do post-install configuration of Freebsd, in the Configuration menu there is no sub menu XFree86 Where did I go wrong.? Use Chapter 5.4 instead: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.ht ml OK thats great, now that I am there, my problem is with say 'ee' how do I edit the text.? I am a total newbie to the CLI. Any help would be appreciated. I typed 'ee xorg.conf.new' it gives me the editor and the 'xorg.conf.new' at the bottom of the screen. Now I don't know what to do with it, to get to the Section 'Monitor' I have always had an easier time configuring X separately from the installation process. Best of luck, Andrew Gould -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configure X Server
On February 15, 2005 14:22, you wrote: Peterhin wrote: On February 15, 2005 12:09, you wrote: On Tuesday 15 February 2005 10:55 am, Peterhin wrote: I have just installed Freebsd 5.3 using a standard install, with all packages, and ports. When I go to Configure X (as per the handbook 2.9.12) using Configure Do post-install configuration of Freebsd, in the Configuration menu there is no sub menu XFree86 Where did I go wrong.? Use Chapter 5.4 instead: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config. html OK thats great, now that I am there, my problem is with say 'ee' how do I edit the text.? I am a total newbie to the CLI. Any help would be appreciated. I typed 'ee xorg.conf.new' it gives me the editor and the 'xorg.conf.new' at the bottom of the screen. Now I don't know what to do with it, to get to the Section 'Monitor' Hmm, ee isn't easy? I was able to get the file edited, all I had to do was type in the correct path. Many thanks to all. Use the arrow keys to move around. Type the text where desired. Probably backspace and delete work well, too. HTH, Kevin Kinsey -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kernel Config. Menu.?
I have been reading the handbook and have started my installation, from a CD. However it goes straight to the sysinstall menu, it does not give me the Kernel Configuration menu, as per the handbook. (2.3.2 Kernel Configuration) What am I doing wrong, or what am I missing here.? Many Thanks. -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Kernel Config. Menu.?
I am using 5.3. My question would be how current is the handbook, I was under the impression that it was the most current of all the sources for Freebsd. Am I wrong.? Thanks for your quick reply. On February 14, 2005 21:47, you wrote: On Monday 14 February 2005 08:17 pm, Peterhin wrote: I have been reading the handbook and have started my installation, from a CD. However it goes straight to the sysinstall menu, it does not give me the Kernel Configuration menu, as per the handbook. (2.3.2 Kernel Configuration) What am I doing wrong, or what am I missing here.? Many Thanks. What version are you installing? I don't think 5.3 has that option -- not needed for the most part. Best of luck, Andrew Gould -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Freebsd vs. linux
Good day, I am a Newbie to Freebsd and was just reading your reply Re. Instead of freebsd.com, why not... and you made the comment; Linux is inferior to FreeBSD, and yet it is taken more seriously because of the atmosphere around it, despite its technical inferiority Could you please either explain, why Freebsd is superior to Linux, (I am asking this as I would like to understand, in more depth, why it is better) or direct me to a source that might give me some further reading on the subject. I would really appreciate a better understanding of the differences between Freebsd and Linux. Thanking you for your time. -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Leaving a Computer Running ?
Is it better to leave a computer (a stand alone) running continuously or is it OK to shut it down at the end of the day.? I remember years ago someone mentioned that it is better for the circuitry to leave it running. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Partition Size
I would like to say to all that responded to my question a big thanks. For many of you this is old hat, for an old guy like myself who wants to learn FreeBSD, the learning curve is steep to say the least. (Like trying to drink from a fire hose). I do appreciate the many different approaches to the issue of Partitions. I think for now I will use the KISS principal. As I become more comfortable and have a better understanding of Unix (FreeBSD) I may tread into deeper waters. For now my goal is to get the system up and running. -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Partition Size
I asked the question the other day, whether to do a standard install or a custom install. This was brought about because I read several sources, including G. Lehey's The Complete FreeBSD I will be doing a Custom install. My question however, is looking at page 70, in The Complete FreeBSD and I quote Use the rest of the space on disk for a /home file system. as long as it's possible to back it up on a single tape. Otherwise make multiple file systems. My question is do I make multiple /home directories.? I have a SATA 80GB hard drive, so as Greg L. suggests 4GB to 6GB for the root file system. 1GB to 2GB for the Swap file. The rest of the disk for the /home file. That would leave me with a /home of approx. 72GB. I would appreciate any thoughts as to how I should do this. The computer will be used as a stand alone workstation, with internet and email access for now. I do have a large number of JPEG files in my existing /home directory. (Linux) -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Partition Size
I am going by what G. Lehey is suggesting in his book The Complete FreeBSD on pg. 70 he does not recommend a /usr, or a /var file system. i dont see the /usr in your calculations... asside of that... it really depends on what youre going to do with the system, or which data its going to be holding... I am mostly going to use it for my personal files, internet, email and learning UNIX. this is absolutely subjective, cant tell you as long as i dont get any further data on the probably size of your data, and where theyll be stored... Greetings Oliver Leitner Technical Staff http://www.shells.at On Tuesday 25 January 2005 01:43, Peterhin wrote: I asked the question the other day, whether to do a standard install or a custom install. This was brought about because I read several sources, including G. Lehey's The Complete FreeBSD I will be doing a Custom install. My question however, is looking at page 70, in The Complete FreeBSD and I quote Use the rest of the space on disk for a /home file system. as long as it's possible to back it up on a single tape. Otherwise make multiple file systems. My question is do I make multiple /home directories.? I have a SATA 80GB hard drive, so as Greg L. suggests 4GB to 6GB for the root file system. 1GB to 2GB for the Swap file. The rest of the disk for the /home file. That would leave me with a /home of approx. 72GB. I would appreciate any thoughts as to how I should do this. The computer will be used as a stand alone workstation, with internet and email access for now. I do have a large number of JPEG files in my existing /home directory. (Linux) -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Which Way to Partition.
I am new to FreeBSD, and have only used Linux for less than a year. I have read the Handbook, also FreeBSD An open-source system for your personal computer, they both suggest that I do a standard installation, whereas in The Complete FreeBSD by Greg Lehey, his suggestion is to do the custom installation. Any suggestions as to which way to go.? Peter Peace is never more than one thought away GNU/Linux Freedom http://libranet.com http://www.fsf.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Serial ATA?
I would like to move over to FreeBSD from Linux, only been there for a year. I am starting at groung zero. I have read the hardware list for 4.9 STABLE and 5.2.1 RELEASE. All I can find in 3.1 Disk Controller with Promise ATA100/133 OEM chip (pdc20265/69) I am using a ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard, with a Promise PDC20378 Raid Controller and a Western Digital Serial ATA H.D. Will FreeBSD work.? Thanks. Peter Peace is never more than one thought away GNU/Linux Freedom http://libranet.com http://www.fsf.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Newbie
Good Day, I have been browsing the FreeBSD site, and am now wondering if someone could help with a simple question. I have been using GNULinux for about 1 1/2 years, and am happy with it, however, I am finding that slowly it is starting to get like the other OS's. All I am interested in is a really secure, and paired down system that can get me onto the net, and e-mail, without all the eye candy. I also an interested in learning the Unix system. Having said that could you please tell me, why I would learn (Pure) Unix over Linux.? -- Peter Peace is never more than one thought away GNU/Linux Freedom http://libranet.com http://www.fsf.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
