Re: what 3rd party boot mgr is required to boot multiple freebsd versions?

2020-03-16 Thread Karl Denninger
On 3/16/2020 17:33, Chris wrote: > On Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:24:24 -0500 Karl Denninger k...@denninger.net said > >> On 3/16/2020 17:23, Chris wrote: >> > I'm attempting to boot multiple versions of FreeBSD. >> > I started with an install of older 11 with a (u)efi &g

Re: what 3rd party boot mgr is required to boot multiple freebsd versions?

2020-03-16 Thread Karl Denninger
d I just convert the 1st efi (GPT) boot partition > to a PMBR, and delete the second efi partition. Or is > there a recommended bootmanager I can use to boot multiple > versions of FreeBSD? Windows? > > Thank you! > > --Chris > Refind perhaps? -- Karl Denninger k...@denninge

Apparently FIXED: Re: Pkg repository is broken...

2020-03-07 Thread Karl Denninger
19 FreeBSD:12:amd64 > > Note that you could also export ALTABI to the environment or set it > in /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf, but I figured that I might forget it in > there. > > Also, it seems like none of my packages were affected and not setting > it on `pkg upgrade' meant that pkg chec

Re: HELP: UEFI/ZFS Boot failure: Ignoring Boot000A: Only one DP found

2019-08-21 Thread Karl Denninger
it is not a L or T model) does have such a shell. > > Regards, > oh I would see if you can get REFIND loaded and use that.  I have a Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 6 and that's the answer I used, as it allows multi-boot (e.g. Win10 and FreeBSD) easily. I've not had trouble with 12.x on it, and I

Re: UEFI firmware and getting FreeBSD recognized by default: who to talk to?

2019-06-23 Thread Karl Denninger
On 6/23/2019 02:36, Thomas Mueller wrote: > from Karl Denninger and my previous post: > >>> This is scary (Bitlocker), sent me to Wikipedia to look up Bitlocker. >>> >>> Can you turn Bitlocker off after turning it on and get your system back? >> You SHOULD

Re: UEFI firmware and getting FreeBSD recognized by default: who to talk to?

2019-06-22 Thread Karl Denninger
On 6/22/2019 20:16, Thomas Mueller wrote: > from Karl Denninger: > >> On 6/22/2019 14:05, Rebecca Cran wrote: >>> On 2019-06-22 12:59, Karl Denninger wrote: >>>> I use Refind for this sort of thing and it has (thus far!) survived >>>> upgrades. 

Re: UEFI firmware and getting FreeBSD recognized by default: who to talk to?

2019-06-22 Thread Karl Denninger
On 6/22/2019 14:05, Rebecca Cran wrote: > On 2019-06-22 12:59, Karl Denninger wrote: >> I use Refind for this sort of thing and it has (thus far!) survived >> upgrades.  The only "gotcha" is that I had a Windows 10 "Feature" >> upgrade that reset th

Re: UEFI firmware and getting FreeBSD recognized by default: who to talk to?

2019-06-22 Thread Karl Denninger
s sort of thing and it has (thus far!) survived upgrades.  The only "gotcha" is that I had a Windows 10 "Feature" upgrade that reset the default boot in the firmware to Windows; it didn't damage anything but did require that I go reset the UEFI default to boot the Refind EFI loader

Re: FreeBSD and Coreboot

2019-05-27 Thread Karl Denninger
ow > whether they use GRUB or Seabios. (Aside: I'm thinking about ordering > some of these boards for my own use, so I'm generally interested in how > well they function with FreeBSD) > PCEngines machines run just fine with FreeBSD; I use and support a bunch of them around here

Re: GPT boot has less features than legacy MBR-based one (Was: UEFI, loader.efi and /boot.config)

2019-01-19 Thread Karl Denninger
not terribly hard, so there's a *reasonable* recovery path available. I've not found a reliable way to do that sort of thing with many of the "newer" small-board devices and I really like it on, for example, my apu2 firewall appliances that I and others are using all over the place in th

-CURRENT "installworld" fails if not upgrading (e.g. building via Crochet)

2018-10-18 Thread Karl Denninger
d into "empty" media (not an upgrade) -- should the "DB_FROM_SRC" be detected on its own or is this just a Crochet screwball thing? -- Karl Denninger k...@denninger.net <mailto:k...@denninger.net> /The Market Ticker/ /[S/MIME encrypted email preferred]/ smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature

Recent commits to -HEAD blow up cross-compile for PI3 (and possibly others)

2018-01-15 Thread Karl Denninger
with: FreeBSD 11.1-STABLE #21 r327332M: Thu Dec 28 20:54:24 CST 2017     k...@newfs.denninger.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/KSD-SMP -- Karl Denninger k...@denninger.net <mailto:k...@denninger.net> /The Market Ticker/ /[S/MIME encrypted email preferred]/ smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature

Re: SMART: disk problems on RAIDZ1 pool: (ada6:ahcich6:0:0:0): CAMstatus: ATA Status Error

2017-12-23 Thread Karl Denninger
drives > is higher. > But apart from that, I'm disappointed about the fact that WD has also > implemented this > "timebomb" Load_Cycle_Count issue. > > Thanks a lot for your help and considerations! > > Kind regards, > Oliver I have a fairly large number o

Re: Crochet build for Pi3 fails to boot on r313441 (and later), works on r313109

2017-02-09 Thread Karl Denninger
On 2/9/2017 15:39, Oleksandr Tymoshenko wrote: > Toomas Soome (tso...@me.com) wrote: >>> On 9. veebr 2017, at 17:05, Karl Denninger <k...@denninger.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 2/9/2017 08:58, Toomas Soome wrote: >>>>> On 9. veebr 2017, at

Re: Crochet build for Pi3 fails to boot on r313441 (and later), works on r313109

2017-02-09 Thread Karl Denninger
On 2/9/2017 08:58, Toomas Soome wrote: >> On 9. veebr 2017, at 16:36, Karl Denninger <k...@denninger.net> wrote: >> >> >> On 2/8/2017 16:18, Karl Denninger wrote: >>> r313441 blows up on the Pi3 in /boot/loader.efi with: >>> >>> FreeBSD/ar

Re: Crochet build for Pi3 fails to boot on r313441 (and later), works on r313109

2017-02-09 Thread Karl Denninger
On 2/8/2017 16:18, Karl Denninger wrote: > r313441 blows up on the Pi3 in /boot/loader.efi with: > > FreeBSD/arm64 EFI loader, Revision 1.1 > (Tue Feb 7 15:15:52 CST 2017 free...@newfs.denninger.net) > Failed to start image provided by UFS (14) > "Synchronous Abort" h

Crochet build for Pi3 fails to boot on r313441 (and later), works on r313109

2017-02-08 Thread Karl Denninger
i and arm64 pieces of sys.. any ideas what boogered it? (Also have posted on this in -arm, but since it's Pi3 specific and that machine is -HEAD dependent is this the better place for it?) -- Karl Denninger k...@denninger.net <mailto:k...@denninger.net> /The Market Ticker/ /[S/MIME encrypted email preferred]/ smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature

Re: Survey results very helpful, thanks!

2010-03-08 Thread Karl Denninger
Doug Hardie wrote: On 8 March 2010, at 06:53, Robert Watson wrote: On Sun, 7 Mar 2010, Robert Watson wrote: If your system shows a non-zero value, please send me a *private e-mail* with the output of that command, plus also the output of sysctl kern.smp, uptime, and a brief

Compiling under 5.x for 4.x releases?

2003-06-14 Thread Karl Denninger
Can it be done with a command-line switch to the compiler or gcc, or am I consigned to dual-booting? I know the libraries are there for runtime, but can you build executables for them? -- -- Karl Denninger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Internet Consultant Kids Rights Activist http://www.denninger.net

Re: Compiling under 5.x for 4.x releases?

2003-06-14 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 09:43:01AM -0700, Doug White wrote: On Sat, 14 Jun 2003, Karl Denninger wrote: Can it be done with a command-line switch to the compiler or gcc, or am I consigned to dual-booting? You mean building apps linked against 4.X libs vs. 5.X? With some creative -L flags

Re: Compiling under 5.x for 4.x releases?

2003-06-14 Thread Karl Denninger
Thanks; I guess that means that for now I keep the production build machine is 4.8-STABLE, and I keep 5.x as a play environment until people move over. The fun will begin when migration begins in significant numbers, but I still need to support both! -- -- Karl Denninger ([EMAIL PROTECTED

Compaq Presario 2140US w/Current - no mouse/pointpad?!

2003-06-13 Thread Karl Denninger
ELSE appears to work properly. -- -- Karl Denninger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Internet Consultant Kids Rights Activist http://www.denninger.netTired of spam at your company? LOOK HERE! http://childrens-justice.orgWorking for family and children's rights http://diversunion.org LOG

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
That sucks severely - NONE of the common units have the PPS output?! Barf. Oh well. -- -- Karl Denninger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Web: http://childrens-justice.org Isn't it time we started putting KIDS first? See the above URL for a plan to do exactly that! On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 05:42:24PM

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 02:33:35PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Karl Denninger writes: : That's EXPENSIVE. Worth every penny. We've seen sub-micro second syncronization with our unit on good hardware, and 1-2us on the 486 based hardware. : Common handheld GPS

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 03:32:00PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Karl Denninger writes: : Why spend twice what Mr. Schwartz seems to want to charge? Because we need a PPS that is 10nS from the true start of second for our application? 1uS is really really bad

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 11:17:00PM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Karl Denninger writes: Why spend twice what Mr. Schwartz seems to want to charge? For the Motorola name? Sorry, the Batwing Menace to employee's rights was long ago placed on my "do no

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 03:42:24PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Karl Denninger writes: : And on what hardware do you think you can obtain 10ns resolution RELIABLY : at the software level in the Unix environment and under FreeBSD? : : Answer: NONE! WRONG

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 03:50:35PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Karl Denninger writes: : Yes, you have HARDWARE timers that do that. : : So what? : : I'm talking about TIME SERVERS on UNIX machines. So am I. : You know, ntpd and friends? Yes

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 03:13:10PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 04:53:55PM -0600, Karl Denninger wrote: On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 11:49:08PM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: ..snip.. If you intend to keep up this "sour grapes" attitude, despite all t

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 06:17:59PM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: On Sun, 2 Jan 2000, Karl Denninger wrote: If you intend to keep up this "sour grapes" attitude, despite all the helpful answers you have gotten so far, you should consider stopping before you have worn out yo

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 06:37:31PM -0500, Bill Fumerola wrote: On Sun, 2 Jan 2000, Karl Denninger wrote: How many millions does Paol have to count in HIS bank as a result of this shilling and "advocacy"? SOME OF US have *REAL* successes to point to - not just bul

[Majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG: Majordomo results: which]

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
my subscription to several of the lists? -- -- Karl Denninger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Web: http://childrens-justice.org Isn't it time we started putting KIDS first? See the above URL for a plan to do exactly that! - Forwarded message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From

Re: [Majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG: Majordomo results: which]

2000-01-02 Thread Karl Denninger
Doesn't change the facts Gary. This isn't the first time either Gary. Plausable deniability isn't going to wash here. -- -- Karl Denninger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Web: http://childrens-justice.org Isn't it time we started putting KIDS first? See the above URL for a plan to do exactly

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-01 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sat, Jan 01, 2000 at 09:33:31AM -0800, John Polstra wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Karl Denninger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does (someone) need to do to get this changed out/updated? I can't send it in as a port, since its part of the base package (setting it up

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-01 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sat, Jan 01, 2000 at 11:11:51AM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Karl Denninger writes: This is not a port, its part of the RELEASE! Its several YEARS old, and doesn't work right - you get lots of STEP changes instead of what you SHOULD get, which is a slew

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-01 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 01:17:15AM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Polstra writes: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Karl Denninger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks like ntpd (the new one) works correctly; I grabbed the latest from the official site last

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-01 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 01:15:13AM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Karl Denninger writes: On Sat, Jan 01, 2000 at 11:11:51AM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Karl Denninger writes: This is not a port, its part of the RELEASE

Re: xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

2000-01-01 Thread Karl Denninger
On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 01:31:25AM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Karl Denninger writes: Yes, and my driftfile had that parameter in there. Uhm, Poul, remember I've been at this for just a LITTLE while. Xntpd is something I had deployed back in my *Sun* days

xntpd - VERY old folks, how about updating? :-)

1999-12-31 Thread Karl Denninger
verifying it, but it's certainly better than what is in the tree right now!) What does (someone) need to do to get this changed out/updated? I can't send it in as a port, since its part of the base package (setting it up as a port would be pretty trivial from what I can see) -- -- Karl Denninger