custom iso with /etc/src.conf

2011-06-02 Thread Stefan Miklosovic
Hi all, I know I can build custom iso with make release but this is my question: In order to get some custom build, e.g. for jails, I used to write some things to /etc/src.conf for not installing / compiling some software (games, daemons etc), so my jail is really thin. But now, I would REALLY

acroread9 - kernel module load error

2011-06-02 Thread Jamie Paul Griffin
Hello Installed this port but the kernel won't load and produces the following error: think# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/linux_adobe start kldload: can't load /usr/local/libexec/linux_adobe/linux_adobe.ko: Exec format error /usr/local/etc/rc.d/linux_adobe: WARNING: Unable to load kernel module

Critical issues with WD green drives

2011-06-02 Thread Andrea Venturoli
Hello. In a server of mine (7.3p4/i386) I replaced a 1TB Hitachi SATA drive (which worked perfectly), with two brand new Western Digital 2TB disks. Now I'm having critical problems, ranging from the disks getting stuck, to the box rebooting. Those are not the main disks in the box, so they are

acroread9 - kernel module load error

2011-06-02 Thread Robert Huff
Jamie Paul Griffin writes: Installed this port but the kernel won't load and produces the following error: think# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/linux_adobe start kldload: can't load /usr/local/libexec/linux_adobe/linux_adobe.ko: Exec format error /usr/local/etc/rc.d/linux_adobe: WARNING:

Re: acroread9 - kernel module load error

2011-06-02 Thread Jamie Paul Griffin
On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 08:23:22AM -0400, Robert Huff wrote: Jamie Paul Griffin writes: Installed this port but the kernel won't load and produces the following error: think# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/linux_adobe start kldload: can't load

Re: Install ImageMagick configured with Autotrace switch

2011-06-02 Thread Warren Block
On Wed, 1 Jun 2011, Angelo wrote: Thanks Peter but I can't seem to build this thing. Please don't top-post, and please trim responses. I've tried just about everything I can think of to pass the argument --with-autotrace and it throws exceptions or just ignores the command. Patching the

Re: src upgrading jails (no ezjail, no service jails)

2011-06-02 Thread Aleksandr Miroslav
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Greg Larkin glar...@freebsd.org wrote: Those commands will update the base system in the jail directory jaildir1 with the latest bits that were previously compiled with make buildworld. don't believe they will disturb any other data in /usr/local, if that's what

Re: acroread9 - kernel module load error

2011-06-02 Thread Jamie Paul Griffin
On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 08:23:22AM -0400, Robert Huff wrote: Jamie Paul Griffin writes: Installed this port but the kernel won't load and produces the following error: think# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/linux_adobe start kldload: can't load

Re: Critical issues with WD green drives

2011-06-02 Thread Andrea Venturoli
On 06/02/11 18:02, Reid Linnemann wrote: I've gotten similar errors before with a failing power supply. After an electrical storm I started getting HD errors all over the place. I replaced drives, futzed with SATA cables, booted, rebooted, and when the machine got stable finally I just tried to

Re: Critical issues with WD green drives

2011-06-02 Thread Reid Linnemann
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Bruce Cran br...@cran.org.uk wrote: On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:16:01 +0200 Andrea Venturoli m...@netfence.it wrote: In a server of mine (7.3p4/i386) I replaced a 1TB Hitachi SATA drive (which worked perfectly), with two brand new Western Digital 2TB disks. Now I'm

Re: Critical issues with WD green drives

2011-06-02 Thread Mark
--- On Thu, 6/2/11, Reid Linnemann lr...@cs.okstate.edu wrote: From: Reid Linnemann lr...@cs.okstate.edu Subject: Re: Critical issues with WD green drives To: Bruce Cran br...@cran.org.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011, 11:02 AM On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:54

FreeBSD Questions off line?

2011-06-02 Thread Al Plant
Aloha, I havent seen any FreeBSD questions on line for 2 days. Any body have any knowledge about this? ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + email:

Re: FreeBSD Questions off line?

2011-06-02 Thread Chris Brennan
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Al Plant n...@hdk5.net wrote: Aloha, I havent seen any FreeBSD questions on line for 2 days. Any body have any knowledge about this? Well, it's not offline, your mail came though just fine ... maybe no one has sent anything? -- A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A:

Re: FreeBSD Questions off line?

2011-06-02 Thread Noel
The archives show 30+ messages yesterday and today. http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2011-June/date.html Check your mail server, your subscription, etc. -- Noel Jones On 6/2/2011 3:01 PM, Al Plant wrote: Aloha, I havent seen any FreeBSD questions on line for 2 days.

Re: acroread9 - kernel module load error

2011-06-02 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:43:51 +0200, Patrick Lamaiziere patf...@davenulle.org wrote: We need a kernel module to see some pdf with acrobat now? I was thinking exactly the same (without further investigation). Luckily xpdf and gv, as well as Gnome's and KDE's PDF viewer don't need kernel modules.

Re: acroread9 - kernel module load error

2011-06-02 Thread perryh
Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: On Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:43:51 +0200, Patrick Lamaiziere patf...@davenulle.org wrote: We need a kernel module to see some pdf with acrobat now? I was thinking exactly the same (without further investigation). I suspect it's because FreeBSD uses Linux

Re: Building misc/freebsd-doc-en fails

2011-06-02 Thread newsbox
On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 02:32:37PM +, Joe Altman wrote: There is this thread from 2009, and it looks like the same issue as the one in this message: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2009-December/209892.html It looks like I'll need to open a bug report with the Doc