AHCI: Error while READ LOG EXT

2011-09-16 Thread Julien Cigar
Hello, I got strange errors from ahci this morning (on a 8.2-RELEASE box): +ahcich3: Error while READ LOG EXT +ahcich3: Error while READ LOG EXT +GEOM_MIRROR: Request failed (error=5). ada1[READ(offset=457644130304, length=16384)] +GEOM_MIRROR: Device backup: provider ada1 disconnected.

About swap_pager I/O error

2011-09-16 Thread L'oiseau de mer
My FreeBSD Machine sometimes appear these messages: swap_pager: I/O error - pageout failed; blkno 2097158,size 4096, error 6 (or error 11) swap_pager: I/O error - pageout failed; blkno 1048581,size 4096, error 6 swap_pager: I/O error - pageout failed; blkno 2097167,size 8192, error 6 ... This

Re: Need an audio multicasting solution

2011-09-16 Thread RW
On Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:57:04 +0700 Victor Sudakov wrote: You can use videolan / vlc. It allows you to multicast video too. In September 2011 BSD Magazine you have some examples about that. I like vlc on Linux/Windows machines. But installing it to a streaming server is a pain. Even if you

FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread freebsd
I have a new server that I would like to use as a back-end Maildir storage shared through NFS. The specs are: FreeBSD 9.0 Beta 2 Xeon x3470 @ 2.93 quad-core CPU 4 GB Ram @ 1333mhz ( upgrading to 12GB tomorrow ) 3WARE 9650SE-16LP card with write cache enabled ( battery is installed ) 16 x WD

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread Johan Hendriks
free...@top-consulting.net schreef: I have a new server that I would like to use as a back-end Maildir storage shared through NFS. The specs are: FreeBSD 9.0 Beta 2 Xeon x3470 @ 2.93 quad-core CPU 4 GB Ram @ 1333mhz ( upgrading to 12GB tomorrow ) 3WARE 9650SE-16LP card with write cache enabled

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread freebsd
Quoting Johan Hendriks joh.hendr...@gmail.com: free...@top-consulting.net schreef: I have a new server that I would like to use as a back-end Maildir storage shared through NFS. The specs are: FreeBSD 9.0 Beta 2 Xeon x3470 @ 2.93 quad-core CPU 4 GB Ram @ 1333mhz ( upgrading to 12GB tomorrow

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread Ivan Voras
On 16/09/2011 12:31, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: A. TEST1: dd bs=1024 if=/dev/zero of=/data/t1 count=1M 1. ZFS performed the worst, averaging 67MB/sec 2. UFS + gjournal did around 130MB/sec 3. UFS did around 190MB/sec B. TEST2 ( random file creation ): bonnie++ -d /data -c 10 -s 0

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread Ivan Voras
On 16/09/2011 13:30, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: Is zfs supposed to be faster if you let it manage the disks directly ? Not necessarily faster (in fact, RAID-Z variants have known limitations which are not so pronounced in RAID5/6), but definitely more convenient and in some respects

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread Terje Elde
On 16. sep. 2011, at 12:31, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: Right now I defined an entire array of 8TB ( all 16 disks ) separated in two pieces. 50 GB for FreeBSD to boot and the rest available to configure as storage. ZFS will want to write to it's ZIL (zfs intent log) before writing to

PF and dup-to?

2011-09-16 Thread Kevin Wilcox
Hi folks, I have the following pf.conf on FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE *and* 8.2-RELEASE === set block-policy return set skip on lo int_if=bge1 ext_if=bge0 dup_if=dc0 # NAT rule nat on $ext_if from $int_if:network to any - ($ext_if) sticky-address # # Windows RDP

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread freebsd
Quoting Terje Elde te...@elde.net: On 16. sep. 2011, at 12:31, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: Right now I defined an entire array of 8TB ( all 16 disks ) separated in two pieces. 50 GB for FreeBSD to boot and the rest available to configure as storage. ZFS will want to write to it's

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread Mark Felder
On Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:57:45 -0500, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: I know it's usually a big no-no but since I have the battery backed-up write cache from the raid card, can't I just disable the ZIL entirely ? No. ZFS doesn't work the way traditional filesystems do.

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread freebsd
Quoting Terje Elde te...@elde.net: On 16. sep. 2011, at 12:31, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: Right now I defined an entire array of 8TB ( all 16 disks ) separated in two pieces. 50 GB for FreeBSD to boot and the rest available to configure as storage. ZFS will want to write to it's

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread Svein Skogen (Listmail account)
On 16.09.2011 15:57, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: Quoting Terje Elde te...@elde.net: On 16. sep. 2011, at 12:31, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: Right now I defined an entire array of 8TB ( all 16 disks ) separated in two pieces. 50 GB for FreeBSD to boot and the rest available to

Re: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread Beech Rintoul
On Thursday 15 September 2011 13:46:35 Allen wrote: Sorry for top posting but can anyone send this to Computer Stupidities ? It seems to good to waste like this. Anyone who thinks they're a Hacker yet doesn't know how FTP works is not only funny, it's entertainment. And also, the web site I'm

Re: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread David Demelier
On 15/09/2011 23:46, Allen wrote: Sorry for top posting I have never understood why people apologise when they top post. Is your client mail so bad that you can't move your cursor selector under the last message? For me, I have tested a lot of client mails and I was always able to write

RE: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread Devin Teske
-Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of David Demelier Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 10:38 AM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please secure your FTP access On 15/09/2011 23:46,

Re: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread Jon Radel
On 9/16/11 1:37 PM, David Demelier wrote: For me, I have tested a lot of client mails and I was always able to write text under the last message. And even microsoft outlook. Though your current client does appear to keep you from trimming. -- --Jon Radel j...@radel.com

RE: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread Daniel Staal
On Fri, September 16, 2011 2:03 pm, Devin Teske wrote: -Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of David Demelier Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 10:38 AM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re:

Re: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread Jerry
On Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:03:40 -0700 Devin Teske articulated: Between Top/Bottom and in-line posting, this thread is getting harder to read by the minute. I am not at my Windows machine at the moment; however, I know from past experience that I CAN enter text, plain or HTML, after the last entry

Re: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread Gautham Ganapathy
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Allen unix.hac...@comcast.net wrote: Sorry for top posting but can anyone send this to Computer Stupidities ? It seems to good to waste like this.  Anyone who thinks they're a Hacker yet doesn't know how FTP works is not only funny, it's entertainment. And

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread Terje Elde
On 16. sep. 2011, at 16:18, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: Got a measly 74MB/sec. You can't ask for advice, get it, do something completely different, and then complain that it didn't work. Neither can you ask people to donate their time, if you won't spend yours. In other words: if

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread freebsd
Quoting Terje Elde te...@elde.net: On 16. sep. 2011, at 16:18, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: Got a measly 74MB/sec. You can't ask for advice, get it, do something completely different, and then complain that it didn't work. Neither can you ask people to donate their time, if you

Re: FS of choice for max random iops ( Maildir )

2011-09-16 Thread Terje Elde
On 16. sep. 2011, at 16:18, free...@top-consulting.net wrote: zpool create data da1 zfs create data/maildomains zfs set sync=disabled data/maildomains Just for the archives... sync=disabled won't disable disable the zil, it'll disable waiting for a disk-flush on fsync etc. With a battery

Re: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread Allen
On 9/16/2011 1:37 PM, David Demelier wrote: On 15/09/2011 23:46, Allen wrote: Sorry for top posting I have never understood why people apologise when they top post. Is your client mail so bad that you can't move your cursor selector under the last message? I top posted on purpose. Of

Re: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 02:14:42PM -0400, Daniel Staal wrote: Also many smartphone and tablet mailers automatically top-post, and make it significantly harder to move the cursor around inside the text with any accuracy. This is why I don't deal with email on my Android smartphone. The mail

Re: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread Ryan Coleman
On Sep 16, 2011, at 17:27, Chad Perrin per...@apotheon.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 02:14:42PM -0400, Daniel Staal wrote: Also many smartphone and tablet mailers automatically top-post, and make it significantly harder to move the cursor around inside the text with any accuracy.

Re: Please secure your FTP access

2011-09-16 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 06:55:05PM -0500, Ryan Coleman wrote: On Sep 16, 2011, at 17:27, Chad Perrin per...@apotheon.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 02:14:42PM -0400, Daniel Staal wrote: Also many smartphone and tablet mailers automatically top-post, and make it significantly harder