With all my USB pens I invariably use:
/sbin/mount_msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /mnt
And it works.
Thank you. It worked for me too.
Teilhard.
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I have been doing a lot of key work over the last couple of days What I am
doing is:
dmesg | grep da0
To find the drive that is listed on as it might not be da0 if you have
other things plugged in.
Then:
mount -t msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /mnt
Does the same thing but I think ends up being a little
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On 2006-01-06 00:07, Teilhard Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I plug my USB JetFlash disk, the following appears in
/var/log/messages (and the system console, but I mostly use X11
these days):
umass0: USB Flash Disk, rev 2.00/2.00, addr 2
da0 at umass-sim0
Hello:
Can someone tell me, or point to me where I can find, how to mount a Flash
Disk in release 6.0? I have Googled, but I simply cannot find the right way.
An icon to mount and unmount on the desktop would be nice. Thanks.
Teilhard.
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Can someone tell me, or point to me where I can find, how to
mount a Flash Disk in release 6.0? I have Googled, but I simply
cannot find the right way. An icon to mount and unmount on the
desktop would be nice. Thanks.
When I plug
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Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: PC-BSD
Can PC-BSD be installed in a logical partition? I understand
FreeBSD can
only be installed
Can PC-BSD be installed in a logical partition? I understand FreeBSD can
only be installed in a primary partition.
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Teilhard Knight wrote:
Hi:
I just installed FreeBSD 6.0 on a P4 HT, and I cannot start X. Actually I
want to start KDE; the .xinitrc is in place, but I couldn't start it
before
I wrote it, either. As I cannot copy and paste, I do not give you my
xorg.conf
file, but I need the i810 driver
It seems to me that the way FreeBSD is catching up with new hardware leaves
you unsatisfied. One has to choose, upon boot, the option to use an USB
keyboard by hand, and I have found no way to make a USB mouse to work. The
OS broadly supports serial mice and hardly PS/2 mice, both almost out of
Teilhard Knight wrote:
It seems to me that the way FreeBSD is catching up with new hardware
leaves you unsatisfied. One has to choose, upon boot, the option to use
an USB keyboard by hand, and I have found no way to make a USB mouse to
work. The OS broadly supports serial mice and hardly PS/2
On 12/24/05, Teilhard Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Teilhard Knight wrote:
It seems to me that the way FreeBSD is catching up with new hardware
leaves you unsatisfied. One has to choose, upon boot, the option to use
an USB keyboard by hand, and I have found no way to make a USB mouse
It seems to me that the way FreeBSD is catching up with new hardware
leaves you unsatisfied. One has to choose, upon boot, the option to
use
an USB keyboard by hand, and I have found no way to make a USB mouse
to
work. The OS broadly supports serial mice and hardly PS/2 mice,
On 12/24/05, Teilhard Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems to me that the way FreeBSD is catching up with new
hardware
leaves you unsatisfied. One has to choose, upon boot, the option to
use
an USB keyboard by hand, and I have found no way to make a USB
mouse
What is the command to see the hidden files and folders? And how to unhide
them?
Teilhard.
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- Original Message -
From: Russell J. Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: USB mice
On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 03:36:28AM -0600, Teilhard Knight wrote:
It seems to me that the way FreeBSD is catching up with new
On Saturday 24 December 2005 06:51, Teilhard Knight wrote:
What is the command to see the hidden files and folders? And how to
unhide
them?
Teilhard.
1) ls -A (see man ls)
2) if you use the standard csh shell try ll (see .cshrc)
-Mike
Thanks.
Teilhard
On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 08:51:13AM -0600, Teilhard Knight wrote:
What is the command to see the hidden files and folders? And how to
unhide
them?
If you're referring to dot files, then the following will show them:
ls -a
If that is too tedious, then an alias in your shell's RC file can sort
On Sat, 24 Dec 2005, Teilhard Knight wrote:
What is the command to see the hidden files and folders? And how to
unhide
them?
Assuming you use ls(1) to display your files the command would be
``ls -a'' as explained in the the manual page.
Depending on your shell you can create an alias
Teilhard Knight wrote:
What is the command to see the hidden files and folders? And how to
unhide them?
Teilhard.
You should specify if you mean at the command line or in knoqueror (which
you mentioned in another post). From the command line use ls -a or la in
the default csh install
Teilhard Knight wrote:
What is the command to see the hidden files and folders? And how to
unhide them?
Teilhard.
Micah's response is correct, but just an additional comment.
In FreeBSD UNIX, there are really no 'hidden' files. They are
all just files with names in a specific style
On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 05:08:33PM -0500, David R. Litwin wrote:
What's the command to stop a service like gdm?
Killall.
Seems like a bad idea, unless the service is hung. Using the proper init
script would make more sense. To simply stop the service, /etc/init.d/gdm
stop
as root would do the
Teilhard Knight wrote:
What's the command to stop a service like gdm?
Formally it's:
invoke-rc.d gdm stop
But everybody (including myself) uses:
/etc/init.d/gdm stop
To stop it permanently use:
update-rc.d gdm remove
Thanks a lot.
Teilhard
Am 2005-12-20 04:04:24, schrieb Teilhard Knight:
What's the command to stop a service like gdm?
It depends.
1) For killing it the current bootet Computer
/etc/init.d/gdm stop
2) Only from the runlevel 2
rm /etc/rc2.d/??gdm
3) Permanently
apt-get --purge remove gdm
Teilhard Knight wrote:
What's the command to stop a service like gdm?
Teilhard.
Simple answer: RTFM
Extended answer: $ info gdm
Thanks.
Teilhard
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as root: /etc/gdm stop
Are you sure? I haven't tried it, but seems something is missing. Thanks
anyway.
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Hi:
I just installed FreeBSD 6.0 on a P4 HT, and I cannot start X. Actually I
want to start KDE; the .xinitrc is in place, but I couldn't start it before
I wrote it, either. As I cannot copy and paste, I do not give you my
xorg.conf file, but I need the i810 driver for a Realtek A'67
On Saturday 24 December 2005 03:58, Teilhard Knight wrote:
Hi:
I just installed FreeBSD 6.0 on a P4 HT, and I cannot start X. Actually I
want to start KDE; the .xinitrc is in place, but I couldn't start it
before
I wrote it, either. As I cannot copy and paste, I do not give you my
xorg.conf
Mark Kane wrote:
Teilhard Knight wrote:
Mark Kane wrote:
Teilhard Knight wrote:
Hello:
I have only compiled a kernel for FreeBSD for the series 4.x. I now
installed version 5.4, and I do not have sound. I am compiling my
custom kernel essentially to get sound. In the series 4.x the
driver
Mark Kane wrote:
Teilhard Knight wrote:
Hello:
I have only compiled a kernel for FreeBSD for the series 4.x. I now
installed version 5.4, and I do not have sound. I am compiling my
custom kernel essentially to get sound. In the series 4.x the driver
pcm worked fine for me. My question
Hello:
This is a second post in which I seek for advice about sound. I tried to
solve my problem with the kernel after install, by using kldload
snd_driver. The result was that I had sound only in the right channel, and
there was no output from audio CD's.
I now compiled my own kernel with
Hello:
I have only compiled a kernel for FreeBSD for the series 4.x. I now
installed version 5.4, and I do not have sound. I am compiling my custom
kernel essentially to get sound. In the series 4.x the driver pcm worked
fine for me. My question is whether I should stick to the same driver or
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
El día Monday, October 17, 2005 a las 08:58:00PM -0500, Teilhard
Knight escribió:
Hello:
I am sure you will find my problem quite easy. I just installed
FreeBSD
5.4, and I configured KDE and related configurations according with
the handbook. My .xinitrc file contains
Hello:
I am sure you will find my problem quite easy. I just installed FreeBSD 5.4,
and I configured KDE and related configurations according with the handbook.
My .xinitrc file contains only the line: echo exec startkde. When I type
startx everything seems to be well, but KDE doesn't start.
Could you recommend a good boot manager, please? I mean, to boot several
OSs, but not relying on Lilo. Not Xosl, because it doesn't work together
with a Drive Overlay.
Teilhard.
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From: Emanuel Strobl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Cc: Teilhard Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: Boot manager
Thank you. I have had a look at it, and I would prefer a boot manager which
can
I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.3 in a laptop which I just recently bought.
Problem is that the installation CD wouldn't boot. I have tried burning
several brands of disks and trying them in other computers and I am now sure
is not the media. I even disabled hyperthreading in the BIOS and
I posted this message a while ago:
I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.3 in a laptop which I just recently
bought.
Problem is that the installation CD wouldn't boot. I have tried burning
several brands of disks and trying them in other computers and I am now sure
is not the media. I even disabled
I am not an expert on FreeBSD and I am not an expert on hardware. I think I
am going nuts compiling my kernel of release 4.11. It compliles all right
but it wouldn't boot. The error I get is: panic no BSP found. Anyone has
an idea of what that means? I'll give you my configuration file just in
I am not an expert on FreeBSD and I am not an expert on hardware. I think I
am going nuts compiling my kernel of release 4.11. It compliles all right
but it wouldn't boot. The error I get is: panic no BSP found. Anyone has
an idea of what that means? I'll give you my configuration file just in
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From: Toomas Aas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Teilhard Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: FreeBSD freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Booting problems
Teilhard Knight wrote:
I am not an expert on FreeBSD and I am not an expert
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:05:24 -0500
Teilhard Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello:
I just installed FreeBSD 4.10, and everything went all right. I typed:
startx, and I could enter KDE and do some tweakings. Then I shut down
and rebooted, and something happened I cannot enter KDE, nor
Hello:
I just installed FreeBSD 4.10, and everything went all right. I typed:
startx, and I could enter KDE and do some tweakings. Then I shut down and
rebooted, and something happened I cannot enter KDE, nor as a root or as a
user anymore. I get the message:
X connection to :0.0 broken
Hello:
I just installed FreeBSD 4.10, and everything went all right. I typed:
startx, and I could enter KDE and do some tweakings. Then I shut down and
rebooted, and something happened I cannot enter KDE, nor as a root or as a
user anymore. I get the message:
X connection to :0.0 broken
On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 02:10:35AM -0600, Teilhard Knight wrote:
I posted about my problem in the questions group, but I only got replies
from one person, and although helpful, it didn't solve my problem.
It's about my Leadtek WinFast GeForce3 graphics card with NVIDIA
chipset
I have been doing my research, reading all pieces of information which can
help me. My problem is that I installed the NVIDIA driver for my Leadtek
WinFast GeForce3 with NVIDIA chipset. When I command the machine startx, I
get the error message: NVIDIA: chipset GeForce3 in device section card0
I have been doing my research, reading all pieces of information which can
help me. My problem is that I installed the NVIDIA driver for my Leadtek
WinFast GeForce3 with NVIDIA chipset. When I command the machine startx, I
get the error message: NVIDIA: chipset GeForce3 in device section card0
On Sunday 04 April 2004 06:49 am, Teilhard Knight wrote:
I have been doing my research, reading all pieces of information
which can help me. My problem is that I installed the NVIDIA driver
for my Leadtek WinFast GeForce3 with NVIDIA chipset. When I command
the machine startx, I get
On Sunday 04 April 2004 08:55 am, you wrote:
On Sunday 04 April 2004 07:22 am, Teilhard Knight wrote:
On Sunday 04 April 2004 06:49 am, Teilhard Knight wrote:
I have been doing my research, reading all pieces of
information which can help me. My problem is that I installed
Why is it that some people here in the list send their posts as an
attachment?
Teilhard
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On Thursday 11 March 2004 19:44, Teilhard Knight wrote:
I am writing my kernel config, and I do not know what wireless driver to
pick for an SMC SMC2662W USB adapter.
If you could also help me configure my wireless Internet reception, I
will
be grateful. I know the Handbook
I just checked my post with header: no sound, and I didn't mean to send
that. Lately Outlook express is not playing fair with me. Here is what I
wanted to send:
Now, I did my homework. I did exactly what the Handbook says, but I cannot
make my Creative Platinum Live SoundBlater card to produce
I am writing my kernel config, and I do not know what wireless driver to
pick for an SMC SMC2662W USB adapter.
If you could also help me configure my wireless Internet reception, I will
be grateful. I know the Handbook is there, but I have never succeeded doing
what it says.
Teilhard
I recently changed from a regular ADSL account, to a wireless account. I
have a modem-router in one device (2wire). This modem has two Ethernet
connections, one of which I am using for this computer. I have five
computers using FreeBSD, and I have a key to open reception. Could someone
be so kind
On Mon, Mar 01, 2004 at 06:40:10AM -0600, Teilhard Knight wrote:
I would appreciate if someone would told me how to mount my floppy. If
you
could tell me the exact entries in the fstab file would be great. Thank
you.
Please send technical questions to freebsd-questions.
That said ... open
Teilhard Knight wrote:
I would appreciate if someone would told me how to mount my floppy. If
you
could tell me the exact entries in the fstab file would be great. Thank
you.
Teilhard
You've already received good suggestions,
and answers, and pointers to the other
list
Just a couple of easy questions for you. Is a machine with an Athlon
processor 1.4 MHz an i386 machine? And if so, what kind of processor should
I select in my kernel? i586, or i686?
Teilhard
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From: DanGer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: Athlon
On Sunday 29 February 2004 19:12, Teilhard Knight wrote:
Just a couple of easy questions for you. Is a machine with an Athlon
processor 1.4 MHz
It's an i386 Architecture yes, the processor is not an 80386 if you ment
that.
I think you can select i686 if a 1.4Ghz machine (i think you ment that
instead
of Mhz?)
But setting the defaults will also work :)
I guess you composed your reply twice. Thaks so much for taking the time.
On 29-Feb-2004 Teilhard Knight wrote:
Just a couple of easy questions for you. Is a machine with an Athlon
processor 1.4 MHz an i386 machine? And if so, what kind of processor
should
I select in my kernel? i586, or i686?
I use an Athlon here, myself.
In my kernel config, I have
On Sunday 29 February 2004 10:36 am, Matthew Seaman wrote:
On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 12:12:02PM -0600, Teilhard Knight wrote:
Just a couple of easy questions for you. Is a machine with an
Athlon processor 1.4 MHz an i386 machine? And if so, what kind of
processor should I select in my
you help?
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FBSD sees each partition on each hard drive as an separate hard
drive, just like windows does.
I see. Thanks for the info. I now have to find out why the installer cannot
write the root filesystem.
Teilhard Knight
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on ATA drives? So, ad6s1 means: the first primary
partition of ATA drive 6 Am I wrong?
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You should be installing 4.9, all the 5.x series is from the
development branch of the code tree, it's where all the new and
untested code is first tested out. 5.2 has many show stopper bugs
dealing with the install process to any thing other than the first
partition on the primary IDE master
In my post: Is this an stupid question, I forgot to say I am trying to
install FreeBSD in the second HD, nor the first boot disk.
Not long ago, when 5.0 and 4.7 were the main releases, everybody advised me
not to fiddle with 5.0, but to go with 4.7 as I am a newbie. 4.7 installed
all right in
I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.2. My problem is that after being
questioned about whether I really want to carry on with the installation, I
get a message saying the root filesystem could not be created
Also, I have three CD and DVD drives, and when questioned about which to
use, I haven't got
I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.1. I have created by means other than the
installation program, a partitioning of my disk (160 Gig), and I want to
install on one of those partitions. I have three primary partitions and one
extended where I have installed Linux in one logical partition. I want
On Monday 05 January 2004 11:34 pm, Teilhard Knight wrote:
I have running FreeBSD 4.7 in one computer and version 5.0 was not for
newbies. I see now, version 4.9 is out, but version 5.1 is too. In the
official FreeBSD web page, they recommend to install 5.1.
Now, I haven't grown up from
, perhaps 4.8, in another computer?
Teilhard Knight
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Hello:
Apsfilter doesn't work for me. I have read all the manual and checked all
possible sources of failure, and I do not find where it goes wrong. I get an
excellent test printout, but apart from that, the spooler fails to send any
jobs to the printer. On the other hand, cups works great on
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