range of 32 bit unsigned int/long

dear all, i am a bit confused over this. the 16 bit unsigned integer takes the value as i checked myself for 0 to 2^16-1 (=65535). but the 32 bit unsigned integer/long does not take the value from 0 to 2^32-1 (4294967295). instead 32 bit unsigned int/long takes the value from 0 to 2^31-1

kernel crash dump could not be obtained

dear all, i have to make modifictions to the kernel and i have been encountering kernel crashes all the time. the kernel panics with messages starting with vm_fault: and then crashes and reboots. i guess i have done incorrect memory operations and i want to know where i went wrong. so i

tcp services (ssh,ftp) does not work

dear all, i have put sshd_enable=YES and inetd_enable=YES in /etc/rc.conf. netstat -an also shows that the port numbers 21 and 22 are in listen state ftp is uncommented in /etc/inetd.conf but still the ssh/ftp services does not work. when i ftp from another computer the netstat shows

possible issue with pam

suggestions on what might be causing this behaviour and how I might be able to resolve the problem. Also, is this at all any sign of my system being compromised? Thanks in advance, -kc, ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org

possible issue with pam

on what might be causing this behaviour and how I might be able to resolve the problem. Also, is this at all any sign of my system being compromised? Thanks in advance, -kc, ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman

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hello ive installed freebsd i have 3 versions all of which have the same problem 4.3 4.8 and 5.1 when i go to run the x window it is just huge bigger then the screen in fact so big i cant tell whats going on so its basically unusable ive tried using the - + to change resolutions but nothing i

problem with installation

Hi there, I've run into a problem during (actually before) installation. It's probably a common one, but I couldn't find a word about it on freebsd.org. I boot from the CD (version is 5.0), but when it gets to the probing for devices screen, it hangs. I disconnected my internal Zip drive,

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hello i just installed freebsd and i installed all the packages and everything but when i hit startx in the terminal it wont log me into the graphical interface what could be wrong and how can i fix it ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list