Re: Suddenly lots processes exits signal 11 (core dumped)
Devin Teske wrote: -Original Message- From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Robison, Dave Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 10:46 AM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suddenly lots processes exits signal 11 (core dumped) I second the idea that this is a RAM issue. Power down, ground yourself, remove and re-seat the RAM and see if the problem goes away. Here's a small ISO containing memtest86 (and more). This ISO is a hybrid ISO meaning that you can either burn it to CD/DVD and boot off it, or you can dd(1) it to a thumb drive and boot off that. http://sourceforge.net/projects/druidbsd/files/Druid-0.0.iso/download Here's the instructions for writing it to USB (you likely already know how to write an ISO to CD/DVD): Hi list, I would like to thank everyone who answered to this thread. An additional extra thank you to the kind list memeber who gave me instructions on how to download and build an USB version of memtest86. Needless to say that after identifying the failing memory module with memtest86 we have not had a single failure on this machine. Thank you all! Mikael Bak ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Nvidia problem Digest, Vol 360, Issue 10
On Sun, May 01, 2011 at 10:01:46AM -0700, Arthur Barlow wrote: Does anyone know if this will ever be supported for FreeBSD 8.x? I tried both the version in ports as well as the one directly from NVIDIA. No joy. Does anyone know of other possibilities? You might try putting the port's name in question into the body of your post. Anyway, is there a specific reason that you cannot use the latest version in the posts system, nvidia-driver-256.53_1? I believe that nVidia released a newer version last year, 270.41.06, but it is apparently not available in the ports system. You might want to check with da...@freebsd.org regarding that. All of the FreeBSD nVidia drivers are listed on: http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html. -- Jerry ??? jerry+f...@seibercom.net Sorry. I should have mentioned that I'm using a GeForce FX 5200 card. Because of it's age, NVIDIA says that it need the the nvidia-driver-173..., but NVIDIA also says they do not have a version that works for FreeBSD 8.x. I was hoping someone in the FreeBSD community might have ported it. Unfortunately, I'm no video card hacker. Arthur, I have a similar card to you and I have used: x11-drivers/xf86-video-nouveau I don't think it does all the 3D stuff but otherwise it works well. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html pgpJaUMzd3TT9.pgp Description: PGP signature
Ports and Packages
Hi ,uname -a output: FreeBSD hti-community.co.cc 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Feb 18 02:24:46 UTC 2011 r...@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 1-where to get php-5.3.6.tbz and mysql cuz my ports collections doesn't exist. /usr/ports i have done installing apache2.2.17 from source but it doesn't start on boot , i also added apache22_enable=YES to rc.conf but no effect. 2- why i can not access root account through ssh2 ? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ports and Packages
On 2 May 2011, at 19:06, Barry Byrne wrote: On 2 May 2011, at 18:46, Mohammed Gamal wrote: 1-where to get php-5.3.6.tbz and mysql cuz my ports collections doesn't exist. /usr/ports Install the ports tree. # portsnap fetch install Sorry - that should have been: # portsnap fetch extract - barry___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ports and Packages
Mohammed Gamal mohammed.ga...@live.com writes: Hi ,uname -a output: FreeBSD hti-community.co.cc 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Feb 18 02:24:46 UTC 2011 r...@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 1-where to get php-5.3.6.tbz and mysql cuz my ports collections doesn't exist. /usr/ports You can install the ports collection, or install the package with package_add -r or from (for example) ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8-stable/lang/php5-5.3.6.tbz You might want to look at the section on ports and packages in the handbook. These procedures are covered nicely. i have done installing apache2.2.17 from source but it doesn't start on boot , i also added apache22_enable=YES to rc.conf but no effect. If you don't install it yourself, you need to start it yourself. You can write an rc.d(8) script, but installing from a port (or package) would install one for you. 2- why i can not access root account through ssh2 ? Because the PermitRootLogin option is disabled by default (for good security reasons). ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Ports and Packages
On 2 May 2011, at 18:46, Mohammed Gamal wrote: 1-where to get php-5.3.6.tbz and mysql cuz my ports collections doesn't exist. /usr/ports Install the ports tree. # portsnap fetch install i have done installing apache2.2.17 from source but it doesn't start on boot , i also added apache22_enable=YES to rc.conf but no effect. The port version installs a startup script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ If you don't use the port version, you'll need to create your own Better to use the port version 2- why i can not access root account through ssh2 ? Because it's disabled in the config as it's a security risk. Better to ssh as a normal user and use sudo/su as appropriate. If you really must, you can edit the config # vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config - barry ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Why are *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8 identical on both stable standard supfiles
Just a quick question. Why are these lines identical *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8 in both the standard-supfile and the stable-supfile on a FreeBSD-8.2 amd64 system? Shouldn't they be different, and if so, exactly what? -- Carmel ✌ carmel...@hotmail.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Why are *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8 identical on both stable standard supfiles
Sounds like an error. stable-supfile should be RELENG_8 and if standard-supfile is supposed to be for the corresponding release (8.2) it should be RELENG_8_2 which gives you the 8.2 source with any official patches already applied to the source. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
For My Edification
Gentlemen, I have a number of really dumb questions that I hope you might be able to shed some light on. Although I am familiar with basic computer operation, I've been trying to understand a very experienced programmer friend that mixes Linux/Unix terminology in his vocabulary under the assumption that everyone knows the language. Being familiar only with general knowledge on the Windows XP that I use daily, I've gone on the web to find out more information on some of the terms used by this programmer, such as BSD, shell terminal, nc -u, etc. Since my friend knows that my computer is strictly MS Windows, when my friend writes down something like In a shell terminal type nc -u 10.101.97.200 . it makes me wonder what I'm missing. Here are some questions that can help my understanding: 1. I know that Windows is an OS, and Linux/Unix as well as FreeBSD are other Operating System. My very basic question is this: Is it even possible to install a second OS, like FreeBSD on an existing Windows-based computer? 2. Is it possible to link my Windows laptop to a web server with Unix or FreeBSD and exercise Unix/Linux commands. If so, how is that done? I'd be grateful for any information. Louis Marrero ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Unix basics (was Re: For My Edification)
On Mon, 2 May 2011, Louis Marrero wrote: I have a number of really dumb questions that I hope you might be able to shed some light on. I shall endeavor to provide dumb answers in return :^) For *good* answers, a great place to start is the Handbook, http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html. In addition, I'm sure some of the many smart people on this list will speak up. Also, notice that I've changed the subject line to reflect a hint of the message's content. This list is archived, and anyone searching later migh not know to use 'edification' as a search term. Although I am familiar with basic computer operation, I've been trying to understand a very experienced programmer friend that mixes Linux/Unix terminology in his vocabulary under the assumption that everyone knows the language. Being familiar only with general knowledge on the Windows XP that I use daily, I've gone on the web to find out more information on some of the terms used by this programmer, such as BSD, shell terminal, nc -u, etc. Since my friend knows that my computer is strictly MS Windows, when my friend writes down something like In a shell terminal type nc -u 10.101.97.200 . it makes me wonder what I'm missing. When he says shell terminal, think command prompt. nc is netcat, but I didn't know Windows had that. In your friend's defense, I use Windows every day (at work) and I can't always remember what things are called. Especially since MS changes terminology every now and then, evidently just for the hell of it. 1. I know that Windows is an OS, and Linux/Unix as well as FreeBSD are other Operating System. My very basic question is this: Is it even possible to install a second OS, like FreeBSD on an existing Windows-based computer? Yes. You can either set it up for dual boot - either by adding a second hard drive, or by partitioning your existing drive if there's space - or you can run another OS within a virtual machine of some sort. The latter would need a pretty fast machine if the guest OS is to have decent performance. Having said that, I found it easier to get started using an old PC that was too slow to run a modern Windows, but perfectly fine for a GUI-free BSD. I'm typing this on an old Dell that I bought on ebay. 2. Is it possible to link my Windows laptop to a web server with Unix or FreeBSD and exercise Unix/Linux commands. If so, how is that done? The server's admin would have to give you a shell account. Most commercial ISPs won't do that, but maybe your friend will. I'd be grateful for any information. Hope this helps, and welcome. -- Chris Hill ch...@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging / ] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Why are *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8 identical on both stable standard supfiles
Hello Carmel, Monday, May 2, 2011, 5:13:41 PM, you wrote: Just a quick question. Why are these lines identical *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8 in both the standard-supfile and the stable-supfile on a FreeBSD-8.2 amd64 system? Shouldn't they be different, and if so, exactly what? Here, under /usr/share/examples/cvsup they have the correct content. Is that where you are looking? -- Best regards, Duanemailto:du...@duanemail.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
How to remove KDE and How to install Gnome
Hi, I installed PC-BSD 8.2 (FreeBSD 8.2) in my laptop, I would like to know, How to remove KDE and How to install Gnome from shell. I hope to receive information from you. -- === Thanks Best Regards, Riack מיכלאנג'לו === ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: For My Edification
On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 06:47:11PM -0400, Louis Marrero wrote: Gentlemen, I have a number of really dumb questions that I hope you might be able to shed some light on. Although I am familiar with basic computer operation, I've been trying to understand a very experienced programmer friend that mixes Linux/Unix terminology in his vocabulary under the assumption that everyone knows the language. Being familiar only with general knowledge on the Windows XP that I use daily, I've gone on the web to find out more information on some of the terms used by this programmer, such as BSD, shell terminal, nc -u, etc. Since my friend knows that my computer is strictly MS Windows, when my friend writes down something like In a shell terminal type nc -u 10.101.97.200 . it makes me wonder what I'm missing. Here are some questions that can help my understanding: 1. I know that Windows is an OS, and Linux/Unix as well as FreeBSD are other Operating System. My very basic question is this: Is it even possible to install a second OS, like FreeBSD on an existing Windows-based computer? Yes. In fact, the machine I am currently typing on is 'dual booted' Win XP and FreeBSD. The FreeBSD Handbook covers how to do it quite well, though it might take a little studying to begin to get the picture. One note -- you need to install the MS system first and then the FreeBSD system because MS does not like to play friendly with other systems. Study the handbook first so you have a more useful idea of what things are and then ask more questions. 2. Is it possible to link my Windows laptop to a web server with Unix or FreeBSD and exercise Unix/Linux commands. If so, how is that done? I don't think I understand what you are asking here well enough to respond to this. By the way, BSD stands for Berkley Software Distribution referring to University of California at Berkley software development group which originally took the Bell Labs experiment and built it up in to a real OS and distributed it. Then there is a long soap opera of law suits and companies springing up to try and make a quick $$$buck and finally some people put a fully free version. That story has links on the FreeBSD web site too. Have Fun, jerry I'd be grateful for any information. Louis Marrero ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: How to remove KDE and How to install Gnome
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Riack Raacvöejaמיכלאנג'לו saacnor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I installed PC-BSD 8.2 (FreeBSD 8.2) in my laptop, I would like to know, How to remove KDE and How to install Gnome from shell. http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html But since you are using PCBSD look for a Gnome PBI :) http://www.pbidir.com/bt/pbi/132 http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=1193 However, you are on your own :( Regards, Antonio I hope to receive information from you. -- === Thanks Best Regards, Riack מיכלאנג'לו === ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: For My Edification
Although others have already given you excellent replies, I would like to add a few comments. On Mon, 2 May 2011 18:47:11 -0400, Louis Marrero louis_marr...@yahoo.com wrote: Although I am familiar with basic computer operation, I've been trying to understand a very experienced programmer friend that mixes Linux/Unix terminology in his vocabulary under the assumption that everyone knows the language. You can learn about this terminology, and I can really encourage you to do so, as it is a neccessary means to access the professional parts of Linux and UNIX, and if you want to be into IT more deeply, there is no way around it. With those basics, you'll be able to access and under- stand _any_ UNIX(-like) operating system as they share basics and have many things in common. Being familiar only with general knowledge on the Windows XP that I use daily, I've gone on the web to find out more information on some of the terms used by this programmer, such as BSD, Berkeley Software Distribution, from which FreeBSD is derived. There are other BSDs. shell terminal, A dialog terminal that runs an interactive shell, a command-line processor that you use to issue commands to the system. The term's origin is the terminal, a stand-alone device (often called dumb terminal) that served the same purpose - communicate with the computer - without being a real computer. nc -u, The netcat utility. On a UNIX system, see man nc (local manual page). etc. Since my friend knows that my computer is strictly MS Windows, when my friend writes down something like In a shell terminal type nc -u 10.101.97.200 . it makes me wonder what I'm missing. You miss understanding of the terminology, that's nothing bad, as you can easily learn and understand it. Here are some questions that can help my understanding: 1. I know that Windows is an OS, In this mentioning, it refers to a family of operating systems. :-) and Linux/Unix as well as FreeBSD are other Operating System. Correct. There are many Linux (fully correct. GNU/Linux) distributions, as well as different BSDs and UNIXes. My very basic question is this: Is it even possible to install a second OS, like FreeBSD on an existing Windows-based computer? That's easily possible. You need to do a proper partitioning of the hard disk and then install FreeBSD into a free partition. You can also make use of so-called Live systems, a thing not common to Windows: This is an installed and configured operating system that you boot from a CD, DVD or USB stick. You do NOT have to install it. 2. Is it possible to link my Windows laptop to a web server with Unix or FreeBSD and exercise Unix/Linux commands. If so, how is that done? You don't usually communicate to a web server. A web server delivers web pages. What you mean is a dialog access, usually done by SSH. You can use PuTTY (on your Windows laptop) to access a FreeBSD system via SSH. It will show up as a terminal window to you. I'd be grateful for any information. I may point you to the EXCELLENT documentation online: The FreeBSD Handbook and the FAQ. Those are QUALITY material not comparable to anything you find in Windows land. If you're dealing with IT matter, you'll have no problem to determine _what_ to read. Those resources can be easily accessed through the FreeBSD web page, but can also used locally (maybe on systems without Internet or web access). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: For My Edification
On 05/02/11 19:44, Polytropon wrote: Although others have already given you excellent replies, I would like to add a few comments. I have a couple of suggestion that I've not yet seen in the thread ... and kudos to you for a] asking, and nicely done, and b] gathering your courage to give this a try. On Mon, 2 May 2011 18:47:11 -0400, Louis Marrerolouis_marr...@yahoo.com wrote: Although I am familiar with basic computer operation, I've been trying to understand a very experienced programmer friend that mixes Linux/Unix terminology in his vocabulary under the assumption that everyone knows the language. You can learn about this terminology, and I can really encourage you to do so, as it is a neccessary means to access the professional parts of Linux and UNIX, and if you want to be into IT more deeply, there is no way around it. With those basics, you'll be able to access and under- stand _any_ UNIX(-like) operating system as they share basics and have many things in common. All I have here is a me too. Being familiar only with general knowledge on the Windows XP that I use daily, I've gone on the web to find out more information on some of the terms used by this programmer, such as BSD, Berkeley Software Distribution, from which FreeBSD is derived. There are other BSDs. shell terminal, A dialog terminal that runs an interactive shell, a command-line processor that you use to issue commands to the system. The term's origin is the terminal, a stand-alone device (often called dumb terminal) that served the same purpose - communicate with the computer - without being a real computer. Windows systems also have a command interpreter, though (arguably) it's hardly used and considered arcane by most users. On all the NT and later systems this is cmd.exe. nc -u, The netcat utility. On a UNIX system, see man nc (local manual page). etc. Since my friend knows that my computer is strictly MS Windows, when my friend writes down something like In a shell terminal type nc -u 10.101.97.200 . it makes me wonder what I'm missing. You miss understanding of the terminology, that's nothing bad, as you can easily learn and understand it. Here are some questions that can help my understanding: 1. I know that Windows is an OS, In this mentioning, it refers to a family of operating systems. :-) and Linux/Unix as well as FreeBSD are other Operating System. Correct. There are many Linux (fully correct. GNU/Linux) distributions, as well as different BSDs and UNIXes. My very basic question is this: Is it even possible to install a second OS, like FreeBSD on an existing Windows-based computer? That's easily possible. You need to do a proper partitioning of the hard disk and then install FreeBSD into a free partition. You can also make use of so-called Live systems, a thing not common to Windows: This is an installed and configured operating system that you boot from a CD, DVD or USB stick. You do NOT have to install it. And this is the only *real* interesting input. Download Sun's Virtual machine software, VirtualBox (I believe they just released version 4.0.6) and you can set up a FreeBSD machine *inside* your windows machine with no need to add any additional hardware or do any repartitioning of the hard disk. 2. Is it possible to link my Windows laptop to a web server with Unix or FreeBSD and exercise Unix/Linux commands. If so, how is that done? You don't usually communicate to a web server. A web server delivers web pages. What you mean is a dialog access, usually done by SSH. You can use PuTTY (on your Windows laptop) to access a FreeBSD system via SSH. It will show up as a terminal window to you. I'd be grateful for any information. I may point you to the EXCELLENT documentation online: The FreeBSD Handbook and the FAQ. Those are QUALITY material not comparable to anything you find in Windows land. If you're dealing with IT matter, you'll have no problem to determine _what_ to read. Those resources can be easily accessed through the FreeBSD web page, but can also used locally (maybe on systems without Internet or web access). +1 for the FreeBSD Handbook. Ten years ago, I downloaded it, and now scores of people in my area think I'm the guru to match all 'Nix gurus. Of course, they're all Windows users ;-) The people on this list know that I'm just a newb with 10 years of FreeBSD under my belt ;-) We look forward to assisting with your further edification :-) Kevin D. Kinsey ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: For My Edification
On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 08:07:54PM -0500, Kevin Kinsey wrote: On 05/02/11 19:44, Polytropon wrote: You can also make use of so-called Live systems, a thing not common to Windows: This is an installed and configured operating system that you boot from a CD, DVD or USB stick. You do NOT have to install it. And this is the only *real* interesting input. Download Sun's Virtual machine software, VirtualBox (I believe they just released version 4.0.6) and you can set up a FreeBSD machine *inside* your windows machine with no need to add any additional hardware or do any repartitioning of the hard disk. Actually, that's Oracle's VirtualBox now. For those who may not keep up with such things, Oracle bought Sun and seems intent on pissing off all the users of the late Sun's open source software. So far, I have not seen any issues with VirtualBox on Unix-like systems since Oracle acquired stewardship of it along with everything else Sun had, though. I may point you to the EXCELLENT documentation online: The FreeBSD Handbook and the FAQ. Those are QUALITY material not comparable to anything you find in Windows land. If you're dealing with IT matter, you'll have no problem to determine _what_ to read. Those resources can be easily accessed through the FreeBSD web page, but can also used locally (maybe on systems without Internet or web access). +1 for the FreeBSD Handbook. Ten years ago, I downloaded it, and now scores of people in my area think I'm the guru to match all 'Nix gurus. Of course, they're all Windows users ;-) The FreeBSD Handbook is easily my favorite BSD Unix book, and my second favorite Linux book, even though it's not technically a Linux book -- it's just that good. Of course, my favorite Linux book is my second favorite BSD Unix book as well -- because it, too, is just that good. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] pgpKVSdLAnx94.pgp Description: PGP signature
