Re: [FreeBSD] 6.3-R diskhandling

2008-01-26 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Alphons "Fonz" van Werven wrote: Hi, I have a recent model Toshiba laptop here, dual-booting Windows Vista and Slackware Linux (not my call, so no flames please). When I got the go-ahead to replace Linux with FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE, the following happened: The partitioner complained that the f

Re: setup question

2008-01-22 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Jerry Breazeale wrote: Subject: Xorg config From: Jerry Breazeale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:41:40 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Newbie question here. I've followed

Re: boot problems / redirection unexpected

2008-01-21 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: hello, Trying to boot 6.3. There seems to be some problem with /etc/rc.subr it gives me some message about redirection unexpected. I am trying to copy this file form a back-up to /etc but when I do that it says: read-only file system. I should add that I am operating a

Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel

2008-01-20 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Would it matter that I did the upgrade procedure: sh freebsd-update.sh -f freebsd-update.conf -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade serveral times? I had problems with system asking for file comparison, which I described here (and I wanted to have another look at them): http://list

Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel

2008-01-20 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello again, 2008/1/21, Manolis Kiagias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Here they go: FreeBSD domain.tld 6.2-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #2: Wed Jul 4 13:29:40 CEST 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LISTS i386 $ ls -la

Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel

2008-01-20 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Here they go: FreeBSD domain.tld 6.2-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #2: Wed Jul 4 13:29:40 CEST 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LISTS i386 $ ls -la /boot total 836 drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Jan 21 07:21 . drwxr-xr-x 23 root wheel 512 J

Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel

2008-01-20 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello, It will not update your kernel, but if you do freebsd-update install you will get an updated GENERIC kernel in /boot/GENERIC. This is what I did: freebsd-update -r 6.3-RELEASE upgrade (got the warning you mentioned) freebsd-update install Got a message abo

Re: X -configure fails on 6.3-Release

2008-01-20 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Jim Guojun [VFFS] wrote: After installed FreeBSD 6.3 on two machines, and X server cannot be started somehow on either one. Both "X -configure" and "X -probeonly" failed and errors are in attached file -- Xerr. Also, Xorg.o.log is attached. Both machines run FreeBSD 6.2 and X works fine. I s

6.3-RELEASE DVD torrent

2008-01-20 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Just to let everyone know, I created a torrent with a DVD iso of 6.3-RELEASE. Useful if you intend to install packages from the media and want to avoid disc swapping. Contains all three CDs plus the docs CD and can be used like standard media (i.e. boot and install). If you have already downlo

Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel

2008-01-19 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello again, How do I update the kernel manually then? Do I have to fetch the latest source and then follow the advice given here? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot It will not

Re: going from 6.2 to 6.3 and custom kernel

2008-01-18 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello, I thought I would try to upgrade from 6.2 to 6.2-Release now that it is officially avilable. However, I do have custom kernel on my machine. And when using advice written by Colin (thanks!) http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2007-11-10-freebsd-minor-version-upgrade.ht

Re: FBSD or PCBSD?

2008-01-18 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello, I have a basic Acer Aspire with Vista on it but I am very unhappy about the speed of work on it. I do not want to wipe out MS system (at least not yet) but would like to give FreeBSD or PCBSD a try. 1. Am I safe by installing FreeBSD alongside Vista? Will the inst

Re: Downloading ports tree again

2008-01-15 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Trey Sizemore wrote: I have used portsnap to download the ports tree. Recently, I've removed /usr/ports/* and now need to download the ports tree again. However, running portnap fetch results in: "Ports tree hasn't changed since last snapshot No updates needed" How can I 'reset' portsnap and g

Re: configure printers

2008-01-12 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Bob Falanga wrote: I am sorry but I don't know what you are talking about, what/where is DesktopBSD Package Manager? I don't know what it is or where to find it. HELP Thank you, Bob Falanga On 1/11/08, Manolis Kiagias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bob Falanga wrote:

Re: configure printers

2008-01-10 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Bob Falanga wrote: I would like to configure a HP laserjet 1018 USB on freebsd. So far I have had no luck. During the boot cycle I can see the Laserjet 1018 listed as a peripheral (ulpt0 HP LaserJet 1018 address 3 rev 9.00/1.00 iclass 7/1 using bi directional niods). when I go to settings in the

Re: Fw: help with installation of 6.2 release i386 on older HP desktop

2008-01-07 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Joseph Eaton wrote: More precisely. I do select the elements I want ("All" and then "Exit" and then "Install from CD-ROM" and then some files flash before my eyes and then I come to a screen that says: "User Confirmation Requested" and below that "Unable to transfer the base distribution fro

Re: [HOW-TO] cvsup for ports -- Re: compact portsnap db

2008-01-06 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Gerard wrote: On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:41:35 -0500 "Aryeh M. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] 1. Csup is in the base system thus obvious preferred to either cvsup or portsnap Correct me if I am wrong; however, I thought that 'portsnap' was part of the base system. Yes

Re: Swap partition

2008-01-03 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Eugen Udma wrote: Hello, I have FreeBSD installed on my desktop, with 2 GB of RAM and 4 GB swap partition and this swap partition is very seldom touched by the system and then only 2-3% used. I want to install FreeBSD on a laptop with 4 GB of RAM and a hard disk of 100 GB. Should I w

Re: FreeBSD 7.0 ISO disc3 question

2008-01-02 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Predrag Punosevac wrote: Dear All, I noticed that 7.0 and 6.3 release candidates consist of three iso images. What is the content of the ISO disc3. (Additional language support or additional packages or something else?) Best, Predrag ___ freebsd-q

Re: Problem in /usr/local/etc/rc.d [SOLVED]

2007-12-28 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Mario Lobo wrote: On Friday 28 December 2007 09:23:20 Kris Kennaway wrote: Mario Lobo wrote: Hello; here is a snip of dmesg: - Starting sshd. Starting cron. Local package initialization: Starting Init Starting Samba Removing stale Sa

Re: Customized FreeBSD CD (was: Can I install Free BSD latest version on my laptop with dual boot?)

2007-12-21 Thread Manolis Kiagias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks for your immediate response > > Yes, I spend two days and found out there are lot of tips in your > documentation thanks… > > After compiling the Free BSD Kernel and making some changes on my > system then how do I make the installable CD/DVD from my sour

Re: cvsup not getting 'everything' with standard-supfile?

2007-12-19 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Steve Franks wrote: > I see folks talking about building snd_hda on 6.2, but when I cvsup, > /usr/src/sys/modules/sound/driver/hda doesn't exist. I'm using an > unmodified (except for the url) standard-supfile, which has "src-all" > in big letters uncommented at the top, so I find the lack of anyt

Re: Realtek sound driver query

2007-12-19 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Chris Makepeace wrote: > I am a Linux distro fiddler who is trying to settle down... > > Just installed PC-BSD and the ".../dev/dsp could not be opened (no > such file or directory)" error appeared. "Mixer cannot be found", > says the little panel icon. > > Sound is supposed to come via an integra

Re: Fw: Can I install Free BSD latest version on my laptop with dual boot?

2007-12-18 Thread Manolis Kiagias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > We would like to tune FreeBSD according to our business needs. Please > forward some documents for how to compile the Free BSD kernel and how we > can deploy our compiled version of Free BSD into a new machine. > > Please help me ASAP > > Cheers, > B.Manikanda

Re: /usr/local/rc.d/apache22 start doesn't start Apache

2007-12-14 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Yuri wrote: > I installed Apache port. > But when I run "/usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache22 start" nothing happens. > 'ps ax | grep httpd' returns nothing. > So server wasn't started. > > Why nothing is printed and server not started with the first command? > What is the right way to start the server?

Re: FreeBSD on a PC with Windows

2007-12-07 Thread Manolis Kiagias
David Morton wrote: I have been out of work so long (since being diagnosed as autistic and scared) that even as an IT professional, I now get very anxious about messing with my PC. However, I got a magazine that included FreeBSD/i386 6.2 on the DVD and I have always wanted to play with BSD. My

Re: Fw: Can I install Free BSD latest version on my laptop with dual boot?

2007-12-03 Thread Manolis Kiagias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In addition to the bellow mail, I giving processor details > > AMD Turion? 64 Mobile Technology > > > > Hi, > > Can I install Free BSD latest version on my laptop with dual boot (Windows > Vista + Free BSD), my system configuration details are as follows > > HP Compaq

Re: hyperthreading CPU and broken scheduling?

2007-11-18 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Wojciech Puchar wrote: http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" To enable hyperthreading, try setting the following in /etc/sysctl.conf: machdep.hyperthreading_allowed=1 and reboot (or execute sysctl machdep.hyperthrea

Re: hyperthreading CPU and broken scheduling?

2007-11-18 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Wojciech Puchar wrote: i have machune with intel's CPU with hyperthreading. it is detected right, but only first thread is ever used. top shows at least 50% idle no matter what i run! what's wrong? root@:/usr62/src/sys/amd64/compile/serwer.tensor.gdynia.pl Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1

Re: Port GUI Config

2007-11-14 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Donovan R. Palmer wrote: > I went to compile a programme in the port tree tonight. When I did so, a GUI > popped up with different options. No probs. However, later I decided I > wanted to compile it with different options. When I go to compile it, the GUI > doesn't pop up any more, so I assu

Re: Tkinter Libraries Needed

2007-11-14 Thread Manolis Kiagias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Right. I tried that a while back and forgot I had. This is what I get: server726# cd /usr/ports/graphics/py-imaging server726# make install clean ===> Installing for py24-imaging-1.1.5 ===> py24-imaging-1.1.5 depends on file: /usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/

Re: Ports with GUI configs

2007-11-12 Thread Manolis Kiagias
RW wrote: > On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:14:02 -0800 > "Mark D. Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Vince wrote: >> >>> Ashley Moran wrote: >>> >>> Hi I was just wondering, what is the motivation behind the GUI configuration for some ports? Simply put, they

Re: List of sites using FreeBSD?

2007-11-06 Thread Manolis Kiagias
James wrote: On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 10:15 +0100, Ewald Jenisch wrote: Hi, Does anybody out there know where I can find a list of sites running FreeBSD? I expected it on www.freebsd.org, but couldn't find it (maybe overlooked?) Thanks in advance for any pointer. -ewald ___

Re: FreeBSD 6.2-release and azalia sound chipset

2007-11-06 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Nicolas Letellier wrote: > Hello, > > Two questions : > it's a "binary" module ? > I don't find the module for azalia. Where is it ? > > Thanks > > Nicolas > > Oliver Herold a écrit : >> Hi, >> >> http://people.freebsd.org/~ariff/BINARY_MODULES/ >> >> just follow the README. >> >> Cheers, Oliver

Re: fsck gave up on me!

2007-11-03 Thread Manolis Kiagias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > I have been using FreeBSD 6.2 for a couple of months now with no major > snags. Until now. I did a portupgrade this morning and afterwards, > when I logged in as a user into Gnome, my desktop was missing most of > the programs (Accessories, System To

Re: tar Ignoring out-of-order file What Does that Mean?

2007-10-31 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Martin McCormick wrote: > I need to modify the first installation image for a > headless installation of Freebsd6.2. The file in question is: > > 6.2-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso > > Thanks to a helpful member of the list, I found out that > tar works on unpacking these images and it mostly

Re: Can login using root password, but not remotely with SSH

2007-10-22 Thread Manolis Kiagias
W. D. wrote: > Brand new install of FreeBSD 6.2. Can't log in with PuTTY. > > Remote PuTTY: > Access denied Using keyboard-interactive authentication. > > At computer terminal: > PAM authentication error for root from 192.168.XXX.XXX > > Any ideas? > > Thanks! > > > You are probably trying to

Re: xorg install problem

2007-10-21 Thread Manolis Kiagias
AN wrote: > I am trying to install a new system with Gnome and xorg on 7.0 beta 1. > Here are the steps I have taken: > > install 6.2 release > cvsup to releng_7 as of 10/21/07 > buildworld -sucessful > installworld -sucessful > reboot into 7.0 beta > set packagesite to ft2.nl.freebsd.org > pkg_add

Re: The kernel source?

2007-10-20 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Roberth Sjonøy wrote: > How do I get the kernel source for my kernel? I need it to install the > nvidia-driver from ports, and is there anything else I need to do to > make the kernel load the driver at startup? > > Regards, Roberth > ___ > freebsd-questi

Re: NIS interoperability with Linux, was Re: Following directions doesn't seem to work: Adding users in NIS

2007-10-18 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Manolis Kiagias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> I have experimented a bit further with my debian NIS server, and this is >> what I found: >> >> >From a NIS client, I can do with my standard user account: >> >> [E

Re: NIS interoperability with Linux, was Re: Following directions doesn't seem to work: Adding users in NIS

2007-10-17 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Manolis Kiagias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> I've read this the first time I tried and decided not to go with it. >> The manual says: >> "If you plan to use a FreeBSD system to serve non-FreeBSD >> clients that

Re: [OT] proper editor

2007-10-16 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Byung-Hee HWANG wrote: > On Tue, 2007-10-16 at 08:47 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >> Byung-Hee HWANG wrote: >> >>> Hi there, I'm beginner. >>> >>> Please recommend for proper editor so that ... >>> I want to practice *Pytho

Re: NIS interoperability with Linux, was Re: Following directions doesn't seem to work: Adding users in NIS

2007-10-16 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Manolis Kiagias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> Olivier Nicole wrote: >> >>>> Linux doesn't normally use master.passwd. If I recall correctly, it >>>> uses /etc/shadow instead (but I don't have such a

Re: [OT] proper editor

2007-10-15 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Byung-Hee HWANG wrote: > Hi there, I'm beginner. > > Please recommend for proper editor so that ... > I want to practice *Python* under best environment ... > > vim, emacs, gedit, or notepad.exe, ... > > If you give me good advice about that, I'll study very hard ... > > So which one is best edito

Re: NIS interoperability with Linux, was Re: Following directions doesn't seem to work: Adding users in NIS

2007-10-15 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Olivier Nicole wrote: >> Linux doesn't normally use master.passwd. If I recall correctly, it >> uses /etc/shadow instead (but I don't have such a box at hand right now >> to check). And yes, the internal format is different (and, again, I don't >> remember details). >> > > If I am not wron

Re: Following directions doesn't seem to work: Adding users in NIS

2007-10-15 Thread Manolis Kiagias
David Benfell wrote: > On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:57:27 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >>> >>> >> The following comes from the handbook and works for me: >> >> copy your master.passwd to /var/yp, i.e: >> >> cp /etc/mast

Re: Following directions doesn't seem to work: Adding users in NIS

2007-10-15 Thread Manolis Kiagias
David Benfell wrote: > Hello all, > > Where are there working directions for adding users under NIS? > > The instructions in the FreeBSD handbook don't seem to result in > added users being propagated out to slaves. And the failure is > silent, so I have no idea what I'm really supposed to be doin

Re: Copying CD tracks

2007-10-12 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Rem P Roberti wrote: > Is it possible to copy all of the audio tracks on a cd to a directory at > one time. The handbook gives instructions for copying one at a time, > but there must be a way to do it all at once. > > Rem > ___ > freebsd-questions@fre

Re: freebsd-update port uname/internal patch level mismatch

2007-10-12 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Vinny wrote: > Hi, > > I noticed that using freebsd-update on a freshly installed > 6.2-RELEASE system yielded the following mismatch: > > $ uname -vp > FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p4 #0: Thu Apr 26 17:55:55 UTC 2007 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386 > > The results of running a freebsd

Re: Marvel NFE driver in 6 CURRENT

2007-10-07 Thread Manolis Kiagias
stan wrote: > I'm building a new machine which (I beleive) needs the NFE driver fr the > onboard NIC's. > > It appears that there is a third part (as in not in tree) driver for this > chipset, Why is this not in 6.2 CURRENT? Are the issues with it? > > I am using this driver in 6.2-RELEASE: h

Re: C++ Compiler On FreeBSD

2007-10-06 Thread Manolis Kiagias
James Jeffery wrote: > Evening to you all (or morning in some parts of the world). > > Im learning C++ from Sams Teach Yourself C++, now many will call this > a dumb method, and the books pointless and stupid, but i have no knowledge > of any lower level languages, so i do need to be spoon fed the

Re: xmms crashing at startup

2007-10-04 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Robert Marella wrote: > On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:46:36 -0400 > Robert Huff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Manolis Kiagias writes: >> >> >>> I believe this started after upgrading to Xorg-7.3: >>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$

Re: security patches and release number question

2007-10-04 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Duane Winner wrote: > Hi, > > Question about patch numbers and applying patches: > > Last night, I got the openssl security advisory, and this morning am > starting to patch my servers. > > I've always just done a "make build world; make build kernel; make > install kernel; make install world" wh

Re: 6.2 iso images

2007-10-01 Thread Manolis Kiagias
hal wrote: > > On Oct 1, 2007, at Monday, Oct1, 2007 2:03 PM, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >>> >> Maybe you would like to download a 6-STABLE ISO image? >> >> Have a look at >> >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots and in particular >>

Re: 6.2 iso images

2007-10-01 Thread Manolis Kiagias
hal wrote: > On freebsd.org the date of the ISO images is > 1-12-2007. There have been several updates > since then. Is there a repository of ISO images > that are kept current? > > hal > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists

Re: want to install free bsd

2007-09-29 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Brian Guest wrote: Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would like to install freebsd 6.2 or 6.0 on my pentium three PC computer. At this moment my pentium three computer has XP installed on it i do not know which files from the freebsd website to download and write to a CDRW orCDR could you dir

Re: Booting to Sysinstall

2007-09-24 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Jerahmy Pocott wrote: Hello, Okay so here is the situation: Server has dead fd and cd drives, or maybe none at all. You want to install FreeBSD on it. The idea I had was to create a small partition, copy the contents of a cd into, set it to boot off that partition, reboot and it would boot

xmms crashing at startup

2007-09-22 Thread Manolis Kiagias
I believe this started after upgrading to Xorg-7.3: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xmms Gdk-ERROR **: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) serial 1492 error_code 8 request_code 72 minor_code 0 Gdk-ERROR **: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) serial 1493 error_code 8 request_code 72 minor_code 0

Re: netcraft uptime

2007-09-14 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Evren Yurtesen wrote: > Manolis Kiagias wrote: >> Evren Yurtesen wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I see that netcraft uptime doesnt function because the kernel timer is >>> set to 1000 by default in freebsd 6.x >>> So perhaps setting kern.hz=100 fixes

Re: http://www.freebsd.org site unreachable

2007-09-14 Thread Manolis Kiagias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am unable to get to freebsd.org > > is this on my end only ? > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTE

Re: Running process on startup as a user

2007-09-13 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Jack Barnett wrote: > > Using FreeBSD 6.2 x86. > > I have a script called: > > /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh > The user is 'foo'. The password is 'bar'. > > What I'm trying to do is run the MyScript.sh command on startup (that > way if the box reboots, then this users process also re-starts it's

Re: netcraft uptime

2007-09-12 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Evren Yurtesen wrote: > Hi, > > I see that netcraft uptime doesnt function because the kernel timer is > set to 1000 by default in freebsd 6.x > So perhaps setting kern.hz=100 fixes the problem? What about things > getting wrapped in 497 days? How are there some FreeBSD hosts which > have 1600+days

Re: modular Xorg: which driver?

2007-09-12 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: Hello, I am building Xorg, and I am about to choose drivers. My guess is I810. Would that be OK? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:2:0: class=0x03 card=0x12bc103c chip=0x25728086 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' device = '82865G Integrated Grap

Re: Newbie questions about updating

2007-09-07 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Predrag Punosevac wrote: I am not sure. I know that portsnap is the part of base package. dgmm wrote: On Friday 07 September 2007, Lars Eighner wrote: 2. Install cvsup from a package or the ports, but do not install any other ports. Isn't csup, a functional and faster equivalen

Re: wrong permission / files get 640

2007-09-06 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Dear all, > > A web directory is chmod 755 but all files which I upload into it by > default get 640 permission which means web users cannot read it, which > means I have to manually change the permissions to 644. Is there any > mask I can set on that directory so that fil

Re: sysinstall, packages, ports q.s

2007-09-05 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Sur Demir wrote: { this is my second attempt to post, first one over Gmane did not appear in list. Sorry if you get this twice. } Hi, I'm a bit new to FreeBSD, and have few questions challenging my Gentoo Linux mindset: Welcome to the FreeBSD club! May I first suggest you read the handbook:

Re: Sadly, my tinker-time has run out....

2007-09-02 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Michael Hauber wrote: > Hey, all... > > I've been a user of FreeBSD and OpenBSD for quite a while now. Unfortunatly, > I haven't had much time to tinker lately, and that's unlikely to change in > the near future. Sadly, I need to get an OS that my wife would be more > comfortable using and t

Re: Information about freeBSD

2007-08-31 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Gerdes, Mike wrote: > Hi all, > > during a research project shall the company Philotech evaluate different > operating system and middleware solutions. The FreeBSD OS is of high > interest for this evaluation. > > To be able to evaluate freeBSd we need more information. I would like to > know if it

Re: How to retrieve a directory tree from perforce.freebsd.org?

2007-08-31 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Howard Goldstein wrote: > As the subject says, is there a straightforward way to retrieve a > directory tree from perforce.freebsd.org? Clicking individual files in > the web interface is really tedious. > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Installation Disc Won't Boot

2007-08-25 Thread Manolis Kiagias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Manoliis: I took your advice. I copied the burned iso file into a FreeBSD directory and ran md5 and the check digits did not match. I then copied my downloaded iso image from Win98 into FreeBSD and ran md5 and the digits did match. So there was nothing wrong wi

Re: Installation Disc Won't Boot

2007-08-24 Thread Manolis Kiagias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > I am unable to boot from 6.2-RELEASE i386-disc1.iso. I have > downloaded it and burned it three times without success. > > I am currently running Win98SE and FreeBSD 5.4 on a dual boot. I had > decided to reformat my hard drives so I reinstalled Win9

Re: Minimal gateway hardware configuration

2007-08-22 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Bahman M. wrote: > One other question -a bit silly: > If I use that configuration as the gateway, can it be left on and > working 24x7? I mean, regarding the _hardware_, how often does it need > to be powered off: once a day, once a week, ... to prevent hardware > failures such as HDD crash? > >

Re: problem with supfile

2007-08-18 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Pollywog wrote: > On Saturday 18 August 2007 19:47:21 Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >> Pollywog wrote: >> >>> Someone please tell me why my supfile is not working. I think the >>> problem is the tag but I am unsure why: >>> >>> *def

Re: problem with supfile

2007-08-18 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Erik Trulsson wrote: > On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 10:47:21PM +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >> Pollywog wrote: >> >>> Someone please tell me why my supfile is not working. I think the problem >>> is >>> the tag but I am unsure why: >>

Re: problem with supfile

2007-08-18 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Pollywog wrote: > Someone please tell me why my supfile is not working. I think the problem is > the tag but I am unsure why: > > *default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org > *default base=/var/db > *default prefix=/usr > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6_2 > *default delete use-rel-suffix > > # If you see

Re: upgrade freebsd 6.1 to 6.2

2007-08-15 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Tomas wrote: > Hello. > > I have frebsd 6.1 in my pc and I want to upgrade to 6.2, without any > configuration application samba, apache, change. > what sjpould do for make this task. > somebody can I explain me. > > have a good night. > TOMAS > > ___ > f

Re: problem compiling xfig

2007-08-14 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Predrag Punosevac wrote: > I was trying to use xfig to do some graphs but application would froze > every time I tried to use the mouse. > After inspecting /var/db/pkg I realized I have xfig-devel version of > program which is ALPHA version. > I cd /usr/ports/graphics/ xfig-devel && make deinsta

Re: Question on the IFS variable (not a FreeBSD question)

2007-08-12 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Rakhesh Sasidharan wrote: > > Hi, > > This isn't really a FreeBSD question. But I figure most people on this > list would know the answer and so I'm asking. I've tried to get the > answer out of Google, but I guess I am not asking it the right > question and so not getting much hits. > > I unders

Re: FW: Request to mailing list freebsd-hackers rejected

2007-08-11 Thread Manolis Kiagias
James Hicks wrote: > Per instructions from the moderator below i'm making this post to the > free-bsd questions mailing list. > > > I'm building a samba server. I have an XP laptop using putty via ssh > to remotley administer. I cannot use putty to logon as root directly. > If I logon as my regular

Re: Easy switch to xorg 7.2?

2007-08-10 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Richard Tobin wrote: > I just did a 6.2-RELEASE install, only to find when I tried to install > some packages from stable that everything has switched to Xorg 7.2. > Can I just pkg_delete all the old xorg* packages and then pkg_add the > new ones? Is "pkg_add -r xorg" all I need? > > -- Richard >

Re: Matrox Video Card

2007-08-10 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Oscar Chavarria wrote: > I tried the Xorg web page but I couldn't confirm if the *Matrox G550 32MB > AGP (G55+MDHA32DB) *is specifically compatible with FreeBSD 6.1. > > Where do I obtain information for this specific card drivers' compatibility? > > > >

Re: 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Supported ???

2007-08-09 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Alain G. Fabry wrote: > Hello, > > Is the following audio '82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio' supported > on FreeBSD6.2? > > If so, which device do I need to load in the kernel or how can I get it to > work. > > Many thanks, > > Alain > ___ > f

Re: How to know the size of RAM memory

2007-08-05 Thread Manolis Kiagias
fbsd2 wrote: > I tried what people said to do and I get different values that do not match > what the bios say. > Why is there so large a difference? > How can this be explained??? > > # /root >sysctl -a | grep -i memory > Virtual Memory: (Total: 2871K, Active 91444K) > Real Memory:

Re: Installation problem

2007-07-30 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Joel Hatton wrote: > On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:46:44 -0700, Garrett Cooper wrote: > >> Rakhesh is correct. >> >>SATA / PATA drives show up under ad[m]s[n][l], where m is the disk >> number (zero based), n is the slice, aka partition number in the non-BSD >> (/Solaris?) world, number (zero b

Re: make install a port, but with a package?

2007-07-30 Thread Manolis Kiagias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I have a bad feeling that this has been asked already, and not that long > ago, but I can't find it in my mailbox. Is there a variable I can set so > that running 'make install' in a port directory will cause it to download > the package, if available, and install

Re: oops, what have i done!

2007-07-28 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Erik Trulsson wrote: > On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 03:13:51PM -0500, Jonathan Horne wrote: > >> today, when i was auditing what needs to be updated, i came upon this: >> >> autoconf-2.13.000227_5 < needs updating (port has >> 2.13.000227_6) >> autoconf-2.53_3 <

Re: mysql upgrade from 5.0.27 to 5.0.45

2007-07-27 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Yes, indeed I now know what happened. The *-server version got upgraded and > I was unaware that *-client stayed at 0.27. I was sure that upgrading > *-server will upgrade *-client too. Apparently it did not happen: > $ pkg_info -Ix mysql > > mysql-client-5.0.27 Multithr

Re: mysql upgrade from 5.0.27 to 5.0.45

2007-07-27 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hello, I currently have mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.27. I can see that the most current ports version is 5.0.45. So I tried to portupgrade and it tells me: ---> Session started at: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:17:39 +0200 ** No need to upgrade 'mysql-server-5.0.45' (>= mysql-ser

Re: ACPI slowing CPU... or something else

2007-07-26 Thread Manolis Kiagias
V.I.Victor wrote: > I was wondering about the "truth-of-clockspeed." Perhaps the 1800-MHz only > applies to CPU internal cache, etc. while the external bus-clocking is down > at 500-MHz or so. Sounds like a typical marketing ploy! > > About disabling the ACPI... Can I do it *safely* via the

Re: How to show the options screen again

2007-07-25 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Harry Jensen wrote: > Hi, > > I just tried to install the pilot-link with > "portmanager palm/pilot-link", > and with first run I got an options screen, one of the options was > libusb, which I selected "on". > > libusb failed, and now I tried a second run, the intention then was > to select libusb

Re: A question

2007-07-21 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Anthony Long wrote: > Can I download your software from the web? I can't find a link. > _ > PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best web mail—award-winning Windows > Live Hotmail. > http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-14 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Pollywog wrote: > On Saturday 14 July 2007 17:36:05 Tek Bahadur Limbu wrote: > > >> Thank you for your tips. I will download the FreeSBIE live CD tomorrow >> and follow it up with your suggestions. >> >> One thing I find FreeBSD very fussy and sensitive in comparison to Linux >> OSes is that w

Re: mod_security2

2007-07-14 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Bazy wrote: > Hi guys, > > Do any of you use mod_security2? > > An article just came up on HowToForge about it, and I'm skeptic about > installing it on my FreeBSD box. > Is mod_security2 ok? Will it load the CPU? Will it make apache22 slow? > > http://www.howtoforge.com/apache2_mod_security_debia

Re: finding the USB drive name, mounting and formatting

2007-07-11 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: Hi there again, Thank you for your answer. I do have da0s1 but mount -t msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /mnt/usbck mount_msdosfs: /dev/da0s1: Invalid argument Also, it is not a flash drive, it is an external USB drive with IDE hd in it (80 GB). I will skip formatti

Re: finding the USB drive name, mounting and formatting

2007-07-11 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Hello, > > >>> I created /mnt/usbck and would like to mount it there, then format it as >>> >> it >> >>> uses msdos file system (FAT). >>> >>> How do I determine the name of the drive is my first problem. It is not >>> da0, it is? What is the command to ch

Re: finding the USB drive name, mounting and formatting

2007-07-11 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Hello, > > I have kernel compiled with USB support and I plugged in a USB drive: > messages show this information: > > Jul 11 09:48:22 lists kernel: umass0: Myson Century, Inc. USB Mass Storage > Device, rev 2.00/b0.07, addr 2 > Jul 11 09:48:22 lists kernel: da0 at umass-s

Re: IPW3945 in 6.2

2007-07-10 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Tom Grove wrote: > What are the chances that IPW3945 will work in 6.2? Has anyone > accomplished this? Also, is it likely that the wpi drivers will be > ready for 7.0? > > -Tom > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.or

Re: make package-recursive

2007-07-10 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Nejc Škoberne wrote: Hello, I would like to create a custom set of packages, so that they will be installable to my other FreeBSD boxen. As I understand, I have to use 'make package-recursive', but I have some problems with it: 1. Is there a way to tell 'make package-recursive' not to _install

Re: Patching with freebsd-update from 6.2-RELEASE-p4 to 6.2-RELEASE-p5

2007-07-09 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Stevan Tiefert wrote: > Hello list, > > I wanted to update via freebsd-update from 6.2-RELEASE-p4 to > 6.2-RELEASE-p5. But like you can see my system is after the update still > p4! > > I have saved a script of my doing: > > Script started on Mon Jul 9 22:55:13 2007 > vagabund# freebsd-update fetc

gnome logout problem

2007-07-07 Thread Manolis Kiagias
I am really confused about this one, and don't know where to start. I have gnome 2.18.3 compiled from ports (also gnome power tools and gnome fifth toe) Today, for the first time I used the lock screen option in the System menu to leave my desktop unattended for a few minutes. I then entered my pas

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