Good article on using ports at O'Reilly's BSD DevCenter
All, For those relatively new to FreeBSD (like me) and who use ports regularly (who doesn't?), there is a great article by Dru Lavigne at http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/09/18/FreeBSD_Basics.html that is a wonderful walkthrough on getting to the next level of proficiency in using ports effectively. I always come away with several new pointers when I read one of these articles. If you're new to BSD, the BSD DevCenter is sure to become a frequented spot. Happy Friday, -- Barry C. Hawkins All Things Computed site: www.allthingscomputed.com/ weblog: www.allthingscomputed.com/blog/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kernel compile error: unknown option USER_LDT
List, I am trying to build a kernel using a copy of GENERIC for RELENG_5_1. I have CVSuped by source tree prior to copying /usr/src/conf/GENERIC. I initially disabled the all RAID devices, so I started with a fresh copy of GENERIC. That was recommended once in the list archives for what seemed a similar scenario. However the error message persists. Here are my extra lines at the bottom of my kernel config file, in all other ways it is an unmodified copy of GENERIC: # Added for sound and Java device pcm # enable SoundBlaster PCI support options USER_LDT# used by Java and nVidia options CPU_ENABLE_SSE # used by DVD When I run the following as root: /usr/sbin/config GENERIC_SND I receive the following message: GENERIC_SND: unknown option USER_LDT The kernel config file resides in ~/kernels/, and I have a symlink in /usr/src/conf bearing the name GENERIC_SND. This is a Dell OptiPlex 200 with a PIII 733 MHz and 256MB RAM. Any ideas? The pupil sits, awaiting enlightenment... Regards, -- Barry C. Hawkins All Things Computed site: www.allthingscomputed.com/ weblog: www.allthingscomputed.com/blog/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Screensaver module load error on startup
The following line appears at the end of my startup on FreeBSD 5.1: Configuring syscons: keymap blanktime screensaver[module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (fire_saver, 0xc26d5d10, 0) error 19]* * the part in [] shows up white instead of the usual grayish text. And, as I am sure you have deduced, the fire screensaver nor any other graphical screensaver for the console will load. Does this error tip anyone off right away? I had graphical screensavers working right off the bat with 4.7 and I guess I took it for granted. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Regards, -- Barry C. Hawkins All Things Computed site: www.allthingscomputed.com/ weblog: www.allthingscomputed.com/blog/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ghostscript-gnu distfile checksum error - WORKAROUND (was: Stop error installing /usr/ports/mail/evolution)
On Wednesday, Sep 17, 2003, at 22:37 US/Eastern, Stephen Hilton wrote: On 17 Sep 2003 22:16:58 -0400 Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barry Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My own research via Google showed several places I could try to download the problematic Samsung-SmartGDI-all-GS.tar.gz. After downloading the file in question several times from different locations, including the FreeBSD ftp archives, I continued to receive the same messages regarding checksum failures. I came across one person's workaround, and was able to use that http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2003-July/ 002738.html. However, there are several old postings in various newsgroups about this problem, some dating back to October 2002. Why hasn't this MD5 checksum issue been corrected yet? Is there another dependent issue that justifies not fixing this? If I fetch it right now, it fetches fine and matches the checksum. There's nothing wrong with the port -- the problem is in your system failing to get the file. Remove it, and let the ports system get it on its own, and I *suspect* that the ports system will get it right. I ran into this problem also a while back, just deleted the distfile Samsung-SmartGDI-all-GS.tar.gz and fetched it again. Problem solved! Regards, Stephen Hilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for the responses guys. It's odd to me that such a small file would have failed to download properly when so many others were downloaded during the same process without issue. I will chalk this one up to experience and (hopefully ;^) ) remember it for the future. Regards, -- Barry C. Hawkins All Things Computed site: www.allthingscomputed.com/ weblog: www.allthingscomputed.com/blog/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
3rd button mouse emulation in VirtualPC (6.1)
List, Is anyone else running FreeBSD on VirtualPC 6.1? I have a 5.1 instance where I am using fluxbox, and would love to know the modifier key for emulating the middle mouse button so that I can tab windows together. With single-button Mac mice, the Ctrl key is the modifier for the right mouse button, but I have yet to discover that third button. Now that Microsoft owns the product, my hopes of finding out info from the vendor have significantly dwindled. Regards, -- Barry C. Hawkins All Things Computed site: www.allthingscomputed.com/ weblog: www.allthingscomputed.com/blog/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: VNC - server started at boot-time
Also, be sure to review the manpage for su, because you may or may not want to use the -l switch versus -m or the other options. It affects the login context. Issue man su at the command line for more. Regards, -- Barry C. Hawkins Systems Consultant All Things Computed [EMAIL PROTECTED] 404-795-9147 voice/fax Quoting Matthias Teege [EMAIL PROTECTED]: D. Theunissen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: eg. I want to start the vncserver as user 'dan' during boot. put su -l dan -c '/usr/local/bin/vncserver' echo vncserver in a startup script under /usr/local/etc/rc.d Bis dann Matthias -- Matthias Teege -- http://www.mteege.de make world not war PGP-Key auf Anfrage ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Has anyone successfully installed FreeBSD on VirtualPC before?
Greetings to all. There is a product for Mac systems that emulates PCs called Virtual PC by Connectix. Windows operating systems and Linux are supported, documented platforms for installation on this emulator. I was wondering if anyone on the list has successfully gotten FreeBSD to work in Virtual PC? Regards, -- Barry C. Hawkins Systems Consultant All Things Computed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: can I upgrade 4.4 to 4.7 via cvsup
Sergey, Are you referring to files such as those updated by mergemaster? If so, that might help Hal out. The link (English) to that page in the FreeBSD Handbook is http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ makeworld.html. Regards, On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 06:44 PM, Sergey V. Golitzyn wrote: yes, its possible, but after make world/ make kernel you will need to update some file in /etc directory, examples you can found in /usr/src/etc/ Sergey V. Golitzyn (Russia) On Wednesday 29 January 2003 02:32, Hal Lynch wrote: Is it possible/advisable to upgrade my 4.4 system to 4.7 either stepwise or in one jump. If so is there a blurb somewhere giving details?. hal To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message -- Barry C. Hawkins Systems Consultant All Things Computed 404-795-9147 voice/fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
