swapping out mb and cpu
Hello; I have a machine running with FreeBSD 6.0 running on AMD64 socket 754 and Elite Group motherboard. It has been up and running without problem continuously for about 5 weeks now (although I am the only one connecting to it at present). I have purchased a new mother board and cpu. The new mb is Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI and the new cpu is Athlon 64 socket 939. It has extended PCI slots and I am planning on swapping the FreeBSD installation to the new motherboard and processor. If I just move the hard drives and SCSI adapter to the new machine will it run on the different motherboard and processor? Or do I have to install FreeBSD specifically on the new machine? The reason I'm considering this is because the AMD64 754 machine has a SCSI adapter made for an extended PCI slot. The mb has only standard PCI slots so the adapter isn't being used optimally. So I would be swapping the main drive (ata) and two SCSI drives (assigned usr and var partitions, respectively), as well as the adapter. Is this possible? Thanks in advance; JK ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
problem with file creation script
I have a question that has not been answered by the php lists I
subscribe to.
I have written a script that reads a directory in which I have placed
True Type font files
for use with gd and php 5.1.2 on FreeBSD v6.0. This is used to generate
a text file
that serves as input for another script that reads this and calls up
each font and
writes sample text to a png file. I use touch(such and such.png) in a
loop to create
corresponding empty png files in a separate directory.
The problem is that the server Apache 1.3.34 w/php on FreeBSD has
written a ? to
the end of the file name: E.G. such and such file.png? So the
subsequent script
that is supposed to actually write to the file fails silently ( no
errors, just runs and
quits, with nothing written to the files.)
I am working with an ftp client from another machine and when I call up
the contents of
this directory the files are presented as they are supposed to be but
if I try to change
permissions, the server returns message that the file doesn't exist. I
went to the
machine and cd'd into the directory and did ls -la and saw the ? on the
end of each
file name.
Could this be written to STANDARD ERROR on the server so not visible
via ftp connection?
My shell on the FreeBSD machine (the server) is csh.
I looked over the actual script and I can't see anything in the script
that would have added
the question mark.
#/*?php (comment chars added to protect the innocent)
#$items = array();
#function gen_img($b)
# {
# $file = fopen('A-menu.txt', 'r');
# $i = 0;
# while(!feof($file))
# {
# $b[$i] = fgets($file, 128);
#$b[$i] = ereg_replace('.ttf', '.png', $b[$i]);
# print $b[$i].'br';
# $i++;
# };
# fclose($file);
# $i = 0;
#print(getcwd().br);
# for($i; $i count($b); $i++)
# {
# touch($b[$i]); // this is the line executing
touch(), $b is $items in function call below
# print $b[$i].'br';
# };
#
# }
#//gen_img($items); - function call
#function re_name()
#{$a = array();
# $i = 0;
# $dir = opendir('ttf_samples') or die(Couldn't open
dir named ttf_samples);
# While($a[$i] = readdir($dir))
# {if(ereg('png?', $a[$i]))
# {
# ereg_replace('png?', 'png', $a[$i]);
# }
# $i++;
# }
# }
#//re_name(); ---this would not work
#?(comment chars added to protect the innocent) */
The following is a portion of the out put of ls -la echoed to a txt
file, notice the absence of the '?'.
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 2214 Feb 20 23:27 A-menu.txt
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BRASSETB.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BRASSETO.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BRASSETT.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 Bolton.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BoltonBold.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BoltonBoldItalic.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BoltonDropCaps.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BoltonElongated.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BoltonItalic.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BoltonItalicOutline.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BoltonLight.png
-rwx---rwx 1 jekillen wheel 0 Feb 24 02:49 BoltonLightItalic.png
I hope this is acceptable for this list.
Also I hope this text hasn't been reflowed to bad. I notice that
messages I write often show up much differently that the way I
originally wrote them.
thank you;
JK
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Re: FreeBsd Help
On Feb 19, 2006, at 7:23 PM, Kris Wieschhaus wrote: I am a college student at HLG college. I am a Computer Information Systems major and I have chosen to present FreeBSD to my class as a final project. I downloaded version 6.0 from the freeBSD Site. I made a bootable CD-ROM from the ISO image disc one. The installation seemed to have went ok, but when I go to put a password in for the root user nothing happens. When I type letters the insertion point (cursor) just stays in the same place as if no letters are being typed. When I turn it on now it seems to boot up fine. After I type in my login name and password I am unsure of how to install or run an application, which I am required to do for the project. I have tried finding a basic tutorial on the internet, but have been unable to do so. Please Help!!! You can get a printed manual both user and admin volumes from www.freebsdmall.com. Also No Starch Press publishes a book titled 'Absolute BSD' by Michael Lewis. It is available through the O'Reilly publications site, or from stores like Barnes and Noble. There is also a book called FreeBSD Unleashed, but it may be out of date as it seems only to cover versions up to 4x. None of these cover changes in v6, specifically xfree86 has been replaced by x.org. This might throw you off, it did me but I learned that there doesn't seem to be a significant difference. The only difference I found was the X windows configuration script name, xorgconfig. Hope this helps; JK _ [1]Find just what you're after with the new, more precise MSN Search - try it now! References 1. http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2755??PS=47575 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
font library on FreeBSD
Hello; I'm looking to build a true type and postscript type one font collection for use with php and gd. Can anyone point me in a direction for font resources compatible with FreeBSD (v6, if it makes a difference). Thank you in advance: Jeff K. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MySQL version for 6.0
Greetings: I'm looking to find out if there is a current version of MySQL specific for v6 FreeBSD on AMD64. I don't see one on the MySQL site and I don't know if I can successfully build it from source on this machine. thanks; Jeff K ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Need Advice re SCSI
Regarding this e-mail message posted a few days ago (see except below *), to which there's been no reply as yet. Good news. The lack of response was very intuitive. I solved a major problem. The LSI Logic adapter card I'm using has two internal connectors for two separate buses. I switched the ribbon cable to which the two drives are connected to the other connector on the card and now the drives are coming up. I won't try to explain why 'cause I have no idea (accept maybe slot mismatch only allows one connector to be used). Looking at the boot messages something about it suggested to me that the system was trying to find something on mpt1 (the other bus connector on the card). I hope this will be useful for someone in the future as a possible fix for a similar problem. *Hello all; I have installed an LSI Logic SCSI adapter card and have attached to it two 18GB Maxtor 15k SCSI hard drives. These drives are 80 pin drives and I have obtained adapter boards to convert the 80 pin connectors to 68 pin ribbon cable for connection to the SCSI adapter (these adapters are from Cables To Go). This adapter is made for a 64 bit PCI slot. I only have 32 bit PCI slots. I was told via tech support response e-mail from LSI Logic that I could use the adapter card in 32 bit slots but with reduced performance. About an inch of the card connector tab hangs off the end of the PCI slot. The following has been culled from dmesg.boot, /var/log/messages, and transcribed from shutdown messages: From dmesg.boot mpt0: LSILogic 1030 Ultra4 Adapter port 0xe900-0xe9ff mem 0xeb0e-0xeb0 f,0xeb10-0xeb11 irq 11 at device 11.0 on pci0 mpt0: [GIANT-LOCKED] mpt0: MPI Version=1.2.9.0 mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0xa. mpt0: mpt_wait_req timed out mpt0: port enable timed outmpt0: failed to enable port 0 mpt0: Unable to initialize IOC mpt1: LSILogic 1030 Ultra4 Adapter port 0xea00-0xeaff mem 0xeb14-0xeb15fff f,0xeb16-0xeb17 irq 10 at device 11.1 on pci0 mpt1: [GIANT-LOCKED] mpt1: MPI Version=1.2.9.0 mpt1: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0xa. Here is output from var/log/messages re SCSI: Feb 1 01:57:40 AMD64 kernel: Waiting 5 seconds for SCSI devices to settle Here is transcription of shutdown messages: mpt1: Soft reset failed: device not running mpt1: WARNING - Failed hard reset! mpt1: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x6149. The operating system has hatled. Press any key to reboot. Perhaps it would take an engineer to look at this and give me advice but; There is no entry for any da device indicating that the drives are not detected but the adapter is. Drives start up with a clattering sound (somewhat like the sound I associate with roulette wheels...um...dicey?) and it's unclear if they are in fact running. I am using FreeBSD v6.0 on Elite Group ECS 755 A2 motherboard with AMD64 (slot 754). I need to be able to format and partition these drives for use which means they have to show up. I have taken some time to try to track down a source of motherboards with 64 bit PCI slots and don't have any data to go on as yet. Sorry, I'm a little too bewildered to ask specific questions but any info and advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance Jeff K ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Need advice re SCSI
Hello all; I have installed an LSI Logic SCSI adapter card and have attached to it two 18GB Maxtor 15k SCSI hard drives. These drives are 80 pin drives and I have obtained adapter boards to convert the 80 pin connectors to 68 pin ribbon cable for connection to the SCSI adapter (these adapters are from Cables To Go). This adapter is made for a 64 bit PCI slot. I only have 32 bit PCI slots. I was told via tech support response e-mail from LSI Logic that I could use the adapter card in 32 bit slots but with reduced performance. About an inch of the card connector tab hangs off the end of the PCI slot. The following has been culled from dmesg.boot, /var/log/messages, and transcribed from shutdown messages: From dmesg.boot mpt0: LSILogic 1030 Ultra4 Adapter port 0xe900-0xe9ff mem 0xeb0e-0xeb0 f,0xeb10-0xeb11 irq 11 at device 11.0 on pci0 mpt0: [GIANT-LOCKED] mpt0: MPI Version=1.2.9.0 mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0xa. mpt0: mpt_wait_req timed out mpt0: port enable timed outmpt0: failed to enable port 0 mpt0: Unable to initialize IOC mpt1: LSILogic 1030 Ultra4 Adapter port 0xea00-0xeaff mem 0xeb14-0xeb15fff f,0xeb16-0xeb17 irq 10 at device 11.1 on pci0 mpt1: [GIANT-LOCKED] mpt1: MPI Version=1.2.9.0 mpt1: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0xa. Here is output from var/log/messages re SCSI: Feb 1 01:57:40 AMD64 kernel: Waiting 5 seconds for SCSI devices to settle Here is transcription of shutdown messages: mpt1: Soft reset failed: device not running mpt1: WARNING - Failed hard reset! mpt1: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x6149. The operating system has hatled. Press any key to reboot. Perhaps it would take an engineer to look at this and give me advice but; There is no entry for any da device indicating that the drives are not detected but the adapter is. Drives start up with a clattering sound (somewhat like the sound I associate with roulette wheels...um...dicey?) and it's unclear if they are in fact running. I am using FreeBSD v6.0 on Elite Group ECS 755 A2 motherboard with AMD64 (slot 754). I need to be able to format and partition these drives for use which means they have to show up. I have taken some time to try to track down a source of motherboards with 64 bit PCI slots and don't have any data to go on as yet. Sorry, I'm a little too bewildered to ask specific questions but any info and advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance Jeff K maybe someday I'll have enough knowledge to help someone like me now. ( can learn to spend, when do I get to learn to earn? ) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SCSI on v6.0
Hello; I have installed FreeBSD v6.0 and all is fine so far. I had the intention to install two SCSI drives in this system after initial install to get it together step by step. I have several Books on FreeBSD including the hard copy manuals that are obtained from FreeBSD Mall, I.E. user and admin manuals. Reading up on the use of SCSI on FreeBSD i am instructed by one of the books, I don't remember which right now that I have to add a kernel option and rebuild the kernel with SCSI support. But tonight I went ahead and installed the adapter card, and the two drives and booted to see if the hardware setup had any complaints. All seems to be well with it but I can't even hear the SCSI drives. I would expect 15k drives to make some whining noise, maybe not. I am using LSI Logic adapter card (haven't checked for specific FreeBSD support). On boot there was a line to the effect 'waiting for SCSI device to settle'. This leads me to believe that there may already be SCSI support in v6.0. Q: Is this in fact true (v6.0 has SCSI support by default)? None of the books are really current enough for v6.0 specific info as such. On the same subject, Q: What is the best way to proceed with formating and partitioning the drives? Redo installation process, or is there away to set them up without reinstallation? I will want to assign one of the SCSI drives to the /usr file system and the other to the /var file system when the one ATA drive that is being used has it all now. Anyhow, I'm being lazy with this query and I do intend to RTFM. Thank you in advance; Jeff k ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
80 pin SCSI hard drives.
I've obtained two SCSI hard drives made by Maxtor that have 80 pin connectors and no power connector port. This isn't necessarily relevant to FreeBSD accept that i'm planning on using them in a FreeBSD installation. I'm only aware of 50 pin SCSI and 68 pin SCSI. I've tried to contact Maxtor to get advice on a PCI adapter and cables to use with these units but haven't gotten a reply. Can any one give me some info on how to set these drives up hardware wise? Or if they can be used, maybe I made a mistake getting them, but they are 18GB 15 k drives and were $75 apiece from Tiger Direct. two of them will give me 36 GB to use for a web server /usr and /var partitions. And ill use SATA drives for RAID back up. Thank you in advance. JK ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re FreeBSD v 6.0 (boxed cd set)
On Jan 14, 2006, at 12:01 PM, je killen wrote: On Jan 13, 2006, at 11:27 PM, Robert Slade wrote: On Sat, 2006-01-14 at 01:01, je killen wrote: (On e-Machine with Intel Sempron processor and 256 mb memory). I'm not able to log into x via kdm as root and not able to su to root when in Gnome (or KDE for that matter). It also goes through what seem to be excessive sleep cycles (two lasting at least a minute apiece) during the boot process to establish the system's name. Sounds like it is trying to contact a dhcp server and then timing out. What does messages or your error logs say? They are in /var/logs couldn't find error log here but I gave it a FQDN in rc.conf and that solved the name delays. It refused ssh from my Mac OSX machine (It starts sshd on boot, which also takes a noticeable amount of time) Check your sshd setup, see man sshd, there are some defaults set in the conf file there which are causing the restriction. found it in inetd.conf, just a matter of commenting a few lines; one for ftp (which is on my system, I thought so.) and the other for sshd. What ftp server is recommended for FreeBSD? (There doesn't seem to be any provided by default install) see above. You should have been asked if you wanted a ftp server during installation. The default is ftp. There are others in the ports though. See the handbook. How do I tell it who it really is? (Is it trying to contact a DNS server and/or /etc/hosts ?) The host name etc is set in /etc/rc.conf. Again you should have set this during installation. You can re run the installation process just type sysinstall. named is on the system but there's no configuration, just resolv.conf for resolver. I also had the machines own IP address set to default router when it should have at least been the http proxy server I use to get on the net. How can I get set up to su to root in a console window? (Or do I have to learn to live with it?) The default allows only members of the wheel group to su to root. Did it. Now I get into the machine from another host on the network and can su to root in console window. If I can't get set up to su to root in a console window, how can I log into an x session as root? You should be able to log on as root and run an x session as root (not recommended). In the kdm login window as soon as it read root as the user name it informed me that root logins aren't allowed. (Does it have to do with security levels, or who is a member of the 'wheel' group? Even Mac OSX only allows sudo -- and it is based on FreeBSD, isn't it?) See above. There could also be an issue with security, it depends how you set it during install. Thanks JK This is definitely the most active list I've subscribed to (203 total e-mail load yesterday when usually 30 -50 per day with 3 other tech related list subscriptions) JK Welcome, From your questions you are new :-), I was some 5 months ago. Most of the answers can be got from the handbook. I've tried to give you some pointers to help, but not too much as you do need to become familiar with the basics. There are a number of resources about, Google helps too. Be prepared for a number of reinstalls :-). you're right. I was just having a spell of laziness. A couple of pointers - try asking one question at a time and use a meaningful subject. That way your problem is likely to standout in the number of messages. I would also suggest that we you get the basic system working, you update it, your CDs are likely to be at 6.0R there has been some updates since. I would suggest that you stay with the 6.0 branch for now. Good luck. Rob Thanks JK ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
message appears at prompt
The following messages are appearing at my terminal on a frequent basis: (Jan 15 09:23:05 e-mach login: ROOT LOGIN (root) ON ttyv0 Jan 15 09:25:43 e-mach login: ROOT LOGIN (root) ON ttyv0 preceeding from /var/log/messages) (these are the messages of concern:) Jan 15 09:32:54 e-mach inetd[503]: ssh/tcp: bind: Address already in use Jan 15 09:42:54 e-mach inetd[503]: ssh/tcp: bind: Address already in use Jan 15 09:52:54 e-mach inetd[503]: ssh/tcp: bind: Address already in use The question is: What is going on here? It appears to be a conflict as one process is trying to bind to an address that is being used by another process However, I don't know if that is what 'bind' is in this context. If it doesn't mean DNS BIND then that eliminates that possibility. Please excuse my newbe question but I hope it doesn't mean that someone's script has snuck onto my machine from the network and beyond. These messages are appearing when the proxy/router machine is not even turned on. I would chase this down myself and not use the list but I don't know enough of where to look. The only clue I have is that sshd starts on boot and is also enabled in inetd.conf. Could this be the conflict? Thanks so much JK ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re FreeBSD v 6.0 (boxed cd set)
(On e-Machine with Intel Sempron processor and 256 mb memory). I'm not able to log into x via kdm as root and not able to su to root when in Gnome (or KDE for that matter). It also goes through what seem to be excessive sleep cycles (two lasting at least a minute apiece) during the boot process to establish the system's name. It refused ssh from my Mac OSX machine (It starts sshd on boot, which also takes a noticeable amount of time) What ftp server is recommended for FreeBSD? (There doesn't seem to be any provided by default install) How do I tell it who it really is? (Is it trying to contact a DNS server and/or /etc/hosts ?) How can I get set up to su to root in a console window? (Or do I have to learn to live with it?) If I can't get set up to su to root in a console window, how can I log into an x session as root? (Does it have to do with security levels, or who is a member of the 'wheel' group? Even Mac OSX only allows sudo -- and it is based on FreeBSD, isn't it?) Thanks JK This is definitely the most active list I've subscribed to (203 total e-mail load yesterday when usually 30 -50 per day with 3 other tech related list subscriptions) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
port installation
I am trying to install apache 1.3.34. I cd to the apache13 dir and attempt make install and am told that apache 1.3.33 doesn't exist. I downloaded apache 1.3.34 and put it in the /usr/ports/distfiles dir but since make is looking for v 1.3.33 it doesn't see version 1.3.34. So What now? How wouid I tell it to use 1.3.34 instead of 1.3.33? Does it require ports upgrade? What if the portupgrade utility has a different version number and when I try make install on it it looks for a different version (which is not on my system as a distfile)? I'm not complaining. I'm just trying to learn as I go. Thanks to who ever responds. JEK [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS: general info I discovered on my own re configuration of X server with X.org (rather than xfree86): the configuration file used to be xf86config and is now xorgconfig. I got some site posted data that called the configuration process X.org -config, which it is not. It is just xorgconfig, virtually the same script as the old xf86config script. I got my X server up after, as usual, asking stupid questions and wasting someone's time, probably, and figuring it out my self in the meantime. There is some thing magical about asking questions, even if you don't get an objective response; it's almost like telepathy. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Booting v5.2.1 (Ver 2)
I have installed FreeBSD version 5.2.1 from a Powerpack package boxed from Fry's Electronics in Burbank Cal. on a ShuttleX machine with Nvidia Nforce motherboard, AMD Athlon XP processor, 512Mb memory, (40Gb ATA hard drive) ATI Radeon 9200 AGP graphics card. I have a CD R/W-DVD reader set to be the boot drive if there is a bootable cd inserted. The First time I tried to boot from the first CD in the package the system froze at a particular step in the boot sequence. After trying a few times I got it to boot into the installer. I stumbled around with the installer and seemed to get the process completed successfully. I have been able to get the machine to TRY to boot from the hard drive but the system hangs in the same location in the boot sequence as the first attempt with the cd. (refer to the attached jpeg). I have attached a jpeg of the screen frozen at the point at which it stops (where the cursor is in at the bottom of the screen). Can anybody view the jpeg and be able to tell me what the problem might be? (I know of no way to retrieve a text file of this because the system doesn't finish booting so there's no log entries to fetch). There is another version that was packaged with Sams 'FreeBSD Unleashed' (The version isn't on the cd but it was 4x) I was successful in installing that version on this machine and used it in console mode for a few weeks while I tried to figure out whyit refused to start Xwindows. (Apparently, it was the graphics card. There didn't seem to be a driver for the onboard Nvidia video; that's why I got the ATI graphics board). I couldn't find any specific support for the ATI graphics card in the 4x system install cd so I decided to install the 5.2.1 version During the install process of the 5.2.1 version. I was able to get the graphical xfree86 config application to run, which suggests that the ATI graphics board is working. But wouldn't it be nice if I could get the system to boot? I don't plan on keeping Freebsd on this machine, unless I can get it to work fantastically well (I had Mandrake Linux v9.0 installed on it along side Windows XP Home, it worked great). One other question, I'm considering the purchase of an HP laptop with an Athlon 64 processor. I think that a laptop is a good choice for a server because of the battery and the small spacial volume. I am planning on serving web content from my home network over an ADSL connection and don't expect more than light to moderate traffic to the site. It will also be running an authoritative named server and revers web proxy for the inside network. Is something that is workable, or is it asking too much of a machine like that? Thank you for your response in advance. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
nvidia nforce motherboard w/onboard nic
To whom ever receives and responds to this request for info; I had installed Mandrake Linux on a machine that uses an nvidia motherboard and found there to be no ethernet driver included with the distribution. After hunting around I found a driver for the onboard nic from the nvidia web site. I installed it and got a tainted kernel warning. I realize that FreeBSD is not Mandrake linux, but I also anticipate a few hoops to jump through to get a driver for FreeBSD to use this network interface. Needless to say I'm dumping Mandrake and want to use FreeBSD. My source of info at this time is FreeBSD Unleashed; Michael Urban and Brian Tiemann, Sams publishing. It has a hardware compatibility list in an appendix in the back and is copyrighted 2003 but lists minimum hardware requirements as intel 386 architecture or compatible processor (AMD, which I am using, I presume). This leads me to believe that the text is somewhat dated. I have another nic installed in the machine, a D-link card, but I want two network cards. One to connect to ADSL and the other to connect to the inside network. My machine has two pci Slots but I'd rather use the builtin and one pci card slot (which I have been using). I would appreciate any guidance on this matter; E.G, Is there a FreeBSD compatible driver for this nic? I have not determined what chip set is used. Thank you so much for your time and attention: I would thank you by name but I don't know who will be responding; Jeff Killen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
