Re: X will not start as root - need help

2002-10-22 Thread joe
On October 22, 2002 08:28 am, Bryan Cassidy wrote: On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 02:03:23 UT Second Question: Why would you NEED to startx as root? I must be very new or something cause I dont understand the point in starting X as root. To more easily take advantage of the gui destruction tools :}

Re: X will not start as root - need help

2002-10-22 Thread Bryan Cassidy
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 21:30:54 -0700 joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To more easily take advantage of the gui destruction tools :} been there, done that. Have you even wondered why no one has replied to your question? Have you heard of su? Maybe you should think for a second about your question.

Re: X will not start as root - need help

2002-10-22 Thread leegold
cause I dont understand the point in starting X as root. Bryan, I need help w/my config. file very badly. I'd like to keep the discussion in this thread to solving my X config. problem. Please:) - E-Mail: Bryan Cassidy

need help with ipfw rules

2002-10-21 Thread Redmond Militante
hi all my apologies, this could get long as i'm including the text of various config files: i've been trying to learn ipfw. i've recompiled a kernel with the following options options ICMP_BANDLIM options IPFIREWALL options IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE options IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE_LIMIT=100 options

Re: need help with ipfw rules

2002-10-21 Thread Grant Cooper
- From: Dan Pelleg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Redmond Militante [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 6:16 PM Subject: RE: need help with ipfw rules hi all my apologies, this could get long as i'm including the text of various config files: i've been trying

Re: need help with ipfw rules

2002-10-21 Thread Redmond Militante
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hi thanks for responding On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 09:16:36PM -0400, Dan Pelleg expatiated with great perspicuity: hi all my apologies, this could get long as i'm including the text of various config files: i've been trying to learn

Re: New to BSD. Need help with install.

2002-09-29 Thread Alex
Sunday, September 29, 2002, 6:51:00 AM, you wrote: Dear Patrick, PK On Saturday, September 28, 2002, at 11:49 PM, Patrick Klee wrote: Hi, I have been lurking on this list for quite some time. I have been a happy Linux user since Red Hat 4.2, however a lot of people have convinced me to

Re: Need help determing what HW is causing my problems, please

2002-09-28 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 04:19:02PM +0200, Søren Neigaard wrote: Bus error (core dumped) Sep 27 21:41:06 neigaard /kernel: pid 110 (pkg_add), uid 0: exited on signal 10 (core dumped) My system is quite useless if I cant install cvsup, since I then can't update my ports tree, so any help

New to BSD. Need help with install.

2002-09-28 Thread Patrick Klee
On Saturday, September 28, 2002, at 11:49 PM, Patrick Klee wrote: Hi, I have been lurking on this list for quite some time. I have been a happy Linux user since Red Hat 4.2, however a lot of people have convinced me to switch. As of right now, I am on my iMac sending email, while I am

Re: need help with pkg_add

2002-09-27 Thread Guido Van Hoecke
TapRoot420 wrote: Hello, I just installed FreeBSD 5.0 DP1 and everything is great with the system except i cant get pkg_add to work via ftp. I am trying to install the current afterstep package from the offical freebsd ftp server. Here is what i am trying per the handbook. # pkg_add

need help with pkg_add

2002-09-26 Thread TapRoot420
Hello, I just installed FreeBSD 5.0 DP1 and everything is great with the system except i cant get pkg_add to work via ftp. I am trying to install the current afterstep package from the offical freebsd ftp server. Here is what i am trying per the handbook. # pkg_add

Re: need help with x server and mouse

2002-09-23 Thread Matt Smith
Try: Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse0 Driver mouse Option Protocol auto Option Device /dev/sysmouse Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection If you have a wheel mouse, you don't need the Emulate3Buttons -- push the wheel for button 3.

Re: need help with x server and mouse

2002-09-22 Thread taproot420
Hello TapRoot420, Monday, September 23, 2002, 12:55:15 AM, you wrote: T I just installed FreeBSD 4.6.2 the current release. Everything is working fine except my mouse. It works without X running in the plain console i get when i boot up, but as soon as #startx the T mouse pointer goes

RE: Need help with DNS

2002-07-24 Thread Carroll, D. (Danny)
... -Original Message-From: sagacious [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:23 PMTo: Carroll, D. (Danny)Subject: RE: Need help with DNS Because they are windows boxes.. they dont have a host file and if they do where are they? sagacious (Mike) Network

Need help with DNS

2002-07-23 Thread sagacious
Hi. I changed my network setup a while ago. I had to put everything behind a firewall router due to a denial of service attack.. So now, I am specifying a static ip in my rc.conf, but its a local one, 192.168.1.20, I port forwarded all the services to that ip. The problem is, you can all

RE: Need help with DNS

2002-07-23 Thread Joe Fhe Barbish
is located in the beginning of the IPFW rules file. If you still need help post your IPFW rules file for review. Joe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of sagacious Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 3:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Need help

RE: Need help with DNS

2002-07-23 Thread Carroll, D. (Danny)
Why don't you just add the names you want to the host files of the machines on your internal network? -D -Original Message-From: Joe Fhe Barbish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 2:49 PMTo: sagaciousCc: FBSDQSubject: RE: Need help with DNS

RE: Need help with DNS

2002-07-23 Thread sagacious
(Mike) Network administrator The unixhideout network http://www.unixhideout.com -Original Message- From: Joe Fhe Barbish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:49 AM To: sagacious Cc: FBSDQ Subject: RE: Need help with DNS Restating your problem. Every thing

Need help.

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Re: Need help.

2002-07-21 Thread Adam Weinberger
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Need help with apcupsd startup script

2002-07-19 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
Hi all, I am using apcupsd installed from ports with no mods. apcupsd itself runs fine but the script /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apcupsd.sh returns: apcupsd.sh: Cannot determine the PREFIX when I try it. I assume there are some Linux specific paths in there? First lines of the script goes: if !

Re: Need help with apcupsd startup script

2002-07-19 Thread Daniel Bye
On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 12:58:42PM +0200, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Hi all, I am using apcupsd installed from ports with no mods. apcupsd itself runs fine but the script /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apcupsd.sh returns: apcupsd.sh: Cannot determine the PREFIX when I try it. I assume there are

Re: Need help with apcupsd startup script

2002-07-19 Thread Per olof Ljungmark
At 12:10 7/19/2002 +0100, Daniel Bye wrote: On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 12:58:42PM +0200, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Hi all, I am using apcupsd installed from ports with no mods. apcupsd itself runs fine but the script /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apcupsd.sh returns: apcupsd.sh: Cannot determine

Re: Need help with apcupsd startup script

2002-07-19 Thread Daniel Bye
On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 01:53:13PM +0200, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: At 12:10 7/19/2002 +0100, Daniel Bye wrote: On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 12:58:42PM +0200, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Hi all, I am using apcupsd installed from ports with no mods. apcupsd itself runs fine but the script

Re: Need help with apcupsd startup script

2002-07-19 Thread Edwin Groothuis
On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 01:53:13PM +0200, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: At 12:10 7/19/2002 +0100, Daniel Bye wrote: On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 12:58:42PM +0200, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: Hi all, I am using apcupsd installed from ports with no mods. apcupsd itself runs fine but the script

RE: Need help with software to run my APC UPS

2002-07-16 Thread Carroll, D. (Danny)
out of the box.. Also... Do you have 2 UPS's or are you testing with one on two machines? -D :-Original Message- :From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] :Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 11:23 PM :To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; jon :Subject: Re: Need help with software to run my APC UPS

Re: Need help with software to run my APC UPS

2002-07-16 Thread zjoe
I'm keeping the freebsd-questions on these emails in case someone needs to know this stuff, too. :) At 04:03 PM 7/15/02 -0700, you wrote: --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: did you comment out #ttyd0 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600 dialup off secure or #ttyd0 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600

RE: Need help with software to run my APC UPS

2002-07-16 Thread zjoe
a response to a guy who figured out one problem which was that a serial port on one of the machines wasn't enabled. Thanks, Joe B. -D :-Original Message- :From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] :Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 11:23 PM :To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; jon :Subject: Re: Need help

Re: Need help with software to run my APC UPS

2002-07-15 Thread zjoe
did you comment out #ttyd0 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600 dialup off secure or #ttyd0 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600 dialup off secure in /etc/ttys? this was my problem. Tried this and it didn't work. This is where I stand now: 1. Two computers each with a APC Back-UPS Pro 650 and cable

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