Re: DNS newbie question

On 2005-03-03 05:40, Claudiu Bichir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where do I have to specify the ip of the dns server ? In your `/etc/resolv.conf' file. See the manpage of resolv.conf for what is the proper thing to put there. In general, 1 or 2 lines should be enough: search example.net

Re: DNS newbie question

Claudiu Bichir wrote: Where do I have to specify the ip of the dns server ? Add a line like: nameserver 4.2.2.1 ...to /etc/resolv.conf. -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

DNS newbie question

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newbie usb wireless

hi all. i recently buy a usb wireless network card Cisco/Linksys. my problem is when i plug the usb appears with dmesg ugen0: Cisco-Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter, rev 2.00/0.04, addr 2 perfect no!!! ??? but how do i install the card? to work? and appears with ifconfig? anybody help me?

Re: Newbie: BIND conf "file not found" error

;Lowell Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "aklist_061666" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:20 AM Subject: Re: Newbie: BIND conf "file not found" error "aklist_061666" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: One last question on configuring N

Re: Newbie: BIND conf "file not found" error

t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "aklist_061666" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:20 AM Subject: Re: Newbie: BIND conf "file not found" error "aklist_061666" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: One last question on configuring Named to run: I'

Re: Newbie upgrade problem

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 13:46:43 -0500, aklist_061666 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi: I upgraded from freebsd 5.1 to 5.3, and the upgrade went pretty > smoothly. > > I had BIND 9.2.3 running on 5.1, and when I upgraded to 5.3, BIND 9.3.0 was > installed. > > my old named.conf file is still in /etc,

Newbie: BIND conf "file not found" error

One last question on configuring Named to run: I'm able to start BIND from the command line with: /usr/sbin/named -c /etc/named.conf but when I modify my rc.conf file with: named_enable="YES" named_program="/usr/sbin/named" named_flags="-u bind -c /etc/named.conf" I get an error on startup: Feb 11

Re: Newbie: where is the startup configuration line for BIND?

aklist_061666 wrote: Hi All: I just upgraded from freebsd 5.1 to 5.3, and I want to edit the startup parameters for named so that it reads my previous config file, basically I want the startup parameter to be: /usr/sbin/named -4 -c /etc/named.conf But I can't find where that command string is? a

Newbie: where is the startup configuration line for BIND?

Hi All: I just upgraded from freebsd 5.1 to 5.3, and I want to edit the startup parameters for named so that it reads my previous config file, basically I want the startup parameter to be: /usr/sbin/named -4 -c /etc/named.conf But I can't find where that command string is? all that is in my /etc

Re: Newbie upgrade problem

"Joachim Dagerot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > May I ask if you had any guide that you followed nad if you please could post > a link to it here. > > I'm just about to upgrade my system from 5.1 to the latest, but I don't know > where to start, and I haven't got any answers when asking on t

re: Newbie upgrade problem

>Hi: I upgraded from freebsd 5.1 to 5.3, and the upgrade went pretty smoothly. May I ask if you had any guide that you followed nad if you please could post a link to it here. I'm just about to upgrade my system from 5.1 to the latest, but I don't know where to start, and I haven't got any ans

Re: Newbie upgrade problem

a> Hi: I upgraded from freebsd 5.1 to 5.3, and the upgrade went pretty a> smoothly. a> I had BIND 9.2.3 running on 5.1, and when I upgraded to 5.3, BIND 9.3.0 was a> installed. a> my old named.conf file is still in /etc, but 9.3.0 doesn't seem to be a> reading it. a> I tried restarting bind w

Newbie upgrade problem

Hi: I upgraded from freebsd 5.1 to 5.3, and the upgrade went pretty smoothly. I had BIND 9.2.3 running on 5.1, and when I upgraded to 5.3, BIND 9.3.0 was installed. my old named.conf file is still in /etc, but 9.3.0 doesn't seem to be reading it. I tried restarting bind with /usr/sbin/named -

Re: Newbie Security Concerns

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am a new user of UNIX and FreeBSD and have never had to do any > administration or security configuration myself before. I am running > IP Firewall on FreeBSD-5.3-RELEASE. Last night I was checking my > logs and discovered that sshd reported many illegal users.

Re: Newbie Security Concerns

On 02/08/05 17:01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] Last night I was checking my logs and discovered that sshd reported many illegal users. Does that mean my system i compromised? As configured, there are only three accounts on my system, root, toor, and one user account for me. if the messa

Re: Newbie Security Concerns

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am a new user of UNIX and FreeBSD and have never had to do any administration or security configuration myself before. I am running IP Firewall on FreeBSD-5.3-RELEASE. Last night I was checking my logs and discovered that sshd reported many illegal users. Do

Re: Newbie Security Concerns

--On Tuesday, February 08, 2005 11:01:11 AM -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a new user of UNIX and FreeBSD and have never had to do any administration or security configuration myself before. I am running IP Firewall on FreeBSD-5.3-RELEASE. Last night I was checking my logs and discovered t

Newbie Security Concerns

Hello, I am a new user of UNIX and FreeBSD and have never had to do any administration or security configuration myself before. I am running IP Firewall on FreeBSD-5.3-RELEASE. Last night I was checking my logs and discovered that sshd reported many illegal users. Does that mean my system

Re: Newbie Help: IP firewall configuration

On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 09:32:31AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > # Allow out access to my ISP's DHCP server for cable or DSL > > networks. > > # This rule is not needed for 'user ppp' type connection to the > > # public Internet, so you can delete this whole group. > > # Use the following ru

Newbie Help: IP firewall configuration

Hello, I am a UNIX/FreeBSD-5.3-RELEASE newbie. I have posted several times to freebsd-newbies, but I think this question will get better reception here. I have installed Free-BSD-5.3-RELEASE full base installation with X. I am currently trying to configure my firewall. I have followed the

Re: modify existing partitions - newbie

> > > > # "raw" part, don't edit > > > d: 41943040 419430404.2BSD 2048 16384 > > 28552 > > > > > > Is it the correct way to delete the partitions? > > > > First guess is not having permission. > > It should be done in single user mode. > > > > Second guess is the partition you wa

Re: modify existing partitions - newbie

--- Jerry McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hai, > > > > I just needed to delete some partitions(ad0s1e & > > ad0s1f) in my existing slice(ad0s1) and recreate > with > > some changes. > > > > 1) I tried using 'sysinstll --> Config --> Label' > , > > then delete e & f , but this co

Re: modify existing partitions - newbie

> > Hai, > > I just needed to delete some partitions(ad0s1e & > ad0s1f) in my existing slice(ad0s1) and recreate with > some changes. > > 1) I tried using 'sysinstll --> Config --> Label' , > then delete e & f , but this couldn't write. It says > 'unable to write data on ad0' . What is the prob

modify existing partitions - newbie

Hai, I just needed to delete some partitions(ad0s1e & ad0s1f) in my existing slice(ad0s1) and recreate with some changes. 1) I tried using 'sysinstll --> Config --> Label' , then delete e & f , but this couldn't write. It says 'unable to write data on ad0' . What is the problem? 2) Tried using

Re: port newbie question

On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 04:34:59PM -0500, Ken Hawkins wrote: > thanks but no cigar on that one. I also have tried running make > configure with no luck. I am at y wits end and am trying to find a way > to wipe it and start over again! # make reconfig It's all explained in the ports(7) man p

Re: port newbie question

that did the trick! thanks, i was typing 'make configure' and not 'make config' On Jan 25, 2005, at 9:32 PM, John Koepke wrote: I think this is a simple thing to do and i need to be running apache13 with php. how can i clean this up and set up apache13 along with php4? is there an easy way to

Re: port newbie question

> I think this is a simple thing to do and i need to be running apache13 > with php. how can i clean this up and set up apache13 along with php4? > > is there an easy way to wipe out all traces of apache and php to start > from scratch? > > thanks, > ken; If I remeber correcly run "make config"

Re: port newbie question

If you delete the /var/db/ports/mod_php4 directory and install the port again, you should have the menu popup so that you can deselect Apache2. Oliver Leitner wrote: try to call ./configure with that switch... ./configure --with-apxs=/path/to/bin/apxs btw, a tip, if youre just installing ports, u

Re: port newbie question

try to call ./configure with that switch... ./configure --with-apxs=/path/to/bin/apxs btw, a tip, if youre just installing ports, use something like portinstall rather than doing it all by hand;) Greetings Oliver Leitner Technical Staff http://www.shells.at On Tuesday 25 January 2005 22:34, Ke

Re: port newbie question

thanks but no cigar on that one. I also have tried running make configure with no luck. I am at y wits end and am trying to find a way to wipe it and start over again! ken; On Jan 25, 2005, at 3:31 PM, Oliver Leitner wrote: try to remove the "work" subdir from the port directory of your applica

Re: port newbie question

try to remove the "work" subdir from the port directory of your application, that might do the trick... On Tuesday 25 January 2005 21:32, Ken Hawkins wrote: > Now that you mention it I did the first time I installed mod_php4 but > not now. when I deinstalled mod_php4 I used 'make deinstall distcl

Re: port newbie question

Now that you mention it I did the first time I installed mod_php4 but not now. when I deinstalled mod_php4 I used 'make deinstall distclean' to clear it out. maybe there is a -D switch i can send make so that I can get an interactive menu again? ken; On Jan 25, 2005, at 3:21 PM, Oliver Leitner

Re: port newbie question

You get something like an options menu if youre trying to install that program? Greetings Oliver Leitner Technical Staff http://www.shells.at On Tuesday 25 January 2005 21:21, Ken Hawkins wrote: > configure: error: You have enabled Apache 2 support while your server > is Apache 1.3.  Please use

port newbie question

I searched and couldn't find this so I will ask an (I'm sure to most) easy question. I installed apache2 and mod_php4 on a 4.9 FreeBSD box however, I needed to install apache13 and NOT apache2. i went through and deinstalled mod_php4 and then deinstalled apache2. on the new installation apache1

Re: port update problem - newbie

On Monday 24 January 2005 09:52 pm, saravanan ganapathy wrote: > --- Kent Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 24 January 2005 05:11 am, saravanan > > > > ganapathy wrote: > > > --- Tabor Kelly > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > saravanan ganapathy wrote: > > > > > >

Re: port update problem - newbie

--- Kent Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 24 January 2005 05:11 am, saravanan > ganapathy wrote: > > --- Tabor Kelly > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > saravanan ganapathy wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Erik Norgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Since I am ver

Re: port update problem - newbie

On Monday 24 January 2005 05:11 am, saravanan ganapathy wrote: > --- Tabor Kelly > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > saravanan ganapathy wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- Erik Norgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Since I am very new to freebsd, I am not sure abt > > > > the > > > > > ports collecti

Re: cpu,memory info - issues ( newbie)

saravanan ganapathy wrote: I 've installed freebsd5.3 Rel on my dual processor. I'm not sure that my OS detected dual cpu. Sysctl & dmesg output just confused me. Hi, What does "uname -a" say? Did you compile your kernel with SMP? The "2 logical CPUs" message is referring to the hyperthreading fea

Re: port update problem - newbie

saravanan ganapathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am also looking for package management. I know that > a package can be installed using 'pkg_add -r > sendmail'. But how to keep update these packages like > ports? Use portupgrade for that too; it knows how to deal with ports or packages. > I n

Re: port update problem - newbie

--- Tabor Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > saravanan ganapathy wrote: > > > > > --- Erik Norgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since I am very new to freebsd, I am not sure abt > the > > ports collections which I don't want. > > Since you are new, I will give you some (ports) > advice: >

cpu,memory info - issues ( newbie)

Hai I 've installed freebsd5.3 Rel on my dual processor. I'm not sure that my OS detected dual cpu. Sysctl & dmesg output just confused me. dmesg Output -- #dmesg | grep -i cpu CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz (2399.33-MHz 686-class CPU) Hyperthreading: 2 logical CPUs cpu0: on

Re: port update problem - newbie

saravanan ganapathy wrote: --- Erik Norgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Since I am very new to freebsd, I am not sure abt the ports collections which I don't want. Since you are new, I will give you some (ports) advice: 1. Always update all of your ports so that you can use portupgrade. 2. Use por

Re: port update problem - newbie

saravanan ganapathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Since I am very new to freebsd, I am not sure abt the > ports collections which I don't want. Then try keeping them all. After the first time, it doesn't take that long to update the collection of makefiles. Note that the ports system does not

Re: port update problem - newbie

ee for you, say once a week or once a month. If you are newbie, then you might prefer not to update the ports tree so often, new ports may require other ports to be updated that are depended on by yet other ports. This can be a showblocker first time you stumple into it. So, let go with it for

Re: port update problem - newbie

--- Erik Norgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > saravanan ganapathy wrote: > > > > Yah. I had a mistake and corrected. > > > > It takes longtime to update the ports. I am not > sure > > abt my config. Should I change anything else? > > How long it takes depends on the number of changes, > first

Re: port update problem - newbie

saravanan ganapathy wrote: Yah. I had a mistake and corrected. It takes longtime to update the ports. I am not sure abt my config. Should I change anything else? How long it takes depends on the number of changes, first time will probably take a longer. You can speed up in two ways: instead of po

Re: port update problem - newbie

--- Erik Norgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > saravanan ganapathy wrote: > > Hai > > > > I am using 5.3release and when I try to update > ports > > collections, I am getting the following error > > > > Release not specified for collection > > "host=cvsup1.freebsd.org" > > > > How to solve th

Re: port update problem - newbie

saravanan ganapathy wrote: Hai I am using 5.3release and when I try to update ports collections, I am getting the following error Release not specified for collection "host=cvsup1.freebsd.org" How to solve this? This could be an invalid tag, but please submit your supfile. Normally you can take

port update problem - newbie

Hai I am using 5.3release and when I try to update ports collections, I am getting the following error Release not specified for collection "host=cvsup1.freebsd.org" How to solve this? Sarav __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get your

Re: Newbie

I've found it to be stable, and hardware support is better than in 4.10. Of course there are other considerations, but for a newbie I'd recommend the newest release based on better hardware support as a primary consideration. > Also I have a Serial ATA hard drive, (Western Digital)

Re: Newbie

On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 11:24:48PM -0500, Peterhin wrote: > Good Day, > > I have been browsing the FreeBSD site, and am now wondering if someone could > help with a simple question. > I have been using GNULinux for about 1 1/2 years, and am happy with it, > however, I am finding that slowly it

Newbie

Good Day, I have been browsing the FreeBSD site, and am now wondering if someone could help with a simple question. I have been using GNULinux for about 1 1/2 years, and am happy with it, however, I am finding that slowly it is starting to get like the other OS's. All I am interested in is a re

Re: (cvsup newbie questions)

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:13:05 -0800, Joshua Tinnin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > IIRC, pkgtools.conf only works with the pkgtools apps, like portupgrade. > I don't think it works with making the port from the tree itself (like > if you cd to the folder and make install clean), but options you use in > bui

Re: (cvsup newbie questions)

On Monday 20 December 2004 06:08 am, Joshua Lokken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:09:00 -0600, Nikolas Britton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Joshua Tinnin wrote: > > >Well, if you build a port with make options once, then it will > > > remember your make options. Otherwise,

Re: (cvsup newbie questions)

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:09:00 -0600, Nikolas Britton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joshua Tinnin wrote: > > > > > > >Well, if you build a port with make options once, then it will remember > >your make options. Otherwise, you can enter make arguments > >in /etc/pkgtools.conf, although this only help

Re: (cvsup newbie questions)

Joshua Tinnin wrote: Well, if you build a port with make options once, then it will remember your make options. Otherwise, you can enter make arguments in /etc/pkgtools.conf, although this only helps if you know what arguments the ports you're installing might need. What do you mean it "reme

Re: cvsup newbie questions

On Friday 17 December 2004 21:11, Kevin Smith wrote: > I'm interested in upgrading to gnome 2.8 (and possibly the newer > releases of other applications) Gnome is one of the most troublesome metaports to upgrade. See for advice on upgrading. __

Re: cvsup newbie questions

On Dec 18, 2004, at 12:43 AM, Kevin Smith wrote: Thanks for the tips. For the moment, I'm leaving the OS sources alone and I'm updating the ports collection because my goal is to update gnome to version 2.8. The OS seems to be fine - although I'm sure there are additional bug fixes I can benef

Re: cvsup newbie questions

On Saturday 18 December 2004 01:20 am, Toomas Aas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin Smith wrote: > > 1) is there a test utility that I can run that will tell me which > > cvsup mirror server will be fastest ? I did this the manual way by > > pinging a few and looking at the ave times coming back

Re: cvsup newbie questions

Kevin Smith wrote: 1) is there a test utility that I can run that will tell me which cvsup mirror server will be fastest ? I did this the manual way by pinging a few and looking at the ave times coming back. There's a port out there called fastest_cvsup which is supposed to do exactly that. Per

Re: cvsup newbie questions

Thanks for the tips. For the moment, I'm leaving the OS sources alone and I'm updating the ports collection because my goal is to update gnome to version 2.8. The OS seems to be fine - although I'm sure there are additional bug fixes I can benefit from - but I'm a little scared to go through

Re: cvsup newbie questions

is that, while it's frustrating sometimes to scrutinize all the ports in a meta-port, or even all the installed ports on your system, it's a good idea to know what's going on with your system, particularly before you make changes to it by installing software. - jt > >

Re: cvsup newbie questions

now a days? -Original Message- From: Nikolas Britton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 3:17 PM To: Tom Connolly Cc: 'Joshua Lokken'; 'Kevin Smith'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: cvsup newbie questions Tom Connolly wrote: [snip] If you want to

Re: cvsup newbie questions

Whoops ... I misunderstood you ... On Friday 17 December 2004 02:58 pm, Joshua Tinnin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 17 December 2004 01:11 pm, Kevin Smith > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So, if I am just interested in the latest fixes/version for > > applications running on 5.3-Release

Re: cvsup newbie questions

On Friday 17 December 2004 01:11 pm, Kevin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm interested in upgrading to gnome 2.8 (and possibly the newer > releases of other applications)...I'm running the following version > of freebsd: > > 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Fri Nov 5 04:19:18 UTC 2004 >

RE: cvsup newbie questions

TED] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 3:17 PM To: Tom Connolly Cc: 'Joshua Lokken'; 'Kevin Smith'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: cvsup newbie questions Tom Connolly wrote: >[snip] >If you want to install the latest version of gnome, you should cvsup >the ports tree (por

Re: cvsup newbie questions

Tom Connolly wrote: [snip] If you want to install the latest version of gnome, you should cvsup the ports tree (ports-all), then cd into the directory for the gnome meta-port (it builds gnome and alot of associated apps) and build it, like so: # cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 # make install clean ther

RE: cvsup newbie questions

[snip] If you want to install the latest version of gnome, you should cvsup the ports tree (ports-all), then cd into the directory for the gnome meta-port (it builds gnome and alot of associated apps) and build it, like so: # cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 # make install clean Go away on a vacation fo

Re: cvsup newbie questions

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:11:18 -0800, Kevin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm interested in upgrading to gnome 2.8 (and possibly the newer > releases of other applications)...I'm running the following version of > freebsd: > > 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Fri Nov 5 04:19:18 UTC 2004 > [

cvsup newbie questions

I'm interested in upgrading to gnome 2.8 (and possibly the newer releases of other applications)...I'm running the following version of freebsd: 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Fri Nov 5 04:19:18 UTC 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 In starting to learn cvsup,

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

ok i deleted the devices and ran sh MAKEDEV acd0 and still no joy i'll pre-empt the "it must be hardware" by assuming you it's not, it's does it on 2 different drives which work in other machines just fine. one is an lg dvdrw the other a cdrw my only possible thought now is it's something to do w

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 01:25:39PM +1000, Timothy Smith wrote: > > > yes, the hardware is perfect. You mention in your original post that you feel like somehow the "ata" just went bad in some way or another. Just to isolate this to a FreeBSD software issue have you tried booting to, say, a Knoppi

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

Peter Harmsen wrote: Giorgos Keramidas wrote: On 2004-12-15 09:43, Timothy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0a /mount cd9660: /dev/cd0a: Invalid argument Try without *any* partition name: titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0 /mount Since /mount is a non-standard

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

Giorgos Keramidas wrote: On 2004-12-15 09:43, Timothy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0a /mount cd9660: /dev/cd0a: Invalid argument Try without *any* partition name: titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0 /mount Since /mount is a non-standard name, you _did_

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

Subhro wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Timothy Smith Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 5:14 To: James; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0a

RE: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Timothy Smith > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 5:14 > To: James; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem > > titan# m

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 09:43:49AM +1000, Timothy Smith wrote: > is there a way i can delete /dev/acd0* and remake the device, could > this be a fix? I believe that mknod would be used to do such a thing; but don't ask me how, I've never had to do it. -- Adam Fabian ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) _

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

what your suggesting is for 5.x mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0 /mount cd9660: /dev/cd0: No such file or directory and yes /mount does exist and yes i do have permission to use it. note how earlier i posted the problem with /cdrom Giorgos Keramidas wrote: On 2004-12-15 09:43, Timothy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

On 2004-12-15 09:43, Timothy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0a /mount > cd9660: /dev/cd0a: Invalid argument Try without *any* partition name: titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0 /mount Since /mount is a non-standard name, you _did_ check that /mount exists a

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0a /mount cd9660: /dev/cd0a: Invalid argument the exact same issue. reinstalling etc is not an option since this is a development machine and i need to work on it all the time, can't afford for it to be down. fyi i am using freebsd 4.10 release is there a way i can d

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

Hi, Have you tried: # mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0 /mntpnt Seeing as how you said its a cdrw, I remember reading somewhere to use /dev/cd0 and not /dev/acd0 On Tuesday 14 December 2004 07:16 am, Timothy Smith wrote: > i have a genuine problem here. > i noticed my backup cdrw's had stopped working

cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

i have a genuine problem here. i noticed my backup cdrw's had stopped working at some point. upon furthur investigation i find i cannot mount cd's full stop. titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0c /mount cd9660: /dev/acd0c: Invalid argument the above command makes the drive light flicker for 3 seconds

Re: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:49 am, Haulmark, Chris wrote: > Someone broke the silence: > > i have a genuine problem here. > > i noticed my backup cdrw's had stopped working at some point. upon > > furthur investigation i find i cannot mount cd's full stop. > > > > titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0c /moun

RE: cannot mount cdrom - not a newbie problem

Someone broke the silence: > i have a genuine problem here. > i noticed my backup cdrw's had stopped working at some point. upon > furthur investigation i find i cannot mount cd's full stop. > > titan# mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0c /mount > cd9660: /dev/acd0c: Invalid argument > Is this a typo of

Re: Sorry for the newbie questions :(

On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 12:30:27AM -0600, Eric Schuele wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: > >> > >>I read a lot about cvsup and other stuff, but it seems very confusing to > >>me. I cannot understand the whole picture. > >>My question is: how can i "import" a *single* port ? > > > > > >You cannot do th

Re: Sorry for the newbie questions :(

Kris Kennaway wrote: I read a lot about cvsup and other stuff, but it seems very confusing to me. I cannot understand the whole picture. My question is: how can i "import" a *single* port ? You cannot do this safely, because how do you know which other "single ports" must also be updated along wi

Re: Sorry for the newbie questions :(

> > Hi, > > I swear i did my home work before addressing to you, but i didn't > understood well what i want. > > 2. I want to install PostgreSQL 8. > The port version that is on the CD is 8 beta2, but i see in > www.freebsd.org that there is already a port for 8 beta4. > How can i "import" thi

Re: Sorry for the newbie questions :(

On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 11:59:33PM +, M?rio Gamito wrote: > Hi, > > I swear i did my home work before addressing to you, but i didn't > understood well what i want. > > 1. I've instaled FreeBSD 5.3 and compiled portaudit as the first port. > Portaudit didn't allow me to install apache13-mods

Re: Sorry for the newbie questions :(

begin quotation of Mário Gamito on 2004-12-07 23:59:33 +: > 1. I've instaled FreeBSD 5.3 and compiled portaudit as the first port. > Portaudit didn't allow me to install apache13-modssl because there is a > security problem with the port that comes in the CD. > How can i then install apache1

Sorry for the newbie questions :(

Hi, I swear i did my home work before addressing to you, but i didn't understood well what i want. 1. I've instaled FreeBSD 5.3 and compiled portaudit as the first port. Portaudit didn't allow me to install apache13-modssl because there is a security problem with the port that comes in the CD. H

Re: freeradius newbie question

On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 19:55:58 -0800 (PST), Andreas Magana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't no jack about Radius I need info. As far as I have gotten is: > > download > gunzip untar > ./configure > make > make install > > now what do i do? Read all available documentation here: http://www.lemi

freeradius newbie question

I don't no jack about Radius I need info. As far as I have gotten is: download gunzip untar ./configure make make install now what do i do? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscrib

Re: newbie Make question

On Mon, Nov 29, 2004 at 05:26:36PM -0600, Benjamin E. Brannen wrote: > Hello, > > I have installed FreeBSD and have been running it for about two weeks now. > > I had been using the ports collection to install software. I must have > done something that has changed the environment but don't kno

newbie Make question

Hello, I have installed FreeBSD and have been running it for about two weeks now. I had been using the ports collection to install software. I must have done something that has changed the environment but don't know what. Now when I go into a ported directory and attempt to make, it says: make:

Re: FreeBSD 5.3 & BIND 9 newbie question..

robg wrote: I'm trying to setup BIND and the Release Notes say: "When the named_chroot_autoupdate variable is set to YES (the default), the chroot directory is automatically configured at the boot time. A symbolic link which points to /var/named/etc/namedb is created as /etc/namedb, and a symbolic

FreeBSD 5.3 & BIND 9 newbie question..

I'm trying to setup BIND and the Release Notes say: "When the named_chroot_autoupdate variable is set to YES (the default), the chroot directory is automatically configured at the boot time. A symbolic link which points to /var/named/etc/namedb is created as /etc/namedb, and a symbolic link which

RE: setting up bind newbie guide?

http://www.section6.net/help Hope this helps.. Thomas Foster -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of robg Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 3:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: setting up bind newbie guide? hi, id like to run bind to setup a

setting up bind newbie guide?

hi, id like to run bind to setup a dns server on a machine of mine, but i never used it before. does anyone know of a simple tutorial or website that explains it? thanks -- robg [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebs

Re: Newbie Install Question: No Disks!

C & D.) And I didn't skip the kernel configuration; rather, like a good newbie, I did as the FreeBSD Handbook (Chapter 2) suggested and selected visual mode and looked at the drivers--it showed no conflicts at all, actually, which sort of surprised me since everything I had read up

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