On Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:37:41 -0500, David Jackson wrote:
> I have been looking for archived versions of FreeBSD back to 2.0. Where can
> these be found? I have looked on the FTP site but cannot find them there.
http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/
You'll also find
I have been looking for archived versions of FreeBSD back to 2.0. Where can
these be found? I have looked on the FTP site but cannot find them there.
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Mernoz Rostangi wrote:
Hi,
I would like to know if the FreeBSD 8.0 IA64 can be used on 32bit cpu also ?
If yes, what is the difference between IA64 and x86 versions ?
:-)
./m
Nope. You're mixing up IA64 (the Itanium) with AMD64 (All modern AMD
chips, and Intel chips like the Core 2, Xeon, I
On 04/01/2010 3:33 μ.μ., Mernoz Rostangi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to know if the FreeBSD 8.0 IA64 can be used on 32bit cpu also ?
>
> If yes, what is the difference between IA64 and x86 versions ?
>
> :-)
> ./m
>
>
>
The IA64 is intended for Intel's Itanium Processor. It is 64bit, but
will
In response to Mernoz Rostangi :
> Hi,
>
> I would like to know if the FreeBSD 8.0 IA64 can be used on 32bit cpu also ?
>
> If yes, what is the difference between IA64 and x86 versions ?
IA64 is a completely different architecture than x86. Think gasoline vs.
diesel. x86 and IA64 are not comp
Hi,
I would like to know if the FreeBSD 8.0 IA64 can be used on 32bit cpu also ?
If yes, what is the difference between IA64 and x86 versions ?
:-)
./m
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On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 07:05:27AM -0500, Andrew Gould wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:27 PM, RW wrote:
> > On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:41:12 -0500
> > Andrew Gould wrote:
> >
> >> STABLE is what it sounds like.
> >
> > I don't think it is what it sounds like - STABLE branches are
> > development b
On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:05:27 -0500
Andrew Gould wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:27 PM, RW wrote:
> > On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:41:12 -0500
> > Andrew Gould wrote:
> >
> >> STABLE is what it sounds like.
> >
> > I don't think it is what it sounds like - STABLE branches are
> > development branche
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:27 PM, RW wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:41:12 -0500
> Andrew Gould wrote:
>
>> STABLE is what it sounds like.
>
> I don't think it is what it sounds like - STABLE branches are
> development branches with stable binary interfaces. It's the security
> branches that are in
On Aug 17, 2009, at 7:27 PM, RW wrote:
On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:41:12 -0500
Andrew Gould wrote:
STABLE is what it sounds like.
I don't think it is what it sounds like - STABLE branches are
development branches with stable binary interfaces. It's the security
branches that are intended for product
On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:41:12 -0500
Andrew Gould wrote:
> STABLE is what it sounds like.
I don't think it is what it sounds like - STABLE branches are
development branches with stable binary interfaces. It's the security
branches that are intended for production use.
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On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 02:22:32PM -0700, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
> Andrew Gould wrote:
> >Once you're installed a RELEASE, you can update it to STABLE by
>
> Andrew,
>
> Thank you for your helpful reply. Please tell me if you think I have
> the correct understanding:
>
> When I install FreeB
On Aug 17, 2009, at 3:08 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
Chuck Swiger wrote:
Ports are not branched-- there is no STABLE or CURRENT for ports.
The same ports tree can be used on 6.x, 7.x, and 8-CURRENT.
1. With what is the STABLE/CURRENT tag associated?
a) "core operating system version number"
Chuck Swiger wrote:
Yes, all of the above. Basically, ports (or packages) install under
/usr/local; everything else under /bin, /usr/bin, etc is part of the
core OS.
Okay, I think I understand now.
Applications on a FreeBSD machine are broken into two categories:
1. Applications installed un
>When I install FreeBSD, I am installing a "core operating system version
>number" (your term).
Yes. The kernel and a few important libraries and utilities comprise
the base system. They are kept separate from FreeBSD Ports, unlike in
Gentoo, where you can for example update your kernel or other
On Aug 17, 2009, at 3:39 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
Chuck Swiger wrote:
If you just want security updates and no other changes, you'd
update against RELENG_7_2 instead.
Here are you referring only to security updates to the "core OS" and
not applications in "ports" such as Firefox?
That'
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> Thank you for your help. I have two questions:
>
> Chuck Swiger wrote:
>>
>> Ports are not branched-- there is no STABLE or CURRENT for ports. The
>> same ports tree can be used on 6.x, 7.x, and 8-CURRENT.
>
> 1. With what is t
Chuck Swiger wrote:
If you just want security updates and no other changes, you'd update
against RELENG_7_2 instead.
Here are you referring only to security updates to the "core OS" and not
applications in "ports" such as Firefox?
In the BSDs, the baseline or core OS is separate
from instal
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> Thank you for your help. I have two questions:
>
> Chuck Swiger wrote:
>
>> Ports are not branched-- there is no STABLE or CURRENT for ports. The
>> same ports tree can be used on 6.x, 7.x, and 8-CURRENT.
>>
>
> 1. With what i
Chuck,
Thank you for your help. I have two questions:
Chuck Swiger wrote:
Ports are not branched-- there is no STABLE or CURRENT for ports. The
same ports tree can be used on 6.x, 7.x, and 8-CURRENT.
1. With what is the STABLE/CURRENT tag associated?
a) "core operating system version number
On Aug 17, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
When I install FreeBSD, I am installing a "core operating system
version number" (your term).
Most people install FreeBSD from a release CD; ie, they install 6.4-
RELEASE, or 7.2-RELEASE, or similar.
Then I may choose to install the "port
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 01:27:42PM -0700, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Hello, I have two questions:
>
> 1. Is it true that I have the choice to run these versions of FreeBSD:
>
> 8.0 CURRENT
> 7.2 RELEASE
> 7.2 STABLE
> 7.2 CURRENT
> 7.1 RELEASE
> 7.1 STABLE
> 7.1 CURRENT
> 7.0 RELEAS
Andrew Gould wrote:
Once you're installed a RELEASE, you can update it to STABLE by
Andrew,
Thank you for your helpful reply. Please tell me if you think I have
the correct understanding:
When I install FreeBSD, I am installing a "core operating system version
number" (your term). Then I
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Hello, I have two questions:
>
> 1. Is it true that I have the choice to run these versions of FreeBSD:
>
> 8.0 CURRENT
> 7.2 RELEASE
> 7.2 STABLE
> 7.2 CURRENT
> 7.1 RELEASE
> 7.1 STABLE
> 7.1 CURRENT
> 7.0 RELEASE
> 7.0 STAB
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Hello, I have two questions:
>
> 1. Is it true that I have the choice to run these versions of FreeBSD:
>
> 8.0 CURRENT
> 7.2 RELEASE
> 7.2 STABLE
> 7.2 CURRENT
> 7.1 RELEASE
> 7.1 STABLE
> 7.1 CURRENT
> 7.0 RELEASE
> 7.0 STABL
Hello,
Hello, I have two questions:
1. Is it true that I have the choice to run these versions of FreeBSD:
8.0 CURRENT
7.2 RELEASE
7.2 STABLE
7.2 CURRENT
7.1 RELEASE
7.1 STABLE
7.1 CURRENT
7.0 RELEASE
7.0 STABLE
7.0 CURRENT
6.4 RELEASE
6.4 STABLE
6.4 CURRENT
2. For each of the versions above,
Dan Nelson wrote:
In the last episode (Aug 16), Alex Zbyslaw said:
UFS2 expanded some fields from 32 bits to 64, and added or changed a
few features, but the two are still very similar.
UFS2 also added snapshots which make live dumps safer, among other
things.
Snapshots work j
In the last episode (Aug 16), Alex Zbyslaw said:
> Glenn Dawson wrote:
> >Even if there were, if the file systems you are using now are
> >working, there isn't much reason to change them.
> >
> >UFS2 expanded some fields from 32 bits to 64, and added or changed a
> >few features, but the two are st
Glenn Dawson wrote:
Even if there were, if the file systems you are using now are working,
there isn't much reason to change them.
UFS2 expanded some fields from 32 bits to 64, and added or changed a
few features, but the two are still very similar.
UFS2 also added snapshots which make live
On Friday 12 August 2005 18:30, Gary W. Swearingen wrote:
> Dmitry Mityugov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > I am not sure how safe it is. Is it safe to use a HDD partitioned and
> > formatted by one version of FreeBSD with a newer version? I know there
>
> I recently ran into the problem of not bei
Dmitry Mityugov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am not sure how safe it is. Is it safe to use a HDD partitioned and
> formatted by one version of FreeBSD with a newer version? I know there
I recently ran into the problem of not being able to access 5.x file
systems and 5.x backups from a 4.x syst
On 8/12/05, Glenn Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 10:44 PM 8/11/2005, Dmitry Mityugov wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I have a small FreeBSD machine at home used as a file server and a
> >gateway to the Internet. Currently when a new version of FreeBSD is
> >released (and I have enough time), I copy
At 10:44 PM 8/11/2005, Dmitry Mityugov wrote:
Hello,
I have a small FreeBSD machine at home used as a file server and a
gateway to the Internet. Currently when a new version of FreeBSD is
released (and I have enough time), I copy all the data to another
machine, reinstall FreeBSD from scratch, a
Hello,
I have a small FreeBSD machine at home used as a file server and a
gateway to the Internet. Currently when a new version of FreeBSD is
released (and I have enough time), I copy all the data to another
machine, reinstall FreeBSD from scratch, and copy the data back. I
just realized that I pr
On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 03:47:23PM -0800, Peter Trinh wrote:
>I am working on some FreeBSD driver code that was written a few
>years back for FreeBSD 4.3. I already downloaded and installed 4.10
>(using FTP ISO image), but there have been so many changes in the
>kernel between the 4.3 and 4.10. As
On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 03:47:23PM -0800, Peter Trinh wrote:
> Hi FreeBSD Administrator,
>
> I am working on some FreeBSD driver code that was written a few years back
> for FreeBSD 4.3. I already downloaded and installed 4.10 (using FTP ISO
> image), but there have been so many changes in the k
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On Tuesday, 23 November 2004 at 15:47:23 -0800, Peter Trinh wrote:
> Hi FreeBSD Administrator,
>
> I am working on some FreeBSD driver code that was written a few
> years back for FreeBSD 4.3. I already d
Hi FreeBSD Administrator,
I am working on some FreeBSD driver code that was written a few years back for
FreeBSD 4.3. I already downloaded and installed 4.10 (using FTP ISO image), but
there have been so many changes in the kernel between the 4.3 and 4.10. As a
result, I've had a lot of problem
On Tuesday 2004-06-22 01:07 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Just a quick questions. I've been running into a few problems with 5.2.1
> not being very stable and was thinking of reverting back to 4.10.
I wouldn't necessarily think of it as reverting. They're almost two
different (but similar) sys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Just a quick questions. I've been running into a few problems with 5.2.1 not
> being very stable and was thinking of reverting back to 4.10. I usually run the
> current versions from the ports collection, such as Gnome. I was wondering if
> this will be a problem? Also,
Just a quick questions. I've been running into a few problems with 5.2.1 not
being very stable and was thinking of reverting back to 4.10. I usually run the
current versions from the ports collection, such as Gnome. I was wondering if
this will be a problem? Also, what will I loose when I go back t
On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 10:49:46AM -0700, Leonard, Harry wrote:
> Hello FreeBSD,
>
> My name is Harry Leonard and I'm very interested in using FreeBSD. I work
> in a small shop, outside of Flagstaff, Arizona for the State of Arizona, in
> a half Microsoft, half open source environment. I'm the r
On Tuesday 09 September 2003 12:49 pm, Leonard, Harry wrote:
> Hello FreeBSD,
HI Harry,
>
> My name is Harry Leonard and I'm very interested in using FreeBSD. I work
> in a small shop, outside of Flagstaff, Arizona for the State of Arizona, in
> a half Microsoft, half open source environment. I
On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 10:49:46AM -0700, Leonard, Harry wrote:
> This email is about: Which version of FreeBSD should I be using for
> production? I need to set up an in-house web server for our website and
> another box for my few intranet applications. In the near future I might
> have the op
Quoting "Leonard, Harry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hello FreeBSD,
>
> My name is Harry Leonard and I'm very interested in using FreeBSD. I work
> in a small shop, outside of Flagstaff, Arizona for the State of Arizona, in
> a half Microsoft, half open source environment. I'm the resident programmer
Hello FreeBSD,
My name is Harry Leonard and I'm very interested in using FreeBSD. I work
in a small shop, outside of Flagstaff, Arizona for the State of Arizona, in
a half Microsoft, half open source environment. I'm the resident programmer
and I've used Perl/PHP/MySQL here for almost four years
Hello!
Can I get the oldest versions of FreeBSD system, such as 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.5 and
so on?
I begin work with FreeBSD at 1994, but two months again my ftp archive with
old versions was crashed.
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