mary_ disk
ready to use (and boot, etc.). That saves you the time and trouble of
rebuilding the partitions on a new disk, and you only need to backup (and
to recover), those directories that are volatile.
Now you only need a secondary disk large enough to take the compressed
contents of
mat called RevML, then imports from RevML into CVS.
http://maillist.perforce.com/mailman/listinfo/revml
You may want to post your question in that newsgroup, too.
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There are scripts for much of this, but I was as well off 'by hand' for
this one shot. You may be able to skip some steps depending on your source
and target options.
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tions.
> i run bittorrent
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> /usr/local/bin/btdownloadcurses.py torrent_filename.
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oblem is leechers.
Thanks for the prioritization links.
Are "leechers" in this context (1) users downloading from you while you're
downloading, or (2) users who kill their peers when they _aren't_
downloading?
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Suggestions appreciated.
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rse. I would
prefer to do independent passive-FTP installations from a FreeBSD.org
server for each target machine rather than a disk-slice copy because I
wouldn't have to remove the drives from the computers.
What are my options, and your recommendations?
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e it what you want. Run 'find /boot -name beast\* -print'
and you should find it.
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quot; or "ps/2" protocol in X config,
> nothing changed, I tried to put some moused related stuff in /etc/rc.conf,
> then I get a nice working mouse in my console, but my x-win won't start up
> because the mouse device is "busy". Any help! thanks!
That sounds like
ou are in doubt.
My experience with the D-Link router has been outgoing and setting up a
local WindowBox with a static IP (so it could server as a printer for the
LAN).
Keep us posted.
Tschuess.
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g, but it sure does a basic minimum very well.
Netscape takes about 1 minute to start and Links is up in a few seconds,
exactly solving the original poster's problem (and mine).
I couldn't get the non-X11 SVGA configuration to work, but I didn't
really want that. Looked like a perm
Is there a method to make this more expensive to the attacker, such as
> > tar-pitting?
> Put in a ipfw block on the netblock/country. At the very least it will
> make it pretty slow for the initial TCP handshake.
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above, you may want to create a
pair of low-privilege users on the two machines and have the script
connect _them_. The script should run with the home dummy-user's uid. This
should help limit the damage potential from an intruder. (I would call
this: 'making a virtue of necessity
ay'), is very handy for scripting, and pretty lightweight, too.
For heavier hitting, GIMP.
In between: Xv, which you've met.
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- apply a diff file to an original
SYNOPSIS
patch [options] [origfile [patchfile]] [+ [options] [orig-
file]]...
but usually just
patch /. Name of file to patch:'
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most things up and running after a bit of dappling,,This one
> has me most flustered,and could use a nudge in the right direction,,Any
> insights apprecited Thanks ,jbt
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ng/fs-creation path. If the
bad blocks weren't linked in the new filesystem, they would have become
invisible for practical purposes.
Bad side: This approach wipes the rest of your disk's contents.
Maybe there are some starting points in there.
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know the place
> where i can read the documens for CVS.
Start at <http://www.cvshome.org> and also see <http://www.wincvs.org>,
but do not neglect the great notes and information at
<http://www.read-bean.com>.
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*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/src/lib/libncurses.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/src.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/src.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/src.
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-++-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
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y disk drive - it was thrashing like mad and _very_ hot to the touch.
I opened up the box and got reliable builds. (A couple of fans are sitting
on the frame awaiting installation.)
This doesn't have the same profile, and at least a few others have the
same dump at the same line. Looks like
curses/tinfo/alloc_entry.c
I will cut'n'paste the compilation line for this file and see if it will
build by itself.
I also saved a copy of this file from RELENG_4_5 and will compare them.
Meanwhile, other input is welcome.
Thanks.
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What compiler version comes with 4.6? Could I install it in 4.5 system
without too much breakage, if it might be the problem?
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the _more_important_ 'make'
targets after one has done 'cvsup'? (By '_more_important_' I really mean
the ones a person is likely to use commonly.)
Also, where should I look to get an idea of the defined tags for 'cvsup'
(RELENG_4_5_??? for example)?
Thanks for
:
...
buildworld: clean [...]
...
as it may also have:
...
installkernel: buildkernel [...]
...
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x27; and kernel and see how it goes.
I am seeing lots of log streaming by, but so far I don't think I've
actually learned anything.
Cheers, and thanks for the patient help.
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asn't the MsWin server
(the name of which I forget).
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ile. You would need suitable a suitable intermediate
library to link, which takes you beyond my knowledge here. (That point may
actually have passed a few paragraphs ago. &8+P)
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hat time the server was considered [fairly]
stable, but there were some cautious notes about its working to _MsWin_
clients (not *nix). Sorry for the FUD on that.
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y user
2) copy the real shell under the directory and name you had incorrectly
set
3) login under that account, using the 'classical' shell in its new,
'phony' location
4) become 'su' and fix things up
Just a thought.
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se, but I want to keep users, their
directories, network setup, etc.)
'Handbook' and 'Complete FreeBSD' pointers welcome for the smoothest
upgrade path.
TIA.
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How can I check the amount of RAM and swap memory in use (like the Linux
console command: 'free')?
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> On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 08:34:50AM -0500, John Mills wrote:
> > How can I check the amount of RAM and swap memory in use (like the Linux
> > console command: 'free')?
> top ?
Thanks - I had been ignoring th
suppose.)
> good luck
Well, this is a 'project' computer to learn about FreeBSD and eventually
run mail service. I didn't count on kernel rebuilds when I set it up, but
it's not running anything vital at present.
Merci.
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> swapon - specify additional device for paging and swapping
OK - now, can is there a way to set up a fixed-size file a swap space?
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t I really ought to do. Mostly what I want to preserve is net
setup, etc. A backup of '/etc' will get it. The rest is just the
configuration file I used to build my kernel. This time I'll allow more
swap. (Everything is pretty tight in this setup, as it's built from junk
parts.)
Th
but I didn't test
that. Configuration is old-style by hand [i.e., text files], but I still
remembered a few basics of that. &6-)
Sorry - no advice on file managers.
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e app, the console remains live for further
commands.
Check 'man ssh'.
Depending on what type of X authorization you use, you may have to put the
remote login on a list of permitted users of your local display (xauth or
whatever).
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right first.]
My motiviation is similar to yours, though I have the pretext of wanting a
mail server that I was going to set up with the FreeBSD box.
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pu or a CFLAGS. I don't
> use either. I have a mix of cpus and have had to NFS mount /usr/src
> and /usr/obj to recover a system before. I don't use cpu or compiler
> options.
Maybe that will get me through the build, too. I'll certainly give it a
shot.
Thanks.
ut these showed
different 'footprints'. The partition size issue is my real stimulus to
reconfigure the setup before I am more invested and dependent on it: "A
house built on sand ..." etc.
Thanks for your comments. I need to dig out my error messages and compare
the compilation optio
this an
'upgrade only' issue?
(I have been able to get some partial and redone builds to complete, but
never installed them because my purpose is to set a firm foundation under
my system and I didn't feel I knew what was in the mix in those cases.)
TIA for comments.
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why, and whether they are important. (You will get a report of this and
they will have been saved with a 'rej' suffix.)
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> Which is faster for remote CVS access over a dedicated 100 MB/second
> LAN, using an NFS remote mount or running a cvspserver?
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t;world" to 'make buildkernel', and then
3) 'make installworld; make installkernel' to install these new filesets
for general use?
I would like to know if this is an acceptable and conservative way to do a
rebuild, and to better understand what I get at each step.
TIA for a
;?
> More information in the FreeBSD Handbook. http://www.freebsd.org
I'll go back and look. I found general instructions which worked, but
missed the details.
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ely *try* to keep working. If
> some other order happens to work, feel free to use it, but do not
> come complaining to us for the update where that alternate order
> does NOT happen to work...
Exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks again.
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usable when I
dropped back to 'fvwm2': _much_ lighter weight, and it shows. You might
consider such a work-around.
I also sawsome notes to the effect that a certain amount of
KDE-compatibility had been grafted onto the current 'fvwm[2?]', but I
haven't tested this.
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xclock -geometry 100x100-5+5 &
xterm -geometry 80x50-50+150 &
if [ -x /usr/bin/netscape -a -f /usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html ];
then
netscape /usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html &
fi
if [ -x /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2 ]; then
the page. You will be spending more time at:
[http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook] so you may as
well look around a bit now. Seriously, the documentation is critical and
its quality is good.
Let us know what you try and how it comes out.
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t those files manually. I don't know about
'modules' specifically. There is a full manual at 'cvshome' known by its
author's name: "the Cederqvist" ('-quist'?). Look in the 'Administrative
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de here seem to work and
to 'stick'.
This is a RH-6.2 GNU/Linux system, but it may give you some ideas.
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common/Common.h Pump.h BufRing.h CamData.h Snap.h INet.h
Camera.o: Player.h
INet.o: ../Llcommon/SEBase.h StdAfx.h /usr/include/stdlib.h
...
+++
The effect of these added rules is that if I change [say] 'BufRing.h' t
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> On Sat, 27 Nov 2004, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:
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> > On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 09:43:17 +0100, Gert Cuykens
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> > > "A Makefile rule that typically scan
rogate the machine to spit them out to you.
If you would like good quality, moderately priced code generators, MIB
browsers, and test agents for Microsoft Windows, look into MG-SOFT
(www.mg-soft.com) products.
DISCLAIMER - I'm about a year away from this and there may be better
things a
XFree86 configure". It will probe your hardware and
> setup some default settings.
> if it works, then you can copy it to your /etc/X11 dir and tweak it as you
> want.
> Then type startx and it should load.
> remember not to run X as root.
Thanks - that's exactly what I n
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Back again, still thrashing. Naturally the usual hangups for a new
installation are X-windows and networking, then printing. Networking is
fine, and I don't plan to hang a printer on this box. That leaves &*^%!!
X-windows.
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ck current memory usage (sim. 'free' in Linux)?
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A bit more information on my 'startx' thrashing.
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> > I will mostly run services and ssh console sessions, so that might be
> > enough. However I also wanted to run som
how to turn DHCP off.
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t is enough of a security problem that many *NIX sysadmins remove it
from their services. puTTY using SSH is much less of a hazard.
Naturally puTTY _will_ do telnet sessions (with their same security
problems). Is that the usage you wish to avoid?
What problems does it cause you?
Joh
memory issue. I should try some non-X11 activity
(other than the underlying OS activity) and see what happens.
I noticed on installation that many packages related to Gnome hadn't been
read successfully from the CD. Perhaps I have a defectively written CD
behind all this.
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Thanks for the help.
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> >I just installed 4.8-Release from CDs and let the installer divide my disk
> >automatically. Things are acting as though
warning me that "my" msg contained a
> virus.
I am so far only getting the notices that I may have sent infected mail,
and my follow-up attempts have all been blocked.
I think my address is being used for parts of a flood of virus or spam
mail. It seems plausible the harve
ity information available. If there is a central list
or clearing-house of such information, where would it be?
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as a server environment, but the client asked for
Linux and I have more development experience (and a good working setup) in
Linux.
Bottom line: I got what I needed, but my limited hardware and specific use
had a lot to do with the path I took.
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