Re: Connecting to internet.

2005-12-22 Thread arden
and it dose all the work for you I dosnt care if the client attached of the bds linux mac skyOS (off topic has anyone tryed skyos) windows BeOS or something you've roled yourself as long as its "talking " the correct standard Arden > > - Original Message -

print to fax

2006-01-05 Thread arden
where to look thanks Arden ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: FreeBSD weakness.

2004-06-20 Thread arden
; ive also just started down the bsd route started on linux 2/3 years back then m$ was my desktop OS now thats been replaced by mandrake and bsd is my "play" OS i have to say its done me no end of good at work now been sent on aix courses in order to become a member of our risc team :) on

Re: Cd burning and what app to use

2004-06-20 Thread arden
On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 05:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, Jun 19, 2004 at 11:26:13PM -0400, Bruce wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > Currently, I am running Gnome 2.6 and I am just wondering what cd > > burning software is really good from the ports collection? > > > > I want to burn cd's from

Re: Encoding MPEG2 using open source software

2004-06-21 Thread arden
i use transcode under linux to re-encode movies into different standards i think you can do the same under bsd ive burned mpeg2 as svcd before using vcdimager prob i have is producing a dvd standard file system also would like to know if there is a way to shrink dvds down to 4gig in bsd arden

Re: Encoding MPEG2 using open source software

2004-06-21 Thread arden
to 4gig in bsd arden On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 15:33, Vulpes Velox wrote: > On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:52:45 +0100 > Edd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi there, > > Maybe the question I am asking is how do I burn a dvd using open > > source. But I know tha

package managment

2004-06-21 Thread arden
ng as all the deps are in my list it then dose it all for me. I'm guessing this is similar in bsd ? 1st question is, is there a list somewhere of available sites 2nd is how do i point my box at them 3rd what is the command to tell it to install them thanks in advan

ports cd

2004-06-22 Thread arden
hi all is it possible to download a cd of the ports so i can use it on a standaloan machine arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: FreeBSD weakness.

2004-06-22 Thread arden
nt which is why I am here. It's still the distribution > I'd recommend to anyone who doesn't feel like bothering with all the > internals. > > Tom > id second the mandrake vote I started with mandrake thought id be cleaver an go hardcore with slackware then went bac

Re: ports cd

2004-06-22 Thread arden
your network and machine speed. So, there is not benefit in > creating binary install packages for them - and some significant > disadvantages. > > So, more than you wanted to know, but what you need to know, > > jerry thanks for the explanation jerry its clearer now (stuf

voodoo 2

2004-06-26 Thread arden
luck arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

mini itx

2004-06-30 Thread arden
im collecting some bits to start a mini itx project http://www.mini-itx.com/projects.asp i have the need for a small silent pc has anyone used these boards with bds? also is decss in the ports? arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http

Re: Moving my Outlook PST file to any BSD E-mail client

2004-07-09 Thread arden
try ximian evolution you will need to convert the files in windows first since pst is proprietary http://support.ximian.com/cgi-bin/ximian.cfg/php/enduser/faq.php?p_prod_lvl1=2#q-6 arden On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 20:50, MikeM wrote: > On 7/9/2004 at 9:20 AM Joshua Lewis wrote: > > |Do

Re: Moving my Outlook PST file to any BSD E-mail client

2004-07-09 Thread arden
this may be of interest http://outport.sourceforge.net/ On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 20:50, MikeM wrote: > On 7/9/2004 at 9:20 AM Joshua Lewis wrote: > > |Does anyone know of an e-mail client that supports importing an outlook > |.PST file. > | > |If I can move my old e-mail onto my new machine then I ca

Re: Newbieish Desktop Questions

2004-07-10 Thread arden
On Sat, 2004-07-10 at 10:03, Kristian Holdich wrote: > Hi, > > I've recently installed FreeBSD 5.2.1 onto my home pc to use as a > desktop OS and am working through getting it going just right. I have > some experience with administrating earlier versions as headless servers > with 4.x and Solaris

cd clone img cd image

2004-07-17 Thread arden
hi all dose anyone know of a way to burn an img image that was created in windows at home i don't have any windows machines anymore Arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questio

Re: Replacing hd

2004-07-17 Thread arden
in aix there is a migratepv command which would be ideal for this. Not sure if its available in bsd a quick google/bsd brought up a couple of hits arden On Sat, 2004-07-17 at 16:42, Mark wrote: > Hello, > I have a hd going bad. It is not the primary drive but is > ad2s1e > ad

Re: cd clone img cd image

2004-07-17 Thread arden
this image is *.img was expecting *.iso .img appears to be unique to clone CD On Sat, 2004-07-17 at 19:27, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > > hi all > > > > dose anyone know of a way to burn an img image that was created in > > windows > > > > at home i don't have any windows machines anymore > > isn

Re: dsl modem configuration

2004-07-17 Thread arden
is this a usb modem ? in my experience Ethernet are much easier arden On Sat, 2004-07-17 at 20:57, Gerardo wrote: > Hello group, this is my first post to the forum. > > I´m gerardo, from argentina. > I have a little problem with my dsl modem: CA-80U (Amigo USB). i can´t insta

Re: runing FreeBSD on WinXP using free PC virtualization software

2004-07-18 Thread arden
i know its not free but vmware must be an option arden On Sun, 2004-07-18 at 17:27, James W. Thompson, II wrote: > Virtual PC works really well too, but the original poster asked about > 'free' options...honestly, I prefer MS Virtual PC to Bochs at this > point, at least on m

Re: burncd question

2004-07-25 Thread arden
have you tried cdrecord? On Sun, 2004-07-25 at 16:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > %uname -a > FreeBSD SOULFLY.BACK.TO.THE.PRIMITIVE.PH > 5.2.1-RELEASE-p8 FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE-p8 #0: Mon Jun > 21 14:53:05 PHT 2004 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/MMP i386 > > cd-RW dmesg: > ata1-

Re: How to install FreeBSD on 2nd removable UltraBay Drive of a Dell600 NoteBook

2004-08-07 Thread arden
how about getting a usb floppy drive ? Arden On Sat, 2004-08-07 at 20:07, Gilbert Laprise wrote: > I have Windows/XP install on my Dell 600 Notebook. Since with that > Notebook I have the option of booting from a removable Ultrabay disk > drive, I would like to install FreeBSD on t

hi all

2004-05-12 Thread arden
hi folks thanks for the quick replies i got for my newbie questions thought i would be OK with my Linux knowledge but there is defiantly a learning curve there. I'm based in york in England just wondered where everyone else is in the world

sound set up

2004-05-11 Thread arden
the right direction arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: sound set up

2004-05-11 Thread arden
sorted it out thanks for pointing me in the right direction kldload snd_driver sorted it out arden On Tue, 2004-05-11 at 13:56, Roop Nanuwa wrote: > On Tue, 11 May 2004 13:47:26 +0100, arden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hi all > > ive been using linux for som

Re:

2004-05-11 Thread arden
slight problems with sound driver (which m$ windoze did not auto configure either) didn't have much trouble looks to be pretty solid have to say boot up and shutdown seem alot quicker than linux arden > > > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTE

startx kde

2004-05-14 Thread arden
hi all im pretty new to bsd so sorry if this is a stupid question on my linux system i use kde as default desktop and as such when i type startx kde starts on bsd i get an xterm the have to type startkde after startx is there a way to do it in one command? arden

possible virus

2004-05-15 Thread arden
hi all Ive just received an e-mail claiming to be from Microsoft telling me to run the attached patch which must be bogus since I've never registered with m$ and don't connect to the net with any Microsoft operating systems May-be one for sysadmin people to look f

properties of a file

2004-05-16 Thread arden
just a quick question i know df will tell me the properties of the partition im in, but how do i find out how big a signal file is ? arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe

Re: Creating ISO image question

2004-05-17 Thread arden
im guessing this is what you mean ? mkisofs -r -J -o cd_image.iso dir/ arden On Mon, 2004-05-17 at 12:28, Stephen Liu wrote: > HI folks, > > I tried to solve following questions on creating ISO > image with reference to 'man mkisofs' but could not > resolve; &g

bit torrent

2004-05-17 Thread arden
hi all has bit torrent been ported to bsd i use btdownloadcurses.py under linux at the mo arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

sound driver not loading

2004-05-18 Thread arden
hi all another newbie question I'm afraid when i boot my machine the sound driver module is not loading and have to type kldload snd_drivers every time did i miss something on install? is it time to get a crash course in kernel compiling?

Re: sound driver not loading

2004-05-18 Thread arden
thanks that sorted it another quick one how do you access the cdrom? tried cd /mnt/cdrom as would do in linux arden On Tue, 2004-05-18 at 15:59, Kent Stewart wrote: > On Tuesday 18 May 2004 07:46 am, arden wrote: > > hi all > > > > another newbie question I'm afr

permissions

2004-05-19 Thread arden
y" is this a bsd thing ? arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

backing up dvd to dvd-r

2004-05-21 Thread arden
wine and it wont have it dose anyone know of an easy way to shrink a 6 gig retail dvd down to 4 gig keeping chapters in either bsd or linux arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

keyboard country mapping

2004-05-22 Thread arden
hi folks I'm in the UK but my install has set up my keyboard as American how can i alter it ? arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Is www.freebsd.org down.

2004-05-23 Thread arden
On Sun, 2004-05-23 at 19:39, Kent Stewart wrote: > http://www.freebsd.org seems to be down. Everything else appears to be > working. > > Kent just tried it i cant connect either arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists

cheap sun machine

2004-05-25 Thread arden
hi all I'm looking for a cheap sun system to play with solaris 9 and BSD on Ive seen some on ebay but unsure of what to go 4 and who's trust worthy has anyone any suggestions of where to get one (needs to be cheap) skint at the moment i live in the north of engla

[Fwd: Re: FreeBSD to Windows No Reboot]

2004-05-26 Thread arden
I have already seen the tcpdump/tcpshow packets. This will help > me decode the TCP and my C++ code in my PIC. Thanks in advance. > Bryan Maxwel im not sure if i fully understand what it is you are doing but how about running windows inside a virtu

view the console on the serial port

2004-06-03 Thread arden
hi all ive just seen this working and curious as to how its done so thought id ask dose anyone know how to configure a machine to run headless then view the console by connecting a laptop to a serial port on a null modem cable arden ___ [EMAIL

Re: view the console on the serial port

2004-06-03 Thread arden
On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 17:47, Vince Hoffman wrote: > On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, arden wrote: > > > hi all > > > > > > ive just seen this working and curious as to how its done so thought id > > ask > > > > dose anyone know how to configure a machine to run

sending messages

2004-06-05 Thread arden
hi all reading the windows messaging thread with interest was wondering how you would message a *nix box on the same network ? arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send

Re: mouse doesn't work correctly

2004-06-07 Thread arden
. > > Can you tell me what should I do? My email address is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks, > > Alex Tsao > may seem a daft question but is the mouse a known good one? arden > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >

Re: free

2004-06-08 Thread arden
can't believe I'm answering this especially on here but the min spec for XP is 1.5 gig that doesn't leave much for BSDs or to run any applications in either OS hard disks are cheap as chips these days think its time to upgrade arden On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 18:38, Bill Moran w

Re: freebsd- Newby question

2004-06-09 Thread arden
doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics.html im not a book sort of person I tend to find the best way to learn a new os is to decide what i need it to do and research it on the web. When you have a system you can use then start exploring what other cool functions it has arden > > HTH ___

aix

2004-06-12 Thread arden
itting any knowledge of *nix Arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: aix

2004-06-13 Thread arden
thanks for all the info :) just looked at my company mail in addition to rs6000 and aix, on a shark course and as400 before the end of the year think I'm going to see allot of hotels in the next 6 months. arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing

makings of a junk yard cluster ??

2005-11-15 Thread Arden
nt power be i.e would i just be making a 1gig space heater ? Arden ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

test

2005-11-15 Thread Arden
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Re: makings of a junk yard cluster ??

2005-11-15 Thread Arden
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:46:02 +0300 "Andrew P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/15/05, Arden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Folk > > > > like most people involved in IT you tend to build you a "junk yard" > > of redundant machines &

remote install

2005-11-19 Thread Arden
sing remote log-in ssh or the like ? thanks in advance Arden ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Serial console prob on amd64

2005-11-24 Thread arden
t; Thanks, > Frem. has this ever worked? If its a new box could be a hardware prob could try a loop-back test if you have the wrap plugs Arden > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://

linux partitions

2005-11-28 Thread arden
Hi all I want to duel boot BSD with Slackware whats the best Linux file system to use for reading and write to I would normally use ReiserFS would this be ok ? Arden ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman

Re: HOWTO write udf (on cd/dvd/hd wherever)

2005-11-29 Thread arden
> > > dvd+rw-tools do't use any filesystem! they just write to device. > > I beg to differ. Growisofs is a front-end for mkisofs, combined with a > DVD recording program. See the growisofs manual page. > > Roland > -- > R.F.Smith (http:/

Re: doubts

2005-12-01 Thread arden
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:26:43 +0100 Stevan Tiefert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anirban Adhikary schrieb: > > > Hi this is Anirban. I have to write a shell script that will take the tar > > back-up of a directory (named anirban)on a dialy basis > > Hope i will receive the ans soon. > > _

Re: Setting up a print-server

2005-12-03 Thread arden
On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 13:15:59 -0600 Charles Howse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I have the task of setting up a FreeBSD box as a print-server for the lan > here at home. > I've used FreeBSD for quite a while, but am currently just a little rusty. > I was hoping the list members could help me w

Re: newbie

2005-12-04 Thread arden
then when/if you brake something ask for help on here :) you learn learn lots by putting things right After all its not a production box you are playing with Arden ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

*nix qualification

2005-12-08 Thread arden
) I have a small home network running x86 machines So Aix is out unless can find a p-series box cheap Arden ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to

updating code

2004-09-06 Thread arden
hi all I downloaded the 5.3 beta2 edition the other night Before i have had time to test it beta 3 came out Is there a way of installing beta 2 then updating the code like debian apt-get update ? Arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http

wireless pci card

2004-09-09 Thread arden
orted out of the box or will i need to do any kernel tweaking? Thanks in advance Arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Need advice

2004-09-11 Thread arden
anyone who might help fill in the blanks. > > Bill >From my limited experience I'm not expert when it comes to free BSD It depends what you expect from the box but I have a similar box (amd 400) running 5.2.1 and its quite happy :) in my opinion adding ram to any box

Re: Linux vs FreeBSD: wlan-cards

2004-09-13 Thread arden
ive been looking for this too im about to order netgear wg511t and wg311t cards from the google searches ive done they look to be supported Arden On Mon, 2004-09-13 at 20:01, Florian Hengstberger wrote: > Hi! > > I know I posted a similar question two days ago, sorry - I?m > stil

Re: Can we run Windows software packages in BSD

2004-09-18 Thread arden
you could try running them inside a windows emulator like wine,or duel boot your system if you have paid for your windows I cant see any reason not to use it if its needed (sure someone here will tell me otherwise ) Arden On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 21:42, =?gb2312?q?=FFc6=FFdc=20=FFd5

Re: DVD question...

2004-09-19 Thread arden
P > > man ports > > http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=dvd&stype=all > > > I've personally have had better luck with mutlimedia and the like > under freebsd, than I ever have under windows. > Transcode

no pipe without x

2004-09-21 Thread arden
hi all Has any one any idea why unless I open a terminal inside X I cant get the pipe | to work ? Guessing its to do with my keyboard setup but all the other regional stuff (UK) works fine and the key obviously works cause it dose in X Arden

Re: no pipe without x (sorted)

2004-09-21 Thread arden
On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 11:14, arden wrote: > hi all > > Has any one any idea why unless I open a terminal inside X I cant get > the pipe | to work ? > > Guessing its to do with my keyboard setup but all the other regional > stuff (UK) works fine and the key obviously wor

listing devices

2004-09-21 Thread arden
hi all I use AIX at work if I want to view devices on my system i use lsdev and lscfg These commands seem not to be there in freebsd What do you use to list the devices on you system ? Arden btw really impressed with the way freebsd preforms on low end systems

Re: 5.3 stable when?

2004-09-22 Thread arden
tests that are required? and what is the process of reporting bugs? Arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: no pipe without x

2004-09-22 Thread arden
symbols Arden On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 19:04, Florian Hengstberger wrote: > Hi! > > Unfortunatly I cant offer a solution for your problem, > because my pipe key does work too. > Its working well under the text console, but not under X. > > If youve found a solution, please

Re: hot swap scsi drive

2004-10-18 Thread arden
pluggable? the IBM p-series servers I use at work have a back plane that allows this and sets the address Arden > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > T

Re: English BT Voyager 105 USB ASDL modem

2004-11-10 Thread arden
o well, > > Mike. I would recommend using an Ethernet device for ADSL regardless of what OS you use Arden > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsub

realtek rl0 not working with dchp

2004-11-27 Thread arden
get the same prob with this card the case is compact (built into the monitor) so a different nic is not an option Arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to

discjuggler cdi image

2004-11-28 Thread arden
Hi all I've been given a dvd of images that are in disc juggler *.cdi format Ive googled around but not found any working solution I have no windows m/c here so any help would be appreciated Arden ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list