Re: which version of FBSD should i install?

2013-01-09 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 23:16:58 -0800 Gary Kline kl...@thought.org wrote: On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 12:55:49PM +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote: Hi, On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 18:55:04 -0800 Gary Kline kl...@thought.org wrote: ms well use my 2005 Thinkpad. it is reasonably fast at

which version of FBSD should i install?

2013-01-08 Thread Gary Kline
guys, I used my EEE-900a [[last year]] to wow the medical team downtown with my unfinished VBC program. since nobody seems willing to volunteer to test the (*almost*)-finished version, I figure I ms well use my 2005 Thinkpad. it is reasonably fast at

Re: which version of FBSD should i install?

2013-01-08 Thread John Levine
I want the Gnome Desktop, espeak, and gvim. If there is a CD or DVD with 9.x, can somebody give me a URL? The usual place: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.1R/announce.html I'm typing this on a Thinkpad X200, which works well under 9.0.

Re: which version of FBSD should i install?

2013-01-08 Thread Erich Dollansky
Hi, On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 18:55:04 -0800 Gary Kline kl...@thought.org wrote: ms well use my 2005 Thinkpad. it is reasonably fast at 3.06GHz. should clue me in on how much stuff I need to compile to test. You should be able to run anything from 7.4, 8.3, 9.1 to 10.0. I mention 7.4 here

Re: which version of FBSD should i install?

2013-01-08 Thread Gary Kline
On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 12:55:49PM +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote: Hi, On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 18:55:04 -0800 Gary Kline kl...@thought.org wrote: ms well use my 2005 Thinkpad. it is reasonably fast at 3.06GHz. should clue me in on how much stuff I need to compile to test. You should

How to find out which version of PF a given box is using...

2011-09-21 Thread Modulok
List, Is there an easy way to find out what version of PF a given FreeBSD version is using? Currently I'm doing this: grep -iE '\bpf\b' /usr/src/UPDATING Just wondering if I'm missing something. I didn't see any '--version' flag in pfctl. -Modulok-

Re: How to find out which version of PF a given box is using...

2011-09-21 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 21/09/2011 07:34, Modulok wrote: Is there an easy way to find out what version of PF a given FreeBSD version is using? Currently I'm doing this: grep -iE '\bpf\b' /usr/src/UPDATING Just wondering if I'm missing something. I didn't see any '--version' flag in pfctl. Uh -- bpf is a

Re: How to find out which version of PF a given box is using...

2011-09-21 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 21/09/2011 08:34, Matthew Seaman wrote: On 21/09/2011 07:34, Modulok wrote: Is there an easy way to find out what version of PF a given FreeBSD version is using? Currently I'm doing this: grep -iE '\bpf\b' /usr/src/UPDATING Just wondering if I'm missing something. I didn't see any

Re: How to find out which version of PF a given box is using...

2011-09-21 Thread krad
On 21 September 2011 09:05, Matthew Seaman m.sea...@infracaninophile.co.ukwrote: On 21/09/2011 08:34, Matthew Seaman wrote: On 21/09/2011 07:34, Modulok wrote: Is there an easy way to find out what version of PF a given FreeBSD version is using? Currently I'm doing this: grep -iE

Re: How to find out which version of PF a given box is using...

2011-09-21 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 21/09/2011 09:17, krad wrote: If its been syncd to openbsd 4.5 version of pf, its still quite a way behind openbsd's version in the latest release as they are not on 4.9 with 5.0 imminent. Looking at the docs there were quite a lot of changes when openbsd was bumped to 4.7 Yes. However I

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-18 Thread Tim Judd
On 3/17/10, Антон Клесс antoniok@gmail.com wrote: That is what I suspected for. What is the most safe way to upgrade it, remembering that this is production server and I have to keep it working properly? 6.2-RC1 - 6.2 RELEASE - 7.2 RELEASE - 8.0 RELEASE, or somehow in this style? snip

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-18 Thread Ruben de Groot
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 04:56:20PM +0300, ?? ?? typed: I have the server that's running FreeBSD for the last few years, but I saw it only year ago and know nothing about when and how was installed FreeBSD on it. # uname -a FreeBSD myhost.net 6.2-RC1 FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 #4: Fri

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-18 Thread Антон Клесс
2010/3/18 Ruben de Groot mai...@bzerk.org As others have said, it's a RELEASE candidate. But this kernel it's running was compiled earlier this month (March 5). Ruben It is OK, course I have compiled my own kernel by commenting-out unused devices in GENERIC kernconf-file. Sources was

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-18 Thread Антон Клесс
it in the way that Tim Judd taj...@gmail.com told, would be much more quick and safe for my services running on this server now. So the last question is which version (7.2 or 8.0) to choose. Am I right if I say there would no problems with hardware compatibility on 8.0 if there wasn't on 6.2

Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-17 Thread Антон Клесс
I have the server that's running FreeBSD for the last few years, but I saw it only year ago and know nothing about when and how was installed FreeBSD on it. # uname -a FreeBSD myhost.net 6.2-RC1 FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 #4: Fri Mar 5 01:37:03 MSK 2010 r...@myhost.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MYKERN

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-17 Thread Bas v.d. Wiel
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:56:20 +0300, Антон Клесс antoniok@gmail.com wrote: I have the server that's running FreeBSD for the last few years, but I saw it only year ago and know nothing about when and how was installed FreeBSD on it. # uname -a FreeBSD myhost.net 6.2-RC1 FreeBSD 6.2-RC1

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-17 Thread Антон Клесс
That is what I suspected for. What is the most safe way to upgrade it, remembering that this is production server and I have to keep it working properly? 6.2-RC1 - 6.2 RELEASE - 7.2 RELEASE - 8.0 RELEASE, or somehow in this style? 2010/3/17 Bas v.d. Wiel b...@kompasmedia.nl On Wed, 17 Mar

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-17 Thread Ricardo Jesus
On 17/03/2010 14:45, Антон Клесс wrote: That is what I suspected for. What is the most safe way to upgrade it, remembering that this is production server and I have to keep it working properly? 6.2-RC1 - 6.2 RELEASE - 7.2 RELEASE - 8.0 RELEASE, or somehow in this style? 2010/3/17 Bas

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-17 Thread Mikolaj Rydzewski
Антон Клесс wrote: That is what I suspected for. What is the most safe way to upgrade it, remembering that this is production server and I have to keep it working properly? 6.2-RC1 - 6.2 RELEASE - 7.2 RELEASE - 8.0 RELEASE, or somehow in this style? If it works, do not fix it! Actually,

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-17 Thread Bas v.d. Wiel
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:36:38 +0100, Mikolaj Rydzewski m...@ceti.pl wrote: Антон Клесс wrote: That is what I suspected for. What is the most safe way to upgrade it, remembering that this is production server and I have to keep it working properly? 6.2-RC1 - 6.2 RELEASE - 7.2 RELEASE - 8.0

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-17 Thread Svein Skogen (Listmail Account)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 17.03.2010 18:03, Bas v.d. Wiel wrote: On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:36:38 +0100, Mikolaj Rydzewski m...@ceti.pl wrote: Антон Клесс wrote: That is what I suspected for. What is the most safe way to upgrade it, remembering that this is production

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-17 Thread Alejandro Imass
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Антон Клесс antoniok@gmail.com wrote: I have the server that's running FreeBSD for the last few years, but I saw it only year ago and know nothing about when and how was installed FreeBSD on it. # uname -a FreeBSD myhost.net 6.2-RC1 FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 #4:

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-17 Thread Ivan Voras
Антон Клесс wrote: That is what I suspected for. What is the most safe way to upgrade it, remembering that this is production server and I have to keep it working properly? 6.2-RC1 - 6.2 RELEASE - 7.2 RELEASE - 8.0 RELEASE, or somehow in this style? Depending on what your requirements for

Re: Which version of FreeBSD is it?

2010-03-17 Thread Amitabh Kant
2010/3/17 Ricardo Jesus ricardo.meb.je...@gmail.com It should be 6.2-RC1 - 6.2 - 6.4 - 7.2 - 8.0 Dont' think freebsd-update supports 6.2 (AFAIR it supports from 6.4 onwards), so you probably will have to use csup. freebsd-update was available from 6.2, so there is a good chance it should be

Re: About Which Version I'll Use?

2010-03-12 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Vishal Kashyap vishal.vi...@gmail.com writes: Respected Sir, I am a MCA student. and i'd like to install FreeBSD for development purpose on my system. But, I've no more information about hardware portion. So, Please guide me about that. Here, I am sending you my System's hardware profile;

About Which Version I'll Use?

2010-03-11 Thread Vishal Kashyap
Respected Sir, I am a MCA student. and i'd like to install FreeBSD for development purpose on my system. But, I've no more information about hardware portion. So, Please guide me about that. Here, I am sending you my System's hardware profile; which is, AMD Athlon Dual Core 7750 Kingston 2 Gb

which version for an eee pc 901?

2008-12-03 Thread Alun Eyre
Hi, I have been following the progress (well done so far everyone involved!) on the Asus EEE PC Wiki pages, but had a quick question: All the drivers committed/in development/done so far, will they be included in Rel 7_1? Or would I need to keep tracking 7 stable, or even, current (8.0?)

Re: Which version

2008-05-22 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 08:39:13PM -0600, Tim Judd wrote: On Wed, 2008-05-21 at 10:32 +0200, Christian Zachariasen wrote: On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Russell Schoen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Do you have a version that will run with an AMD Sempron 3100+, 1.8Ghz, 32 bit,

Which version

2008-05-21 Thread Russell Schoen
Hi, Do you have a version that will run with an AMD Sempron 3100+, 1.8Ghz, 32 bit, X86 family processor? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to

Re: Which version

2008-05-21 Thread Christian Zachariasen
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Russell Schoen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Do you have a version that will run with an AMD Sempron 3100+, 1.8Ghz, 32 bit, X86 family processor? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Which version

2008-05-21 Thread Tim Judd
On Wed, 2008-05-21 at 10:32 +0200, Christian Zachariasen wrote: On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Russell Schoen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Do you have a version that will run with an AMD Sempron 3100+, 1.8Ghz, 32 bit, X86 family processor? Please do some reading before asking

Which version of berkeley DB?

2008-02-21 Thread Erik Norgaard
Hi: So far I have managed to keep all on version 43 of Berkeley DB, I see there is now 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6. - Is there any way to find out which is the latest version all ports will build against? - Is there any reason to upgrade? Thanks, Erik -- Erik Nørgaard Ph: +34.666334818

Re: Which version of berkeley DB?

2008-02-21 Thread Mel
. - Is there any reason to upgrade? Other then diskspace and clutter, there is no reason to remove older versions as they are properly separated by the ports. But as said you can specify a default to be used when the port does not care which version 4 it needs. In Utopia this should slowly migrate out ancient

Which version with a Xeon X3210

2007-11-04 Thread Chris Hastie
I've just ordered a new server based on the Intel Xeon X3210. This is a quad core processor supporting the Intel 64 (formerly known as Intel® EM64T, according to the flyer) instruction set. I plan to install FreeBSD 6.2 on it, but I'm not clear whether I should be using the AMD64 version or the

Re: Which version with a Xeon X3210

2007-11-04 Thread Erik Trulsson
On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 10:31:33AM +, Chris Hastie wrote: I've just ordered a new server based on the Intel Xeon X3210. This is a quad core processor supporting the Intel 64 (formerly known as Intel® EM64T, according to the flyer) instruction set. I plan to install FreeBSD 6.2 on it, but

Re: Which version with a Xeon X3210

2007-11-04 Thread Roland Smith
On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 10:31:33AM +, Chris Hastie wrote: I've just ordered a new server based on the Intel Xeon X3210. This is a quad core processor supporting the Intel 64 (formerly known as Intel® EM64T, according to the flyer) instruction set. I plan to install FreeBSD 6.2 on it, but

Re: Which Version?

2007-06-26 Thread Brian A. Seklecki
On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 17:01 +0100, Adam Hill wrote: HiIt seems very confusing, I am looking for the correct version to use for an old RM server, its a intel se7501br2 server board with a xeon processor. We want try freebsd as a server for small networks. Can you advise which version

Which Version?

2007-06-14 Thread Adam Hill
HiIt seems very confusing, I am looking for the correct version to use for an old RM server, its a intel se7501br2 server board with a xeon processor. We want try freebsd as a server for small networks. Can you advise which version to download? [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Which Version?

2007-06-14 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 14/06/07, Adam Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HiIt seems very confusing, I am looking for the correct version to use for an old RM server, its a intel se7501br2 server board with a xeon proces- sor. We want try freebsd as a server for small net- works. Can you advise which version to download

Re: Which version of Opera to use?

2007-01-28 Thread Greg 'groggy' Lehey
On Saturday, 27 January 2007 at 9:13:19 -0500, Gerard Seibert wrote: I have been thinking of trying Opera in KDE to see if it works better than Firefox. I have been having nothing but problems with Firefox and Flash. Would I be better off trying Opera or Linux-Opera? Both are offered in the

RE: Which version of Opera to use?

2007-01-28 Thread Wood, Russell
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg 'groggy' Lehey Sent: Monday, 29 January 2007 10:22 AM To: Gerard Seibert Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which version of Opera to use? On Saturday, 27 January

Which version of Opera to use?

2007-01-27 Thread Gerard Seibert
I have been thinking of trying Opera in KDE to see if it works better than Firefox. I have been having nothing but problems with Firefox and Flash. Would I be better off trying Opera or Linux-Opera? Both are offered in the ports. -- Gerard Thought for the Day: I think the most frightening

Re: Which version of Opera to use?

2007-01-27 Thread Marco Beishuizen
On stardate Sat, 27 Jan 2007, the wise Gerard Seibert entered: I have been thinking of trying Opera in KDE to see if it works better than Firefox. I have been having nothing but problems with Firefox and Flash. Would I be better off trying Opera or Linux-Opera? Both are offered in the

Re: Which version of Opera to use?

2007-01-27 Thread ajm
On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 04:09:28PM +0100, Marco Beishuizen wrote: On stardate Sat, 27 Jan 2007, the wise Gerard Seibert entered: I have been thinking of trying Opera in KDE to see if it works better than Firefox. I have been having nothing but problems with Firefox and Flash. Would I

Re: Which version of BIND to use on FreeBSD 6.1?

2007-01-07 Thread patrick
. I'm wondering what other people are generally using, and which version works best for them? Thanks, Patrick ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail

Which version of BIND to use on FreeBSD 6.1?

2007-01-03 Thread patrick
are generally using, and which version works best for them? Thanks, Patrick ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Which version of BIND to use on FreeBSD 6.1?

2007-01-03 Thread Derek Ragona
base -- more current?). Our needs are fairly basic -- we have a few DNS servers, and each are masters and slaves, helping one another out. We're not using DNSSEC or anything. I'm wondering what other people are generally using, and which version works best for them? Thanks, Patrick

Re: Which version to use ( Xeon 64 bits ) egg and chicken problem ...

2006-12-13 Thread Peter A. Giessel
On Friday, 2006, December 8 at 3:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Bonnet) wrote: Frank Bonnet wrote: Frank Bonnet wrote: Vince wrote: Vince wrote: Sorry lacking coffeee this morning I mean of course /pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/6.2 /me goes back to sleep now. Vince Vince, OK

Re: Which version to use ( Xeon 64 bits )

2006-12-08 Thread Frank Bonnet
Vince wrote: Vince wrote: Sorry lacking coffeee this morning I mean of course /pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/6.2 /me goes back to sleep now. Vince Vince, OK i'm going to have a try with it I'll let you know how it worked. -- Kind Regards Frank Bonnet

Re: Which version to use ( Xeon 64 bits )

2006-12-08 Thread Frank Bonnet
Frank Bonnet wrote: Vince wrote: Vince wrote: Sorry lacking coffeee this morning I mean of course /pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/6.2 /me goes back to sleep now. Vince Vince, OK i'm going to have a try with it I'll let you know how it worked. Well :-( it does not work it

Re: Which version to use ( Xeon 64 bits ) egg and chicken problem ...

2006-12-08 Thread Frank Bonnet
Frank Bonnet wrote: Frank Bonnet wrote: Vince wrote: Vince wrote: Sorry lacking coffeee this morning I mean of course /pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/6.2 /me goes back to sleep now. Vince Vince, OK i'm going to have a try with it I'll let you know how it worked. Well :-( it

Re: Which version to use ( Xeon 64 bits )

2006-12-07 Thread Frank Bonnet
Peter A. Giessel wrote: It depends on what you are going to do with it. This question has been asked many times on this e-mail list, so you might want to start by searching the archives. If you are running desktop applications on it (such as X11), you might be better off running the i386

Re: Which version to use ( Xeon 64 bits )

2006-12-07 Thread Vince
Frank Bonnet wrote: Peter A. Giessel wrote: It depends on what you are going to do with it. This question has been asked many times on this e-mail list, so you might want to start by searching the archives. If you are running desktop applications on it (such as X11), you might be better

Re: Which version to use ( Xeon 64 bits )

2006-12-07 Thread Vince
Vince wrote: Frank Bonnet wrote: Peter A. Giessel wrote: It depends on what you are going to do with it. This question has been asked many times on this e-mail list, so you might want to start by searching the archives. If you are running desktop applications on it (such as X11), you

Which version to use ( Xeon 64 bits )

2006-12-06 Thread Frank Bonnet
Hello I just receive a new IBM X3650 server bi-proc XEON and I wonder which version of FreeBSD to use with it I386 or AMD64 ? Of course it is a 64 bits machine infos, links welcome thanks -- Frank ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http

Re: Which version to use ( Xeon 64 bits )

2006-12-06 Thread Peter A. Giessel
On 2006/12/06 0:36, Frank Bonnet seems to have typed: Hello I just receive a new IBM X3650 server bi-proc XEON and I wonder which version of FreeBSD to use with it I386 or AMD64 ? Of course it is a 64 bits machine infos, links welcome thanks It depends on what you are going to do

Re: Which version to use ( Xeon 64 bits )

2006-12-06 Thread Josh Carroll
I just receive a new IBM X3650 server bi-proc XEON and I wonder which version of FreeBSD to use with it I386 or AMD64 ? Do you have more than 4GB of RAM? If not, I'd recommend sticking with i386. There are very few things that will actually run any faster with the AMD64 version (notably, media

Which version of Flash to use

2006-08-24 Thread Gerard Seibert
FreeBSD 6.1 STABLE Using 'Firefox 1.5.0.6,1' is there any version of flash that I can install that will work with it. I cannot seem to get anyone of them to work with it when running from with KDE. It makes it rather difficult to watch any video's on Google or the other streaming video services.

Re: Which version of Flash to use

2006-08-24 Thread Derrick Ryalls
On 8/24/06, Gerard Seibert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FreeBSD 6.1 STABLE Using 'Firefox 1.5.0.6,1' is there any version of flash that I can install that will work with it. I cannot seem to get anyone of them to work with it when running from with KDE. It makes it rather difficult to watch any

Re: Which version of Flash to use

2006-08-24 Thread John Nielsen
On Thursday 24 August 2006 14:29, Gerard Seibert wrote: FreeBSD 6.1 STABLE Using 'Firefox 1.5.0.6,1' is there any version of flash that I can install that will work with it. I cannot seem to get anyone of them to work with it when running from with KDE. It makes it rather difficult to watch

Re: Which version do I need?

2006-03-13 Thread David Kelly
On Tue, Mar 14, 2006 at 05:27:01AM +1100, Sandi Dickinson wrote: I have a Macintosh Powerbook G4 with a partitioned hard drive If you have perfectly-good-BSD/Unix MacOS X then why do you want FreeBSD? Once you know why you want FreeBSD you will know what version. -- David Kelly N4HHE, [EMAIL

Which version do I need?

2006-03-13 Thread Sandi Dickinson
I have a Macintosh Powerbook G4 with a partitioned hard drive ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-28 Thread Andrew P.
On 10/28/05, Micah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Kirchner wrote: On 10/27/05, Will Maier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Must be -- some flag produces unique bits in the executables. I'm a little surprised there isn't (AFAICT) anything descriptive in file(1)'s manpage or /u/s/mi/magic that would

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-27 Thread Andrew P.
On 10/27/05, Joshua Tinnin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed 26 Oct 05 09:18, Andrew P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/26/05, Robert Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew P. writes: file /usr/bin/man on my machine outputs: /usr/bin/man: ELF 32-bit LSB executable,

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-27 Thread Micah
Andrew P. wrote: On 10/27/05, Joshua Tinnin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed 26 Oct 05 09:18, Andrew P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/26/05, Robert Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew P. writes: file /usr/bin/man on my machine outputs: /usr/bin/man: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-27 Thread Will Maier
On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 06:51:21AM -0700, Micah wrote: I have a 5.4 system, /do/ go into single user when upgrading, and file does /not/ report FreeBSD version. I get the same output you do. It would be nice to know why this works on some systems and not on others. Consider diff'ing the

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-27 Thread Micah
Will Maier wrote: On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 06:51:21AM -0700, Micah wrote: I have a 5.4 system, /do/ go into single user when upgrading, and file does /not/ report FreeBSD version. I get the same output you do. It would be nice to know why this works on some systems and not on others.

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-27 Thread Micah
Will Maier wrote: On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 06:51:21AM -0700, Micah wrote: I have a 5.4 system, /do/ go into single user when upgrading, and file does /not/ report FreeBSD version. I get the same output you do. It would be nice to know why this works on some systems and not on others.

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-27 Thread Will Maier
On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 11:36:18AM -0700, Micah wrote: In other words, it's not file that broken, but /every/ executable on the broken machine is broken. Now why would that be? A compiler flag or something? Must be -- some flag produces unique bits in the executables. I'm a little surprised

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-27 Thread David Kirchner
On 10/27/05, Will Maier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Must be -- some flag produces unique bits in the executables. I'm a little surprised there isn't (AFAICT) anything descriptive in file(1)'s manpage or /u/s/mi/magic that would explain the discrepancy. Didn't see anything in quick looks through

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-27 Thread Micah
David Kirchner wrote: On 10/27/05, Will Maier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Must be -- some flag produces unique bits in the executables. I'm a little surprised there isn't (AFAICT) anything descriptive in file(1)'s manpage or /u/s/mi/magic that would explain the discrepancy. Didn't see anything in

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-26 Thread Andrew P.
On 10/26/05, Will Maier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 02:24:54AM +0400, Andrew P. wrote: How to tell? Apart from trying to launch it on different versions without COMPAT* in the kernel? file (1) I don't mean to push it, but how file would ever help me to know subj?

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-26 Thread Michael C. Shultz
On Wednesday 26 October 2005 00:01, Andrew P. wrote: On 10/26/05, Will Maier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 02:24:54AM +0400, Andrew P. wrote: How to tell? Apart from trying to launch it on different versions without COMPAT* in the kernel? file (1) I don't mean to

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-26 Thread Andrew P.
On 10/26/05, Michael C. Shultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 26 October 2005 00:01, Andrew P. wrote: On 10/26/05, Will Maier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 02:24:54AM +0400, Andrew P. wrote: How to tell? Apart from trying to launch it on different versions

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-26 Thread Robert Huff
Andrew P. writes: file /usr/bin/man on my machine outputs: /usr/bin/man: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (FreeBSD), for FreeBSD 5.4-CURRENT (rev 3), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped Oh, it's just that file hasn't leared anything about

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-26 Thread Andrew P.
On 10/26/05, Robert Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew P. writes: file /usr/bin/man on my machine outputs: /usr/bin/man: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (FreeBSD), for FreeBSD 5.4-CURRENT (rev 3), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-26 Thread Joshua Tinnin
On Wed 26 Oct 05 09:18, Andrew P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/26/05, Robert Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew P. writes: file /usr/bin/man on my machine outputs: /usr/bin/man: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (FreeBSD), for FreeBSD

Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-25 Thread Andrew P.
How to tell? Apart from trying to launch it on different versions without COMPAT* in the kernel? One can always carefully examine the output of ldd, readelf and other such tools, but that requires much knowledge and a small lab with all kinds of BSD's set up. Is there a better way?

Re: Which version of FreeBSD a binary was compiled for?

2005-10-25 Thread Will Maier
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 02:24:54AM +0400, Andrew P. wrote: How to tell? Apart from trying to launch it on different versions without COMPAT* in the kernel? file (1) One can always carefully examine the output of ldd, readelf and other such tools, but that requires much knowledge and a small

Re: Which version and other updating questions

2005-08-30 Thread Lowell Gilbert
http://www.freebsd.org/releng/index.html K Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Another good URL. Ugh, were did you learn all these little things from? http://www.freebsd.org/ [It's among the manu useful bits of information if you follow the link called release information on the FreeBSD

Which version and other updating questions

2005-08-29 Thread K Anderson
I recently did a cvsup and it fetched all sorts of things so I'm a bit concerned about what version make buildworld would create. How come the Makefile under src/ doesn't have a version of the build about to be created (The only version information is for the Makefile itself 1.323 but that's

Re: Which version and other updating questions

2005-08-29 Thread Nikolas Britton
On 8/29/05, K Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently did a cvsup and it fetched all sorts of things so I'm a bit concerned about what version make buildworld would create. How come the Makefile under src/ doesn't have a version of the build about to be created (The only version

Re: Which version and other updating questions

2005-08-29 Thread K Anderson
- Original Message - From: Nikolas Britton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: K Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 5:36 PM Subject: Re: Which version and other updating questions On 8/29/05, K Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently did

How can I see which version is in /usr/src

2005-02-28 Thread Gelsema, Patrick
Hi, Just wondering how I can see which version of Freebsd I've got as sources in my /usr/src directory. I've done a CVS sync, but am not quite sure which version I downloaded. Before I am rebuilding world and creating havoc on my system I want to know for sure. Regards, Patrick Gelsema

Re: How can I see which version is in /usr/src

2005-02-28 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2005-02-28 23:11, Gelsema, Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wondering how I can see which version of Freebsd I've got as sources in my /usr/src directory. One way would be to check the definition of __FreeBSD_version: $ grep '^#define[[:space:]]\+__FreeBSD_version' /usr/src/sys/sys

Re: Which Version of FreeBSD?

2004-09-30 Thread Aaron Siegel
I really believe the choose would depend on your requirements and your experience. If you are new to open source Unix-like environment then you should not use either in version in a production environment unless you can afford the cost associated with learning a new system. Do not under

Which version of FreeBSD to support a 3ware Escalade 7006 and 8006 controllers?

2004-08-16 Thread Darren Pilgrim
I'm looking at getting a 3ware Escalade 7006 or 8006 RAID controller for one of my servers. The machine presently runs RELENG_4_8. The twe man page for that version doesn't list the 7000 or 8000 series controllers. However, 3ware lists 4.8 as the supported version of FreeBSD for both. Which is

which version?

2004-06-17 Thread stanisaw gsior
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Re: which version?

2004-06-17 Thread Bill Moran
stanis³aw g±sior [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi which version will be good to my comp.plizz help me. Check this: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.10R/hardware.html If your hardware is listed, then 4.10 is the way to go. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com

Re: which version?

2004-06-17 Thread Reed L. O'Brien
If you aren't using it as a production machine you may as well start with the 5.x, 5.2.1 right now, as it could use a larger test base on the road to stable. cheers, reed stanisaw gsior wrote: hi which version will be good to my comp.plizz help me

Which version of freebsd..

2004-04-25 Thread lists
Currently were going to reinstall all servers we have from redhat 9 to freebsd because redhat 9 is EOL... But after reading a few mails here that 4.9 is most likely not supported for a long time.. what version should we take then? We will be using it for multiple servers (mail, database, app,

Re: Which version of freebsd..

2004-04-25 Thread Lewis Thompson
On Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 12:54:56AM +0200, lists wrote: Currently were going to reinstall all servers we have from redhat 9 to freebsd because redhat 9 is EOL... But after reading a few mails here that 4.9 is most likely not supported for a long time.. what version should we take then? Looks

Re: Which version of freebsd..

2004-04-25 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 12:54:56AM +0200, lists wrote: Currently were going to reinstall all servers we have from redhat 9 to freebsd because redhat 9 is EOL... But after reading a few mails here that 4.9 is most likely not supported for a long time.. what version should we take then?

which version of automake/autoconf?

2003-11-28 Thread Aaron Walker
I was getting ready to install the automake and autoconf ports, when I noticed there's 4 different versions of each. How do I know which ones to install? Thanks, Aaron ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: which version of automake/autoconf?

2003-11-28 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Nov 28), Aaron Walker said: I was getting ready to install the automake and autoconf ports, when I noticed there's 4 different versions of each. How do I know which ones to install? Install the version you need :) The numbered ports will all coexist. The unnumbered

Re: which version of automake/autoconf?

2003-11-28 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 08:17:39PM -0500, Aaron Walker wrote: I was getting ready to install the automake and autoconf ports, when I noticed there's 4 different versions of each. How do I know which ones to install? Unless you need a specific version, install the latest one. Normally, for

Re: Which version of Java to use?

2003-11-17 Thread Jean-Baptiste Quenot
* Preston Crawford: I want to install Java to use Ant/Tomcat/Struts stuff like that. Which JDK is the right one to install to get these to work properly? Can anyone tell me? All JDK starting from 1.2 are OK. Use ports in /usr/ports/java/jdk*. Cheers, -- Jean-Baptiste Quenot

Which version of Java to use?

2003-11-12 Thread Preston Crawford
I want to install Java to use Ant/Tomcat/Struts stuff like that. Which JDK is the right one to install to get these to work properly? Can anyone tell me? Preston ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: Which version of Java to use?

2003-11-12 Thread Harald Schmalzbauer
On Wednesday 12 November 2003 21:49, Preston Crawford wrote: I want to install Java to use Ant/Tomcat/Struts stuff like that. Which JDK is the right one to install to get these to work properly? Can anyone tell me? I'm no java guy but regarding the latest commit message I think 1.4.2: jdk14

Re: Which version of Java to use?

2003-11-12 Thread Javier Soques
I can only speak on my recent experience with FreeBSD 5.1. I failed installing most of the ports (I tried lots so I don't remember, don't know if I did the right steps) the only port that worked perfectly was the Linux-Blackdown 1.3.x series. Of course you have to install the linux base

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