Spin Down/Hibernate SATA harddisk

Hi List, a question about SATA disks under NetBSD. If you have two SATA HDs connected and you have to use only SATA1 - is there an option to spin down or hibernate SATA2? SATA1 is always in use (for server), SATA2 can be unmounted (archive or backup, rarely required). Is there some

Re: rss2email - keeps cron instances open on timeout

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ftp.netbsd.org offline

Hi List, I see that ftp.netbsd.org is not on the net. Anything I missed or just some downtime for service? Thanks herb langhans

Re: browsers and core dumps

From: Paulo Geyer pauloge...@gmail.com [130528 19:44] I've installed netbsd few days ago, and couldn't do much in it yet the OS is fast, what is awesome for this old computer (1.6ghz, 2gb ram), but I coulnd't install or use Midori/Epiphany, and Firefox (17) is too slow

libXinerama.so.2 - where to find this one?

Hi List, strange things happen here. I updated some binaries via pkg_add and lost somewhere the file libXinerama.so.2 - just libXinerama.so.1 remains. Now seamonkey, firefox, pidgin and other programs dont run. The error is the same: $seamonkey XPCOMGlueLoad error for file

Re: Stupid question about startup script.

From: ASV a...@inhio.eu [131030 12:42] Hi everyone, I'm newbie with NetBSD (few days) but worked with FreeBSD and OpenBSD for long now. I've a stupid question: I've used pkgsrc for the first time and after compiling and installing everything (successfully) I see that

Thinkpad T42 and NetBSD - Experiences?

Hi List, I have to replace my current laptop I have found an IBM Thinkpad T42 with 1.5GB RAM and a small Hardisk. Its a sturdy built thing what fits my needs. My question - is anybody out there who had ever used one with NetBSD? Anything I should know about this model before I buy it and install

Re: Thinkpad T42 and NetBSD - Experiences?

I have been using a T42 ThinkPad for several years ... Thanks for all the input. Just took a closer look at the T42 offer and decided to look for another one (you know, internet auctions are like flea markets). Now I also registered at http://forum.thinkpads.com - quite a good ressource

Re: I need a tool to manipulate a large pdf file

From: Ottavio Caruso ottavio2006-usenet2...@yahoo.com [140105 03:12] Hello, I have a book in the form of a large pdf file (over 500 pages) which I would like to convert into many plain text files, to be used on a cheap portable mp3/mp4 reader. The pdf was not scanned, it's

Re: I need a tool to manipulate a large pdf file

From: Ottavio Caruso ottavio2006-usenet2...@yahoo.com [140105 10:12] On 5 January 2014 08:08, herbert langhans w...@langhans.com.pl wrote: For such cases I just convert the files with pdftotext. If its just a single book it should not be a huge effort to split the resulting file

Re: Install i386 or amd64?

From: Ottavio Caruso ottavio2006-usenet2...@yahoo.com [140125 14:50] On 25 January 2014 12:52, herbert langhans w...@langhans.com.pl wrote: I have to change my laptop, my nostalgic Thinkpad x31 blew up (I really liked it). Successor will be a Lenovo B590. I wonder what

Re: Install i386 or amd64?

From: Ottavio Caruso ottavio2006-usenet2...@yahoo.com [140125 15:12] On 25 January 2014 14:58, herbert langhans w...@langhans.com.pl wrote: The BIOS legacy mode I havent heard of yet (my equipment is quite vintage). Does it mean a non-legacy mode computer doesnt boot anything

Re: Install i386 or amd64?

From: Volkmar Seifert v...@nifelheim.info [140125 16:20] Hello there, Still wonder if I should try the NetBSD/amd64. The only reason to install a 32-bit OS on an otherwise 64-bit capable hardware would be, if the system-ram is 2GB or less. Otherwise, you'd waste resources and

Re: Install i386 or amd64?

From: Volkmar Seifert v...@nifelheim.info [140125 16:34] I hope just 2GB doesnt slow down the amd64 or get it stuck. Did you try such combination, Volkmar? Well, RAM isn't expensive, so I guess I'd install the 64-bit version anyway. Indeed I did that on a set-top-box

Re: firefox17 dumps xulrunner.core but still works

From: David Lord net...@lordynet.org [140218 22:21] On 18 Feb 2014 at 16:26, herbert langhans wrote: Hi List, I have set up a Thinkpad T42, NetBSD 5.2.2 and its almost finished now. One annoying thing happens. The /www/firefox17 - compiled from pkgsrc

No subdirectory accepted in /var/run ?

Hi List, some behaviour surprised me: I create a subdirectory /var/run/snort I restart the server - subdirectory /snort is gone It would be good to have this, since snort's pidfile has trouble with it when I restart snort. Also I dont want to be to generous with the /var/run permissions. Any

Re: No subdirectory accepted in /var/run ?

From: Jeremy C. Reed r...@reedmedia.net [140228 21:24] On Fri, 28 Feb 2014, herbert langhans wrote: I create a subdirectory /var/run/snort I restart the server - subdirectory /snort is gone Removed by /etc/rc.d/mountcritlocal hier(7) says that the /var/run

Re: NetBSD web server http://www.netbsd.org is down.

From: Patrick Welche pr...@cam.ac.uk [140306 11:15] On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 10:32:55AM +0100, Ivan Temp wrote: Can anybody access to the web? No... P Seems to be ok now at 12:15 CET from Warsaw. herb langhans

Re: How do you build a domain blacklist file on Netbsd?

From: Ottavio Caruso ottavio2006-usenet2...@yahoo.com [140427 14:55] I have a long list of banned domains that I would like to import into the host file. On Linux I had these entries mapped to 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts, but this doesn't seem to work on Netbsd. Any help

Re: How do you build a domain blacklist file on Netbsd?

From: Ottavio Caruso ottavio2006-usenet2...@yahoo.com [140427 18:41] On 27 April 2014 18:36, herbert langhans w...@langhans.com.pl wrote: Maybe a case for ipfilter? I can give it a look but I think ip filters blocks by IP not domains. Do you want your local users

Re: Keep trace of ping request

From: Rocky Hotas rockyho...@post.com [140825 14:01] Hello! I am sorry if my question looks trivial, but is there any way to keep trace of ping requests in NetBSD? No file in my /var/log directory has been modified after a ping request sended from another host. Can I add some

Re: NetBSD for the dekstop

I use NetBSD since many years on my servers and laptops. It works especially well on the older Thinkpads. NetBSD compensates the slow processor and little RAM I have in these Thinkpads. NetBSD 5.1.2 with X11 and Fluxbox works great and takes only few ressources. Though I am not happy with the

Re: PulseAudio high CPU usage on NetBSD 7_RC1/amd64

From: William D. Jones thor0...@comcast.net [150727 08:31] Hello all, Can anyone who is using NetBSD in a desktop setting confirm whether PulseAudio uses 100% of one CPU core while a video is playing either in a web browser (such as Firefox) or a media player? I'm currently

Re: NetBSD as first introduction to BSD and generic book recommendation on basic Unix concepts to learn?

From: Joseph [151106 00:22] Hi there, I am new here. I'm interested in BSD in general, Hi Joseph, you come from the Windows world. If you want to start with the Unix basics, try something short like O'Reilly - Learning the Unix Operating System (about

Re: system temperatures

From: Martin Husemann mar...@duskware.de [150830 18:34] On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 10:54:58AM -0453, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: It is convenient on my various linux boxen to use lm_sensors to retrieve apparently accurate temps. for various system components (CPU's),

Re: system temperatures

Indeed, works as advertised, temps seem to be good, *BYAH* I only see CPU0 temperature right now (precisely what I asked for, no problema), how do I get it to monitor display other stuff ? TIA have a good one. William A. Mahaffey III If you put the right data

Howto stream audio from server to local client?

Hi List, there is one thing I like to do on a local network. On my server I have a good collection of mp3 files. I use to play them via mpc/ncmpc and the output comes from a soundcard what is installed in the server. Very conventional. All works. I would like to stream these mp3 files to local

Bitcoins, wallet

Good Morning List, has any of you got such a 'bitcoin wallet' running on NetBSD? Or any idea how I can manage bitcoin payments on a local NetBSD setup. Maybe via Linux emulation? Thanks, herb langhans

Reformatting little USB-harddisks

Hi List, you sure know these little external USB-harddisks, often used for laptops or basic backups. Like WD-Passport and Seagate Expansion and whatever they name them. They come FAT formatted, right? Has anyone of you tried to reformat them for NetBSD? I guess its not a big thing, but I wonder

Re: Reformatting little USB-harddisks

From: Travis Paul [160308 18:36] > They come FAT formatted, right? Has anyone of you tried to > reformat them for NetBSD? I guess its not a big thing, but I wonder if I > can buy any brand (need it for portable server backup and need GID/UID) or > there

Re: Reformatting little USB-harddisks

Most of these that I've used work just fine. You end up mounting them as /dev/sdXe and use mount_msdos. /dev/sdXe is just a made up disklabel that the machine makes to temporarily deal with it. Some come formatted with ExFAT now which is not compatible with NetBSD, and