From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 2 00:10:07 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1C1316A4CE; Sun, 2 Nov 2003 00:10:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from nezlok.unixathome.org (nezlok.unixathome.org [66.154.97.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1250A43F93; Sun, 2 Nov 2003 00:10:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dan@nezlok.unixathome.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nezlok.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02220AE09E; Sun, 2 Nov 2003 00:10:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from nezlok.unixathome.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (nezlok.unixathome.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 82847-02; Sun, 2 Nov 2003 00:10:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by nezlok.unixathome.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 9E2DBAE078; Sun, 2 Nov 2003 00:10:01 -0800 (PST) From: Dan Langille To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20031102081001.9E2DBAE078@nezlok.unixathome.org> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 00:10:01 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at unixathome.org Subject: The FreeBSD Diary: 2003-10-12 - 2003-11-01 X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2003 08:10:07 -0000 The FreeBSD Diary contains a large number of practical examples and how-to guides. This message is posted weekly to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org with the aim of letting people know what's available on the website. Before you post a question here it might be a good idea to first search the mailing list archives and/or The FreeBSD Diary . -- Dan Langille - DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - http://www.FreeBSDDiary.org/ - practical examples FreshPorts - http://www.FreshPorts.org/ - the place for ports FreshSource - http://www.FreshSource.org/ - the place for source From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 3 01:32:36 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 096EB16A4CE for ; Mon, 3 Nov 2003 01:32:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from ctb-mesg5.saix.net (ctb-mesg5.saix.net [196.25.240.77]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E19B443F75 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 2003 01:32:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from roland@thegreentree.org) Received: from thegreentree.org (unknown [196.25.134.130]) by ctb-mesg5.saix.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B76415B8 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 2003 11:32:30 +0200 (SAST) Received: from Spooler by thegreentree.org (Mercury/32 v3.32) ID MO00001C; 3 Nov 03 11:32:31 +0200 Received: from spooler by thegreentree.org (Mercury/32 v3.32); 3 Nov 03 11:32:28 +0200 Received: from roland (127.0.0.1) by thegreentree.org (Mercury/32 v3.32) ID MG000019; 3 Nov 03 11:32:18 +0200 From: "Roland Giesler" To: Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 11:32:17 +0200 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <200311020629.hA26TZPD097617@mail0.mx.voyager.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: RE: Starting/stopping a network interface X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 09:32:36 -0000 Thanks Rob, I'm actually brdiging two networks, the "live" address is to my router and the "private" one for my network. Is there a command to stop the service on a specific card, or does one just comment out the appropriate entry en rc.conf? Roland -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of rob copsey Sent: 02 November 2003 08:30 To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting/stopping a network interface A few things to try: 1. Flush the routing table '#route flush' 2. Edit your /etc/rc.conf to establish agreement with the first 2 sets of digits for the ips of the NICs in your machine. Unless you are bridging two networks there is no real reason to scheme completly different ips. Instaed of using 192.168.99.2 and 196.15.176.2, use 192.168.99.2 and 192.168.98.2. The 196.15.. could cause you grief as it is not an approved address for use on an internal network. 3. If you are bridging, make sure the configuration is correct(see the handbook) 4. If you really want this machine to serve nfs you'll want to think about enabling the portmapper dameon for 4.x or the bind utility for 5.x. 5. You may want to clean house on your rc.conf file as it looks like there is some extra stuff in there. Regards, RC > I've searched high and low, but can't find an answer to this problem. Maybe > someone could help or point me in the right direction? Here goes: > > I've got FreeBSD 4.7 set up with 2 netcards. One is 192.168.99.2 and the > other 195.15.176.2 and I've got routing between them enabled. I cannot ping > the 192.168.99.2 card even from the console. Put I can browse the web from > the machine (I've got X with KDE set up) and also ping other machines on the > network. > > Somehow I broke something, but can't find what. > > The /etc/rc.conf file contains: > > # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Wed Oct 29 18:42:58 2003 > # Created: Wed Oct 29 18:42:58 2003 > # Enable network daemons for user convenience. > # Please make all changes to this file, not to /etc/defaults/rc.conf. > # This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf. > # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Wed Oct 29 21:22:07 2003 > kern_securelevel_enable="NO" > linux_enable="YES" > sendmail_enable="NO" > gateway_enable="YES" > nfs_server_enable="YES" > sshd_enable="YES" > inetd_enable="NO" > nfs_reserved_port_only="YES" > hostname="mail.theempire.co.za" > # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Fri Oct 31 21:49:43 2003 > moused_port="/dev/psm0" > moused_type="auto" > moused_enable="YES" > # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Sat Nov 1 14:35:34 2003 > ifconfig_rl1="inet 192.168.99.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" > ifconfig_rl0="inet 196.15.176.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" > usbd_enable="NO" > router_flags="-s" > router="/sbin/routed" > router_enable="YES" > gateway_enable="YES" > defaultrouter="196.15.176.1" > amd_enable="NO" > > # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Sat Nov 1 18:10:09 2003 > ntpdate_flags="ntp.cs.unp.ac.za" > ntpdate_enable="YES" > # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Sat Nov 1 19:03:42 2003 > moused_flags="-3" > moused_type="auto" > moused_enable="YES" > > Thanks in advance > > Roland Giesler > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies- unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- CoreComm Webmail. http://home.core.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 4 07:34:20 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 377D916A4CF for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 07:34:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from nildram.net (vmailw2k46b.trinitevisp.co.uk [195.38.80.127]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D98443FE9 for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 07:34:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from raakesh.tailor@nildram.net) Received: from localhost by vmailw2k46b.trinitevisp.co.uk with ESMTP; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:34:15 Received: FROM VMAILW2K45 BY VMAILW2K45.trinitevisp.co.uk ; Tue Nov 04 15:34:38 2003 0000 Received: from exchange.office.nildram.net [195.149.26.55] by VMAILW2K45.trinitevisp.co.uk with ESMTP; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:34:27 Received: by exchange.office.nildram.net with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <44SN8TK8>; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:33:57 -0000 Message-ID: From: Raakesh Tailor To: "'freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org'" Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:33:57 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: help i forgot my password X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 15:34:20 -0000 Hi people i havent used my freebsd box for a little while now, iv run into a problem i though i knew what the password was to get in but it doesnt like it is there a way i can retrieve the root password without having to re-install the whole thing or to change the root password. Please help as i have got a new job and want to make use of my unix box please help many thanks in advance Raakesh Tailor Technical Support * Email: support @ nildram.net * Office: 0870 0946000 * Fax: 08701 602 712 * Address: No.1 Triangle Business Park, Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5BD Technical Support exists for the benefit of Nildram customers, providing support for questions relating directly to our services. Technical support is here to provide the best service possible to our customers, but can, at times, be stretched by having to answer unnecessary calls. Please read the Technical Support AUP for further information. When contacting Technical Support, please ensure that you have all relevant details to hand, including details of any specific Error Messages encountered. Please help us to help you. From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 4 08:28:54 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2746716A4CF for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 08:28:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from nibbel.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be (nibbel.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.240.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0440243FD7 for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 08:28:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tijl@ulyssis.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nibbel.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id C816C4B62D; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 17:28:48 +0100 (CET) Received: from octavianus.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be (octavianus.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.240.71]) by nibbel.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA1554B62C; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 17:28:46 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (kalimero.kotnet.org [10.4.5.217]) by octavianus.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be (Postfix) with SMTP id EF98AAEA65; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 17:28:45 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 17:28:45 +0100 From: Tijl Coosemans To: Raakesh Tailor Message-Id: <20031104172845.5d6257a7.tijl@ulyssis.org> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.7 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.9) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by KULeuven Antivirus Cluster cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help i forgot my password X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:28:54 -0000 On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:33:57 -0000, Raakesh Tailor wrote: > i havent used my freebsd box for a little while now, iv run into a > problem i though i knew what the password was to get in but it doesnt > like it is there a way i can retrieve the root password without having > to re-install the whole thing or to change the root password. Please > help as i have got a new job and want to make use of my unix box I suppose this is a faq, but anyway, during boot up there's a prompt which says to hit enter to boot /kernel or something like that. It times out after 10 seconds (default). Hit any other key than enter and type "boot-s" to boot in single user mode. You should then get a shell prompt where you run these commands: # fsck -p # mount -a -t ufs # swapon -a # passwd -l # exit From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 5 04:35:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3429916A4CE for ; Wed, 5 Nov 2003 04:35:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from relay1.ftech.net (ibm2.ftech.net [212.32.16.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9682043FA3 for ; Wed, 5 Nov 2003 04:35:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from stuart.gibson@bridgeman.co.uk) Received: from mailgate.ftech.net ([195.200.0.68]) by relay1.ftech.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36-ftechp12 #2) id 1AHMsg-00069G-00 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Wed, 05 Nov 2003 12:35:26 +0000 Received: from 130-12-32-212.briman-ll.ll.ftech.net ([212.32.12.130] helo=balhost11) by mailgate.ftech.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36-ftechp12 #1) id 1AHMsf-00053z-00 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Wed, 05 Nov 2003 12:35:25 +0000 From: stuart.gibson@bridgeman.co.uk To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 12:40:30 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <3FA8EFBE.19204.45F3592@localhost> Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v4.12a) Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: Quoted-printable Content-description: Mail message body Subject: cron MAILTO X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 12:35:32 -0000 Hi, Is there a way of getting cron to only email me if my cron jobs fail. At the minute I use the MAILTO option with my email address and it emails me everytime it runs one. I cant find anything in the man pages about this. thanks in advance Stuart Gibson Stuart Gibson IT Assistant Manager The Bridgeman Art Library 17-19 Garway Road London W2 4PH, UK T +44 (0)20 7908 1619 F +44 (0)20 7792 8509 www.bridgeman.co.uk The Bridgeman Art Library is the world's leading source of fine art images. Our website has now been completely redesigned to make finding the perfect image easier than ever. New features include: thousands more images, an easy-to-use design, =91Lightbox=92 facilities for improved searching, =91My Bridgeman section for managing your images, inspiring selections by Bridgeman Picture Researchers, a full listing of all our museums, artists and collections and comprehensive online help. Try out the new site now at www.bridgeman.co.uk International Offices: The Bridgeman Art Library International, USA T +1 212 828 1238 newyork@bridgemanart.com The Bridgeman Giraudon, France T +33 (0)1 55 80 79 10 paris@bridgeman.fr This email is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. The Bridgeman Art Library cannot accept liability for statements made which are clearly the sender's own and not made on behalf of the Bridgeman Art Library. From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 5 05:29:31 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED60316A4CE for ; Wed, 5 Nov 2003 05:29:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from arzaga.net (adsl-64-109-180-25.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net [64.109.180.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EC82743F3F for ; Wed, 5 Nov 2003 05:29:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from broohaha@arzaga.net) Received: (qmail 27239 invoked by uid 1001); 5 Nov 2003 13:30:23 -0000 Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 07:30:23 -0600 From: Al Arzaga To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031105133023.GA27189@arzaga.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org References: <3FA8EFBE.19204.45F3592@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3FA8EFBE.19204.45F3592@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: cron MAILTO X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:29:32 -0000 http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xcu/crontab.html "If standard output and standard error are not redirected by commands executed from the crontab entry, any generated output or errors will be mailed, via an implementation-dependent method, to the user." So, you can do: command > logfile for each crontab entry. On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 12:40:30PM -0000, stuart.gibson@bridgeman.co.uk wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way of getting cron to only email me if my cron jobs fail. At > the minute I use the MAILTO option with my email address and it > emails me everytime it runs one. I cant find anything in the man pages > about this. > > thanks in advance > > Stuart Gibson > > > Stuart Gibson > IT Assistant Manager > The Bridgeman Art Library > 17-19 Garway Road London W2 4PH, UK > T +44 (0)20 7908 1619 > F +44 (0)20 7792 8509 > www.bridgeman.co.uk > > > The Bridgeman Art Library is the world's leading source of fine art > images. > > > Our website has now been completely redesigned to make finding the > perfect image easier than ever. New features include: thousands more > images, an easy-to-use design, ?Lightbox? facilities for improved > searching, ?My Bridgeman section for managing your images, inspiring > selections by Bridgeman Picture Researchers, a full listing of all our > museums, artists and collections and comprehensive online help. Try > out the new site now at www.bridgeman.co.uk > > International Offices: > > The Bridgeman Art Library International, USA > T +1 212 828 1238 > newyork@bridgemanart.com > > The Bridgeman Giraudon, France > T +33 (0)1 55 80 79 10 > paris@bridgeman.fr > > > This email is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not > the original intended recipient. The Bridgeman Art Library cannot > accept liability for statements made which are clearly the sender's own > and not made on behalf of the Bridgeman Art Library. > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 6 09:31:35 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B66A16A4CE for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:31:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net (hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.22]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E63C043FBD for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:31:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from me@prestoncrawford.com) Received: from apx1-06-45.pdx.du.teleport.com ([216.26.4.45]) by hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AHnyn-0003gk-00 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Thu, 06 Nov 2003 09:31:34 -0800 Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:34:47 -0800 (PST) From: me@prestoncrawford.com X-X-Sender: prestonc@serpentor.cobrala To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Alphasmart on FreeBSD? Good book? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 17:31:35 -0000 Does anyone use one of these? I have an Alphasmart 3000 word processor. Works with Linux, but I tried it with FreeBSD (trying it out, considering the switch from SuSE) and it didn't work. So I'm wondering if it isn't supported, or if there's a kernel option to switch on support for it. Basically how it works is that it acts as a second keyboard when you plug it in (it's usb-based) and then you just basically dump what's in the keyboard to whatever editor you currently have open. I'm assuming it uses some kind of generic USB keyboard driver, is that not default in the kernel and is it available? Also, can someone recommend a good book, particularly one that might have some focus on getting X setup. I couldn't get this done last night, even though I've done it before. The mouse wouldn't work right on me (I was using FreeBSD 4.9 ISOs) and when I tried to login via KDM it hung on the KDM login screen. Preston From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 6 09:37:50 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30F4E16A4CE for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:37:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from goose.mail.pas.earthlink.net (goose.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2ECA43FEC for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:37:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from me@prestoncrawford.com) Received: from apx1-06-45.pdx.du.teleport.com ([216.26.4.45]) by goose.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AHo4q-0002Ms-00 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Thu, 06 Nov 2003 09:37:49 -0800 Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:41:02 -0800 (PST) From: me@prestoncrawford.com X-X-Sender: prestonc@serpentor.cobrala To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-ELNK-Originating-IP: 216.26.4.45 Subject: Setting up X on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 17:37:50 -0000 This is just kind of a general question. I've done this before in past flirts with FreeBSD, but I couldn't get it right last night for some reason. I'm wondering how easy others find this to be, getting X with a GDM or something like that going. I couldn't get GDM going at all and KDM got hung after logging in. So I'm a little worried. I'm trying to switch from SuSE to FreeBSD. I've used FreeBSD in the past with little trouble, but this time around (4.9) for some reason I'm having trouble with getting X setup right. I'm not looking for help, so much as I'm looking for positive affirmations that this can be done relatively easily once I get my hands on a book or really start digging into the handbook. Preston From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 6 10:20:57 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 663D416A4CE for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:20:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from zeus.acuson.com (ac17860.acuson.com [157.226.71.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B96A4400D for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:20:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from DavidJohnson@Siemens.com) Received: from mvaexch02 ([157.226.230.209]:3072 helo=mvaexch02.acuson.com) by zeus.acuson.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1AHokP-0007lF-5w; Thu, 06 Nov 2003 10:20:45 -0800 Received: by mvaexch02.acuson.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:16:26 -0800 Received: from dhcp-46-145.acuson.com ([157.226.46.145]) by mvaexch01.acuson.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2657.72) id VDNM00Y5; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:15:32 -0800 From: Johnson David To: me@prestoncrawford.com, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Organization: Siemens Medical Systems Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:19:02 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200311061019.02402.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *1AHokP-0007lF-5w*ksYU1jFrwdE* Subject: Re: Setting up X on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:20:57 -0000 On Thursday 06 November 2003 09:41 am, me@prestoncrawford.com wrote: > I'm not looking for help, so much as I'm looking for positive > affirmations that this can be done relatively easily once I get my > hands on a book or really start digging into the handbook. I affirm that this can be done relatively easy. The trick is knowing what video hardware you have, and if an older monitor, the refresh rates. Make sure you can start X before you turn on GDM or KDM. The Handbook talks about this. My preferred method is to use xf86config, but you need to know about your hardware. An alternate method talked about in the Handbook is to use "XFree86 -configure", but you need to hand "tune" the configuration afterwards to get what you want. David From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 6 10:50:08 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41D1216A4CE for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:50:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail4.nshosts.com (mail4.nshosts.com [216.58.174.139]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 756D343FF7 for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:50:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from me@prestoncrawford.com) Received: from prestoncrawford.com (unverified [216.58.174.139]) by mail4.nshosts.comfor ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:41:00 -0700 Message-ID: <9b954dcdc7ba4dd793aa4e180d311cf5.me@prestoncrawford.com> X-EM-APIVersion: 2, 0, 0, 8 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) From: "Preston Crawford" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:41:00 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Re: Setting up X on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:50:08 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: Johnson David Sent: 11/6/2003 11:19:02 AM To: me@prestoncrawford=2Ecom;freebsd-newbies@freebsd=2Eorg Subject: Re: Setting up X on FreeBSD? > On Thursday 06 November 2003 09:41 am, me@prestoncrawford=2Ecom wrote: >=20 > > I'm not looking for help, so much as I'm looking for positive > > affirmations that this can be done relatively easily once I get my > > hands on a book or really start digging into the handbook=2E >=20 > I affirm that this can be done relatively easy=2E The trick is knowing=20 > what video hardware you have, and if an older monitor, the refresh=20 > rates=2E Make sure you can start X before you turn on GDM or KDM=2E >=20 > The Handbook talks about this=2E My preferred method is to use xf86config,= =20 > but you need to know about your hardware=2E An alternate method talked=20 > about in the Handbook is to use "XFree86 -configure", but you need to=20 > hand "tune" the configuration afterwards to get what you want=2E Acually, since I currently have SuSE running, I copied SuSE's XF86Config file onto a floppy and used it to get my settings right in FreeBSD=2E Basically pulling out the parts I new would help the FreeBSD X config file be more accurate=2E So I have a good, working config file off which to base my FreeBSD file= =2E When I did this (made my own config file) "startx" fired up without problems, except for a mouse that bounced directly to the upper right corner and stayed there for some reason=2E And then, when I fired up gdm I got an error that said "gdm is already running"=2E Weird=2E When I fired up KDM it came up right=2E But then it got stuck after I logged in= =2E So that's why I asked how easy it was=2E Seemingly I got X configured close, but it's still not working quite right=2E I forgot about XFree86 -configure=2E Maybe I'll try that tonight and once again apply changes from the SuSE file into the FreeBSD file=2E Maybe there's stuff specific to FreeBSD that wasn't covered when I ran configuration via /stand/sysinstall's various X configurators= =2E Preston From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 6 11:06:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77FDD16A4CE for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:06:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from zeus.acuson.com (ac17860.acuson.com [157.226.71.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BFBB43FB1 for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:06:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from DavidJohnson@Siemens.com) Received: from mvaexch02 ([157.226.230.209]:2539 helo=mvaexch02.acuson.com) by zeus.acuson.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1AHpSY-00032j-5H; Thu, 06 Nov 2003 11:06:22 -0800 Received: by mvaexch02.acuson.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:02:08 -0800 Received: from dhcp-46-145.acuson.com ([157.226.46.145]) by mvaexch01.acuson.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2657.72) id VDNNAASS; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:01:15 -0800 From: Johnson David To: Preston Crawford , freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Organization: Siemens Medical Systems Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:04:44 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <9b954dcdc7ba4dd793aa4e180d311cf5.me@prestoncrawford.com> In-Reply-To: <9b954dcdc7ba4dd793aa4e180d311cf5.me@prestoncrawford.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200311061104.44908.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *1AHpSY-00032j-5H*0kyV7PiiBjA* Subject: Re: Setting up X on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:06:28 -0000 On Thursday 06 November 2003 10:41 am, Preston Crawford wrote: > When I did this (made my own config file) "startx" fired up without > problems, except for a mouse that bounced directly to the upper right > corner and stayed there for some reason. And then, when I fired up > gdm I got an error that said "gdm is already running". Weird. When I > fired up KDM it came up right. But then it got stuck after I logged > in. The mouse device should be set to /dev/sysmouse, after you've configured the moue in sysinstall. If you set it to something else, it will work, but might conflict with the sysmouse driver if you have that on. (sysmouse is the FreeBSD equivalent to GPM). GDM has a "bug" so you can't start it from ttys, but need a separate startup script. See the file /usr/ports/x11/gdm2/pkg-message, for more information. Not sure why KDM is giving you problems. Make sure the command to start it up has the right parameters. There's some more info on xdm login in the FAQ. David From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 6 11:07:06 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A048B16A4CE for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:07:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail4.nshosts.com (mail4.nshosts.com [216.58.174.139]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04A2843FCB for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:07:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from me@prestoncrawford.com) Received: from prestoncrawford.com (unverified [216.58.174.139]) by mail4.nshosts.comfor ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:57:56 -0700 Message-ID: <1e73aeaa4c6547f9b3437f845dec8050.me@prestoncrawford.com> X-EM-APIVersion: 2, 0, 0, 8 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) From: "Preston Crawford" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:57:56 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: One more "does it work" question X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:07:06 -0000 Sorry, just one more=2E The other *must have* in my world is my Palm Pilot=2E Do these generally connect and Hotsynch with FreeBSD via like pilot-link and gnome-pilot? This is what I currently have setup under Linux=2E I scan synch with Evolution= =2E Preston From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 6 12:07:44 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2585316A4CE for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 12:07:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from mta3.adelphia.net (mta3.adelphia.net [68.168.78.181]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 448AB43FE0 for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 12:07:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rlurman@adelphia.net) Received: from LURMAN ([68.65.116.100]) by mta3.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with SMTP id <20031106200746.XZGN1433.mta3.adelphia.net@LURMAN> for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:07:46 -0500 Message-ID: <005601c3a4a1$219bbb90$9c01a8c0@ravens.local> From: "Rafi Lurman" To: Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:04:05 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Stuck in single user mode X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 20:07:44 -0000 Hi, I just installed FreeBSD 4.9 for the first time. After the install I = did not shut down properly and now whenever it boots I get the = following: Automatic boot in progress... /etc/rc: fsck: permission denied Unknown error in reboot Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: So each time it boots it's stuck in single user mode and says fsck is = denied. Now I tried running /stand/fsck -y /, /stand/fsck -y /usr, = etc.... That seemed to clean the mount points, but I still only boot = into single user mode all the time. Need help! From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 6 14:05:20 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E75B316A4CE for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:05:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from freenet2.afn.org (freenet2.afn.org [128.227.163.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D07243FFD for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:05:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from afn49349@afn.org) Received: from freenet1.afn.org (freenet1.afn.org [128.227.163.11]) by freenet2.afn.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id hA6M5JQ22788 for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:05:19 -0500 Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:05:19 -0500 (EST) From: LM To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Users Group X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 22:05:21 -0000 We're trying to get a FreeBSD Users Group going in Palm Beach County, FL. If anyone lives in that area and would be interested in joining or helping to get a group going, please see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pbbsd/ Thanks. From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 7 09:23:44 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD5A616A4CE for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:23:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from fmx4.freemail.hu (fmx4.freemail.hu [195.228.242.224]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9E6B143FFB for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:23:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gannater@freemail.hu) Received: (qmail 56288 invoked from network); 7 Nov 2003 17:19:42 +0100 Received: from fm5.freemail.hu (195.228.242.205) by fmx4.freemail.hu with SMTP; 7 Nov 2003 17:19:42 +0100 Received: (qmail 2259 invoked by uid 3644897); 7 Nov 2003 17:20:55 +0100 Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 17:20:55 +0100 (CET) From: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Gannater_J=E1nos?= To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [81.182.50.239] X-HTTP-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=ISO-8859-2 Subject: Something with port 53 X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 17:23:45 -0000 Hello, I have a box with 2 IP addresses (with aliases). I usually get these error messages: Connection attempt to UDP IP_ADDR_1:1409 from IP_ADDR_2:53 What does this mean? I don't have any DNS server installed on the computer. Thank You. From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 7 09:56:34 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 311A816A4CE for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:56:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net (swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.123]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4191343FB1 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:56:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from me@prestoncrawford.com) Received: from apx1-04-121.pdx.du.teleport.com ([216.26.2.121] helo=serpentor.cobrala) by swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AIAqV-0006Ju-00 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Fri, 07 Nov 2003 09:56:31 -0800 Received: by serpentor.cobrala (Postfix, from userid 500) id 63345B18; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 07:25:13 -0800 (PST) From: Preston Crawford To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20031106190608.3641.qmail@web14606.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20031106190608.3641.qmail@web14606.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1068218713.4093.2.camel@serpentor.cobrala> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.3 Date: 07 Nov 2003 07:25:13 -0800 Subject: Re: Alphasmart on FreeBSD? Good book? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 17:56:34 -0000 X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 17:56:34 -0000 Thanks for all the help everyone. So far so good. Okay, so I did my install and I'm coming across a few issues. I got GDM running and it looks really nice. It runs really fast. I always forget about then when I install FreeBSD, how fast it is. At least, it seems faster compared to SuSE. Now I back to this word processor I use. Since it essentially connects to your computer like a USB keyboard, it works really easily, for the most part. Under Linux I plugged it in, it was recognized and I could use it. The main thing you do with it is hit a "send" button that basically dumps everything in the current file you're working on into whatever editor you have open. Works great. Under FreeBSD I had to use kbdcontrol to switch control to the keyboard, then back to the PS/2 keyboard. This isn't a deal-killer by any stretch, but isn't there a way to use both at once and not have to switch from one to the other? Or maybe even some way to get a hotplug script of some kind to fire when I plug it in, from which I can make the call to switch them? Preston From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 7 09:56:34 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4488616A4D1 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:56:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net (harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 694AB43FE5 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:56:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from me@prestoncrawford.com) Received: from apx1-04-121.pdx.du.teleport.com ([216.26.2.121] helo=serpentor.cobrala) by harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AIAqV-0001FQ-00; Fri, 07 Nov 2003 09:56:31 -0800 Received: by serpentor.cobrala (Postfix, from userid 500) id 31C0BB1A; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 07:25:46 -0800 (PST) From: Preston Crawford To: Johnson David In-Reply-To: <200311061104.44908.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> References: <9b954dcdc7ba4dd793aa4e180d311cf5.me@prestoncrawford.com> <200311061104.44908.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1068218745.4092.4.camel@serpentor.cobrala> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.3 Date: 07 Nov 2003 07:25:46 -0800 cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting up X on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 17:56:34 -0000 Thanks for all the advice and tips. I got X up and running and used the script in ports to get GDM running. Great. Everything working well so far. Remembered how to enable my sound card in a CUSTOM kernel and built and installed that. The main *problem* I'm having now (other than I need to find a place that can sell me the four disc set that includes lots of the ports, since I may want to run this actually) is that I need to get my modem setup. I was able to get it to dial yesterday. It was doing this weird thing where in dmesg it showed up with its IRQ on sio1 and the device itself showed up on sio4. I went into the kernel, disabled sio1 and it still showed up on sio4, but at least the irq showed up there as well. So then I started using cuaa4 as the device and I seemingly get connected when I run pppd, but the connection drops after a couple minutes and I can't actually get to the Internet. I need to figure out a way to look at what's actually happening with the chat script (if that's possible) because something isn't going quite right, seemingly. When I connect and then run ifconfig, there's no IP for ppp0, so I don't think I'm getting connected all the way. Preston From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 7 10:14:13 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A797216A503 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:14:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from zeus.acuson.com (ac17860.acuson.com [157.226.71.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13D9943F75 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:14:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from DavidJohnson@Siemens.com) Received: from mvaexch02 ([157.226.230.209]:4037 helo=mvaexch02.acuson.com) by zeus.acuson.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1AIB7P-0003x0-4c; Fri, 07 Nov 2003 10:13:59 -0800 Received: by mvaexch02.acuson.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:09:25 -0800 Received: from dhcp-46-145.acuson.com ([157.226.46.145]) by mvaexch01.acuson.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2657.72) id VDNNAQ68; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:08:32 -0800 From: Johnson David To: Preston Crawford Organization: Siemens Medical Systems Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:12:03 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <9b954dcdc7ba4dd793aa4e180d311cf5.me@prestoncrawford.com> <200311061104.44908.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> <1068218745.4092.4.camel@serpentor.cobrala> In-Reply-To: <1068218745.4092.4.camel@serpentor.cobrala> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200311071012.03427.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *1AIB7P-0003x0-4c*QjSFZiUBMCM* cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting up X on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 18:14:13 -0000 On Friday 07 November 2003 07:25 am, Preston Crawford wrote: > ports, since I may want to run this actually) is that I need to get > my modem setup. I was able to get it to dial yesterday. It was doing > this weird thing where in dmesg it showed up with its IRQ on sio1 and > the device itself showed up on sio4. I went into the kernel, disabled > sio1 and > it still showed up on sio4, but at least the irq showed up there as > well. This is definitely a question for the freebsd-questions list. Redirect your question there, and include the output of dmesg, and type of modem, as well. David From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 7 11:00:00 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2A5516A4CE for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:00:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from teeny2.aspadmin.com (teeny2.aspadmin.com [216.98.128.254]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 136A343FBF for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:00:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jwilliams@courtesymortgage.com) Received: from jwilliams.courtesymortgage.com (CMC_pier_point [209.126.131.11] (may be forged)) by teeny2.aspadmin.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id hA7Ixxv27478 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:59:59 -0800 Message-Id: <5.2.1.1.0.20031107105427.0266fe18@pop.courtesymortgage.com> X-Sender: jwilliams@pop.courtesymortgage.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 10:55:25 -0800 To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org From: Jason Williams Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: Shockwave for FreeBSD 4.9 X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 19:00:00 -0000 Just a quick question. I went to the following website: http://www.shadowness.com and could not view it properly due to not having hte shockwave plugin. My question is, is it recommended to install shockwave via the ports system? Or is there a better way? I appreciate it. Jason From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 7 11:06:48 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6161716A4CE for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:06:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net (falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D02E43FBD for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:06:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from me@prestoncrawford.com) Received: from apx1-09-175.pdx.du.teleport.com ([216.26.7.175]) by falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AIBwU-0005cQ-00 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Fri, 07 Nov 2003 11:06:47 -0800 Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:10:01 -0800 (PST) From: me@prestoncrawford.com X-X-Sender: prestonc@serpentor.cobrala To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: More progress on dial-up PPP... help? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 19:06:48 -0000 So I can dial with user PPP and get connected. Not with kernel for some reason, but I'll work on that later. Anyway, I get connected and netstat looks as follows. Internet: Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire default 209.165.102.163 UGSc 1 142 tun0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 0 0 lo0 192.168.0 link#1 UC 1 0 dc0 192.168.0.2 00:e0:3f:01:91:b6 UHLW 0 16 lo0 209.165.102.163 216.26.3.109 UH 2 0 tun0 So I have an IP address and I have a gateway, but for some reason I can't ping the gateway. Any ideas? Preston From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 7 11:10:47 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C150616A4CE for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:10:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from cardinal.mail.pas.earthlink.net (cardinal.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.121.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E889843FF5 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:10:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from me@prestoncrawford.com) Received: from apx1-09-175.pdx.du.teleport.com ([216.26.7.175]) by cardinal.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AIC0I-0000su-00 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Fri, 07 Nov 2003 11:10:43 -0800 Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:14:00 -0800 (PST) From: me@prestoncrawford.com X-X-Sender: prestonc@serpentor.cobrala To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200311071012.03427.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> Message-ID: References: <9b954dcdc7ba4dd793aa4e180d311cf5.me@prestoncrawford.com> <1068218745.4092.4.camel@serpentor.cobrala> <200311071012.03427.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: Setting up X on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 19:10:47 -0000 On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Johnson David wrote: > On Friday 07 November 2003 07:25 am, Preston Crawford wrote: > > > ports, since I may want to run this actually) is that I need to get > > my modem setup. I was able to get it to dial yesterday. It was doing > > this weird thing where in dmesg it showed up with its IRQ on sio1 and > > the device itself showed up on sio4. I went into the kernel, disabled > > sio1 and > > it still showed up on sio4, but at least the irq showed up there as > > well. > > This is definitely a question for the freebsd-questions list. Redirect > your question there, and include the output of dmesg, and type of > modem, as well. > > David Actually, I figured it out. Just disabled sio1 and rebuilt the kernel and now I can just use cuaa4 without problems. I can get connected and everything and I get an IP address (at least through user dial-up, I need to figure out kernel later), but for some reason I can't ping my gateway. Doesn't make any sense. I've included my routing table in another post. Preston From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 7 19:10:25 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AE6416A4CE for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:10:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77F7243FBD for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:10:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sue@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (sue@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hA83ANFY068912 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:10:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sue@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from sue@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id hA83ANwd068911 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:10:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sue) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:10:23 -0800 (PST) From: Sue Blake Message-Id: <200311080310.hA83ANwd068911@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD Newbies FAK X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 03:10:25 -0000 FreeBSD-Newbies First Aid Kit This is a regular posting to the FreeBSD-Newbies mailing list. It is also available at http://people.freebsd.org/~sue/newbies/fak.html FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG is the place to send all questions about installing, configuring, running and using FreeBSD. All help requests are handled by FreeBSD-Questions, including newbies questions. It is particularly important to send all installation questions and answers to FreeBSD-Questions so that they only appear in one place. FreeBSD-Newbies is different. We don't ask for FreeBSD help or answer how-to questions. It is a discussion forum for newbies. FreeBSD-Newbies provides a place for new FreeBSD users to meet and covers any of the activities of newbies that are not already dealt with elsewhere. Examples include helping each other to learn more on our own, finding and using resources, problem solving techniques, how to seek help elsewhere, how to use mailing lists and which lists to use, general chat, making mistakes, boasting, sharing ideas, stories, moral (but not technical) support, and taking an active part in the FreeBSD community. We take our problems and support questions to freebsd-questions, and use freebsd-newbies to meet others who are doing the same things that we do as newbies. We can help people to use the FreeBSD mailing lists and resources, or to interact more productively with the broader FreeBSD community. These are not support questions, and not technical, so we deal with them here. Everyone can help with these new user orientation requests. One of the things we do together is learn more effective ways to find help when we need it. Here are some suggestions: When something doesn't work the way you expect 1. First look at the errata for your release of FreeBSD at http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/releases/ for the latest information and security advisories. 2. Search the Handbook, FAQ, and mail archives at http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/search/search.html 3. If you still have a question or problem, collect the output of `uname -a' and of any relevant program(s) and email your question to FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG. Mailing lists When you have a problem that you can't solve by yourself, there's only one support mailing list and that's FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG. FreeBSD-questions helps with installation and basic setup as well as more general and advanced questions. You don't have to actually join freebsd-questions before asking a question there. Replies to your question will normally be sent to you personally as well as to the list. Just make sure you have read and followed the guidelines for posting, because you might find them different to what you're used to. If you do subscribe to freebsd-questions you'll have the advantage of seeing all of the recent questions and their answers. Before you post to FreeBSD-questions, please read the guidelines at http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Many of the people who answer FreeBSD-questions are very knowledgeable, but they get frustrated when they get questions which are difficult to understand. http://www.lemis.com/email.html is worth reading too. If you're not sure that you can follow these guidelines, come back and ask the other newbies for help on how to post an effective question to the support mailing list. Maybe your question has been asked before. If you search the mailing list archives at http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html first you might get the answer right away. It's always worth trying. Other mailing lists (http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/eresources.html#ERESOURCES-CHARTERS) cover specialised areas and many are more developer-oriented. You'll need to read their charters carefully before participating, but it's probably a good idea to ask on either -newbies or -questions for advice about where to post a more specialised question. FreeBSD-announce is a very low volume read-only list for occasional announcements, such as notice of new releases, and the Really Quick Newsletter. It's worth subscribing to FreeBSD-announce too. Manuals You'll always be expected to show that you have made some effort to use the available documentation before asking for help. That's not always as easy as it sounds! If you know what documentation you need but can't locate it, send a brief query to FreeBSD-questions. If you don't know what you need, always have trouble finding it, or can't make any sense of it when you do, ask some patient newbies to steer you in the right direction. Anyone interested in writing or reviewing documentation for FreeBSD is encouraged to join the FreeBSD Documentation Project. Details are at http://www.freebsd.org/docproj/docproj.html Other resources A resource list is available at http://www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html to help new and inexperienced FreeBSD users to find relevant information quickly. It includes books, on line documents and tutorials, and links to web pages that other newbies have found useful for learning. If you have a suggestion for good material to be included, please write to freebsd-newbies and tell us about it. But I have seen people asking questions here! It is quite common for people to send the wrong kind of post to a mailing list. Because we're newbies it'll certainly happen here from time to time. The best thing to do if you see a message that doesn't belong on a list is to ignore it. There's always someone around whose job it is to sort these problems out privately. The posts to the lists go straight through, whatever their content. It is going to be confusing for a little while because we're all newbies so we all make mistakes. That's OK. One thing we're going to see a fair bit is people posting questions, believing they're doing the right thing by posting here as newbies, not realising how it works. If someone answers those questions the situation will snowball. There's nothing wrong with helping someone to redirect their question to freebsd-questions, but please do so gently. There's nothing wrong with the occasional mistake either. So all questions, requests for help, etc still go to freebsd-questions as usual. Ours is more of a discussion group, a place where newbies can relax with other newbies and focus more on our successes than on our temporary imperfection. We can talk about things here that are not allowed on freebsd-questions. 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