Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 11:37:51 -0500 (CDT) From: John Sconiers <jrs@enteract.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports script; psm0; awe; UFS; codebase(I think I know about the makedv) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981020113522.536A-100000@adam.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981020104543.16338B-100000@adam.enteract.com>
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> I have installed 2.2.6 on multiple machines without incident. However now > I've ran into a little probelm and also would like to get some tips to > make the job a little faster. > > 1. On Desktops as well as Servers there is a standard set of ports we > use. I've been going through sysinstall and showing the entire list. > From there i would go run down the line checking off stuff. Is there > a way I could specify a pre-set "package" of ports for installation? > I could probably take the standard list of ports find out where they > are and then write a script that would do this: > > cd /usr/ports/location/port > make all install > > 2. How do I keep my own mirror of FreeBSD-*. We have old computers that > we could use to do a netwrok install (like a codebase) instead of a > cd-rom or internet. This machines only purpose in life would be to > mirror the content of ftp.freebsd.org:/pub/freebsd. > > 3. I have the most recent computer and am having problems with the ps2 > mouse. I went out and bought another and still no luck. What I have > noticed is that when it boots up and does a probe it finds the psm0 > device but its set at a different range ( like 0x???) than what the > kernel is set to. Should I chnage the kernel to reflect what it has > found. > > 4. Also unlike everyone else here my sound blaster awe 32 card is not > PNP. I installed the divce in the krenel and /kernel.config file as if > was the awe pnp....the only message i get is no pnp devices > found...which is true...I can't get sound. During the > probe I get the ISA found IRQ ..message (its the only isa card I have) > should I have something different....also when I try to to do a > ./MAKEDEV within /dev I get an error about no such > device(joy0,snd0 etc) was it that I was doing: ./MAKEDEV snd0 instead of: sh ./MAKEDEV snd0 > > 5. If anyone has any tips about how to slice up large( 12gigs or more) > hard drives I would like to hear them. > > JOHN > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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