From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 2 21:43:18 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCA10106567B for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2011 21:43:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@ethic.thought.org) Received: from ethic.thought.org (plato.thought.org [209.180.213.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A4728FC15 for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2011 21:43:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ethic.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ethic.thought.org (8.14.4/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p32LhEBT004421 for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2011 14:43:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@ethic.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by ethic.thought.org (8.14.4/8.14.3/Submit) id p32LhEif004420 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Sat, 2 Apr 2011 14:43:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 14:43:14 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20110402214312.GA3848@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 24 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=3.9 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on ethic.thought.org Cc: Subject: remaining goal.. . X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:43:18 -0000 excuse the lowercase but my shoulder really is damaged beyond repair. --last tuesday my new modem =quit= and my even newer wheelchair motor [right wheel] =quit=. --i'll spare the details about getting a tech here because it would fill at least 5 pages. dunno when the shop will get me a loaner; at least 12 da for the new motor. [[the modem is from china; no idea about the motor. but you can guess my opinion of such manufacturers]] okay: last november i had trouble getting my dns to work upon reboot. the msg was only to stdout and mumbled something about how /etc/namedb/named.conf could not be found. i am using scripts i cobbled together to even be able to ping anyone. essentially kill -9 the old named pid; and another to run a new instantiation of named. i've got ==everything== on my ups. display, modem, three servers. so it will be months++ before i have to reboot. ---well unless the big-one hits seattle .... i just upgraded my 7.3 i386 last october. if i upgrade to 7.4 should this named fault go away. i pretty much do leave my server alone, but it is time get on the stick. i'm sure that i bragged about all the ways i've dived into saving energy. reducing my carbon footprint. my one remaining 1998 hp kayak that sucks 100+ watts/hour can be replaced by the dedicated processor and 1.0gig of memory. this "kit" draw 4watt/hour. i have zero knowledge about howto replace the kayak with this kit ... but since it is my last energy-saving goal, i'm willing to pay whatever it costs somebody in the metro seattle area to do it. i do have some kind of .xml file to upgrade the configuration. given that, i figure my computers should hum along until solid state drives are worth buying. 3, 5 years... i asked the seattle group of linux users if somebody could help me transfer pfsense from computer to this kit; they pointed out that pfsense was a bsd invention.... tia, for any help. -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix The 7.98a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php http://journey.thought.org ethic Coming soon to http://transfinite.thought.org: On_Suicide