Upgrade FreeBSD/i386 from stable/8 to stable/10 via stable/9
Some of my servers are running a fairly old version of FreeBSD/i386. I began researching how to upgrade them from stable/8 to stable/10 via stable/9. It’s pretty straightforward, but there are some pitfalls you should avoid.
Read More → Upgrade FreeBSD/i386 from stable/8 to stable/10 via stable/9Long-running Windows 7 SP1, Cisco VPN Client 5.0.07.0440, and “Reason 414: Failed to establish a TCP connection”
I’ve noticed that Cisco VPN Client 5.0.07.0440 tends to fail with “Reason 414: Failed to establish a TCP connection.” on long-running Windows 7 SP1. It’s been going on for years.
Read More → Long-running Windows 7 SP1, Cisco VPN Client 5.0.07.0440, and “Reason 414: Failed to establish a TCP connection”FreeBSD/i386 stable/8 on Dell OptiPlex GX260
None of the below is relevant as of 2014-06-06, other than the possible need of reverting sys/dev/pci/pci.c. I have confirmed that FreeBSD/i386 stable/8 r267147 works as expected on Dell OptiPlex GX260. If you happen to run FreeBSD/i386 stable/8 on older Dell desktop PCs, like an OptiPlex GX260, you might want to back out r262226 prior […]
Read More → FreeBSD/i386 stable/8 on Dell OptiPlex GX260Youngest and oldest source file in FreeBSD base/head
While compiling a custom kernel for FreeBSD/amd64 base/head r264077, I began wondering how old is the oldest source file, how young is the youngest? This is the command I devised: The oldest source files are: The youngest source file is: That’s a span of about 10.815 years.
Read More → Youngest and oldest source file in FreeBSD base/headCareer advice
My advice is to switch careers from programming to ditch digging (where at least at the end of the day you will know you did something). From: George V. Neville-Neil. 2014. This is the foo field. Commun. ACM 57, 4 (April 2014), 30-31. DOI=10.1145/2580942 http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2580942.
Read More → Career adviceCoping with portupgrade’s inability to handle new dependencies
I grew tired of handholding portupgrade because of the latter’s inability to handle new dependencies. The script below is the result of my frustration. The script is available for downloading at http://ximalas.info/~trond/create-zfs/canmount/upgrade-outdated-ports.sh.
Read More → Coping with portupgrade’s inability to handle new dependenciesDigitale analfabeter
Tja, ungene lærer nok ofte å bli forbrukere av digital teknologi, heller enn å mestre den. Se bare på hva digitale analfabeter velger: Apple. Fordi det er enkelt å forstå. Fra: http://blog.lindso.no/sperre-tilgangen-til-intenettet-i-klasserommet/#comment-1208038855.
Read More → Digitale analfabeterDecoding darkstat’s export format
While pondering why darkstat all of a sudden shows corrupted timestamps when running on FreeBSD/amd64 stable/9, I wrote a small program to decode the export format. The program is available using svn co svn://svn.ximalas.info/darkstattype or http://svnweb.ximalas.info/darkstattype/. The license is the 2-clause BSD license.
Read More → Decoding darkstat’s export formatWITHOUT_NEW_XORG=yes → true
I’m probably not paying enough attention to new developments in FreeBSD after all. After updating the installed ports in my VMs running base/head and base/stable/10, X11 stopped working. It turns out the new version of X.org requires KMS and what not in the kernel. This doesn’t fare well with VMs running inside VirtualBox. The solution? […]
Read More → WITHOUT_NEW_XORG=yes → trueYour own virtualized desktop FreeBSD lab
If you’re like me, eager to test new stuff in FreeBSD, you might as well run a virtualized FreeBSD laboratory on your desktop. I use Oracle VirtualBox, but you might as well use Microsoft Hyper-V, real hardware, or some other contraption. Couple this with ZFS and boot environments, and you’re even able to rapidly revert […]
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