Month: April 2014
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 […]
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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.
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