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You may want to check what util-linux wipefs does or even call it with `wipefs -a -f $DEV` because I remember dd at the beginning not being enough sometimes. =/

Using CoW filesystems on devices like USB pendrives and SD cards with no wear leveling is a bad idea due to the write amplification. Someone should tell the NomadBSD guys to add this warning.

We kinda discussed it in this thread: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/from-the-39c3-escaping-containment-a-security-analysis-of-freebsd-jails.100969/

Install smartmontools and run `smartctl -x /dev/$disk` LLM's like ChatGPT turn out to be very good at interpreting the results.

To avoid reinventing the wheel, there are the 3 workflows I know of: 1. Illumos pkg creates a new BE by default except when installing new packages. 2. openSUSE's zypper creates a Btrfs snapshot everytime, even when removing packages, keeping a configurable maximum of 10 snapshots. 3. GhostBSD...

I know modern SSD's resist a bit more but I dunno about eMMC's. It's also faster to download to RAM. I'm even tempted to symlink /var/cache/pkg to /tmp which is already tmpfs in my case but want to do it in a secure way.

I'm experimenting with this wrapper around pkg(8) to automatically mount the pkg cache in tmpfs and create a ZFS boot environment. The reason for using tmpfs is to prevent a eMMC/SSD from wearing. Any suggestions for improvements are welcome. #!/bin/sh # # Wrapper around FreeBSD pkg(8) to...

You can't go wrong with the classics. In addition to The UNIX Programming Environment recommended above I'd also add Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment by Richard W. Stevens. Any book by this author is a collectible item. Both explain the concepts as well as the implementation...

I believe I can see the future / 'Cause I repeat the same routine NIN - Every Day Is Exactly the Same

I love & rely on WoL. Will have to dig thru the BIOS & loader settings.

igc: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I226-V

On some systems I have to do a poweroff and manual power on because a reboot may leave me without network connectivity. Why is that?

I've been using META mode with success. I should probably try ccache to avoid loading the filemon kernel module.

This seems like an elaborate prank to make fun of minimalism or someone hasn't yet realized that the real world is orders of magnitude more complex than IT.

Details will be available on https://github.com/iljavs/FreeBSD-Jail-Security-Research-Mirror

I tested MATE with XLibre + seatd and it works!

Why is he so angry? What was his "minor role" in enabling this assault? Creating Golang & UTF-8 certainly wasn't.

I had to upgrade to STABLE due to https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=287273

This beauty is a Sun Ultra 5. It's in a friend's garage in Venezuela. It looks a little worn out on the outside but it's absolutely gorgeous inside!

I bought the G9 v2 and it works with FreeBSD 15-STABLE. Even WiFi but it sometimes drop. Haven't tested graphics yet.