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Set mysql_dbdir to the correct directory in rc.conf. # mysql_(instance_)?dbdir (str): Default to "/var/db/mysql" # Base database directory. The rc script launches mysqld with the --datadir command line option...

Add yourself to the operator group - then You will have read permission for disk devices in /dev and will be able to use lsblk(8) as regular user. % ls -l /dev/nda* crw-r----- root operator 0 B 2026/07/20 22:02  /dev/nda0 crw-r----- root...

I really wish FBSD had a /dev/fb interface available similar that of Linux. Having a plain FB that just maps to the best available output driver + mode makes userland's programs jobs much more easier and more secure. IMO low-level things like...

Indeed. Though (as most good things in Linux) it looks like it has become deprecated and isn't guaranteed to be in a number of default kernels. I tried to break down the Xorg vesa driver into a standalone library I could tap into but it became...

I'm not using any social media of any kind at all. I prefer to meet people in real life, keep training my social skills as a social being and not become quixotic. This forums is the only exception for me, since I want and need to keep in touch...

So with drm-612-kmod's i915kms + XLibre you get a startup freeze, While Wayland works with the same DRM configuration, but cluade-code causes Wayland to crash, SCFB + XLibre works, but there is no DPMS (Which is expected), And you just use the...

I was going to start a thread about this but I'll post it here instead. Far too often I read a blog and, at the end, the owner has a list of all their social contact places. And there are a lot of them! Mastadon, Bluesky, X, Facebook and more...

Reading the website again https://www.freshports.org/net-p2p/rslsync It mentions the the package is marked as: We doubt a package is available for this port because we see it marked as as: Package not available Packages are normally not...

Thanks everyone! This is what I have right now, both mirrors (pairs) are empty: # zfs list NAME USED AVAIL REFER MOUNTPOINT mirr_master 936K 225G 96K /www_master mirr_slave 888K 899G 96K...

That xorg.conf.d snipped is exactly what I tried and it resulted in "No screens found". :(

If you're using a two pools mirror consisting of two mirrored drives each, you can also just use the 4 drives in a single mirror. Same redundancy, but less complicated. No rsync is needed to synchronize data within a mirror. That's what ZFS does...

I think you are saying you have striped two mirrors (RAID10 requires 4 disks), and you want to be able to replace failed disks easily. My instincts tell me that triple mirrors, or hot spares, are likely to be operationally superior to using...

So two mirror pairs, mirrored? Not trying to get any extra space out of the four disks? You could lose 3 of the 4 drives and still have the data. But there may be better configurations for the 4 drives for data integrity. That is why setting...

In the rsync situation the second disk would not take over for the first one automatically when the first one breaks. rsync can be pretty intense from a disk traffic standpoint.

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Well after running make install from /use/ports/net-p2p/rsylsync/ it's downloading 43% fetch: resilio-sync_freebsd_x64.tar.gz appears to be truncated: 5810139/13407677 bytes => Attempting to fetch...

So Plasma Wayland crashed again while Claude Code was running. It has not crashed in months without Claude Code though. Very peculiar indeed. For now I disabled animations by setting the animation speed to "immediately" since behavior pointed in...

I've tried a fresh DVD, after install and updates to BSD and running pkg update, rslsync is no longer available under pkg. Am trying via ports

Ah, I have the ReadyNAS104

Yeah the scfb driver works but I have the problems with display power management and the wallpaper. This laptop is 10 years old but I never managed to get the Nvidia graphics to work under FreeBSD - there is no switch in UEFI setup to only use...

So that is what is typically referred to as a 'junior'. And that's fine. If you do have enough interest in FreeBSD and decide to progress your experience in all those things and one day be senior enough to contribute to and inherit FreeBSD, you...

It is 15.1-RELEASE and I am already using graphics/drm-612-kmod without success. It loads fine but xlibre freezes on start. CPU is i7-6820HK.

That looks good. Doesn't do much besides creating the bridge interface, but it's a good start.

At least it comes up after a reboot. Originally when starting my TEST IOCAGE jail it failed immediately, this time it seems to start but fails with # iocage start TEST No default gateway found for ipv6. * Starting TEST + Started OK + Using...

It's going to try to build all its (missing) dependencies first. You can circumvent this with make install-missing-packages. That will install all its dependencies as packages, saving you some build time. install-missing-packages...

That looks good. Doesn't do much besides creating the bridge interface, but it's a good start.

More GROK speak:- FreeBSD VNET + NAT setup (private network for jails + NAT to the public interface). This is the most common and practical configuration on a VPS (one public IP). 1. Host preparation Bash# Load required modules sysrc...

As I said, currently, everyone is free to use this or that, or to not care at all about this concern. The main issue is the zpool upgrade, because once done, if you don't update the loader, you won't boot anymore. If you are on UFS-on-root, you...

I'm having a tough time trying to figure this out. I currently have a workaround in place with post-extract, but maybe there is a better way to handle it? When a port's source archive extracts to a directory named ${PORTNAME} and the port also...

SirDice noted that infomation from GROK was incorrect. See above.

What you should do is ask Grok to explain things to you piece by piece. Start at the top and just say you don't understand or know how something works. Then work your way down. I like Grok but tend to use Claude for computer stuff.

I'm using OSS native on freebsd and disabled pulseaudio from starting so I can start with the basics for audio playback.

What you should do is ask Grok to explain things to you piece by piece. Start at the top and just say you don't understand or know how something works. Then work your way down. I like Grok but tend to use Claude for computer stuff.

What FreeBSD version? On 16.0-CURRENT a few days ago all drm-kmod (61, 66, 612/latest) KP'd on load on Intel UHD 630 with Xorg/Xfce (never had that happen before but I guess par for latest :p)

I tried downgrading my laptop's BIOS even further and bricked it 😅 (turns out USB BIOS recovery on Dell is bs and ironically let me flash something incompatible) CoD MW2 (2009) runs on 15.1 with Wine 11.0 :D but seems unstable with WineD3D...

The vesa driver refuses to work. I always get "No screens found". It might make sense to say this is a pretty old laptop with "Nvidia Optimus" dual GPU, which always has been a hassle.

Well, the system froze completely and after reboot in /var/log/messagesthe drm driver complained about hanging. So I did not bother further and switched from Wayland to xlibre/xfce - and there it works.

So, what was the point of this thread? Nothing technical but knowledgeable... There's something with the bootloader file versions that involved arguments? I think in case of bootloader problems, everybody will pull the fixed version from a...

So, I have to point out to this thread for all technical questions: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/utility-that-tries-to-figure-how-to-update-the-freebsd-loaders.94237/ I will very pleased to answer in the limit of my own knowledge, of...

Well, as many threads here, it turns into nothing. Few have answered to the main and only question. So, continue to discuss about anything. Continue to argue in the void. In the meantime, fortunately, some people, will solve - or try to solve -...

Hi Reading certain comments makes you realize why humans are in such a bad state. A tool made available to the community that provides a service when needed (which isn't often) remains a valuable tool. I will never understand such pettiness...

It sounds like you speak for all of us. Junior members, as you said, are the future of all projects, including this one. Without them, FreeBSD will die. The port I mention is well used and outside the pure FreeBSD usage. I think it will don't...

I get your point. No one is obliged to use loaders-update and when - because it will happen - the FreeBSD upgrade will update the loaders, I hope it will ask confirmation for this task. The admin user will make the final choice. The point of...

Ha! Finally, a chance to thank you for that handy tool. You've completely won me over with it. Plus, it's saved me a lot of time and hassle. And much more... :) Thank you! Nandor

Updating loaders is one of those tasks that in theory should be simple, just "follow the instructions/handbook". But it's also a simple task that if you get it wrong you wind up with an unbootable system. So what does a competent sys admin...

I was thinking about sysutils/loaders-update these days. And precisely how very knowledgeable people explaining why such a thing isn't wanted. Reference: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/updating-bootcode.88875/ I read again all the thread...

Not knowing anything about VNET, I thought I would look up some info via GROK:- FreeBSD VNET refers to the Virtual Network Stack (also called VIMAGE). It gives each jail its own complete, isolated network stack — its own interfaces, routing...

P.S.: baaz xset q says: DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling): Server does not have the DPMS Extension

jwillia3 xfce4-power-manager is running. fahrenheit oh that might be a point, I have no drm driver running (playing with claude code and drm breaks it for me which is strange). baaz xwallpaper also fails silently at it's task.

I read the FreeBSD announcements message about ports-reset.sh. Maybe I'm just too tired, but it doesn't seem clear to me. Nor do the comments in the script itself, nor the help message put out by its "-h" parameter. Generally speaking, all of...