freebsd-questions generated spams!

Steve Burton steve at sliderule.demon.co.uk
Sun Jun 14 21:53:20 UTC 2015


On 14/06/2015 18:12, Ardie H. Hwang wrote:
> There was a discussion[1] already, that the conclusion is those “spams” are just a mis-configured auto replies.
> Some guys must have set their ‘vacation leave’ features set, while still subscribed to this list.
>
> You can safely delete those messages, though very annoying.
>
>
> [1]: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2015-June/266196.html
>
> --
> Ardie H. Hwang
> ----------------
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>
>> On Jun 15, 2015, at 02:04, Yass Amed <zagazaw2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I replied to a topic on this mailing list and immediately started getting
>> Chinese spam emails. Is there a breach in the server? Does the server
>> (un)intentionally forward mail? I'm puzzled?!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Yass
>> On Jun 14, 2015 7:00 AM, <freebsd-questions-request at freebsd.org> wrote:
>>
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>>> Today's Topics:
>>>
>>>    1. SCSI Cable, do you have (will.lee at connecmax.com)
>>>    2. RE: Script question (Lt. Commander)
>>>    3. Re: FreeBSD and Docker (opendaddy at hushmail.com)
>>>    4. Re: FreeBSD and Docker (opendaddy at hushmail.com)
>>>    5. Re: FreeBSD 10.1, Mac Pro 2008, EFI, hangs at boot w/ "Start
>>>       @0xfff...." (Andreas Wrede)
>>>    6. Re: Script question (jd1008)
>>>    7. Re: Softlayer VPS: Loading FreeBSD (Janos Dohanics)
>>>    8. Re: FreeBSD 10.1, Mac Pro 2008, EFI, hangs at boot w/ "Start
>>>       @0xfff...." (George Hartzell)
>>>    9. Re: AHCI and Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L (Yass Amed)
>>>   10. Re: FreeBSD 10.1, Mac Pro 2008, EFI, hangs at boot w/ "Start
>>>       @0xfff...." (Ben Woods)
>>>   11. reload kernel without reboot? (takCoder)
>>>   12. Re: reload kernel without reboot? (Terje Elde)
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 19:57:40 +0800
>>> From: "will.lee at connecmax.com" <will.lee at connecmax.com>
>>> To: questions <questions at FreeBSD.org>
>>> Subject: SCSI Cable, do you have
>>> Message-ID: <2015061315051406572437 at connecmax.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="utf-8"
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 07:58:21 -0500
>>> From: "Lt. Commander" <listmgr at antennex.com>
>>> To: "freebsd-questions at freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
>>> Subject: RE: Script question
>>> Message-ID: <BAY182-W64842DB24FDD6D0F3A1854CCBA0 at phx.gbl>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>>
>>>> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 19:16:52 -0600
>>>> From: jd1008 at gmail.com
>>>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>>> Subject: Re: Script question
>>> Here is a short shell script:
>>>
>>> #!/bin/sh
>>>
>>> while read line; do
>>> score=`echo $line | grep ' score=.. '`
>>> scoreValue=`echo $score | sed -e 's/score=//' -e 's/ *//'`
>>> address=`echo $line | grep 'client_addr=[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*.[0-9]* '`
>>> IP=`echo $address | sed 's/client_addr=//'`
>>>
>>> if [ $scoreValue -ge 12 ]; then
>>> ??????? echo $score
>>> ??????? echo $IP
>>> ??????? echo ====================
>>> fi
>>> done < your-log-file-name> some-file-to-use-to-construct-the-spamassasin
>>> filter?
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 19:16:52 -0600
>>>> From: jd1008 at gmail.com
>>>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>>> Subject: Re: Script question
>>>>
>>> That's a very interesting shell script and will give it a try.
>>>
>>> But, does the script only pickup spam with a "12" tag level or does it
>>> pick up 12 and above which is what I need? (sorry, my scripting is not
>>> strong).
>>>
>>> Jason
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 13:01:44 +0000
>>> From: opendaddy at hushmail.com
>>> To: "Joe Shevland" <joe.shevland at hushmail.com>,
>>>         freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Docker
>>> Message-ID: <20150613130144.E94E5E076D at smtp.hushmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> On 10. juni 2015 at 1:13 PM, "Joe Shevland" <joe.shevland at hushmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Postgres, Redis and Ruby are available though, so I don't think
>>>> it'd be impossible to get the RoR side of things working for
>>>> Discourse.
>>> True that. I managed to install the bundle but now during migration
>>> https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/db/migrate/20120921162512_add_meta_data_to_forum_threads.rb
>>> gives me:
>>>
>>> == 20120921162512 AddMetaDataToForumThreads: migrating
>>> ========================
>>> -- execute("CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS hstore")
>>> rake aborted!
>>> StandardError: An error has occurred, this and all later migrations
>>> canceled:
>>>
>>> PG::InvalidParameterValue: ERROR: version to install must be specified
>>> : CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS
>>> hstore/usr/home/www/myapp/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.1.10/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/database_statements.rb:128:in
>>> `async_exec'
>>> /usr/home/www/myapp/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-4.1.10/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/database_statements.rb:128:in
>>> `block in execute'
>>>
>>> Docker or not, it's still odd that the migration should fail like this.
>>> I'm using PostgreSQL 9.4.
>>>
>>> O.D.
>>>
>>>> On 10/6/2015 at 9:50 PM, opendaddy at hushmail.com wrote:
>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>
>>>>> Attempting to install the Discourse discussion forum
>>>>> (https://github.com/discourse/discourse) on my DigitalOcean
>>>>> FreeBSD VPS. Discourse requires Docker, however nothing happens
>>>>> when I try `wget -qO- https://get.docker.com/ | sh`
>>>>> (https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-
>>>>> cloud.md).
>>>>>
>>>>> What am I doing wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> O.D.
>>>>>
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>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 14:04:26 +0000
>>> From: opendaddy at hushmail.com
>>> To: "Joe Shevland" <joe.shevland at hushmail.com>,
>>>         freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Docker
>>> Message-ID: <20150613140426.37B17E04E1 at smtp.hushmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>>
>>> Hello again,
>>>
>>> Thanks to Edho Arief from the OpenBSD mailinglists it appears I was simply
>>> missing the postgresql-contrib package.
>>>
>>> Many thanks!
>>>
>>> O.D.
>>>
>>> On 13. juni 2015 at 1:41 PM, opendaddy at hushmail.com wrote:
>>>> Hi!
>>>>
>>>> On 10. juni 2015 at 1:13 PM, "Joe Shevland"
>>>> <joe.shevland at hushmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Postgres, Redis and Ruby are available though, so I don't think
>>>>> it'd be impossible to get the RoR side of things working for
>>>>> Discourse.
>>>> True that. I managed to install the bundle but now during
>>>> migration
>>>> https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/db/migrate/20120
>>>> 921162512_add_meta_data_to_forum_threads.rb gives me:
>>>>
>>>> == 20120921162512 AddMetaDataToForumThreads: migrating
>>>> ========================
>>>> -- execute("CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS hstore")
>>>> rake aborted!
>>>> StandardError: An error has occurred, this and all later
>>>> migrations canceled:
>>>>
>>>> PG::InvalidParameterValue: ERROR: version to install must be
>>>> specified
>>>> : CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS
>>>> hstore/usr/home/www/myapp/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.2.0/gems/activerecor
>>>> d-
>>>> 4.1.10/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/database_st
>>>> atements.rb:128:in `async_exec'
>>>> /usr/home/www/myapp/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.2.0/gems/activerecord-
>>>> 4.1.10/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/database_st
>>>> atements.rb:128:in `block in execute'
>>>>
>>>> Docker or not, it's still odd that the migration should fail like
>>>> this. I'm using PostgreSQL 9.4.
>>>>
>>>> O.D.
>>>>
>>>>> On 10/6/2015 at 9:50 PM, opendaddy at hushmail.com wrote:
>>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Attempting to install the Discourse discussion forum
>>>>>> (https://github.com/discourse/discourse) on my DigitalOcean
>>>>>> FreeBSD VPS. Discourse requires Docker, however nothing happens
>>>>>> when I try `wget -qO- https://get.docker.com/ | sh`
>>>>>> (https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-
>>>>>> cloud.md).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What am I doing wrong?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> O.D.
>>>>>>
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>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 5
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 10:53:39 -0400
>>> From: Andreas Wrede <aew.freebsd at wrede.ca>
>>> To: hartzell at alerce.com
>>> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions at freebsd.org>
>>> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10.1, Mac Pro 2008, EFI, hangs at boot w/ "Start
>>>         @0xfff...."
>>> Message-ID: <79D327FB-3310-4642-8B16-6361AC26BAE2 at wrede.ca>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jun 12, 2015, at 21:47 , George Hartzell <hartzell at alerce.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a 2008 Mac Pro (NOT a MacBook) that's been happily running
>>>> FreeBSD for years via MBR partitioned disks.  When the Mac sees the
>>>> MBR partition it kicks in a bunch of bios emulation, which lets
>>>> freebsd run.
>>>>
>>>> I've recently been inspired to try the EFI booting stuff.  It has the
>>>> attraction of enabling the two extra SATA ports on the motherboard (or
>>>> more accurately, not disabling them as the BIOS emulation appears
>>>> to...).
>>>>
>>>> I've tried both a USB stick of 10.1 and an SSD with -CURRENT.  Both
>>>> use EFI booting and work on my Minnowboard.
>>>>
>>>> Booting either way exhibits the same symptom.  /boot/loader.efi
>>>> runskoads the kernel and stuff but when it boots it prints
>>>>
>>>>    Booting...
>>>>    Start @0xffffffff802e7000 ...
>>>>    _
>>>>
>>>> (that's the address when booted from the SSD, the address for the 10.1
>>>> USB stick is 0xffffffff802df060)
>>>>
>>>> and then hangs.
>>>>
>>>> Thinking that maybe the console was pointing off somewhere, I tried
>>>> setting it at the forth/OK prompt, it was already set to "efi", which
>>>> seems like the best choice.
>>>>
>>>> It'd be nice to get it booting via EFI.  Any suggestions for what to
>>>> try next?
>>> My experience with a Mac Pro (2009) is similar. I tried to boot from CD
>>> and USB with FreeBSD 10.1 and a -current snapshot from about 2 weeks ago. A
>>> MacBook Pro (2010) booted without a problem with the both the 10.1 and
>>> -current USB images.  The MacPro will be available for more testing in a
>>> week or two.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>     aew
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 6
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 11:52:45 -0600
>>> From: jd1008 <jd1008 at gmail.com>
>>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>> Subject: Re: Script question
>>> Message-ID: <557C6DED.9070105 at gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 06/13/2015 06:58 AM, Lt. Commander wrote:
>>>>> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 19:16:52 -0600
>>>>> From: jd1008 at gmail.com
>>>>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>>>> Subject: Re: Script question
>>>> Here is a short shell script:
>>>>
>>>> #!/bin/sh
>>>>
>>>> while read line; do
>>>> score=`echo $line | grep ' score=.. '`
>>>> scoreValue=`echo $score | sed -e 's/score=//' -e 's/ *//'`
>>>> address=`echo $line | grep 'client_addr=[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*.[0-9]* '`
>>>> IP=`echo $address | sed 's/client_addr=//'`
>>>>
>>>> if [ $scoreValue -ge 12 ]; then
>>>>          echo $score
>>>>          echo $IP
>>>>          echo ====================
>>>> fi
>>>> done < your-log-file-name> some-file-to-use-to-construct-the-spamassasin
>>> filter
>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 19:16:52 -0600
>>>>> From: jd1008 at gmail.com
>>>>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>>>> Subject: Re: Script question
>>>>>
>>>> That's a very interesting shell script and will give it a try.
>>>>
>>>> But, does the script only pickup spam with a "12" tag level or does it
>>> pick up 12 and above which is what I need? (sorry, my scripting is not
>>> strong).
>>>> Jason
>>> The boolean  -ge in the if test.
>>> Greater than or equal to
>>> So it grabs all 12 or greater values.
>>>
>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 7
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 15:21:36 -0400
>>> From: Janos Dohanics <web at 3dresearch.com>
>>> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
>>> Subject: Re: Softlayer VPS: Loading FreeBSD
>>> Message-ID: <20150613152136.1beb58c637f27d88a4215a0c at 3dresearch.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>>>
>>> On Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:44:15 -0600
>>> Dan Busarow <dan at buildingonline.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Marc,
>>>>
>>>> Checkout rootbsd.net
>>>>
>>>> I have 10 VPS and 1 dedicated server there.  Excellent BSD support as
>>>> you might gather from the name.
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>> --
>>>> Dan Busarow
>>>> BuildingOnline.com
>>>> http://www.BuildingOnline.net/
>>>> 888-496-6648 ext 218
>>> I second that. Their service has been reliable, and their support is
>>> prompt and knowledgeable.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Janos Dohanics
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 8
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 19:29:23 -0700
>>> From: George Hartzell <hartzell at alerce.com>
>>> To: Andreas Wrede <aew.freebsd at wrede.ca>
>>> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions at freebsd.org>
>>> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10.1, Mac Pro 2008, EFI, hangs at boot w/ "Start
>>>         @0xfff...."
>>> Message-ID: <21884.59139.951381.344884 at alacrity.local>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>>
>>> Andreas Wrede writes:
>>>>> On Jun 12, 2015, at 21:47 , George Hartzell <hartzell at alerce.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> I have a 2008 Mac Pro (NOT a MacBook) that's been happily running
>>>>> FreeBSD for years via MBR partitioned disks.
>>>>> [...]
>>>>> I've recently been inspired to try the EFI booting stuff.
>>>>> [...]
>>>>> Booting either way exhibits the same symptom.  /boot/loader.efi
>>>>> runskoads the kernel and stuff but when it boots it prints
>>>>>
>>>>>    Booting...
>>>>>    Start @0xffffffff802e7000 ...
>>>>>    _
>>>>>
>>>>> (that's the address when booted from the SSD, the address for the 10.1
>>>>> USB stick is 0xffffffff802df060)
>>>>>
>>>>> and then hangs.
>>>>> [...]
>>>> My experience with a Mac Pro (2009) is similar. I tried to boot
>>>> from CD and USB with FreeBSD 10.1 and a -current snapshot from
>>>> about 2 weeks ago. A MacBook Pro (2010) booted without a problem
>>>> with the both the 10.1 and -current USB images.  The MacPro will be
>>>> available for more testing in a week or two.
>>> The Mac Pro will boot the 10.1 DVD.
>>>
>>> I tried the EFI DVD and it shows the same symptoms as described above.
>>>
>>> BUT I noticed that even after the "Start @0xfff..." message displayed
>>> and the system appeared to hang the DVD ground away for another minute
>>> or two.  Nothing else appeared on the console, but it sounded as if
>>> something was happening.  Perhaps the problem is "just" with the
>>> console setup.
>>>
>>> g.
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 9
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 23:31:56 -0500
>>> From: Yass Amed <zagazaw2004 at gmail.com>
>>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>> Subject: Re: AHCI and Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L
>>> Message-ID: <557D03BC.9050802 at gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>>>
>>> Quote:>>>
>>> Amigos,
>>> I owns a GA-G31M-ES2L & want to upgrade my BIOS as I don't have AHCI
>>> Options in my BIOS. If you have update patch / files than kindly consider
>>> this as a request & forward me. If you guys have any other options exceept
>>> this than also let me know.
>>> Regards,NicKhil
>>> <<<
>>>
>>> Nickhil,
>>>
>>> Give this link a tryhttp://
>>> www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3485#bios
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Yass
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 10
>>> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:15:04 +0800
>>> From: Ben Woods <woodsb02 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "hartzell at alerce.com" <hartzell at alerce.com>
>>> Cc: Andreas Wrede <aew.freebsd at wrede.ca>, FreeBSD Questions
>>>         <questions at freebsd.org>
>>> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10.1, Mac Pro 2008, EFI, hangs at boot w/ "Start
>>>         @0xfff...."
>>> Message-ID:
>>>         <CAOc73CBHnra=
>>> QBFzA57xAGrRrVwP4kAvNC-KVZQNoHa9CLfs+w at mail.gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>>
>>> On Sunday, June 14, 2015, George Hartzell <hartzell at alerce.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Andreas Wrede writes:
>>>>>> On Jun 12, 2015, at 21:47 , George Hartzell <hartzell at alerce.com
>>>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>>>>> I have a 2008 Mac Pro (NOT a MacBook) that's been happily running
>>>>>> FreeBSD for years via MBR partitioned disks.
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>> I've recently been inspired to try the EFI booting stuff.
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>> Booting either way exhibits the same symptom.  /boot/loader.efi
>>>>>> runskoads the kernel and stuff but when it boots it prints
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    Booting...
>>>>>>    Start @0xffffffff802e7000 ...
>>>>>>    _
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (that's the address when booted from the SSD, the address for the
>>> 10.1
>>>>>> USB stick is 0xffffffff802df060)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and then hangs.
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>> My experience with a Mac Pro (2009) is similar. I tried to boot
>>>>> from CD and USB with FreeBSD 10.1 and a -current snapshot from
>>>>> about 2 weeks ago. A MacBook Pro (2010) booted without a problem
>>>>> with the both the 10.1 and -current USB images.  The MacPro will be
>>>>> available for more testing in a week or two.
>>>> The Mac Pro will boot the 10.1 DVD.
>>>>
>>>> I tried the EFI DVD and it shows the same symptoms as described above.
>>>>
>>>> BUT I noticed that even after the "Start @0xfff..." message displayed
>>>> and the system appeared to hang the DVD ground away for another minute
>>>> or two.  Nothing else appeared on the console, but it sounded as if
>>>> something was happening.  Perhaps the problem is "just" with the
>>>> console setup.
>>>>
>>>> g.
>>>>
>>> That sounds like you are experiencing this bug, which unfortunately has not
>>> been fixed yet:
>>> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=193745
>>>
>>> Unfortunately the new uefi boot does not work on some (or all?) macbooks.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ben
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> --
>>> From: Benjamin Woods
>>> woodsb02 at gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 11
>>> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 13:24:59 +0430
>>> From: takCoder <tak.official at gmail.com>
>>> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
>>> Subject: reload kernel without reboot?
>>> Message-ID:
>>>         <
>>> CAPkyVLwy_cW9fuY4CLgGtXKcLb7qeLNk9VdiHQA3OYy-rbq6ew at mail.gmail.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>>
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> I have a task on freebsd 9.2 in which I need to apply changes to kernel and
>>> recompile it serveral times. I use buildkernel with my custom kernel.
>>>
>>> my question is: Is there a way to reload freebsd kernel in which i don't
>>> need to restart to apply the changes?
>>>
>>> Thank you all,
>>> takcoder
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 12
>>> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 12:18:26 +0200
>>> From: Terje Elde <terje at elde.net>
>>> To: tak.official at gmail.com
>>> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
>>> Subject: Re: reload kernel without reboot?
>>> Message-ID: <38506EF2-D060-4642-8B8B-6774232F9B01 at elde.net>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 14 Jun 2015, at 10:54, takCoder <tak.official at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a task on freebsd 9.2 in which I need to apply changes to kernel
>>> and
>>>> recompile it serveral times. I use buildkernel with my custom kernel.
>>> I?m curious, could you explain a bit more about what you?re trying to do?
>>> I can?t really think of many typical use cases where you?d want or need to
>>> recompile the kernel over and over again.
>>>
>>>> my question is: Is there a way to reload freebsd kernel in which i don't
>>>> need to restart to apply the changes?
>>> Not really, no.
>>>
>>> You can recompile modules though, and unload old, load new.
>>>
>>>
>>> Terje
>>>
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When this happens the list gets more emails describing and explaining 
the cause than we get chinese 'spam' :)

Steve.


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