Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 11:30:04 +0100 (BST) From: Deepak Naidu <deepak_nai@yahoo.com> To: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Should I increase vfs.read_max Message-ID: <20051016103004.22232.qmail@web34609.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <cb5206420510150444u4e949069pf4496bc1f3403bf2@mail.gmail.com>
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Thanx very much Andrew... Cheers, Deepak Naidu. --- "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com> wrote: > On 10/15/05, Deepak Naidu <deepak_nai@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > Thanx Andrew, > > > > Could u provide some details, where > can I > > obtain 6.0, stable or what ever the updated > release is > > there for 6.0. The exact ISO download location. > > > > Bcos, I am always confused which one of 6.0 is > perfect > > or good. If at all I am upgrading, how should I > do. > > > > Thanx again for the feedback. > > > > Can I use Raisefs/XFS in Read and Write mode in > 6.0 > > > > I know I am asking for more. > > > > I see that you live in India. Unfortunately, there > are no > good mirrors there that I know about. You can try to > download 6.0-RC1 image from our central ftp server: > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/6.0/6.0-RC1-i386-disc1.iso > > But if the box is directly connected to the Internet > (even via slow/lossy link), you'd better cvsup to > the latest source tree and rebuild world/kernel. > The update from 5.4 to 6.0 is painless. > > 6.0 has read-only support for ReiserFS partitions, > there's an effort to provide XFS support also, but > it's far from complete yet. For most applications, > UFS2 is as good (fast, reliable, feature-rich) as > it gets. > > You can learn how to upgrade your system to > 6.0 by reading this: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html > > post to this list in case of trouble, but choose > a new subj line. > > > Good luck, > Andrew P. > ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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