From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 8 15:36:37 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72D0D16A41F for ; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:36:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from deepak_nai@yahoo.com) Received: from web41001.mail.yahoo.com (web41001.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.92.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 29F5B43D48 for ; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:36:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from deepak_nai@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 88018 invoked by uid 60001); 8 Sep 2005 15:36:36 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=AOCdoXyF3ylY7Rq5GfL7ooMqdyC6SBO55SUSxhjnpswFElzb3bz5svmaQcOckxAMR+6Nit8wCfXCwPVA67owvHgDPRudfe6xC5FKFL4NVsRLdFr43H0DWe2v8QqO+Ra6oShHqHM5a9DSexwRCgd5s/v8l0Iq8doAiPQgcvYDREM= ; Message-ID: <20050908153636.88016.qmail@web41001.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [202.149.214.46] by web41001.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 08 Sep 2005 16:36:36 BST Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 16:36:36 +0100 (BST) From: Deepak Naidu To: Subhro In-Reply-To: <43203F88.9060006@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: FreeBSD - Questions Subject: Re: Porting from LInux to FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:36:37 -0000 i am using my yahoo a/c ... ya regarding xfs its only read only support in 6.0 and no support for 5.4 Thanx Deepak Naidu. --- Subhro wrote: > Deepak Naidu sat at his 'puter and typed on 9/8/2005 > 16:55: > > >Hey Subhro thanx for the info. I used Reiserfs in > >linux, bcos its reads and writes smaller files > faster > >like file size of 1-5 Mb, basically for mailing > >solution. I dont know where iam wrong. > > > >I have read regarding XFS, in freebsd any info ?. > >So ok FreeBSD supports UFS1/2, dos, fat, fat32, > ext2 > >reiserfs read only, ok cool... > > > >So how do i enable Reiserfs in kernel, and do the > >partion at install time... > > > >http://people.freebsd.org/~rodrigc/xfs/index.html > > > > > XFS is supported in FBSD. For infomration regarding > enabling various > stuff in the kernel have a look at > /usr/src/sys/conf/NOTES. BTW, your > mail client incorrectly marks the replies. Why dont > u use thunderbird? > Its a really cool client IMHO. Also send a cc to > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. > > Thanks > S. > > > > >--- Subhro wrote: > > > > > > > >>Deepak Naidu sat at his 'puter and typed on > 9/8/2005 > >>15:16: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hi, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>Hello :-), > >> > >> > >> > >>> I am trying to migrate my mail servers from > >>> > >>> > >>Fedora > >> > >> > >>>core 3 to FreeBSD 5.4, due to performance issue. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>Cool! Go for it :-) > >> > >> > >> > >>>1)Which is the suitable filesystem ie UFS2, Ext2 > >>>etc... > >>>for mailing server. I used raiserfs in linux. > >>> > >>> > >>Which > >> > >> > >>>File System's are supported in FreeBSD 5.4 and > >>> > >>> > >>which > >> > >> > >>>is stable for mailing system. How do i enable > them > >>> > >>> > >>in > >> > >> > >>>kernel. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>The native filesystem for FreeBSD 5.x and above is > >>UFS2 which performs > >>exceptionally well IMHO. Reiserfs also has support > >>in FBSD although > >>readonly only. Just something off topic, did you > >>have any reasons for > >>using ReiserFS in Linux and not use EXT2/3? > >> > >> > >> > >>>2)How to i find memory, cpu information in > freebsd, > >>>apart from TOP. In linux we have free and > >>>/pro/cpuinfo. I dont see any files under /proc > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>what information do you need that top does not > >>provide? You can try > >>sysctl -a | more and analyse all the kernel > runtime > >>variables. > >> > >> > >> > >>>3) Is SMP support enabled in FreeBSD 5.4, or > should > >>> > >>> > >>I > >> > >> > >>>recompile the kernel for the support(what kernel > >>>arguments should I use). > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>No SMP by default is not there in the stock > kernel. > >>However you can boot > >>up your SMP box with the stock kernel and cimpile > >>SMP support in it. > >>Refer to the handbook for the kernel parameters. > >>Also have a look at > /usr/src/sys//conf/GENERIC > >>and > >>/usr/src/sys//conf/NOTES for examples where > >> is your > >>architecture (i386,amd64,etc) > >> > >>Welcome to the world of FreeBSD. > >> > >>Thanks > >>S. > >> > >>-- > >> > >> > >> > >-----------------+------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >> | Subhro Sankha > Kar > >> \ / | GSM: +919831064613 > Egold: > >>2078232 > >> \./ | MSN:subhro@subhro.org -- Yahoo: > >>subhro82 > >> (0Y0) | ICQ: 203567534 -- AIM: > >>bsdboy1982 > >> > >> > >> > >--ooO--(_)--Ooo--+------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >___________________________________________________________ > > >Does your mail provider give you FREE antivirus > protection? > >Get Yahoo! 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