From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 8 06:21:45 2004 Return-Path: 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 A25DD16A4D0 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 06:21:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dime54.dizinc.com (66-194-239-69.dimenoc.com [66.194.239.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E5A243D1F for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 06:21:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bhunter@solisix.com) Received: from c-67-172-98-39.client.comcast.net ([67.172.98.39] helo=[192.168.1.13]) by dime54.dizinc.com with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BXZzT-0001Q0-Vd for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 02:21:44 -0400 From: Bruce Hunter To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <1086674997.55205.11.camel@wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com> References: <1086674510.1106.4.camel@solid.solisixoffice.com> <1086674997.55205.11.camel@wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Solisix Software Message-Id: <1086675696.1640.3.camel@solid.solisixoffice.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 02:21:36 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - dime54.dizinc.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - solisix.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: Improper shutdown of system / Fragmentation Problems / Boot logs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 06:21:45 -0000 This is off topic, I was wondering if there is a pretty little gui that will run when booting. Kinda like windows, lindows, and even Redhat Fedora has one; which can be switched back and forth. Basically, so I don't have to see the text scrolling down and just see a loader with %. Maybe in the ports collection? If not I might have write one. :oP Oh, and thanks for your comments/answers. One last question thought? How do I get rid of that fragmentation crap? Just for shits and giggles.. ;o) Bruce On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 02:09, Murray Taylor wrote: > Fragmentation is a non-event in 99.999% of cases. It is nothing like > micro$lop fragments and (before you ask, no there is no defrag tool, > 'cos it is not required) > > The shutdown question -- well you should not shutdown incorrectly ;-) > - see man shutdown and friends > (BTW - letting the FreeBSD box run and run and run wont hurt anything. > I'm currently up to 72 days uptime since I last updated the system, and > we had a machine that got to 698 days here at work .. we had to move > buildings and thus shut it down..) > > for the last question the file you want is > > /var/run/dmesg.boot > > which is the boot output from the most recent boot. > > You can also see it by issuing the command > dmesg > but the display that this one shows can get over written as the system > does other log messages. > > Hope this helps > mjt > > > On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 16:01, Bruce Hunter wrote: > > I am kinda new to FBSD, still kinda learning stuff. Anyway, when my > > system boots i see all kinda fragmentation information. How do I correct > > this? Any good reading material? Also, what should I do when I shutdown > > my system incorrectly and boot up again? Last questions! I promise. Is > > there a file that shows the data printed to screen durning boot? > > Probably, a log file. > > > > Thanks guys, > > Bruce > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > ************************************************************************ > > This Email has been scanned for Viruses by MailMarshal. > > ************************************************************************