FreeBSD 9 with German localisation

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FreeBSD is installed normally with iso8859-1 font and keyboard allocation and can accept therefore neither German (or foreign-language) umlauts, nor be economical. This concerns the Display-Font also.

Modern POSIX compatible systems put this problem nowadays on UTF-8 or UTF-16 to the avoidance to be able to show nearly all signs of most languages. FreeBSD had quite long time still one or other problem with UTF-8 what belongs, however, at the latest since version 9 of the past.

Setting of the Bildschirm-Console:

/etc/rc.conf edit:

# Zu verwendende Konsoleschrift (iso8859-15)
font8x14="iso15-8x14"
font8x16="iso15-8x16"
font8x8="iso15-8x8"

# Deutsche Tastaturbelegung
keymap="german.iso"

Setting of the localisation (locale)

/etc/login.conf edit and put on a linguistic group

german:German Users Accounts:\
      :charset=UTF−8:\
      :lang=de_DE.UTF−8:\
      :tc=default:

The changes activate:

# cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf

Concerning users of the linguistic group german with the command vipw assign:

user:password:UID:GID:german:0:0:USER_NAME: / home / USER_NAME: / am / SHELL

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FreeBSD 9 with virtio as a Linux KVM gueLinux KVM guest

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Help of virtio-kmod an operating system used under the Linux KVM Hypervisor can be of use by direct paravirtualisierte resources APIs of the Hosts. If this is not possible, a network map / hard disk controller IDE must be got to believe in the OS etc., which functions emuliert and for the Storagebackend be moved what costs time and resources and limits therefore the speed of the guest.

Since FreeBSD 8.2 gibts virtio-kmod in the official port collection. However, with the just appeared release of FreeBSD 9 his speed should be clearly risen and be applicable now sensibly.

To be able to use these advantages now under also on a FreeBSD 9 to guest, the suitable port must be installed. With it the Kernel modules cleanly durchcompilieren, are necessary the src cousin and src-sys packages and should exist under/usr/src/sys.

# portinstall virtio-kmod

Now we edit/boot/loader.conf. Around the just built modules with boot up to load, insert becomes these lines mainly at the beginning of the file:

virtio_load="YES"
virtio_pci_load="YES"
virtio_blk_load="YES"
if_vtnet_load="YES"
virtio_balloon_load="YES"

Now we must say the system how the paravirtualisierten devices are called after conversion on virtio. Then virtual HDDs will be called vtbdX (e.g., vtbd0) and network maps vtnetX (e.g., vtnet0). We must change this accordingly in/etc/rc.conf if we configure there the network and the disk drives in/etc/fstab should be substituted of course also suitably, provided that we have not furnished after this Howto zfs on root, then changes are cancelled in that (anyway empty) fstab. Dies müssen wir entsprechend in der /etc/rc.conf ändern, wenn wir dort das Netzwerk konfigurieren und die Laufwerke in der /etc/fstab sollten natürlich auch passend ersetzt werden, sofern wir nicht nach diesem Howto zfs-on-root eingerichtet haben, dann entfallen Änderungen an der (ohnehin leeren) fstab.

Now we can bring down the FreeBSD guest with shutdown-p now and move the HDD/NETWORK HARDWARE in the Hypervisor on "virtio". This can happen by application from libvirt alternatively with the help of a programme like virsh, virt manager, archipelago or editing the.xml guest definition under/etc/libvirt/qemu/. In the latter case must be restarted libvirt (what entails no new start of running guests). In letzterem Fall muss libvirt neu gestartet werden (was keinen Neustart laufender Gäste zur Folge hat).

Under Debian/Ubuntu:

# /etc/init.d/libvirt-bin restart

Now we begin the FreeBSD again and please us in clearly quicker hard disks and network accesses as well as the other comfort which the KVM Paravirtualisierung offers.

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FreeBSD 9 with Root on ZFS

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The choice of the file system zfs does not support in the provided curses-Installer (bsdinstall), unfortunately, yet topical 9.0 releases of FreeBSD as a root file system. The Prozedere of the manual installation has become easier in some points by the new Installer and live CD around something. Besides, I have gone forward after this Howto which I return here virtually only for the German-speaking space and to own reference: »“FreeBSD 9 with Root on ZFS” read on Dabei bin ich nach diesem Howto vorgegangen, welches ich hier quasi nur für den deutschsprachigen Raum und zur eigenen Referenz wiedergebe: » “FreeBSD 9 mit Root on ZFS” weiterlesen

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Screenshots on the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4/0/x

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Now with Android 4.0 there is a native possibility to provide Screenshots. Irritating third supplier's software from the Market is cancelled, just as the condition to have his device gerooted (what is still a good idea of course for other reasons).

In addition <Volume Down> and <power> for approx. 1 second at the same time press and the picture is filed after a visual feedback in the Screenshots folder where he is also to be found again about the gallery.

 

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Hotel "octagon" Dusseldorf-Garath

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Late the company in which I work on it has resolved to go to this year's past ex-pop injury. Accordingly the hotels were already booked up in the closer surroundings and / or were too expensive. We went out from it, after a long fair day accordingly Wir gingen davon aus, nach einem langen Messetag entsprechend

to be exhausted, we limited the anyway quite low choice to those which were comfortably accessible with public local traffic. With the remained ones we went after the menu, because thus the search for a good adjoining restaurant would be cancelled.

After all, the choice fell on the "octagon" in Dusseldorf-Garath. The hotel is removed 3 minutes of footpath to the next city railroad station and is surrounded in a pelican crossing by supermarkets, savings bank and baker conveniently. Therefore we could go with city railroad and underground at ~45 minutes of the front door directly to the entrance of the Dusseldorf exhibition centre and park the car during this time in underground parking belonging to hotel. Somit konnten wir mit S-Bahn und U-Bahn in ~45 Minuten von der Haustür direkt zum Eingang des Düsseldorfer Messegeländes fahren und das Auto während dieser Zeit in der hoteleigenen Tiefgarage parken.

The fair stay was very interesting, we have attached some new contacts, have refreshed passing ones and with customers, potential new customers as well as competitors chatted. Nevertheless, my personal highlight was the hotel.

Have checked in we on the Wednesday evening after the construction on the exhibition centre. We were received very warmly, have put down the carriage, free access to the WLAN (! – for me of course very importantly) got and with the hotel keeper Dujo Babic discussed, when we wanted to have breakfast the next morning to be able to arrive on time on the exhibition centre. Besides, he even knew how to consider that the connection of S-does not clap in underground as a rule and so 10 minutes are to be included in the plan more. – für mich natürlich sehr wichtig) bekommen und mit dem Hotelier Dujo Babic besprochen, wann wir am nächsten Morgen frühstücken wollten, um pünktlich auf dem Messegelände eintreffen zu können. Dabei wusste er sogar zu berücksichtigen, dass der Anschluss von S- an U-Bahn in der Regel nicht klappt und deswegen 10 Minuten mehr einzuplanen seien.

After we have made ourselves fresh briefly on the room it went again under it in the restaurant to the dinner – alternatively in the smoker or non-smoker's area – and were surprised by an exceptionally tasty kitchen and a tasty drink choice – both to too much moderate prices (menu). The service is very nice, attentive and obliging. However, after food we were also done and could drop ourselves with full bellies in our beds. Nach dem Essen waren wir aber dann aber auch gar und konnten uns mit vollen Bäuchen in unsere Betten fallen lassen.

At this point a few selective impressions of the HOTEL ;-)

The breakfast in the morning in all early morning was worthy of notice really and also met all the wishes. Though the other days were less exciting all strenuous, however, all together.

For the week-end it was planned that boss's woman should come for one day incl. overnight stay for visit, hence, he had also booked a double bed room. Though my woman also wanted to come on Friday, nevertheless, as modest people, we have to spend the night not planned – my bed in the single room was anyway too small. With the common dinner on the Friday evening with our women briefly before mine wanted to depart again, came boss the idea to ask simply sometimes whether it is possible to organise a Beistellbett for my room, so that she could accompany us in the morning to the fair and go back afterwards in complete silence home and has to go not still at night out. Beim gemeinsamen Abendessen am Freitagabend mit unseren Frauen kurz bevor meine wieder abreisen wollte, kam Chef die Idee, einfach mal zu fragen, ob es möglich sei, für mein Zimmer ein Beistellbett zu organisieren, damit sie uns morgens zur Messe begleiten und anschließend in aller Ruhe nach Hause zurückfahren konnte und nicht noch nachts raus muss.

Unfortunately, the hotel owner allowed to announce that, actually, no more bed is free, still he took my room key and wanted to look sometimes what is to be made. Actually, we had forgotten the thing with a little beer again, there our service came beaming to the table to inform us that they could organise a bed and that towels, etc. were also distributed twice. In the final effect this extraordinary extra sausage was not even calculated. WOW!. Then there a tip also had to go here and web propaganda which I deliver herewith ;-) Im Endeffekt wurde diese außerordentliche Extrawurst nicht einmal berechnet. WOW!. Da musste dann auch ein Trinkgeld her und Web-Propaganda, welche ich hiermit abliefere ;-)

Well one can also drink in the comfortable bar of the house, by the way what I have also done in an evening :-)

Very recommendable the store

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