Some updates:
Following this I did a fresh install using the FreeBSD6.1 CD1. Xorg
installed is 6.9.0.
I did not run xorgconfig or anything. There was no /etc/X11/xorg.conf
either. From the command-line I ran xdm and the GUI started ... I
could login ... and then that's about it.
1. The
I am an absolute FreeBSD Newbie and I decided to give it a try over a
lazy weekend - mainly because I don't want to throw away my old PIII
box. I picked up FreeBSD 5.4 which was all I got and I am dual booting
it with RHEL4.3. My box is rather old ... P3 733 Mhz with 256 megs of
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I am an absolute FreeBSD Newbie and I decided to give it a try over a
lazy weekend - mainly because I don't want to throw away my old PIII
box. I picked up FreeBSD 5.4 which was all I got and I am dual booting
it with RHEL4.3. My box is rather old ... P3 733 Mhz with 256 megs of
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I am an absolute FreeBSD Newbie and I decided to give it a try over a
lazy weekend - mainly because I don't want to throw away my old PIII
box. I picked up FreeBSD 5.4 which was all I got and I am dual booting
it with RHEL4.3. My box is rather old ... P3 733 Mhz with 256 megs of
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On 9/12/06, Arindam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1. The Mouse still does not work ... may be I should try MouseSystems protocol.
You need to put the proper protocol in xorg.conf
2. What should I do about GNOME / KDE etc. I am not aching to get a
jazzy a GUI on my FreeBSD installation. I can
On Tue, 2006-09-12 at 14:28 +0530, Subhro wrote:
On 9/12/06, Arindam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1. The Mouse still does not work ... may be I should try MouseSystems
protocol.
I've found I have to use /dev/sysmouse and Protocol auto instead of
PS/2 despite my mouse most definitely being
1. The Mouse still does not work ... may be I should try MouseSystems
protocol.
I've found I have to use /dev/sysmouse and Protocol auto instead of
PS/2 despite my mouse most definitely being PS/2.
You already have moused_enable=YES in /etc/rc.conf as well?
Unfortunately we are
Arindam writes:
I am an absolute FreeBSD Newbie and I decided to give it a try over a
lazy weekend - mainly because I don't want to throw away my old PIII
box. I picked up FreeBSD 5.4 which was all I got and I am dual booting
it with RHEL4.3. My box is rather old ... P3 733 Mhz with 256 megs
On 12/09/06, Jerold McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Arindam writes:
I am an absolute FreeBSD Newbie and I decided to give it a try over a
lazy weekend - mainly because I don't want to throw away my old PIII
box. I picked up FreeBSD 5.4 which was all I got and I am dual booting
it with
