Re: Still no graphic desktop
Lloyd, When I was learning to install and configure FreeBSD for the first year or so I always defaulted to using /stand/sysinstall. This allows you to configure your input devices (mouse and keyboard), video card, and choose the desktop you would like to use (Gnome/KDE). If you are using a system in which you installed from CD and have not done any port upgrade magic I would recommend that method to getting started. Curtis On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:14:06 -0600, Lloyd Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to > start, you're going to end up disappointed. > > Oops... > I was expecting the graphical desktop to start automatically. However I > also tried startx, and I played with xdm. Whatever I was doing kept > coming up with errors about no screen. > > Lloyd Hayes > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com > E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 > Web Journal: http://lloyd_hayes.bravejournal.com/ > > > > > Matt Navarre wrote: > > > > > > > Lloyd Hayes wrote: > > > >> I have been told that the reason that I don't have a graphic desktop > >> yet is because my XFree86 Server is not configured right. I finally > >> downloaded the exact specs on my old laptop from Gateway and plugged > >> them into the configure file. No help. > >> I tried each of the 4 configure methods from the menu. No good, nor > >> does the graphics menu work any more. > >> I have attempted to switch from KDE to Gnome, to Windowmaker. Again, > >> no good. > > > > > > How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to > > start, you're going to end up disappointed. > > > > To start X you need to either type startx at the command prompt or > > edit /etc/ttys to start xdm (or kdm or gdm) on the console. > > > > here's the handbook page on configuring xdm to start after boot: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-xdm.html > > > > Generally the step in section 5.6.2 is all you need to do, the rest is > > advanced options that you needn't be concerned with at this point. > > This info applies to kdm and gdm (KDE Display Manager and Gnome > > Display Manager, respectively) > > > > To get your desired desktop to start you need to put the command to > > start it in $HOME/.xinitrc(for startx) or $HOME/.xsession(for xdm). To > > get KDE started (assuming it's installed) just type > > 'echo startkde >> .xinitrc' at the prompt. Assuming you're at the text > > console type 'startx'. KDE should start. > > > > > >> I have tried several other things such as the one below: > >> > >> # cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 > >> # make install clean > >> > >> It then suggests that I 'make reinstall' or 'make deinstall'. I tried > >> reinstall first with it then suggesting that I 'make reinstall' again > >> or 'make deinstall'. > >> > >> # make deinstall > >> > >> # cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 > >> # make install clean > >> > >> While this seemed to install ok, it was still no help. I'm still > >> stuck with line item commands. > >> > >> When executing afterwards: XFree86 -configure I get: Fatal Server Error > >> xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O > > > > > > Hmm, are you doing this as root? You need to be. Another alternative, > > if you have the specs for your monitor and video card, is > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config. It'll ask you questions about your setup > > and generate a config file based on what you tell it. Try that, and if > > you still have problems post your config file and relevant log > > messages to the list, and we'll try to help. > > > >> > >> Log says the same thing. > >> > >> Any ideas? > >> > > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Still no graphic desktop
One other thing you can do besides /stand/sysinstall is to use XFree86 -configure. After you boot simply type the above command. After that command is finished it will prompt you with another command to test the configuration. Simply type the command shown on the screen and you should see an X type environment on your monitor. In some cases at this point you will need to ctl-alt-backspace to exit. Once you are done with this step cd /stand and type ./sysinstall. Go to configure, then desktop, and install Gnome. Once you have installed GNOME then go back to your home directory and create a .xinitrc file with one line in it as follows. GNOME-SESSION At this point the resolution may not be as you desire. To configure the resolution add the following lines to your XF86Config file. Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor"Monitor0" DefaultDepth24***(This is the line you want to add Then in the below section add some lines: SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1600x1200" ***Add this line Modes "1280x1024" ***add this line Modes "1024x768"*** add this line EndSubSection Also while we are here you should enable the scroll mouse. Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" ***add this line*** Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" EndSection Then in the proper section If you have an Intel integrated graphics card this may require more changes. If you do let me know and I can show you what I have done to get an integrated Intel graphics chip to work. At this point you should be able to just type startx and the GNOME session will start at the resolution you desire. If you entered all three "Modes" lines you can use clt-atl--minus sign to step down to the next lowest resolution. Let me know if you have qestions. On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:14:06 -0600, Lloyd Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to > start, you're going to end up disappointed. > > Oops... > I was expecting the graphical desktop to start automatically. However I > also tried startx, and I played with xdm. Whatever I was doing kept > coming up with errors about no screen. > > Lloyd Hayes > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com > E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 > Web Journal: http://lloyd_hayes.bravejournal.com/ > > > > > Matt Navarre wrote: > > > > > > > Lloyd Hayes wrote: > > > >> I have been told that the reason that I don't have a graphic desktop > >> yet is because my XFree86 Server is not configured right. I finally > >> downloaded the exact specs on my old laptop from Gateway and plugged > >> them into the configure file. No help. > >> I tried each of the 4 configure methods from the menu. No good, nor > >> does the graphics menu work any more. > >> I have attempted to switch from KDE to Gnome, to Windowmaker. Again, > >> no good. > > > > > > How are you trying to start X Windows? If you're just expecting it to > > start, you're going to end up disappointed. > > > > To start X you need to either type startx at the command prompt or > > edit /etc/ttys to start xdm (or kdm or gdm) on the console. > > > > here's the handbook page on configuring xdm to start after boot: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-xdm.html > > > > Generally the step in section 5.6.2 is all you need to do, the rest is > > advanced options that you needn't be concerned with at this point. > > This info applies to kdm and gdm (KDE Display Manager and Gnome > > Display Manager, respectively) > > > > To get your desired desktop to start you need to put the command to > > start it in $HOME/.xinitrc(for startx) or $HOME/.xsession(for xdm). To > > get KDE started (assuming it's installed) just type > > 'echo startkde >> .xinitrc' at the prompt. Assuming you're at the text > > console type 'startx'. KDE should start. > > > > > >> I have tried several other things such as the one below: > >> > >> # cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 > >> # make install clean > >> > >> It then suggests that I 'make reinstall' or 'make deinstall'. I tried > >> reinstall first with it then suggesting that I 'make reinstall' again > >> or 'make deinstall'. > >> > >> # make deinstall > >> > >> # cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 > >> # make install clean > >> > >> While this seemed to install ok, it was still no help. I'm still > >> stuck with line item commands. > >> > >> When executing afterwards: XFree86 -configure I get: Fatal Server Error > >> xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O > > > > > > Hmm, are you doing this as root? You need to be. Another alternative, > > if you have the specs for your monitor and video card, is > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config. It'll ask you questions
Re: Shared Partition?
I am pretty sure the only way to do this is to have a FAT32 partition. I have not done this on FreeBSD but while playing with Xandros Linux I was able to get read/write access using a FAT partition. On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:27:34 -0400, Tom Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I currently dual boot Windows XP and FreeBSD 5.2.1. I have files that are common to > both (MP3's and some documents). Is there a way to create a partition that can be > read by both that would eliminate this double copy problem? > > I thought creating a separate partition woudl work but Windows XP allows only one > visible primary partition and I don't know how to mount a logical partition with > multiple sub-partitions. > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: FreeBSD weakness.
I have been playing with Linux and BSD for about 3 years. I have landed on the following. 1. FreeBSD is great for non-cluster server install bases. 2. FreeBSD is great for a workstation if you really really like compiling and hand editing config files. 3. Linux is best for a workstation desktop substitute for Windows "if" you have app support. As for Linux distros I have landed on Xandros. They just announced the free download edition a few weeks ago. On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:31:08 +0100, arden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-06-22 at 02:36, Tom McLaughlin wrote: > > On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 02:59, Lloyd Hayes wrote: > > > >Linux is for people who hate Micro$oft. > > > >BSD is for people who love Unix. > > > > > > Under these conditions, I guess that I need to go for Linux... > > > > > > > I'f you're going to go with Linux then I'd recommend Mandrake. Many > > people would also recommend Suse as well but I never personally used > > that so I can't vouch for it but you many want to give that a whirl. > > I'd stay away from Fedora though, I don't think it's meant for anyone > > besides those willing to work on it when they find problems. > > > > Mandrake has the Community Download edition available about a month I > > think before the pay CD release. It's a way for all the early adopters > > to leach, find bugs, and kvetch before the people paying Mandrakesoft's > > bills get their version. :) Wait two weeks or so after the release for > > the errata to flow in then install and run their update utility. > > Mandrake served me well for a number of years until I felt I needed > > something different which is why I am here. It's still the distribution > > I'd recommend to anyone who doesn't feel like bothering with all the > > internals. > > > > Tom > > id second the mandrake vote I started with mandrake thought id be cleaver an go > hardcore with slackware then went back to mandrake as a desktop os > > arden > > > > ___ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: fsck not working / Soft Update error / Can't boot Up
Did you try fsck -y? On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:13:55 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > I booted my system up and it gets an error and goes into single user mode I > think. It gives me a /bin/sh question. So, I press enter. > > I run the command fsck > After running that command I get an error about can't clean something and to run > fsck again. I've tried many times. Gesh, I hope I dont have to format and > reinstall. > > Saying something about Soft Update Problem. > > Any ideas?? > > Thanks for you help, > Bruce > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Audio/multimedia recommendations
I have tried the following on earlier version of BSD. I had a specific need for MP3 jukebox features. Juk with KDE Net-Rhythm Jukebox (currently broken) Juk was functional and did a good job at organizing my small mp3 collection. Curtis On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:38:05 -0700, Joshua Tinnin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK, so I've finally moved over to FreeBSD from Linux, and I've fallen in love. > To me, this OS makes so much more /sense/ than Linux, though I'm not > evangelizing nor knocking anyone's choices. I realize the strength of the > FreeBSD is on the server side, but I like it enough that I'm planning on > using this current install as a workstation (and later I plan on using a > combined FreeBSD/OpenBSD setup for a mail/web server network, OpenBSD being > dedicated to firewalling). My stats are FreeBSD 5.2.1 RELEASE, KDE 3.2.3 (I > also have Gnome but don't use it often). After toying around a bit with the > various installed media players as well as installing XMMS (which has some > quirky problems with KDE), I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations on > media players, as this ain't cutting it and there are so many audio and > multimedia ports that it's a rather daunting task trying to pick any of them. > My previous Linux experience didn't involve much media, so I'm not familiar > with what's popular or what works well. I'm particularly interested in any > players which support streaming media, especially standards like Real and > WMP. I tried going to the Real page to dl their player, after discovering > it's no longer in ports, and there is no option for FreeBSD, and the Linux > player is a binary - haven't tried it yet. > > Also, my mobo is an Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe with an ATI Radeon 9600 XT video card. > The mobo works fine with FreeBSD, but I haven't been able to get my video > card to work, even though I've been through a number of steps advised on > different sites, including building AGP into the kernel and Radeon support > into XFree86. I've also searched through the list archives, but the answers > given tend to vary, and the ones I've tried haven't worked. I know many > people have asked about this issue, but I have yet to find a solution which > works. Anyone have an answer they know works? I'm not all that interested in > playing games on this machine or using 3D much at all, but it would be nice > to speed up my system by actually using the video memory the card uses. > > - jt > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Moving my Outlook PST file to any BSD E-mail client
Tom's Hardware wrote a good how-to on this for Linux. I am assuming the tool to convert outlook to evolution is in ports. If not you can install linux, savi the .pst file to a network share, then install BSD with evoltion and away you go. http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20040412/wintolinux-06.html On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:21:10 +0100, Kristian Holdich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I switched from Outlook to Evolution I imported via > Netscape/Mozilla Mail. It needs to be done on Windows however as it uses > some Win32 API calls to parse the mailbox file. Most stuff is good about > importing netscape mail format. > > > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
install.cfg disklabel customization question
I would like to be able to do the following 1. Create a / partition of x size 2. Create a swap partition of x size 3. Create a /usr partition of x size 4. Create a ufs partition of the rest of the disk but it is not mounted at boot. What I have thus far is: # label disk 1 # IDE ad0s2-1=ufs 3969000 / ad0s2-2=swap 3969000 none ad0s2-3=ufs 3969000 /usr ad0s2-4=ufs 0 /usr100 Anyone know how to make /usr100 not mounted at boot time? Or even better How can I create the ad0s2-4 (ad0s2f after boot) label but have sysinstall not newfs it during netboot? Any ideas would be great.. Curtis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: install.cfg disklabel customization question
Good suggestion on using bsdlabel. Unfortunately I am required to use FreeBSD 4.6.2 which does not contain this utility and disklabel requires one to invoke an editor to define the new label. What I resorted to doing was having netboot create /usr100 and then later overwrite the /etc/fstab via an installation package that sets noauto for the label. Curtis On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 10:38:19 +, Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Curtis Almond wrote: > > > Anyone know how to make /usr100 not mounted at boot time? > > Edit /etc/fstab and add the 'noauto' flag to the appropriate line. > Something like this: > > /dev/ad0s2f /usr100 ufs rw,noauto 2 2 > > > Or even better > > How can I create the ad0s2-4 (ad0s2f after boot) label but have > > sysinstall not newfs it during netboot? > > You shouldn't need to recreate the disk or partition labels every time > you reboot, unless you are wiping and re-installing most of the disk > each time. > > If you're using sysinstall(8) to do an automatic install as part of your > netboot process, then as far as I can tell, there's no way using the > scripted interface to tell it to create a UFS partition but not newfs or > mount it -- although that's easy enough using sysinstall interactively. > > I'd be thinking more along the lines of ditching sysinstall(8) entirely > for that purpose and using fdisk(8), bsdlabel(8) and newfs(8) directly. > >Cheers, > >Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 8 Dane Court Manor > School Rd > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Tilmanstone > Tel: +44 1304 617253 Kent, CT14 0JL UK > > > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Howto check the hard disk bad sectors in FreeBSD?
You can do a simple dd command to read the entire disk. If bad sectors are found during the dd you should see ATA error messages spewing to the console and written in /var/log/messages. On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 13:13:18 +0800, Unreal HSHH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have one harddisk installed in FreeBSD. > And I want to check if any bad sectors on it. > How can I do ? It seems the fsck can't do this. > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
