Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 00:13:40 -0400 From: Isaac Mushinsky <itz@mushinsky.net> To: "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Linux and FreeBSD filesystem sharing. Message-ID: <01062000134003.62495@omsk.mushinsky.net> In-Reply-To: <NABBJOOEOFODEALNMJAJOEPDDMAA.B-Morgan@concentric.net> References: <NABBJOOEOFODEALNMJAJOEPDDMAA.B-Morgan@concentric.net>
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Put option EXT2FS in kernel config file and recompile them use mount_ext2fs, or identify the filesystem as ext2fs in /etc/fstab On Wednesday 20 June 2001 00:01, you wrote: > I finally got my DELL 4100 (933MHz P-III) running FreeBSD well enough t= o > start working on my project of porting some Linux software to FreeBSD. > > I have Windows ME on one IDE disk, Linux on a second IDE disk, and Free= BSD > on a SCSI disk. I've figured out how to mount the Windows partitions u= nder > FreeBSD but what I really want to do is mount the Linux ext2 partition(= s) > so that I > can keep the software I'm porting in one spot. > > Is this possible? I see some hints in the documentation that it might = be, > but I don't seem to have the right software loaded or the right "magic" > commands to > make it work. If its possible can someone give me some pointers? > > Thanks, > > Brad > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Brad Morgan > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 9:50 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: RE: Elsa Gladiac + XFree86 4.1.0 problem > > > Having just done the same thing I can suggest two things... > > First, you need a window manager. The command to start it goes in .xin= itrc > (no & on the last line). I used KDE. > > Second, my XFree86 -configure output didn't include commands for the > monitor HorizSync and VertRefresh nor did it include any display modes = so > first I got a 640x480 desktop and then (after first fixing the sync and > refresh rates) I got a 1900x1400 (or so) desktop. Try reading text on = that > one! > > Using xf86cfg didn't work (core dump), xf86config doesn't have GeForce = 2 > listed so I ended up manually editing the XF86Config file. > > Regards, > > Brad > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Peter Prokein > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 5:48 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Elsa Gladiac + XFree86 4.1.0 problem > > > Folks, > > Let's see if I can sufficiently describe what is going on. I > installed FreeBSD 4.3 using only the "User" option. Then I manually > installed XFree86 4.1.0 using "sh Xinstall.sh". All went find. Then I r= an > "XFree86 -configure", went fine. XFree86Config reads that the card dete= cted > is an ELSA Gladiac MX and the driver to be used is "nv", but is also > detected the card on BusID: PCI instead of AGP (not sure if it is suppo= sed > to say AGP anyway). But when I start "XFree86 -xfconfig > /root/XFree86Config.new" the server sort of starts up, but then all I s= ee > is a grayish screen with a black X which has a white border (my cursor)= =2E I > can move that cursor around, but that is all can do. The server respon= ds > to CtrlAtlBackspace, but not to CtrlAlt+. When shutting the server down > with CtrlAltBackspace no errors appear, looks like a normal shutdown (a= s > far as I can tell). > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Peter > > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Peter Prokein <prokein@arsc.edu> > Institute for Northern Engineering > University of Alaska Fairbanks > 316 Skarland Hall. > Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5860 > > Work phone: (907) 474-2720 > Fax: (907) 474-7979 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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