From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 4 20:09:20 2005 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 40F2C16A4CE for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2005 20:09:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.192]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C70043D1D for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2005 20:09:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from joshua.lokken@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 58so33840wri for ; Tue, 04 Jan 2005 12:09:19 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=bDDy7uf9m8tdH7esmGJPzQHRUADvkSN0tg2v5tjzvzJmZijhrQcSH9aVGJt5AVjsH0/ej6sxt1WT3/guB8WNsq/VKJq6L+eHioVEZTctOKCNmlqdMbuASjKxFAr8r0TZ5lP5QQDU7hSCEVvxGC1pn21cb1swCG57d9kquVVSgTM= Received: by 10.54.47.75 with SMTP id u75mr99452wru; Tue, 04 Jan 2005 12:09:19 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.54.11.33 with HTTP; Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:09:18 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 14:09:18 -0600 From: Joshua Lokken To: b0ntrict0r@yandex.ru In-Reply-To: <20050103162044.94883.qmail@web53003.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <20050103162044.94883.qmail@web53003.mail.yahoo.com> cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Troubles with your OS on my hardware X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Joshua Lokken List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:09:20 -0000 On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 19:20:44 +0300 (MSK), Arseny Solokha wrote: > Hello! I'm ArsenyI bought FreeBSD 5.2.1 on 2 CD from your distributor - www.linuxcenter.ru. And I have troubles with this system. > 1. I have videocard Sapphire RADEON 9200 SE and I cannot start X-server with my videocard. X-server returns a messages such as 'Cannot connect with device', 'Missing device' or 'Missing driver'. > 2. I have optical mouse A4Tech WOP-35 and X-server don't work with this mouse. But it's work with classical mechanic mouse. Laser mouses also doesn't support, does it? > 3. When I install this OS can I install on this HDD other OSes (e.g. Windows)? > 4. I have try to install this OS on virtual machine managed by VMware Workstation 4.0.2 build 5592 under WinXP. Firstly, when I checked packs for installation, installer tryed to copy 'expat'. It copyed 1024 KB @ 1kbps and installer was down. I reply this operation few times then loader return me a message like this: 'Primary master failed'. Of course, OS doesn't loading now. > > I bought my money for this CDs because I need to work and >develop programs in this OS but I cannot do it! I need a workable >system there and now, ON MY HARDWARE!!! Please solve this >problem! 5.2.1-RELEASE has met with the end of its life: "The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect recent EoL (end-of-life) events. The new list is below and at . FreeBSD 5.2.1 has `expired' and is no longer supported effective January 1, 2005. Also note that FreeBSD 4.9 ceased to be supported on November 1, 2004, while FreeBSD 4.8 will continue to be supported until March 31, 2005." As another poster recommended, you should check for any conflicts regarding VMWare. Also, you may want to try installing the OS on its own partition on the hard disk, rather than complicating your situation with VMWare. You are not likely to get help by demanding that someone fix your problem. This is 'our' OS (including you); we all do our part, and the software comes with absolutely no guarantees. If you did some Googling, you would find that many, many people have had problems similar to yours. The answers to your questions are out there, but you may need to do some homework. -- Joshua Lokken Open Source Advocate