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Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 00:20:07 +0000
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Hi

> > I busy experimenting with freebsd 2.1.6 on my home PC in a view to moving our 
> > servers over on to it from linux. I currently multi-boot win95, 
> > Linux, and FreeBSD on the same machine.
> > 
> > I used the ppp command to connect to work and this worked fine for a 
> > few days, now all I get when I dial in is gibberish on the screen. 
> > I feel that this is possibly related to a handshaking problem.
> > 
> > The modem is a 28.8 internal on set to com2 - com2 on the motherboard as 
> > been disabled.
> > 
> > Does anyone know what to look for - the same system works fine with 
> > linux & windows95, and was working fine with freebsd until tonight 
> 
> Type 'show modem' at the ppp> prompt and make sure everything checks out
> there.

That's one of the first things I did :-)  All checks out ok, I though 
there might be some /etc/rc.* setting that may be the problem by not 
setting up the ports correctly, like there is on linux, I think it's 
setserial or something like that. However I can't find anything like 
that on the FreeBSD partition.
 
> > I've re-compiled the kernal with option XSERVER enabled (the modem 
> > worked ok with the new kernal) however when I startx the screen goes 
> > blank and the system crashes - I've also tried /stand/sysinstall and 
> > selected config XF86 in there but with the same result. Again XFree86 
> > runs fine under the Linux system. The video card is a 2Mb PCI 
> > S3Triov+ Any pointers would greartly be appreciated. 
> 
> Did you run xf86config?

Yes, I even took the Linux /etc/XF86Config file and used that, but 
that just complained about all the paths being cocked up. I'm fairly 
experianced with linux and Sun OS. X seems to load  normally, 
all the output checks ok then the system freezes as it switches to 
graphics mode, with just a black screen as if the monitor was turned 
off.
 
> You'll have to try and capture the output before the system dies.

The last resort I can think of is to re-install from CD instead of 
over the Internet.

Regards,
Anthony