Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:10:00 +0100 From: Felipe Garcia <bsd@usis.usemb.se> To: lars.falch@dbergstrom.dk, Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Installation? Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970226171000.006fbed0@mail.usis.usemb.se> In-Reply-To: <Chameleon.970226122010.lars.falch@germs.dbergstrom.dk> References: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970224223559.4530F-100000@localhost>
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At 12:10 PM 2/26/97 +0000, lars.falch@dbergstrom.dk wrote: >Hi Doug, > >>> Okey, so I should completely forget my knowledge about Linux >>> during the installation? ;) >> >> Maybe. It depends on how stuck you get, if you get stuck :) > >Well, after a couple of attemps I got through the installation. >But I have a couple of questions. > >Where is your shell defined? I've checked both the passwd and >the master.passwd file, but it doesn't seem to make a >difference what the shell statements are here? run vipw to change anything in the passwd files > >Another thing, I have configured my XFree96 exactly the same >way as I did with the latest slackware, but when I try to run >'startx' it starts up the server and the screen goes blank - >and the machine restarts? I am using a Pentium Pro with a >Matrox Millenium 2 mb. Any suggestions? > you might need to recompile the kernel and add options SYS something or other ( copy it from the LINT file) and options XSERVER read the LINT file it is in /sys/i396/conf and read the handbook to see how to recompile the kernel also for matrox card you need version 3.2 of freeX FreeBSD 2.1.5 cames with 3.1. >A last thing, when I am using the /stand/sysinstall program to >install packages, I run into a problem, since I am installing >from an msdos partition I only have 8.3 filenames, and the >installation program is expecting long filenames, and it >therefore can't install. Is there anyway of 'cheating' the >program or do I have to install everything manually? pkg_add (filename) will install the packages but check to see if you have any dependences (ie packages that the package requires installed) > >> Certainly, let us know at questions@freebsd.org. > >Great, thanks a lot ;) > > > \\\|/// > \\ - - // > ( @ @ ) >+--------------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo-------------------------+ >| Lars Falch webmaster@dbergstrom.dk | >| Supporter http://www.dbergstrom.dk | >+------------------------------Oooo------------------------+ > oooO ( ) > ( ) ) / > \ ( (_/ > \_) > > > "Whoever controls what you see controls what you think." > >
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