Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:18:47 -0700 From: Yimin Hsiao <yihsiao@ucsd.edu> To: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Several Questions Message-ID: <01BCB3D6.7442A830@yihsiao.extern.ucsd.edu>
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Hi, guys, I guess I'm a newcomer to this UNIX OS. I 've already run into several problems after I installed FreeBSD. Can anyone help me with the following questions? Thanx in advance. 1. How come It takes so long for the kernel to detect my harddrive in the boot up process? It takes approximately 15 sec. Is there anything wrong? 2. I tried installing doom from the CD I bought from Walnut Creek, and in the process, Linux Compatibility libraries were installed too as a dependency. But I didn't have enough space on my / filesystem (I alloted 20 Megs, by the way, is that generally enough?) so some files that were supposed to be copied to / were't. Later I made room on / but I can't install Linux Compatibility Library again: pkg_add says it's already installed (in fact it isn't; there are still some files that haven't been copied to /) and as I tried to delete the package and add it again, pkg_delete says the library wasn't installed so it can't delete it. (Funny, isn't it?) Does anyone know where pkg_add record that a package has been added? I need to know that so I can just delete that entry and pkg_delete and pkg_add the package. 3. I really hate the fact that the port collection does tell you how to start a program after it has been added to your system. Some commonly known ones like emacs, pine, etc, of course, I have no problem with. But in general how can I find out what to type in the console to start a program? Is there a readme file for each program in the ports collection that tells how to start the program after it has been installed? (Last time I checked I couldn't find any) 4. Last question. I want to have netscape for FreeBSD. Does anyone know where to get it? Thanx again for reading and answering the questions. I'm looking forward to hearing your answers. ---------------------------------------------- Yimin Hsiao yihsiao@ucsd.edu
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