Date: 21 Jan 2004 18:58:55 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "Victor L. Davis" <victor.l.davis@sbcglobal.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Switching from Linux & need setup advice 5.2 Message-ID: <44vfn4rgzk.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20040121233203.GA1489@Amnesiac.localdomain> References: <20040121233203.GA1489@Amnesiac.localdomain>
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"Victor L. Davis" <victor.l.davis@sbcglobal.net> writes: > I decided to switch from Gentoo Linux to FreeBSD recently after > becoming disenchanted with stability problems in it and several other > Linux distributions. Unfortunately, the handbook with the 5.2 Current > release seems outdated for 5.2. There are still some places where that is true; by the time 5.x is recommended for production use, they should all be filled in. > I was accustomed to running Portage on Gentoo and having the apps > compile and the scripts configure and install software from source and > then just hitting the GUI tools in KDE to configure printers on CUPS > and compiling a modular kernel with emu10K1 support. It appears to be > a bit more complex on the setup for FreeBSD. Not much. I don't know much about CUPS, really, but FreeBSD's ports system will install it by: cd /usr/ports/print/cups && make install > I don't mind some RTFM's, but the instructions in the handbook do seem > to be more targeted to the stable branch. Of course. That's part of the downside of running a "technology preview" instead of a "production release". Please feel free to submit updates that may be needed. > What do I need to do or > where are the FAQ documents with more detailed instructions to get CUPS > with Gimp Print or the better FreeBSD solution working and more detail > on setting up sound? I find that apsfilter sets up my printer quite nicely; it's a bit different from CUPS, but it might fit your needs more simply. On the other hand, installing CUPS is fairly easy; configuring it might be another story, but apparently you've done that before. > I'm not getting /dev/sound/mixer created and need > this for Gnome audio to work. There's no sound support in the generic kernel. Does "kldload snd_pcm" create an audio device support for you?
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