From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 30 08:30:48 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28B8E1065675; Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:30:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ianf@ozemail.com.au) Received: from outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out3.iinet.net.au (outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out3.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.148]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 550B68FC1D; Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:30:47 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AvsEAE4kUkzSVClV/2dsb2JhbACgGHG+fg2CfgGCLQSLSQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.55,285,1278259200"; d="scan'208";a="627678017" Received: from unknown (HELO aries) ([210.84.41.85]) by outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out3.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 30 Jul 2010 16:02:36 +0800 From: "Ian Fitzgerald" To: "'Joe Marcus Clarke'" References: <000001cb2f8e$1e2eb4b0$5a8c1e10$@com.au> <4C524EEF.90804@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4C524EEF.90804@freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:02:23 +1000 Message-ID: <000001cb2fbd$8bb1f090$a315d1b0$@com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcsvnByDCR3AQ6MgTvGtWTK4di28qwAIJYKg Content-Language: en-au Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Splash screen half-completed FBSD8.1 build X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:30:48 -0000 -----Original Message----- From: Joe Marcus Clarke [mailto:marcus@freebsd.org] Sent: Friday, 30 July 2010 2:03 PM To: Ian Fitzgerald Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Splash screen half-completed FBSD8.1 build On 7/29/10 10:22 PM, Ian Fitzgerald wrote: > I assume this is the correct group. Redirect me if not. > > > > If have looked through my previous messages, but have not found a reference > to this. May have missed it. > > > > Upgraded FreeBSD 8.0 to 8.1 by clean install from DVD. Previous version of > gnome2 on FBSD8 was successful. > > Starting hald, dbus, gnome from enabling in /etc/rc.conf > > On boot, gets as far as green corduroy, central window with toggle-able OS > message, no writable icon for login. > > Lower tool bar includes from right, switch for restart/power-off (both > non-effective), clock, daVinci universal man icon which responds with a > menu. > > > > No top menu bar. > > > > Where do I start to look? > > Make sure procfs is mounted. > > Joe > > -- > Joe Marcus Clarke > FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org > FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome > http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome Thank you, that works. Wiki suggests "Note that in FreeBSD procfs is being gradually phased out". Is that the reason it is not a part of the distributed fstab? ianf