Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 06:29:45 -0700 From: chip <chip@wiegand.org> To: sean.lawrence@cantire.com Cc: Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Should I continue? Message-ID: <3944E5C9.1E2B94A3@wiegand.org> References: <OFE4AA21C6.EF7CE773-ON812568FC.00130911@cs.ctc>
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> On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 00:40:56 -0000, sean.lawrence@cantire.com > wrote: > > >Which distribution did you use? Xuser, User, minimun.. > > I did all full blown everything whenever I was asked. If I were in your place I would just reinstall, its quick and easy, and by now would have been up and running completely. Do the 'Novice' install from the Main Menu. Then at the Choose Distribution menu, judging by your email, you might want to choose the 'X User' option.. Then make sure you go through each option on the XFree86 Installation screen - you need to go through the Basic, Server, and Fonts choices individually ( or choose All from the menu). That then brings you up to the Choose Installation Method screen and the rest is mostly self-explanatory, just depends on whether or not you have a nic installed. Make sure you get the XFree86 stuff done, you will be asked to select a port and mouse type, then the screen goes gui and you can set up your monitor and video card, and resolution. -- Chip Wiegand Alternative Operating Systems www.wiegand.org > > >The boot process should have been automatic. If you just let it > >go through and don't touch your keyboard it is supposed to come > >up. > > If I let it go it says I do not have a valid kernel, it doesn't pick up the > kernel.GENERIC automatically > > >"Sections Missed"? > >Why do you say you are missing? > >The instructions you read I believe were for 2.X if I recall > >correctly. > >It also has to do with which distribution you used. > > I'm installing 4, I never saw any screen s for setting up my keyboard > mapping or any of the xwindows stuff. I probably jumped the gun on one of > the screens. I don't think it's a problem with the distribution, I think it > was the user. > > >A new install always uses the GENERIC kernel. it is not until > >you roll your own that it is replaced. > > Thanks thats what I figured, I'm just debating whether to start from > scratch as this was my first run through the install process and I don't > want to realize further down the road that I messed something up or missed > something. I haven't done any custom configuration yet so It would be easy > to start over. > > Francisco > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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