Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 21:16:21 -0600 (CST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: Nathan Vidican <nate@mnsi.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971105210458.5564G-100000@shell.futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <199711051754.MAA26812@backup.MNSi.Net>
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On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, Nathan Vidican wrote: > Dear FreeBSd list, > > I am a new freebsd user. I just installed FreeBSd 2.2.2, I have limited > knowledge of the unix O/S, but am a fast learner. I have a few problems > thus far though, and I would like to know if you can help answer my > questions (listed below): We've all been there. If you think your questions are stupid, consider it retribution to those of us who asked stupid questions before, and are on the lists now. Not that I know anyone like that.... ;) > > 1- When I press F2 for FreeBSd, the boot MGR gives me "F?" why? (I have > been able to use the boot disk, and boot the kernel from the hardrive > though, and I have tried "fsck", but still nothing?, have been using: > wd(o,a)kernel when i get boot: on the boot floppie) It never rains, but it pours. As a few guesses; 1) the partition isn't bootable. 2) it's too big for the BIOS to reference 3) something's wrong with your root partition. 4) I don't have a clue. > 2- How do i execute a browser, I have gotten PPP connections going, just > cannot seem to execute a browser, I have both Mosaic, and Lynx installed in > /usr/ports/www ? (I think?) If it's in /usr/ports, it's not installed. you'll need to do this (as root) cd /usr/ports/www/lynx make ; make install This will pull down the code, compile, and install the packages for you. Note that for Netscape or Mosaic you will need to have XWindows up. > 3- How do I check my e-mail? is there a good graphical software that > someone knows of that is ported for freebsd? if so, where can i get it? You can probably find a way to use Netscape's mail program. I use pine, some people use emacs, elm, mutt, exmh, or a million other programs. Get a concensus from the list on that one (jump in guys) > 4- When using "mail" to send mail, how does one send, I can enter the > subject, and then type a message, but then what? I also tried this "mail > whoever@isp.net >>somethng.txt" (using ee to create a txt file) End with either a period (.) or a Ctrl-D (^D) on a new line. > 5- When I use a username other than "root", why can't I write to anything? > ee wouldn't let me save any txt files? to anywhere? Check the permissions; make sure the user you are has write permission to the directory; (let's say your username is user) cd /home chmown -R user user chmod -R 755 user user being both your username and the name of your home directory (the default) then (still as root) cd / chmod 4777 tmp > 6- how does one config, then execute the x-windows GUI? Read through the RELNOTES and REAME's in the XFree86 directory on ftp.freebsd.org; they're pretty complete. If you have specific questions, you can relay them through. > 7- how do i run ircII? i can execute irc, but cannot seem to connect? ummm... This I don't know about. a few points, tho: Any firewalls between you and the IRC server? IRC server setup right? IRC client (what you're running) setup right? I don't know much about IRC setup, so someone else will have to jump in on this one. > 8- when using ppp, how does one leave the connection, "shell"? if i do > this, will the connection remain active, how do programs based for the > internet know if I am connected or not? If you shell out, the connection won't work right. You'll have to start ppp on a different vty (say, Alt-F3), and when you establish the connection, leave it there and do your work from a different vty (Alt-F1 or F2, unless you've changes /etc/ttys for more than 3 vtys) > 9- how does one setup Apache? I have the port installed, (also have the > Perl for it) With the port installed, there should be documentation with it that says where the config files are. Is the port actually installed? (the make ; make install thingy mentioned above)? > 10- last, but not least, is "perl" the perl5.003 compiler that came in the > ports collection? case almost all the perl apps won't work with it? This also I don't know about, other than the standard things to check; permissions? libraries it depends on? path settings? > > > Nathan Vidican > 1 (519) 728-4190 > nate@mnsi.net > Diamond_C of Dalnet, (IRC) > Hope it helps!! *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
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