Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:04:28 -0800 From: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> To: Mike <mike@sixpak.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.2 and X Message-ID: <3A68E41C.7280EA0D@acuson.com> References: <001801c0827a$60a63460$020aa8c0@sixpak.net>
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> Mike wrote: > > I've tried installing from CD (4.0) > I've tried installing from ftp (4.2) > I've tried installing the 5.0 current > ... > and in each case somehow the installation goes wacked when it comes to > X. When I got 4.2, I decided that I wanted to use XFree86-4.01. So I didn't install 3.3.6. But it didn't work, and I basically got the same problems as you. I tried several things to no avail, and wound up with a messed up system. So I reinstalled and it worked. What I did the second time differently is unknown. I didn't keep notes. > What I WANT to do is install minimally, adding things as I learn and grow, not have > everything but the kitchen sink installed and then try to make sense of it. It's not the kitchen sink :-) Even if you install all of the distribution sets you're getting nowhere near what other systems install as their default. Not even close. Unless you have a tiny drive that you must work with, I wouldn't worry about it. I would just go with the defaults in the installation until you know more about what's required or useful and what isn't. David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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