Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:43:02 +0200 From: "=?ISO-8859-2?Q?Ivan_Zenzerovi=E6?=" <zenzof1@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New to FreeBSD Message-ID: <640eadd40703281043v35ae98daib3a34c44441abf49@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070328145337.GB49540@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <640eadd40703261409r55c570aeg8fe56de3753bd8e4@mail.gmail.com> <20070327023055.GB42651@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <640eadd40703271436h799efba6nd44fd8c4a6586dec@mail.gmail.com> <20070328094522.GC1828@kobe.laptop> <640eadd40703280708s449a6667hc89c82626def4d74@mail.gmail.com> <20070328145337.GB49540@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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Thanks, i managed to fix this by running the post install configuration wit= h sysinstall. But I have another problem. Every time i start the system my soundcard won't work. I must tipe kldload snd_driver and then logoff and again logon in kde to get my soundcard working. How can i fix this? Ivan On 3/28/07, Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 04:08:30PM +0200, Ivan Zenzerovi? wrote: > > > hello again. > > > > I made a mistake during post install config. I put a name that I don't > want > > for my computer, and when I logon as root it's written in the comand > line. > > How di I change it? > > Presuming by that that you mean your hostname, then that is > set in /etc/rc.conf -- look for the hostname command and > edit it. It is best if it has the fully qualified hostname > including domain, not just the first (left-most) element of it. > > If you are using this machine on the net, then that hostname has > to be registered with who-ever is providing DNS for you. So, > whatever you set it to needs to be what is registered and matches > the IP address you have for the machine. In addition, the domain > name needs to be correct in /etc/resolv.conf > > ////jerry > > > > > Ivan > > > > On 3/28/07, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote: > > > > > >On 2007-03-27 23:36, Ivan Zenzerovi? <zenzof1@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Hi guys, > > >> i managed to install it, and, in fact I'm working on it right now. > > >> It's great, just tell me, I should compile my kernel at this point? > > >> And a question: I don't like this xorg, and I have installed KDE but > > >> how do I run KDE? > > > > > >Right after your first FreeBSD installation, you are certainly *not* > > >expected to rush into rebuilding a kernel, for any reason. In fact, > > >this could be a dangerous exercise. It's far too easy to build a > kernel > > >which lacks critical components, and render your system unbootable (at > > >least unbootable without manual intervention). > > > > > >Since you are new to the FreeBSD system, my suggestion would be to > > >forget about rebuilding kernels, optimizing compiler flags, and > tweaking > > >knobs here and there. Now that you have a working FreeBSD installatio= n > > >you should *read* about the system you have just installed. > > > > > >There is a wealth of information about FreeBSD both in the CD-ROM set > > >which you used to install it, and online. You should, at least, check > > >the following: > > > > > > * The README.TXT file at the toplevel directory of your > > > installation CD-ROM. > > > > > > * The web pages at http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html > > > > > > * The FreeBSD FAQ book, at > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/ > > > > > > The FAQ contains a lagre list of frequently asked questions > > > about FreeBSD. You will find answers there about a very > > > diverse range of topics, including such obscure things as > > > ``I managed to trash by boot loader, what should I do now?''. > > > > > > * The FreeBSD Handbook, at > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ > > > > > > The FreeBSD Handbook is the largest book written by the > > > FreeBSD documentation team. It is both a guide for the > > > beginning user, and a common reference for administrators > > > setting up services with FreeBSD. > > > > > > Your answer about KDE vs. X11 is already answered in the > > > Handbook. > > > > > >Note that a copy of the Handbook and all the articles, books and > > >other reference material related to the FreeBSD release you have > > >just installed, are also conveniently available in the CD-ROM you > > >used to install FreeBSD. You can install them locally too, by > > >logging in as root and running ``sysinstall'': > > > > > > # sysintall > > > > > >Follow the menus to add the ``doc'' distribution, and then you > > >will have a copy of all the documentation articles and books at: > > > > > > /usr/share/doc > > > > > >Welcome to FreeBSD, and if you have other questions regarding its > > >every day use and operation, feel free to email this list again :-) > > > > > >- Giorgos > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > "Correr, competir, eu levo isso no sangue, =E9 parte da minha vida." - > Ayrton > > Senna > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > --=20 ----------------------------------------------------------- "Correr, competir, eu levo isso no sangue, =E9 parte da minha vida." - Ayrt= on Senna
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