Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:06:34 +1000 From: Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> To: Freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD 7.0 problems Message-ID: <1228356394.23645.24.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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I have just installed FreeBSD 7.0 on a laptop I just cleaned up. It used to run Fedora linux (I have a tv card which used to work on it, but now I can't get the drivers to work again), and it got very cluttered and started getting issues. The hardware is fine though- it just returned from servicing under warranty and nearly every component was replaced. Ergo I can't fault the hardware in any way. I tried FreeBSD 7.0 before, but it wasn't working properly for me and I didn't have the time then to get all the reports to make a PR. Now, I decided to sort this out- finally! The issues I'm having are similar to before, but not quite the same (keeping in mind that I didn't take much time with it before). They are: The wifi driver complains of timeout errors. (Intel iwi 2200bg - last time I tried had a ralink wifi) Xorg has DRI errors - fills /var and tries to kill the whole system (I'm probably exaggerating, but it felt like it at least) dhclient loses the IP constantly. So: How do I present these issues for review? What information is needed? Anything I've missed? This is the first time I've had to do this (which I think is pretty good- goes to show how well the OS is built), so I'm a little green in this regard. Cheers
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