From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 4 08:27:21 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: Freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F7711065670 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:27:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from mail.unitedinsong.com.au (202-172-126-254.cpe.qld-1.comcen.com.au [202.172.126.254]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 205B98FC1D for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:27:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from [192.168.0.175] (unknown [192.168.0.175]) by mail.unitedinsong.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F5A4407D for ; Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:06:17 +1000 (EST) From: Da Rock To: Freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:06:34 +1000 Message-Id: <1228356394.23645.24.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 (2.12.3-5.fc8) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: FreeBSD 7.0 problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:27:21 -0000 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