Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 09:46:37 -0500 From: Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net> To: Sam Hays <sam@ecofl.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Few Questions Message-ID: <38905A4D.4CEFE7D2@twave.net> References: <005d01bf68ce$b91b77c0$297631cc@ecofl.com> <38905926.371508CA@twave.net>
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Walter Brameld wrote: > > Sam Hays wrote: > > > > #1, FreeBSD is on my second hdd (which in linux would be hdb1) - and my > > primary hdd holds windows, what is the name > > for the primary IDE drive in /dev? > > > > #2, I recompiled my kernel to support my sound card, and it shows up when > > booting but I cant seem to get any sound, any suggestions? > > > > #3, any way to make it so X starts soon as you boot? (similar to the > > runlevel 5 in Linux?) > > > > Thanx > > -Sam > > > 1) Your primary IDE drive is /dev/wd0. The slices are > referenced as /dev/wd0s1, /dev/wd0s2 etc. > > 2) I'm fighting my own *@&^#$@^#%@ battle with sound on > FreeBSD. > > 3) You can use xdm to give you a graphic logon screen. If > you're using KDE it has a manager called kdm. Edit the file > /etc/ttys. Look under the heading "Virtual Terminals. ttyv8 > should reference xdm. To activate, change the word "no" to > "yes". Then reboot. man xdm to see what files have to be > modified. When you're in X, if you want to get to a standard > screen, use CTRL-ALT-F*, F* being F2 through F8 (F! was used > to activate xdm). To get back to the X screen, use ALT-F9. > 3) Dang! I meant "off" to "on". Sorry. -- Walter in·tel·lec·tu·al n. Someone who has been educated past his/her level of intelligence. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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