Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:21:58 +0100 From: Harald Schmalzbauer <h@schmalzbauer.de> To: "darkstarmaster21" <darkstarmaster21@verizon.net>, <FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: I need Help Please. Message-ID: <200311121622.03829@harrymail> In-Reply-To: <3FB08C90.000009.01104@ipdatanet-k8gb6> References: <3FB08C90.000009.01104@ipdatanet-k8gb6>
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--Boundary-02=_bAls/xttSV2NQjl Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: signed data Content-Disposition: inline On Tuesday 11 November 2003 08:15, darkstarmaster21 wrote: > Hello My name is Ron. I'm a newbie to FreeBSD. I downloaded a copy to my > machine and created a iso. Burned it and installed the system with not mu= ch Hmm, you can download iso. There's no need to do them yourself. > trouble. The problem is I have a old Gateway G6-266m with 128mb ram , a > CDrom, & burner and 2 Drives One has XP Pro on it and is switchable by the > bios on which can boot up first. I installed version 5.1 FreeBSD which This is a bit intricate. You can use a bootloader for that job. FreeBSD has= =20 one very basic included but I suggest you have a look at http://gag.sourceforge.net/ > took 3 cd's to be burned, what I cant understand is it never asks for more > than one cd. I never even looked at the other two. cause I can't get my That's correct. You can have a complete BSD OS without X on a 250MB CD iso > display to work. I tried xf86Config and other I found in the /usr/X11R6/b= in > folder but nothing works right. > > I have a RIVA 128 card in here with 4 mb ram and it always crashes and > never starts. I switched to a generic vga card and it started but it was > 640 x 280 way too big to use and see. I'm stuck. I cant remember the > commands and I'm unable to use midnight commander for which I'm used to > when looking thru directory.I truly want to master this system and become= a > help to others when I'm better, but I'm afraid I don't know enough. I Try the nvidia drivers. Just cd into /usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver and type= =20 "make install". You need to have the ports tree installed. For more info se= e: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html =46or tuning your resolution the relevant lines from XF86Config are: Section "Screen" Identifier "YourScreen" Device "Your nvidia card" Monitor "YourMonitor" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024 1024x768 800x600" EndSubSection EndSection The order of the resolutions listed is determinig the resolution which X=20 starts with. See http://www.xfree86.org/4.3.0/ for details > looked for a listing of commands and all i see is stuff I don't quite > understand. I'm trying to get away from windows completely so I can be a > champion for linux/ unix but I cant even demonstrate what I can do with it > with the limited knowledge I have. I tried the commands I know in linux b= ut > this is pure unix which is a lot better and more secure and a lot harder.= =20 It isn't harder. It's a complete operating system, not just a kernel with=20 assorted ingredients arround. > Please help me and I will be glad to bring other to the fold and teach th= em > someday. > > I can be reached at home at 215-324-1605 or by e-mail. I know you guy's > can get me up to speed but I plan to give back someday. So teach me well > and I can help carry the burden someday. > > I have DSL as well and I wanted to connect my FreeBSD to my other PC thru > a crossover cable to my second NIC ( win2000 machine- has DSL on 1st Nic > card) can you tell me what I need to do to connect and will this be > networked finally. I have been trying for 2 weeks and I'm at the point I > want to give up cause I'm not able to ping the w2k box from my bsd box at > all. I think this is enough for now. I'm confident that I'm in the right > place for help now. Well, thats not enough info to help you. Basically you need two interfaces = on=20 the FreeBSD box, depending on your DSL hardware you need either mpd (or any= =20 other way you like to handle ppp (pppoE or pptp, depending on your DSL-line= ))=20 and on the second card a private IP with a correct subnetmask, lets say=20 192.168.0.1/24. The "/24" means 24bits of the address are network bits and= =20 the rest 8 bits are host bits wich is a network mask of 255.255.255.0! Now you have to assign your XP box a address from the same subnet named=20 192.168.0.0/24. The .1 is occupied by your FreeBSD box, .255 is for=20 broadcasts reserved so you can choose between 2 and 254. Lets take 2. Sou you assign you XP bos the address 192.168.0.2 and the netmask=20 255.255.255.0. If you connected your network cards correctly (x-cable or hub or switch) yo= u=20 can now ping the 192.168.0.1 from the XP box and the 192.168.0.2 from the=20 =46reeBSD box. You can edit your file /etc/hosts and enter a name for 192.168.0.2 (e.g.=20 xpbox) so you can ping xpbox. =46or details see: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handboo= k/ advanced-networking.html =2DHarry > > > > > DarkStarMaster21@verizon.net > = =20 > Ron Fowler --Boundary-02=_bAls/xttSV2NQjl Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/slAbBylq0S4AzzwRAq8hAJ4tQL8y7KW6qRnpPWJx5A855MEcJgCgjr3v b5ExS4vukvLGS92ZZLKbk4o= =EPzc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Boundary-02=_bAls/xttSV2NQjl--
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