Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:44:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Short <neshort@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Effing HAL Message-ID: <370279.86430.qm@web56502.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20091029231539.65B9C10656D3@hub.freebsd.org>
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> --On Thursday, October 29, 2009 16:55:58 -0500 Freminlins=20
> <freminlins@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I know this isn't specifically a FreeBSD problem, HAL
> being needed by X. But
> > the flipping installer should enable it when I
> selected X flipping User from
> > the install options.
> >
> > My little upgrade has now turned from a bit of fun
> into a saga that I don't
> > want to go through again.
> >
> > I had to get this off my chest. It was, as they say,
> doing my head in.
> >
>=20
> Far be it from me to pile on when you're already so
> frustrated, but I run into=20
> these sorts of problems myself from time to time.=A0
> It's usually because I=20
> didn't bother to read /usr/ports/UPDATING first, which in
> this case might have=20
> warned you.
>=20
> 20090123:
> =A0 AFFECTS: users of x11-servers/xorg-server
> =A0 AUTHOR: rnoland@FreeBSD.org
> ....
I hate to say this; but I carefully read the UPDATING log you quoted and us=
ed the solution suggested - which did not work for me. It sounds like there=
is some special extra installation required - and I have not found the det=
ails on it. This is a very old problem. I worked on this problem until I go=
t frustrated and installed Linux. I hate it and look forward to this proble=
m in FBSD being fixed so I can go back.
USB stuff - and ethernet divices don't work worth squat in Linux.=0A=0A=0A =
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