Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 03:45:41 -0400 From: joel2a@yahoo.com To: Chip <chip@wiegand.org> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installation doesn't work right with X and Netscape Message-ID: <4.2.2.20010612031723.02a65590@pop.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <3B25B326.E079CF75@wiegand.org> References: <4.2.2.20010612014317.00cc33a0@pop.mail.yahoo.com>
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I'm using a new standard refurbished HP 8562 computer. PIII with 64MB. NVidia Riva TNT2. Using the FreeBSD 4.2 Powerpack product from CompUSA. Netscape said "bus error (core dumped)" everytime! No other info is available. This is probably not a freebsd error but a "package" installation error and incorrect X installation procedures. FreeBSD probably does work well with certain particular installations and certain hardware tailored for it which you must have found. I'm sure it works well with basic server functions and minimal configurations. It worked ok except for NETSCAPE when I got it installed. What good is a BSD workstation without Netscape?? All the other Unix Web browser's offered are a joke and belong in the trash! But the INSTALLATION PROGRAM just needs A LOT more work done to it, since it looks and operates like something out of the 1980's ASCII DOS programs. For people who poopoo windows all the time I must say the basic ASCII installation program sure is a flashback to 1980's MSDOS programs! Windows is a highly advanced Graphical User Interface and sure beats a lot of the flaky and buggy X windows managers! I wasn't really asking for help but letting off some steam about an overly HYPED installation program. Joel At 11:13 PM 6/11/01 -0700, you wrote: >Joel, >Without any error messages of any amount of details, of course no one will be >able to help you. >Anyway, I have installed FBSD on at least 5 differant machines of >differant ages > >and speeds,etc, and have yet to have any of the problems you allude to. I >moved >over from Linux several years ago, and have never looked back. FBSD does work, >and it does work well. I have found the install to be easier than the various >winblows >installs I have to do at work. >Maybe if you provide more details, hardware specs, error messages, log files, >etc >then you will get all the help needed to complete your installation. > >-- >Chip > > >joel2a@yahoo.com wrote: > > > I guess you can file this under complaint files. > > > > 1. > > Well after trying to install freebsd about 7 times I'm giving up and > > installing Suse Linux! > > > > The simple installation /stand/sysinstall program works but is very limited > > and bugged. > > > > Sometimes there is no "back" button to return or go back to change > something. > > > > I would recommend the Suse Linux Yast installation program as a model for > > future freebsd installation programs. > > > > 2. > > Now after freebsd was installed I launched the KDE and found out that > > Netscape would not work. > > Netscape said "bus error (core dumped)" everytime! > > > > SO I reinstalled it all with a canned user + X distribution and the > > netscape package with a limited ports install. > > Then startx did not work! > > > > 3. > > I will try this again maybe some other time, maybe in another place, maybe > > another computer. > > But for now my conclusion is that until freebsd gets a better installation > > system it is NOT as easy as the HYPE says it is. > > > > Joel > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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