Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 20:13:22 -0800 (PST) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: Scott Myron <zamy27@hsonline.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 3.0-RELEASE problems/questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812042008090.8613-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <36683C30.3DB47CA0@hsonline.net>
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On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Scott Myron wrote: >Hello. I have a few quesitons and problems with FreeBSD 3.0. > >My first is, i installed the Xuser set. When i try to "startx" i get an >error with /usr/X11/R6/bin/X >then my shell hangs till i ctrl-c it. my question is, has anyone ever >had that and does anyone know how to fix that. Run X -probeonly >& /tmp/file and read the /tmp/file to see if it tells you why X is failing to start. You may have an error in XF86Config. >My seconds question is, i want to keep up with the -current kernels. Do >i have to cvsup all of the source, or can i just download and compile >the kernel source, since i'm running a full ELF system? I was answering the first question more than this one but what the heck. I had mix and match kernels and binaries for a while and had no troubles. Better hackers than I said it wasn't a good idea so I upgraded all the source and I still had no troubles. This decisive answer should help you immensely. :) Catchya Later, | UW Mechanical Engineering Jason Wells | http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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