From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Sep 27 1:58: 8 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp3.xs4all.nl (smtp3.xs4all.nl [194.109.127.132]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3E4E37B41D for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2001 01:58:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tendimus.meridien.nl (stat124-32.dial.xs4all.nl [194.109.124.32]) by smtp3.xs4all.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id KAA19541 for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2001 10:57:58 +0200 (CEST) Received: from wijnand ([192.168.0.104]) by tendimus.meridien.nl (MERAK 2.10.282) with ESMTP id CRC36692 for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2001 10:58:36 +0200 Message-ID: <016301c14732$9b6c7dc0$6800a8c0@wijnand> From: "Wijnand Wiersma" To: Subject: X and windowmanager problems (and some more :( ) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 10:58:41 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0160_01C14743.5EB9CB60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0160_01C14743.5EB9CB60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I will start with being honest: I'm a complete newbie to FreeBSD, I'm = used too the good old easy slackware linux. Yesterday I installed FreeBSD 4.4 and got my ADSL connection working in = no-time. But then I installed XFree86 4 from the cdrom (not through the ports = collection) I had several strange problems. Configuring X was easy, just like in = slackware. But then I run startx and only X came up without a windowmanager. I already had installed KDE with /stand/sysinstall When other users started X they got twm (I guess), and that's not what I = want because my whole family has to work on that pc :( I saw KDE only once and I don't know how I did that! In the meanwile I recompiled my kernel I used the GENERIC config file and only added device pcm options ext2fs After the reboot my mouse didn't even work anymore, only when I = reenabled it in /stand/sysinstall My networkcards didn't come up anymore (realtek 8029's) and I had to do = ifconfig manually and start my ADSL connection. What can I do to avoid all these problems? It isn't normal. I installed = 4.3 several times without any problems. Is there somebody in this maillinglist with the answers? I do hope, I = really want to run this beautifull os. Thank you, Wijnand Wiersma Ps, is it possible in FreeBSD to have a graphical login, like in linux = starting in runlevel 5? ------=_NextPart_000_0160_01C14743.5EB9CB60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I will start with being honest: I'm a = complete=20 newbie to FreeBSD, I'm used too the good old easy slackware = linux.

Yesterday I installed FreeBSD 4.4 and = got my ADSL=20 connection working in no-time.

But then I installed XFree86 4 from the = cdrom (not=20 through the ports collection)

I had several strange problems. = Configuring X was=20 easy, just like in slackware.

But then I run startx and only X came = up without a=20 windowmanager.

I already had installed KDE with=20 /stand/sysinstall

When other users started X they got twm = (I guess),=20 and that's not what I want because my whole family has to work on that = pc=20 :(

I saw KDE only once and I don't know = how I did=20 that!

In the meanwile I recompiled my = kernel

I used the GENERIC config file and only = added

device = pcm

options = ext2fs

After the reboot my mouse didn't even = work anymore,=20 only when I reenabled it in /stand/sysinstall

My networkcards didn't come up anymore = (realtek=20 8029's) and I had to do ifconfig manually and start my ADSL=20 connection.

What can I do to avoid all these = problems? It isn't=20 normal. I installed 4.3 several times without any problems.

Is there somebody in this maillinglist = with the=20 answers? I do hope, I really want to run this beautifull = os.

Thank you,

Wijnand Wiersma

Ps, is it possible in FreeBSD to have a = graphical=20 login, like in linux starting in runlevel 5?

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