Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 10:58:41 +0200 From: "Wijnand Wiersma" <freebsd@4business.nl> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: X and windowmanager problems (and some more :( ) Message-ID: <016301c14732$9b6c7dc0$6800a8c0@wijnand>
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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 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4807.2300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I will start with being honest: I'm a = complete=20 newbie to FreeBSD, I'm used too the good old easy slackware = linux.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yesterday I installed FreeBSD 4.4 and = got my ADSL=20 connection working in no-time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But then I installed XFree86 4 from the = cdrom (not=20 through the ports collection)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I had several strange problems. = Configuring X was=20 easy, just like in slackware.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But then I run startx and only X came = up without a=20 windowmanager.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I already had installed KDE with=20 /stand/sysinstall</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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 :(</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I saw KDE only once and I don't know = how I did=20 that!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In the meanwile I recompiled my = kernel</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I used the GENERIC config file and only = added</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>device = pcm</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>options = ext2fs</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After the reboot my mouse didn't even = work anymore,=20 only when I reenabled it in /stand/sysinstall</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My networkcards didn't come up anymore = (realtek=20 8029's) and I had to do ifconfig manually and start my ADSL=20 connection.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What can I do to avoid all these = problems? It isn't=20 normal. I installed 4.3 several times without any problems.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is there somebody in this maillinglist = with the=20 answers? I do hope, I really want to run this beautifull = os.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wijnand Wiersma</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ps, is it possible in FreeBSD to have a = graphical=20 login, like in linux starting in runlevel 5?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0160_01C14743.5EB9CB60-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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