Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 17:36:35 +0300 From: "Max Kool" <koolmax@hotmail.com> To: "phrack_ p h r a c k" <phrack_@hotmail.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dillema... Message-ID: <20000418025855.26151.qmail@hotmail.com>
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Update: I managed to install FreeBSD. It really wasn't that bigger deal (this time I read the online help :-)). Now I have another problem. X will only start in 320x240x8bpp. I ran all the setup programs in the syinstall utility: - XF86Setup runs in 640x480x16 colours. I set everything up and when I click 'done' it runs X.. in 320x240x8bpp. Dunno what's wrong with it. - XF86Config seems to work but I still can't find any acceptable video modes that will work on my machine. I have a Skywell Voodoo Banshee graphics card (w/ 16 megs of RAM) and a Ultra monitor, neither of which are selectable in the program's lists. I only got X to run in the same resolution and colour depth as the XF86Setup program, and even that after an hour or so of struggling. Note this is the exact same problem I had with RedHat, except now I have 2 other setup programs that still don't help. - XF98Setup won't start. After I 'press enter to switch to graphical mode', it just hangs. Which leads to another question: how do I do a warm reset in FreeBSD and Linux? > ya as far as the lilo boot ya there was a button to push, when i ran > redhat uhm it was ahhhhh i think the "delete" key then you would type in > either dos for like windows partitions and uhm otherwise it'd go to redhat Someone else said it was the TAB key but I'll try them both :-) > See screenshotz come in handy =). Yeah thanks! The online help was also handy though, as you forgot the root partition in your screenshot :-) > Uhm hope that helpz, if you need like >this book called the complete FreeBSD by Greg Lehey uhm i dunno if it's like >commiting a crime er what not, but i can like happily scan tha pages and >burn all these pics to a cd and mail tha cd to someone, if they don't have >like internet access or like they're hittin a slump and can't pay for all >this stuff (40$ book) but still want to learn, uhm guess that'd be muh good >deed for tha day. guess just send an address for me to mail it to and give >me like a week to get it burned, Thanks, nice of you to say that (even nicer if you meant it :)) ! But all I need is to get X, net access and some net software up and running... >Or if yur in like a hurry to learn this >stuff just lemme know what chapter you need i'll get that to ya asap... >here's the chapters... > 9.Setting up X11 > 10.XFree86 Configuration in depth > 25.Configuring PPP > 33.The World-Wide Web > 23.Connecting to the Internet ...so if you can scan ^\____ these and email them to me, I'll owe you one :-) Many thanks, Max To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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