From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Sep 18 03:54:05 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEF069CE346 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2015 03:54:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ghe@slsware.net) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D57721805 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2015 03:54:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ghe@slsware.net) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id D320E9CE345; Fri, 18 Sep 2015 03:54:05 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2BD89CE344 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2015 03:54:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ghe@slsware.net) Received: from srv.slsware.net (srv.slsware.net [216.17.134.203]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B444C1804 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2015 03:54:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ghe@slsware.net) Received: from air.slsware.wif (unknown [192.168.2.237]) by srv.slsware.net (srv.slsware.net) with ESMTP id C4D722C0705 for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:54:04 -0600 (MDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) Subject: Re: 10.2 graphics problem From: Glenn English X-Mailer: MR/2 Internet Cruiser Edition for OS/2 v3.00.11.18 BETA/60 In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:53:49 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <8F541F88-2EAE-434C-B52C-43A744F54ADD@slsware.net> <55FADDE7.9000702@bananmonarki.se> <0F355724-42C6-4DB4-A470-7AC8D7667CEA@slsware.net> To: freebsdQuestions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 03:54:06 -0000 On Sep 17, 2015, at 8:48 PM, Warren Block wrote: Well, glory halleluia. Warren and/or Adam solved my problem. Massive = thanks to both of you. FreeBSD is an amazingly helpful place. XFCE does what I expect it to, with root or me logged in to it. These fixes seem to have cured another very annoying problem: it used to = start up with a screen full of flickering green noise, unless I waited = 15 seconds after a shutdown before booting. I must say, though, that what I entered into those config files could = have been Plato's Greek to me. I think I may have a little reading to do = -- I remember how Linux was complete gibberish to me 10 or 15 years ago. I've got what I think is a first edition of the Handbook and the book on = the FreeBSD kernel. Is there a more recent release (on dead trees) of = the Handbook? I've got the 10.2 on my disk, and I spent a lot of time = this afternoon printing parts of it (I do better reading paper). While I've got you on the phone, is it reasonable to try to use an RME = Hammerfall sound card on FreeBSD? I can't find much about it on the net, = except for a picture (and no text) of Beastie on one of the RME pages. --=20 Glenn English