From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Dec 7 15:33:33 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96B3D1310CF3 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2018 15:33:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jd1008@gmail.com) Received: from mail-oi1-x233.google.com (mail-oi1-x233.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::233]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E5E708FA13 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2018 15:33:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jd1008@gmail.com) Received: by mail-oi1-x233.google.com with SMTP id v6so3692354oif.2 for ; Fri, 07 Dec 2018 07:33:32 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=N3FHobNJaVo4iAm7/+pKumOCvAIc+ecfe6TXkkObBrs=; b=gugOaxoK4EIWltnqndG9Te9r2jefIQ1vlaLlfAwXPSHX/s9u6sXVKTbFaa8pVxlGBU Q/mFDN6ycfHgXbZXiprHptCOe/UmE+5MBvxm13CosVaOXjkksX1hhEuJXrpuhHvvADIm xr3HmFSIXvL+NfALdGPpuc1OUmvI1NwFMEk1ehf/2okvoSlg4fa0s1oo4blQwbM8qcjP xTAimFx7PER2ozfBnOEQCnci74uCrRcoX0Am6LN1LEZr+qYCWQYMR4FMMFMW9elbjlar sDvULbpWLSRlpvhsmkoCWe8B2QAHQqrMhJ3aM8TA8+Vvw/N0HhixFvjJZGN07opujOAl +yXQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=N3FHobNJaVo4iAm7/+pKumOCvAIc+ecfe6TXkkObBrs=; b=STbS+kSy1kQBKV0M8/16/SlzNrRR0OZwnYse5zier3s78SsEtnKJr5ZpjHXIbjxvz7 acSk+wq+PTuMzCt/Tfv4VUIfFMFKA6k5iq/p3oS814+1mprnOSm3giKE7CiYnba10xQc 9FTXY9SRKMPNSxJYM51Ksz4t8bhEiiTY6Zm0atBlxdpO6soBgY7n7FfwGmUTo84gDr4C 1Y7jkiG8hK4mlguLThZuJvOzEiMeAb1l7PvAY7LT/e0ZCG9FGoocu5/LXxuojWZIFdXQ /w+Kky/pIqqSJgPmkdhPapdyuXIGj2hGiSYdKxhsUexZ9J9tfyV5z5FuXzMJdv3rIpwR vU2Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AA+aEWa7qxCVmnvLQEhjscZ8nRrXTafYSaFpYCHqLyO9GUSvCmJTA5x6 m0SNKJG65hsIeoSgGfexX0o7WcULHiwSjWWwHno= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AFSGD/UdvmzLUwAD+ygaubqTer1wRIHPINlfAnJA6jC2ybmEBlDVMfMcUeez4Jirc8/5otJdIv08ECQDHb9xvX/C86w= X-Received: by 2002:aca:dd88:: with SMTP id u130mr1436274oig.204.1544196812225; Fri, 07 Dec 2018 07:33:32 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a4a:1fdd:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Fri, 7 Dec 2018 07:33:31 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <20181202231414.bc873ae8.freebsd@edvax.de> <3b1f0a32-175e-2535-ce70-ac8935cf85eb@yandex.com> <20181203184153.b37810d9.freebsd@edvax.de> <20181204183621.9358c17e.freebsd@edvax.de> <20181204202918.64f6e9eb.freebsd@edvax.de> From: JD Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 08:33:31 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Fresh Installation Of FreeBSD 11.2--Mate Not Working Properly To: B J Cc: Polytropon , freebsd-questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: E5E708FA13 X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.10 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-0.998,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-0.999,0]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.51)[-0.513,0]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[cached: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[3.3.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.b.8.f.7.0.6.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[gmail.com]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; IP_SCORE(-0.58)[ipnet: 2607:f8b0::/32(-1.51), asn: 15169(-1.30), country: US(-0.09)] X-Rspamd-Server: mx1.freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:33:33 -0000 Well, you can choose whatever desktop you are comfortable and happy with. Most of the problems I have seen from people who run into post installation, have to do with missing pieces, or problems with default configurations. Good luck to ya! On 12/6/18, B J wrote: > Since the HD on which I installed the system is about as old as the > computer, I thought that it might have been going wobbly. > > I made a fresh installation on an external unit and ran Mate through > xterm. There doesn't appear to be any difference between that and > what I have on the main drive. In the fresh installation, I can drag > and place windows, but it's slow. In addition, I'm getting the same > error messages as I did earlier. > > It would seem, then, that something somewhere got fiddled between when > I installed the original system on the HD and now. Maybe I should > look at using a new desktop. KDE, maybe? > > BMJ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >