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Geoff C. Marshall wrote:
> 
> I have recently installed FreeBSD 2.2.5 and then cvs'ed it
> to 2.2-STABLE.  I am quite impressed in a number of ways,
> but of course, I have a few problems.  If someone can help
> I would appreciate it.
> 
> 1.  How do I force xdm to start in greater than 8-bit
>     colour ?  Presumably I can edit out lower modes
>     in XF86Config, but that seems a little crude.
>
Did you try   ' DefaultColorDepth 16 ' in /etc/XF86Config file?
> 2.  I have been trying to configure a sound device,
>     and I seem to have it right, but there is no
>     /dev/snd0 and "MAKEDEV snd0" produces nothing
>     but a small pause.  What am I missing ?
>     What information can I supply ?
Did you rebuild the kernal with these options?
controller snd0
device sb0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 7 drq 1 vector sbintr
(if your sound card is sound blaster. You have to give correct irq)
Please refer LINT for the setting.
> 
> 3.  I like to use Netscape for mail and newsgroups,
>     but the version that comes with FreeBSD (the
>     latest according to Netscape) works only while
>     "online".  I need to pick a utility to get my
>     newsgroups from an AT&T newserver.  "slurp"
>     doesn't seem to work (for me), any particular
>     recommendatons ?
> 
> 4.  Never having uses Unix for WYSIWIG word
>     processing before, what is the best approach ?
> 
> Sorry about all this, really, but the wealth
> provided with FreeBSD is a bit overwhelming.
> 
> Geoff....