Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 18:19:14 EDT From: "Saraswathi Mukherjee" <essem36@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: problems- 2.2.7FBSD Message-ID: <19990601221914.16079.qmail@hotmail.com>
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Hi
I have recently installed
2.2.7 release on my machine which dual boots with Windows95.
However, I am facing some problems in almost every phase.
1. I have a 3com Fast Etherlink XL 10/100Mb TX Ethernet NIC
(3C905B-TX) but while booting the O/S the system complains
that no driver is assigned. I have recompiled the kernel
after adding the line: device xl0 and also configured the
rc.conf file with the network options for ifconfig_xl0
but still get the same message. It also complains that
ifconfig: interface xl0 does not exist. What is wrong?
Does this need driver files or
FBSD 2.2.7 does not support xl0? I got this info. from
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html.
2. When I went thro the installation according to the instructions
for CD-ROM installation, when I came at the point of configuring
XFree86
I got a box which said: Press ENTER to return to graphics
mode. This may take a while. <OK>. I waited for a while. Nothing
happened. so I pressed enter and it got back to the installation
screens again. XFree86 was not configured. What is wrong. Should
I have to wait too long? or anything wrong? Also how would I run
sysinstall from /stand/sysinstall?
3. I have a HP Laserjet 4ML which I connected to the parallel
printer
port. I have added the device lpt0 in the /dev directory also
the interrupt is configured in the kernel.Also I have configured
lpd-enable to "YES" in rc.conf. When I checked lpr -Pmyprintername
filename, where filename is one of the files I created, I just get empty
printer pages. The printer is not
even responding to simple check. I also checked in su mode. Also I have
added the corresponding printer directory in lpd directory and
configured the printcap file. But still no use.
4. Also how can a newbie like me learn every detail about all
configuration files involved in the admin of the system? Is there
a site help available?
I would greatly appreciate any directions that the Unix pro's can offer.
I had to stop subscription to freebsd-questions due to the sheer
volume, and I appreciate any help directed to this e-mail address.
With Thanks,
Sara Mukherjee
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