From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 24 04:08:19 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4758137B401 for ; Thu, 24 Apr 2003 04:08:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (f48.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.48]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE08643FB1 for ; Thu, 24 Apr 2003 04:08:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 24 Apr 2003 04:08:18 -0700 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:08:17 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] X-Originating-Email: [crollins666@hotmail.com] From: "clayton rollins" To: sublist@comcast.net Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:08:17 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Apr 2003 11:08:18.0512 (UTC) FILETIME=[CF6C5D00:01C30A51] cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hello Newbs X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:08:19 -0000 >Mike wrote: > >I havn't seen any traffic on this list since I signed up for it so I >thought I >would send a message in a bottle and see what comes back.I have >been using >FreeBSD for a couple weeks and I really like it.I was using >Linux before so it >was not much of a shock making the switch.Actually I >still have linux on another >partition.I havn't booted it in a while >though.The only thing I havn't got >working yet is my usb quickcam >express.I am using cvsup to update my sources and >portupgrade to compile >the programs I am using.Last night I ran make world for >the first time.It >was pretty cool. > >Mike Hi mike, Welcome to the community. (Too many great things about FreeBSD to list here...) I mostly just wanted to add my own newbie experience from doing a make buildworld myself. While I thought everything had gone great throughout the process, I began to get some wierd errors from ipfw. (ipfw list caused a seg. fault, as did the security output for 'passwordless accounts'.) After learning far more than any newbie wants to about the files in /etc, I finally found the solution buried deep in the ipfw man page. (Most of the way towards the end, there's a little paragraph stating that you have to set IPFW2=TRUE in /etc/make.conf before running the buildworld.) It sounds like your right on track though. Good luck getting that quickcam up and running; and, good luck in all your endeavors. Happy Hacking, Clayton _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail