Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 12:29:04 -0500 From: "Nathan Vidican" <nate@mnsi.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: HELP!!!!!!!!! Message-ID: <199711051754.MAA26812@backup.MNSi.Net>
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Dear FreeBSd list, I am a new freebsd user. I just installed FreeBSd 2.2.2, I have limited knowledge of the unix O/S, but am a fast learner. I have a few problems thus far though, and I would like to know if you can help answer my questions (listed below): 1- When I press F2 for FreeBSd, the boot MGR gives me "F?" why? (I have been able to use the boot disk, and boot the kernel from the hardrive though, and I have tried "fsck", but still nothing?, have been using: wd(o,a)kernel when i get boot: on the boot floppie) 2- How do i execute a browser, I have gotten PPP connections going, just cannot seem to execute a browser, I have both Mosaic, and Lynx installed in /usr/ports/www ? (I think?) 3- How do I check my e-mail? is there a good graphical software that someone knows of that is ported for freebsd? if so, where can i get it? 4- When using "mail" to send mail, how does one send, I can enter the subject, and then type a message, but then what? I also tried this "mail whoever@isp.net >>somethng.txt" (using ee to create a txt file) 5- When I use a username other than "root", why can't I write to anything? ee wouldn't let me save any txt files? to anywhere? 6- how does one config, then execute the x-windows GUI? 7- how do i run ircII? i can execute irc, but cannot seem to connect? 8- when using ppp, how does one leave the connection, "shell"? if i do this, will the connection remain active, how do programs based for the internet know if I am connected or not? 9- how does one setup Apache? I have the port installed, (also have the Perl for it) 10- last, but not least, is "perl" the perl5.003 compiler that came in the ports collection? case almost all the perl apps won't work with it? Nathan Vidican 1 (519) 728-4190 nate@mnsi.net Diamond_C of Dalnet, (IRC)
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