From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 19 09:17:43 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEC2F16A403 for ; Sat, 19 May 2007 09:17:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) Received: from iron2.sfsu.edu (iron2.sfsu.edu [130.212.10.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAF6713C4AE for ; Sat, 19 May 2007 09:17:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) Received: from smtp01.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.100]) by iron2.sfsu.edu with ESMTP; 19 May 2007 01:49:07 -0700 X-onepass: IPPSC X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CABRXTkaC1Apk/2dsb2JhbAA Received: from libra.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.238]) by mail05a.sfsu.edu (Lotus Domino Release 7.0) with ESMTP id 2007051901490553-507 ; Sat, 19 May 2007 01:49:05 -0700 Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 01:49:05 -0700 (PDT) From: KAYVEN RIESE To: James Snyder In-Reply-To: <464E0B62.8060505@fanplastic.org> Message-ID: References: <464E0B62.8060505@fanplastic.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on MAIL05a/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0|August 18, 2005) at 05/19/2007 01:49:05, Serialize by Router on SMTP01/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.2FP1HF155 | March 20, 2007) at 05/19/2007 01:49:06, Serialize complete at 05/19/2007 01:49:06 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: xorg upgrade plans X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 09:17:44 -0000 On Fri, 18 May 2007, James Snyder wrote: > Regarding the trials and tribulations. I did not, at first, get the message > that one shouldn't overlay the testing tree on top of the older tree, and did > the first libXft upgrade at that point. That failed and subsequently I > needed to do a series of pkgdb -F & portupgrade -a commands along with a few > make deinstalls to make everything happy. I could post the log of going Oh dear. My xfce4 is broke and I am thinking this procedure might be what i need to do. I have freeBSD-STABLE 6.2 and just was in the middle of trying to update for the first time maybe a month ago, and I haven't really recovered from the experience yet, I think. I am sort of new to being an admin on a UNIX system, but I first learned EVAX in 1985. I was sort of in a haitus of sorts while concentrating on a MS degree in Physiology and Biophysics from about 1990-1998. Right now I can't run any non character based GUIs on this puter. I could really use a complete rundown of the steps in an email, which I read with pine. > through all that, however, it's incredibly long, and likely a bit on the > confusing side due to not giving up on any dead-ends :-) > as long as I have all the steps.. I can go to kinkos and print them out. I have no printer. > Merge executed, had to then manually do the simlink. After that, I had > trouble with the default font fixed and cursor not being found. I needed to > install the appropriate misc-misc & misc-cursor fonts to get that going > appropriately. I also had to manually install mouse and keyboard input > drivers after the new xorg drivers directory was initially created during the > upgrade process as a file rather than a directory. > Oh dear. I am really going to need steps on this part. > Best. > > -jsnyder > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >