Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 00:57:20 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Martin Smith <martinsm@gn.apc.org> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gnome on current questions Message-ID: <1241758640.66180.88.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <50220.80.177.154.53.1241731497.squirrel@sqmail.gn.apc.org> References: <50220.80.177.154.53.1241731497.squirrel@sqmail.gn.apc.org>
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--=-rAPumqN3PYk4Ih+POrGC Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2009-05-07 at 22:24 +0100, Martin Smith wrote: > I have installed a current system, updated to about a week ago and built > from source gnome2, which after sorting out a couple glitches is now > installed, but there seem to be a few anomalies and I am wondering whethe= r > these are due to it being current rather than stable, or has something > wierd happened to my installation. I did think the compile was pretty > quick, but maybe I wrongly remembered how long it took last time I did it= , > about a year ago. >=20 > GDM does not appear like the gdm I am used to seeing, more like a somewha= t > slicker version of xdm from about 8 years ago, and it allows root logins > by default, which I am certain gdm never did. It offers the possibility t= o > set up a keyboard and language, but actually does not, and appears as a > small box against what is the green default desktop background >=20 > There is no option to shut down or restart from the system menu on the > desktop, only to log out. >=20 > None of the items in the system > administration menu are functional, the= y > all claim not be compatible with the operating system I am running, > listing fbsd up to 7 only. Updating these tools to work properly on FreeBSD is currently on the projects list. We need a volunteer to do the work. >=20 > So is this par for the course with current or has something gone awfully > wrong with my installation? Make sure you have /proc mounted. Joe >=20 > Any comment most welcome >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-rAPumqN3PYk4Ih+POrGC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkoDu64ACgkQb2iPiv4Uz4cUpgCfceE3zu7bw0BFVG+2ZZ7xlSRo EwUAnRZevrX/AJO2COqrMXxljVU8MUlE =AKCU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-rAPumqN3PYk4Ih+POrGC--
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