Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 10:58:41 +0200 From: "Wijnand Wiersma" <freebsd@4business.nl> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: X and windowmanager problems (and some more :( ) Message-ID: <016301c14732$9b6c7dc0$6800a8c0@wijnand>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I will start with being honest: I'm a complete newbie to FreeBSD, I'm used too the good old easy slackware linux. Yesterday I installed FreeBSD 4.4 and got my ADSL connection working in no-time. But then I installed XFree86 4 from the cdrom (not through the ports collection) I had several strange problems. Configuring X was easy, just like in slackware. But then I run startx and only X came up without a windowmanager. I already had installed KDE with /stand/sysinstall When other users started X they got twm (I guess), and that's not what I want because my whole family has to work on that pc :( I saw KDE only once and I don't know how I did that! In the meanwile I recompiled my kernel I used the GENERIC config file and only added device pcm options ext2fs After the reboot my mouse didn't even work anymore, only when I reenabled it in /stand/sysinstall My networkcards didn't come up anymore (realtek 8029's) and I had to do ifconfig manually and start my ADSL connection. What can I do to avoid all these problems? It isn't normal. I installed 4.3 several times without any problems. Is there somebody in this maillinglist with the answers? I do hope, I really want to run this beautifull os. Thank you, Wijnand Wiersma Ps, is it possible in FreeBSD to have a graphical login, like in linux starting in runlevel 5? [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4807.2300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will start with being honest: I'm a complete newbie to FreeBSD, I'm used too the good old easy slackware linux.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yesterday I installed FreeBSD 4.4 and got my ADSL connection working in no-time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But then I installed XFree86 4 from the cdrom (not through the ports collection)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had several strange problems. Configuring X was easy, just like in slackware.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But then I run startx and only X came up without a windowmanager.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I already had installed KDE with /stand/sysinstall</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When other users started X they got twm (I guess), and that's not what I want because my whole family has to work on that pc :(</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I saw KDE only once and I don't know how I did that!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the meanwile I recompiled my kernel</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I used the GENERIC config file and only added</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>device pcm</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>options ext2fs</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After the reboot my mouse didn't even work anymore, only when I reenabled it in /stand/sysinstall</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My networkcards didn't come up anymore (realtek 8029's) and I had to do ifconfig manually and start my ADSL connection.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What can I do to avoid all these problems? It isn't normal. I installed 4.3 several times without any problems.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there somebody in this maillinglist with the answers? I do hope, I really want to run this beautifull os.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wijnand Wiersma</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ps, is it possible in FreeBSD to have a graphical login, like in linux starting in runlevel 5?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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