Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:44:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Short <neshort@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Effing HAL Message-ID: <370279.86430.qm@web56502.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20091029231539.65B9C10656D3@hub.freebsd.org>
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> --On Thursday, October 29, 2009 16:55:58 -0500 Freminlins > <freminlins@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I know this isn't specifically a FreeBSD problem, HAL > being needed by X. But > > the flipping installer should enable it when I > selected X flipping User from > > the install options. > > > > My little upgrade has now turned from a bit of fun > into a saga that I don't > > want to go through again. > > > > I had to get this off my chest. It was, as they say, > doing my head in. > > > > Far be it from me to pile on when you're already so > frustrated, but I run into > these sorts of problems myself from time to time. > It's usually because I > didn't bother to read /usr/ports/UPDATING first, which in > this case might have > warned you. > > 20090123: > AFFECTS: users of x11-servers/xorg-server > AUTHOR: rnoland@FreeBSD.org > .... I hate to say this; but I carefully read the UPDATING log you quoted and used the solution suggested - which did not work for me. It sounds like there is some special extra installation required - and I have not found the details on it. This is a very old problem. I worked on this problem until I got frustrated and installed Linux. I hate it and look forward to this problem in FBSD being fixed so I can go back. USB stuff - and ethernet divices don't work worth squat in Linux.home | help
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