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Date:      Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:53:49 -0600
From:      Glenn English <ghe@slsware.net>
To:        freebsdQuestions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: 10.2 graphics problem
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On Sep 17, 2015, at 8:48 PM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote:

Well, glory halleluia. Warren and/or Adam solved my problem. Massive =
thanks to both of you. FreeBSD is an amazingly helpful place.

XFCE does what I expect it to, with root or me logged in to it.

These fixes seem to have cured another very annoying problem: it used to =
start up with a screen full of flickering green noise, unless I waited =
15 seconds after a shutdown before booting.

I must say, though, that what I entered into those config files could =
have been Plato's Greek to me. I think I may have a little reading to do =
-- I remember how Linux was complete gibberish to me 10 or 15 years ago.

I've got what I think is a first edition of the Handbook and the book on =
the FreeBSD kernel. Is there a more recent release (on dead trees) of =
the Handbook? I've got the 10.2 on my disk, and I spent a lot of time =
this afternoon printing parts of it (I do better reading paper).

While I've got you on the phone, is it reasonable to try to use an RME =
Hammerfall sound card on FreeBSD? I can't find much about it on the net, =
except for a picture (and no text) of Beastie on one of the RME pages.

--=20
Glenn English






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