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 Message-ID: <C7B772FE-3EC1-45CE-A032-37BD37B3215A@slsware.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509172045040.6701@wonkity.com> References: <8F541F88-2EAE-434C-B52C-43A744F54ADD@slsware.net> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509151329030.76298@wonkity.com> <E6FDE819-14B8-4906-8E9C-F297341781E7@slsware.net> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509151859160.69660@wonkity.com> <B06FA0D2-6A5F-4ACC-8034-9AAA64D87446@slsware.net> <55FADDE7.9000702@bananmonarki.se> <0F355724-42C6-4DB4-A470-7AC8D7667CEA@slsware.net> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509171722040.89707@wonkity.com> <E5A9DC4E-5F5D-479B-B7EB-223097D9C618@slsware.net> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1509172045040.6701@wonkity.com>
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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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