I've attempted to install FreeBSD 4.7 on an a new HP computer (734n) with an AMD Athlon XP 2400. In doing so, I ran across a few problems. They are detailed below: FYI: I installed using the "ALL" option. 1. On execution of "startx": Error Message: "Could not lookup internet address for . This will prevent GNOME from operating correctly. It may be possible to correct the problem by adding to the file /etc/hosts." Note: I do not have the computer in question setup on a network.
2. Once GNOME is running: Error Message: "Nautilus can't be used now, due to an unexpected error." Under details: "Nautilus can't be used now, due to an unexpected error from OAF when attempting to locate the factory. Killing oafd and restarting Nautilus may help fix the problem." Note: I killed the "oafd" process, restarted Nautilus and the same error was produced. 3. Sound card not detected: VT8233 (also not detected under Red Hat 8.0) I tried adding [ snd_via8233="YES" ] to /boot/loader.conf as suggested in a FAQ. That did not fix the problem. The older versions of the VT8233 are supported on Linux. Don't know about FreeBSD. 4. Is there a graphical login option available for FreeBSD? Also, how can I set up FreeBSD to load GNOME at start/login? "uname -a" output: FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE #0: Wed Oct 9 15:08:34 GMT 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 Thanks a bunch for this great OS. Brian To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
