Re: newbie question: Gnome 2.6 upgrade
* Lucas Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-04-22 11:32]: The problem only seems to be with X11. I tried running several commands in console mode that I can normally run from any location and they all worked fine. so far startx seems to be the only thing that won't run like it used This could be for naught, but what does 'xinit' do for you? to. I read something about shells having to be rehashed to update the PATH lines? I run in bash if that makes a difference. If I'm not mistaken, you only need to run rehash with a csh not sh/bash. Besides, you said the machine rebooted. The path should be correct then. Right and right. Rehash is a [t]csh builtin, not present in Bourne shells, and yep, if the machine was rebooted (or the user logged out), then the point is moot. -- Joshua You can't treat the working man this way! One day we'll form a union, and get the fair and equitable treatment we deserve! Then, we'll get corrupt and shiftless, and the Japanese will eat us alive!--Anonymous Simpsons character ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: newbie question: Gnome 2.6 upgrade
On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 01:03:16AM -0700, Joshua Lokken wrote: * Lucas Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-04-22 11:32]: The problem only seems to be with X11. I tried running several commands in console mode that I can normally run from any location and they all worked fine. so far startx seems to be the only thing that won't run like it used This could be for naught, but what does 'xinit' do for you? to. I read something about shells having to be rehashed to update the PATH lines? I run in bash if that makes a difference. If I'm not mistaken, you only need to run rehash with a csh not sh/bash. Besides, you said the machine rebooted. The path should be correct then. Right and right. Rehash is a [t]csh builtin, not present in Bourne shells, and yep, if the machine was rebooted (or the user logged out), then the point is moot. hash is in bash. There's a slogan in there, somewhere... ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
newbie question: Gnome 2.6 upgrade
I finally came to my senses and got a copy of FreeBSD about a week ago. I'm very compitent in window$ and DOS, and wanted to start in on something new. I've been toying with BSD for a while and I'm getting to know my way around. I'm having trouble upgrading to gnome 2.6. I had gnome 2.4 installed and running just fine. I cvsup'd with the ports-supfile, and ran the gnome_upgrade.sh file. It pondered the meaning of life until well after I left for work. When I came home, I saw it was at the login prompt. There were some messages that I assume have to deal with renewing DHCP leases with my cable modem, but I logged in as normal. there was nothing indicating a troubled install. Since running cvsup and the upgrade, I can't run startx like I used to. It used to run regardless of what directory I was in, and now I have to be in /usr/X11R6/bin to run it. when I run it, I get the same message as usual that says it can't contact some host server and I ned to add a line into my /etc/hosts file. I've always gotten that one, even when 2.4 was running perfectly smoothly. a terminal window comes up right away after that message when gnome starts as it begins loading it's components at the splash screen. it hangs on window manager but eventually gets to the desktop with the terminal window still open. I can't run any applications at all. it says that the indicated file is nowhere to be found. I can run the files, epiphany for example, from the terminal window and they run just fine as far as I can tell. I'm sure there's some painfully obvious thing I haven't done, but I can't tell what it is. I've followed the upgrade instructions to the letter, but apaprently I'm not cool enough to pull it off. sorry for the longwindedness. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: newbie question: Gnome 2.6 upgrade
I would run portversion -v | grep and make sure everything was upgraded to start with. If all the gnome and X11 related stuff appears to be upgraded, it might be hard to track down which build was at fault. I think the gnome upgrade script made a logfile in tmp. I would check to see if there is one there and if so see what happened. Did you have x11 running when you tried the upgrade? Did the machine reboot or simply logout? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: newbie question: Gnome 2.6 upgrade
On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 10:16:25AM -0400, Ian Bowers wrote: I'm having trouble upgrading to gnome 2.6. I had gnome 2.4 installed and running just fine. I cvsup'd with the ports-supfile, and ran the gnome_upgrade.sh file. Maybe dumb question: Did you upgrade ruby as instructed in /usr/ports/UPDATING before upgrading Gnome? (I ran into that trap a while ago) Since running cvsup and the upgrade, I can't run startx like I used to. Are your problems only related to X11 - or do you have the problems when running in console-mode too? Try switching virtual terminals with AltCtrlF-key (like AltCtrlF2). First of all this switches you out to a console-terminal leaving X running and thus gives to the ability to track things down further. -ewald ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: newbie question: Gnome 2.6 upgrade
I'll track down that logfile and check it out. I didn't have X11 running at the time, since I figured it might have to upgrade some components that X11 runs on. It rebooted the machine, and when I scrolled up to check out all the startup text, everything looked in order. Hopefully something will jump out in the logfile. From: Lucas Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Ian Bowers' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: newbie question: Gnome 2.6 upgrade Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:44:22 -0400 I would run portversion -v | grep and make sure everything was upgraded to start with. If all the gnome and X11 related stuff appears to be upgraded, it might be hard to track down which build was at fault. I think the gnome upgrade script made a logfile in tmp. I would check to see if there is one there and if so see what happened. Did you have x11 running when you tried the upgrade? Did the machine reboot or simply logout? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN Premium! http://join.msn.com/?page=features/mlbpgmarket=en-us/go/onm00200439ave/direct/01/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: newbie question: Gnome 2.6 upgrade
From: Ewald Jenisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ian Bowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: newbie question: Gnome 2.6 upgrade Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:16:14 +0200 On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 10:16:25AM -0400, Ian Bowers wrote: I'm having trouble upgrading to gnome 2.6. I had gnome 2.4 installed and running just fine. I cvsup'd with the ports-supfile, and ran the gnome_upgrade.sh file. Maybe dumb question: Did you upgrade ruby as instructed in /usr/ports/UPDATING before upgrading Gnome? (I ran into that trap a while ago) Like a proper n00b, I didn't even know there was such a directory. I followed the upgrade FAQ at freebsd.org on the assumption that it was a full set of instructions. Thank you very much for this tidbit. I'll upgrade ruby and check out that dir. Since running cvsup and the upgrade, I can't run startx like I used to. Are your problems only related to X11 - or do you have the problems when running in console-mode too? Try switching virtual terminals with AltCtrlF-key (like AltCtrlF2). First of all this switches you out to a console-terminal leaving X running and thus gives to the ability to track things down further. -ewald The problem only seems to be with X11. I tried running several commands in console mode that I can normally run from any location and they all worked fine. so far startx seems to be the only thing that won't run like it used to. I read something about shells having to be rehashed to update the PATH lines? I run in bash if that makes a difference. Thank you very much for your help so far. _ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: newbie question: Gnome 2.6 upgrade
The problem only seems to be with X11. I tried running several commands in console mode that I can normally run from any location and they all worked fine. so far startx seems to be the only thing that won't run like it used to. I read something about shells having to be rehashed to update the PATH lines? I run in bash if that makes a difference. If I'm not mistaken, you only need to run rehash with a csh not sh/bash. Besides, you said the machine rebooted. The path should be correct then. You could type env and look at your environment variables. Make sure X11 is still in your path. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]