Re: Frustration
On Jun 30, 2006, at 6:33 PM, Rico Secada wrote: On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:40:09 +0100 "Joao Barros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/30/06, Rico Secada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Being an experienced BSD user who on a daily basis gives support to other people using BSD, wether FreeBSD, OpenBSD or NetBSD, I hardly think this has to do with FreeBSD. This rather sounds like a typical MS whiner, who hasn't really got around to actually understand what he is doing. In some situations there are hardware complications, which again hasn't got anything to do with FreeBSD but rather is based upon hardware vendores keeping others than MS from using their hardware. Long story short, stop whining and just go back to MS Windows. Nobody cares! Part of the FreeBSD experience is the comunity and you're not helping. It's about helping people who want and need help, not people who whine! I care, most probably someone else cares. Well, go ahead then, care all you want! But please do so somewhere else! Not on this list! Please don't talk for the comunity by stating "nobody cares". I do talk for the comunity by stating nobody cares. This list is about helping. Not venting! Nobody from the comunity cares about that! Please don't speak for me. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Stale Dependencies ??????
On Jun 24, 2006, at 9:41 AM, Gerard Seibert wrote: On Saturday 24 June 2006 12:27, Robert Davison wrote: I've recently had a few problems with KDE 3.5.1, so recently upgraded to 3.5.3 via the ports. I have a port upgrade script which is producing the following output when executed. Stale dependency: gconf2-2.14.0_2 --> openldap-client-2.2.30 -- manually run 'pkgdb -F' to fix, or specify -O to force. now upgrading the required ports Stale dependency: gconf2-2.14.0_2 --> openldap-client-2.2.30 -- manually run 'pkgdb -F' to fix, or specify -O to force. Could someone please explain what is happening here. If I run pkgdb -F I get the following output (pressing enter to accept the default) I've had the hardest time understanding what pkgdb asks. This is the only article I've found which makes some sense to me: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2001/11/29/Big_Scary_Daemons.html?page=1 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: kde-3.5.3 screensaver
On Jun 8, 2006, at 3:15 PM, Chris Howells wrote: On Thursday 08 June 2006 17:14, dick hoogendijk wrote: Anybody experience the same as I do? After upgrading to the latest kde (from 3.5.2 to 3.5.3) the screensaver within kde stopped working. Yes, it's broke. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=128610 -- Cheers, Chris Howells -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.chrishowells.co.uk, PGP ID: 0x33795A2C KDE/Qt/C++/PHP Developer: http://www.kde.org I've had this same problem since 3.5.1. I installed xscreensaver and turned off KDE screensaver. When I want to adjust it I run xscreensaver-demo from the command line. When I lock the screen I get the KDE screen saver which will work for that. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: building xgl
On Jun 4, 2006, at 6:38 AM, Jim Stapleton wrote: On 6/4/06, Jim Stapleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Does anyone have experience building XGL on Freebsd? It has Makefile.am files, but no other files needed for automake (such as configure.ac/configure.in). Does anyone know where I can find them for this program, or if there is a trivial manner to generate them (following the gnu automake tutorial, changeing the names as appropriate, is only producing errors). Thanks, -Jim Stapleton Here's an account of somebody who's done it. He covers the automake issues. It seems a little over my head. I've got it working on Linux and really can't wait to get it on FreeBSD. http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39615&highlight=xgl ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
XGL / compiz
Anyone know how to get these working on FreeBSD? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Intel Mac experiences
On May 25, 2006, at 9:13 PM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: James, you missed the point. If you have an Intel MAC it came with MacOS X (tiger) and that is basically the same operating system as FreeBSD. Meaning, what are you trying to gain? If anything, your worse off with FreeBSD since MacOS X comes with a gorgeous user interface that FreeBSD does not have. Ted I can understand the desire. OS X does have a polished and beautiful desktop environment, but it is not FreeBSD. If money were no object for me, I would want a Macbook Pro with a triple boot of OS X, Win XP and FreeBSD. Back to the original topic: James, I'm curious that you had any results booting with any BSD or Linux. The Intel Macs have no BIOS, I have read of hacks that got Linux (and Windows before Apple offered it) to work, but it didn't seem straight forward based on the accounts I read. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Earl Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:48 PM To: Ted Mittelstaedt Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel Mac experiences I'm not joking. This is a FreeBSD mailing list isn't it? On 5/25/06, Ted Mittelstaedt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Please tell me your joking, don't you know that MacOS X is just a commercialized version of FreeBSD? Ted ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Linux distro with ports/package type system?
On May 15, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Nikolas Britton wrote: On 5/15/06, vayu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On May 15, 2006, at 2:15 AM, Nikolas Britton wrote: > I have an older 440MX based laptop that I'm fairly sure FreeBSD won't > like, I don't want to run windows on this box... so I'm looking for a > Linux distro that has a ports like system. > > I need KDE, X.org, and a 2.6 kernel installed by default... dammit... > I don't want to #$%! with Linux, maybe I'll give FreeBSD another try > first, anyways, thanks for the suggestions guys. > > I've heard that Gentoo's package management system "Portage" is inspired by FreeBSDs ports, but I believe it's a bit of work to install and compile a working system. I've been using Debian based Kubuntu on my laptop, and find the package management excellent. The installation and maintenance is easy. It's my choice when I want to install and go. Thanks, I didn't know Kubuntu / Ubuntu was Debian based. I like Debian but the distribution always seems to be stuck in last year, It's still using a 2.4 kernel, XFree86, and KDE 3.3! Anyways, Kubuntu 6.06 Beta2 appears to meet most of my requirements so I'll give it a whirl. I like it. They do keep quite up to date. It is geared for the masses and as such there will be some stuff you don't need but it works on my sons PIII 450 with 6GB hard disk and 256MB RAM and the Install is easy and painless. (If you need a really trim system you can do a server install and then install KDE separately, then you'll bypass the Kubuntu value added features) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Linux distro with ports/package type system?
On May 15, 2006, at 2:15 AM, Nikolas Britton wrote: I have an older 440MX based laptop that I'm fairly sure FreeBSD won't like, I don't want to run windows on this box... so I'm looking for a Linux distro that has a ports like system. I need KDE, X.org, and a 2.6 kernel installed by default... dammit... I don't want to #$%! with Linux, maybe I'll give FreeBSD another try first, anyways, thanks for the suggestions guys. I've heard that Gentoo's package management system "Portage" is inspired by FreeBSDs ports, but I believe it's a bit of work to install and compile a working system. I've been using Debian based Kubuntu on my laptop, and find the package management excellent. The installation and maintenance is easy. It's my choice when I want to install and go. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Improving kde perfomance...
On Saturday 15 April 2006 10:14, Paulino Calderon wrote: > Hey folks, Ive been googling about howto improve kde perfomance, i ve always > used fluxbox as my wm but recently I got a new laptop, it has a 3.2 ghz > processor, 1 gb of ram, and an ati mobility radeon x600 wiith 256 mb of > video meomry so I decided to try kde but so far the perfomance has benn > really poor, cpu usage is always between 20-25% eventhough im not doing > anything, most apps takes between 5 and 10 seconds to start, and even the > mouse pointer feels like it gets stuck when i move it too fast, is this as > fast as it gets for kde? or do you guys think there is osmething wrong with > my installation? I instaleld it via ports by the way. > I think you might have other issues. That should be plenty of power for KDE. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Wanted: Flash player for ....
On Wednesday 12 April 2006 15:20, Bob Johnson wrote: > On 4/12/06, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 02:11:12PM -0400, Andy Reitz wrote: > > > On Wed, 12 Apr 2006, Ashley Moran wrote: > > > > > > > On Wednesday 12 April 2006 15:15, you wrote: > > > > > I forwarded this license issue to an engineer I know there. His > > > > > response was positive. We'll have to see how it goes with their > > > > > management and legal. > > > > I lost track of the above email, but keep portmgr@ and the port > > maintainer in the loop with developments on this front. > > > > I submitted a query to Adobe customer support via their web site. The > reply I got stated in part: > > "Please note that Flash Player 8 is not supported in FreeBSD, thus it > not mentioned on the End User License Agreement that Flash Player can > download and installed on the operating system. It is not that the > web player is prohibited in FreeBSD, but the operating system itself > is not compatible with Flash Player." > > I have replied to them to point out that this statement is incorrect, > that FreeBSD is entirely capable of running Flash Player, but FreeBSD > users such as I are now prohibited from using Adobe products. I asked > them if they want me to stop using it -- it will be interesting to see > what they say. > > I also pointed out that if that was not their intent, they should > consider changing the wording of the EULA. I think that if everyone > who is speculating about this on this list were instead to submit > their requests for clarification (not threats) to Adobe's customer > support, it might get some attention from Adobe. > What email address did you use? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Keypad no longer works under X
On Thursday 06 April 2006 19:47, Donald T Hayford wrote: > My numeric keypad no longer works under X Since when? > except as a way to move the > mouse cursor (i.e., no 1-9, etc). The LED changes states when pushed. > I've searched through the X.org site but haven't found anything of use. > Does anybody know how to fix this? My xorg.conf looks like this: > > /Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "X.org Configured" > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > InputDevice"Mouse0" "CorePointer" > InputDevice"Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > EndSection > > > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Keyboard0" > Driver "kbd" > EndSection > > > / > > I'm running FreeBSD 6.1-PRERELEASE, with X version 6.9.0. I use KDE as > the X desktop. > > Thanks for your help, > Don Hayford > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Best way to print photos
On Monday 03 April 2006 22:17, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Vayu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > : On Monday 03 April 2006 12:27, M. Warner Losh wrote: > : > OK. I got bordered photo printing working. I haven't gotten > : > borderless printing working, alas. > : > > : > The key points I learned: > : > > : > (1) Install print/cups. > : > (2) Install graphics/hpijs. This filters .ps -> goo the printer > groks > : > (3) Install graphics/gimp.This makes .ps files > : > (4) Kill lpr/lpd before starting cups. > : > (5) Make sure you configure lpr/lpd not to startup on boot > : > (6) Remove lp* binaries > : > (7) Setup buildworld /etc/make.conf so it doesn't build lpr with > : > NO_LPR or WITHOUT_LPR > : > (8) Add printer via localhost:631 web interface. > : > (8) Set printer to draft mode via cups for testing > : > (9) Use firefox to generate test prints. > : > (10) To print from gimp, I have to remove the '-l' from the command > : > line every time I print in the printer setup. This causes the > : > raw .ps file to go to the printer, rather than via cups' > : > postscript filter for the printer. > : > (11) To get photos, one must set photo quality via cups setup > : > interface. > : > > : > : For someone who has just been struggling with CUPS this is helpful. > : Would you mind elaborating the steps on how to accomplish 5, 6 and 7 above? > : I've got most everything working, now I'd like to switch to the CUPs lp > : commands. > > Sure. > > Step 5 is accomplished by not having a line like lpd_enable=yes in > /etc/rc.conf. I had one from when I was using lpd. > > Step 6 is just 'sudo rm -f /usr/bin/lp?*'. /usr/bin/lp is mildly > useful, and will be recreated. What do you mean will be recreated? (If it's going to be recreated, then why delete it?) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Best way to print photos
On Monday 03 April 2006 12:27, M. Warner Losh wrote: > OK. I got bordered photo printing working. I haven't gotten > borderless printing working, alas. > > The key points I learned: > > (1) Install print/cups. > (2) Install graphics/hpijs. This filters .ps -> goo the printer groks > (3) Install graphics/gimp.This makes .ps files > (4) Kill lpr/lpd before starting cups. > (5) Make sure you configure lpr/lpd not to startup on boot > (6) Remove lp* binaries > (7) Setup buildworld /etc/make.conf so it doesn't build lpr with > NO_LPR or WITHOUT_LPR > (8) Add printer via localhost:631 web interface. > (8) Set printer to draft mode via cups for testing > (9) Use firefox to generate test prints. > (10) To print from gimp, I have to remove the '-l' from the command > line every time I print in the printer setup. This causes the > raw .ps file to go to the printer, rather than via cups' > postscript filter for the printer. > (11) To get photos, one must set photo quality via cups setup > interface. > For someone who has just been struggling with CUPS this is helpful. Would you mind elaborating the steps on how to accomplish 5, 6 and 7 above? I've got most everything working, now I'd like to switch to the CUPs lp commands. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Firefox 1.5 getting downright irritating
On Monday 03 April 2006 08:49, Paul Schmehl wrote: > Does anyone know how to get Firefox 1.5 to *always* start with the > ProfileManager? I'm using KDE 3.5, FreeBSD 6.0, Xorg 6.9.0 and Firefox > 1.5. I've created an application starter on the menubar that has the path > to firefox (/usr/X11R6/bin/firefox) with the argument -ProfileManager. The > first time I start Firefox, the profile manager pops up and prompts me to > select a profile. All subsequent launches of Firefox use the profile that > I selected initially. I want Firefox to prompt me *every* time it starts, > because I have created several profiles, each designed to do different > tasks and be open in different windows. Each profile uses tabbed Homes so > I can start a number of tabs with different tasks in them. > > I've edited profile.ini as follows: > StartWithLastProfile=0 > and > StartWithLastProfile=1 > > Neither setting makes any difference at all. Checking and unchecking the > box to start on startup *also* does nothing. (As does the prompt to make > firefox the default browser.) > > I even tried removing StartWithLastProfile entirely. *Nothing* works. > There's no man pages for firefox, firefox-bin, profile.ini, profilemanager, > mozilla or mozilla-bin, and googling has been futile so far. > This is not the answer to your problem, but there is an extension called session saver that saves your firefox session just as you left it (with all the tabs intact). You can save as many sessions as you want and reload the last saved or a specific one. It might do what you want. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Not an easy install
On Saturday 25 March 2006 06:36, Tim wrote: > Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I > am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like > a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a > nitemare if you have never done it, I am now reloading windows and then > putting back Ubuntu, unless someone over there can make it simple even > for me. > > > Tim Stevens > Who are "you guys"? I installed Ubuntu as my very first open source OS last Aug. Since then I've installed it on 5 computers and now FreeBSD on 2 computers. From a beginners viewpoint I find both installers pretty comparable and actually quite similar. Instead of issuing a blanket criticism that I'm not sure is even true, why don't you ask about the specific issues you are having a problem with? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Samba shares and logging in
In windows when I have the same user account on two machines, neither needs to login to access the share. With Samba I have to use the username/password. The XP machine can get straight into the FreeBSD machine (which has the same username and password) but the FreeBSD machine needs to login to access the XP share. Are there any Samba settings that would allow the FreeBSD machine the ability to access shares without logging in if (and only if) the user exists on both computers? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Why doesn't Turn Off The Computer turn off the computer?
On Monday 20 March 2006 20:04, Kevin Kinsey wrote: > Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote: > > > When I log out and select "Turn off the computer" it shuts > > down the system and leaves the machinery running, displaying > > this message: > > > > "The operating system has halted. > > Please press any key to reboot." > > > > Pressing the power button fires up the system. I have > > to hold the power button down for several seconds to > > get a forced power-off or pull the plug. > > > > How do I setup BSD so that the command at the login > > panel turns the machine off? > > > > Malcolm > > > It might be helpful to mention your windowing > system, but I doubt that it will make a lot of difference. > > Most likely, FreeBSD doesn't "grok" your system's > ACPI. What does "uname -a" say? (Let's establish > your OS version first). > I don't know about how your window system shuts down, but from the command line I had the same problem. I was using "shutdown -h now" and it would give me the same message that the system was halted, press any key to reboot. I later learned that "shutdown -p now" would shut the power off as well. Maybe your window system is doing the equivalent of -h instead of -p. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Set path for kspell/ispell???
I'm getting a message that ispell/aspell could not be started please check your path. Locate turns up ispell in the following places: /usr/local/lib/aspell-0.60/ispell /usr/local/lib/kde3/kspell_ispell.la /usr/local/lib/kde3/kspell_ispell.so /usr/local/share/services/kspell_ispell.desktop Any ideas how I can make these available to kmail? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: New logo, new look
On Monday 06 March 2006 13:01, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, Ceri Davies wrote: > it better ... I understand the argument for a 'new logo', but, quite > frankly, after looking at the new one, I'm surprised the same arguments > (being associated with a demon) isn't still being made, since the new one > *still* gives that same connotation ... > I actually like the new logo except for the fact that it still associates with a demon. Instead of being cute and harmless like beastie, the 3d glass look gives it power. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Card for basic 3D acceleration in FreeBSD
On Thursday 02 March 2006 15:57, Micah wrote: > I'm looking for a card to handle some simple OpenGL stuff for a class > I'm taking. I have an ATI X300 card, but 3D acceleration is not > supported on it in the current Xorg. The only slots on my Mobo are PCI > and PCI-EX. I use the i386 release of FreeBSD currently, but would like > to have the option to move to the amd64 release. Any suggestions on a > low-end (read cheap) card? I know "nvidia" is often recommended, but > any particular model? > > Thanks, > Micah > ___ I use the fglrx driver on my laptop in Linux with an ATI x300 mobility. It does hardware OpenGL just fine. I noticed this thread where that driver has been ported to FreeBSD. Maybe you could try that. http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=37837 I have two FreeBSD desktop machines that have 3D support through nVidia. I downloaded their latest driver for FreeBSD from their website (I think 8178) and it compiled on both my machines perfectly. One has the 6600 and another has a 6600GT. Both are excellent price/performance. I have a lower end 6200 which is also great and pretty inexpensive. I haven't used it on FreeBSD but it uses the same driver, so it should work just fine. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Why did this work? (Flashplugin)
I installed linuxpluginwrapper, linux-flashplugin-6 and linux_base-8 through ports. No errors. Created a libmap.conf with values appropriate for 6.0REL. I followed the same procedure that I did 3 weeks ago that successfully got flash playing in Konqueror on another FreeBSD 6.0REL machine. Neither Konqueror nor Firefox would acknowledge flash (wouldn't play it, didn't show it in about:plugins, nor give any errors when called from the command line).I deinstalled, reinstalled, I looked up each lib referenced in the libmap. Finally I made a link from the libflashplayer.so in /usr/X11R6/lib/linux-flashplugin6 directory to /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins. That worked for Firefox (1.5) but not for Konqueror. Why did that work (what went wrong in my installation) and now what do I do to get Flash playing in Konqueror? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Post install help
I just did my first install, so far so good. I've got KDE running. I know how to play around with xorg.conf and got my screen resolution matching my monitor. My network is working to the router. Now I would like to get my graphics and sound cards working. Where can I find out about getting an nVidia driver installed (I have a 6600GT)? Where can I find out about getting my sound card working (sound blaster Audigy 2)? Right now I get no sounds anywhere in KDE. How can trace my permission errors when I try to access my CD player in KDE? (All I know about so far is to add myself to the wheel group to get su) Is there a good source of HowTos anywhere? Any help would be appreciated ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
