Switching from Linux need setup advice 5.2
Hello FreeBSD enthusiasts, I decided to switch from Gentoo Linux to FreeBSD recently after becoming disenchanted with stability problems in it and several other Linux distributions. Unfortunately, the handbook with the 5.2 Current release seems outdated for 5.2. I successfully installed binaries from the downloaded ISO images for 5.2 and got PPP working on DSL and Xwindows with Gnome running without much difficulty. I am now attempting to work through some post install configuration issues: setting up printing and setting up my sound card. My hardware is as follows: AMD Athlon tbird w/ 256 MB ram, 2 IBM 18 Gb Ultra Scsi Drives, Creative S/B Live! value, Nvidia GeForce 2MX video, Adaptec 29160 SCSI controller, Plextor 12/10/32S CD RW, Epson Stylus C80 printer. I was accustomed to running Portage on Gentoo and having the apps compile and the scripts configure and install software from source and then just hitting the GUI tools in KDE to configure printers on CUPS and compiling a modular kernel with emu10K1 support. It appears to be a bit more complex on the setup for FreeBSD. I don't mind some RTFM's, but the instructions in the handbook do seem to be more targeted to the stable branch. What do I need to do or where are the FAQ documents with more detailed instructions to get CUPS with Gimp Print or the better FreeBSD solution working and more detail on setting up sound? I'm not getting /dev/sound/mixer created and need this for Gnome audio to work. Thanks, Vic Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Switching from Linux need setup advice 5.2
Victor L. Davis wrote: Hello FreeBSD enthusiasts, snip What do I need to do or where are the FAQ documents with more detailed instructions to get CUPS with Gimp Print or the better FreeBSD solution working and more detail on setting up sound? I'm not getting /dev/sound/mixer created and need this for Gnome audio to work. Thanks, Vic Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] In 5.x, devfs will create devices for you. However, the GENERIC kernel doesn't have sound support compiled into it. Check your dmesg --- I'm betting you have a no driver loaded message near your multimedia entry, if such exists. This may be as easy as adding: device pcm to your kernel config and doing make buildkernel and make installkernel as root from /usr/src. As for CUPS, don't know much about it. I've had a bit of luck with aspsfilter (printing to a new HP 6100 all-in-one), but I stupidly overwrote /etc/printcap during my last mergemaster, and my automagic nightly backup backed it up before I realized I'd done it :-( HTH, Kevin Kinsey ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Switching from Linux need setup advice 5.2
Victor L. Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I decided to switch from Gentoo Linux to FreeBSD recently after becoming disenchanted with stability problems in it and several other Linux distributions. Unfortunately, the handbook with the 5.2 Current release seems outdated for 5.2. There are still some places where that is true; by the time 5.x is recommended for production use, they should all be filled in. I was accustomed to running Portage on Gentoo and having the apps compile and the scripts configure and install software from source and then just hitting the GUI tools in KDE to configure printers on CUPS and compiling a modular kernel with emu10K1 support. It appears to be a bit more complex on the setup for FreeBSD. Not much. I don't know much about CUPS, really, but FreeBSD's ports system will install it by: cd /usr/ports/print/cups make install I don't mind some RTFM's, but the instructions in the handbook do seem to be more targeted to the stable branch. Of course. That's part of the downside of running a technology preview instead of a production release. Please feel free to submit updates that may be needed. What do I need to do or where are the FAQ documents with more detailed instructions to get CUPS with Gimp Print or the better FreeBSD solution working and more detail on setting up sound? I find that apsfilter sets up my printer quite nicely; it's a bit different from CUPS, but it might fit your needs more simply. On the other hand, installing CUPS is fairly easy; configuring it might be another story, but apparently you've done that before. I'm not getting /dev/sound/mixer created and need this for Gnome audio to work. There's no sound support in the generic kernel. Does kldload snd_pcm create an audio device support for you? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
