Freebsd Problem

[Hunted]

A few days ago, I installed FreeBSD, but I had a problem.
I tried to install KDE deskop, but I got an error while installing it.
I am wanting to get rid of windows asap, and I heard FreeBSD is a good OS.

[4play]

telling us the error might be a big help ;)

[Hunted]

Ok, hang on

Let me find it

=Edit=
Ok, had to check my mIRC log

The error is:


Loading of dependent package qt-3.2.1 failed

[4play]

google returned this (http://www.google.com/search?q=freebsd+dependent+qt-3.2.1+failed&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&filter=0) not really of much use but the problem has been reported before so i would do a bit of reading on the mailing list to see what you can do about it.

[shn]

Originally posted by Hunted@11 February 2004 - 19:15
Ok, hang on

Let me find it

=Edit=
Ok, had to check my mIRC log

The error is:


Loading of dependent package qt-3.2.1 failed
Looks like you need that package. Try getting it from a ftp.freebsd.org ......... Kde is dependant on the qt libraries anyway.

[Hunted]

Originally posted by shn+11 February 2004 - 21:37--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (shn @ 11 February 2004 - 21:37)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Hunted@11 February 2004 - 19:15
Ok, hang on

Let me find it

=Edit=
Ok, had to check my mIRC log

The error is:


Loading of dependent package qt-3.2.1 failed
Looks like you need that package. Try getting it from a ftp.freebsd.org ......... Kde is dependant on the qt libraries anyway. [/b][/quote]
I even tried to have it download the package from FTP, and I still got the exact same error

[shn]

remove any other versions of qt first.

[ghost944]

can freebsd 4.9 read ntfs partitions?

[shn]

Originally posted by ghost944@11 February 2004 - 22:08
can freebsd 4.9 read ntfs partitions?
You have to compile ntfs support into the kernel. There may be an ntfs kernel module available, if not then the kernel has to be recompiled manually.

[ghost944]

Originally posted by shn+12 February 2004 - 04:12--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (shn @ 12 February 2004 - 04:12)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ghost944@11 February 2004 - 22:08
can freebsd 4.9 read ntfs partitions?
You have to compile ntfs support into the kernel. There may be an ntfs kernel module available, if not then the kernel has to be recompiled manually. [/b][/quote]
oki doki

[shn]

Red Hat has pre-built ntfs kernel modules in rpm readily available from a third party

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/index.html

And I also recall newer versions of freebsd have at least some ntfs code already in them, "mount_ntfs" should generate output. However, it does not support compressed files.

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[Hunted]

Well, I can not do anything, I can not get past the login screen using FreeBSD.
I am using Windows again only until I find out how to fix it.

[shn]

Originally posted by Hunted@12 February 2004 - 17:46
Well, I can not do anything, I can not get past the login screen using FreeBSD.
I am using Windows again only until I find out how to fix it.
FreeBSD is not a very user friendly o.s.. Some people use it as personal desktops or workstations but configuration has to be fine tuned and can turn out to be a mess unless your a novice unix or linux user. Generally, most typical users do not get past the startx command, or the succesful start of Xfree86 graphical server after an install. FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD..............all are great for servers not much less anything else :)

The best thing to do if you insist on trying to get it to work..........know your video card and monitor, etc and see if the version of Xfree86 with the FreeBSD version you are trying to install even supports your graphical hardware. http://www.xfree86.org/current/Status.html

[ObiWan]

you may be better trying an easier distro such as red hat

[Hunted]

Originally posted by ObiWan@14 February 2004 - 17:25
you may be better trying an easier distro such as red hat
I hate RedHat lol

[4th gen]

Quite a bit off topic, but I read this in a nfo yesterday, i think:

"The manual said install Windows 98 or better. So I installed RedHat"

[shn]

Originally posted by Hunted+14 February 2004 - 15:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Hunted &#064; 14 February 2004 - 15:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-ObiWan@14 February 2004 - 17:25
you may be better trying an easier distro such as red hat
I hate RedHat lol[/b][/quote]
Did you find your video card on the Xfree86 compatibility list?

Your problem with freebsd was merely a problem with your X server not being configured correctly. I&#39;d be happy to tell you what configuration files to edit and what to add to get your grahical interface working so you can use freebsd more easily. I just need to know the name and model of your video card and you can edit your Xfree86 conf files with vi. :blink:

Most people that use freebsd prefer to use it without a gui, thats generally why x does not function properly based on the default configuration file.