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.
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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.
telling us the error might be a big help ;)
Ok, hang on
Let me find it
=Edit=
Ok, had to check my mIRC log
The error is:
Quote:
Loading of dependent package qt-3.2.1 failed
google returned this 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.
Looks like you need that package. Try getting it from a ftp.freebsd.org ......... Kde is dependant on the qt libraries anyway.Quote:
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:
Quote:
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]Quote:
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:
Quote:
Loading of dependent package qt-3.2.1 failed
I even tried to have it download the package from FTP, and I still got the exact same error
remove any other versions of qt first.
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.Quote:
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. [/b][/quote]Quote:
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?
oki doki
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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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 :)Quote:
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.
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
you may be better trying an easier distro such as red hat
I hate RedHat lolQuote:
Originally posted by ObiWan@14 February 2004 - 17:25
you may be better trying an easier distro such as red hat
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"
I hate RedHat lol[/b][/quote]Quote:
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 @ 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
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'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.