same issue here,i followed the instruction but i didn't make it.
this is the context of my loader.conf file
vesa_load="YES"
bitmap_load="YES"
splash_bmp_load="YES"
bitmap_name="/boot/image.bmp"
in my kernel's configuration file i have loaded the "device splash"..
that are we doing wrong...
Alienware laptops haven't come to Greece yet so I don't know exacly what the hardware should be..
But I know for sure that
processor=intel
video card=nvidia
I am worried about the wireless connection, I read in some forums that there is an issue about FreeBSD and wireless connection.
Hello,
I am from Greece and at the end of August, the shops will be provided with alienware laptops.
I am a new user of FreeBSD and I would like to know if FreeBSD is compatible with alienware laptops.
yes,but i didn't undestand.
i have one hard disk,and i had pre-installed FBSD 8.0 but i also installed windows 7 (for my brother).
my keyboard doesn't work and i don't understand what i have to delete.
P.S.:the error gives me some instruction about what i have to do,but nobody does something...
just a few more questions.
is there FreeBSD 8-current??? or the FreeBSD-current is FreeBSD 9?
what is freebsd head?
thanks for the great topic
P.S.:sorry if i shouldn't post here,but i thought that my question i relevant to the specific topic if not my apologies.
hello,
first i install FBSD and then windows.
i gave these commands exactly as i am writing them down,but nothing happened,i still boot at windows 7 without any bootloader message.
bcdedit /create /d "FreeBSD Operating System" /application BOOTSECTOR
bcdedit /set {ID} device boot
bcdedit...
thank you for your answer,i knew that vidcontrol is for console mode and not for X but i thought that i could use the '-i" in the X,i was mistaken.
thanks again
hello,
when i give vidcontrol -i mode i receive the error
vidcontrol: getting active vty: Inappropriate ioctl for device
can u help in order to fix the problem?
thanks in advance
both ways are fine and enough easy,i thing that it is a matter of preference :)
when i try to use my supfile inside my desktop enviroment,i recieve this error:
"Cannot get IP address of my own host -- is its hostname correct?"
but when i use my supfile via ttyv it is working fine.
why...
can u help me how to fix it?
this is the context of my supfile
# $FreeBSD: src/share/examples/cvsup/cvs-supfile,v 1.48.2.1.2.1 2009/10/25 01:10:29 kensmith Exp $
#
# This file contains all of the "CVSup collections" that make up the
# CVS development tree of the FreeBSD system.
#
# CVSup (CVS...
hello,
i am new in the freebsd world.
previously i had install in my machine FreeBSD 8.0 amd64 and now i have FreeeBSD i386 8.0.
in my amd64 os when i my kernel's default configuration file was named "GENERIC" but now in the i386 machine it is named "GENERIC,v" and it's context is bigger...
hello,
i want to change the colors of my os when it boots.
i want to use a green background and the letters to be red.
i know that i have to do something with is relevant to "syscons" but i don't know exactly what..
also i want to have a better resolution and i know that i have to...
hello,
after the installiation of xterm,wterm,aterm and eterm i could use KDE4.
when i was running the command "startx" a black screen was showing up and then kde wasn't respawn.
i deinstall these ports and now my system is ok,but what happend?
thanks
hello,
i am tried to install my sound card.i have followed the instructions from the handbook but i don't have sound.
my system recognizes the sound card,this is the outputs from the commands cat and dmesg
cat /dev/sndstat
FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 64bit 2009061500/amd64)
Installed...
thanks for your answer :)
i have just install zsh and i created a .zshrc file,the context of the file was using a bash syntax and the zsh managed bash's syntax.
can u tell me more about the "language" of the shells?
i know that there are shells that are c-like.
for example if i want to create...
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