I've modified the patch I found on these fora to allow /dev/kmem write access inside jails. The security arguments are hopefully well known: there isn't any. It's still useful for me in order to test different Xorg configs, desktop environments, and ports trees without potentially screwing up...
First of all, hello to all members and the FreeBSD staff. First time here, I'm bruno from italy, a FreeBSD addicted (but also to other BSDs and micro-kernel architectures like Minix, and hybrid microkernel-BSD likes such as MacOsX), and a software programmer unemployed at the moment. Thank you...
Hello,
I try to setup a FreeBSD 11.2 with Openbox as a VMware Fusion guest but I struggle with the virtual mouse and the keyboard layout.
Here are the commands I use: https://gist.github.com/arthurwhite/cc3b9c77f1c4d712bd281abbdfcf0199
More specifically, the X11 configuration:
Section...
Hey guys. :) I come to you with a new problem. :) I'm currently running FreeBSD on my pretty new HP 15-bs212wm. From what I have gathered from Windows and Linux, which are also installed on the same Laptop, it's got either Realtek or Intel for the Wireless, and, as it says clearly on...
Problems installing the NVIDIA driver in your FreeBSD system?
My graphics card is a GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB, and the guides I followed in many sites didn't work for me. The main reason: no screens found(EE) when running startx.
After some days of pain, I found the way to do it. If you want to...
During updating of my 11.2-STABLE box, x11/xorgproto failed to update/install.
This was because the port failed to replace all installed '*proto' ports. I have to force delete all "*proto"
ports without deleting their dependent ports. After upgrade am I to reinstall those deleted ports?
Is there...
Hello, I'm new to freebsd and the way it works(I mean, completely new; I don't even really understand what's going on in the handbook).
I'm mentioning this, because I've searched the threads to find the solution to my problem and I didn't get half the things that were said,
so please be...
Hallo everyone,
I have some trouble with my Tuxedo DX1707, on Fedora and Ubuntu I needed to install it in CLI, then install Nvidia driver and start the GUI, otherwise it freeze.
With the upgrade from Fedora 26 to 27, NVidia driver stop working and I changed it to nv driver, it worked like a...
i have a difficult thing to set up Xorg on my laptop nvidia optimus, Allienware M11x R3 Intel i7-4xxx Nvidia gt 540M and intel driver Ram 8 GB When i install Xorg on Freebsd and startx It failed I tried to create spesicif driver to enable just one driver because my laptop cant run both driver on...
I was install Xorg on x11/xorg to make install clean, but it was take times and more 2 hours , so I cancel it and run pkg install xorg
Then trying to rename or remove the xorg.conf as handbook FreeBSD said and then startx
The error message
Open dev/drive/card0 : no such file or directory...
I can't install *bsd* because can't connect or failed to X server to graphical mode , The pic here ( I can't upload picture here because the file it said the file too larger)
I am in very first time to install unix , and I am not IT guy please be friendly to explain to make me easy to...
Xinit and XDM login managers are covered. KDM, GDM, WDM and SLiM login managers are not described here.
Install
The following are sufficient to install the programs for a running Desktop system: x11/xorg, x11/xdm and your chosen window manager. If you're not using a graphical desktop login...
Hi,
I am a newbie to ZFS, but I've installed it on my laptop in order to learn about it (hey, it's a free country).
I am totatlly confused about what are the recommended poudriere.conf settings to use?
For example, there is the memory setting to use instead of TMPFS, but I configure TMPFS to...
Hi,
I'm new to FreeBSD and just performed my first install. I'm following the handbook and am now at chapter "5.4. Xorg Configuration". I've already successfully installed x11/xorg. I'm trying this as the root user, but get the same results as a regular user (who is in the wheel group).
I've...
Hello everyone, I am newbie and interested in FreeBSD(11.1), so I decided to try it out on a virtual machine (kvm). The install was simple, but I seem to have hit a wall trying to install and configure Xorg.
As per the handbook (and other sources), I installed Xorg using ports.
cd...
Hello
Recently, I bought computer components (MB: Supermicro Dx10sdv-4c-tln2f/graphic onboard) to set up my home web server. As I had no PC monitor, I bought VGA to DVMI converter to use my home TV monitor (Samsung smartTV). After successful installation of FreeBSD (also Xorg and gnome3 via pkg...
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