[GNUz] Re: FreeBSD was ubuntu update errors

[Richard Tindall]

Yeah!

Andrew Turner wrote:

>>> Did you add gdm_enable=3D"YES" to /etc/rc.conf ?
>>
>> I have now, rebooted, but still "$... gdm-binary: Only root wants to=20
>> run gdm"
>
> Have you changed the /etc/ttys file?

Not yet.. (what into?)

> gdm dosn't like to be started from there and xdm could cause a conflict=
.

So then I should (hash)#-out the 'gdm_enable=3D"YES"' in /etc/rc.conf?

>> It's a Dell OptiPlex GX110 slimline , with onboard:
>
> I have one of them running headless.

That'd improve appearances :-)

>> Intel 810 integrated sound devices
>
> The driver is snd_ich. To test if it works run as root:
> kldload snd_ich

worked a treat - heard the audio click on

> cat /dev/sndstat

Exactly my output:

> FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm)
> Installed devices:
> pcm0: <Intel ICH (82801AA)> at io 0xd800, 0xdc80 irq 10 bufsz 16384=20
> kld snd_ich (1p/1r/0v channels duplex default)
>
> The pcm driver is the abstraction layer above the video cards. It is=20
> used to send the audio to the correct driver.

Insight, ta. [How do I automate the loading? - reading..]

> The vga driver is only for the console. You might want to read=20
> http://xorg.freedesktop.org/X11R6.8.0/doc/i810.html

Cheers, will do. Editing on..

> The relative Device section for the config file appears to be:
>       Section "Device"
>           Identifier "Intel i810"
>           Driver     "i810"
>       EndSection

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http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html
"5.4.3 Advanced Configuration Topics
5.4.3.1 Configuration with Intel=AE i810 Graphics Chipsets
Configuration with Intel=AE i810 integrated chipsets requires the agpgart=
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AGP programming interface for X11 to drive the card. The agp(4)=20
<http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Dagp&sektion=3D4> driver is in=
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the GENERIC kernel since releases 4.8-RELEASE and 5.0-RELEASE."

Documentation is very good.

*BSD bonus characteristic*: Top PIDs numbering only xxx for a change (vs=20
Linux's xxxx).

Thanks,

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Richard Tindall, InfoHelp Services <http://www.infohelp.co.nz>, on:
Ubuntu GNU/Linux 5.04 free OS, 2.6.10-5-k7 kernel, GNOME 2.10.0 desktop