help i need the XF86config

jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

please can u paste the gerenic XF86config here please ?

cause i have rescued my gentoo and the xserver will not load help please?

it siads that my drivers are not supported or in stalled (nvida drivers)

and can not go online so help please?

ctford0 · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 12:05 am Post subject:

As root type

jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

thats what i would do except that my brother removed the orgonol and i need it so that i can go off it thanks
jl_dodd

ctford0 · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 12:43 am Post subject:

Well that command will probe your hardware and then generate a generic config file and place it in the root directory. If you need help from there just let me know. I do what I can to help...

Chris

jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

thanks i'll let u now in a sec k
got to go to other pc

thank you

jl_dodd

jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

thank u that worked

now do u now how to install gentoo from a 56k modem or another unix cause i have to install it on another hard drive and i don't have a dsl or cable modem so can u help me there to and if not then which fourm sould i go to ?

thanks jl_dodd

ps the reason i need to now is cause i have loaded the wrong thing and i can not use emerge so let me now thank u

jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

i mean another unix os that is

jl_dodd

ctford0 · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 1:13 am Post subject:

There are some forum threads about installing from other os'es. The install process is basically the same except you dont have to boot from the Live cd. You make your partitions (on another hard drive of course) and follow the install instructions almost to the letter. One major difference is that you bind your current proc and dev filesystems instead of those off of the temporary Os created by the live cd. Any problems do a fourm search and be sure to include AND between words in the search box.

Chris

jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

thank you so much
jl_dodd

jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

so in that case it will run through my dialup in freebsd

and can i reinstall it and not have to reformat and loses whats on the hard drive ?

becuase all my mail and my 74g of music is on it and i don't have the cds any more so is there a way to keep it imtact ?

jl_dodd thanks so very much i was not the one to install it the first time so thats why i am asking and the one is incumocodo

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jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

i am seaching thank you very much uhhh

i am just asking sorry

ctford0 · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 4:36 am Post subject:

pretty sure the only way you can install off of another os is to have a second hard drive that you will partition and install gentoo on... Not sure if there is a way to install on the same hard drive your on right now...

Chris

jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

this may not be were to ask but i got blow off at freebsd help

but do u now or now any one who nows how to mount an ext2fs under freebsd ?

i now its not were to ask but there are a lot of folk in these fourms that moved for freebsd so let me now please

thank even if u can't help

jl_dodd

jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

the reason i ask is that i have got my other hard drive stable for a little while and have fuond docs on installing from another os and the only one i have that still works is freebsd cause my mandrake cds (which is closer and easir to load gentoo thuogh) are scrach and they don't let u download it thats why i ask thanks

jl_dodd

ctford0 · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 7:25 pm Post subject:

freebsd has a huge manual on their website about typical unix task suck as mounting drives... Dont have any experience with freebsd myself, but i have looked over the manual a couple times...

Maybe that might help you.

Chris

jl_dodd · n00b Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 48

thanks i didn't think u would now but thanks any way

the handbook don't help cause it has been rewriten for freebsd 4.7 - 5.0rc so it dosn't help but i have found a place to download mandrake so it dosn't matter so thank u very much for the help i hope i have gentoo up and running agian in two or three weeks cause i have i 56k modem so thanks

jl_dodd

(p.s.) i think that it would be a good idea if some one made it posibe to install it from normel modems