Re: 4.2-stable, ports/packages in XF86 4.0.2

2001-01-01 Thread Helge Oldach
David W. Chapman Jr.: >The problem is netscape itself, since it comes in binary format, anyone who >ports it doesn't have a choice into which format, I believe the bsdi version >of netscape is elf, but I'm not totally sure. It is, and the BSDI binary runs just smoothly on FreeBSD. The only issue

Re: MFC? src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC and sound support

2001-01-01 Thread Ben Jackson
> Donn Miller wrote: > While this is true, the GENERIC kernel is supposed to support as much > hardware "out of the box" as possible, so a user can install and not > have to worry about setting up devices... So a user can *install* and not have to worry about setting up devices. You don't need a

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Re: MFC? src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC and sound support

2001-01-01 Thread Michael C . Wu
On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 12:04:17AM -0500, Donn Miller scribbled: | "Michael C . Wu" wrote: | FreeBSD is most often used as a server, not a desktop. Why exactly is | sound needed for a first install? If nothing else, PCM could be loaded | via a kernel module. Optional stuff usually should not be

Re: Boot ManagerQuestions

2001-01-01 Thread Kal Torak
Maarten van Schie wrote: > > On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Kal Torak wrote: > > > Maarten van Schie wrote: > > > > > > You guys talk about a 'duel boot'. But as far as I go a duel is an > > > opposition. It should be 'dual' caused by the composition. > > > > > > That might be a nice situation, but as soon

Re: MFC? src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC and sound support

2001-01-01 Thread Kal Torak
Donn Miller wrote: > > "Michael C . Wu" wrote: > > > "Fully functional" for a desktop implies a working sound card too. > > This is one of of those things that does not really matter very much. > > A good server admin will recompile and customize his kernel. > > And a desktop user probably does

Re: MFC? src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC and sound support

2001-01-01 Thread Donn Miller
"Michael C . Wu" wrote: > "Fully functional" for a desktop implies a working sound card too. > This is one of of those things that does not really matter very much. > A good server admin will recompile and customize his kernel. > And a desktop user probably does not know how to compile a kernel.

Re: Boot ManagerQuestions

2001-01-01 Thread Maarten van Schie
On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Kal Torak wrote: > Maarten van Schie wrote: > > > > You guys talk about a 'duel boot'. But as far as I go a duel is an > > opposition. It should be 'dual' caused by the composition. > > > That might be a nice situation, but as soon as there is more than one > O/S on a system

Re: Boot ManagerQuestions

2001-01-01 Thread Kal Torak
Maarten van Schie wrote: > > You guys talk about a 'duel boot'. But as far as I go a duel is an > opposition. It should be 'dual' caused by the composition. That might be a nice situation, but as soon as there is more than one O/S on a system they are both fighting for control, take as a prime

Re: Boot ManagerQuestions

2001-01-01 Thread Maarten van Schie
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Re: Boot ManagerQuestions

2001-01-01 Thread Rodney W. Grimes
> On Mon, 1 Jan 2001, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > > > On Fri, 29 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > [...snip of questions I leave for others...] > > > > > > > >Does anyone know the MS/IBM approved codes for the various types > > > > > > > >6 = DOS FAT16 > > > >