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Subject: Re: X not working after upgrade to 3.4
From: Ivan Uemlianin <ivan () llaisdy ! com>
Date: 2013-05-18 11:35:47
Message-ID: 6D8463FF-643C-4F63-AD49-AC7ECCBE18AC () llaisdy ! com
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Razumovsky as in the string quartets?
OK, one last push: dragonflybsd 3.4 with dports x. I'll report back.
Best wishes
Ivan
--
festina lente
On 18 May 2013, at 10:16, Dmitry Razumovsky <svarov@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, John is right, you should use Xorg from Dports to resolve this problem. At \
> least I don't know a better method.
> I had the same problem running X from GUI image of DFLY. As I figured out the GUI \
> image built with Xorg from pkgsrc and it won't run on 3.4 image (I don't know why). \
> So the best solution would install a base DragonFlyBSD image (not a GUI) and \
> install X manually with the commands:
> # pkg update
> # pkg ins xorg-7.5.2
> # pkg ins firefox-20.0,1
> # reboot # probably not needed
> # Xorg -configure
> # cp ~/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> # startx # will run X with simple twm
> It should work pretty well. On previous DFLY 3.2 I had troubles viewing HTML5 \
> videos and now it's almost perfect.
> P.S. I wouldn't recommend installing Xorg from Dports on the GUI image of \
> DragonFly. There are many graphical application that depend on Xorg from pkgsrc. \
> It's a hell to resolve it all manually...
> Regards, Dmitry.
>
> From: John Marino <dragonflybsd@marino.st>
> To: users@dragonflybsd.org
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 2:40 PM
> Subject: Re: X not working after upgrade to 3.4
>
> On 5/17/2013 13:20, Ivan Uemlianin wrote:
> > Dear Justin
> >
> > Now installing X on DragonFly 3.2 doesn't work! It bails out during the
> > building of MesaLib with
> >
> > In file included from mach64_context.c:46:
> > mach64_context.h:302:22: error: byteswap.h: No such file or directory
> >
> > This is what I am going to do:
> >
> > 1. have a lie down
> > 2. install a current system without X
> > 3. use, explore, etc
> > 4. experiment with installing X
> >
> > I live mostly in emacs, and I'm starting to use tmux and mu4e (an email
> > client for emacs), so 3 will be ok.
> >
> > For 4 I shall journey through the bsd and xorg forums of the world. I'll
> > report back once I've got the answers I need.
> >
> > I shall install freebsd rather than DragonFly. That might give me access
> > to a broader population for 4.
> >
> > This Thinkpad x60 is a nice little machine, but it's never had a chance
> > to shine: it's always had Windows XP or Ubuntu on it, neither of which
> > are very exciting.
>
> DragonFly 3.4 with dports is always an option.
> It has a much newer xorg server.
>
>
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; \
charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Razumovsky as in the string \
quartets?</div><div><br></div><div>OK, one last push: dragonflybsd 3.4 with dports x. \
I'll report back.</div><div><br></div><div>Best \
wishes</div><div><br></div><div>Ivan<br><br>--<br>festina \
lente<div><br></div></div><div><br>On 18 May 2013, at 10:16, Dmitry Razumovsky <<a \
href="mailto:svarov@yahoo.com">svarov@yahoo.com</a>> \
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; \
background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, \
serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Well, John is right, you should use Xorg from Dports \
to resolve this problem. At least I don't know a better method.</span></div><div \
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new \
york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: \
normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; \
font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; \
font-style: normal;"><span>I had the same problem running X from GUI image of DFLY. \
As I figured out the GUI image built with Xorg from pkgsrc and it won't run on 3.4 \
image (I don't know why). So the best solution would install a base DragonFlyBSD \
image (not a GUI) and install X manually with the commands:</span></div><div \
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new \
york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: \
normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; \
font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; \
font-style: normal;"><span># pkg update<br># pkg ins xorg-7.5.2<br># pkg ins \
firefox-20.0,1<br># reboot # probably not needed<br># Xorg -configure<br># cp \
~/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf<br># startx # will run X with simple twm<br>It \
should work pretty well. On previous DFLY 3.2 I had troubles viewing HTML5 videos and \
now it's almost perfect.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: \
16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: \
transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, \
0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; \
background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>P.S. I wouldn't recommend \
installing Xorg from Dports on the GUI image of DragonFly. There are many graphical \
application that depend on Xorg from pkgsrc. It's a hell to resolve it all \
manually...<br><br>Regards, Dmitry.</span></div><div><br></div> <div \
style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div \
style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div \
dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span \
style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> John Marino <<a \
href="mailto:dragonflybsd@marino.st">dragonflybsd@marino.st</a>><br> <b><span \
style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a \
href="mailto:users@dragonflybsd.org">users@dragonflybsd.org</a> <br> <b><span \
style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, May 17, 2013 2:40 PM<br> <b><span \
style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: X not working after upgrade to \
3.4<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>On 5/17/2013 13:20, Ivan \
Uemlianin wrote:<br>> Dear Justin<br>><br>> Now installing X on DragonFly \
3.2 doesn't work! It bails out during the<br>> building of MesaLib \
with<br>><br>> In file included from mach64_context.c:46:<br>> \
mach64_context.h:302:22: error: byteswap.h: No such file or directory<br>><br>> \
This is what I am going to do:<br>><br>> 1. have a lie down<br>> 2. install \
a current system without X<br>> 3. use, explore, etc<br>> 4. experiment with \
installing X<br>><br>> I live mostly in emacs, and I'm starting to use tmux and \
mu4e (an email<br>> client for emacs), so 3 will be ok.<br>><br>> For 4 I \
shall journey through the bsd and xorg forums of the world. I'll<br>> report back \
once I've got the answers I need.<br>><br>> I shall install freebsd rather than \
DragonFly. That might give me access<br>> to a broader population for \
4.<br>><br>> This Thinkpad x60 is a nice little machine, but it's never had a \
chance<br>> to shine: it's always had Windows XP or Ubuntu on it, neither of \
which<br>> are very exciting.<br><br>DragonFly 3.4 with dports is always an \
option.<br>It has a much newer xorg server.<br><br><br></div> </div> </div> \
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