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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 3 easy ?s X/boot disk/netscape
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 14:30:26 -0700
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Doug Conley wrote:
] Just installed FREE-BSD. ...was easy install, love it!
] PPP configured, X works good. 3 small questions:
]
] #1)
]
] I was not after numerous attempts able to get the boot manager
] to work. I have windows on my 1st ide drive, and FreeBSD on my
] 2nd. When I boot, I have to stick in the floppy, and type
] 'wd(1,a)/kernel' Is it possible to get a boot manager working
] after install?
Did you use the DOS install to install the boot manager on the
first drive, instead of trying to install it using the BSD boot
disk?
If not, that is probably what you need to do.
If so, then your BIOS is broken in the value it sets in the
DX register, and you are out of luck, unless you hack the boot
code to hard code the drive. Documentation on what to do is
indexed under "booting from 2nd drive" or a similar subject
on www.freebsd.org in the -questions list archive search form.
] #2)
]
] X-Windows looks great! I tweaked and tweaked and tweaked
] to perfection. The only problem is an annoying 4 pixel or so
] jerk as I mouse from one side to the other. The screen moves
] as if it wants to go into the virtual area, but I'm not quite
] to the edge. I've tried all sorts of desktop configurations,
] but to no avail. I'm using S3/FVWM. Any suggestions?
Read the fvwm documentation. This is an intentioanl fvwm default
setting which you can overrride in your .fvwmrc (but which most
of us don't because we understand the reason for the default 8-)).
] #3)
]
] I can't seem to get rid of the Netscape KEYSYM errors. I've
] added/changed the environment variable as it suggested, but still...
] Arrow keys & delete don't work (related problem, I'm sure)
]
] _any_ help would be greatly appreciated.
You must set your environment variables before starting Netscape,
as described in the README that came with Netscape. If you are
using X11R5 or better, you must install the X11R4 LOCALE data,
which is incompatible with the X11R5 distribution. This information
is available on the Netscape FTP site, where you obtained your
Netscape binary in the first place.
To start Netscape from fvwm will require a shell script to set
the environment, or setting the environment proor to running
fvwm. This, in turn, depends on exactly how you are starting
X. Read the accompanying documentation for "xinit" or "xdm"
or whatever method you have chosen to start X to see how to
specify the environment prior to startup so that it will be
inherited by programs you start from your window manager.
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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