From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 27 00:43:48 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6036416A4CE for ; Mon, 27 Dec 2004 00:43:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from zeyas.com (CPE000ea6884f37-CM000a73a15e5e.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [69.199.185.179]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E326C43D53 for ; Mon, 27 Dec 2004 00:43:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from admin@zeyas.com) Received: from WorldClient by zeyas.com (MDaemon.PRO.v7.2.2.R) with ESMTP id md50000000179.msg for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:43:31 -0500 Received: from [66.185.84.73] via WorldClient with HTTP; Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:43:29 -0500 Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:43:29 -0500 From: "andrei" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: X-Mailer: WorldClient 7.2.2 X-Authenticated-Sender: admin@zeyas.com X-Spam-Processed: zeyas.com, Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:43:31 -0500 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-Return-Path: admin@zeyas.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Content-Type: text/plain X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: a quick question ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 00:43:48 -0000 Hi, my name is Andrei and I have recently purchased FreeBSD from BSDMall and I ran into few problems. I am a windows user but i have some experince in Linux BUT, I got rid of my windows machine and installed FreeBDS. After the install for some reason i log into root and i use the startx command since i get no GUI interface and i get 3 pannels (light green bar and white background and a clock at the top (it looks like a 16 bit OS or something). Can you tell me what could be wrong ... any help will be apreciated. (i am gladly getting rid of windows and i am probably not give up easily that is why i would like some help) ... Thank you for the time taken to read my email and helping me. My system is 3.06Ghz intel, all in wonder ati 9700 pro, 200Gb WD, 1Gb ram, cd-rw 52x24x52, dvd-rw 4x2x32, sound blaster audigy 2.