Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:18:05 -0800 (PST) From: Evans Durandisse <evans000_1999@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: About "how the GUI should look like after installation!" Message-ID: <20061102011805.88918.qmail@web60523.mail.yahoo.com>
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I am brand new to unix. I m a beginner student in computer engineering. I w= anted to install =0AfreeBSD since there's such a fuss about it. I got the i= so images and mounted them on a CD with Alcohol 120. I installed freebsd wi= thout much configuration. I answered 'no' when asked to configure things wh= at could be configured later. But I do not know if I installed it right, ev= enthough I tried to follow the instructions from the handbook. When I open = my computer, after installation, there's the screen that asked if I want to= start freebsd or dos. So I choose freebsd. Then, I logged in and typed 'st= artx' to start the gui (that's what I should do! right!). Consequently, it'= d been loaded. I am just seeing four comand shells. That's all I can see! N= o taskbars! No background picture (greying grinded dots: like pixels in a l= ow definition image). There're just four squared box (shell). My mouse work= ed! But there's nothing it can be used for. I tried to work myself over tha= t by typing some commands. But I don't know that much of the Unix language;= so it's been to no avail! So my question is should I get this kind of grap= hic environment? or something missing in the installation.=0A=0A I have= an intel D845GLVA motherboard with a Pent IV, integrated video card, Samsu= ng SyncMaster 753DF (maybe it's the hardware). But I didn't get any error m= essage for that.=0A Thank you for considering helping! Have a good day!= =0AEvans=0A=0A
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