Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:24:23 -0000 From: Martin Tournoy <carpetsmoker@gmail.com> To: "boy red" <littleteenfellow@yahoo.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: booting problems Message-ID: <op.s8a0mxhyipwu61@carpetsmoker.ictwerkplaats.org> In-Reply-To: <20060419214624.76373.qmail@web33814.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060419214624.76373.qmail@web33814.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:46:24 -0000, boy red <littleteenfellow@yahoo.com> wrote: > i have so far installed freeBSD OS and set up the > accounts but im having some problems. it just takes me > 2 a black DOS type screen and i dont know how 2 get > in. by getting in i mean that it doesnt take me to the > place where i actually start using the computer. > please help. > If your looking for a quick gui setup, try this: first go to root, do this by typing: su enter your root password. then type: pkg_add -r gnome2 exec csh gdm This will install ad start the gnome graphical user interface, to automaticly start it when FreeBSD starts, type(as root) ee /etc/ttys Scroll down a few lines and you'll see this line: ttyv9 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secur replace xdm with gdm and replace off with on.
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