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Date:      Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:18:52 +0100
From:      Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>
To:        ?ffffc6?ffffdc ?ffffd5?ffffc5 <oalfishwu@yahoo.com.cn>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: About X-windows
Message-ID:  <20040921121852.GA67646@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20040920162542.56586.qmail@web15705.mail.cnb.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 12:25:42AM +0800, ?ffffc6?ffffdc ?ffffd5?ffffc5 wro=
te:

> After I started my x-windows, there is just a mesh-like stuff on the
> screen.And it will also displays several terminals.However, I can't
> see start menu and anything else. I installed my BSD under
> Vmware.And my displayer adapter is Mobility Radeon 7500.My laptop is
> IBM T40.I want to know is this because of the driver of the display
> adapter or anything else. How to solve this problem.

Congratulations.  You've got the X server running, which is most of
the battle.

What you need to do now is install a window manager or a desktop
environment, which will give you all of the icons and menus and stuff
you expect.  See http://www.xwinman.org/ for a site that reviews most
of the available ones: pretty much all of them should be available
from ports -- just install the one you want, and follow the
instructions in the documentation for getting it to start up
automatically when you start up an X session.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.                       26 The Paddocks
                                                      Savill Way
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey         Marlow
Tel: +44 1628 476614                                  Bucks., SL7 1TH UK

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