Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:34:45 +0900 From: "Wood, Russell" <Russell.Wood@rac.com.au> To: "rythms1" <rythms1@bigpond.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Help Message-ID: <D6B5375CBC761B4BAD78E414B4BB55726630CA@mercury.rac.com.au>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of rythms1 > Sent: Friday, 29 December 2006 7:12 AM > To: questions@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Help >=20 > I have try to make a desktop computer just to use BSD as a stand alone > desktop ...........I had a friend to help and even with his help we > haven't manage to load up KDE or Gnome.................it was partly > load up at the begining but it was very slow even with GNome and could > not find the host .................like I call the computer OGUN , it > had trouble finding the host,................so I load hte system again > it is in a old AMD 700 with over 600 SDRAM memory and a old 16 megs > NVIDIA video card.............but it should work > .......................My friend Colin went into TTY to get X11 to work > but no luck it work but it took to long to load up as well as getting > anything to run.................at the end manage to get KDE to run but > again to slow and many of the programs didn't work at all still would > not see the name of the computer OGUN ......................so I went to > FREE BSD page had a look and saw what to do after I load the system > again ..............load everything I could, all the X11 just to make > sure...............but since I only know very little comand line not > like Colin knows lots and works with Debian Linux and makes its own OS > out of Debian.....he was a bit confuse.....so how can I use the keyboard > to turn on >=20 > ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure........... > everytime I try to type it in the keyboard it does something else so is > any way one has to work with the keyboard to type on for the X11R6 > to work. > I just wanna use BSD so I can get use to it, and then use it on my other > boxes ,I got with Debian linux Colin say that BSD is more secure > than Debian linux so I like to try it . Can you please give some hints in > how to make it work as a desktop at home and surf the net and burn cd's > that all I want to do and word as well > but for now I only want the desktop running. >=20 >=20 > Julio :-( This is the sort of post I'd expect from a Bigpond luser. Read: http://www.freebsd.org/ Regards, Russell Wood DISCLAIMER: Disclaimer. This e-mail is private and confidential. If you are not the = intended recipient, please advise us by return e-mail immediately, and = delete the e-mail and any attachments without using or disclosing the = contents in any way. The views expressed in this e-mail are those of the = author, and do not represent those of this company unless this is = clearly indicated. You should scan this e-mail and any attachments for = viruses. This company accepts no liability for any direct or indirect = damage or loss resulting from the use of any attachments to this e-mail.
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