How do I get into GUI?

[HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER]

Hi Claude,

  FreBSD takes a minimalistic approach to installing applications in the 
default install.  By default, XWindows is not installed.  Read the 
handbook section on XWindows:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html

It describes XWindows installation, config and usage as well as working 
with some window managers and desktops.  You can also install X through 
/stand/sysinstall -> Configure -> Packages.

In closing, on a personal note, I might suggest that you try a lighter 
windows manager (Blackbox, WindowMaker) over a full-blown desktop 
manager (KDE, Gnome) as they are much quicker.  They require a little 
more leg work up front as you will have to install your X apps on your 
own.  Again, this is sticking with the minimalistic approach of only 
installing what you need.

HTH,

Christopher Hollow

Claude Martin wrote:

> Hi, my name is Claude, and I'm new to FreeBSD. I've installed it on a 
> hard drive by itself, and I get it to boot. The install seemed to have 
> completed without a glitch.
>
> My problem is that I expected the booting process to finish in the 
> graphical user interface. Instead, it stops at a CLI prompt. Maybe I 
> did something wrong. I tried re-configuring by booting off the CD, and 
> I selected KDE as my user interface. But something in the 
> configuration goes wrong, and it tells me to select a simpler 
> interface. I've tried a couple of the others, with the same result.
>
> I did not modify anything in the kernel. Is that the problem? My 
> computer has a Soho P4X400 Dragon Lite MB, an Intel Celeron 2.2 GHz 
> processor, 256 MB of DDR400 memory, an Nvidia GeForce2 video card, and 
> otherwise runs Win2000 and WinXP Pro flawlessly.
>
> I've read all sorts of help files, but am still pretty lost. Can you 
> advise me as to how to proceed from here? Is there a forum I can post 
> this to?
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Claude
>
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Christopher Hollow - Technical Consultant
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