How do you know how to install ports? (like vmware3)

[bsdfsse]

>>I'm new to FreeBSD, maybe I am missing something obvious?
> 
> You probably missed the pkg-message display. In your terminal session, simply 
> scroll back a view lines after the install target has been completed or type 
> 'cat /usr/ports/emulators/vmware3/pkg-message' to view it again.

Indeed, I was missing those messages, and was able to incorporate that 
information once I was aware of it.  If you're not running X, is there a 
way to get the screen to scroll upwards?  When I was running XFCE4, the 
  terminal also did not have scroll bars.

I will be doing a fresh install after I get something to eat.  I will 
start over from scratch.  Currently I have a lot more info, but now my 
FBSD machine simply reboots when I run VMWARE.

thx!