Starting X - was Re: Vista / FreeBSD dual boot

[KAYVEN RIESE]

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote:
> On 30/01/2008, KAYVEN RIESE <kayve at sfsu.edu> wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote:
>>> On 30/01/2008, doug at safeport.com <doug at safeport.com> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote:
>>>>> On 29/01/2008, doug <doug at fledge.watson.org> wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote:
>>>>>>> On 29/01/2008, Siraj Shaikh <siraj.shaikh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 29/01/2008, doug <doug at fledge.watson.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>
>>> Just to repeat. I installed FreeBSD 6.3, its a new Toshiba notebook. I
>>> chose to install X Windows during sysinstall. The very first time I
>>> ran startx it didnt work. Then I did the "Xorg -configure" and tried
>>> again, and still doesnt work. Please help !!!!
>>
>> startx is lame.  most ppl apparently use either KDE or gnome. i used
>> to use xfce4 that was started with the command "starxfce4" but i ended
>> up being pursuaded out of it because i couldn't do flash and multimedia
>> plugins.  have you tried running the following command at the
>> root prompt:
>>
>> #pkg_add -r gnome2
>>
>> i think that is what i used.
>>
>> here is a webpage for gnome:
>>
>> http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/notes/en/
>>
>> have you familiarized yourself with the freeBSD pkg_add pkg_delete
>> and ports systems /usr/ports ?  the -r directive means that it goes
>> out to the web to find things to install and at the same time installs
>> it.  really easy.  for the ports system
>>
>> http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html
>>
>> you merely figure out what port you want.. do a command something
>> like (as root)
>>
>> #cd /usr/ports/path/to/a/kewl/app
>>
>> and then
>>
>> #make install clean
>>
>> the ports system figures out all the dependencies.. also there is a
>> kewl thing called "portsnap" that updates the ports directories
>>
>
> Do I need to get Xorg working first? before I deploy gnome2? I do plan
> to install gnome 2 -certainly at some stage - would that solve my
> problems?

the pkg_add utility worries about alll that nonsense for you.
just try it.

>
> I am a bit confused now....please help! I thought gnome 2 wouldnt work
> if I dont get xorg to work.
>

that's true, but xorg i think you don't necessarily have to worry
about.  the pkg_add command will be thinking for a looongg loonngg
time.  go see a movie while it is chugging away.



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