Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode

Chris Rees utisoft at googlemail.com
Wed Apr 8 04:25:41 PDT 2009


2009/4/8 Wojciech Puchar <wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>:
>>     I have successfully downloaded FreeBSD 6.4 Release linux & installed
>> on my PC.  But it starts in DOS Mode.
>
> how you started FreeBSD in DOS mode? i would like to do so as i sometimes
> need to run DOS programs, but i have to boot DOS or use slow dosbox.
>
> tell me - it's interesting.
> _______________________________________________

Pretty sure he meant virtual terminal mode, where all you get is
command prompts. There is no DOS mode, but there is a port;
emulators/bochs that one can install DOS into.

Chris

-- 
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?


More information about the freebsd-questions mailing list