--- Ted Spradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Abbaasi Hasan wrote: > > > > Hi, > > i am using FreeBSD 4.4. > > i have trouble running X. > > Did you install XFree86 3.3.6 from the base installation, or 4.1.0 > from > the packages? >
no i didn't use any package.From the base installation i think. How can i get its version? > > when i run it, a hashed black and white screen appears and a > mouse > > cursor. no HDD work. > > Did you do the X configuration at the end of the installation > process? > I don't understand what you mean by HDD here. > Yes i did it. And all completed successfully. by HDD i mean Hard disk Drive. i mean no hard disk progress. > > i am as root. i havent installed KDE, GNOME,.... The default > Window > > manager is installed. > > i can run xinnit. > > You don't normally run xinit directly, but rather you run startx, a > shell script which runs xinit. > > > i dont know what is it, but i can run it and it gives me a > console > > and i can also run some X utilities like calculator. > > The standard window manager is twm. The standard xinitrc will > start it > with three xterms. I believe clicking on the root window puts up a > menu\ > which allows you to start a few standard X utilities. > You you are right. i was running "X" a link which itself run XF86_Mach64. now when you said startx, i run it. it appeared with that 3 xterms. Then what is that X link? Is everything right.But the look of this program is not well at all. I can not see any start menu as it was in MS Windows or X window for linux. > > 1 - Where is the problem? > > It looks to me like you didn't configure your Xserver at all, but > that's > just a guess. > no, i use XF86_Setup, it is enough,isn't it? > > 2 - How should i do to get KDE and install it? > > From the packages. i have downloaded that 4.4-install.iso from Freebsd FTP site and writtem it on CD. But KDE is not on it. My connection speed is not high enough to install from network. Which additional .iso should i download and install? Thanks very much for your help. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
