On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 08:18:57AM -0800, Abbaasi Hasan wrote: > > --- 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
Did you install the ports? Check and see if you have a /usr/ports
directory filled with all kinds of stuff. If you don't, then ftp to
ftp.freebsd.org and pull down the latest tar ball. Check out the handbook
at www.freebsd.org, or use the one on your system with lynx, if you have it
installed. Its a text only browser.
Once you have the ports installed, you can go into the kde
directory and as root,
make
make install
make clean
make clean-depends
Make sure you're online when you do this. Go read War and Peace, and
by the time you're through, KDE should be built ;)
Ian
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