Re: Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode
2009/4/10 Rajeev Sharma rajb3...@gmail.com: Hello Sir, First of all i am very thankfull for your reply. I just followed the instruction given by BSD DVD. i instaled all the options including X windows, gname etc. After login : -- startx command is also not working Hi, First off, I'm sending this mail to freebsd-questions again so other people can help you. As other people suggested, the better option is reading the excelent FreeBSD documentation that you can find at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/ There you will find topics about installing, configuring and tuning your FreeBSD system. And of course, here we are to help you. If you installed X Window and all the stuff, why is startx not working? is the command found? does the X server try to start but if fails? Cheers Thanks Rajeev Sharma === 2009/4/8 Fernando Apesteguía fernando.apesteg...@gmail.com On 4/8/09, Rajeev Sharma rajb3...@gmail.com wrote: Sir, I have successfully downloaded FreeBSD 6.4 Release linux installed FreeBSD is _not_ linux ;) on my PC. But it starts in DOS Mode. aka Console mode. I want to shift to Graphical Mode. Once you log in, (use your login name and password), and assuming you installed some graphical environment, try to type: startx Cheers Kindly advice me what to do. Thanks Rajeev Sharma rajb3...@gmail.com rajb3...@rediffmail.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode
Sir, I have successfully downloaded FreeBSD 6.4 Release linux installed on my PC. But it starts in DOS Mode. I want to shift to Graphical Mode. Kindly advice me what to do. Thanks Rajeev Sharma rajb3...@gmail.com rajb3...@rediffmail.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode
On 4/8/09, Rajeev Sharma rajb3...@gmail.com wrote: Sir, I have successfully downloaded FreeBSD 6.4 Release linux installed FreeBSD is _not_ linux ;) on my PC. But it starts in DOS Mode. aka Console mode. I want to shift to Graphical Mode. Once you log in, (use your login name and password), and assuming you installed some graphical environment, try to type: startx Cheers Kindly advice me what to do. Thanks Rajeev Sharma rajb3...@gmail.com rajb3...@rediffmail.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode
Rajeev Sharma wrote: Sir, I have successfully downloaded FreeBSD 6.4 Release linux installed on my PC. But it starts in DOS Mode. I want to shift to Graphical Mode. Kindly advice me what to do. Thanks Rajeev Sharma rajb3...@gmail.com rajb3...@rediffmail.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org Better read this: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x11.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode
2009/4/8 Wojciech Puchar woj...@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? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Change to Graphical Mode from 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 so he should first learn about unix more. reading FreeBSD handbook is more than enough. It's NOT DOS, and NOT WINDOWS command prompts. There is no DOS mode, but there is a port; emulators/bochs that one can install DOS into. and dosbox - a bit faster but still emulation ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode
Quoting from earlier: 2009/4/8 Fernando Apesteguía fernando.apesteg...@gmail.com: On 4/8/09, Rajeev Sharma rajb3...@gmail.com wrote: Sir, I have successfully downloaded FreeBSD 6.4 Release linux installed FreeBSD is _not_ linux ;) on my PC. But it starts in DOS Mode. aka Console mode. I want to shift to Graphical Mode. Once you log in, (use your login name and password), and assuming you installed some graphical environment, try to type: startx Cheers Kindly advice me what to do. Wojciech wrote: so he should first learn about unix more. reading FreeBSD handbook is more than enough. Really, this has already been said. Try to read the whole thread rather than the first post. It's much easier to follow emails if you turn off digest mode and just accept each email individually, using a threading client... This also makes misunderstanding and repetition leading to embarrassment less likely. 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? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode
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. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode
On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:19:26 +0200, Fernando Apesteguía fernando.apesteg...@gmail.com wrote: FreeBSD is _not_ linux ;) You're right. A german computer magazine wrote that FreeBSD is the better Linux. :-) on my PC. But it starts in DOS Mode. aka Console mode. There is no DOS mode in FreeBSD. Console mode is correct, as well as text mode or even terminal mode (last one not used very often). Once you log in, (use your login name and password), and assuming you installed some graphical environment, try to type: startx Or follow the handbook according to how to install KDE or Gnome which provide the usual means for a full-featured graphical environment. (At this point, I can really recommend reading FreeBSD's excellent documentation in the handbook and in its FAQ, to be found on the main web site.) -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode
On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 13:40:18 +0200 (CEST), Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl wrote: so he should first learn about unix more. At least to avoid misunderstandings due to wrong terminology. We UNIX guys are usually smart enough to know what DOS mode refers to, but without correction such a behaviour (accepting it without mentioning that it's plain wrong) will stengthen the belief that there's a DOS mode in FreeBSD, or that every text mode interface is called DOS mode. When I switched on my modem, it only resets in TSO mode. I want CDE mode, what should I do? :-) Depending on what environment some user comes from, the terminology chosen may vary. Some words are more advanced than others, but still wrong. reading FreeBSD handbook is more than enough. I agree, FreeBSD's excellent documentation gives a very good step-by-step introduction about how to solve this particula problem (and others, too). It isn't that hard to find. It's NOT DOS, and NOT WINDOWS I'm glad it's not. -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
