Re: How do I get into GUI?

2004-01-23 Thread Robert Warning
Check out the following link http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html You may want the nvidia drivers. http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd_1.0-4365.html Check back if your still stumped. RW On 2004-01-23 10:21:13 -0500 Claude Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, my n

Re: How do I get into GUI?

2004-01-23 Thread Peter Risdon
Claude Martin wrote: My problem is that I expected the booting process to finish in the graphical user interface. Instead, it stops at a CLI prompt. Maybe I did something wrong. No, although you were probably asked during the install whether you wanted to configure X Windows. Not everyone wants

Re: How do I get into GUI?

2004-01-23 Thread Ion-Mihai Tetcu
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:21:13 + "Claude Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, my name is Claude, and I'm new to FreeBSD. I've installed it on a hard > drive by itself, and I get it to boot. The install seemed to have completed > without a glitch. :) > My problem is that I expected the bo

Re: How do I get into GUI?

2004-01-23 Thread HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER
Hi Claude, FreBSD takes a minimalistic approach to installing applications in the default install. By default, XWindows is not installed. Read the handbook section on XWindows: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html It describes XWindows installation, config and

Re: How do I get into GUI?

2004-01-23 Thread Jerry McAllister
> > Hi, my name is Claude, and I'm new to FreeBSD. I've installed it on a hard > drive by itself, and I get it to boot. The install seemed to have completed > without a glitch. > > My problem is that I expected the booting process to finish in the graphical > user interface. Instead, it stops