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Date:      Fri, 07 Jul 2000 17:51:04 -0700
From:      David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com>
To:        H2a0cK0e0r0@aol.com
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: hey i need help!!
Message-ID:  <39667AF8.FA071555@acuson.com>
References:  <9b.767a4f3.2697c559@aol.com>

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H2a0cK0e0r0@aol.com wrote:
> 
> i installed freebsd on my comp and tried installing the gnome thing,but i got
> this message after installing the gnome,and typing startx after the myname#
> part,this is what i got:

...[snip]...

>         can you guys please tell me what i have to do and/or install to get
> this working and to be able to run it in a gnome thing please?i am farely new
> to this,so please have patience,thnx!

It appears that X is not set up correctly. This is not a Gnome thing.
Make sure that you have installed the X servers appropriate for your
hardware, and run an X setup program, such as XF86Setup or xf86config.
Let's get twm working before we start worrying about Gnome :-)

David


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