From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 30 20:16:32 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F18B16A417 for ; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:16:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from siraj.shaikh@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com (rv-out-0910.google.com [209.85.198.189]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4368413C501 for ; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:16:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from siraj.shaikh@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id g13so323358rvb.43 for ; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:16:31 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=NYnagq172HvHuqI6QtuDNLsirYVOjUSxnECY5KhwgCU=; b=f22hmvSEvhtGnM9E/eZEE9FMQzZzKg+ZLfHn9fw40x3arOB9wnXFBVV7bkyexwP4oIQhM2SMu8y4XPrxEnx4MqPKsWIHSAXQCxAgdS5pjsoQDuoFVuPXqJ0n9dkY0BpQ56jmuDbAg/o2xlUzvtwu6Rvi2TTHD6K/SroHtFlDABo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=bBnb2AGli80O6w34BIJ3lthUzoK00gIpMs1aataLJeX025LcHjIJlDSKD8WYaU9KtYoICxOQmy7JGLGMaLzYU6OkGUBSIV2AZrNh/Hpld8fIdh0g+Yf1EZ2iPr7bv1dsbXsOUoSIRhHr0bgWqrP+ml+dJ1pERiu9YvaQ0n33Ugw= Received: by 10.141.15.19 with SMTP id s19mr847568rvi.124.1201724191295; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:16:31 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.140.126.13 with HTTP; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:16:31 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3b2ddd940801301216r1c61ff1l6df7d0b52e503f47@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:16:31 +0000 From: "Siraj Shaikh" To: "KAYVEN RIESE" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <3b2ddd940801281410o77b87c2ajbfbee2f5f276b934@mail.gmail.com> <3b2ddd940801290856r5be3825bq36132618ceb82921@mail.gmail.com> <20080129150419.I92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801291217j668bccfbsde8c3259c79cd06b@mail.gmail.com> <3b2ddd940801291354q2926d2b0q753f5f449d3b92eb@mail.gmail.com> <20080129183439.X92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801300108o21f51f23sf82185f4f2f8ea5@mail.gmail.com> <20080130120639.S45734@pemaquid.safeport.com> <3b2ddd940801301159i4173d36ag74b1d0f0955742d5@mail.gmail.com> Cc: Subject: Re: Starting X - was Re: Vista / FreeBSD dual boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:16:32 -0000 On 30/01/2008, KAYVEN RIESE wrote: > > > On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > On 30/01/2008, doug@safeport.com wrote: > >> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > >>> On 29/01/2008, doug wrote: > >>>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > >>>>> On 29/01/2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > >>>>>> On 29/01/2008, doug wrote: > >>>>>>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > >>>>>>> > > > > Just to repeat. I installed FreeBSD 6.3, its a new Toshiba notebook. I > > chose to install X Windows during sysinstall. The very first time I > > ran startx it didnt work. Then I did the "Xorg -configure" and tried > > again, and still doesnt work. Please help !!!! > > startx is lame. most ppl apparently use either KDE or gnome. i used > to use xfce4 that was started with the command "starxfce4" but i ended > up being pursuaded out of it because i couldn't do flash and multimedia > plugins. have you tried running the following command at the > root prompt: > > #pkg_add -r gnome2 > > i think that is what i used. > > here is a webpage for gnome: > > http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/notes/en/ > > have you familiarized yourself with the freeBSD pkg_add pkg_delete > and ports systems /usr/ports ? the -r directive means that it goes > out to the web to find things to install and at the same time installs > it. really easy. for the ports system > > http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html > > you merely figure out what port you want.. do a command something > like (as root) > > #cd /usr/ports/path/to/a/kewl/app > > and then > > #make install clean > > the ports system figures out all the dependencies.. also there is a > kewl thing called "portsnap" that updates the ports directories > Do I need to get Xorg working first? before I deploy gnome2? I do plan to install gnome 2 -certainly at some stage - would that solve my problems? I am a bit confused now....please help! I thought gnome 2 wouldnt work if I dont get xorg to work.