Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 18:37:54 -0700 From: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@webserver.get-linux.org> To: Derek Santamassino <dds76@earthlink.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X configuration problem (was: [no subject] on -hackers) Message-ID: <20030616013754.GD7994@webserver.get-linux.org> In-Reply-To: <000801c3339c$05a41520$ea67add1@derekb4o1lme03> References: <000801c3339c$05a41520$ea67add1@derekb4o1lme03>
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[Moved to -questions] Please read http://www.lemis.com/email/questions.html for some email guidelines for the list. On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 08:12:47PM -0400 or thereabouts, Derek Santamassino seemed to write: > Hi, I need some help with FreeBSD 4.8 Release. I installed > FreeBSD. It does not recognize my hardware. After the installation > it goes right to command prompt instead of going to desktop. My > hardware needs to be configured. Can someone help me configure my > hardware? I have compaq MV540 color monitor. PCTEL Platinum V. 90 > modem. Cirrus logic PCI video card. Intel(r) Integrated Audio. PS/s > wheel mouse. That is a list of most of my hardware. If you want a desktop, log in as 'root' (w/o quotes), w/ the root password you set on installation, and run 'xf86cfg -textmode'. You'll need some information found in your monitor manual. > > Please e-mail me back as soon as you get this e-mail at > dds76@earthlink.net. I'm a total beginner with any Unix or Linux FreeBSD is not Linux. -- Josh > base systems. Thank You. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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