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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: Dewey Rahn <dewey@mm.st>
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On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:34:41 -0400, Dewey Rahn wrote:
> I finally got the dvr to install on a hard drive and figured out a lot.
> I do not do command prompt. How to I get it to start up to the home
> screen? 

You seem to believe that FreeBSD has a "home screen". It has not.
At least not per default. You will have to choose to use KDE, Gnome 2
or Gnome 3, Xfce, Lxde or another desktop environment you want to
use. Instructions to do so can be found in the online documentation
(Handbook, FAQ, Wiki) accessible from FreeBSD's main site.

In your case, why don't you give PC-BSD a try? It's FreeBSD, with
additional tools and programs preinstalled, and it comes with a
preconfigured GUI which includes what you probably call "home screen".
It's easy to install and to use.


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Polytropon
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