From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jun 8 09:18:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA11751 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 09:18:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mercury.jorsm.com (mercury.jorsm.com [207.112.128.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA11712 for ; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 09:18:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jer@jorsm.com) Received: from localhost (jer@localhost) by mercury.jorsm.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id LAA08208; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 11:18:18 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 11:18:18 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeremy Shaffner Reply-To: Jeremy Shaffner To: Nick cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: question In-Reply-To: <000901bb5511$460bbd00$4f0423cb@MEMPHIS.TPGI.COM.AU> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 8 Jun 1996, Nick wrote: > I have just installed FreeBSD version 2.2.6 on my home PC, after much trouble >getting it on (I have multiple operating systems). Anyway here's my >question: I installed the basic installation (Bin) files and data >security. When I run it though it is just like a Unix/Linux system, and >gives me a "$" prompt. I have visited your site much, as well as Walnut >Creek Cd's Site, and the screen shots show a much different operating >system (Like a combo of Win95 and MacOs8). How do i get to this >operating system?, and not just the "$" prompt??? Welcome to UNIX. The shots you saw were of XFree86, a X-Windows system that provides a GUI. You would need to install and configure it. Run /stand/sysinstall and do a post-install configuration and install XFree86. Refer to the handbook at www.freebsd.org and the info at www.xfree86.org as well for more information on installation and configuration. > > Thank You for your Time in reading this, and I look forward to your answer... It would be easier to read and you'd be more likely to get an answer if you used a better mailer. -===================================================================- Jeremy Shaffner JORSM Internet Senior Technical Support Northwest Indiana's Premium jer@jorsm.com Internet Service Provider support@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com -===================================================================- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message