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Date:      Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:46:43 +0300
From:      Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr>
To:        "Mike's Hotmail Account" <mroshi11@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   X configuration (was: Re: hello)
Message-ID:  <4A23BFA3.7030407@otenet.gr>
In-Reply-To: <SNT111-DS10A9B7F98CBFC72796AE38CD4C0@phx.gbl>
References:  <SNT111-DS10A9B7F98CBFC72796AE38CD4C0@phx.gbl>

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Mike's Hotmail Account wrote:
> I am trying to install freebsd on my m-2625u  gateway laptop but am running into trouble. whe  I try to start x all I get is a black screen. I would try to configure the xorg file but I have no idea what my screen specs are. I know these questions are dumb but im kind of new to bsd.
>   
Please read the relevant Handbook section, 5.4.2:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x-config.html

To start a desktop like Gnome or KDE you will have to install the
relevant packages and create an .xinitrc file. Please see section 5.7:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x11-wm.html

and also the  FreeBSD web pages. For example, for Gnome see here:

http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/



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