Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 09:55:47 +0330 From: saeedeh motlagh <saeedeh.motlagh@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: have desktop on freebsd Message-ID: <CAN%2BS=WB8=aZACHL2Ran5BTXhXFJBKjti6gr3Gp=CO3BfSwGOpg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1209212211080.81405@familysquires.net> References: <CAN%2BS=WBvEe-dKPBRvS=MdRKZ05q4RWk_LP-8rRPY92aNdbwd6A@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1209212211080.81405@familysquires.net>
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thanks Sean, no X doesn't work correctly for me. thanks Brian, but this freebsd box is my develop system and i have to work with it and no other OS. thanks Michael, i compiled X11 and Gnome from ports. I'm thinking to install everything from the beginning if i can not fix it in two days. thank you every body for your answers On 9/22/12, Michael L. Squires <mikes@siralan.org> wrote: > I've always installed everything from the CD - choosing one of the > install options that installs the base, sources, X11, Gnome or > KDE, and then let the install program walk me through the X11 setup. > > This installs the startup files correctly for your system. > > Did you install the base 8.2 and then install X11 and Gnome from ports, or > did you compile it from ports? That procedure hasn't worked for me. > > You will need to know what specific video hardware you have so you can > choose the right video driver. > > I've also had problems with video boards which were not yet supported by > Xorg. > > Mike Squires > >
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