From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 8 11:49:36 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E63901065689 for ; Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:49:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f171.google.com (mail-ew0-f171.google.com [209.85.219.171]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 417E68FC22 for ; Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:49:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@googlemail.com) Received: by ewy19 with SMTP id 19so83647ewy.43 for ; Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:49:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:reply-to:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=wzrdtjUgLtiwr1szBMnYoxKKk5wm5ox16Grwz2Kx0M8=; b=PB1eBZviugJ76aTGvvBoSnWoXYtE0UAE7f9EN9Vl4PVtqCKZ7dqpWPVwPhTYUmV71w O5XjYuByxlLpEnt8mtlUwnSnMgiMuYvbiBuLxjTzsYyo3ZS65yAINm1hJXnHESywQ6nP EbjHo1Bb56ujg0h5kRxEJzXut3C4R8Waz/JDA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=h3/m8t0BfCpElHxV6Z4MABJixatMbN1WaozGJnHco8NIZ3BQbDXRO1tncuXrmEpUcW 9RuPWgrD9TGtslWmNnIGlLGN93cKEl5R3bqY/RZ+/IqsnhKLaxxk3l/BbeF99y1dV/m4 CkA6YPofBbpUXKv4IbZ4qGWBboovgF5zOmojk= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.210.58.17 with SMTP id g17mr5018872eba.80.1239191375372; Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:49:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1bd550a00904080119m1ab4577fk9f0b444f921c6574@mail.gmail.com> References: <1bd550a00904080119m1ab4577fk9f0b444f921c6574@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:49:35 +0100 Message-ID: From: Chris Rees To: FreeBSD Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Change to Graphical Mode from DOS Mode X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: utisoft@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:49:37 -0000 Quoting from earlier: 2009/4/8 Fernando Apestegu=EDa : > On 4/8/09, Rajeev Sharma wrote: >> Sir, >> =A0 =A0 =A0I have successfully downloaded FreeBSD 6.4 Release linux & in= stalled > > FreeBSD is _not_ linux ;) > >> on my PC. =A0But it starts in DOS Mode. > > aka "Console" mode. > >> >> I want to shift to Graphical Mode. > > Once you log in, (use your login name and password), and assuming you > installed some graphical environment, try to type: > > startx > > Cheers > >> >> >> Kindly advice me what to do. >> >> Wojciech wrote: > so he should first learn about unix more. reading FreeBSD handbook is mor= e than enough. Really, this has already been said. Try to read the whole thread rather than the first post. It's much easier to follow emails if you turn off digest mode and just accept each email individually, using a threading client... This also makes misunderstanding and repetition leading to embarrassment less likely. Chris --=20 A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?