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Date:      Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:45:16 -0000 (GMT)
From:      "Hugo Silva" <klr@6s-gaming.com>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: no user interface
Message-ID:  <49574.81.84.174.8.1093376716.squirrel@81.84.174.8>
In-Reply-To: <BAY16-F5sw8AcgQUgQL000465c9@hotmail.com>
References:  <BAY16-F5sw8AcgQUgQL000465c9@hotmail.com>

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You do have a user interface, just not a graphical one :-)

Anyway,

You have to manually install/configure the desktop environment..

if you have all the cds, run /stand/sysinstall as root, do post
configuration on freebsd, and add the packages needed (mainly X, and your
graphical environment of choice (kde,gnome,...)


> I just installed 5.2.1 via download onto cdr media. I left about 10 gigs
> open for freebsd, and left 9 for my win2000. the dual boot works fine on
> my
> dell laptop, however when i go to load freebsd 5.2.1, i cant get into a
> graphical interface. Instead it stays in a "dos-like" interface with
> commands only. It recognizes my user name and the admin name of root, but
> there is only a command line and no background. i installed cd1, i have a
> boot only and a second disc which i have not installed. please point me in
> the correct direction
>
> james heck
>
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