From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 24 22:47:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 118C916A4CE for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:47:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.revolutionsp.com (ganymede.revolutionsp.com [64.246.0.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF9EF43D55 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:47:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from klr@6s-gaming.com) Received: from mail.revolutionsp.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.revolutionsp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58E0B15C95 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:45:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from 81.84.174.8 (SquirrelMail authenticated user klr@6s-gaming.com); by mail.revolutionsp.com with HTTP; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:45:16 -0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <49574.81.84.174.8.1093376716.squirrel@81.84.174.8> In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:45:16 -0000 (GMT) From: "Hugo Silva" To: questions@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Subject: Re: no user interface X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:47:29 -0000 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to > get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- www.6s-gaming.com