> 2) I have installed freebsd 4.9 on my Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop, when I > try to configure XFree86 I have to use the text based tool. After doing > that, when I run startx I get a grainy desktop that almost covers my screen, > but not quite, and has only a clock window, a login window, and an xterm > window, and nothing else. Where am I going wrong?
You didn't install some of the window managers. Log as root and # cd /stand # ./sysinstall Choose Post-Configure XFree86 or something and install KDE, Gnome or something similar. # rehash # startx It should work... _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"