How can install the FreeBSD on desktop!!

johnney · June 27, 2008, 9:43am

;)Hello everyone,I'm a new FreeBSD user,I don't know how to intall the BSD on desktop,please help me ~~ Thanks~~:D

Blang · June 27, 2008, 11:00am

Hello,

i don't know what "install the BSD on desktop" means, but if you are looking for an Newbie friendly DesktopOS with FreeBSD under the hood --> Try PC-BSD - Home

johnney · June 27, 2008, 10:32pm

Thanks a lot

ninjaslim · July 11, 2008, 10:47pm

What kind of desktop? Do you want an actual desktop environment or what? Have you even installed FreeBSD yet?

_R3d · July 14, 2008, 2:31pm

it all pretty much installs and configures itself. your main issue will probably be getting xorg configured. which is still very simple... given that you know hor/vert refresh rates and what video card you have. you have questions, i have answers.

kstg0008 · July 19, 2008, 5:24am

you need FreeBSD handbook FreeBSD Handbook

shayan · July 24, 2008, 2:11am

I downloaded DesktopBSD1.6 and wanted to install it.
but it couldn't start X and gave me a shell !
I had once installed PCBSD and it didn't have any problems.
any one having the same problem? or know what to do?

kstg0008 · July 27, 2008, 9:43am

maybe you don't configure the xorg.conf
sometimes X would not be started if we do not configure the xorg.conf
do like this at /root:
Xorg -configure it will create a file xorg.conf.new

X -config xorg.conf.new

you can get more infomation at X11 Configuration

FloridaBSD · January 15, 2009, 2:51pm

were is the xorg configuration file kept in freebsd 7.0?

medo2008 · May 11, 2009, 6:15pm

IS FreeBSD UNIX or Linux

pludi · May 12, 2009, 1:20am

It's UNIX, just like Linux, but based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSDv4 if memory serves correct)

_R3d · May 13, 2009, 4:06pm

bsd is nothing like linux. linux is NOT unix.
can you post your Xorg.0.log file?