Kde not working.

Here is what I have
Dell E4300 Laptop
Freebsd 11.1 RELEASE #0 321309

I followed the kde install from the freebsd manual.

Here is what I got:

WARNING:
New keymap: In /etc/rc.conf replace keymap=uk.iso.kbd by keymap=uk


I did that and the warning ended but lost the £. If I change it back I get the £ back and the same warning message. At this stage I opted for the £

I also get the following messages:
X server /usr/local/bin/X cannot be executed

and

X server for display :0 cannot be started, session disabled.

If I try and run startx I get: Command not found
 
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The correct command would be startkde unless you've set otherwise. Also remember that you need the following in your /etc/rc.conf.
Code:
hald_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
kdm4_enable="YES"

If you're using kdm then it should start automatically.
 
All 3 entries you listed were already in rc. config.

When I ran startkde I got:
$DISPLAY is not set or cannot connect to the X server.

I'm guessing the display configuration at present is just set up for a simple text screen and the full VGA driver specific to this laptop is not installed.
 
Ive been reading up on this and it seems to me that

"The intel driver is part of the default options for x11/xorg. Actually, the default options of x11-drivers/xorg-drivers. Either way, it is installed by default"

If this is the case I do not have a display problem but am still no closer to starting KDE.
 
Uninstalling KDE first might be worthwhile. I don't think is should make any difference, but I've encountered where it does. First X then KDE if there are any issues.
 
Woo Hoo. It's working however I still have the keyboard error I eluded to in my original post.
 
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