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[Deamonsqueak]

Nothing works.

I have tried every one of them and every tutorial and nothing works. Im not a new face to the linux/unix world I have been using linux for years and programming but this is just wierd. It just boots into the commandline. Can anybody help me?

 

[drhowarddrfine]

You need to be more clear. Everything does work so obviously you are doing something wrong. So explain what you are doing.

You say you are following tutorials but are you following the Handbook?

 

[SirDice]

Configure Xorg correctly first. If that doesn't work then everything on top of it won't work either. Fix your foundation before trying to build a house on top of it.

5.4. Xorg Configuration

Graphics - FreeBSD Wiki

 

[tedbell]

You won't log into your WM or DE automatically at boot unless you install and enable a display manager. Otherwise you have to use startx.

 

[Sevendogsbsd]

OP: FreeBSD is not like a Linux distro where xorg, a display manager, etc, is installed and configured for you. You install the base OS, then it is up to you to install xorg, a display manager and a desktop environment or window manager and configure them appropriately. Unlike Linux where the OS is mixed together with end user software, FreeBSD keeps the OS and end user applications (including xorg, window managers, etc) separate.

Please try to provide more details in future posts so someone may help you better.

 

[userxbw]

even in Linux just using startx you need a .xinitrc with the proper content inside of it to get the deskptop/Wmanager to start.

FreeBSD.
1. install xorg
2. install a desktop/WindowManager, if windowManager look in /usr/share/xsessions to be sure it put a desktop in for it, if not then create one if you are going to be using a login manager.
3. create a .xinitrc something as simple as

#!/bin/sh

exec (desktop names executable)

in mine I have slim and xfce4 / wmaker my .xinitrc using bash

#!/usr/bin/env bash

[[ "$1" = 'default' ]] && startxfce4 || exec $1

this makes my xfce default desktop so I do not have to hit F1 to select a desktop when I log in to slim.

4. install video drivers if needed
5. add them to rc.conf
6. add 'dbus_enable=yes
that is pretty much the simple of it.

the Xfiles

Loading of xinitrc,xserverrc,xresources,xdefaults,xprofile,xsession,xmodmap

Hello nixers, In a previous forums thread there was a discussion about certain X configuration files and their roles. Namely: xinitrc,xserverrc,xresources,xdefaults,xprofile,xsession,xmodmap. So let's try to clear up this mumbo jumbo of words. There's roughly two ways to start your X...

nixers.net

this is a good guild line to follow

Beginners Guide - How To Set Up A FreeBSD Desktop From Scratch

I'm going to guide you though the process of getting a fully functional FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE desktop up and running, complete with system files and security settings, step-by-step as if you've never used UNIX or the command line. Now let's get started: Insert your boot media and at the Welcome...

forums.freebsd.org

 

[Sevendogsbsd]

I believe OP is used to the wizard based, graphical installations that install and set up xorg , a display manager and desktop environment. Would explain their question.