First time installation - 5.2 (Partially solved)

[Stephen Liu]

Hi Robert

Thanks for your advice.

Problem is now half-solved.  X window starts

XF86Config.new was found under super 'ROOT'. 

Steps taken as follows;

1) copied 'XF86Config.new' to '/etc/X11/' and renamed it as 'XF86Config'
2) # startx
Xterm window popup and mouse works

3) # ee /etc/rc.conf
adding
XSESSION="kde-3"
DISPLAYMANAGER=xdm
(remark: also tried '=kdm')

4) Rebooted PC
GUI login could not popup.  PC still starts at 'INIT 3', I suppose

5)
# which kde
# whereis kde
# locate kde
could not find it.  No printout.

Kindly advise how to check whether KDE and GNOME have been installed.  
If 'NOT' how to  download and install them from FreeBSD website

(Remark:  I installed FreeBSD 5.2 from CD1)

TIA


Robert Huff wrote:

- snip -

>> After booting I can login it as 'root' without password.  I wonder 
>> whether it is 'root' or Super 'ROOT'
>>    
>>
>
>	On the scale of bad ideas, this is one of the top - no, it _is_
>the top one.  Fix this _immediately_; you will find information in
>the Handbook and the FAQ.
>
Noted with thanks

B.R.
Stephen