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by JWJones
Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:54 am
Forum: General support
Topic: xconfig failed to start
Replies: 2
Views: 2590

Re: xconfig failed to start

Thanks for the tip, slughorn. Still no X or MATE desktop upon reboot, though. When I run rc-status, I find that lightdm and hald have both crashed. Any further suggestions? EDIT: Upon further examination, it appears there were some errors during installation. I reinstalled, and everything is working...
by JWJones
Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:56 pm
Forum: General support
Topic: xconfig failed to start
Replies: 2
Views: 2590

xconfig failed to start

Finally succeeded in installing GhostBSD 20.03 on my ThinkPad T61 with Intel graphics. Upon reboot, however, I am unable to reach X and the MATE desktop. Error message as follows (also see screenshot): /usr/local/etc/init.d/xconfig[2463]: start-stop-daemon: /usr/local/bin/xconfig does not exist star...
by JWJones
Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:40 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: GhostBSD 20.03 has been released
Replies: 3
Views: 3312

Re: GhostBSD 20.03 has been released

I downloaded it again today, looks like you fixed it!
by JWJones
Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:07 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: GhostBSD 20.03 has been released
Replies: 3
Views: 3312

Re: GhostBSD 20.03 has been released

I have downloaded 20.03 three times, and tried to install it in VM. The installation seemed to occur fine, but it did not boot successfully. It also appears that there's a mismatch in the sha256 checksum posted, and what's in the "GhostBSD-20.03.iso.sha256" text file (see screenshot), neit...
by JWJones
Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:51 am
Forum: Tips and Tricks
Topic: HOWTO: IceWM Configuration
Replies: 2
Views: 21387

Re: HOWTO: IceWM Configuration

I like your IceWM setup, and xfe is my favorite file manager. Is that the 'Shades of Gray' theme?
by JWJones
Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:27 am
Forum: Lobby
Topic: What desktop or window manager you mostly use and why.
Replies: 19
Views: 46604

Re: What desktop or window manager you mostly use and why.

Mac OSX 10.6.8 (this one pays the bills, Mac user since 1986) Slackware 14.1 - framebuffer + tmux or Xfce (either no X session or Xfce; not a fan of Gnome, KDE, or MATE) OpenBSD 5.4 - Xfce (I do like Xfce for a full-featured DE) GhostBSD 3.5 - LXDE (Also like LXDE for a lighweight DE, also like just...
by JWJones
Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:03 am
Forum: Feedback
Topic: GhostBSD 3.5 LXDE impressions
Replies: 0
Views: 8034

GhostBSD 3.5 LXDE impressions

Hello Eric and all, This will really be more of a stream-of-consciousness post, just rattling off my initial impressions/issues of GhostBSD 3.5 LXDE. The first thing I want to say is that you have crafted a very nice desktop FreeBSD. The attention to aesthetics is appreciated. PC-BSD could take a fe...