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Newbie FreeBSD User problem

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Let me start off by saying that I am a complete newbie to BSD and linux. I decided to jump head first into it with an old computer. So if any of this doesn't make sense just let me know and I will try to clarify. I just installed xorg. I think I also managed to install XDM so it would start up when my computer starts, which I think is the cause of my problems. So now when I restart my computer I get a login screen with a console log at the bottom of the screen. When I login, I get a screen that says "Session Menu" and the only option is Default/Fail Safe. After clicking that I get a gray screen with the x cursor and a console log, in which I cannot enter commands. I want to be able to actually enter in commands so I can prevent this from initially starting and get a desktop installed. But right now all I can do is move a cursor around. Also when I hit Ctrl - Alt - Backspace it just reloads the login screen. Thanks for the help.
 
If you want to enable/disable xdm, edit /etc/ttys and change ttyv8 to "on" or "off".
 
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