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ftp://ftp.freebsd.org

post the error message.

login should be "root".
no password.

do you have xdm or gdm installed?

edit: same info posted above.

i would recommend NOT going the GDM route.
if you want gnome, install gnome2-lite from ports and add the following to rc.conf:
dbus_enable="YES"
hald_enable="YES"

then add "gnome-session" to...

backslash escape it.

edit: didnt see your edit.

can you post your fstab?

or
portmaster -aF

yes its easy to mix them, and its easy to get things screwed up because of that. if theres any backward compatibility issues with any ports or regression, then you may be in trouble with different...

the thing with pkg_add is that you dont always get the latest packages. port versions are sometimes more up to date than package versions.

oh yeah, dont mix ports and packages. pick one and stick...

what are you running? free/net/open?
chances are you need to update your ports tree:
portsnap fetch extract
or
portsnap fetch update
install portmaster then do:
pkg_info | grep "<"
if you want...

pcmcia is enabled in the kernel by default.
try using sysinstall to configure the card under the "interfaces" menu.

freebsd and openbsd use the ports system.
you can either use
pkg_add -r pkgname
to install the binary package of the software. the -r switch pulls in all dependencies. or you can build from...

error messages and configs would be a big help.

have u changed roots passwd?
sudo passwd root

76 seconds for a kernel build? are you using ccache?

do you have gnome_enable="YES" in your rc.conf?

bsd is nothing like linux. linux is NOT unix.
can you post your Xorg.0.log file?

whats the output of:
dmesg | grep usb

Amazon.com: The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System: Marshall Kirk McKusick, George V. Neville-Neil: Books...

homework?

following this guide helped me a lot when i was new to freebsd.
Howto: Mergemaster and Make World. (http://lantech.geekvenue.net/chucktips/jason/chuck/1052682623/index_html)

try
print ${.sh.version}

or

what /bin/ksh | grep Version

maybe this will help you.

Convert source code (tar.gz) to a RPM installable Synapse ? (http://synapse.wordpress.com/2005/12/24/convert-source-code-targz-to-an-rpm-installable/)