Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 01:14:04 -0700 (PDT) From: mingo lu <freebiebsd@yahoo.com> To: mlholloway <mlholloway@yahoo.com> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: questions reagrding freebsd on laptop Message-ID: <20020421081404.27893.qmail@web14801.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <a9tg98%2B86g2@eGroups.com>
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Thanks, Mark. What I concerned was winmodem the most. I want to use freebsd as desktop instead of linux (Linux file system is nightmare, even worse than windows). I want to use it to dial in my isp when i am travelling ... Seem to me, under linux, http://linmodems.org/ is doing great job to support winmodem. But, in my opinon, compare to linux, freebsd has much organized and clean file structure. i don't see why freebsd can't be a great desktop station besides a great server plateform... _mingo --- mlholloway <mlholloway@yahoo.com> wrote: > I haven't tried it on that particular laptop, but I > installed FreeBSD > 4.5 on my HP Omnibook XE2 with no problems. I also > have the > Linksys WPC11 Wireless PCMCIA working. > > As for a CD installation, you have a couple options: > > 1) Download the FreeBSD Mini cd-rom image. This is > approximately 145MB and will give you the core OS > install. Once > you are up and running, you can install additional > applications > via FTP instead of from CD. > > 2) Download the entire FreeBSDcd-rom images. This > gives you > the core operating system plus all the ports (ie. > applications) > and XFree86 on CD rather than installing them from > FTP. Keep > in mind the installation process is identical when > installing ports > whether you choose FTP or CD as the source. I > prefer FTP as > you can always get the latest version of a program. > > 3) The last option is to not use a CD but instead > use two floppy > disks and have the installation happen entirely > through FTP. > The floppies are just enough to boot your machine, > FTP to a > FreeBSD mirror site, and download and install the > operating > system. > > This is one of many great things about FreeBSD - > FLEXIBILITY! > > Regards, > Mark > > > --- In freebsd-newbies@y..., mingo lu > <freebiebsd@y...> wrote: > > Hi: > > > > I need some information before I just into the > freebsd > > wagon > > > > 1) Dis anyone here successfully install frfeebsd > on > > Toshiba tecra 8100? > > 2) Did the winmodem work, ie, dial up work? > > 3) Did Toshiba DVD work? > > > > How amny FreeBsd CDs do I need? someone said one > (the > > boot cd) would be enough, someone said that I need > two > > ... > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated ... > > > > TIA > > > > _mingo > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@F... > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of > the > message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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