Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 19:26:57 -0000 From: "Borris Yeltsin" <BorrisYeltsin@bun.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: This is probably wasting you valuable time.... Message-ID: <000801bf5ad7$7f82a4c0$e89c01d4@p0w6d6>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF5AD7.7E3479E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry for wasting you valuable time but... I recently bought the book, UNIX: Unleashed which is a 1000 page, = hardback manual of UNIX it includes a CD with FreeBSD on it. I have 2 = computers one an AMD 266 Voodoo 3 high-spec machine the other an Intel = P100, 8Meg RAM, 800 MB HD with no CD drive. I was wondering if you could = help me with a problem I am having. First can I run FreeBSD and the attached X Window system? If no then don't read on. I have transferred the installation files to the laptop via a parallel = cable to the laptop HD and created a boot disk. The installation program = ran but said I didn't have enough drive space (I have only 200MB free). = What do you recommend? format and the making of a totally UNIX system, = the clearing o disk space (is it worth it?) or download the new version = of FreeBSD. Thanx for your help. I understand that you are busy and appreciate you = don't have time for a detailed reply but and advice is god advice. Much appreciated. BorrisYeltsin, You humm it, I'll sing it! BorrisYeltsin@Bun.com ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF5AD7.7E3479E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Sorry for wasting you valuable time = but...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I recently bought the book, UNIX: = Unleashed which is a=20 1000 page, hardback manual of UNIX it includes a CD with FreeBSD on it. = I have 2=20 computers one an AMD 266 Voodoo 3 high-spec machine the other an Intel = P100,=20 8Meg RAM, 800 MB HD with no CD drive. I was wondering if you could help = me with=20 a problem I am having.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>First can I run FreeBSD and the attached X Window=20 system?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>If no then don't read on.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have transferred the installation files to the = laptop via a=20 parallel cable to the laptop HD and created a boot disk. The = installation=20 program ran but said I didn't have enough drive space (I have only 200MB = free).=20 What do you recommend? format and the making of a totally UNIX system, = the=20 clearing o disk space (is it worth it?) or download the new version of=20 FreeBSD.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanx for your help. I understand that you are busy = and=20 appreciate you don't have time for a detailed reply but and advice is = god=20 advice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Much appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>BorrisYeltsin,<BR> You humm it, I'll sing=20 it!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:BorrisYeltsin@Bun.com">BorrisYeltsin@Bun.com</A></FONT></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF5AD7.7E3479E0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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