From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 6 00:57:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3DF516A400 for ; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 00:57:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from daeg@houston.rr.com) Received: from ms-smtp-03.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-03.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C3B643D45 for ; Thu, 6 Apr 2006 00:57:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from daeg@houston.rr.com) Received: from cpe-24-167-65-111.houston.res.rr.com (cpe-24-167-65-111.houston.res.rr.com [24.167.65.111]) by ms-smtp-03.texas.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k360viNf020805; Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:57:45 -0500 (CDT) From: David J Brooks Organization: KC5WNK To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:57:30 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <000001c65907$42db76c0$6401a8c0@thomas> In-Reply-To: <000001c65907$42db76c0$6401a8c0@thomas> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(=?utf-8?q?gxJxxc=0A=09R=09nSNPNr*/=5E=7EStawWU9KDJ-CT0k=24f=23?=@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200604051957.31298.daeg@houston.rr.com> X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Cc: Tom Subject: Re: Help? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:57:47 -0000 On Wednesday 05 April 2006 18:18, Tom wrote: > I am just looking at Free BSD as a Windows alternative. I have a home > workgroup that I am out growing and wanting to do more with, but don't want > to give MS any more Hundreds of hard earned dollars. > > > > My first question is where can I find a site that will list all approved or > thoroughly checked out hardware to build a "box" (motherboards, and the > like). I don't have the time, or patience to get into major software > conflicts or bugs. I want to follow a A to B to C box build and software > setup. Is there someone (or more) to guide me through the process? Is there > a website with complete and accurate information on it? Is there a "BSD for > idiots" instruction book that's current? Is there a BSD project team > working with manufactures and touting their successes? Help! You can find information about supported hardware for any release of FreeBSD here: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/index.html David -- Sure God created the world in only six days, but He didn't have an established user-base.