From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jun 1 22:13:49 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C104B37B789 for ; Thu, 1 Jun 2000 22:13:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from goldtech@worldpost.com) Received: from 209-122-226-170.s424.tnt1.nyw.ny.dialup.rcn.com ([209.122.226.170] helo=leegold1) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 2.12 #3) id 12xjmD-0000zp-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 2 Jun 2000 01:13:46 -0400 Message-ID: <000901bfcc51$71d84780$aae27ad1@leegold1> From: "leegold" To: Subject: help w/install FBSD4.0 Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 01:14:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG My 1st install of a non-MS OS ( 1st UNIX install ) I want to make sure I get things optimized. storage: I'm keeping ata0, ata1, fde0 ( I think my cd-r is a master on ata1 and my HD is master on ata0 ) network: deleted all devices ( I have a realtek ethernet card not cited in this list ) communications: I see: ppc0 - parallel port chip set, sio0 and sio1 - serial ports ( I have an outboard modem on com2 ) What should I do? should i delete sio0? I assume I need the services of ppc0 (?) input: i see: keyboard atkbd0, ps/2 mouse ( i have this type of mouse), syscons console drive sc0 ( keep them all, yes?) multimedia: there's nothing listed here. miscellaneous: pc card control pcico ( assume i keep this (?)) math co-processor npx0 I see no irq conflicts from from visually inspecting the screen. what do you think? is there anything i should on this screen before i move on? THANKS To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message