Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 11:20:17 +0200 From: Jeremy Boy <jeremy.boy@jboy.eu> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Cc: Jack Richard <jackrichard43@gmail.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on disc Message-ID: <329D7445-8540-4657-88B4-74FD3E9BDDBB@jboy.eu> In-Reply-To: <CAL5swbVPxrFt_KNe%2Bsf93Vo-QTsnZ3SfqjFr2wysha53ux%2BJGA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAL5swbVPxrFt_KNe%2Bsf93Vo-QTsnZ3SfqjFr2wysha53ux%2BJGA@mail.gmail.com>
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Am 11.05.2014 um 11:10 schrieb Jack Richard <jackrichard43@gmail.com>: > I have attempted to install FreeBSD in Toshiba amd64 8GB/640GB-hdd. = All I > get is BS. I am willing to buy FreeBSD on disc from a vendor, BUT - I = will > only buy the disc set if I can get confirmation that FreeBSD will = work; ie > =3D=3D=3D> Hardware found, internet available without the BS part. I = am > computer-aware and have a fair education, but the requirements to get > FreeBSD to work after downloading, burning the iso to disc and hours = of > installation without being able to use it is VERY annoying and I feel = that > if FreeBSD cannot work in every fashion OUT-OF-THE-BOX, then tell me = now so > I can save myself the trouble. > Please feel free to contact me at the email address and let me know > something. > Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi Jack! What do you mean with BS (Black screen?). Do you get a login prompt? = Were you able to install FreeBSD anyway? You also might want to try PC-BSD (http://www.pcbsd.org/), which targets = end-user systems like notebooks. Jeremy P.S.: why do you want to use FreeBSD at all? You don't seem to like = dealing with your computer's OS.=
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