Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 17:42:46 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Matt Rudderham" <matt@researcher.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Installing FreeBSD? Message-ID: <14815.42726.976853.807442@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <104543750@toto.iv>
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Matt Rudderham writes: > >I'm sure that many moore people are just waiting for an friendlier > >version of Freebsd. I know I do. > > > Yes, I know what you mean, when I first wanted to learn more about Unix, I > remember buying an Easy to Install Linux Distribution, I think it may have > been Corel. It was supposed to have a nice easy installation, very > graphical. After booting from the CD, it would start to load, the screen > would go blank, then reboot my machine, it would do this in a never ending > process. As it turns out I was told by corel it was because my ATI video > card was not supported. I would much rather have an installation that is > guaranteed to work as apposed to one that is guaranteed to look nice if it > does. If you're having problems with the FreeBSD installation, please ask > questions on the list, the people here are more than willing to help you. Sounds like Corel went full bore graphical, instead of doing it halfway. Personally, I don't want/need a graphical install, but it would be nice - so long as it's *optional*. If I can't install without plugging in a video card, something is broken. Of course, anyone who thinks FreeBSD is hard should give Sun $75 for Solaris 8 and install that. It asks you for *cylinder* numbers. Talk about a blast from the past! <mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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