Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:17:32 +0800 From: "Foo Ji-Haw" <jhfoo@nexlabs.com> To: "M. Cummins" <miles1190@cox.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: General Question Message-ID: <04d401c63125$f6492ea0$c801a8c0@nexpc> References: <000801c63120$1a730d60$0202a8c0@http192.168.2.3>
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You can try the current version 6.0, or 5.4. Try to install without a GUI to minimise load. Learning FBSD may be a bit steep at first since you have no unix background. Try reading up on the Handbook to get started: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Cummins" <miles1190@cox.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 12:35 PM Subject: General Question > Hi. Sorry about the HTML formatted email. > > I'm extremely interested in installation of a FreeBSD build on a Dell Dimension XPS P133s 133 MHz / 16 MB RAM, with a S3 Trio 64+ PCI (765) and D-Link DFE 530-TX PCI adapter. I've noted the HCL for version 5 (or maybe it was 6?) but I figure I would do better to simply ask - what version do I need to run with my current hardware, and what is the highest version I can run on the machine that I plan to install on? Before you get too far on the reply, please also consider that I primarily want to use the computer for a webserver (for my LAN) in console mode (I doubt a GUI is a good idea considering the hardware I'm using. > > Oh, and sorry if this is inapproprite, but I have no experience with UNIX and really need to learn it. I figured FreeBSD was my best shot at it, based on what I've seen. I've been looking at 2.2.8 and it seems to be a decent choice, but I do consider that you probably know more about this than I do. > > Thanks for even reading, and doubly so if you can help! > > Gratefully, > Miles > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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