Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:31:44 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9_Pedro_Navarro_C=E1novas?= <jpncanovas@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: questions to decide Message-ID: <3FC383F0.6030902@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <200311251505.hAPF5fp07282@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <200311251505.hAPF5fp07282@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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Jerry McAllister wrote: >>Hello, I want to install a new operating system in to my new notebook. >>I don't want to install any microsoft operating system, and I was asking >>myself what operating system could I install, but I'm not sure now. >> >> > >Well, on this list people are going to (wisely) tell you to >install FreeBSD. > > >>Well, some of my friends told me that I have to install Linux, but the >>opinions are so fragmented. Some of my friends told me that I have to >>use Red Hat, others that I have to try SuSE, others Debian, and some >>fiends told me about use Mandrake... >> >> > >More reason to try FreeBSD. There will be some learning effort, but >in the end you will be happiest. > > > >>... Some deleted >> >>Anyway I'm so much confused, because the only I want is install an operating >>system that support my notebook's hardware. >> >>AMD processor, Broadband network card, pcmcia and network pcmcia card >>conceptronic, ATI Radeon IGP card, USB, serial and parallel ports... >>iee ports... and all new hardware, but I can't found some drivers in >>one or another distribution, and sometimes, in all distro... >> >>I would like If you can tell me if I can install freeBSD 5.1 or newer to >>support full features of my notebook. >> >> > >If you are new to FreeBSD and if all the things you need are supported >by FreeBSD 4.9, that would be the recommended way to go. It is the >production release. Only go to 5.1 for now if you really need it to get >support of some of your system. The 5.1 version is still a development >version, still a little unready for complete release, though it is getting >pretty good and will handle almost everything reliably. >If you go to the FreeBSD home page at: > http://www.freebsd.org/ >Then click on the 'Hardware Notes' item under 'Production Release 4.9' >and after that click on 'i386' on the next page. > >You will get a long list of the hardware supported by the 4.9 release. >Some things have multiple names and/or a vendor may OEM the device - sell >something built by another company, but put their own name on it. In that >case, usually you have to find out who really built the device and look >for that in the list because they don't always have all the names vendors >put on the essentially same product. > >Good luck, > >////jerry > > You might also try the freebsd-mobile list. Kevin Kinsey
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