From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 30 03:53:59 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CA88106566C for ; Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:53:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mnorwick@centurytel.net) Received: from mail960c35.nsolutionszone.com (mail960c35.nsolutionszone.com [209.235.152.150]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 308398FC17 for ; Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:53:58 +0000 (UTC) X-Authenticated-User: mnorwick.centurytel.net Received: from blacky.norwickhouse.net (174-124-5-99.dyn.centurytel.net [174.124.5.99]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail960c35.nsolutionszone.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id o9U3rutl007112 for ; Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:53:57 GMT Message-ID: <4CCB96D3.1090006@centurytel.net> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:53:55 -0500 From: "Michael D. Norwick" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.9.1.10) Gecko/20100629 Thunderbird/3.0.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-CSC: 0 X-CHA: v=1.1 cv=XKs14w9OuS8sA6wL9u7E/TdyGmpRz+5cr7mAYCu2+fI= c=1 sm=1 a=MCabrw1na8kA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=3RX3DIRyaaL4/A9I1e5XKQ==:17 a=p0NBOi1y8pRBu4EhpagA:9 a=75pDzg13vCrIY7jmtEcA:7 a=o1LbbvI4d7Vm_Q_8awLewzXWDU4A:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=3RX3DIRyaaL4/A9I1e5XKQ==:117 Subject: was FreeBSD 8.1 success, now PC-BSD success X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:53:59 -0000 Good Day; I just completed a new PC-BSD install on the same machine I last posted a success message for FreeBSD 8.1. I do not have time to fiddle much right now and upgrading FreeBSD 8.1 from ports was giving me fits. But, living on the edge has it's price. I took the advise provided by responders to my original post and downloaded the PC-BSD net install CD and the dvd.iso (5 hours) then started the install early this evening. I got both so I would be prepared to install locally if the net install didn't work or, from the net if the DVD did not work. Both turned out to be true however. I burned 2 or 3 dvd's that panic'd shortly after the modules loaded. It did not matter whether I had ACPI enabled or not. The net install CD recognized my Intel EtherExpress Pro card but refused to start an FTP session to download the packages. I had a USB dvd-rom drive and thankfully I was able to use it to load base, packages, ports, and src from the dvd.iso after performing the setup from the CD. Initial impressions: 1. Nice installation program (I'm coming from the debian installer which seems to be the standard against which others are measured) 2. Sensible hard disk partitioner 'advanced' mode 3. Very cool logo 4. Xorg configured graphics on the first run 5. Do not like the default passwordless login I'm still running on the first tank of gas so I guess I will post when I've had more time behind the wheel. Thank You, Again, great job by the PC-BSD development team! Michael