Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 19:31:59 -0800 From: "Stephan R. Hecker" <bebest@es.com.sv> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Questions (technical and non-technical) Message-ID: <32F167AF.4805@es.com.sv>
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To the FreeBSD Organization, I hope I can find here the information I need. I want to ask some questions about FreeBSD. I am new to this operating system. I already have it (not yet installed). 1. Is FreeBSD a Unix-based Operating System? If it is.. a. For what is Unix specially designed (Networking? Internet?)? 2. What is the difference between the X Consortium's X-Window and XFree86 (not including that XFree86 is a portation to the PC)? 3. Where can I get Unix SYSTEM V Release 4 (or higher)? This doesn't mean that I am not interested in your operating system. 4. Is FreeBSD the same as BSD/386? If it isn't... a. Is it compatible? TECHNICAL QUESTIONS 1. Do the bin (bin.xx) files include the whole operating system, or just the kernel? Do they include XFree86? 2. When I installed (or tried to) FreeBSD, as I already have another operating system installed (non-Unix), I had to divide my partition with the FIPS program. When I had already created the FreeBSD partition (with 'Novice' installation), and I was already at the beginning of the real installation (where I am asked if I am sure that I want to continue), I put OK, and the machine said that the 'usr/' and 'var/' were not found. The description I gve may be more or less correct. I couln't get an exact definition of the problem, since I would have to go through all the installation again. What could have happened here? How can I fix this without destroying the information in my first partition? (I use a floppy installation - with 12 disks of bin.xx files and one installation disk - FreeBSD Release 2.1.6). 3. Is it impossible to merge the partition I created (after an unsuccessful installation) with the first partition (the one that contains all my data)? 4. Won't I have to buy a new hard disk for FreeBSD? Please, I hope you answer my questions. It is very (I mean VERY) difficult to find any information about Unix-based OS. I will thank you for the help. This information may even help other users. Stephan R. Hecker
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