Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 19:56:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Wei Weng <wweng@stevens-tech.edu> To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=DEor=F0ur?= Ivarsson <totii@est.is> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: newbie question Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.971004194807.25445A-100000@attila.stevens-tech.edu> In-Reply-To: <3436CCA0.41C67EA6@est.is>
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I am *trying* to install freebsd2.2.2 from cdrom which I got from cheapbytes. My computer is a Pentium 100 and 32 MB RAM and 1.6 GB harddrive, using diamond 3D64 3000 graphics card. Everything is IDE. :) My question is: How much space do I need to leave for /? And it is so troublesome to click on every options in that whole bunch of ports packages. So, is there any convineat way to choose all of them? And how big will that be? And if there is no such way, is it possible to uninstall some ports package? and is there anyway to install ports packages from the cdrom? I got /tmp/******** error when I tried to config xwindows, so I think the reason might be that I dont have enuff space for my /. And I got some strange /mnt error during the install. Don't know why. Is it becuz I dont have enuff space for / too? And when I finish ports package installation, should I just choose exit install and then reboot? It doesn't work last time. I have already installed boot manager, but my computer was booted into windows95. So, how to control the boot manager? Is there any hotkey like "tab" for lilo? Sorry for all my stupid questions. I am totally new to freebsd. Used to use linux though. But linux is way much easier to install. :) thanx ja ne ************************************************************ Wei Weng & A N NIIIM MEEEE * Box s-1398 & A A NN N I MM MM * Stevens Institute of Technology& A A N N N I M M MEEEE * Hoboken, NJ 07030 & AAAAAAAN NN I M M * wweng@stevens-tech.edu &A A NIIIM MEEEE * ************************************************************ On Sat, 4 Oct 1997, [iso-8859-1] Žoršur Ivarsson wrote: > What version are you trying to install? > > Where did you get it ? (CD-rom ftp nfs.....) > > Whow is the configuration of your computer? > > Please give more details it will help! > > If you have booted from install diskette and set up the system by that > way > I think this should roll up, Always worked fine for me (at least most > offten) > I always install full installation exept I don't set X-windows up via > sysinstall, > I rather choose to set everything up throug ports collection. > > Thordur Ivarsson > thivars@est.is >
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