Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:23:05 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: prad <prad@towardsfreedom.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd7 on older machines Message-ID: <20080510142202.B60043@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <20080509133949.53b83c29@gom.home> References: <20080509133949.53b83c29@gom.home>
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> installation cdrom. > > i want to create a series of 'dumb terminals' which can ssh -Y into a make X server running - you will be able to remotely use X apps too. > faster machine. if necessary i suppose i can floppy in and then install > via nfs. or i can setup the hd on another machine that does support the > install cdrom and then transfer to the older machine. > > here are the specific questions: > > 1. do older machines work better with older versions of freebsd? should work with FreeBSD 7, but i would rather use 6.* > 2. if i dd a hd (with freebsd) onto another hd will i have a problem > with the mbr and be unable to boot? no. it will work
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