Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 09:28:08 -0400 From: Dutch Collins <dutch@charm.net> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Peter McGarvey <Networks.Manager@rncm.ac.uk>, David Kudrav <dkudrav@eng.ua.edu>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, kudra001@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: basic info on freebsd needed... Message-ID: <37A83FE8.88AC1871@charm.net> References: <Pine.A32.3.95.990802000133.10118A-100000@ho05.eng.ua.edu> <NDBBJLAJELEHNLGABIJNOENLCBAA.Networks.Manager@rncm.ac.uk> <19990803120725.N62948@freebie.lemis.com> <37A79EAA.49C4D47B@charm.net> <19990804174856.J62948@freebie.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey wrote: > > On Tuesday, 3 August 1999 at 22:00:10 -0400, Dutch Collins wrote: > > Greg Lehey wrote: > >> > >> On Monday, 2 August 1999 at 10:46:22 +0100, Peter McGarvey wrote: > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I am considering running freebsd and also considering openbsd, but have > >>>> some questions. I am fairly familiar with AIX and Solaris, and slightly > >>>> less familiar with Linux. I use AIX and/or Solaris almost daily, but only > >>>> as a user and for limited applications. > >>> > >>> snippage... > >>> > >>> > >>> I lookafter a Sun Server running the SPARC version of Solaris. I also got > >>> the free Solaris so I could try it on a PC. SPARC Solaris runs fine on a > >>> Dual 400MHz SPARC-II system. x86 Solaris ran like a dog on a P233. > >>> > >>> Never felt the need to look at OpenBSD... > >>> > >>> As for Linux/FreeBSD.... > >>> > >>> I've just setup a machine at home running DOS/Win98/FreeBSD 3.2/RedHat Linux > >>> 6.0. IMHO FreeBSD is definately the better OS, and is much easier to > >>> install. However, when it comes to setting up X, Linux is nicely setup by > >>> default - with FreeBSD it takes a bit of effort but appears to be > >>> faster. > >> > >> Interesting. What makes it easier? > >> > >> I have just set up a laptop with X and all that good stuff. I had no > >> difficulty installing FreeBSD, but I haven't been successful in > >> installing X on the Red Hat system, this despite that fact that it's > >> the same XFree86 on both platforms, and that I think I understand it > >> pretty well. Admittedly, I haven't spent days trying to install, but > >> I don't think I should have to. > > > > Does this mean that when I install Red Hat 5.2 (on CD) and XFree86 I will > > have nothing but problems. > > No. It could be smooth as silk. A lot depends on your hardware, like > it does with FreeBSD. Since my hardware is as 'plain' as 486 machines can get, easy. About time too. > > I am running netscape and X (this msg) on FreeBSD with only a > > strange Netscape crash to figure out. Easy stuff kill -9 to remove > > netscape. So, if I have this little problem now .... > > netscape is a pain. Probably the most unreliable program I use. > > Greg > -- I have found the fastest way to crash communicator 4.51. Switch between two e-mail accounts. Select preferences and change all the mail names and passwords -- works every time after two changes. I think (?) all that communication with the ISP overflows the sio buffer. Just a thought, I really do not care, however it might answer someone's question. I didn't look at any logs but *madeline's* screen was full of sio errors. I think Opera has a browser ready and the wife likes that one too. So. And, KDE is not good enough, she wants an iMAC now. I am not sure if I can figure that one out when she gets one. Lets see; win98, RedHat, iMAC --->madeline.xx.xx [gateway] = argc&argv! back to work. -d To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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