Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 22:11:34 -0700 From: "Ulairi" <ulairi@jps.net> To: "Roger S. Lee" <rlee@it.sait.ab.ca> Cc: "Newbies" <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: installing fbsd Message-ID: <000401be977e$e8d1f560$1ec4edd0@default> In-Reply-To: <3730B640.E0A279EC@thunder.it.sait.ab.ca>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Do you have a PCMCIA-based CD-ROM on that thing? Or a network card? The basic question is how you'll get the OS onto the machine. CD-ROM and FTP come as most likely alternatives - which is why I asked about a PCMCIA CD-ROM or a network card. You can make the boot floppies without a problem, and it is quite likely that XFree supports the video card you have in there (quite possibly an S3 clone of some sort). The RAM/CPU is sufficient for you to run a fairly minimalist system set, but with X up and functioning. Chances are great that you have a small HD in there and will have to work hard to keep the space used efficiently, but it can certainly be done. I recommend contacting IBM (or digging up old docs for the laptop) and making sure that the video card in the laptop is supported by XFree (www.xfree86.org). :) | -----Original Message----- | From: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG | [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Roger S. Lee | Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 14:21 | To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG | Subject: installing fbsd | | | I just recently bought FreeBSD 3.1 and am thinking of installing it in | my old IBM thinkpad. The ThinkPad is a 386, 16 MB RAM. | | I was thinking of formatting the hard drive and installing | FreeBSD as the | new OS. Will I be able to do this? | | Roger | | | | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org | with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.0 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com>; iQA/AwUBNzEivlR8Yh25VFLEEQJiPgCeOkvCQEzceZaxzgqbqnxwwRa8l9oAn0Wi ljMcNvQN+NaHthwP2GMdCF3y =hMvG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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