Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 10:32:18 -0500 (EST) From: Marty Poulin <mpoulin@honk.org> To: "Tegels, Kent" <KTegels@hdrinc.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: What to do with new hardware... Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.981204103119.12211A-100000@spectre.honk.org> In-Reply-To: <C1349013E59FD111AB640000F6AA0C8564FC3F@ntascsg16.intranet.hdr>
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Thanks for the info about Win 98. I'll keep it in mind, and let you all know if I run into problems. M. On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Tegels, Kent wrote: > FWIW: > > My significant other advises against dual booting with Win98 (it doesn't > seem to like RedHat and may not like FreeBSD). OTOH, I'm very happy with my > dual-boot NT/FreeBSD machines. We use RH's IP Masq'ing with @home's > cable-modem service quite happily. > > Good luck! > Kent > > > -----Original Message----- > From: M. Poulin [mailto:mpoulin@honk.org] > Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 9:20 AM > To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: What to do with new hardware... > > > Well, I finally decided to order a new pc ($500 for P233 MMX!!) and I am > trying to decide what to do with it as far as FreeBSD goes. > > The problem is, I have to install Windows on it - I need the PC for work, > and the apps I need to run are M$-based, so there's no chance to dedicate it > to FreeBSD. > > Anyway, here's what I'm trying to sort out. I will have two machines - a > P233MMX with 64MB SDRam and 2.1 GB HD + CD-Rom, sound card, etc; and a > 486DX4-100 with 16MB RAM and a 1 GB HD, plus alternately a 24x CD Rom or a > 500MB HD (only 1 IDE port, so I have to swap them out depending on what I > need at the time. Lots of reboots...) > > I would like a nice X workstation running KDE or another nice-looking window > manager (I've tried FVWM2, and will probably also try Enlightenment and > AfterStep) - the 486 is just a little too slow for graphic-intensive X > sessions. > > I will likely be ordering a cable modem in the next few months. > > What I am thinking is to set up my machines as follows: > > - Install Win98 on the 2.1 GB HD, formatted as FAT32. > - Install the 1 GB HD in the new machine as a secondary HD, dedicated to > FreeBSD with X > - Set it up as dual-boot. > - Mount the FAT32 drive in FreeBSD permanently so I can share files. > > - Install FreeBSD on the 486 500MB HD. (no X) > > - Network the two, using NFS if needed, and when I get the cable modem, I > will turn the 486 into a firewall / proxy server. > > Any thoughts? > > M. > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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