From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 30 12:21:35 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f245.law7.hotmail.com [216.33.237.245]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D4FD37B401 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2001 12:21:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nhawk650@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 30 Jul 2001 12:21:34 -0700 Received: from 206.34.34.124 by lw7fd.law7.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 30 Jul 2001 19:21:33 GMT X-Originating-IP: [206.34.34.124] From: "Neil Devine" To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: installation errors Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 19:21:33 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Jul 2001 19:21:34.0174 (UTC) FILETIME=[D8543FE0:01C1192C] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I am trying to install freeBSD on an old 486 simply so I can access the internet. Somehow I am getting stuck at the point where I have to set up hardware. I have no idea what hardware this old machine I found on the side of the road has. Does the software REALLY have to know what hardware is in the machine? If, because I am a windows user, this install seems to complex, is there an easier way to understand it and use it? The machine I have only has 8MB memory and a 250MB hard drive... - Thanks! - Neil, Sudbury, MA _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message