Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:09:34 -0400 From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Point me to resource or user info Message-ID: <20110621080934.7980c7cc@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <4E008592.9060504@a1poweruser.com> References: <8CDFDDCABD551A8-1A88-7D41A@webmail-m169.sysops.aol.com> <BANLkTi=1wSBjezfY7zm0Jac3VNjF8CScog@mail.gmail.com> <4E008592.9060504@a1poweruser.com>
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On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:50:42 -0400 Fbsd8 articulated: > > On 21 June 2011 04:44, Allen <chef11994@aol.com> wrote: > > Been on Linux maybe 10-12 distributions for 10 years, am 80 and > > always been curious about BSD so finally getting around to it. > > Presently sadly my new Toshiba L675D seems to have some Linux > > incompatibilities so I have win 7 with Ubuntu 10.04.2 wubi. I do > > have a huge data partition that could be resized and wondering if > > some kind soul would offer options based on my present > > configuration. I do have wireless network. Thank you > > Best place for you to start is by reading the Freebsd Handbook > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ > and the Freebsd installer guide > http://www.a1poweruser.com/ > > Its easy to clobber the PCs primary operating system so before > installing on your new Toshiba L675D be sure to create backups or > better yet swap the hard drive with a empty one to play on until you > have learned what your doing. This PC supports Wi-Fi® Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n); however, FreeBSD has extremely poor support for "N" class devices. You might find that to be a show stopper. -- Jerry ✌ jerry+fbsd@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or ignored. Do not CC this poster. Please do not ignore the "Reply-To" header. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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