From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 14 04:35:43 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5F7A16A420 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:35:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from miles1190@cox.net) Received: from fed1rmmtao10.cox.net (fed1rmmtao10.cox.net [68.230.241.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 388D343D46 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:35:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from miles1190@cox.net) Received: from server3 ([68.0.187.76]) by fed1rmmtao10.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with SMTP id <20060214043404.TDRG20441.fed1rmmtao10.cox.net@server3> for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:34:04 -0500 Message-ID: <000801c63120$1a730d60$0202a8c0@http192.168.2.3> From: "M. Cummins" To: Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:35:37 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:36:39 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: General Question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:35:43 -0000 Hi. Sorry about the HTML formatted email. I'm extremely interested in installation of a FreeBSD build on a Dell = Dimension XPS P133s 133 MHz / 16 MB RAM, with a S3 Trio 64+ PCI (765) = and D-Link DFE 530-TX PCI adapter. I've noted the HCL for version 5 (or = maybe it was 6?) but I figure I would do better to simply ask - what = version do I need to run with my current hardware, and what is the = highest version I can run on the machine that I plan to install on? = Before you get too far on the reply, please also consider that I = primarily want to use the computer for a webserver (for my LAN) in = console mode (I doubt a GUI is a good idea considering the hardware I'm = using. Oh, and sorry if this is inapproprite, but I have no experience with = UNIX and really need to learn it. I figured FreeBSD was my best shot at = it, based on what I've seen. I've been looking at 2.2.8 and it seems to = be a decent choice, but I do consider that you probably know more about = this than I do. Thanks for even reading, and doubly so if you can help! Gratefully, Miles