Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 02:38:49 -0600 From: "@lbutlr" <kremels@kreme.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OS to replace FreeBSD Message-ID: <EF0274A0-CC3A-4930-B0B5-A4AEC55D0D18@kreme.com> In-Reply-To: <20210319130249.000042a1@seibercom.net> References: <20210319101040.00005c35@seibercom.net> <CA%2BD9QhsjLtVui6exPDyG2CO5H8X-=YckFjCehHusG7eH_kk2sg@mail.gmail.com> <6054BE1B.50706@gmail.com> <20210319130249.000042a1@seibercom.net>
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On 19 Mar 2021, at 11:02, Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote: > Versions 10 & 11 work fine. This is something that FreeBSD did that > screwed up the works. As I understand it, the controller was always broken (returning an = invalid and illegal ID?) it's just that FreeBSD tried to properly parse = that ID and fails. Who know, there are probably security considerations. = I know I do not want my system rusting a errant USB port considering the = security disater that USB is. Anyway, this is an issue with the controller and you have been told how = to work around it. At this point, it's up to you if you want to apply = the knife to cut out the controller causing the error or apply it to = your nose instead. Neither of these is really a great option, at least not if you are using = USB3 devices for some reason, but there it is. > Dell is aware of the problem but will do nothing That matches every experience I've ever had with Dell, yes. but the = issue appears to be the on board controller which is not theirs. The = manufacturer of the on board controller could fix this, probably, but = they have no motivation to. > I am not going to spend more money to get a system that is happy with > FreeBSD. I buy what I want and then get an OS that is capable of > operating on it, not the other way around. In any case, I am thinking > of either Fedora, Debian or Arch Linux. I was just looking for > recommendations from anyone who has used those systems. I find Linux to be annoyingly different in myriad ways, some of which = are objectively inferior, so=E2=80=A6 Every time I need to do stuff on = my Pi4 I feel like I am living on a. System that is almost, but not = quite, entirely unlike Unix. YMMV, of course. If you are a desktop Unix = person you may even prefer linux. --=20 The brain is an amazing organ, it works every second of every day from before we're even born right up until the instant we fall = in love.
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