Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 21:04:03 +0000 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=DEor=F0ur?= Ivarsson <totii@est.is> To: Wei Weng <wweng@stevens-tech.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: newbie question Message-ID: <34395243.41C67EA6@est.is> References: <Pine.SGI.3.96.971004194807.25445A-100000@attila.stevens-tech.edu>
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Wei Weng wrote: > > I am *trying* to install freebsd2.2.2 from cdrom which I got from > cheapbytes. My computer is a Pentium 100 and 32 MB RAM and 1.6 GB > harddrive, using diamond 3D64 3000 graphics card. Everything is IDE. :) > > My question is: How much space do I need to leave for /? And it is so I am using 50MB for / > troublesome to click on every options in that whole bunch of ports > packages. So, is there any convineat way to choose all of them? And how > big will that be? And if there is no such way, is it possible to uninstall > some ports package? and is there anyway to install ports packages from the > cdrom? I think you shold leave the ports for moment till you have the system up and running > > I got /tmp/******** error when I tried to config xwindows, so I think the > reason might be that I dont have enuff space for my /. And I got some > strange /mnt error during the install. Don't know why. Is it becuz I dont > have enuff space for / too? leave the X windows also until you can boot the system and it seems to be working > > And when I finish ports package installation, should I just choose exit > install and then reboot? It doesn't work last time. I have already > installed boot manager, but my computer was booted into windows95. So, how > to control the boot manager? Is there any hotkey like "tab" for lilo? > OK are you using the computer for both win95 and FreeBSD ? I might be stupid but I always put the BootEasy on the disk, that is the only boot manager I know, it does one part of lilo - choose the boot partition. > Sorry for all my stupid questions. I am totally new to freebsd. Used to > use linux though. But linux is way much easier to install. :) How do you think I can manage settingu up redhat linux without help!! I hate it (sorry)! How do you think I was in the begining ? I first installed 386BSD 0.1 and it took me days with very good help! > > thanx > > ja ne > ************************************************************ > Wei Weng & A N NIIIM MEEEE * > Box s-1398 & A A NN N I MM MM * > Stevens Institute of Technology& A A N N N I M M MEEEE * > Hoboken, NJ 07030 & AAAAAAAN NN I M M * > wweng@stevens-tech.edu &A A NIIIM MEEEE * > ************************************************************ > > On Sat, 4 Oct 1997, [iso-8859-1] Žoršur Ivarsson wrote: > > > What version are you trying to install? > > > > Where did you get it ? (CD-rom ftp nfs.....) > > > > Whow is the configuration of your computer? > > > > Please give more details it will help! > > > > If you have booted from install diskette and set up the system by that > > way > > I think this should roll up, Always worked fine for me (at least most > > offten) > > I always install full installation exept I don't set X-windows up via > > sysinstall, > > I rather choose to set everything up throug ports collection. Thordur Ivarsson thivars@est.is
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