Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:50:28 -0600 (MDT) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> To: kevin09gol@hotmail.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: got a question for you Message-ID: <20020823174404.C21852-100000@skywalker.rogness.net> In-Reply-To: <DAV734VYbb0fBGr4zL700023f6a@hotmail.com>
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On Fri, 23 Aug 2002 kevin09gol@hotmail.com wrote: > Hi, > > I am not sure who is reading this but I saw some FreeBSD people on the > screensavers a few weeks back and I must say you seem like some good > guys. I tried to install FreeBSD because of that appearance but I was > not sure about my Ethernet card config. and some other stuff. I looked > at the documentation you have which is very helpful but not enough for > me I guess. When I tried to boot up in FreeBSD after a full install I > get all the way to the thing that says some something something then, > sleeping waiting for something. This is in the initial load screen, I > would guess just before it boots up into the graphical user stuff. I can > type things in on that black screen but it does nothing else. I am > thinking the message means it is waiting for me to kick the computer, > but that may come in due time. But for now, I am running an AMD 1.4 with > 256 MB of RAM dual booting (or attempting to) with Windows XP (or the > devil as I like to call it) and FreeBSD. I used to run Red Hat but it > has been giving me some trouble so I may upgrade to 7.3 if all else > fails. My network card is a 3 COM something, I forget what, but it is > the normal 3 COM card sold all over that is very simple with know extra > crap, normally very simple to install and run with drivers and stuff. I > am kind of confused at why FreeBSD is so strange to install as well with > all the screens, please give me some help so I can go back and fix what > I have broke. I will check the web site again to see if I can fix it > (this has been the third day of searching for a solution), and you may > even see another email from me depending. Thank you for your time and > have a good day. Thanks again. Hello! Please quote the exact line that it stops functioning. FreeBSD doesn't automatically boot up into a graphical user interface. Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> - WARNING TO ALL PERSONNEL: Firings will continue until morale improves. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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