Re: pci modem question

2006-09-12 Thread Ralph Ellis
, most of their line works with linux and consequently should work with FreeBSD, Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Newbie Experience

2006-09-11 Thread Ralph Ellis
to do a custom install, they will have more familiarity with the choices or have a good FreeBSD book like FreeBSD 6 Unleashed which can help sort out the problems. Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman

Re: Please Help AMD, mysql, FreeBSD 64

2006-09-07 Thread Ralph Ellis
a server with 5gigs or more of memory, then you should benefit from AMD64. How much more memory you might want I don't know. You might get more help on that from MySQL users. Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org

Re: Upgrading BSD

2006-08-30 Thread Ralph Ellis
this for a server or a desktop? Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Newbie questions

2006-08-23 Thread Ralph Ellis
is based on FreeBSD 6.1. If you want to stick with FreeBSD, you might want to buy FreeBSD 6 Unleashed by Brian Tiemann and Michael Urban the 2006 edition ISBN 0-672-32875-5 It is the most complete book out there. Have fun Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd-questions

Re: Scan to PDF

2006-08-23 Thread Ralph Ellis
/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Xsane and Kooka programs will both scan images to PDF files. Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: a problem setting screen resolution with Xorg-6.9.0

2006-08-21 Thread Ralph Ellis
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] What type of screen is it? What is your video card? Is this a laptop? This can probably be adjusted since even my laptop can take 1280x800. Try running xorgcfg -textmode to adjust settings for an xorg.config file. Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd

Re: Installing on IBM Z61t

2006-08-21 Thread Ralph Ellis
. Some IBM laptops had a CD firmware upgrade and a bios upgrade to deal with problems like this. Check out their support website with Levono and see if any of these upgrades apply to this machine. Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Showstopping FreeBSD 6.1 bug

2006-08-20 Thread Ralph Ellis
was damaged or that perhaps there was a problem with the server site that you downloaded from. I have actually had better success installing via the internet than from fully downloaded CDs. Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http

FreeBSD 6.1 amd64bit vs i386

2006-08-18 Thread Ralph Ellis
with the i386 or the amd64 versions of FreeBSD 6.1? Is there a difference in terms of overall stability or major features? Thanks Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions

Re: Rebuilding, Got Questions

2006-08-15 Thread Ralph Ellis
a backup or atleast a disk image. If someone is one site, it is possible to do an upgrade install via a CD or DVD. Good luck Ralph Ellis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe

Re: hi

2006-08-04 Thread Ralph Ellis
www.desktopbsd.org. Both will boot you into a graphical interface and will configure your internet connection for you. I find PC-BSD a little easier to start with but both work well, both can use the ports collection and PC-BSD has a very easy install routine for commonly used programs. Ralph Ellis