On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline <kl...@thought.org> wrote:
> > this dell was running losedows, vista, so i assume it has some
> > kind of sound card.
>
> That's an interesting conditional implication thought. :-)
>
>
> > it has "256MN ATI X1300 PRo" video. is this enough to power
> > my new [year-old] 20.1" widescreen display?
>
> Depends on your display's dpi, but should be okay.
>
>
>
> > so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd....?
>
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/
>
wait, i thought the duo core is 64bits. still 32?
>
>
> > true, i haven't had to install freebsd by-hand from CDROMs for
> > years, but if remory servs, more than one CD is required.
>
> No. You can start the installation from the first CD which
> gives you basically the OS and some packages (e. g. Linux ABI).
> Everything else can be installed via ports / packages, this
> means via Internet.
>
> You can even use the boot only CD to start the installation,
> or the live FS.
>
>
>
> > i DO have blank DVD-RW discs ... if we've got a DVD distro
> > somewhere.
>
> There is a DVD available.
>
>
>
> > thanks in advance, gents,
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
> > PS: the "breakthru" is that i'll be doing everything with my
> > one hand/arm.
>
> Manual operations. :-)
>
LOLOLOL. indeed, indeed.... thanks, Polyt.
later on,
gary
>
>
>
> --
> Polytropon
> Magdeburg, Germany
> Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
> Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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