Re: which version of FBSD should i install?
Hi, On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 23:16:58 -0800 Gary Kline wrote: > On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 12:55:49PM +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 18:55:04 -0800 > > Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > ms well use my 2005 Thinkpad. it is reasonably fast at > > > 3.06GHz. should clue me in on how much stuff I need to compile to > > > test. > > > > You should be able to run anything from 7.4, 8.3, 9.1 to 10.0. > > > > I mention 7.4 here for a simple reason. It could be that your old > > machine uses some USB hardware, which is not supported from 8.0 > > onwards. > > > > I would say, if it works, use 9.1. If not check out 7.4. If this > > then works, you could check 10 out. > > > > 8.3 is the version which is the most robust one as the new stuff did > > not arrive there yet. > > > > Erich > > > Thanks for this. VBC uses no USB hardware... well, AFAIK. I > =believe= it should work on anything unix. That is: > Unix, BSD, Linux, Android. VBC doe require a keyboard since > the disabled user needs to type what he wants to have spoken. If > there are and USB issues there, I have no idea. > if the keyboard is connected via USB, you have lost if the controller is not supported. I would not expect this to be the case on a notebook. Anyway, it is most likely that you will be happy with any version. As the ports are the same for all versions. Have fun testing. Erich ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: which version of FBSD should i install?
On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 12:55:49PM +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 18:55:04 -0800 > Gary Kline wrote: > > > ms well use my 2005 Thinkpad. it is reasonably fast at > > 3.06GHz. should clue me in on how much stuff I need to compile to > > test. > > You should be able to run anything from 7.4, 8.3, 9.1 to 10.0. > > I mention 7.4 here for a simple reason. It could be that your old > machine uses some USB hardware, which is not supported from 8.0 onwards. > > I would say, if it works, use 9.1. If not check out 7.4. If this then > works, you could check 10 out. > > 8.3 is the version which is the most robust one as the new stuff did > not arrive there yet. > > Erich Thanks for this. VBC uses no USB hardware... well, AFAIK. I =believe= it should work on anything unix. That is: Unix, BSD, Linux, Android. VBC doe require a keyboard since the disabled user needs to type what he wants to have spoken. If there are and USB issues there, I have no idea. gary -- Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: which version of FBSD should i install?
Hi, On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 18:55:04 -0800 Gary Kline wrote: > ms well use my 2005 Thinkpad. it is reasonably fast at > 3.06GHz. should clue me in on how much stuff I need to compile to > test. You should be able to run anything from 7.4, 8.3, 9.1 to 10.0. I mention 7.4 here for a simple reason. It could be that your old machine uses some USB hardware, which is not supported from 8.0 onwards. I would say, if it works, use 9.1. If not check out 7.4. If this then works, you could check 10 out. 8.3 is the version which is the most robust one as the new stuff did not arrive there yet. Erich ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: which version of FBSD should i install?
> I want the Gnome Desktop, espeak, and gvim. If there is a CD > or DVD with 9.x, can somebody give me a URL? The usual place: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.1R/announce.html I'm typing this on a Thinkpad X200, which works well under 9.0. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
