From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 9 11:25:35 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smarthost-1.mail.telinco.net (smarthost-1.mail.telinco.net [212.1.128.90]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C04F14A2E for ; Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:25:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from BorrisYeltsin@bun.com) Received: from ppp-1-232.cvx6.telinco.net ([212.1.156.232] helo=p0w6d6) by smarthost-1.mail.telinco.net with smtp (Exim 3.02 #7) id 127Nxp-000PLK-00 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Sun, 09 Jan 2000 19:25:22 +0000 Message-ID: <000801bf5ad7$7f82a4c0$e89c01d4@p0w6d6> From: "Borris Yeltsin" To: Subject: This is probably wasting you valuable time.... Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 19:26:57 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF5AD7.7E3479E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF5AD7.7E3479E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry for wasting you valuable time but... I recently bought the book, UNIX: Unleashed which is a 1000 page, = hardback manual of UNIX it includes a CD with FreeBSD on it. I have 2 = computers one an AMD 266 Voodoo 3 high-spec machine the other an Intel = P100, 8Meg RAM, 800 MB HD with no CD drive. I was wondering if you could = help me with a problem I am having. First can I run FreeBSD and the attached X Window system? If no then don't read on. I have transferred the installation files to the laptop via a parallel = cable to the laptop HD and created a boot disk. The installation program = ran but said I didn't have enough drive space (I have only 200MB free). = What do you recommend? format and the making of a totally UNIX system, = the clearing o disk space (is it worth it?) or download the new version = of FreeBSD. Thanx for your help. I understand that you are busy and appreciate you = don't have time for a detailed reply but and advice is god advice. Much appreciated. BorrisYeltsin, You humm it, I'll sing it! BorrisYeltsin@Bun.com ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF5AD7.7E3479E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sorry for wasting you valuable time = but...
I recently bought the book, UNIX: = Unleashed which is a=20 1000 page, hardback manual of UNIX it includes a CD with FreeBSD on it. = I have 2=20 computers one an AMD 266 Voodoo 3 high-spec machine the other an Intel = P100,=20 8Meg RAM, 800 MB HD with no CD drive. I was wondering if you could help = me with=20 a problem I am having.
First can I run FreeBSD and the attached X Window=20 system?
If no then don't read on.
I have transferred the installation files to the = laptop via a=20 parallel cable to the laptop HD and created a boot disk. The = installation=20 program ran but said I didn't have enough drive space (I have only 200MB = free).=20 What do you recommend? format and the making of a totally UNIX system, = the=20 clearing o disk space (is it worth it?) or download the new version of=20 FreeBSD.
Thanx for your help. I understand that you are busy = and=20 appreciate you don't have time for a detailed reply but and advice is = god=20 advice.
Much appreciated.
BorrisYeltsin,
 You humm it, I'll sing=20 it!
BorrisYeltsin@Bun.com
 
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