Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:06:48 -0700 From: Joshua Lokken <joshua@twobirds.us> To: apeak@softhome.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Will FreeBSD work on my hardware? Message-ID: <20040414050648.GA212@joloxbox> In-Reply-To: <courier.407CBB08.00000677@softhome.net> References: <courier.407CBB08.00000677@softhome.net>
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* apeak@softhome.net <apeak@softhome.net> [2004-04-13 21:23]: > I'd like to try FreeBSD, but I have some problem hardware that I'm having > trouble getting Linux on. It's an AMD64 with an NForce ethernet, and an > external Iomega Zip Drive plugged into the USB port. Also, I want to > dual-boot with Window XP, and I want read access to the NTFS partition. Is > it doable? Well, the chip and NIC are supported by FreeBSD 5.x; I'm not sure about the Zip drive, but USB support is there. You can certainly dual-boot FreeBSD and Windows XP, and read access to the NTFS partition. It sounds definitely doable;) Good luck, and welcome to FreeBSD. -- Joshua Intuition, however illogical, is recognized as a command prerogative. -- Kirk, "Obsession", stardate 3620.7
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