From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Dec 7 21:35:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA13236 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 21:35:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from b.mx.crl.com (bmx.crl.com [165.113.1.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA13231 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 21:35:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from anarchy@crl.com) Received: from crl.crl.com (crl.com [165.113.1.12]) by b.mx.crl.com (8.8.7/) via SMTP id VAA26032; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 21:35:42 -0800 (PST) env-from (anarchy@crl.com) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 21:35:41 -0800 (PST) From: Ben Manes To: Arashi cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Questions: FreeBSD In-Reply-To: <366B3CEE.BCB85D65@maine.rr.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Recently, I heard of this OS from a friend. He raved about it. I > decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, I know close to zero about > UNIX (the basic commands, how it works, etc - I know none of this!). > However, I am trying to learn. So my question is this: which UNIX is > FreeBSD compatible with? I am trying to download Netscape for UNIX and > have no idea which version to download. And another problem is getting > my cable modem working......... Well, UNIX is (from my understanding) basicly compatable. Emulators are needed to run some software, such as Linux stuff, but they are light interms of the emulation (ie, not neerly as agrivating as running win32 apps in UNIX). I'm just as new, all that I know is the history, and the basic use from years on a shell, but fairly little. I'd recomend getting a book or two. I've gotten 3 free postscript books now, none I've had a chance to read (Complete FreeBSD, FreeBSD for Newbies, and another floating somewhere on my hd). I can get you the ftp sites (or upload them) if you want.. just grab gostscript.. I subscribe to a cable Internet service > from Time Warner Cable of Maine. I have called them up and they said > that they ight be able to dig up a UNIX client for me, but is this all I > need? Can I just run the script or binary executable or do I need to > configure anything else? ASk FreeBSD-questions.. > BTW, as a closing note, is it possible to use my HP CD-writer Plus 8100i > under BSD to burn CDs? I would like to learn how to do this...... And >From what I've heard, there is a package to create iso images (which you can burn in windoze), and I believe there is a tool to burn cds. I don't trust to much cdr tools, mostly just Adaptec Ez-CD. > to ask a real question of the stereotypical newbie: what is the command > to change drives? and how do I get the OS to display the path before > the command prompt? It is kind of confusing not being able to tell what > directory you are in after you cd 5X-6X........ Can I read > DOS-formatted media easily with the above command? Well, hard drives are under directories, not drive letters. Confusing, but in someways better. I first thought this meant automoatic software raid, but sadly was mistaken. You mount your partitions to directories, and your fine. ie. you do mount sda1 /mnt/pcdos on my machine, which mounts the partition of scsi drive 1 (my dos) to that directory. All your non-unix partitions (including drives) should be under /mnt. oh, and have fun out there! => To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message