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To: Monica Natrajan <natrajanmonica@hotmail.com>
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I would try going ahead without removing any drivers...  If that does
not work then you will have to go and remove drivers.  I would start by
removing any driver that has SCSI in it.

Darren Wiebe
dkwiebe@hagenhomes.com

Monica Natrajan wrote:
> 
> Hi
> I am trying to install FreeBSD in  celeron machine(part of specs detailed
> below)
> The freeBSD handbook mentions a few hardware items which freeBSD is supposed
> to be compliant with
> However, there are obviously a lot of other points that are not mentioned
> Can anyone please patiently explain
> a) if this is the only list on the free BSD site
> b) and do I need to worry about the extra items that win98 control panel
> claims that are in the machine
> c) when I try to install from a CD - the first screen shows a number of
> conflicts in device drivers and asks me to disable some of them - on what
> basis I am supposed to disable the drivers and what happens if I incorrectly
> disable some of them
> 
> also if someone can describe first hand novice experience in installing
> freeBSD - then it will be really helpful - (this is getting a bigger project
> than it was supposed to be )
> 
> Specs:
> CDROM : LG CD ROM CRD 8322B
> 
> Disk drives
> Generic IDE DISKType 01
> Generic NEC Floppy Disk
> 
> Display Adapters
> Intel(R) Chipset Graphics Driver PV 1.0
> 
> Floppy disk controller
> Standard Floppy disk controller
> 
> Hard disk controller
> Primary IDE controller(single fifo)
> Standard Dual PCI IDE IDE Controller
> Standard IDE/ESDI Hard disk controller
> 
> HCF MODEM
> Rockwell PCI Modem Enumerator
> 
> Monitor
> unnknown
> 
> Network adapaters
> dial up
> 
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