From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 20 21:33:09 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 587E516A4C0 for ; Wed, 20 Aug 2003 21:33:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from chen.org.nz (chen.org.nz [210.54.19.51]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD23843FAF for ; Wed, 20 Aug 2003 21:33:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: from grimoire.chen.org.nz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chen.org.nz (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7L4X5OG002918; Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:33:05 +1200 (NZST) (envelope-from jonc@grimoire.chen.org.nz) Received: (from jonc@localhost) by grimoire.chen.org.nz (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7L4X4Y2002917; Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:33:04 +1200 (NZST) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:33:04 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen To: Harry Veltman Message-ID: <20030821043304.GA2854@grimoire.chen.org.nz> References: <002401c36788$ad14f1b0$efb05142@intergate.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <002401c36788$ad14f1b0$efb05142@intergate.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 04:33:09 -0000 On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 07:05:19PM -0700, Harry Veltman wrote: > After installing FreeBSD 4.8 into an unpartitioned free-space, it states > that the installation was successful, but when I start the computer and > press F3 to load FreeBSD instead of NT 4, it finally wants me to enter my > user name and password. After doing so, it displays a "$" sign and a > blinking space which waits for me to enter a command, but I have no clue > what it wants me to enter. If I enter / is states "permission is denied." [...] > Installing FreeBSD is very frustrating. Well, you don't have to worry about installation, what you've described is a successful installation. Unforturnately, from your email it looks like FreeBSD isn't quite the fit you want. You need to decide whether you want to do the hard yards and do quite a bit of studying UNIX basics. There are quite a few resources out there on UNIX, both on the 'Net and as books. For your system to look like something you've been used to under Windows, you'll have to install 3rd party software - which is a breeze under FreeBSD, but it does require you to have some basic UNIX knowledge to start with. If you decide to press ahead, it *will* be a very satisfying experience; and the people on freebsd-question@freebsd.org will be more than willing to help with *specific* questions. Cheers. -- Jonathan Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Power corrupts, Absolute Power is pretty neat