Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 19:31:57 -0400 From: "Paul Johnston" <pjaze@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org> Subject: holes in install docs Message-ID: <20000608233209.20164.qmail@hotmail.com>
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Hola FreeBSD'ers, I'm much interested in trying out FreeBSD, but can't find some pretty basic information in the online installation guide at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html. These are all things one should know _before_ starting an installation of any new OS. (Or for that matter, before sending $40 off to the FreeBSD mall to buy an OS that might not work on one's system). Namely: 1) Can I install FreeBSD in an extended partition, or does it need to boot from a primary partition? 2) What boot managers work with FreeBSD? Currently I'm multi-booting with PowerQuest's BootMagic program that's included with PartitionMagic, but other possibilities on my system are LILO or the WinNT boot manager. Do any of those work with FreeBSD? Does FreeBSD include its own boot manager? 3) Which video cards work with FreeBSD? (There are no video cards listed in the Supported Hardware!) Is there a version of XFree86 for FreeBSD? Well, back to the Web to try to find some answers.... --Paul ------------------------ Paul Johnston, Ph.D. UNIX System Administrator Office for Information Systems Harvard University Library Paul_Johnston@Harvard.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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