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Date:      Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:49:23 -0500
From:      Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>
To:        "radu.florin" <radu.florin@free.fr>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: how long is installation time
Message-ID:  <20030914124923.007c4238.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>
In-Reply-To: <oprvht8aam43dlnc@smtp.free.fr>
References:  <oprvht8aam43dlnc@smtp.free.fr>

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That is odd. It should not take that long. I've been bored enought to see how
long KDE takes to start on a 486dx4, before...  it takes just a little while to
install and 15 minutes or so for it to start...

I why not just put that drive in the amd system and use it there? If you are
looking to experiment with FreeBSD, I would really suggest that. Far better
compile times and ect.

If you want to keep using p133, I suggest trying to find a bit more ram and use
a light windows manager. Blackbox, fvwm, WindowsMaker, and the like should all
work nicely on it.

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:22:48 +0200
"radu.florin" <radu.florin@free.fr> wrote:

> Hello,
>  I am a newbie, using Windows, a Mandrake Linux and a Slackware installed 
> on my Athlon PC.
> So I intended to test FreeBSD on my old PC:
> Pentium, 133MHz, 16 Mo memory.
> I used floppies as indicated ( I had to use the drivers one equally for my 
> CD reader to be detected ).
> The "base" has been installed in a moderate time.
> But as I wanted to get graphics advantage, I choosed to add KDE tools, 
> fonts, etc.
> Install time: 16 hours (!). And I still don't have xf86cfg to get my 
> graphic screen. (in what package is it ?)
> So, my question: is the time duration normal ? And what is the minimum 
> packages to install in
> way to get a minimum of graphics, so usefull for a beginner .
> Thank you
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