From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 28 20:31:22 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0E3F1065672 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:31:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerry@seibercom.net) Received: from mail-yw0-f54.google.com (mail-yw0-f54.google.com [209.85.213.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82DBB8FC15 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:31:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ywp17 with SMTP id 17so5875715ywp.13 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:31:22 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.236.192.233 with SMTP id i69mr66583967yhn.60.1322512281912; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:31:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (cpe-076-182-104-150.nc.res.rr.com. [76.182.104.150]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id h20sm52523204yhj.18.2011.11.28.12.31.20 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:31:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from scorpio (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jerry@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3SsfmR2ZbFz2CG4p for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:31:19 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.97.3 at scorpio.seibercom.net Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:31:18 -0500 From: Jerry To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20111128153118.610411ed@scorpio> In-Reply-To: References: <1322508308.13740.23.camel@z6000.lenzicasa> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.10 (GTK+ 2.24.6; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) Face: 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: Can't install freebsd/pcbsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:31:22 -0000 On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:10:10 -0500 (EST) doug@safeport.com articulated: > I would be very surprised if you can not install FreeBSD 8.2. Xorg is > unfortunately another matter. If you can easily reinstall windows (I > assume you want to dual boot) you can try to install only FreeBSD and > see if that works. Windows 7 uses a different scheme that makes dual > booting more of an issue than it used to be. If you google that or > have access to questions archive there are instructions and/or > experience on doing that. I use a Dell 17" inspiron which works fine > but Xorg does not yet support the video or the wifi card (both > Intel). What I did to get dual boot working does not track with most > of the other experiences with windows 7. I assume that is Dell > related. > > I forget what the exact term is, but if you use the built-in > partition manager to split the disk and then make a restore disk set, > you can easily get back to that configuration. I found that > installing 8.x at worst takes away the MBR so that only FreeBSD will > boot. Take the standard install, accept the geometry, take the > default slice definitions, the minimum footprint, and no ports. That > should take 10-15 mins or so. If the ethernet card is supported use > csup or freebsd-update to get to the 8.2_release. These URLs might prove useful: https://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=14222 http://apcmag.com/the_definitive_dualbooting_guide_linux_vista_and_xp_stepbystep.htm -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ Whoever dies with the most toys wins.