From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 10 15:37:36 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.84]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D895937B419 for ; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 15:37:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from user-vcautcv.dsl.mindspring.com ([216.175.117.159] helo=prometheus) by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16a3XE-0007aa-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 15:37:28 -0800 Message-ID: <002e01c1b28c$7b8e3f50$6404a8c0@prometheus> From: "Mark Hepp" To: Subject: providing screenshots Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 15:40:59 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01C1B249.569497A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C1B249.569497A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello all, I would like to possibly simplify the process of installations and post = the results through screenshots. my idea is this - provide screenshots = of the appropriate stages and what I choose that worked for my systems = in order to provide a visual walkthrough. I am extremely visual when it = comes to learning and after 30 or so attemps i finally succeed in = installing what i wanted and got a fully functionning system. I can fully understand that feeling of utter frustration and anger when = reading from a book, web, whatever and feeling completely in the dark - = only to hours later wipe an entire HDD or blow the install and spend = what is usually countless hours of re-installs only to make similar = mistakes. The questions- I am assuming the gifs? of the install selection screens are on the cd - = yes? Where are they? I know they are in the handbook which if choosen = is installed with the os, can I find them anywhere else? Through reading posts, the handbook, bsd sites I found the choices that = were nessasary to install say, dhcp a nic or the info pages or the like = were not in intuitive places (naturally, my own opinion ;-)) but were in = extra packages or something similar. Has anyone else thought along similar lines? I am a newbie but perhaps = there would be a way to make a walkthrough for the install impared (like = myself), a collection of screenshots for the most crucial points and = perhaps a listing of what one would find in a particular offshoot from = the main /stand/sysinstall screen. I would like to help and further my own knowledge. Please provide some = feedback Thanks, Mark =20 ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C1B249.569497A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello all,

I would like to possibly simplify the = process of=20 installations and post the results through screenshots. my idea is this = -=20 provide screenshots of the appropriate stages and what I choose = that worked=20 for my systems in order to provide a visual walkthrough. I am extremely = visual=20 when it comes to learning and after 30 or so attemps i finally succeed = in=20 installing what i wanted and got a fully functionning = system.

I can fully understand that feeling of = utter=20 frustration and anger when reading from a book, web, whatever and = feeling=20 completely in the dark - only to hours later wipe an = entire HDD or=20 blow the install and spend what is usually countless hours of = re-installs only=20 to make similar mistakes.

The questions-

I am assuming the gifs? of the install = selection=20 screens are on the cd - yes? Where are they? I know they are in = the=20 handbook which if choosen is installed with the os, can I find them = anywhere=20 else?

Through reading posts, the handbook, = bsd sites I=20 found the choices that were nessasary to install say, dhcp a nic or = the=20 info pages or the like were not in intuitive places (naturally, my = own=20 opinion ;-)) but were in extra packages or something = similar.

Has anyone else thought along similar = lines? I am a=20 newbie but perhaps there would be a way to make a walkthrough for=20 the install impared (like myself), a collection of = screenshots for the=20 most crucial points and perhaps a listing of what one would find in a = particular=20 offshoot from the main /stand/sysinstall screen.

I would like to help and further my own = knowledge.=20 Please provide some feedback

Thanks,

Mark

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