Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 23:47:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Heredity Choice <stork@QNET.COM> To: Jeffrey Vehrs <jwvehrs@netzero.net> Cc: Jan Erik <eramunds@online.no>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD? Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.10010072336530.29126-100000@cello.qnet.com> In-Reply-To: <20001007093032.B42121@hydrogen.vehrs.org>
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How many OS installation programs assume for the default that most PCs have each a bunch of ISA network cards and ISA SCSI host adapters? I think the Sysinstall is the weakest feature in all of FreeBSD and overdue for a complete overhaul. Paul Smith stork@qnet.com On Sat, 7 Oct 2000, Jeffrey Vehrs wrote: > > There's one thing that bothers me though. Why you have no luck with installing > FreeBSD is beyond me. Try to find your friend who uses FreeBSD to help you if > you can. It's fairly easy to install. > > -- jwv > > On Sat, Oct 07, 2000 at 12:25:34PM +0200, Jan Erik wrote: > > Hi > > I have over the past several years stacked up with nearly all of freebsd > > releases in hope that one day will come that I could install this beast > > without any errors. No luck yet. Somehow it's not possible to install > > it. I have read the instructions carefully, but without any luck. > > > > This freebsd installer could - in my opinion - be very much easier. Like > > what happens in the linux community right now. Just pop the cd right in > > and boot up with an graphic installer right from the start. Tell me why > > FreeBSD still uses an unfriendly installer? Linux is so easy to install > > that Microsoft are planning to port their Office to Linux ( Microsoft > > Linux that is - non free version-of course. ) > > > > I'm sure that many moore people are just waiting for an friendlier > > version of Freebsd. I know I do. > > > > Regards > > > > Jan Erik Amundsen > > > > Norway > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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