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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.2.1 - Joke-only release ?  April Fools ??
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Hello Joe:

 You may want to look here for advice on installing also.
The FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility List
http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/

 Maybe you should just get CD 1 of FreeBSD 5.2.1 and try installing from
that?

                        Kind regards,
                        Jonathan





> So the question is, has any person, anywhere, at any
> time, successfully installed 5.2.1-RELEASE on any
> hardware whatsoever ?  Or is it just a practical joke
> release ?