Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:37:50 -0500 From: kevin09gol@hotmail.com To: <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: got a question for you Message-ID: <DAV734VYbb0fBGr4zL700023f6a@hotmail.com>
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Hi,
I am not sure who is reading this but I saw some FreeBSD people on the =
screensavers a few weeks back and I must say you seem like some good =
guys. I tried to install FreeBSD because of that appearance but I was =
not sure about my Ethernet card config. and some other stuff. I looked =
at the documentation you have which is very helpful but not enough for =
me I guess. When I tried to boot up in FreeBSD after a full install I =
get all the way to the thing that says some something something then, =
sleeping waiting for something. This is in the initial load screen, I =
would guess just before it boots up into the graphical user stuff. I can =
type things in on that black screen but it does nothing else. I am =
thinking the message means it is waiting for me to kick the computer, =
but that may come in due time. But for now, I am running an AMD 1.4 with =
256 MB of RAM dual booting (or attempting to) with Windows XP (or the =
devil as I like to call it) and FreeBSD. I used to run Red Hat but it =
has been giving me some trouble so I may upgrade to 7.3 if all else =
fails. My network card is a 3 COM something, I forget what, but it is =
the normal 3 COM card sold all over that is very simple with know extra =
crap, normally very simple to install and run with drivers and stuff. I =
am kind of confused at why FreeBSD is so strange to install as well with =
all the screens, please give me some help so I can go back and fix what =
I have broke. I will check the web site again to see if I can fix it =
(this has been the third day of searching for a solution), and you may =
even see another email from me depending. Thank you for your time and =
have a good day. Thanks again.
=
Kevin
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saw some=20
FreeBSD people on the screensavers a few weeks back and I must say you =
seem like=20
some good guys. I tried to install FreeBSD because of that appearance =
but I was=20
not sure about my Ethernet card config. and some other stuff. I =
looked at=20
the documentation you have which is very helpful but not enough for me I =
guess.=20
When I tried to boot up in FreeBSD after a full install I get all =
the way=20
to the thing that says some something something then, =
sleeping waiting=20
for something. This is in the initial load screen, I would guess =
just=20
before it boots up into the graphical user stuff. I can type things in =
on that=20
black screen but it does nothing else. I am thinking the message means =
it=20
is waiting for me to kick the computer, but that may come in due =
time. But=20
for now, I am running an AMD 1.4 with 256 MB of RAM dual booting (or =
attempting=20
to) with Windows XP (or the devil as I like to call it) and FreeBSD. I =
used to=20
run Red Hat but it has been giving me some trouble so I may upgrade to =
7.3 if=20
all else fails. My network card is a 3 COM something, I forget what, but =
it is=20
the normal 3 COM card sold all over that is very simple with know =
extra=20
crap, normally very simple to install and run with drivers and stuff. I =
am kind=20
of confused at why FreeBSD is so strange to install as well with all the =
screens, please give me some help so I can go back and fix what I =
have=20
broke. I will check the web site again to see if I can fix it (this has =
been the=20
third day of searching for a solution), and you may even see another =
email from=20
me depending. Thank you for your time and have a good day. Thanks=20
again.</FONT></DIV>
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