From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 23 15:37:56 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 322EA37B400 for ; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 15:37:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (dav73.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.162.208]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C102943E42 for ; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 15:37:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kevin09gol@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 15:37:50 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.31.180.243] Wrom: NEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFDULHPQQWO To: Subject: got a question for you Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:37:50 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C24ACB.CD604490" 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 From: kevin09gol@hotmail.com Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Aug 2002 22:37:50.0610 (UTC) FILETIME=[B6528720:01C24AF5] 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_0005_01C24ACB.CD604490 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C24ACB.CD604490 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi,

I am not sure who is reading this but I = 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.

=20 = =20 = =20 = =20 = =20 Kevin

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