Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:01:23 +0100 From: "serge lodder" <loddersl@xs4all.nl> To: "Shawn Halloran" <SPHalloran2@hotmail.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Aarghh !! Message-ID: <000d01c1b233$0adb3960$0200000a@lodder.home> References: <OE42OcQUKoHXV91Wpqg00005ec9@hotmail.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C1B23B.6C535620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Was the same here, you just need to have some ready made solututions to = get you started (don't give up, it is truly a wonderful OS). I bought a = book (after reading some reviews) from SAMS, FreeBSD Unleashed by = Michael Urban and Brian Tiemann and since then I'm not alone in the dark = anymore. It is truly a guide to FreeBSD and helped me many times to = overcome difficulties, apart from reading the online Free BSD Handbook. Good luck to you, Serge look here for a review of the book : = http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3D579 isbn# of the book : 0-672-32206-4 and no i'm not getting payed for = recommending this book :-p ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Shawn Halloran=20 To: freebsd-newbie=20 Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 11:53 AM Subject: Aarghh !! I guess, since I can't ask questions hear (pun), I can simply state = that I am beginning to feel extreme discouragement.=20 I keep hearing how wonderful this system is, but the most Ive been = abel to do is generate a list of the /usr directory. My mouse won't = configure, X won't configure, Heck! I can't even figure out how to load = a simple word processor. Uuumph! I've spent hours reading. I've spent hours on the net. I've loaded = this OS several times (which has been a learning experinece - I can now = create partitions in my slice). So far, the best I can achieve is a = barren screen similar to the ominous cursor that greeted my when I first = loaded DOS 5.0. I certainly hope that all this effort is going to be fruitful - I can = think of several people that would tell me I'm absolutely insane for = trying to learn this OS. Shawn -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : = http://explorer.msn.com ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C1B23B.6C535620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; FONT: 10pt = verdana; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Was the same here, you just need to have some = ready made=20 solututions to get you started (don't give up, it is truly a wonderful = OS). I=20 bought a book (after reading some reviews) from SAMS, FreeBSD Unleashed = by=20 Michael Urban and Brian Tiemann and since then I'm not alone in the dark = anymore. It is truly a guide to FreeBSD and helped me many times to = overcome=20 difficulties, apart from reading the online Free BSD = Handbook.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Good luck to you,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Serge</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>look here for a review of the book : <A=20 href=3D"http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3D579">http://www.osnews.= com/story.php?news_id=3D579</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>isbn# of the book : 0-672-32206-4 and no i'm not = getting=20 payed for recommending this book :-p</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DSPHalloran2@hotmail.com = href=3D"mailto:SPHalloran2@hotmail.com">Shawn=20 Halloran</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dfreebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG=20 href=3D"mailto:freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-newbie</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 10, 2002 = 11:53=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Aarghh !!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I guess, since I can't ask questions hear (pun), I can simply = state that=20 I am beginning to feel extreme discouragement. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I keep hearing how wonderful this system is, but the most Ive = been abel=20 to do is generate a list of the /usr directory. My mouse won't = configure, X=20 won't configure, Heck! I can't even figure out how to load a simple = word=20 processor. Uuumph!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I've spent hours reading. I've spent hours on the net. I've = loaded this=20 OS several times (which has been a learning experinece - I can now = create=20 partitions in my slice). So far, the best I can achieve is a barren = screen=20 similar to the ominous cursor that greeted my when I first loaded DOS=20 5.0.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I certainly hope that all this effort is going to be fruitful - I = can=20 think of several people that would tell me I'm absolutely insane for = trying to=20 learn this OS.</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Shawn<BR><BR></DIV><BR clear=3Dall> <HR> Get more from the Web. 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