From owner-freebsd-newbies Sun Feb 10 5: 1:27 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl (smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl [194.109.127.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C904A37B416 for ; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 05:01:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from a7v266e (lodder.xs4all.nl [213.84.56.215]) by smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl (8.12.0/8.12.0) with SMTP id g1AD19lB098677; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:01:09 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <000d01c1b233$0adb3960$0200000a@lodder.home> From: "serge lodder" To: "Shawn Halloran" Cc: References: Subject: Re: Aarghh !! Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:01:23 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C1B23B.6C535620" 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 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@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_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
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.
 
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=20 payed for recommending this book :-p
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Shawn=20 Halloran
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 = 11:53=20 AM
Subject: Aarghh !!

I guess, since I can't ask questions hear (pun), I can simply = state that=20 I am beginning to feel extreme discouragement.
 
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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
Shawn


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