Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:57:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Another item to add to the FreeBSD vs. Linux pages... Message-ID: <199810221357.JAA05474@lakes.dignus.com>
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Just F.Y.I. - anectodotal evidence to add to the weekly question of which is better, Linux vs. FreeBSD. I just spent a couple of days trying to get Linux booted on an old 486dx-33 machine I have, with a 3COM 3C503 (old 8-bit ethernet card). I was *quite* unsuccessful. It simply would not boot... no matter what I did. [The first image started loading and all I got was 6 dots and then "Boot failed".] This was with RedHat 5.1. I couldn't find anything about "Boot failed" on the RedHat web page, and since I didn't purchase the "boxed set" - I couldn't get technical support. However; I was able to reset the BIOS back to its defaults, put in the FreeBSD 3.0 boot floppy and do a complete install via the net (FTP). The only issue I had was guessing which interrupt the 3C503 was using; which took two guesses... Now; why was I bothering with Linux anyway? A program I frequently run had been updated, and required the RedHat 5.0 libraries which don't operate correctly on FreeBSD 2.2.x. But - this program runs fanatastically on FreeBSD 3.0 (with the libraries downloaded from RedHat.) I've learned my lesson, again, I'll not bother with Linux.... - Dave Rivers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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