Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 16:29:51 -0500 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: CGrmvll@aol.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: About FreeBSD Message-ID: <410EB24F.6040100@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <8c.112b591d.2e4008a6@aol.com> References: <8c.112b591d.2e4008a6@aol.com>
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CGrmvll@aol.com wrote: >Hello how are you doing I have been thinking about buying a copy of FreeBSD >PowerPak and I would like to know what kind of Modem, Sound Card, Display Card >I would have to have for my computer the type of computer that I have is a >Hewlett Packard Pavilion 4453. and could you please tell me a couple of brands of >Modems Sound Cards and Display Card that I would need to go and by and also >could you please tell me the brand name and the model of the hardware that I >need to buy to be able to run the FreeBSD Powerpack thank you for you time and >have a nice day. > > A list of supported hardware exists at www.freebsd.org. A link should appear on the "home" page to get you to this resource. While there, you should grab a copy of the FreeBSD "Handbook" in order to learn what to do when something does something unexpected --- not that the OS will necessarily do anything unusual, but many people don't think "FreeBSD"-ishLY <?>, and will inevitably have questions during or after installation. (Good news, you have contacted the right place to ask them....) Almost any display cards will work in textmode; to see a list of supported cards for graphics mode, visit www.xfree86.org. Personally, I have used Nvidia "GE Force" cards, SiS cards, and Trident cards. It occasionally takes a little time to develop new drivers, so the "latest & greatest" cards may not yet be supported; or, they may work but need "tweaking" or use a Linux compatible driver instead of native support, etc. Most sound cards, including on-chip (built in) sound, will work. For modems, the rule used to be "no winmodems". This basically meant "buy an external modem". I have a USR v.92 external (serial) modem on one machine; this was about $70.00 last year. There is 3rd party software support for "winmodems" that use a Lucent chipset, I think. I may be wrong, but that's about it for modems. Kevin Kinsey
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