From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Sep 10 15:15:11 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA01614 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 10 Sep 1997 15:15:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from andrsn.stanford.edu (root@andrsn.Stanford.EDU [36.33.0.163]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA01608 for ; Wed, 10 Sep 1997 15:15:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (andrsn@localhost.stanford.edu [127.0.0.1]) by andrsn.stanford.edu (8.8.7/8.6.12) with SMTP id PAA00487; Wed, 10 Sep 1997 15:10:37 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 15:10:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Annelise Anderson To: bsd@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSD newbie installer...almost ready In-Reply-To: <199709092141.HAA00866@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 10 Sep 1997 bsd@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au wrote: > Hi folks, > I am almost confident enough to try the install thing (properly this > time!...I think I mucked it up first time?) > Some queries... the answers on HELP on which are not clear enough to > me. > a) If I find a conflict...what do I do..remove the conflicting > driver/whatever? The dangerous kind of conflict is a conflict between two drivers for hardware that's actually in your system. Keep in mind that you're telling FreeBSD how the hardware is set up; you're not setting up the hardware. Do whatever you can to find out first what interrupts the hardware uses and what addresses it uses. > > b) Is it best to remove the drivers etc which don't appear relevant? > What if I just leave them? I think you can just leave them. FreeBSD will look for the hardware and not find it. That will be okay. If you're not sure, leave it in. > > c) Do I have to do the systems file thing...my guess is that if I > wish to add modems and routing capabilities and dialout etc I might > have to get all the system files too. You don't need the source code to add modems, routing capabilities, etc. You need kernel source to build a new kernel. You might want to build a new kernel to add support for a sound card or to add kernel ppp support. You can add the kernel sources later. > > d) When I have to choose the slices etc...do I just let the defaults > happen? Are they enough given I wish to make this box a router ? The defaults will probably be pretty good. Annelise > e) Does Microsoft know its been copying UN*X ? ; ^ ) > (p.s. it hasn't been doing a very good job!) > > Thanks for your ears... > Keith Spencer > BSD newbie & IT coordinator @ St Margaret Marys College > in Townsville Australia >