From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 13 17:41:28 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2A3716A400 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:41:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 813AD13C46B for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:41:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l1DHdet4054498; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:39:40 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l1DHddtS054497; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:39:39 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:39:39 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" Message-ID: <20070213173939.GA54479@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20070213154047.GA53916@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20070213165305.83429.qmail@web53407.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070213165305.83429.qmail@web53407.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie--new install on Core 2 Duo? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:41:28 -0000 On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 08:53:05AM -0800, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > > > Jerry McAllister wrote: On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 11:23:20AM +0300, Mike Barnard wrote: > > > >Ive never installed FreeBSD by myself, its always been installed for me by > > >someone. But im planning on getting a new laptop soon, thinking of the > > >ThinkPad T60, which now has a Intel Core 2 Due processor. > > > > > > nice choice > > > > booting FreeBSD of the CD automatically detects the number of CPU's and > > boots the SMP kernel config. after you do your installation, with no custom > > kernel, it will continue to do so. the safe option is of course to build > > your own Kernel with SMP enabled. > > > > Just get the FreeBSD_6.2_RELEASE_disc1.iso and do the install. > You're not going to hurt anything. It is going to work just fine. > If you make a mistake, you can do it over and only lose a few minutes. > The only little confusion might come if you are dual booting the > machine. Then, just make sure you create a slice for FreeBSD and > install on the FreeBSD slice and it will work fine. > > You don't need all these other mini-FreeBSDs or playtop FreeBSDs. > It is easy enough to just install the regular FreeBSD and you will > learn more that way. Anyway, it sounds like you are well beyond > that total newbie beginner stage already > Jerry, > > Yes, thanks. Im a newbie to the installation of FreeBSD but i've been using > the OS for years. So i generally understand how to upgrade ports and > install things and all that (even if i often get stuck in details!). > So as i said > to one of the other posters, i dont want some lightweight quick-start > version, i want the real thing, just need to know how to do it. And now i > think i do, though i'm sure i'll be back with problems soon :-( You will be fine. If you do port upgrades, you are already ahead of half the folk out there. Have fun, ////jerry > > Thanks, > > jen >