From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 28 14:27:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23B6116A4DA for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:27:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from excite.com (nn4.excitenetwork.com [207.159.120.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAAB343D2D for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:27:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from anish_babu@excite.com) Received: by xprdmailfe23.nwk.excite.com (Postfix, from userid 110) id 735031BD4E; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:27:50 -0400 (EDT) To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from [139.132.1.1] by xprdmailfe23.nwk.excite.com via HTTP; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:27:50 EST X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: ID = c0b5923ebfd340785d83b113f0c624f0 From: "Anish Babu Pillai" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: anish_babu@excite.com X-Mailer: PHP Importance: High X-Priority: 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20040928142750.735031BD4E@xprdmailfe23.nwk.excite.com> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:27:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Dell Inspiron 1150 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: anish_babu@excite.com List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:27:54 -0000 Hi, I've never installed UNIX before. Can you please help me with it? Is there a page where I can find step-by-step instructions? Please don't laugh at me folks. I don't know which version of FreeBSD is 'stable' for notebooks. I don't know how much disk space to allott to UNIX. I have no idea on where to find drivers. Please help. The website is simply too vast for a novice like me. I have a fast Internet connection - downloading is not a problem. If this will help you answer my query, here is some info on the notebook I'm getting this afternoon: Dell Inspiron 1150 running WinXP Pro 2.8GHz Pentium IV @533 Mhs FSB 512Kb on-die L2 cache 512 MB RAM Onboard Intel ExtremeGraphics2 chipset that shares 64MB of system RAM AC '97 soundboard PCMCIA Slot (types I and II) USB 2.0 DVD RW/+R CDRW Combo Optical Drive 40GB HDD hopefully yours, Anish Babu Pillai "We are not human beings who experience spiritual moments ....we are spiritual beings in an occassional human experience..." _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!