Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:14:10 +0100 From: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> To: "M. Cummins" <miles1190@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: General Question Message-ID: <43F1E5B2.3090308@intersonic.se> In-Reply-To: <000801c63120$1a730d60$0202a8c0@http192.168.2.3> References: <000801c63120$1a730d60$0202a8c0@http192.168.2.3>
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M. Cummins wrote: > Hi. Sorry about the HTML formatted email. > > I'm extremely interested in installation of a FreeBSD build on a Dell Dimension XPS P133s 133 MHz / 16 MB RAM, with a S3 Trio 64+ PCI (765) and D-Link DFE 530-TX PCI adapter. I've noted the HCL for version 5 (or maybe it was 6?) but I figure I would do better to simply ask - what version do I need to run with my current hardware, and what is the highest version I can run on the machine that I plan to install on? Before you get too far on the reply, please also consider that I primarily want to use the computer for a webserver (for my LAN) in console mode (I doubt a GUI is a good idea considering the hardware I'm using. > > Oh, and sorry if this is inapproprite, but I have no experience with UNIX and really need to learn it. I figured FreeBSD was my best shot at it, based on what I've seen. I've been looking at 2.2.8 and it seems to be a decent choice, but I do consider that you probably know more about this than I do. We've all been there. Why don't you start with something like http://www.google.se/search?num=100&hl=en&q=freebsd+%22minimum+requirements%22+install+site%3Afreebsd.org&btnG=Search to see what others did and experienced
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