From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 21 16:02:21 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02E4016A4CE for ; Tue, 21 Dec 2004 16:02:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fusion.vilot.net (vilot.com [64.246.32.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C1BE43D2F for ; Tue, 21 Dec 2004 16:02:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tom@vilot.com) Received: from [192.168.1.103] (c-24-8-184-241.client.comcast.net [24.8.184.241]) (authenticated bits=0) by fusion.vilot.net (8.13.1/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBLFxYLX092458; Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:59:34 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from tom@vilot.com) Message-ID: <41C848E9.1040804@vilot.com> Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:01:45 -0700 From: Tom Vilot User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 (X11/20041016) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Skylar Thompson References: <41C11AA3.10406@mac.com> <41C24E39.6060801@cs.earlham.edu> <41C36B39.5040605@cs.earlham.edu> In-Reply-To: <41C36B39.5040605@cs.earlham.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: LeKhoi cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: why must boot in single mode. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 16:02:21 -0000 Skylar Thompson wrote: > Getting started on FreeBSD can be a bit rough, but I'd give the > Handbook > > a good look > over and you should be set. I think the FreeBSD Handbook is excellent. I also found this book: "FreeBSD Unleashed; Second Edition" http://www.bsdmall.com/freebun.html a godsend. So much so I had to write the authors ... :c) > ports is a blessing unto itself, Ports/packages and portupgrade are things of beauty ... :)