From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 28 09:34:49 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-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 9F01616A404 for ; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:34:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20D4913C457 for ; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:34:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from kobe.laptop (host5.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.229]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id l2S9U2Br013621 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:30:08 +0300 Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l2S9TiRk002874; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:29:56 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l2S9ThdF002873; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:29:43 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:29:43 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Ivan Zenzerovi? Message-ID: <20070328092942.GB1828@kobe.laptop> References: <640eadd40703261409r55c570aeg8fe56de3753bd8e4@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <640eadd40703261409r55c570aeg8fe56de3753bd8e4@mail.gmail.com> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-3.514, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.69, BAYES_00 -2.60, DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE 0.20) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New to FreeBSD 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: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:34:49 -0000 On 2007-03-26 23:09, Ivan Zenzerovi? wrote: > Hi to all. > My name is Ivan and I'm new to FreeBSD and Unix, I worked a little in > Linux, but it was a long time ago. I downloaded the 5.5 release and I > plan installing it. I downloaded also all availible docs. I wondered > if it is ok to start with this. And, also, I have an integrated GPU, > it works well on FreeBSD? This question was posted to the comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc newsgroup too. 'jpd' took the time to write a fairly informative reply there: % Date: 27 Mar 2007 03:36:37 GMT % From: jpd % Subject: Re: New to FreeBSD % Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc % Message-ID: <56rhq5F2adfdoU1@mid.individual.net> % % Begin <2tidnbvS2btd9JXbnZ2dnUVZ_ruknZ2d@ctc.net> % On 2007-03-27, Walter Vaughan wrote: % >> [...] I'm new to FreeBSD and Unix, I worked a little in Linux, but % >> it was a long time ago. I downloaded the 5.5 release and I plan % >> installing it. I downloaded also all availible docs. I wondered if it % >> is ok to start with this. % % That is quite a lot of documentation. The handbook covers quite a lot % of topics and is a recommended read. The installation, release, and % hardware notes you'll also want to read at least once. % % The other handbooks and articles are useful if you're interested in % their particular topics, of course. % % There are also one or two complete books, previously in print, now % online, that you might want to look at. If they're not linked to on % the FreeBSD site, they've certainly been mentioned in this group. % % >> And, also, I have an integrated GPU, it works well on FreeBSD? % % FreeBSD itself does very little on that front. The graphics are usually % provided through the Xorg X Window System (previously the XFree86 one), % and that works well for 2d and accelerated 2d graphics. More details % in the Xorg documentation. Accelerated OpenGL 3d support is a sore % point with the free software world, as most vendors won't share the % programming specs, and if they provide binary drivers at all it is often % only for linux. % % So, for really snazzy 3d graphics out of the box you'll have to look at % other solutions. A commercial X server might help. Have you actually *read* the reply of jpd to the group? Did you find it useful? Did you find it confusing, in any way? If it was unclear, what was it exactly that you didn't understand in his reply? - Giorgos