From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 7 08:15:32 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBD8316A4CE for ; Fri, 7 May 2004 08:15:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fep02-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com (fep02-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com [66.185.86.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 788AB43D2F for ; Fri, 7 May 2004 08:15:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mgjscdhl@nb.sympatico.ca) Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([69.195.173.84]) by fep02-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.comESMTP <20040507151429.QEWI67054.fep02-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com@[192.168.1.100]> for ; Fri, 7 May 2004 11:14:29 -0400 From: Geoffrey Lane Organization: n/a To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 12:15:24 -0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.1 References: <20040424190051.EED9B16A4CE@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20040424190051.EED9B16A4CE@hub.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200405071215.24651.mgjscdhl@nb.sympatico.ca> X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH PLAIN at fep02-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com from [69.195.173.84] using ID at Fri, 7 May 2004 11:14:29 -0400 Subject: Newbie: 4.9 / 5.2.1 / 4.10 ?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 15:15:32 -0000 I'm fairly familiar with linux and have been running redhat for a few years now. I'm looking for something I have more control over and isn't bloated with alot of stuff I don't need... BSD is on the top of my list, there are only a few set backs for me to make the switch: 1) should I download and install the "new technology" releases or use the 4.x branch and what are the differences? 2) How do they differ (new tech/4.9)? 3) Are new technology (eg. 5.2.x) considered the unstable branch? 4) Can freebsd use a linux swap space? 5) What is this geometry bug and can it be fixed How? This would at least be dual-boot windows and possibly linux for a little familiarity. So this geometry problem has not allowed me to partition the disk using linux and windows programs afterwards and it sems to have currupted the partition table because there is no visible. I would appreciate someone's reply to these probably stupid questions Thanks for your time Geoff