Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 07:56:44 -0400 From: Timothy Luoma <freebsd@tntluoma.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.x or 5.x for newbie install on laptop? Message-ID: <oprvul4usfnva4ua@smtpx.operamail.com> In-Reply-To: <20030921032317.GD6813@pir.net> References: <oprvtxjwjjnva4ua@smtpx.operamail.com> <20030921032317.GD6813@pir.net>
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On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 23:23:17 -0400, Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> wrote: >> - Windows formatted iPod (connects via Firewire PCCard). I >> assume there is no way to use this under FreeBSD anyway, so I'll >> have to dual-boot to XP to use the iPod > > My windows formatted iPod works just fine under FreeBSD with built in > firewire, PCI firewire or USB. Can you add/edit songs on the iPod or does it just appear as a mass storage device? > I don't know about the firewire pccard. I understand that it probably would only work in 5.x-current and not in 4.x >> - External hard drive which also connects via Firewire (which >> I use for backups, but mostly there are just the mp3s from my iPod) > > Should work. It too connects via the pccard >> So... thoughts? I plan to download an ISO tomorrow. > > IMO if you are not interested in hacking on the OS in some way then > 5.x isn't ready for primetime yet. Depends what you want to do and if > you want to have to migrate later when it is ready. Well it just seems to make a bit more sense to work from 4.8-RELEASE and get that setup and working. I'm relatively sure that there must be a way to migrate from 4.x to 5.x without having to start from scratch... but either way I'll take good notes on what I do to get it working just in case. I have the disc-01 ISO downloaded (~1hr 40min, not bad... ~6mb/min?) and will start the disc-02 ISO as soon as I'm done. Then I just have to migrate the Windows stuff from D:\ to C:\ TjL -- <del>Toying with the idea of putting</del> Planning to install FreeBSD <ins>4.8-RELEASE</ins> on a Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop
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