Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:31:25 +0200 From: BernardL <freebsd@lecuire.fr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Compaq mini CQ10 anyone? Message-ID: <4CA10D2D.7030605@lecuire.fr> In-Reply-To: <4CA00A1F.5010405@rdtan.net> References: <4C8316C5.2060906@gmail.com> <4CA00A1F.5010405@rdtan.net>
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Le 27/09/2010 05:06, Edward a écrit : >> I just got one and was wondering if anyone was running FreeBSD on it >> and how well does it work out of the box. >> All comments are welcome. > Try PCBSD (http://pcbsd.org), is a Desktop BSD variant based on FreeBSD. > Personally, I've used FreeBSD in a laptop in a few occasions but after > trying out PCBSD, this path requires the least effort to setup a > Desktop. The installation& setting up of hardware is too easy. The > kernel that comes with it, does a good job in recognizing the wireless > chip, sound card, NIC, display& other stuff. Even though it uses the > PBI format to install software on PCBSD, one can still use port to > install additional softwares on it by using the "portjail" console. Both > PBI& port works together well. > > In short, it definitely worth a try! :) I have tried to install PC-BSD without success. In the process, the screen turned black and i had to turn the CQ10 off. I don't know whether there is an issue with PC-BSD or if I did something wrong. Bernard Lecuire
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