On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline <kl...@thought.org> wrote: > > this dell was running losedows, vista, so i assume it has some > > kind of sound card. > > That's an interesting conditional implication thought. :-) > > > > it has "256MN ATI X1300 PRo" video. is this enough to power > > my new [year-old] 20.1" widescreen display? > > Depends on your display's dpi, but should be okay. > > > > > so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd....? > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ >
wait, i thought the duo core is 64bits. still 32? > > > > true, i haven't had to install freebsd by-hand from CDROMs for > > years, but if remory servs, more than one CD is required. > > No. You can start the installation from the first CD which > gives you basically the OS and some packages (e. g. Linux ABI). > Everything else can be installed via ports / packages, this > means via Internet. > > You can even use the boot only CD to start the installation, > or the live FS. > > > > > i DO have blank DVD-RW discs ... if we've got a DVD distro > > somewhere. > > There is a DVD available. > > > > > thanks in advance, gents, > > Good luck! > > > > > PS: the "breakthru" is that i'll be doing everything with my > > one hand/arm. > > Manual operations. :-) > LOLOLOL. indeed, indeed.... thanks, Polyt. later on, gary > > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... -- Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 7.31a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"