Subhro, On Sat, 28 May 2005, Subhro wrote: > This is not something new or unexpected. Windows are Linux run happily > on a lot of garbage grade hardware. But FreeBSD is very fussy about > hardware. Thats the reason why a Linux box CAN create strange situations > due to hardware. But a FreeBSD box would not even be ready to boot up if > it does not find everything in tiptop condition.
Actually, I'm not so sure. I have had at least one case where FreeBSD (in safe mode) has been the only thing that will boot with a dodgy HDD installed. Linux (a 2.4 kernel, admittedly) and Windows both refused to start. I was rather glad, too, because it was the only way I could get data off that disk! Cheers, David Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
