Did you download the ISO to make the installer? ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/
i'd suggest that you browse this first before you try the installation...
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html
with regards to the partitioning of the hard disk if you are kinda lazy to define the partitions just use the option that will make the fdisk set the auto-defaults but this is sometimes not a recommended option though.
hope this helps... :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ajax Munroe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: FreeBSD,Linux and any other os besides Microsoft.
Hello,I downloaded Freebsd version 5.0 release
I dont have a question but I would like to make a statement.
and unpacked it in great anticipation. I made a bootable CD(the best I could, It's not as easy as making
a bootable windows CD) put the cd in my rom and found thatBSD is not for me. Look, Im not trying
to put BSD down or anything, I would love to have it on mycomputer fully working so that I could
use something other than Windows! Im by no means bored withWindows, I find new and exciting
things out with it all the time.I feel that im prettyliterate when it comes to computers, which brings
me to this: You people have to make a product that is justslightly more user friendly.Cant you
think of a way to auto-mount your os like windows? Settingup your os is like trying to work your
way through a jigsaw puzzle.(Windows even partitions yourdrive for you) If someone expects to
challenge the makers of Windows they are going to have tocome up with a user friendly system
like Windows where you have an easy command format insteadof what your trying to do. I mean
come on, first you have to figure out what to partition thedrive in because you dont explain any
of this, then you have to mount everything,which is beyondthe average users comprehension,
then you have to figure out commands to pass along to thekernel..etc...etc...etc. With Windows
all you do is stick in the disk and it's all prettystraight forward from there on out.
thats a little more user friendly I would
Please, if you could just tell me of one of your systems
love to use it, and tell all my friends about it too sothat they can spread the word about the new
operating system thats fun and easy to use.Your Friend;
AJAX
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