On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:56:16 -0700 Reg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 17 August 2006 6:21 pm, Nick Rout wrote: > > > > Dunno what that means > > > > It looks like that error message means that the system thinks that if_ed > > is already loaded. Weird. Follow my email of earlier today. > > Well for now we dont have to worry about it as I got so frustrated with the > other machine and all the errors, I couldnt even get the darn thing to boot > b4 so I decided I wanted to see how well PCBSD runs on my next machine up ie > my Celeron 466. I am now writing this to you via kmail under PCBSD :-) > Success at last! Installed first pop and immedialty found the network card in > this machine (different more modern card) I had trouble with xp recognising > the NE 2000 a while back and replaced it in this machine. Once installed I > was able to connect straight away to the Internet without having to configure > anything. > > Configuring kmail took a few mins, but I am blowed if I can find the setting > that lets me leave mail on server until I delete the message. > > Now I have this up and running I am very pleased with PCBSD. I will be able > to > start reccomending it to others soon :-) My rationale being : "Becasue if Reg > can install it anyone can :-)" > > Regards Reg
Nice to see success Reg. NE2000's are widely regarded as crap, and old ISA cards are difficult on any OS. I am sure we can do something with your older machine at some point, it would make a good fileserver or something. BSD does have a nice "integrated" feel to it. I am impressed by the up to date ness (sorry bad english) of the ports system, more up to date in general than my gentoo system, which has become bogged down in massive popularity vs limited numbers of volunteer maintainers.
