Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-09 Thread Jud
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 22:28:44 -0500, Parv [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote [EMAIL PROTECTED] thusly... I just want to know what the moderator thinks about this and the ethical conditions that are touched... There is no official moderator per se. I think whom you are

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-09 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Mar 8, 2004, at 10:17 AM, JJB wrote: My web spider robot found this web site which is not on any of the search engines yet. www.a1poweruser.com Looks like it offers what you want in the way of user-friendly step-by-step instructions to installing FBSD. Please do not astroturf

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-09 Thread Chuck Swiger
Parv wrote: in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Mark Frank thusly... [ ... ] It seems the Message-ID pattern has not changed. Oops, did i say that out loud? Yes. :-) Well, this mailing list could use a little comedy now and again-- while I cannot say that amusing other people is a goal of

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-09 Thread Corey Mosher
What would actually be quite nice is to have a fancy GUI install in addition to the current one. Then at the beginning of the install you can decide whether you really want to install FreeBSD or look at the pretty lights in the fancy GUI version. Option 1 is choose the current way, option 2

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-09 Thread Robert Huff
Corey Mosher writes: What would actually be quite nice is to have a fancy GUI install in addition to the current one. Then at the beginning of the install you can decide whether you really want to install FreeBSD or look at the pretty lights in the fancy GUI version. Option 1 is

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Lewis Thompson
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:28:03PM -0500, JJB wrote: Right at the beginning of sysinstall should be warning about what to set PC bios options to, like plugNplay off, power management off, boot time virus check disabled, PCI irq assignments set to auto, OS type set to non-windows, ect. Give

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Jud
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 22:06:38 -0600, Vulpes Velox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 23:28:03 -0500 JJB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] This kind of pointed detailed information embedded into each question installer is asked to respond to, provides the installer with the info necessary

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2004-03-08 Thread gaf
Hello everybody. Ive been reading all comments onthis subject and just wanted to add my opinion. A couple of months ago i was only using windows. Only for downloading stuff and listen to music. My windows skills extended only to install windows and applications, I never messed with regedit or

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:28:03PM -0500, JJB wrote: Right at the beginning of sysinstall should be warning about what to set PC bios options to, like plugNplay off, power management off, boot time virus check disabled, PCI irq assignments set to auto, OS type set to non-windows, ect.

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Jerry McAllister
- More user friendly On Sunday 07 March 2004 02:49 pm, Donald Turnbull Donald Turnbull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the folks of FreeBSD has any plans to make installation more user friendly for the newbie or the non-tech minded user for example like Red Hat or Mandrake Linux

RE: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread JJB
] Behalf Of W. D. Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 11:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Installation - More user friendly At 22:28 3/7/2004, JJB, wrote: Well I do have specific comments about some aspects that needs to be improved? Right at the beginning of sysinstall

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Mark Frank
* On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:17:00AM -0500 JJB wrote: WD My web spider robot found this web site which is not on any of the search engines yet. www.a1poweruser.com Looks like it offers what you want in the way of user-friendly step-by-step instructions to installing FBSD. Hey JJB,

RE: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread JJB
, March 08, 2004 10:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Donald Turnbull; Bob Johnson; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Installation - More user friendly Well I do have specific comments about some aspects that needs to be improved? Right at the beginning of sysinstall should be warning about what

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Shaun T. Erickson
JJB wrote: WD My web spider robot found this web site which is not on any of the search engines yet. www.a1poweruser.com Looks like it offers what you want in the way of user-friendly step-by-step instructions to installing FBSD. 1) Surreptitiously plugging your own site, is crass, at best. 2)

RE: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread JJB
: Installation - More user friendly * On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:17:00AM -0500 JJB wrote: WD My web spider robot found this web site which is not on any of the search engines yet. www.a1poweruser.com Looks like it offers what you want in the way of user-friendly step-by-step instructions to installing

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Jerry McAllister
program uses major chunks of the OS. But, the messages it uses mostly come from just a few places. jerry McAllister Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 10:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Donald Turnbull; Bob Johnson; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Installation - More user friendly Well I do

RE: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread JJB
: Monday, March 08, 2004 11:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: W. D.; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Installation - More user friendly JJB wrote: WD My web spider robot found this web site which is not on any of the search engines yet. www.a1poweruser.com Looks like it offers what you want

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Peter Risdon
Shaun T. Erickson wrote: JJB wrote: WD My web spider robot found this web site which is not on any of the search engines yet. www.a1poweruser.com Looks like it offers what you want in the way of user-friendly step-by-step instructions to installing FBSD. 1) Surreptitiously plugging your own

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Charles Swiger
On Mar 8, 2004, at 10:17 AM, JJB wrote: My web spider robot found this web site which is not on any of the search engines yet. www.a1poweruser.com Looks like it offers what you want in the way of user-friendly step-by-step instructions to installing FBSD. Please do not astroturf the FreeBSD

RE: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread JJB
. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Charles Swiger Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 1:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'Free BSD Questions list' Subject: Re: Installation - More user friendly On Mar 8, 2004, at 10:17 AM, JJB wrote: My web spider robot

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Chris
On Monday 08 March 2004 12:26 pm, JJB wrote: Now just where does what you quote say anybody is endorsing anything. It's just an pointer to something that may meet the needs of the poster. Just like what happens hundreds of times every day in this list. Please drop your un-professional

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Charles Swiger
On Mar 8, 2004, at 1:26 PM, JJB wrote: Now just where does what you quote say anybody is endorsing anything. It's just an pointer to something that may meet the needs of the poster. Just like what happens hundreds of times every day in this list. You've been advised of the law; if don't think

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Lewis Thompson
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 09:53:15AM -0500, Jerry McAllister wrote: On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:28:03PM -0500, JJB wrote: Right at the beginning of sysinstall should be warning about what to set PC bios options to, like plugNplay off, power management off, boot time virus check

RE: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Thompson, Jimi
SNIP Does the folks of FreeBSD has any plans to make installation more user friendly for the newbie or the non-tech minded user for example like Red Hat or Mandrake Linux installation? The point for technology is to make people lives easier right? /SNIP Before the flames start, let me state

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Parv
in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Mark Frank thusly... * On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:17:00AM -0500 JJB wrote: My web spider robot found this web site which is not on any of the search engines yet. www.a1poweruser.com Hey JJB, fbsd_user, Barbish or whoever you are this week, It seems

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread rfa
On Mar 8, 2004, at 10:17 AM, JJB wrote: My web spider robot found this web site which is not on any of the search engines yet. www.a1poweruser.com Looks like it offers what you want in the way of user-friendly step-by-step instructions to installing FBSD. Please do not astroturf the

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-08 Thread Parv
in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote [EMAIL PROTECTED] thusly... I just want to know what the moderator thinks about this and the ethical conditions that are touched... There is no official moderator per se. I think whom you are looking for is nanny or philosopher ...

Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-07 Thread Donald Turnbull
Does the folks of FreeBSD has any plans to make installation more user friendly for the newbie or the non-tech minded user for example like Red Hat or Mandrake Linux installation? The point for technology is to make people lives easier right? - Do you Yahoo

Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-07 Thread Donald Turnbull
Does the folks of FreeBSD has any plans to make installation more user friendly for the newbie or the non-tech minded user for example like Red Hat or Mandrake Linux installation? The point for technology is to make people lives easier right? - Do you Yahoo

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-07 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:49:14AM -0800, Donald Turnbull wrote: Does the folks of FreeBSD has any plans to make installation more user friendly for the newbie or the non-tech minded user for example like Red Hat or Mandrake Linux installation? The point for technology is to make people

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-07 Thread Jorn Argelo
/7/2004, Donald Turnbull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the folks of FreeBSD has any plans to make installation more user friendly for the newbie or the non-tech minded user for example like Red Hat or Mandrake Linux installation? The point for technology is to make people lives easier right

RE: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-07 Thread Remko Lodder
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Jorn Argelo Verzonden: zondag 7 maart 2004 22:02 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: Installation - More user friendly Well, basicly, most people I know don't like the graphical installations like Red Hat and Mandrake

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-07 Thread Bob Johnson
On Sunday 07 March 2004 02:49 pm, Donald Turnbull Donald Turnbull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the folks of FreeBSD has any plans to make installation more user friendly for the newbie or the non-tech minded user for example like Red Hat or Mandrake Linux installation? The point

RE: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-07 Thread JJB
and why it is so user unfriendly to all but experienced FBSD users. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Johnson Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 8:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Donald Turnbull Subject: Re: Installation - More user friendly

RE: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-07 Thread W. D.
At 22:28 3/7/2004, JJB, wrote: Well I do have specific comments about some aspects that needs to be improved? Right at the beginning of sysinstall should be warning about what to set PC bios options to, like plugNplay off, power management off, boot time virus check disabled, PCI irq

Re: Installation - More user friendly

2004-03-07 Thread Vulpes Velox
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 23:28:03 -0500 JJB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I do have specific comments about some aspects that needs to be improved? Right at the beginning of sysinstall should be warning about what to set PC bios options to, like plugNplay off, power management off, boot time