Re: LiveCD FreeBSD
On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, Duane Whitty wrote: Jacob S wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:17:44 -0600 Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear FreeBSD Up untill Dec 01 '05 I was a die hard MicroShaft user, too many lockups and garbage caused me to search for a new OS. That is when I came up with PCLOS. Then I got a web server and it runs FreeBSD. I would like to use FreeBSD on my local computer so I can learn it more. Is there a LiveCD for FreeBSD I looked at the web site for Freebsd but was unable to be for sure what is there. Try either http://www.freesbie.org/ or as per an earler post try pcbsd in the free vmware player (see http://www.pcbsd.org/index.php?id=23) You might try a google search. The following turned up two useful results in the first 3 hits for me. I have found FreeSBIE to be a good one (3rd result on that page). http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=freebsd+livecd I perfer a LiveCD so I can first run it on my computer before I totally convert. Also when and if I convert will I lose all my desktop files? As long as you make a backup of your desktop files, they will still be around when you switch to another OS. As to whether you will be able to use them or not, that depends on what type/format the files are. HTH, Jacob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD4NfykpJ43hY3cTURAkfYAJ0VT4ZQlGjtP8++Z/wzg/hB08wGRwCeI7Rh GjQHB7ch2PZI/z1U5xIiVXg= =A7c1 -END PGP SIGNATURE- I'm running FreeBSD with a dual boot config at the moment. Windows on one drive and FreeBSD on another drive. In past installations I've had Windows and FreeBSD sharing a drive. What I've found convenient is that I am able to access my NTFS drives from FreeBSD (it would seen read-only however) FreeBSD as a desktop environment is quite useable. With KDE 3.5 I'm at the point where I rarely need to boot into Windows anymore. I can say that if you want to learn an OS FreeBSD makes it easier than many because it has so much excellent documentation. Installing FreeBSD as your desktop OS definitly forces a person to learn but as you do you will notice it is very flexible. --Duane Whitty ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: LiveCD FreeBSD
Paul wrote: > Is there a LiveCD for FreeBSD I looked at the web site for Freebsd but > was unable to be for sure what is there. Yes. http://www.freesbie.org/ Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: LiveCD FreeBSD
Jacob S wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:17:44 -0600 Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear FreeBSD Up untill Dec 01 '05 I was a die hard MicroShaft user, too many lockups and garbage caused me to search for a new OS. That is when I came up with PCLOS. Then I got a web server and it runs FreeBSD. I would like to use FreeBSD on my local computer so I can learn it more. Is there a LiveCD for FreeBSD I looked at the web site for Freebsd but was unable to be for sure what is there. You might try a google search. The following turned up two useful results in the first 3 hits for me. I have found FreeSBIE to be a good one (3rd result on that page). http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=freebsd+livecd I perfer a LiveCD so I can first run it on my computer before I totally convert. Also when and if I convert will I lose all my desktop files? As long as you make a backup of your desktop files, they will still be around when you switch to another OS. As to whether you will be able to use them or not, that depends on what type/format the files are. HTH, Jacob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD4NfykpJ43hY3cTURAkfYAJ0VT4ZQlGjtP8++Z/wzg/hB08wGRwCeI7Rh GjQHB7ch2PZI/z1U5xIiVXg= =A7c1 -END PGP SIGNATURE- I'm running FreeBSD with a dual boot config at the moment. Windows on one drive and FreeBSD on another drive. In past installations I've had Windows and FreeBSD sharing a drive. What I've found convenient is that I am able to access my NTFS drives from FreeBSD (it would seen read-only however) FreeBSD as a desktop environment is quite useable. With KDE 3.5 I'm at the point where I rarely need to boot into Windows anymore. I can say that if you want to learn an OS FreeBSD makes it easier than many because it has so much excellent documentation. Installing FreeBSD as your desktop OS definitly forces a person to learn but as you do you will notice it is very flexible. --Duane Whitty ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: LiveCD FreeBSD
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:17:44 -0600 Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear FreeBSD > > Up untill Dec 01 '05 I was a die hard MicroShaft user, too many > lockups and garbage caused me to search for a new OS. That is when I > came up with PCLOS. Then I got a web server and it runs FreeBSD. I > would like to use FreeBSD on my local computer so I can learn it more. > > Is there a LiveCD for FreeBSD I looked at the web site for Freebsd > but was unable to be for sure what is there. You might try a google search. The following turned up two useful results in the first 3 hits for me. I have found FreeSBIE to be a good one (3rd result on that page). http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=freebsd+livecd > I perfer a LiveCD so I can first run it on my computer before I > totally convert. Also when and if I convert will I lose all my > desktop files? As long as you make a backup of your desktop files, they will still be around when you switch to another OS. As to whether you will be able to use them or not, that depends on what type/format the files are. HTH, Jacob -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD4NfykpJ43hY3cTURAkfYAJ0VT4ZQlGjtP8++Z/wzg/hB08wGRwCeI7Rh GjQHB7ch2PZI/z1U5xIiVXg= =A7c1 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: livecd problems - won't mount root
On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Charles Swiger wrote: > On Sep 15, 2005, at 4:17 PM, Midnight Oil wrote: > >Here is the fstab file that I put in the live_root install > > directory > > prior to the iso generation: > > > > # DeviceMountpoint FStype Options Dump > > Pass# > > /dev/ad0s1b noneswapsw > > 0 0 > > /dev/acd0c / cd9660 ro,noatime > > 0 0 > > Do you actually have an ISO-9660 filesystem on the CD, or does it > contain a BSD label and a UFS filesystem...? > It's a iso file...here is the command that the script uses to create the iso image: /usr/local/bin/mkisofs -b boot/cdboot -no-emul-boot -c boot/boot.catalog -r -l -L -V LiveCD -o /usr/LiveCD.iso . >> /usr/local/livecd/log - Jamie > -- > -Chuck > > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (93% of Full) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: livecd problems - won't mount root
On Sep 15, 2005, at 4:17 PM, Midnight Oil wrote: Here is the fstab file that I put in the live_root install directory prior to the iso generation: # DeviceMountpoint FStype Options Dump Pass# /dev/ad0s1b noneswapsw 0 0 /dev/acd0c / cd9660 ro,noatime 0 0 Do you actually have an ISO-9660 filesystem on the CD, or does it contain a BSD label and a UFS filesystem...? -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: LiveCD on FreeBSD 5.x
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Today Jonathan Arnold had this to say: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Does LiveCD work well with FBSD 5.x? If you're looking for a Live CD of FreeBSD, check out either the LiveCD list: http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php Although it doesn't seem to show PC-BSD: http://www.pcbsd.org/ which, IIRC, is a live CD too. -- Jonathan Arnold (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Daemon Dancing in the Dark, a FreeBSD weblog: http://freebsd.amazingdev.com/blog/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" I had no problems with pcbsd's livecd. Puter's already setup in the bios to check the cd 1st when booting. After it booted, the only work I had to do at all was let it know my network settings: ifconfig xxx.xxx.x.xxx netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.x (i use a static ip - i don't use dhcp on lan) route add gateway xxx.xxx.x.x (for my router - you can check the syntax, it's been a while since I used it - man route) echo "nameserver xx.xxx.x.xxx" >> /etc/resolv.conf (for dns - nameserver on isp) -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFC1C/iy0Ty5RZE55oRAq96AKClgxrlQMIAJsjDSIVfUg7vyTT+pQCeIbYD QXvudDpy1JFbnI6EAJf9Crs= =I/Xo -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: LiveCD on FreeBSD 5.x
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Does LiveCD work well with FBSD 5.x? If you're looking for a Live CD of FreeBSD, check out either the LiveCD list: http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php Although it doesn't seem to show PC-BSD: http://www.pcbsd.org/ which, IIRC, is a live CD too. -- Jonathan Arnold (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Daemon Dancing in the Dark, a FreeBSD weblog: http://freebsd.amazingdev.com/blog/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: LiveCD on FreeBSD 5.x
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does LiveCD work well with FBSD 5.x? > > http://livecd.sourceforge.net/ The project maintainers claim they haven't tried. There's nothing particularly complicated about livecd, but it will definitely need some minor changes to handle changed paths and so forth. You might want to try freesbie, also in the ports. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: LiveCD
> > On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 11:14, Remko Lodder wrote: > > > When i was at the supermarket there was a line 298, there was indeed an > > error, well a pretty error, a nice young lady who was in the way, not > > that i hated that but... > > Those pretty errors are always the most forgivable ones > > > > > No really, where does that error occur? when starting up? after what > > messages does it occur? What version are you running, when did you take > > it of the site etc? > > cd /usr/local/livecd/ > ./livecd.sh > ./livecd.sh: 298: Syntax Error: "then" unexpected > > I've tried the livecd out of ports and off the project site with the > same results. Well, I would think the first thing to do would be to go and look at line 298 in the /usr/local/livecd/livecd.sh script and see what it looks like. Maybe something got mangled when it was downloaded on configured.vi will do it nicely. If there is some script flow control - sounds like there is, you might have to work out how it got to that line in the script and why it thinks it needs a then statement. jerry > -- > Ray Seals <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: LiveCD
Ray Seals wrote: On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 11:14, Remko Lodder wrote: When i was at the supermarket there was a line 298, there was indeed an error, well a pretty error, a nice young lady who was in the way, not that i hated that but... Those pretty errors are always the most forgivable ones No really, where does that error occur? when starting up? after what messages does it occur? What version are you running, when did you take it of the site etc? cd /usr/local/livecd/ ./livecd.sh ./livecd.sh: 298: Syntax Error: "then" unexpected I've tried the livecd out of ports and off the project site with the same results. Hey Ray, Welkom Ebrandi (Maintainer of LiveCD) Indeed, nice girls are fine ;) I installed the scripts, and it seems that you need to change elsif then to else, since elsif want to follow a if like statement which is not included, nor an else below that phrase is used When i changed the 2 lines that have those 2 lines, it seems to work.. I included the maintainer that with a fresh install i get the line 305 and 581 marked as bogus, having elsif then statements, with no if option, changing them to else make it do it ' s magic. Cheers -- Kind regards, Remko Lodder |[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reporter DSINet|[EMAIL PROTECTED] Projectleader Mostly-Harmless |[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: LiveCD
On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 11:14, Remko Lodder wrote: > When i was at the supermarket there was a line 298, there was indeed an > error, well a pretty error, a nice young lady who was in the way, not > that i hated that but... Those pretty errors are always the most forgivable ones > > No really, where does that error occur? when starting up? after what > messages does it occur? What version are you running, when did you take > it of the site etc? cd /usr/local/livecd/ ./livecd.sh ./livecd.sh: 298: Syntax Error: "then" unexpected I've tried the livecd out of ports and off the project site with the same results. -- Ray Seals <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: LiveCD
Ray Seals wrote: Anyone had any experience with LiveCD? I'm trying to run it and I get an error about an expected "then" at line 298. When i was at the supermarket there was a line 298, there was indeed an error, well a pretty error, a nice young lady who was in the way, not that i hated that but... No really, where does that error occur? when starting up? after what messages does it occur? What version are you running, when did you take it of the site etc? Cheers! p.s the girl was really nice , and actually did exist, only on another line ;) -- Kind regards, Remko Lodder |[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reporter DSINet|[EMAIL PROTECTED] Projectleader Mostly-Harmless |[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
