Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-30 Thread Frank Shute
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 01:31:26PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > [snip] > > And for my next trick: I'm ordering a UPS. It is only for the > DNS server and firefall (pfSense). I'll either refurb the > current computer or buy a newer 32-bit for the firewall. I'd > like sugg

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-29 Thread Al Plant
Gary Kline wrote: On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 02:09:50PM +0200, Ross Cameron wrote: On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Gary Kline wrote: On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline wrote: On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropo

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-29 Thread Gary Kline
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 02:09:50PM +0200, Ross Cameron wrote: > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Gary Kline wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-29 Thread Robert Huff
Matthew Seaman writes: > All Intel processors produced in the last few years have been > 64bit capable, including anything labelled 'core2'. You need to > install the amd64 architecture binaries to get the system running > in 64bit mode though, even though it's an Intel chip. > > Likewise

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-29 Thread Ross Cameron
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Gary Kline wrote: > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > > >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline > wrote: >

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-28 Thread Matthew Seaman
Gary Kline wrote: On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline wrote: so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd? ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/Free

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-28 Thread Gary Kline
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 06:34:25AM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:57 -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: > >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > > > Yes! but i bought the *Intel* 2-du

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-28 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:57 -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/8.0/ > > Yes! but i bought the *Intel* 2-duo-core or whatever; not the AMD > (aDvanced micro Devices) chip. Are these b

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-28 Thread Gary Kline
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > >> >     so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd..

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-28 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:08, Gary Kline wrote: > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline wrote: >> >     so: what is the URL to download the 8.0-PRE freebsd? >> >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGE

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-28 Thread Gary Kline
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:37PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > this dell was running losedows, vista, so i assume it has some > > kind of sound card. > > That's an interesting conditional implication thought. :-) > > > > it ha

Re: breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-28 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:46 -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > this dell was running losedows, vista, so i assume it has some > kind of sound card. That's an interesting conditional implication thought. :-) > it has "256MN ATI X1300 PRo" video. is this enough to power > my new

breakthru, maybe....

2009-10-28 Thread Gary Kline
well, i just bought a used dell for my new DNS, mail, and web server. they snickered when i asked if they would pre-install freebsd... so it's up to me. this dell was running losedows, vista, so i assume it has some kind of sound card. it has "2