BSD thread

[slimdog360]

BSD should get a subforum, everything else gets a subforum, why not BSD?

That aside, Im downloading free bsd now, do I need to download the second cd as well? Also is there any other bsd OS that anyone recommends? Im keen to give it a go.

[Rumor]

PC-BSD has a really great installer and very good hardware detection.

http://www.pcbsd.org/

[Dr. C]

I agree with a BSD sub forum

[ezsit]

PC-BSD has a really great installer and very good hardware detection.

I second the PC-BSD vote. I am posting from it right now. The single CD installed and detected my hardware flawlessly. It was a simple matter of downloading alot of extras in the form of .pbi software (a proprietary binary installable format unique to PC-BSD). All PBI packages are self-contained applications with all necessary libs and dependencies (so the packages are bigger, but all twenty some-odd PBIs I have tried work perfectly, even the NVIDIA drivers.).

So far, PC-BSD is the only system to remain on my spare testing hard drive for more than a couple of days. I have Ubuntu on my main hard drives, but I haven't booted back into Ubuntu in four or five days. PC-BSD is looking GOOD.

[slimdog360]

yikes, I finished downloading both freebsd disks and tried to install. That is the worst installer in the history of man kind. I managed to get it installed but was then faced with a command prompt when I tried booted it up. Looks like I'll have to do some research and try again. If that doesnt work I'll try pcbsd.

[jason.b.c]

You should try RoFreesbie then... ( Click Image )

[slimdog360]

bloody hell, and they say linux is hard to figure out. I read a guide and managed to get freebsd installed but now Ive got to configure the x server by myself. It doesnt like my monitor but Im working on it.

ps: I tried pcbsd but it didnt want to work. The download was fine but I butrnt it 3 times and not one worked. I burnt them at 3X and still they didnt work. oh well.

[RAV TUX]

FreeBSD sucks....

PC-BSD is by far the best BSD distro out....

[slimdog360]

FreeBSD rules....

PC-BSD is by far the worst BSD distro out....

I know what you mean. I managed to get everything working now but am still having some problems setting up the accounts and certain permissions. But hay, Ive got my shiny new kde desktop up and running.

edit: make that I have everything working now. Account and permission problems are a thing of the past.

edit again: yozef, your a mod, why don't you create a BSD subforum.

[mips]

FreeBSD sucks....

PC-BSD is by far the best BSD distro out....

Depends on your intended purpose. Desktop=no, Server=yes.