FreeBSD i386 Install (Part 1, Install)
What's the point of this post? Well to quote David Mackay "When I acquire information, I usually put the details on a webpage, so that I don't need a memory, and so that other people can use this information too.". Besides, I thought it might be interesting for Windows users to get some insight into a different world.
Below I chronicle the installation of FreeBSD on an old Acer Travelmate 2303LCi laptop running at 1500Mhz, with 256MB ram, and a 40GB hard drive. Full instructions for installing FreeBSD can be found here. Incidentally I've never read them. After booting up the CD and selecting the correct language you will see the following:
OK, so you've seen now howto setup a basic FreeBSD system. Pretty straightforward right? Note that this system installed has no GUI as yet.
What I love about FreeBSD is that everything is straightforward and clean. Because you have to setup everything yourself, it forces you to learn what is going on. Perhaps this sounds daunting but once you get your hands dirty you realize that it is all very straightforward. Then you feel much better knowing that you understand what is going on rather than just using some system you don't have a clue about.
However, if you are into having things done for you, why not checkout PC-BSD: http://www.pcbsd.org/
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