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PC-BSD??
- Thread starter Edward78
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i havnt tried it im more a FreeBSD fan. BUT the primary complaint ive heard is that there automatic package system is kinda buggy but otherwise the OS performs as expected. waiting for the next version is never a bad idea but it depends how long that wait is going to be.
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I haven't had any problems with the pbi package system. I still prefer installing via the ports method, which you can do with pc-bsd
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I liked it and it's package system when i tried it about a year back. Its a VERY nice OS, but to me, was too MAndriva-esque. Very solid, not very flexible. At least, to me.
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I think PC-BSD is a very good choice. At this point, it is pretty much FreeBSD with a pretty installer and it drops you right in to KDE. The only problem I had with PBI's was the nvidia drivers, which is one of the reasons I eventually dropped it. But, as was mentioned before, you can still use the ports system just like you installed vanilla freebsd. They just realeased 1.3 Beta 2, so if you want to wait for 2.0, that might be a while. PC-BSD is definitely a great start in making a beginner's BSD desktop system, but for me, I'd rather just use FreeBSD and pkg_add for binaries.
I've tried both 1.2 and 1.3beta2.
1.2 exits right after the initial install with an error, suggesting I try safe mode next time (which doesnt work either) 1.3 gives me a black screen immediately after the initial boot menu..
I'd love to try it out...as soon as I can get it to install on my hardware.
(My machine is 'nix friendly hardware, so I'm not sure whats going on)
1.2 exits right after the initial install with an error, suggesting I try safe mode next time (which doesnt work either) 1.3 gives me a black screen immediately after the initial boot menu..
I'd love to try it out...as soon as I can get it to install on my hardware.
(My machine is 'nix friendly hardware, so I'm not sure whats going on)
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what partition problems? You create one partition, which gets formatted using UFS, and then it creates swap and everything it needs in that one partition.
Misfit138: I don't know what to tell you, but my 1.2 install went smooth as silk. Try asking for help in #pcbsd on freenode or on their forum.
Misfit138: I don't know what to tell you, but my 1.2 install went smooth as silk. Try asking for help in #pcbsd on freenode or on their forum.
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Well ya, but if your drive is not partitioned it won't see the space & not install. Sorry nothing against PC-BSD, but the install process seems a little bumpy still. Plus version x works on this hardware, but version Y won't install on it. PC-BSD does look great, but I want a flawless install. Maybe I should wait until 1.5 or later.
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I'm still not understanding this partition issue. Are you saying that if you have a 80 gig drive, windows is using the entire drive, but you have 40gb of free space, then PC-BSD won't recognize the free space? Or are you saying if you had a 80gig drive with a 40gb windows partition and 40 gb unpartitioned space, then the pc-bsd install won't recognize the 40gb of unpartitioned space?
In scenario A, any new OS will not install because there is no room for a new partition. in Scenario B, you will need to create a new partition no matter what OS you want to install, be it PC-BSD, FreeBSD, or Linux. And in Scenario B, until you create a new partition, the install program will only see the 40gb already partitioned to windows. Now, *most* install prorams will see the unpartitioned space and allow you to create a suitable partition as part of the install, and I believe PC-BSD is that way. I don't remember taking any special steps outside the install program to erase my linux partition and linux swap to make room for the BSD parition.
I had an absolutely flawless install of pc-bsd and I haven't read about anyone having issues other than this thread, so please elaborate for me.
In scenario A, any new OS will not install because there is no room for a new partition. in Scenario B, you will need to create a new partition no matter what OS you want to install, be it PC-BSD, FreeBSD, or Linux. And in Scenario B, until you create a new partition, the install program will only see the 40gb already partitioned to windows. Now, *most* install prorams will see the unpartitioned space and allow you to create a suitable partition as part of the install, and I believe PC-BSD is that way. I don't remember taking any special steps outside the install program to erase my linux partition and linux swap to make room for the BSD parition.
I had an absolutely flawless install of pc-bsd and I haven't read about anyone having issues other than this thread, so please elaborate for me.
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oh interesting. I can't remember specifically what happened when I was installing, but I know I already had partitioned space for a XFS linux drive and 2gigs partitioned for linux swap. I removed both of those, and created a single partition for bsd, which it then formated as UFS, which is typical.
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i had a simular problem with a linspire install
it would always blue screen out during installation
that bugged me for 2 days
so i said what the h**l
took 1 staick of memory out
and ran the installation in single channel mode
bingo
from what i can understand
any new linux distro has problems with newer chipsets
especially running in dual channel memory mode
use only 1 stick of memory and single channel mode
and see if that works
then if it completely installs without a glitch
then add your other sticks of memory and run
dual channel mode
just my 2 cents
it would always blue screen out during installation
that bugged me for 2 days
so i said what the h**l
took 1 staick of memory out
and ran the installation in single channel mode
bingo
from what i can understand
any new linux distro has problems with newer chipsets
especially running in dual channel memory mode
use only 1 stick of memory and single channel mode
and see if that works
then if it completely installs without a glitch
then add your other sticks of memory and run
dual channel mode
just my 2 cents
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There is really no replacement for FreeBSD. Ports and pkg_src work quite well. And FreeBSD is just as easy to install as Arch Linux and Slackware...so I really don't see the point of PC/Desktop BSD
eNightmare said:
I am enjoying Arch Linux a lot so far. I have done more with Arch than with any other Distro I have tried. It is fast, pretty streamlined and does not give me any unexpected behavior so far.
ALternative OS's are fun to learn, if one has the time, and I'd like to try FreeBSD (And PC-BSD) in the future.
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Misfit138 said:
Last time I installed arch (0.7.2 Gimmick), I ran into a lot of problems with packages (especially xorg + fonts). I might try it again once they release 0.8. If there was a distro based on arch focusing on stability, then that would be good.
eNightmare said:
Oh man, that sucks. I'm sorry you had trouble. I have had some weird stuff happen with some distros, and I'm not quite sure what to attribute it to, but Arch has been super for me. It boots up faster, and runs smoother than any other distro I have tried. It forced me to learn a lot about Linux. udev seems so good that I didnt need to do anything but add fam and portmap to my startup daemons.
I would like to try Gentoo next, I just need some time to research make.conf settings for my sig rig, and study up on the install guide a bit, to get more comfortable with it.
