lol, nice ;).<div><br></div><div>I will probably test this tomorrow morning :p<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Bill Leeper <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:protagonist@charter.net">protagonist@charter.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I kind of figured that but thought I would mention it. It did manage<br>
to get rid of Windows, though so it is a definite plus in my book. :-)<br>
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On Sep 5, 2009, at 3:45 PM, Kris Moore wrote:<br>
<br>
><br>
><br>
> Opps, thanks for reminding me of that. I should have remember to put<br>
> it<br>
> in the e-mail I sent. The nvidia drivers don't work yet, am waiting<br>
> for<br>
> FBSD 8.0-Release to hit before I regen them all. Also the PBIs aren't<br>
> included, so optional components wont work just yet. I will also<br>
> start building PBIs once 8.0-Rel hits, that way they are built<br>
> on the final ABI.<br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Kris Moore<br>
> PC-BSD Software<br>
><br>
> On Sat, 5 Sep 2009, Bill Leeper wrote:<br>
><br>
>> OK, a couple of problems right off the bat. First, the nVidia drivers<br>
>> are a no go for me. I get to the configuration screen and select my<br>
>> settings. When I click on apply I get the normal box about testing<br>
>> the<br>
>> settings and I then get the black text screen. After a few seconds I<br>
>> get an error message. link_elf: Symbol dev2unit undefined and then<br>
>> the system reboots. It does boot just fine if I select the nv driver.<br>
>> I tried the latest three nVidia drivers in the list and the all give<br>
>> the same error message. Second, it doesn't look like any of the<br>
>> programs I selected to install during the installation process<br>
>> actually installed. Also, up date manager says it can't connect to<br>
>> the<br>
>> server.<br>
>><br>
>> On a positive note this alpha provided the incentive I needed to blow<br>
>> away my Windows 7 RC install. Thanks for that at least Kris. :-)<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Sep 5, 2009, at 7:38 AM, Kris Moore wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Testers,<br>
>>><br>
>>> We've gotten a PC-BSD 8.0 ALPHA ISO to the point where the brave can<br>
>>> begin to take a look at some of it's<br>
>>> new features, and test out the new FreeBSD 8 on your hardware. This<br>
>>> release is for 32bit only, after FreeBSD 8.0<br>
>>> is released we'll begin the amd64 builds as well. Also, we have not<br>
>>> begun to build the PBI tree for 8.0, and will<br>
>>> do so after FreeBSD 8.0 releases. However, you can still install 7.x<br>
>>> PBIs on 8.0, but they may not all<br>
>>> perform properly.<br>
>>><br>
>>> *WARNING* *WARNING* *WARNING*<br>
>>><br>
>>> This is obviously a very early alpha build, so expect plenty of bugs<br>
>>> and missing features. This is mainly<br>
>>> a release for previewing what's to come, we will begin a more<br>
>>> serious bug hunt after we finish implementing all<br>
>>> the new features for 8.0.<br>
>>><br>
>>> *WARNING* *WARNING* *WARNING*<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Download Link:<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="ftp://ftp.pcbsd.org/pub/alpha-iso/x32/" target="_blank">ftp://ftp.pcbsd.org/pub/alpha-iso/x32/</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> (You may wish to use a FTP client that supports resuming for this<br>
>>> download)<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> -- Changes implemented already --<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Built on FreeBSD 8.0-BETA2<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Includes KDE 4.3.1 / QT 4.5.2<br>
>>><br>
>>> * ISO Changes<br>
>>> - Support for running in Installation or LIVE mode to try out PC-<br>
>>> BSD straight from disk<br>
>>><br>
>>> * New Software Manager<br>
>>> - Web-based software browser<br>
>>> - Download & Install PBIs in the background<br>
>>> - Background updating of PBIs<br>
>>> - Mirror Selection / Customization options<br>
>>> - Automated system update installation<br>
>>> - Re-create desktop icons for applications<br>
>>><br>
>>> * PBI Improvements<br>
>>> - Using xdg-desktop* utilities for mime / kmenu icon installation<br>
>>> - Scripts to re-create desktop / kmenu / mime icons anytime after<br>
>>> installation<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> -- Changes still needing to be merged in --<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Brand new System Installer<br>
>>> - Supports installing PC-BSD Desktop/Server and FreeBSD Vanilla<br>
>>> - Supports scriptable installation<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Backup / Recovery tool<br>
>>><br>
>>> --<br>
>>> Kris Moore<br>
>>> PC-BSD Software<br>
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