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    Planning on switching from Linux to FreeBSD

    If you want a desktop system, I suggest that your first run at FreeBSD be through PC-BSD so that you can set up things like ZFS without difficulty. Get yourself familiar with the OS. Read the Handbook or a good book like FreeBSD Unleashed. Setting up FreeBSD from scratch allows you to customize...
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    Complete Freeze 8.1 RELEASE (KDE/Gnome)

    Does this happen when you are working or when the screensaver kicks in? Just as an experiment, you may want to uninstall xscreensaver and see if the problem goes away. I have not had any freezes in a long time and the key seemed to be the attempt for either the screensaver to kick in or power...
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    Debian--->FreeBSD

    What would be a better choice for you would be PC-BSD. It is FreeBSD with desktop configurations already done. It dramatically cuts down on the tinkering time and you get to install zfs right from the start without a lot of pre-configuration. You can learn FreeBSD over time but PC-BSD allows you...
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    java/jdk16 problem

    What are the contents of your /etc/make.conf file?
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    PBIs coming to 9.0

    In the end, it is all about choice. A PC-BSD system can be as light as a FreeBSD system simply by the choice of programs, desktop environment and system settings. I have a PC-BSD 8.1 64bit system with ZFS on one hard drive and I have a FreeBSD 9-current 64bit system with UFS on another. I wanted...
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    Complete Freeze 8.1 RELEASE (KDE/Gnome)

    I used to experience the same sort of freezes with 8.1 64 bit and Nvidia and KDE 4.5.1. If it is any encouragement to you, I am now using 9-current with Nvidia and KDE 4.5.2 and the problem has disappeared. I only had the issue when the earlier system was running under very heavy load or...
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    PBIs coming to 9.0

    PC-BSD is really just adding a third way to install packages where some of the configuration options are already sorted out in advance. If you want to control all of the compile choices from the start, you are better off with the ports system. PBIs are a very convenient and simple way to add...
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    FreeBSD 8.1 Compiling a Custom Kernel and Folding@home

    Since my first upgrade, I was able to install the Nvidia 195 driver from ports. The Nvidia driver that I could not install was the 256 driver from the Nvidia website. It can be fixed by editing the makefile so it allows FreeBSD 9-Current to be built instead of saying that the Nvidia driver does...
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    FreeBSD 8.1 Compiling a Custom Kernel and Folding@home

    Some people have managed to install folding@home for the gpu under Wine but I was never able to get it to work. I have stuck with the SMP2 folding@home application under either Wine or a Linux VirtualBox installation.
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    FreeBSD 8.1 Compiling a Custom Kernel and Folding@home

    I am glad to hear it. Have fun with the new kernel. Did you find any performance improvements - memory use, speed in the applications, floating point speed, etc.. My experience was that applications would load faster; memory use dropped by a a few hundred megs and curiously enough, Folding@home...
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    Firefox web browser tuning help

    There is a Firefox extension call FasterFox which changes some settings and may speed up viewing. After having said this, Opera is a fine browser and should meet your needs. Did you ever try Rekonq? It does not have extensions yet but the WebKit engine works well and is fast.
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    Which file system do you prefer?

    Even though UFS has a long history of reliability, ZFS is a huge improvement. Snapshots are a tremendous step forward and allow you to roll back to a previous state with just one command line. ZFS also supports compression and data integrity is incredibly well supported. Adding and removing...
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    Firefox web browser tuning help

    I suggest installing Seamonkey which uses the same browser engine and seeing if it loads faster. This would at least tell you if it is a Firefox problem or a general Mozilla problem. I visited the page with Seamonkey and had no issues. Alternatively, you could also try Opera which has a faster...
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    Folding@home SMP2 - Wine vs VirtualBox

    After experimenting with running Folding@home in both a VirtualBox Linux x64 machine and under Wine, I have come to the conclusion that most people would be better off running Folding@home SMP2 under Wine. 1) You can install the Wine whether you have a 32 bit or 64 bit FreeBSD installation...
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    FreeBSD 8.1 Compiling a Custom Kernel and Folding@home

    I have always found that the easiest way to install ZFS in FreeBSD was to install PC-BSD and then customize it. The PC-BSD installation program is very advanced and makes ZFS installs easier. You can then build or rebuild the kernel as you see fit. The VirtualBox idea also has merit. Do...
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    FreeBSD 8.1 Compiling a Custom Kernel and Folding@home

    I have to start with the obvious question. Is zfs_load="YES" in your /boot/loader.conf file?
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    FreeBSD as host for virtual machines

    I can understand using VirtualBox or KVM for the Windows installation but if you are running several FreeBSD virtual machines, would a better option be to use a series of jails to run the programs that you want to isolate? The jails should allow you to keep the various environments separated...
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    virtualbox install error on FreeBSD 8.1 AMD64

    VirtualBox install Error Before going to the trouble of rebuilding the kernel, you may want to try a version of /etc/make.conf with no customizations. Essentially, save a copy of your current make.conf and try the install with an empty make.conf Some ports are very sensitive about any extra...
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    Buildworld fails -- always on same spot

    Buildworld fails Could you post the contents of your /etc/make.conf ? I have found that buildworld often succeeds only with an empty /etc/make.conf file. Any customizations can trigger errors. Strangely enough, you can often set custom options while doing a buildkernel without problems. Good...
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    FreeBSD 8.1 Compiling a Custom Kernel and Folding@home

    Part 5 What happens if my system will not boot properly or my programs do not work properly? At the the boot menu, choose “Escape to loader prompt” Type unload kernel boot /boot/kernel.old/kernel or boot /boot/kernel.good/kernel if you used that name to save your old kernel. If you boot up...
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