Will my PC run freeBSD?

M

montka

Hello,

Please advise on whether my hardware will run this operating system, I could not see the processor listed on the compatible hardware page so I am guessing it is not compatible?

I have a Lenovo Ideapad laptop;
Intel i3 2330m processor
4 gig RAM
64 bit windows OS (I plan to run freeBSD on a VM)

If I can't run this distribution do you know of any that will run on this platform?
I have ubuntu already but I wanted to try a more complex instal.
 
Yes, FreeBSD will run. Use the amd64 version. Running in a VM, it doesn't matter anyway.

FreeBSD is not a distribution or version of Linux.

If you expect a graphic environment to be installed by default, consider PC-BSD, a preconfigured version of FreeBSD.
 
@montka

As You have 'Intel i3 2330m' CPU, then You also have integrated Intel graphics, to make use of it use FreeBSD 9.1-BETA1 or later to have support for acceleration with this graphics card.
 
But when FreeBSD is running inside a VM, it won't see the native video hardware. Video support will depend on video drivers for the VM software.
 
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