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* GhostBSD formatted drives do not need to be defragmented and does not slow down over time. | * GhostBSD formatted drives do not need to be defragmented and does not slow down over time. | ||
* Getting the ZFS File System working - which is a self-healing. | * Getting the ZFS File System working - which is a self-healing. | ||
− | * | + | * 32-bit and 64-bit systems. |
== '''Installing GhostBSD''' == | == '''Installing GhostBSD''' == | ||
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At a bare minimum, you need to have the following computer hardware in order to install GhostBSD. | At a bare minimum, you need to have the following computer hardware in order to install GhostBSD. | ||
− | *Pentium | + | LXDE Version: |
− | * | + | *Pentium II or higher |
− | * | + | *256 MB RAM |
+ | *10GB of free hard drive space | ||
+ | *Network card | ||
+ | *Sound card | ||
+ | |||
+ | Gnome Version: | ||
+ | *Pentium III or higher | ||
+ | *256 MB RAM | ||
+ | *10GB of free hard drive space | ||
*Network card | *Network card | ||
*Sound card | *Sound card | ||
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The following are the minimum recommended requirements. The faster your computer hardware, the better your computing experience: | The following are the minimum recommended requirements. The faster your computer hardware, the better your computing experience: | ||
− | LXDE Version | + | LXDE Version: |
+ | *Pentium III or higher | ||
+ | *512 MB of RAM | ||
+ | *20GB of free hard drive space | ||
+ | *Network card | ||
+ | *Sound card | ||
+ | *NVIDIA 3D accelerated video card | ||
+ | |||
+ | Gnome2 Version: | ||
*Pentium 4 or higher | *Pentium 4 or higher | ||
− | * | + | *1012 MB of RAM |
− | * | + | *20GB of free hard drive space |
*Network card | *Network card | ||
*Sound card | *Sound card | ||
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==== Supported Processors ==== | ==== Supported Processors ==== | ||
− | GhostBSD should install on any system containing a 64-bit(amd64) processor. The amd64 name refer to 64-bit processor and does not refer to the processor manufactured by AMD. [ | + | GhostBSD should install on any system containing a 32-bit(i386) or 64-bit(amd64) processor. The amd64 name refer to 64-bit processor and does not refer to the processor manufactured by AMD. [http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.0R/hardware.html#PROC The FreeBSD Hardware Notes] list the i386 and amd64 processors known to work. |
==== Video Cards ==== | ==== Video Cards ==== | ||
GhostBSD uses X.org drivers for graphics support. X.org supports many video cards. If you want to use 3D acceleration, NVIDIA is currently the best supported as there is a native driver for FreeBSD. 3D acceleration may work on some Intel card. | GhostBSD uses X.org drivers for graphics support. X.org supports many video cards. If you want to use 3D acceleration, NVIDIA is currently the best supported as there is a native driver for FreeBSD. 3D acceleration may work on some Intel card. | ||
− | Most hardware works with GhostBSD, it is possible that you'll run across a piece of hardware that does not. If you do, please report the problem so that it can be addressed by the developers. It should be remembered that GhostBSD is really FreeBSD, meaning that any hardware that works on FreeBSD will work on GhostBSD. You before installing GhostBSD, you can check the [ | + | 3D acceleration will not work on ATI or Radeon cards until FreeBSD completes its TTM work (possibly for 9.2). You can still use these cards, but you will have to choose the 2D driver, and if that does not work, you will need to resort to using the Vesa driver. |
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+ | Most hardware works with GhostBSD, it is possible that you'll run across a piece of hardware that does not. If you do, please report the problem so that it can be addressed by the developers. It should be remembered that GhostBSD is really FreeBSD, meaning that any hardware that works on FreeBSD will work on GhostBSD. You before installing GhostBSD, you can check the [http://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/CURRENT/hardware/index.html FreeBSD 9.0 Hardware Notes]. | ||
==== Wireless Cards ==== | ==== Wireless Cards ==== | ||
− | GhostBSD support some of wireless networking cards. You can check if your card has a [ | + | GhostBSD support some of wireless networking cards. You can check if your card has a [http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.0R/hardware.html#WLAN FreeBSD driver]. If it does, it should "just work". Currently there are some missing wireless drivers, typically in the Broadcom and newer Realtek series. |
=== Pre-installation Tasks === | === Pre-installation Tasks === | ||
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==== Check for FreeBSD Errata ==== | ==== Check for FreeBSD Errata ==== | ||
− | GhostBSD is based on FreeBSD. Although the FreeBSD Project strives to ensure that each release of FreeBSD is as stable as possible, bugs occasionally creep into the process. On very rare occasions those bugs affect the installation process. As these problems are discovered and fixed, they are noted in the [ | + | GhostBSD is based on FreeBSD. Although the FreeBSD Project strives to ensure that each release of FreeBSD is as stable as possible, bugs occasionally creep into the process. On very rare occasions those bugs affect the installation process. As these problems are discovered and fixed, they are noted in the [http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.0R/errata.html FreeBSD Errata] on the FreeBSD web site. Check the errata before installing to make sure that there are no problems that might affect the installation. |
==== Prepare the Installation Media ==== | ==== Prepare the Installation Media ==== | ||
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The installation system for GhostBSD can be downloaded for free. GhostBSD is available in .iso(CD DVD) or .img(USB stick and flash drive) file extension. Copies of GhostBSD installation media are available at the [http://www.ghostbsd.org/download GhostBSD Download page]. | The installation system for GhostBSD can be downloaded for free. GhostBSD is available in .iso(CD DVD) or .img(USB stick and flash drive) file extension. Copies of GhostBSD installation media are available at the [http://www.ghostbsd.org/download GhostBSD Download page]. | ||
− | ===== Creating a bootable Memory Stick in FreeBSD or GhostBSD. ===== | + | ===== Creating a bootable Memory Stick in FreeBSD, PC-BSD or GhostBSD. ===== |
* ''Warning: The example below shows /dev/da0 as the target device where the image will be written. Be very careful that the correct device is used as the output target, or you may destroy existing data. | * ''Warning: The example below shows /dev/da0 as the target device where the image will be written. Be very careful that the correct device is used as the output target, or you may destroy existing data. | ||
'' | '' | ||
− | The memory stick image has a . | + | The memory stick image has a .img extension. The .img file is not a regular file. It is an image of the complete contents of the memory stick. It cannot simply be copied like a regular file, but must be written directly to the target device with dd(1): |
<pre> | <pre> | ||
− | dd if=/path/to/GhostBSD- | + | dd if=/path/to/GhostBSD-2.5-i386.img of=/dev/da0 bs=1m |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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* ''Warning: The example below shows /dev/sdf as the target device where the image will be written. Be very careful that the correct device is used as the output target, or you may destroy existing data.'' | * ''Warning: The example below shows /dev/sdf as the target device where the image will be written. Be very careful that the correct device is used as the output target, or you may destroy existing data.'' | ||
− | The memory stick image has | + | The memory stick image has a .img extension. The .img file is not a regular file. It is an image of the complete contents of the memory stick. It cannot simply be copied like a regular file, but must be written directly to the target device with dd(1): |
<code> | <code> | ||
− | sudo dd if= | + | sudo dd if=GhostBSD-2.5-i386.img of=/dev/sdf bs=1M |
</code> | </code> | ||
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− | === Installing with | + | === Installing with GBI. === |
− | + | GBI is a GTK graphical BSD installer program written by Eric Turgeon and introduced in 2011 for GhostBSD 2.5. GBI use the pc-sysinstall back-end developed by Kris More of PC-BSD. | |
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{| style="color:black; background-color:#f3f8fd;" class="wikitable" | {| style="color:black; background-color:#f3f8fd;" class="wikitable" | ||
− | |'''Note:''' | + | |'''Note:''' GBI will be multilingual in the future and the language who are display is default language some of us speak. |
|} | |} | ||
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'''Selecting keyboard model, layout and variant menu''' | '''Selecting keyboard model, layout and variant menu''' | ||
− | [[File: | + | [[File:Keyboard.png]] |
The model option is the model of your keyboard. This list have huge amount of keyboard model. You do not need to specify one model. By selecting this option it will give you full support of your keyboard. | The model option is the model of your keyboard. This list have huge amount of keyboard model. You do not need to specify one model. By selecting this option it will give you full support of your keyboard. | ||
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|'''Note:''' If you use the default GhostBSD system keyboard setup you can skip by just click on on forward. Also if you don't know your keyboard model and variant don't select any of those. | |'''Note:''' If you use the default GhostBSD system keyboard setup you can skip by just click on on forward. Also if you don't know your keyboard model and variant don't select any of those. | ||
|} | |} | ||
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====Time Zone menu==== | ====Time Zone menu==== |