RoFreeSBIE the Live DVD or CD based on FreeBSD Operating System
Useful Documentation
RoFreeSBIE provides a fair amount of useful documentation about BSD
and other topics such as Release notes and
Installation Guide.
All are included on the
DVD and the
CD.
If you are new to RoFreeSBIE or BSD we recommend you first to read this info.
Not only it will make things easier but also it will help you to understand how it works.
The experience of reading the documentation is always beneficial.
In the end, isn't open source about learning yourself?
The RoFreeSBIE 1.2 USER GUIDE is designed to show you, in a very simple way,
how to startx. We invite you to get started with this user guide...
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT HERE!
Description:
PDF. Document includes
19 screenshots.
USER_GUIDE (PART I).
RoFreeSBIE 1.2 USER_GUIDE
Introduction.
Thanks for choosing
RoFreeSBIE. This quick guide contains an introduction
to RoFreeSBIE and detailed info about the installation process.
RoFreeSBIE is a Live CD or Live DVD based on FreeBSD.
A
Live CD/DVD is an operating system on CD/DVD that can be
booted without
using the Hard Drive. When you finished the session, after ejecting the CD/DVD.
and rebooting the computer, the system returns to its previous state.
FreeBSD is an advanced UNIX-like free operating system. It is derived from
BSD,
the version of UNIX developed at the Berkeley University of California.
Preparations before Starting.
1 . Systems requirements.
To run RofreeSBIE in your computer, you need the next
requirements:
- A copy of RoFreeSBIE on DVD or CD.
- A computer with an AMD or Pentium processor (minimum 300Mhz).
- 256 of memory RAM. CD or DVD drive.
2. How to get a RofreeSBIE copy.
Download the RofreeSBIE ISO from the website and burn it yourself.
Burning an ISO image is different from any other CD.
An
ISO file is a binary image copied bit to bit on CD ROM.
3. How to burn an ISO image on DVD or CD.
- Using
K3B on BSD or Linux.
- Open K3B program and click Tools> Burn ISO image.
- Search with Browse where you downloaded the RoFreeSBIE ISO image.
- Click Write to burn it.
- Using Nero Burning Room.
- Open Nero and click File > Burn Image.
- Search with Browse the RoFreeSBIE ISO image
- Click Write to burn it.
4. BIOS setup to boot from CD ROM
- Press the key DEL during the first boot of the computer to enter the setup menu.
- Search for the boot menu.
- Go to Exit menu and choose the option "Save & Exit setup".
Note:
Some motherboards use F2 instead DEL to enter the setup menu.
Not every computer use the same BIOS
but the main menus are common to all of them.
5. Shared memory on onboard videocard
If you have
onboard video card and only 256MB of RAM,
try to set the
shared memory for graphics
to its minimum (32MB or 16MB) in the
BIOS.
Your computer will increase its performance.
CAUTION:
Be careful when changing anything else in
BIOS.
A bad configuration may cause severe damage to the system.
Remember than more information about BIOS
can be found in your
motherboard guide.
RoFreeSBIE 1.2 USER_GUIDE. -
PART II. Click here to continue...
RoFreeSBIE 1.2 USER_GUIDE. -
PART III. Using RoFreeSBIE on Live CD/DVD mode.