Troubles with your OS on my hardware - please read and help me to solve this problem in short time

[Paul Moran]

Arseny Solokha wrote:

>Hello! I'm ArsenyI bought FreeBSD 5.2.1 on 2 CD from your distributor - www.linuxcenter.ru. And I have troubles with this system.
>1. I have videocard Sapphire RADEON 9200 SE and I cannot start X-server with my videocard. X-server returns a messages such as 'Cannot connect with device', 'Missing device' or 'Missing driver'.
>2. I have optical mouse A4Tech WOP-35 and X-server don't work with this mouse. But it's work with classical mechanic mouse. Laser mouses also doesn't support, does it?
>3. When I install this OS can I install on this HDD other OSes (e.g. Windows)?
>4. I have try to install this OS on virtual machine managed by VMware Workstation 4.0.2 build 5592 under WinXP. Firstly, when I checked packs for installation, installer tryed to copy 'expat'. It copyed 1024 KB @ 1kbps and installer was down. I reply this operation few times then loader return me a message like this: 'Primary master failed'. Of course, OS doesn't loading now.
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I am running FreeBSD 5.3 under XP in VMware 4.5.2 it works good.  My 
hardware is similiar to you.  I have a radeon 9000 and a laser mouse    
I suggest you contact VMware and see if there are know conflicts with 
the versions you are trying to use.

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>I bought my money for this CDs because I need to work and develop programs in this OS but I cannot do it! I need a workable system there and now, ON MY HARDWARE!!! Please solve this problem!
>  Thanks, Arseny
>b0ntrict0r at yahoo.com (American server),
>b0ntrict0r at yandex.ru (Russian server)
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