Pcbsd10.0.2 Handbook En Ver10
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PC-BSD® 10.0.2 Users Handbook Page 2 of 304 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 10 1.1 Goals and Features ........................................................................................................................ 11 1.2 What's New in 10.0.2 .................................................................................................................... 12 1.3 PC-BSD® for Linux Users ............................................................................................................ 14 1.3.1 Filesystems ............................................................................................................................ 14 1.3.2 Device Names ........................................................................................................................ 15 1.3.3 Feature Names ....................................................................................................................... 15 1.3.4 Commands ............................................................................................................................. 16 1.3.5 Additional Resources ............................................................................................................. 16 2 Pre-Installation Tasks ............................................................................................................................ 17 2.1 Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................................ 17 2.1.1 Minimum System Requirements ........................................................................................... 17 2.1.2 Recommended System Requirements ................................................................................... 18 2.1.3 Supported Processors ............................................................................................................. 18 2.1.4 Supported Video Cards .......................................................................................................... 18 2.1.5 Wireless Cards ....................................................................................................................... 19 2.1.6 Checking Hardware Compatibility ........................................................................................ 19 2.2 Laptops .......................................................................................................................................... 19 2.2.1 ThinkPads with Known Bugs ................................................................................................ 20 2.2.2 Touch Screens ........................................................................................................................ 20 2.3 Partitioning the Hard Drive ........................................................................................................... 20 2.3.1 Shrinking a Drive in Windows 7 ........................................................................................... 20 2.3.2 Using Parted Magic to Create a Primary Partition ................................................................ 22 2.4 Obtaining PC-BSD® ..................................................................................................................... 23 2.4.1 Data Integrity Check .............................................................................................................. 24 2.5 Burning the Installation Media ...................................................................................................... 25 2.5.1 Burning to DVD on Windows ............................................................................................... 25 2.5.1.1 Windows 7 Disc Image Burner ...................................................................................... 25 2.5.1.2 InfraRecorder ................................................................................................................. 26 2.5.2 Burning to DVD on a BSD or Linux System ........................................................................ 28 2.5.2.1 K3B ................................................................................................................................ 28 2.5.2.2 Brasero ........................................................................................................................... 29 2.5.2.3 growisofs ........................................................................................................................ 31 2.5.3 Burning to DVD on a Mac OS X System .............................................................................. 31 2.5.4 Writing to a USB Device ....................................................................................................... 31 2.5.4.1 Writing to USB on a Linux or BSD System .................................................................. 32 2.5.4.2 Writing to USB on a Windows System .......................................................................... 32 2.5.4.3 Writing to USB on a Mac OS X System ........................................................................ 33 2.6 Using VirtualBox ........................................................................................................................... 33 2.6.1 Creating a Virtual Machine .................................................................................................... 34 2.6.1.1 Configuring the Network Adapter ................................................................................. 39 2.6.1.2 Configuring the Storage Device ..................................................................................... 40 3 Installing PC-BSD® .............................................................................................................................. 41 3.1 Language Selection Screen ........................................................................................................... 42 3.2 System Selection Screen ............................................................................................................... 44 3.3 Disk Selection Screen .................................................................................................................... 46 3.3.1 Basic Mode ............................................................................................................................ 47 3.3.2 Advanced Mode ..................................................................................................................... 48 3.3.2.1 ZFS Overview ................................................................................................................ 50 3.3.2.2 ZFS Layout .................................................................................................................... 51 3.3.3 FreeBSD Expert Mode .......................................................................................................... 55 3.4 Installation Progress Screen .......................................................................................................... 55 3.5 Installation Finished Screen .......................................................................................................... 56 4 Post Installation Configuration and Installation Troubleshooting ........................................................ 56 4.1 Booting Into PC-BSD® ................................................................................................................. 57 4.1.1 Interrupting the Boot to Access the Boot Menu .................................................................... 57 4.1.2 If Your Display is Not Automatically Detected ..................................................................... 59 4.2 Language Screen ........................................................................................................................... 60 4.3 Time Zone Selection Screen .......................................................................................................... 60 4.4 Set Root Password Screen ............................................................................................................. 61 4.5 Create a User Screen ..................................................................................................................... 62 4.6 Connect to a Wireless Network ..................................................................................................... 63 4.7 Post Install Finished Screen .......................................................................................................... 64 4.8 Logging In ..................................................................................................................................... 65 4.8.1 Welcome & Getting Started ................................................................................................... 66 4.9 Installation Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................... 67 4.9.1 Installation Starts But Fails .................................................................................................... 67 4.9.2 System Does Not Boot Into the Installer ............................................................................... 68 4.9.3 USB Keyboard Does Not Work in Installer ........................................................................... 68 4.9.4 mountroot