TrueOS 20170424 Stable Update

[phoronix]

Phoronix: TrueOS 20170424 Stable Update

For those wishing to try out the FreeBSD-based desktop-focused TrueOS operating system, formerly known as PC-BSD, there is a new stable release...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=TrueOS-STABLE-20170424

[hax0r]

With this ISO I get blank screen after the kernel boots, the system is unresponsive, tried on Athlon64 with Radeon HD6870. The last 2 ISO worked but would only install with basic video driver (modesetting/vesa), but even after the install the bootloader would have some weird MBR issue and OS would never boot. I was never able to choose Radeon driver during install either, the install always hangs.

[danboid]

No more text installer!? A server OS without a text installer?

[Geopirate]

No more text installer!? A server OS without a text installer?

If you want the text installer, why would you chose this over vanilla FreeBSD?

[profoundWHALE]

hax0r, does FreeBSD support your card?

[danboid]

If you want the text installer, why would you chose this over vanilla FreeBSD?

TrueOS used to be the name of the server-focused distro equivalent to PC-BSD. Now TrueOS and PC-BSD have amalgamated so there is only TrueOS which is trying to cater for both use cases. If this was PC-BSD (ie a desktop-focused distro) losing its text installer, I wouldn't think it mattered that much but it seems they are trying to target servers too and so a text install option is a must. Most servers don't have monitors attached and so most/all installation and admin happens via SSH, usually.

IMO TrueOS should just focus on being the Ubuntu/Mint of FreeBSD. I don't know why anyone would want to use TrueOS on a server over FreeBSD, no.

[Mateus Felipe]

I tried TrueOS 2017-04-21 but it couldn't detect my hybrid Intel/NVidia GPU. Hope this new release fix it.

[profoundWHALE]

I tried TrueOS 2017-04-21 but it couldn't detect my hybrid Intel/NVidia GPU. Hope this new release fix it.

This release has nothing to do with it. FreeBSD is the part that effects it the most.

[profoundWHALE]

IMO TrueOS should just focus on being the Ubuntu/Mint of FreeBSD. I don't know why anyone would want to use TrueOS on a server over FreeBSD, no.

It's nice when the default install is ready to go and be configured.

[Mateus Felipe]

This release has nothing to do with it. FreeBSD is the part that effects it the most.

Well, I just though on it because of this line from the post:

TrueOS changes in this stable update include NVIDIA/driver detection fixes [...]