[openbeos] Re: Getting started

David A. Rogers wrote:

I have a number of questions about getting to the point where one can
contribute.  You should know that I'm basically brand new to OBOS.

1) What iso should one use to install?

Download the one on bebits. think it's "http://www.bebits.com/apps/2680"; otherwise, just search the site. There is an installer for windows and linux, it installs into a directoryt on you harddrive. You can boot it with a boot-floppy. After you booted it, you can optionally install it into its own partition.

2) I'll need to dual boot.  Can you point me to good documentation/tools
for that?

That's very easy. It installs in a file on your disk! If you wnat to install it on your hard-drive, use a tool such as partition-magic (or if you're using linux, fdisk, or whatever you prefer) to create an empty partition. Then reboot into the BeOS version you installed. Run the program "Installer", this will help you do the rest. (install beos in the free partition you created, install a boot-manager to select the OS you wish to boot)

3) Does that iso contain the programming tools to use?  Are they the
proper blessed versions?  If not, where do I look?

It does not contain them. But they are at the same site, at the link i posted above.

4) After that, install the tools from the BeOS Toolchain on dev central?

yes. these are updated versions of the tools, which solve some bugs which prevent OBOS from compiling.

5) Anything else?



Take a moment to browse the software archives over at bebits. There is lots of nice software. It makes a nicer first experience with beos, when IRC-client, media-player, and such are installed. :)

Eike Dehling.


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