7.0 was the "Release" version and 7.1 was "Pre-release" until last month, when they issued a second release of 7.1 and made it the "Release" version. 8.x (I don't know...
When making such a large jump, as from 7.1-8.X I would recommend using the cvsup route and upgrade from source. Get the source code then do the buildworld, buildkernel, mergemaster, installkernel,...
I'm sure you are aware, but since you already have gnome installed, you can simultaneously install other desktop environments and/or windows managers and select which one you want to start when you...
When you installed FreeBSD, and if you selected the "automatic" settings in the section to set up your disk, your mount points and the size of each slice and partition should already be set. The...
Not enough info to diagnose. What hardware do you have? Wireless or LAN? What kind? What version of PCBSD? Security settings? Have you tried the PCBSD forum? They have a "Knowledge Base" with...
If you are just looking for a server for multimedia or files for your apartment, you might look at FreeNAS, based on FreeBSD, but more suitable for those not well-versed in FreeBSD. It is a very...