From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 25 01:04:08 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8B8716A4CE for ; Fri, 25 Feb 2005 01:04:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from gizmo03bw.bigpond.com (gizmo03bw.bigpond.com [144.140.70.13]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E95D643D1F for ; Fri, 25 Feb 2005 01:04:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from anthony@carmoda.com) Received: (qmail 31472 invoked from network); 25 Feb 2005 01:04:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO BWMAM18.bigpond.com) (144.135.24.118) by gizmo03bw.bigpond.com with SMTP; 25 Feb 2005 01:04:06 -0000 Received: from cpe-141-168-97-167.qld.bigpond.net.au ([141.168.97.167]) by BWMAM18.bigpond.com(MAM REL_3_4_2a 288/6249023) with SMTP id 6249023; Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:04:06 +1000 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.300 [266.4.0]); Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:04:45 +1000 Message-ID: <421E79AC.1080605@carmoda.com> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:04:44 +1000 From: Anthony Carmody Organization: Carmoda Inc User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (Windows/20041103) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <59FD5336D1B1FA40AF6DDD241D8DBAC601797B2D@amcw2ms517.amc.ds.af.mil> <421E7689.1000902@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <421E7689.1000902@daleco.biz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install Free BSD without floppy and bootable CD-ROM-drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: anthony@carmoda.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 01:04:08 -0000 Kevin Kinsey wrote: > ----Original Message----- > >> From: ygb [mailto:YGB@mail.ru] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 5:18 AM >> To: questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Install Free BSD without floppy and bootable CD-ROM-drive >> I have notebook IP-120MHz, without FDD >> How can i install FreeBSD on in? >> It has Windows partition >> I see utilit setup.exe in the list of files in /tools, but >> has NOT found it. >> Help me, please! > Hauan David A wrote: > >> See this how-to >> http://www.freebsddiary.org/plip.php >> dave >> >> > Thanks for that link. It's a good article. But > we're still not helping the OP. > To quote from this article: > > "Slap in your boot disk, select your options, and get > yourself up to the point of choosing your installation > method. Choose FTP install, and you should be > prompted to set up your network interface. Choose lp0," > > So, where is he supposed to "slap in" this "boot disk", > as he still has no FDD, and his BIOS won't boot from > CD-ROM? > > Until someone invents hot-swappable motherboards > (gg), I don't see that he can do this either. The installation > program *has to be* executing in memory on the machine > to be installed. > > Now, if some manufacturer's BIOS supported etherboot > via PLIP interface, I could see some possibilities, though it's > a rather desperate endeavor. > > Or am I just really, really dense here? > > Kevin KInsey > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > i think my old thinkpad will boot from the CDROM if i hit a certain F keys on boot. can you download the hardware manual from somewhere? -- Regards, Anthony John Carmody