Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:16:24 -0400 From: Mark Hendriks <markh@lon.imag.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: jodyroy@videotron.ca Subject: Re: Installation Message-ID: <00041711305300.00717@mymachine.imag.net> References: <000801bfa83a$ac817cc0$b447c918@videotron.ca>
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On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Jody wrote: > I have Windows 98 and I want to download FreeBSD. How do I do that? Is > there a setup.exe file? Sort of, but it's not called setup.exe. If you look around the website, you will find instructions on the installation process. There are two floppy disk images you will need to get, and a program called rawwrite.exe. The installation program is not a DOS/Windows program, but a bootable version of FreeBSD that fits on two floppies. Copying these two files to a floppy disk, you need to use the rawwrite program to create the floppies. > I went to the ftp site and only saw folders. Am I supposed to download > all the files? When you boot the installation floppies, the install program will download the files you need, based on the choices you make during the install process. I really recommed you read the information on the website on installing FreeBSD before you begin, especially if you plan to have both FreeBSD and Windows on your computer. FreeBSD can not run from a Windows partition - they use different file systems - hence the installation process begins with partitioning your hard disk. Mark Hendriks markh@lon.imag.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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