Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 14:15:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel Kligerman <kligs@gold.interlog.com> To: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> Cc: dixey-family@u-net.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD! (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960629141343.19848D-100000@gold.interlog.com> In-Reply-To: <199606282307.XAA06543@jraynard.demon.co.uk>
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On Fri, 28 Jun 1996, James Raynard wrote: > > I would like to Download FREEBSD (the latest version) and I can't seem > > to find 1 compressed file to get hold of it..... > > It doesn't come as a single compressed file. The simplest way to do it > is to download the boot.flp file from the floppies directory, use > rawrite.exe to make a boot floppy from it, and reboot with the floppy > in the drive. If you're connected to the Internet at the time, the > installation program will FTP down all the other files it needs. On this topic, when installing via FTP and using a Bitsurfr, ppp seems to core dump every time, not very far into the installation. Any way to get around this besides getting the CD? Thanks, Daniel Kligerman kligs@interlog.com
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