Date: 25 Feb 2002 00:07:35 +1200 From: Stuart Tanner <stuart@sigterm.com> To: Lei Ding <leiding@myrealbox.com> Cc: List FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to install freebsd through ftp? Message-ID: <1014552456.34439.45.camel@osiris.sigterm.com> In-Reply-To: <1014540636.54050ff8leiding@myrealbox.com> References: <1014540636.54050ff8leiding@myrealbox.com>
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On Sun, 2002-02-24 at 20:50, Lei Ding wrote: > Hi jeff, > I am not in a lan, nor is there any computer connected to mine. I am just connecting to my isp using adsl. > I have tried all the way you and others provided and then readed the handbook again and again, > but just couldn't find a solution. > every article(including handbook) on setting pppoe connect all assumes that freebsd IS ALREADY SETUPPED, > and requires modification of /etc/ppp.conf, > but I can't modify anything in installation. > > Is it possible to download all the base component in other os(I have win98 and debian running), > and then just run the setup program with components on other partitions. > After a base system is running, then setup pppoe? > Thanks a lot........ Yes it is possible to download the base system from a FTP server and put it onto a windows drive and install from it. During the install you would select 'Install from a Dos Partition' then select the partition that the files are on. To prepare the partition you would need to make a folder called FREEBSD. For example: C:\FREEBSD or whichever drive you are going to use. Download the files to this directory. If you want a full install you will need to download the contents of a release directory and all of it's subdirectories (except 'packages') from a FTP server (ie, ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.5-RELEASE/ but choose a mirror closer to you). You will need to keep the directory structure the same. You can install packages after you have the base system installed and running. This can be done via FTP once your PPPoE connection is working. If you don't download any packages you will need to download approx. 225MB of files. (Calc. from the 4.5-RELEASE Install CD) Start the installation with the floppies you have prepared. When you set the install media, select 'Install from a DOS Partition'. Select the partition that the files were downloaded to and it should find them. > > > Regards, > lei ding > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff <grayspace@gmx.net> > To: Lei Ding <leiding@myrealbox.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 12:42:31 -0500 > Subject: Re: How to install freebsd through ftp? > [cut] > > -- > > Jeff Leveille - quasi programmer type guy > > Luke the Jedi: > 'but master Yoda, you told I me must unlearn what I have learned, it doesn't > seem to be helping...' > > Master Yoda: > 'Live in a moldy swamp I do, listen to me you should not.' > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Stuart Tanner <stuart@sigterm.com> According to the latest official figures, 43% of all statistics are totally worthless. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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