Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 23:59:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Jacob Roberto <jroberto@on-ramp.ior.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problems installing FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970905235807.7701R-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199709030258.TAA12030@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 2 Sep 1997, Jacob Roberto wrote: > I need the binaries and source code for the files on the install disk > image. Basicly, your handbook gives directions to install using a floppy > disk, but my floppy drive doesn't work and I don't want to buy a new one > since I hardly ever use it. What resources do you have to for installing > FreeBSD without ever using a floppy drive? It's possible to copy a kernel and necessary files to a DOS disk and use a special program to start the kernel, but that's not easy. If you have a CDROM, you can buy the FreeBSD CD and install from it w/o needing the floppy. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo
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