From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Sep 2 16:52:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA00942 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 16:52:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from peloton.physics.montana.edu (peloton.physics.montana.edu [153.90.192.177]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA00916 for ; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 16:52:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu) Received: from localhost (brett@localhost) by peloton.physics.montana.edu (8.8.8/8.8.7) with SMTP id RAA24550; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 17:50:47 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 17:50:47 -0600 (MDT) From: Brett Taylor To: Harris Pham cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing freeBSD ... In-Reply-To: <86256673.007C641F.00@mwgate02.mw.3com.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, > I am beginning to learn UNIX and would like to install freeBSD on my home > PC. I made a boot disk, but need some instructions for the next step: Okay - then you're ready! The boot disk will start you on your way - you'll just need to fill in some information (your dial up to ISP if that's what you're using, the IP address, nameserver etc). (Please do a backup of any important data, on both drives just to be safe.) Once you give it all of the pertinent information, it will go ftp the files for you and do a basic install (including putting the kernel together for you). You can then do post-install configuration like installing packages etc. For more information on what will happen, you can go to www.freebsd.org and read the installation section in the Handbook. Good luck and write back if you have problems w/ the installation from the boot floppy. Brett ****************************************************************** Brett Taylor brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu http://peloton.physics.montana.edu/brett/ "There is something uncanny in the noiseless rush of the cyclist, as he comes into view, passes by, and disappears." - Popular Science, 1891 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message