From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 16 12:46:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4668637B404 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 12:46:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from regina.plastikos.com (216-107-106-250.wan.networktel.net [216.107.106.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F13743FBD for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 12:46:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from mortis.over-yonder.net (adsl-33-235-56.jan.bellsouth.net [67.33.235.56]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by regina.plastikos.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 333A66EECD for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:46:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mortis.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id 3D68C20F2F; Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:46:26 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:46:25 -0500 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030616194625.GA1845@over-yonder.net> References: <20030616191852.GA52694@ussenterprise.ufp.org> <20030616194359.GA53587@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030616194359.GA53587@ussenterprise.ufp.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i-fullermd.1 X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD Subject: Re: floppy.. Was: Drawing graphics on terminal X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 19:46:32 -0000 On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 03:43:59PM -0400 I heard the voice of Leo Bicknell, and lo! it spake thus: > > Another idea is to make a floppy just smart enough to load the installer > over the network, since PC's generally have more memory these days... Many Linux dists seem to do something like this nowadays. Then you also only need enough drivers for the NIC; not even the floppy/CD, since you read that through the BIOS up until you've downloaded the installer and modules. It's got its downsides, to be sure, but it also has some positives. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet"