From owner-freebsd-newbies Fri Feb 18 20:49:47 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from goblin.apana.org.au (goblin.apana.org.au [203.3.126.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2143137BB22 for ; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 20:49:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by goblin.apana.org.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA12113; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 14:49:18 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au) Received: from oracle.apana.org.au(203.3.126.130), claiming to be "ORACLE" via SMTP by goblin.apana.org.au, id smtpdx12111; Sat Feb 19 14:49:14 2000 Message-ID: <01f901bf7a95$60c40c80$827e03cb@ORACLE> From: "Doug Young" To: "Kris" Cc: References: <000e01bf7aad$869e10a0$3ed884a9@oemcomputer> Subject: Re: Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 14:54:03 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01F4_01BF7AE9.29D31050" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.5600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.5600 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01F4_01BF7AE9.29D31050 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well I've done it from floppies on some 386's we use as gateway boxes = but it takes a while :) There is a trick not explained in the handbook as well as I'd like about = exactly what goes on the floppies .... from memory the "Complete FreeBSD" covers it quite well = though ..... basically what you need to do is DOS format a bunch of floppies, create "bin" = directories on each one & copy as many of the files in the "bin" directory on the FTP site as will fit = .... whats not mentioned clearly though is that you MUST put a copy of "bin.inf" on each floppy or it = won't work ... at least thats=20 what happened here every time I tried it=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kris=20 To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 5:47 PM hey how do i install unix on my system from 1.44 mb disks it has no cd rom or op sys that functions properly help ------=_NextPart_000_01F4_01BF7AE9.29D31050 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Well I've done it from floppies on some = 386's we=20 use as gateway boxes but it takes a while :)
 
There is a trick not explained in the = handbook as=20 well as I'd like about exactly what goes on the
floppies .... from memory the "Complete = FreeBSD"=20 covers it quite well though ..... basically what
you need to do=20 is DOS format a bunch of floppies, create "bin" directories on each one = &=20 copy
as many of the files in the "bin" = directory on the=20 FTP site as will fit .... whats not mentioned clearly
though is that you MUST put a copy of = "bin.inf" on=20 each floppy or it won't work ... at least thats
what happened here every time I tried = it=20
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Kris
To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG =
Sent: Saturday, February 19, = 2000 5:47=20 PM

hey how do i install unix on my = system from 1.44=20 mb disks
 
it has no cd rom
 
or op sys that functions = properly
 
help
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