Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:15:59 -0500 From: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> To: plukawski@gmail.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd install from floppy Message-ID: <d7195cff1003051415t4156b79cg13c5916ad2dd7a4c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <c1c87c5a1003051051v65a39c53jd80b2095ceb7c246@mail.gmail.com> References: <c1c87c5a1003030433g43d2bc3ak3cda4822eb4b2cbd@mail.gmail.com> <d7195cff1003032051ub0bc72fi6c91164b26af08b3@mail.gmail.com> <c1c87c5a1003051051v65a39c53jd80b2095ceb7c246@mail.gmail.com>
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On 5 March 2010 13:51, Piotr Lukawski <plukawski@googlemail.com> wrote: > On 4 March 2010 05:51, illoai@gmail.com <illoai@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 3 March 2010 07:33, Piotr Lukawski <plukawski@googlemail.com> wrote: >> > Dears, >> > I need to install Freebsd 8.0 using floppy and then ftp, but there are >> > no >> > floppy images . . . >> > Could you please produce install floppy images for Freebsd 8.0? Please >> > please please. I have no power to do the install of 7, upgrade and fai= l >> > again :-( >> >> Have you tried installing 8.0-RELEASE from your >> 7.x floppies? =A0I have heard rumour that it is possible >> by just changing the release name under "View/Set >> Various Installation Options". >> > Illoai, > Thanks a lot! Your solution works - system is up and running now :-) > However, in such a case I really cannot understand why nobody can change > just one parameter and put the file in a proper place in > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/8.0-RELEASE/floppies/. > It can simplify life for many people. > I'm glad it worked for you. :) I'm not aware of why the floppy images are no longer being generated, however, just repackaging the 7.x floppies is probably not the best idea: you can select a couple of options under 7.x that will likely break an 8.x install (I'm under the impression that "Dangerously Dedicated" disks do this). --=20 --
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