From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 5 22:16:10 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97B241065672 for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2010 22:16:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from illoai@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gy0-f182.google.com (mail-gy0-f182.google.com [209.85.160.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52CB68FC16 for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2010 22:16:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gyg8 with SMTP id 8so348034gyg.13 for ; Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:16:00 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=07hbK5Zsfu260G6C8ScGEFRPXkUTVh8Smp+UsWuJhv8=; b=m237Lpry6BwQeXyvyzafy8gAXa7dzLyIeJYfjOHwqLdkEnIUn/frXFkS1o4pmPaNf7 qQClIoklPbWkMceo6IZUMZkTWoPOTqyBYRhBaDXnrQK7UKw75QAS3HyuiwvpB3stBV2v TnsjCinM7frSsa/8MDaAM9c958NdWvQgHeH7k= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=vi0wRmPpqJYq6zUgrfQgyHg6rkVp+XDz03L2smZSVq51ycpiS1TdqxwmKakK2a4eS4 BF4/PZBvN+CDr/btrxG3ImgP8JMEuVjw3887wrdcRqkxPJls/ccD+n6rLzKfn/tpx7Bo BtnL0IOYH7fJ7U/HrIjPZERENnCov1VfvbNkM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.91.30.7 with SMTP id h7mr2030256agj.87.1267827359979; Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:15:59 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:15:59 -0500 Message-ID: From: "illoai@gmail.com" To: plukawski@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd install from floppy X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:16:10 -0000 On 5 March 2010 13:51, Piotr Lukawski wrote: > On 4 March 2010 05:51, illoai@gmail.com wrote: >> On 3 March 2010 07:33, Piotr Lukawski 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 --