From owner-freebsd-newbies Sat Feb 27 13:18:56 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net (ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net [198.36.160.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3430E15157 for ; Sat, 27 Feb 1999 13:18:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dpilgrim@uswest.net) Received: (qmail 16471 invoked by alias); 27 Feb 1999 21:18:36 -0000 Delivered-To: fixup-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org@fixme Received: (qmail 16453 invoked by uid 0); 27 Feb 1999 21:18:36 -0000 Received: from bdsl224.ptld.uswest.net (HELO uswest.net) (209.180.169.224) by ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net with SMTP; 27 Feb 1999 21:18:36 -0000 Message-ID: <36D8612B.DC5AF510@uswest.net> Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 13:18:35 -0800 From: D Pilgrim Organization: Neatly stacked heaps of digital chaos X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rjyoung@cgocable.net Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Download and installation References: <000001be6285$abc15860$05ffa8c0@maxximus.cgocable.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org "R. J. Young" wrote: >Hi! Hello! >I'm a newbie! :-) So am I, to FreeBSD anyway. >....and a computer student. The coincidence is spooky! :-) >Anyway, is there a way that I can create a bootable cd for FreeBSD, >and if so I would need a list of files to make a complete CD. > >If so could you please provide me with the list of files, and >suitable instructions? Have you read the FreeBSD Handbook yet? If not, go to www.freebsd.org/handbook/ and read, read, read. It's recommended that you read the entire Handbook, but that's a lot of reading, and most of the information isn't really needed until you're up and running. Part 1 (particularly Chapter 2) has the information you'll need to get started. If you have enough money, you may also want to get Greg Lehey's book, "The Complete FreeBSD". Highly recommended. Your local book emporium should have it. Amazon.com and Barne's & Noble have it, and most bookstores can order it for you. The second edition is ISBN # 1-57176-216-7. I think it was about $60. Personally, I prefer to order the CDs and install that way, it's faster, and if I blow it (and boy have I ever), it's really easy to just clean off and start over. If you have the money to order them. Fortunately, with FreeBSD it's legal to use the same CD set to install on multiple computers, so perhaps you and the other who want to start a FreeBSD club can all chip in to buy a set? Below is some info about ordering the CDs. You can order a complete 4 CD set of FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE direct from Walnut Creek CD-ROM: www.cdrom.com/titles/os/freebsd.htm From there you can order the set for US$44.95 shipped to the US, Canada, and Mexico, or $48.95 shipped to anywhere in the world. The page also has a list of list to handy dandy pages, including the FreeBSD Handbook in several languages. So ordering Greg Lehey's book, plus the 3.1 CDs will run you about $100, about the price of a Windows 98 upgrade CD, and you don't get a nice print manual with Windows 98. Not too shabby... Note: Your questions about where to start are welcome here. But if you have any technical questions or need help configuring some part of FreeBSD, you should direct those questions to the main tech support list at freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. You don't have to subscribe to freebsd-questions to send a question, just make sure to request an e-mailed reply. (Did I get it right Sue?) > We are starting a FreeBSD club at school. I should have done that, but was out of school before I found FreeBSD. A shame, I could have helped to turn many a young mind away from the dark side. ;-) Speaking of user groups, where are you located? There may be a FreeBSD Users' Group near you and they will be able to help you immensely. A list (not sure how complete) of user groups can be found at www.freebsd.org/support.html#user > Thanks. You're welcome. -- dpilgrim@uswest.net ICQ: 29880099 gryph@mindless.com PGP DH/DSS key available If you're gonna build a house of cards, use the plastic coated kind Cuz I'll bet the homeowner's insurance won't cover flood damage -- dpilgrim@uswest.net ICQ: 29880099 gryph@mindless.com PGP DH/DSS key available If you're gonna build a house of cards, use the plastic coated kind Cuz I'll bet the homeowner's insurance won't cover flood damage To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message