Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:05:09 +0200 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: Marion Sutcliffe <marion.sutcliffe@sympatico.ca> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Where are kern&mfsroot.flp? Message-ID: <19990820090509.A24329@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <3.0.2.32.19990820011732.0079a1a0@pop1.sympatico.ca>; from Marion Sutcliffe on Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 01:17:32AM -0400 References: <3.0.2.32.19990820011732.0079a1a0@pop1.sympatico.ca>
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On Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 01:17:32AM -0400, Marion Sutcliffe wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Just starting to work up the courage to install freeBSD, and I've got a few
> questions that I couldn't find answers for on the freeBSD site...
>
> - How do I download the kern.flp and mfsroot.flp files - are these on the
> freeBSD ftp site somewhere?
Use ftp! Yes, of course they are! In /pub/FreeBSD/3.2-RELEASE/floppies
> - I've used fips on my single 10.G IDE drive (FAT32, LBA) to create a
> partition for Win98 (was already installed) and a second partition for
> unix. Do I need do anything to this 2nd partition e.g. format it, or
> partition it further before I install?
Don't do anything with the free space. Don't even make some kind of
partition! Just see to that it is free space. FreeBSD will take care of
the rest.
> - Any known compatability problems with Crystal PnP sound chip (on the
> motherboard) or 3D RagePro AGP video card or a Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1202?
> - I'm using LBA, and my first partition (for Win98) is about 5.5G - will
> unix have any problem booting on the 2nd partition?
> - About how long would it take to download freeBSD over a 56k modem (in the
> wee hours of the morning)?
>
> TIA, Marion
>
>
>
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