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Date:      Thu, 26 Dec 2002 19:56:58 +0900
From:      "Rafael Sierra" <s030037@center.wakayama-u.ac.jp>
To:        <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Alternate Boot
Message-ID:  <00c701c2accd$8305be20$71932a85@wicked>
References:  <001301c2abdc$3f896940$71932a85@wicked> <1723115519.20021225124202@dds.nl>

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex" <freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl>
Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: Alternate Boot
> > Question: How can I make the HD or the CF bootable in order to start the
> > FreeBSD setup?

> You can have a small partition and install the boot image (3MB) on it
> with the same tool you can use for writing the floppies.
>
> I have used this trick on a linux computer using the swap space of
> the computer.

Hi. Thanks for your answer. I tried to do that but the program can only copy
"images" (.flp files) into floppies, so (seems) it  is unuseful for any
other media.

I think I will have to put the disk into a laptop, and install there. I hope
I can find one...

Regards,

Rafael



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