Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 20:53:55 +0200 From: Sergey Lukin <contact@sergeylukin.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Fwd: Installation without sysinstall Message-ID: <CA%2BMS_g3ZjUi%2B55f9453wd74OQ-jBJc6ceKwBRha74HqgaHtxeA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BMS_g0=YbMVN7%2BBNodyXDQuM4P6av6Uh470QQG_6wEaLrk73g@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2BMS_g0=YbMVN7%2BBNodyXDQuM4P6av6Uh470QQG_6wEaLrk73g@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, Just an update to my previous email. Turns out, sysinstall doesn't freeze, it just didn't configure the keyboard layout properly. In result, for instance, F1 press performs as if "E" keystroke was pressed and F2 as if "C" was pressed. I guess I should choose to "configure kernel via CLI" option before proceeding to the sysinstall and configure keyboard layout there. Is my guess correct? Is there any advice you could provide me with while I'm hacking my way alone? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks Sergey ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sergey Lukin <contact@sergeylukin.com> Date: Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 6:12 PM Subject: Installation without sysinstall To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Hi, I want to install FreeBSD on my old ThinkPad with 12Mb of RAM. I only have Floppy drive, Compaq WL100 PCMCIA Wifi and 3COM LAN (3CRPAG175) card. I tried installing 4.3 as it meets my hardware requirements but unfortunately the sysinstall is freezing right when it starts. As far as I understand it requires more RAM to operate so my questions is how can I install FreeBSD 4.*/5.* without sysinstall? Note that I'm not Unix guru but am very comfortable with Unix command line and in somewhat comfortable with FreeBSD in general so will have no problem making my way though CLI only if I had helpful directions. I'd highly appreciate any help. Thank you Sergey
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