Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:53:29 -0600 From: Ben Racine <wisher21@gmail.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Suggestion to update the installation guide. Message-ID: <57aea3040511220953m7f7b42e7qcc26536680d1a481@mail.gmail.com>
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I've only been using FreeBSD for a few months here, but in that time I've gained a good deal of experience with it and I've truly appreciated how nice it's been to work with in general. However, I did have some issues with a full installation when I first got started, which I detailed here: http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-hackers/2005-September/01373= 0.html Now, the installation guide doesn't cover how to actually perform a full installation from a DOS partition with the newer 2 CD installation, and I can definitely see some situations where it's necessary to install this way, as I've run into them myself. I would like to contribute to the project in this small way, and submit an updated installation guide subsection which explains how to perform the equivalent of a full cd installation from a DOS partition. The easiest way to do this is to: Extract the ISO images for both of the cds and merge them both into one tre= e Modify the cdrom.inf and INDEX files appropriately My question is, at this point, I know what I'd like to do, however, I'm still rather new at this all. I would like to contribute this to the community, and I'd be happy to submit an appropriately modified cdrom.inf, INDEX file, and updated guide for performing a full DOS installation. Would this viewed as appropriate, and if so, how do I go about this? I know that personally, having this information included would have saved me many hours of guesswork. What do I need to do and where should I direct this? Thank you, Ben Racine
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