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Date:      Sat, 11 May 1996 18:25:27 GMT
From:      James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk>
To:        csms030@burridge.nscc.ns.ca
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Downloading
Message-ID:  <199605111825.SAA28049@jraynard.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <241671D7377@mailserv.burridge.nscc.ns.ca> (message from DWAYNE FOSTER on Fri, 10 May 1996 11:38:42 GMT%2B400)

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>>>>> DWAYNE FOSTER <csms030@burridge.nscc.ns.ca> writes:
> 
> I would like to download freeBsd to give it a try.  I am think about 
> starting some type of internet service and I believe freeBSD would be 
> a good option for me.  But I am not sure what I need to download.  I 
> will be installing entirely from floppy.  Could you please tell me 
> what I have to download ie the file names.  Thank you

At the very least, you'll need a boot disk, a root disk and the bin
distribution (bin.aa, etc). A slightly tricky point is that you'll
need to put root.flp in a directory called 'floppies' and the bin
files in a directory called 'bin', as the installation program assumes
the files are in the same directory tree as on the FTP site.

If you're connected when you install it, you can actually save
yourself a bit of messing around with floppies, BTW. Just download the
boot floppy, boot up and use the FTP installation facility.




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