From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Nov 22 20:58:02 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id UAA18361 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 22 Nov 1997 20:58:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from ha1.rdc1.nj.home.com (siteadm@ha1.rdc1.nj.home.com [24.3.128.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA18356 for ; Sat, 22 Nov 1997 20:57:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from luomat@luomat.peak.org) Received: from luomat.peak.org ([24.2.83.40]) by ha1.rdc1.nj.home.com (Netscape Mail Server v2.02) with ESMTP id AAA48; Sat, 22 Nov 1997 20:57:55 -0800 Received: (from luomat@localhost) by luomat.peak.org (8.8.5/8.8.7) id XAA10470; Sat, 22 Nov 1997 23:57:55 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199711230457.XAA10470@luomat.peak.org> Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 4.1mach v148) X-Image-URL: http://www.peak.org/~luomat/next/luomat@peak.org.tiff In-Reply-To: <3477B54D.7DACE76D@usa.net> X-Nextstep-Mailer: Mail 4.1mach (Enhance 2.0b6.5) Received: by NeXT.Mailer (1.148.RR) From: Timothy J Luoma Date: Sat, 22 Nov 97 23:57:49 -0500 To: b00 Subject: Re: win95 to bsd cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <3477B54D.7DACE76D@usa.net> X-Image-URL-Disclaimer: hey, it's off my student ID, gimme a break ;-) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Author: b00 Original-Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 23:47:10 -0500 Message-ID: <3477B54D.7DACE76D@usa.net> > This is harder than need be. there is no listing as to what files to > dwnload to install "freebsd" I have been with this for 6 hours reading > and nothing indicats what files I need to install "freebsd". So please, > tell me. What files need I download? I have done the boot.flp part. It only took me about 30 seconds to load the FreeBSD page and decide to follow the link to ``these instructions'' at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html So what are you trying to do? Install by CD? FTP? What? > FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media including CD-ROM, > floppy disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS partition, or if you have > a network connection, you can install it directly over anonymous > FTP or NFS I'm guessing you don't have the CD.... if you aren't on a fast link, I'd guess you would benefit from getting them, rather than doing it over FTP. They are pretty cheap, and it a good way to have a backup in case something goes funky. Have you checked your hardware to make sure it is compatible? TjL