Date: 14 Aug 2002 16:30:36 +0000 From: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net> To: "Ellery D. Coleman" <ellery@techreports.jpl.nasa.gov> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Want to install FreeBSD 2.0 Message-ID: <1029342638.364.16.camel@heater.vladsempire.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1020814124137.12419C-100000@techreports.jpl.nasa.gov> References: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1020814124137.12419C-100000@techreports.jpl.nasa.gov>
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On Wed, 2002-08-14 at 19:47, Ellery D. Coleman wrote: > On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, tux0r wrote: > > :: Hello, > > :: i would like to install a FreeBSD 2.0 system but i don't have > > :: any install media. Is it possible to build the system from the > > :: CVS repository? I see a RELEASE_2_0 tag?? > > > > U kidding right ? > > > Wow, it isn't *that* bad of an idea... is it?? > I'm trying to run nachOS-3.4 > (see http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/tom/nachos/ ) on FreeBSD > and the nachOS code was written back in '94-'95. As such, the code > relies on some older system libraries and gnu tools: > > <excerpt_from_nachos_instructions> > # To build a cross-compiler using the gnu tools: > > # grab the tools via anonymous ftp > % ftp prep.ai.mit.edu > > ftp> cd /pub/gnu > # REMEMBER TO SET BINARY MODE > ftp> binary > # get gcc, binutils, gas -- these or later versions > ftp> get gcc-2.4.5.tar.gz > ftp> get binutils-2.2.1.tar.gz > ftp> get gas-2.1.1.tar.gz > ftp> quit > > </excerpt_from_nachos_instructions> > > > Instead of fighting to install nachOS on my current FreeBSD-4.4 system > (which has an updated unix system call interface and much later gnu tools) > i'd rather install it on the system it was intended for (FreeBSD 2.0) so > that i can follow along with the nachOS install instructions. > Any suggestions greatly apprectiated. > > many thanks, > o-> el I've got the 2.1.5 install and live filesystem cds. Contact me if you are interested in getting them at friar_josh@webwarrior.net. We can figure out what would be fastest, easiest, and provide the least amount of brain damage for both parties. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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