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Subject: Re: Want to install FreeBSD 2.0
From: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net>
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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.



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