From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 27 03:19:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D26316A4CE for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 03:19:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from popimap02.icare.priv (unknown [203.78.64.158]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C14843D2D for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 03:19:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from satimis@icare.com.hk) Received: from smtpi02.icare.priv ([10.11.12.45]) by popimap02.icare.priv with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Fri, 27 Feb 2004 19:19:39 +0800 Received: from icare.com.hk ([203.88.164.201]) by smtpi02.icare.priv with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Fri, 27 Feb 2004 19:19:38 +0800 Message-ID: <403F27CA.6010104@icare.com.hk> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 19:19:38 +0800 From: Stephen Liu User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040122 Debian/1.6-1 X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Nikolas Britton References: <403F0368.5020700@cpea.ro> <403F07E5.2050201@daleco.biz> <403F12B4.3020007@icare.com.hk> <403F1E43.9030009@nbritton.org> In-Reply-To: <403F1E43.9030009@nbritton.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Feb 2004 11:19:38.0886 (UTC) FILETIME=[9699F260:01C3FD23] cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd without internet connection X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:19:42 -0000 >> I have FreeBSD 5.2 running a slow PC for test purpose. Kindly advise; >> >> 1) What steps and commands shall I apply to update/upgrade it from >> Internet. I am running 3M broadband. > > > use sysinstall to do a binary upgrade Hi Nikolas, Tks for your advice. Is it to run # /stand/sysinstall TIA B.R. Stephen