Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:24:36 -0400 From: nawcom <nawcom@nawcom.no-ip.com> To: Maude User <maudeuser@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can I install FreeBSD 5.3 from a USB CD drive? Message-ID: <42FBEC44.80305@nawcom.no-ip.com> In-Reply-To: <20050812001509.83670.qmail@web31607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20050812001509.83670.qmail@web31607.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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does the server have usb bios support? Im guessing no but hell i might be wrong. you can always install bsd on the hard drive a via a different computer. -Ben Maude User wrote: >Hello - > >I want to install FreeBSD 5.3 onto a rackmount server that came with two SATA hard drives >(it came with no CD or floppy). I will borrow a keyboard and monitor because I was informed >today on this list that a "headless install" from my laptop over a null-modem cable would slow. > >I was going to buy a cheap USB floppy drive today (I saw prices from $30 to $50) but at jandr.com in NYC today I saw a USB CD-RW/DVD+/-RW on sale for $99 >(Panasonic DVRS706) so I got that instead, figuring it was "more bang for the buck". > >Can I install FreeBSD 5.3 from this USB CD drive? > >If not, what sort of CD drive can I install from? > >Thanks. > >- Steve >Brooklyn NYC > > >--------------------------------- > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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