From owner-freebsd-stable Mon Jul 2 10:32:46 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from freeway.dcfinc.com (cx74889-a.phnx3.az.home.com [24.1.193.157]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAEE937B403 for ; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 10:32:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chad@freeway.dcfinc.com) Received: (from chad@localhost) by freeway.dcfinc.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA02135; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 10:32:28 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from chad) Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 10:32:28 -0700 From: "Chad R. Larson" To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jo=E3o_Fernandes?= Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing FBSD through diskettes? Message-ID: <20010702103228.A2091@freeway.dcfinc.com> References: <0a7c83923130271TVCABO07@netcabo.pt> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <0a7c83923130271TVCABO07@netcabo.pt>; from OpsyDopsy@netcabo.pt on Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 02:27:37PM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 02:27:37PM +0100, Joćo Fernandes wrote: > Is there any available distribution of FBSD in diskettes? I was > wondering how could I install it in a portable PC without CDrom :-/ Does your portable PC have a parallel (printer) port? If so, and you can borrow a desktop PC that has a CD-ROM drive, you can do a network install. Connect the portable to the desktop with a parallel cable between the printer ports. Then when you boot the floppies on the portable, select the option to install from the network, and then select the PLIP (parallel port internet protocol) method. You'll also need to NFS export the CD-ROM drive on the desktop, and enable its parallel port interface. -crl -- Chad R. Larson (CRL15) 602-953-1392 Brother, can you paradigm? chad@dcfinc.com chad@larsons.org larson1@home.com DCF, Inc. - 14623 North 49th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-2207 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message