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Subject: RE: Floppy install
From: Asenchi <asenchi@asenchi.com>
To: Mike <massey@rmci.net>
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On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 01:57, Mike wrote:
> I am stuck having to install FreeBSD via floppies. I would like to
> install 5.0. can I use the same way the handbook shows for 4.7?
> Or is there a way I can do a mini install and get the rest from my CD
> ROM. My CD wont boot, the headless install failed the ftp failed the lap
> link failed the BackPack CDROM failed. It's an IBM ThinkPad 765D. So now
> I am down to this.

What version of floppies do you have?  If you have 5.0, you can boot
with them, then select as you installation media the CD-Rom (if you have
5.0).  If you don't have 5.0 floppies, it might be easier to install 4.7
then update from a full install with cvsup.

Curt


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