From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 11 10:49:12 2004 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C22C16A4CE for <doc@FreeBSD.org>; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:49:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mx4.ftc.gov (mx4.ftc.gov [164.62.7.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A850D43D6E for <doc@FreeBSD.org>; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:49:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from WGRIZARD@ftc.gov) Received: from mx4.ftc.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx4.ftc.gov (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i4BHn2Mi023311 for <doc@FreeBSD.org>; Tue, 11 May 2004 13:49:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from graywolf.ftc.gov (graywolf.ftc.gov [164.62.3.52]) by mx4.ftc.gov (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i4BHn2i2023307 for <doc@FreeBSD.org>; Tue, 11 May 2004 13:49:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from exgate1.trade.ftc.gov (exgate1.ftc.gov [164.62.5.63]) by graywolf.ftc.gov (8.11.7+Sun/8.11.7) with ESMTP id i4BHn1U07331 for <doc@FreeBSD.org>; Tue, 11 May 2004 13:49:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from exhq1v1.trade.ftc.gov ([164.62.5.84]) by exgate1.trade.ftc.gov with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Tue, 11 May 2004 13:49:01 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6375.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:49:01 -0400 Message-ID: <D827A6980BF83347BEBE2A205FD7B3860135FFC8@EXHQ1V1.trade.ftc.gov> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: More info in the doc, please Thread-Index: AcQ3gD4qBVjju5BBTYmemxepKd5TBQ== From: "Grizard, William Paul" <WGRIZARD@ftc.gov> To: <doc@FreeBSD.org> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 May 2004 17:49:01.0623 (UTC) FILETIME=[3E723470:01C43780] Subject: More info in the doc, please X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project <freebsd-doc.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc>, <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-doc@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc>, <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 17:49:12 -0000 So I decided to download and install FreeBSD. I found the FTP directory allright. I didn't know the difference so I downloaded all 4 iso's for 5.2.1. I found they are all bootable but im not sure which I want to use. I found the document linked below which answered 75% of my questions. What is the 'boot only' iso for? What is the live file system on disc2? Maybe these answers could be added to the handbook? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-diff-m edia.html 2.13.1 Creating an Installation CDROM W. Paul Grizard FTC / Zen Technology Desktop Development