From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 2 16:06:56 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41EF137B401 for ; Fri, 2 May 2003 16:06:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from babyruth.hotpop.com (babyruth.hotpop.com [204.57.55.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C24443FBD for ; Fri, 2 May 2003 16:06:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsdterm@HotPOP.com) Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [204.57.55.16]) by babyruth.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 9631422DC7C for ; Fri, 2 May 2003 23:06:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from terminator (12-211-144-2.client.attbi.com [12.211.144.2]) by smtp-1.hotpop.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49F451A0099; Fri, 2 May 2003 23:06:45 +0000 (UTC) From: bsdterm@HotPOP.com To: Peter Schultz , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 18:06:46 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.1 References: <3EB29E31.9090502@jocose.org> In-Reply-To: <3EB29E31.9090502@jocose.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200305021806.46537.bsdterm@HotPOP.com> X-HotPOP: ----------------------------------------------- Sent By HotPOP.com FREE Email Get your FREE POP email at www.HotPOP.com ----------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Floppy Support X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bsdterm@HotPOP.com List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 23:06:56 -0000 Well, I'm still trying to install 5.0-RELEASE on a P200 I have here that has a CDROM, but doesn't boot from CD (only floppy or HDD). Attempts so far have been unsuccessful, since the CD can't be mounted for whatever reason when I go to start installing the OS (but that's besides the point of the floppy issue)... Floppies suck, but there's quite a number of us still stuck with them, unfortunately. -term On Friday 02 May 2003 11:34 am, Peter Schultz wrote: > Is floppy support a bad crutch for FreeBSD? With the constant fight to > squeeze data onto the floppies and CD burners selling for as low as $30, > one would think so. > > I was a fan of the floppies until it became impossible to use them with > JPSNAPs. It would be good to have basic fixit floppies I think, but the > install flops should be retired. They were brilliant for their time, > but I think those days are behind us. > > How many people are still doing floppy installs, is there any idea? > > Sincerely, > Pete... > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"