From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 10 8:59:18 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from tpamail.bdi.gte.com (tpamail.bdi.gte.com [192.76.82.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F23CA15494 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:59:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from michael.suozzo@telops.gte.com) Received: from mail2.irngtx.tel.gte.com (mail2.irngtx.tel.gte.com [143.91.100.196]) by tpamail.bdi.gte.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA21493 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 11:59:44 -0500 (EST) Received: from flttpstc006.tmtrfl.tel.gte.com (flttpstc006.tmtrfl.tel.gte.com [136.151.210.133]) by mail2.irngtx.tel.gte.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id KAA20799 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 10:58:55 -0600 (CST) Received: by flttpstc006.tmtrfl.tel.gte.com with VINES-ISMTP; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 11:59:09 -0500 Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 11:58:50 -0500 Message-ID: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) To: From: "Michael Suozzo" Reply-To: Subject: I would like to install FreeBSD on my Compaq 486-DX2 X-Incognito-SN: 560 X-Incognito-Version: 5.0.1.93 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I have tried a number of times to read the installation materials and determine how I can download and install FreeBSD and have been unsuccessful. I have a Compaq 486-DX2 with 8 meg of memory. I have two drives, a 200 meg and a 400 meg. I do not have a CDROM attached, but I do have a modem. The machine is loaded with Windows 3.1, but I will re-install DOD 6.22 before trying to install FreeBSD. I don't believe my A drive can handle 1.44meg disks. I do have another machine with a CDROM running Windows 98 and I have a copy of Laplink. Another option might be to partition my Windows 98 machine and load FreeBSD in the new partition. To do this I would have to purchase a copy of Partition Magic or System Commander, so I can partition the drive without losing the Windows partition. I welcome to all suggestions. Thanks, Mike EMail: msuozzo@msn.com Michael J. Suozzo Quality Assurance Vendor Product Audit Team michael.suozzo@telops.gte.com Mail Code: FLTDSA3D Phone: 813-987-1360 Fax: 813-978-6120 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message