Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 13:38:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Jonathan Seidner <billgates__@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: problem creating slice for FreeBSD + manualy download files Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808071337180.15104-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <19980806224502.26652.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Jonathan Seidner wrote: > two questions > > 1. > when trying to create a slice for FreeBSD via the installation program, > i press (c)reate, i enter the number of MB > availble (63), so i enter 63M, and then i enter 165. > and it just doesn't do nothin`. > the slice i selected is still Unused rather from being marked as > FreeBSD. You're misreading the display; the 63 is 63 *sectors*, not 63 *megabytes*. That space is reserved. > 2. > what do i need to download so i could use the internet in FreeBSD? Nothing more than the stock OS. > and, is it possible to download the files manualy and then use the > floppy installation program to install it. (if so, what do i need to > downloaded in release 2.2.7 ?) See http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ question 2.1, http://www.freebsd.org/handbook, and ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.7-RELEASE/*.TXT for info. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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