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Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 13:38:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Jonathan Seidner <billgates__@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: problem creating slice for FreeBSD + manualy download files
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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


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