From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 12 06:07:13 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AA1F106567E for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:07:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69AC28FC13 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:07:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1K6fxn-0001ir-NO for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:07:11 -0700 Message-ID: <17793141.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:07:11 -0700 (PDT) From: _sickfile To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200605232100.17286.beech@alaskaparadise.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: valtiparmak@gmail.com References: <200605232100.17286.beech@alaskaparadise.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:07:13 -0000 Beech Rintoul wrote: > > On Tuesday 23 May 2006 20:44, Afrose Fathima wrote: >> Hi, >> I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.1 on a DELL box.I have dowloaded the >> 6.1-Release ISO images from >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/r...ISO-IMAGES/6.1/>/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/6.1/> . >> Its gives us the ISO's for three CD's bootonly,disc1,disc2.But when we >> try >> to install starting with the bootonly disc it misses out on a few screens >> and also gives messages regarding unavailability of a few packages etc. >> Also it does not ask for the insertion of the other CDs at any point of >> the >> installation. >> >> Request for some help as soon as possible. > > The "boot only" is just that with a few tools. If you're installing, you > want > to start with disc1. The FreeBSD Handbook is your friend. > > Beech > I had the same problem installing 6.2 release. This is mentioned only once in the section 2.13.1 of the handbook. I think that many beginers tend to go step-by-step on the installation and when learning something new and this notion should be pointed out somewhat earlier in chapter 2. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-Installation-tp4535482p17793141.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.