From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 15 16:31:51 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA08555 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 16:31:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from transporter.cybertours.com (transporter.cyberTours.com [206.97.115.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA08549 for ; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 16:31:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from yahrling@cybertours.com) Received: from nerfbaby.detma.org (kenn0010-179.cyberTours.com [209.222.80.179]) by transporter.cybertours.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id TAA16419 for ; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 19:31:47 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000701be40e8$58e2c700$b350ded1@nerfbaby.detma.org> From: "nerfboi" To: "Questions" Subject: newbie install Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 19:37:06 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE40BE.6F328BA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE40BE.6F328BA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was able to easily do an ftp install at work, over our T1. I thought = I made a boot floppy for 2.2.8-stable but on boot the version shows as = 2.2.7. Did I do something wrong? Or is the "makeflop" version in = FreeBSD-Stable 2.2.7? =20 Now I'd like to do an install at home, but since I'm limited to a = dial-up I want to download the distributions I need at work, then bring = them home with zipdisks and install from a DOS partition. =20 I'm confused about a few things (even though I bought and read the = Complete FreeBSD manaul): which directories do I ftp down for, say, = 2.2.8-stable? The files I see in the various -Stable directories on the = ftp server appear to be source files. Are these compiled on-the-fly = during the ftp install, perhaps? I've tried twice (2.1.5 and 2.1.7) with the Walnut creek cdroms but they = always seem to be missing important things in the ports collection, = (like the manpages and an html browser. ) At least, the CDrom install = always complains that it can't find a lot of what I want to install. = MAKEing from the ftp server goes much better. Also, would you please clarify for me any practical differences between = obtaining and installing ports and packages, and why there appears to be = no bin directory in distfiles; after reading the how-to for floppy = install I expected to find one. I have a hunch that a few basic misconceptions may be fouling me up = here. Would you please get me re-oriented?=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE40BE.6F328BA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I was able to easily do an ftp = install at work,=20 over our T1. I thought I made a boot floppy for 2.2.8-stable but = on boot=20 the version shows as 2.2.7. Did I do something wrong? Or is the=20 "makeflop" version in FreeBSD-Stable 2.2.7?

Now I'd like to do an install at = home, but since=20 I'm limited to a dial-up I want to download the distributions I need at = work,=20 then bring them home with zipdisks and install from a DOS = partition. =20

I'm confused about a few things = (even though I=20 bought and read the Complete FreeBSD manaul): which directories do I ftp = down=20 for, say, 2.2.8-stable? The files I see=20 in the various -Stable directories on the ftp server appear to be source = files. Are these compiled on-the-fly during the ftp install,=20 perhaps?

I've tried twice (2.1.5 and 2.1.7) = with the=20 Walnut creek cdroms but they always seem to be missing important things = in the=20 ports collection, (like the manpages and an html browser. ) At = least, the=20 CDrom install always complains that it can't find a lot of what I want = to=20 install. MAKEing from the ftp server goes much = better.

Also, would you please clarify for = me any=20 practical differences between obtaining and installing ports and = packages, and=20 why there appears to be no bin directory in distfiles; after reading the = how-to=20 for floppy install I expected to find one.

I have a hunch that a few basic = misconceptions=20 may be fouling me up here. Would you please get me=20 re-oriented?

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