Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 03:01:04 +0700 From: "Fred Muller" <fred@madtec.com> To: "janarra" <janarra@mindspring.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Downloading and Installing FreeBSD Message-ID: <008601bd6004$67367600$33647fcb@nbfred>
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well first of all, what OS are you currently running? then where do you plan to install FreeBSD?
Creating the bootdisk in a DOS/WINDOWS OS is done by running the FDIMAGE.EXE program that you can download from the BOOT directory. Command line is fdimage -q boot.flp if you use an already 1.44MB already formatted disk (both files are in the boot directory - and the program should be executed under MS-DOS PROMPT). Then you have a FreeBSD boot/install disk. But all that is explain on www.freebsd.org ...
Hope this helps
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From: janarra <janarra@mindspring.com>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Date: Sunday, April 05 1998 0:21
Subject: Downloading and Installing FreeBSD
I am feeling wicked stupid right about now ~ as we speak I am ~ or atleast I think I am DLing FreeBSD ~ what I need to know is if there is some wonderfully patient person willing to tell me exactly what I need to do in order to successfully download and install FreeBSD. I have connected to your FTP sights and all and am pretty sure I am doing this right but I also read about something called a boot disk and all and I am alittle confused right now ~ if someone could email me back telling me exactly how to do this I would really appreciate it :) Thank you and Brightest Blessings ~ Jana
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>well first of all, what OS are you currently
running? then where do you plan to install FreeBSD?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Creating the bootdisk in a DOS/WINDOWS OS is
done by running the FDIMAGE.EXE program that you can download from the BOOT
directory. Command line is fdimage -q boot.flp if you use an already 1.44MB
already formatted disk (both files are in the boot directory - and the program
should be executed under MS-DOS PROMPT). Then you have a FreeBSD boot/install
disk. But all that is explain on <A
href="http://www.freebsd.org">www.freebsd.org</A>; ...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hope this helps</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
</B>janarra <<A
href="mailto:janarra@mindspring.com">janarra@mindspring.com</A>><BR><B>To:
</B><A
href="mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org">freebsd-questions@freebsd.org</A>
<<A
href="mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org">freebsd-questions@freebsd.org</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Sunday, April 05 1998 0:21<BR><B>Subject: </B>Downloading and Installing
FreeBSD<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><I>I am feeling wicked stupid right about now ~
as we speak I am ~ or atleast I think I am DLing FreeBSD ~ what I need to
know is if there is some wonderfully patient person willing to tell me
exactly what I need to do in order to successfully download and install
FreeBSD. I have connected to your FTP sights and all and am pretty sure I am
doing this right but I also read about something called a boot disk and all
and I am alittle confused right now ~ if someone could email me back telling
me exactly how to do this I would really appreciate it :) Thank you and
Brightest Blessings ~ Jana</I> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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