From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Apr 4 12:01:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA03152 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 12:01:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from camnetbackup1.camnet.com.kh (camnetbackup1.camnet.com.kh [203.127.100.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA03141 for ; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 12:01:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fred@madtec.com) Received: from nbfred (unverified [203.127.100.51]) by camnetbackup1.camnet.com.kh (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Sun, 05 Apr 1998 03:01:31 +0700 Message-ID: <008601bd6004$67367600$33647fcb@nbfred> From: "Fred Muller" To: "janarra" , Subject: Re: Downloading and Installing FreeBSD Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 03:01:04 +0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0083_01BD603F.12C44260" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0083_01BD603F.12C44260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 -----Original Message----- From: janarra To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sunday, April 05 1998 0:21 Subject: Downloading and Installing FreeBSD =20 =20 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=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0083_01BD603F.12C44260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
well first of all, what OS are you = currently=20 running? then where do you plan to install FreeBSD?
Creating the bootdisk in a = DOS/WINDOWS OS is=20 done by running the FDIMAGE.EXE program that you can download from the = BOOT=20 directory. Command line is fdimage -q boot.flp if you use an already = 1.44MB=20 already formatted disk (both files are in the boot directory - and the = program=20 should be executed under MS-DOS PROMPT). Then you have a FreeBSD = boot/install=20 disk. But all that is explain on www.freebsd.org ...
 
Hope this helps
-----Original = Message-----
From:=20 janarra <janarra@mindspring.com>
= To:=20 freebsd-questions@freebsd.o= rg=20 <freebsd-questions@freebsd.o= rg>
Date:=20 Sunday, April 05 1998 0:21
Subject: Downloading and = Installing=20 FreeBSD

I am feeling wicked stupid right = about now ~=20 as we speak I am ~ or atleast I think I am DLing FreeBSD ~ what I = need to=20 know is if there is some wonderfully patient person willing to tell = me=20 exactly what I need to do in order to successfully download and = install=20 FreeBSD. I have connected to your FTP sights and all and am pretty = sure I am=20 doing this right but I also read about something called a boot disk = and all=20 and I am alittle confused right now ~ if someone could email me back = telling=20 me exactly how to do this I would really appreciate it :) Thank you = and=20 Brightest Blessings ~ Jana ------=_NextPart_000_0083_01BD603F.12C44260-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message