From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 3 21:49:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3440737B401 for ; Sat, 3 May 2003 21:49:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pit.databus.com (p70-227.acedsl.com [66.114.70.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25C5343FAF for ; Sat, 3 May 2003 21:49:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: from pit.databus.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pit.databus.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h444nRU0013705 for ; Sun, 4 May 2003 00:49:27 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: (from barney@localhost) by pit.databus.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h444nRcF013704 for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Sun, 4 May 2003 00:49:27 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from barney) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 00:49:27 -0400 From: Barney Wolff To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030504044927.GA13584@pit.databus.com> References: <20030504020700.B3CCA37B401@hub.freebsd.org> <20030504040804.GA19654@wjv.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030504040804.GA19654@wjv.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.31 (www . roaringpenguin . com / mimedefang) Subject: Re: Floppy Support X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 04:49:29 -0000 Question for the sysinstall gurus: Is there any necessary relation between the kernel version that is booted from the floppy and the system version that is being installed? That is, could one boot a 5.0-R floppy and then tell sysinstall to install a snapshot? It would make the whole problem moot, if so. -- Barney Wolff http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net.