From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Dec 12 00:21:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA02419 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 12 Dec 1998 00:21:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp04.wxs.nl (smtp04.wxs.nl [195.121.6.59]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA02414 for ; Sat, 12 Dec 1998 00:21:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from asmodai@wxs.nl) Received: from chronias.ninth-circle.org ([195.121.56.105]) by smtp04.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with ESMTP id AAA1402; Sat, 12 Dec 1998 09:21:10 +0100 Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.3 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 09:26:59 +0100 (CET) Organization: Ninth Circle Enterprises From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai To: Imagoodriv@aol.com Subject: RE: FreeBSD Cc: FreeBSD Questions Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG [cc:-ed to questions] On 11-Dec-98 Imagoodriv@aol.com wrote: > It would also be helpful to have a listing of the minimal files > you will need to install and how big they are. I am using a macintosh to d- > load most of everything I have now, but I don't know what I am going to need. > This would be great for people like me who are wanting to try out FreeBSD > for > the first time and have MINIMAL equipment. And I don't mean like a 486 intel > computer with a 400Mb HDD and a 28.8 connection; I'm talking about a > Macintosh, 14.4 connection using AOhell, a 486 computer without internet > connection, and 342Mb HHD space. Now if you can put a document out that > specifically instructs someone how to put the minimal OS on the 486 (without > using a CD-ROM....I don't have one) I will kiss your feet. Please ask these kind of questions in questions@freebsd.org next time =) I thought that bin and man were two of the most important ones as well as the kernel and other / stuff. Also /usr/bin and /usr/sbin were pretty needed. Ahh, better check this URL: http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ25.html#25 Ye could put the files on the Mac and setup an ftp server and then ftp them from the Mac if ye have some UTP crosscable, or BNC and can get TCP/IP working on both systems. That would be a fast way. Hope this helps for starters, --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven Pax vobiscum... asmodai(at)wxs.nl Network/Security Specialist BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message