From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 11 00:19:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1501716A4CE for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:19:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [206.71.64.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DEED843D1D for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:19:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.247.57] (helo=[192.168.99.66]) by hobbiton.shire.net with asmtp (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.10) id 1B1LPG-000Kkv-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:19:06 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v612) In-Reply-To: <40501CAE.8030401@users.sourceforge.net> References: <1078976447.14924.48.camel@toomanymirrors> <20040311072728.GA14364@gentoo.netauth.com> <40501CAE.8030401@users.sourceforge.net> Message-Id: From: Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:19:04 -0700 To: 'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG ORG' X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.612) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20 autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Spam-Level: Subject: Re: A laptop worth saving? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:19:08 -0000 On Mar 11, 2004, at 1:00 AM, Rob wrote: > > Mike Jackson wrote: >> jalley@toomanymirrors.homelinux.com wrote: >>> Greetings all, I'm a long time unix/linux user but have been away >>> from >>> FreeBSD for about a year or so and would like to solve that personal >>> fault. I have a laptop (IBM ThinkPad T20) that once ran FreeBSD but >>> currently sits with out floppy, OS, and at last test no >>> CDROM. So my question is what are my options if I wanted to get >>> FreeBSD running >>> on it? I have another Linux box on the LAN but that's about it. >>> Thanks >>> for any help >> You can install FreeBSD over the serial port with a null-modem cable. >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install- >> advanced.html > > But he clains to have neither a floppy drive, nor a CD-rom. > I guess you need some very intelligent magic here to get FreeBSD (or > any other OS) installed under such conditions, if at all possible. > > If the LANcard has an EEPROM, one could maybe boot via the network as a > starting point for installing FreeBSD on the local harddisk. > Does it have USB ports? Can you boot a USB CD with FreeBSD? Chad