Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:46:05 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Huppi <thuppi@huppi.com> To: Joaquin Menchaca <linuxuser@finnovative.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What CD to use for installatoin Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.58.0412170125150.27664@nuumen.pair.com> In-Reply-To: <41C272A5.7000306@finnovative.net> References: <41C272A5.7000306@finnovative.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Joaquin Menchaca wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There are 4 images, and I am not sure which one to use to start out
> with: bootonly, miniinst, or disc 1.
>
> I read some FreeBSD books, the big orange* one and the brown one**, and
> from both I cannot find this simple newbie answer. :-)
I don't know what set you have, and I have not read any books
lately, but I've always used what is probably 'disk 1'. If it
boots and gives you 'sysinstall', it's probably the one (or a good
option.)
Generally I've obtained FreeBSD by downloading the .iso images and
burning them to disk. I've rarely used any of the others disks
but #1, but I tend to do an install with only a tiny number of
select applications ('cvsup' for instance), then use the 'ports'
collection to build anything else I want after making my ports
tree be up to date. It's certainly debatable whether my method
makes sense!
BTW, I no longer have access to a high speed connection so
recently I've put a new system together by installing an old 5.1,
then using 'cvsup' and 'buildworld'. It's a bit of work and there
are some potentially confusing issues, but a good learning
experience and perfectly practical for those with only a modem
connection.
Thanks,
-Tom
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.58.0412170125150.27664>