From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 26 15:10:27 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sand5.global.net.uk (sand5.global.net.uk [194.126.80.249]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04B49150F6 for ; Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:10:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marko@globalnet.co.uk) Received: from p73s10a06.client.global.net.uk ([195.147.218.116] helo=marder-1.) by sand5.global.net.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #1) id 118suP-00011R-00; Mon, 26 Jul 1999 23:07:46 +0100 Received: (from marko@localhost) by marder-1. (8.9.2/8.8.8) id XAA00367; Mon, 26 Jul 1999 23:01:31 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from marko) Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 23:01:31 +0100 From: Mark Ovens To: "Scott, Jason K" Cc: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: Re: CD-ROM images? Message-ID: <19990726230131.C272@marder-1> References: <5180A1AFD0ACD211831F0008C74CD5F503A4B8@USA0866MS1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: <5180A1AFD0ACD211831F0008C74CD5F503A4B8@USA0866MS1>; from Scott, Jason K on Fri, Jul 23, 1999 at 08:23:18AM -0400 Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Jul 23, 1999 at 08:23:18AM -0400, Scott, Jason K wrote: > Hello, > I am looking for complete CD-ROM (Joliet?) image of FreeBSD to > download. Being pretty new to the *nix and open source scene, I still have > some troubles finding the right answers to my problems. I downloaded both > 'kern.flp' and 'mfsroot.flp' from ftp.freebsd.org, however using fdimage to > put them on a _new_ (1.44m) floppy doesn't work. It keep giving me a 'file > too big' error (the images are 1,474,560). You d/l them in text mode (did you use Netscape?). Try d/l in binary mode, they should then work OK. > This is why I was wondering if > any complete CD-ROM images are available. Burning it on to a CD seems > easier than wrestling with this goofy floppy problem.... > . thanks in advance.. > > > > jscott > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:markov@globalnet.co.uk http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message