Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:12:11 -0600 From: Lorin Lund <wbs@infowest.com> To: Romain Jalbert <romainjalbert@msn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bootonly iso for what Message-ID: <44C3F43B.1040506@infowest.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY107-DAV363A0CEA6FFA3449C1210B5640@phx.gbl> References: <BAY107-DAV363A0CEA6FFA3449C1210B5640@phx.gbl>
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Romain Jalbert wrote: > Hello > > > > I am new on FreeBSD, I just want to know what is the purpose of the bootonly > iso file.. (we may download iso cd1 and cd2 for the setup of 6.1, but what > is the use for 6.1-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso > <ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/6.1/6.1-RELEASE- > i386-bootonly.iso> cd ?) > > > > please and thank you > > > > Romain > It's probably good for repair issues. But I think you can install from it if you have a good Internet connection. Years ago I did many FreeBSD installs with just the 2 floppies - then I would configure my modem and do the rest of the install on-line.
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