Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:34:00 -0400 From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can you install from tape or can't you ? Message-ID: <20020410213400.A90978@blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <20020410210040.GA73523@submonkey.net>; from setantae@submonkey.net on Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 10:00:40PM %2B0100 References: <20020410210040.GA73523@submonkey.net>
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Well, IIRC I installed 2.2.1 from tape, so I would *guess* <knock on wood> that we started tape installs from 2.1.7 onward? If that's the case, that FAQ can go by the wayside. With brutal prejudice. On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 10:00:40PM +0100, Ceri Davies wrote: > > On www.FreeBSD.org, right on the front page, we're telling the world > that you can install FreeBSD from tape. > > In the FAQ, we're saying that you can, but you might have problems > installing 2.1.7. > > So a few questions : > > 1) Can you install from tape ? > > 2) If you can, is the advice in FAQ 3.17 valid for all releases, or > just for 2.1.7 ? > > 3) If it's just 2.1.7, is it time to nix that FAQ yet ? > > Ceri > > -- > get the cool shoe shine > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message -- Michael Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons Absolute BSD: http://www.nostarch.com/abs_bsd.htm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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