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Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:34:00 -0400
From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
To: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net>
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Subject: Re: Can you install from tape or can't you ?
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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
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