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From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
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To: "Alexander M. Kozlov" <proxim@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject: Re: My cd-rom
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On Tue, 7 May 1996, Alexander M. Kozlov wrote:

> FreeBSD doesn't support the Teac CD-55a.  Ok, I am willing to do a DOS 
> installation. Can I copy everything from the CD-ROMs onto a DOS 
> partition of 1 GB or so and install from that?  After I install, will 
> it be just like if I had installed everything from the CDs? Will I get 
> all the applications?  Most importantly, will FreeBSD support my CD-ROM 
> drive after it has been installed?

Is this the pre-IDE version?  If so, then forget it.  I had one and 
dumped it for a SCSI CDROM.  If it is ATAPI, then use ATAPI.FLP and it 
should work.  

To answer your question, yes, you xcopy the directories to your DOS 
partition, and install will pick them up.  You'll have to install the 
ports and packages yourself, but that is no problem.  

I highly suggest reading the instructions in the leaflet on the inside 
cover of the cdrom jewel case for instructions on performing a DOS 
install.  It may be in INSTALL.TXT on the CD too, I'm not sure.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major