Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 23:12:14 -0700 From: Lorin Lund <fbsd@wbs-inc.com> To: Lei Ding <leiding@myrealbox.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to install freebsd through ftp? Message-ID: <20020225061217.0EC8720F9B@ns1.infowest.com>
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I'm guessing that the original question involves a cable-modem connection to the internet. Depending on the set up with the carrier the proper configuration might be obtuse or unsupported by /stand/sysinstall. In that event is possible to download the necessary files to a FAT or FAT32 partition. You need to create a C:\FREEBSD directory. Then you download whichever of the following directories you want: bin (required) crypto (required) manpages catpages compat1x compat20 compat21 compat22 compat3x compat4x info games src These directories are found at: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.5-RELEASE/ If you want to download as little as possible to get FreeBSD going you will want to choose 'Minimum' from the distributions list. It requires the 'bin' and 'crypto' directories. The distributions menu is found in /stand/sysinstall (the program that presents color menus and steps you through the preparing of your FreeBSD partition. If you choose 'Stantard' installation from the first menu you will eventually get to a list of distributions. Some of the entries are like 'User', 'X-User', 'Developer', 'Kernel Developer', toward the bottom of that list you'll see 'Minimal' It will require only the 'bin' and 'crypto' directories to have been downloaded to the DOS partition. With that much you can get FreeBSD up and running without source, games, man pages or much else but you will probably have the tools you need to get the pppoe connection working. But you will have to switch back to Windows or whatever to read the documentation off of the freebsd.org website because 'minimal' does not contain much or any documentation. Once you have FreeBSD running in this minimal configuration and get pppoe worked out then you can run /stand/sysinstall to help you download and install any other distributions you might be interested in. 2/24/2002 1:50:36 AM, Lei Ding <leiding@myrealbox.com> wrote: >Hi jeff, >I am not in a lan, nor is there any computer connected to mine. I am just connecting to my isp using adsl. >I have tried all the way you and others provided and then readed the handbook again and again, >but just couldn't find a solution. >every article(including handbook) on setting pppoe connect all assumes that freebsd IS ALREADY SETUPPED, >and requires modification of /etc/ppp.conf, >but I can't modify anything in installation. > >Is it possible to download all the base component in other os(I have win98 and debian running), >and then just run the setup program with components on other partitions. >After a base system is running, then setup pppoe? >Thanks a lot........ > > >Regards, >lei ding > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeff <grayspace@gmx.net> >To: Lei Ding <leiding@myrealbox.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 12:42:31 -0500 >Subject: Re: How to install freebsd through ftp? > >On February 23, 2002 08:06 am, Lei Ding wrote: >> Hi, >> I have write them to 2 floppies and boot up without problems until >> it let me choose a media to install from. I selected ftp and ed0, >> then it asks me to setup network interface, such as hostname and >> ed0 ipv4 address. What should I do? >> Thanks > >Hello, I'm relatively new to FreeBSD but afaik, if whatever is connecting >this computer/your network to the internet is functioning properely (windows >machine running ICS or one of those boxed gateways) *and* DHCP didn't work >(the setup couldn't auto-detect IP your 'IPv4 Address'), the following >settings *should* work: > >Host: myhost >; (just entering a non fully qualified >name should be ok here, eg. 'computer1') >Domain: >; (just leave this blank) >IPv4 Gateway: 192.168.0.1 >Name Server: 192.168.0.1 >IPv4 Address: 192.168.0.** >; (where '**' is a number >= 2 and <= 255, something in the middle *should* >be safe, but you should try to pick a number no other machine on your network >is using) >Netmask: 255.255.255.0 > >alternately, you might have to try: > >Host: myhost >; (just entering a non fully qualified >name should be ok here, eg. 'computer1') >Domain: >; (just leave this blank) >IPv4 Gateway: 192.168.1.1 >Name Server: 192.168.1.1 >IPv4 Address: 192.168.1.** >; (where '**' is a number >= 2 and <= 255, something in the middle *should* >be safe, but you should try to pick a number no other machine on your network >is using) >Netmask: 255.255.255.0 > >if this doesn't work, it's possible your internet gateway isn't working or >configured correctly, and I'd suggest reading the documentation, and if >possible enable the DHCP server if it has one. > >hope that helps, >good luck > >-- > >Jeff Leveille - quasi programmer type guy > >Luke the Jedi: >'but master Yoda, you told I me must unlearn what I have learned, it doesn't >seem to be helping...' > >Master Yoda: >'Live in a moldy swamp I do, listen to me you should not.' > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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