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Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:03:56 +0200
From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: Brett Wiggins <s0x7c0@netspace.net.au>
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:52:22 +1000, Brett Wiggins <s0x7c0@netspace.net.au> wrote:
> I want to be able to read and compile the source. I have looked at
> ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/

For this purpose, I think you'll need the contrib/ subtree.



> but am unable to find an iso and am not sure how to make a iso or
> install cd from what is provided.

There's the command "make distribution" in /usr/src.



> I have installed the system minus
> scontrib and it boots ok.

Of course, it's only the sources (scontrib is part of the sources).
Those are not needed for running the operating system.



> Would I be able to get the full source from
> the ftp-archive, exctract it to my FreeBSD system and then re-build and
> install the system?

Yes, of course. First, download
ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/5.2-RELEASE/src/scontrib*
which is scontrib.aa ... scontrib.bb, along with install.sh. You can then
use the command

	# ./install.sh contrib

which will concatenate the archive parts scontrib.* and extract them
info /usr/src (or any other place you may specify).



-- 
Polytropon
>From Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...