From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 24 20:25:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA23497 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 20:25:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail-gw4adm.rcsntx.swbell.net (mail-gw4adm.rcsntx.swbell.net [151.164.60.104]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA23488 for ; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 20:25:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from alf2@swbell.net) Received: from swbell.net (ppp-207-193-187-222.kscymo.swbell.net [207.193.187.222]) by mail-gw4adm.rcsntx.swbell.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA21854; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 22:23:02 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <35E22CB5.56D476E6@swbell.net> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 22:17:09 -0500 From: Josh X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chris Hill CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Install question References: <35E2011E.766EF343@swbell.net> <199808250243.WAA26398@ms1.dgsys.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG read the comprehensive guide to FreeBSD. Chris Hill wrote: > (A copy of this message has also been posted to the following newsgroups: > muc.lists.freebsd.questions, mpc.lists.freebsd.questions) > > In article <35E2011E.766EF343@swbell.net>, alf2@swbell.net (Josh) wrote: > > > I am reading the comprehensive guide to FreeBSD, and it says you have > > several installation options. It is no very clear on those can someone > > explain? > > Not sure what you mean by this - any particular class or group of options > you're referring to? As far as media options, my vote goes to the ftp > method. As long as you currently have a dialup PPP connection available, > it's totally painless. Just boot from the floppy, then follow the prompts. > Make sure it gets started OK, then turn off the monitor and go to bed. In > the morning it will be done. > > Hint 1 - Somewhere along the line during the ftp install process, you will > be told "Make sure your connection is fully established before pressing > Enter here!" or words to that effect. That means to wait until you see > > PPP ON hostname> > > on the console from which you're starting PPP. Note that "PPP" must be in > all caps - lowercase means the link is down. Before starting, you will > need to get the IP addresses for your gateway and your name server from > your ISP if you don't already have this info. Also your netmask. > > Hint 2 - *Do* download the source code, even if you don't think you'll > need it, because you *will* need it if you'll ever want to kustomize your > kernel in the future. In my case "the future" was just a few days, and I > had to go back and get the source after the fact. Better to just get it in > the first place. > > Good luck! > > -- > Chris jchillatdgsysdotcom > What would happen if I pulled the plug on the Reality Engine? -- Made With Olean To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message