From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 5 04:39:24 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BE56106566C for ; Tue, 5 Jan 2010 04:39:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3C8F8FC08 for ; Tue, 5 Jan 2010 04:39:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o054dMKr007455; Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:39:22 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id o054dMX6007452; Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:39:22 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:39:22 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: Paul Shi In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <20100104132359.GA96879@ozzmosis.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-902635197-843990846-1262666362=:7377" X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:39:22 -0700 (MST) Cc: andrew clarke , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.0.5 Release X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:39:24 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---902635197-843990846-1262666362=:7377 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Tue, 5 Jan 2010, Paul Shi wrote: > Thank you guys! At least, I got some idea where I should start. > Install manual has a section "Install from DOS partition" It said that > I should copy the /floppies/ to a new folder in hard disk named > /FREEBSD/. Well, yes, but you're going to have to format the hard drive to DOS first. And still figure out a way to get FreeBSD to boot. > So I have following thoughts and correct me if I am wrong. I do NOT > need an actual floppy disk. But I could make boot from Floppy Disk the > first priority in boot order and system will find the root.flp in > /floppies/ and start installation.  They might exist, but I've never met a BIOS that could boot from a floppy image. CDs can do that, if the CD image is set up for it. If you have a floppy drive, you should probably install from floppies at least once. 2.0.5 doesn't look like it took that many, either. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA ---902635197-843990846-1262666362=:7377--