Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 22:01:53 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers List <FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: i86 install images Message-ID: <20050206210153.GA93388@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <4206831A.7020404@freebsd.org> References: <20050206152314.A62347@april.chuckr.org> <4206831A.7020404@freebsd.org>
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On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 01:50:34PM -0700, Scott Long wrote.. > Chuck Robey wrote: > >I need someone to verify for me, the disc1 image on the main > >(ftp.freebsd.org) website image, I have downloaded it 3 times now, and it > >keeps on reporting to me, when I try to burn it, that it's the miniinst > >image. I'm capable of missing something obvious, so I am asking someone > >(anyone) else to check this, please. > > > > I assume that you're talking about 5.3-R or 4.11-R? If you think that > the image might be corrupt, could you verify the MD5 checksum with what > was published in the release announcement? > > >One item that always irks me, what's the actual name of the disk images. > >There is a reticence to answer this on the website, cause they're trying > >to make one answer do correct duty for all the arches, but what they've > >accomplished is managing to completely miss the mark, to leave out the > >main data of what's the correct actual names of the images to download. > >They keep on referring to "the install disks", so I can't figure out what > >the miniinst is, or the bootonly. I have a small universe to choose from, > >yes, but it should be size zero. > > > > The general scheme is: > > bootonly: just the kernel and sysinstall. Equivalent to the boot > floppies. Only for doing network installs > > miniinst: kernel, sysinstall, installation distributions, perl package. > The minimum you need to install FreeBSD from a single CD. > > disc1: kernel, sysinstall, install distributions, lots of packages. > Good for installing a desktop like Gnome or KDE. For 4.11R there were two disc1 images, one with KDE, one with GNOME. The iso file names reflect this. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org
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