From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 6 21:01:59 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C14416A4CE; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 21:01:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.31]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F74C43D1F; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 21:01:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) j16L1sqB067282; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 22:01:54 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.1/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j16L1rhK093418; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 22:01:53 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j16L1rY2093417; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 22:01:53 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 22:01:53 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Scott Long Message-ID: <20050206210153.GA93388@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20050206152314.A62347@april.chuckr.org> <4206831A.7020404@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4206831A.7020404@freebsd.org> X-OS: FreeBSD 4.11-RC2 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner cc: Chuck Robey cc: FreeBSD Hackers List Subject: Re: i86 install images X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 21:01:59 -0000 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