Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 09:26:06 -0700 From: Eros19 <Eros19@udec.cl> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: (no subject) Message-ID: <3385C51D.6F9F@udec.cl>
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> > FreeBSD Handbook : Installing FreeBSD : Installing FreeBSD > Previous: Before installing over a network > Next: MS-DOS user's Questions and Answers > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 2.3. Installing FreeBSD > > Once you have taken note of the appropriate preinstallation steps, you > should be able to install FreeBSD without any further trouble. > > Should this not be true, then you may wish to go back and re-read the > relevant preparation section above for the installation media type you > are trying to use, perhaps there is a helpful hint there that you > missed the first time? If you are having hardware trouble, or FreeBSD > refuses to boot at all, read the Hardware Guide provided on the boot > floppy for a list of possible solutions. > > The FreeBSD boot floppy contains all the on-line documentation you > should need to be able to navigate through an installation and if it > does not then we would like to know what you found most confusing. > Send your comments to the FreeBSD documentation project mailing list > <freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG>. It is the objective of the FreeBSD > installation program (sysinstall) to be self-documenting enough that > painful ``step-by-step'' guides are no longer necessary. It may take > us a little while to reach that objective, but that is the objective! > > Meanwhile, you may also find the following ``typical installation > sequence'' to be helpful: > > 1. Boot the boot floppy. After a boot sequence which can take > anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes, depending on your > hardware, you should be presented with a menu of initial choices. > If the floppy does not boot at all, or the boot hangs at some > stage, go read the Q&A section of the Hardware Guide for possible > causes. > 2. Press F1. You should see some basic usage instructions on the > menu system and general navigation. If you have not used this > menu system before then PLEASE read this thoroughly! > 3. Select the Options item and set any special preferences you may > have. > 4. Select a Novice, Custom or Express install, depending on whether > or not you would like the installation to help you through a > typical installation, give you a high degree of control over each > step of the installation or simply whizz through it (using > reasonable defaults when possible) as fast as possible. If you've > never used FreeBSD before then the Novice installation method is > most recommended. > 5. The final configuration menu choice allows you to further > configure your FreeBSD installation by giving you menu-driven > access to various system defaults. Some items, like networking, > may be especially important if you did a CDROM/Tape/Floppy > installation and have not yet configured your network interfaces > (assuming you have any). Properly configuring such interfaces > here will allow FreeBSD to come up on the network when you first > reboot from the hard disk. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > FreeBSD Handbook : Installing FreeBSD : Installing FreeBSD > Previous: Before installing over a network > Next: MS-DOS user's Questions and Answers > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > www@freebsd.org [FreeBSD Home Page] > Updated November 3, 1996
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