Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 09:04:16 +0000 From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Thomas Mueller <mueller6727@bellsouth.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0? Message-ID: <20101208090416.2ca8da98@core.draftnet> In-Reply-To: <20101208015804.d3b54f21.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4cfe1a85.d3rNX98SaYCaW7%2BQ%mueller6727@bellsouth.net> <20101208015804.d3b54f21.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 01:58:04 +0100 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > An example from my own practical use: I wanted to install > FreeBSD 4 on a laptop that didn't have network or CD-ROM. > I chose to boot from floppy, and then started the install > process via parallel cable (printer port) from a second > system, already running FreeBSD and "exporting" the install > CD via plip. The argument is normally that even without a CD drive everyone has USB so should install using that instead of floppies. -- Bruce Cran
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