From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 8 06:40:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8ABDB16A4CE for ; Sun, 8 Feb 2004 06:40:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp06.wxs.nl (smtp06.wxs.nl [195.121.6.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FBB943D1F for ; Sun, 8 Feb 2004 06:40:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186])18questions@FreeBSD.org; Sun, 08 Feb 2004 15:37:09 +0100 (MET) Received: from alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i18EeDjs078504; Sun, 08 Feb 2004 15:40:13 +0100 Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by alex.lan (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i18EeCM4078503; Sun, 08 Feb 2004 15:40:12 +0100 Content-return: prohibited Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 15:40:11 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <200402081201.39040.satimis@icare.com.hk> To: Stephen Liu Message-id: <20040208144011.GA61768@alex.lan> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i References: <200402081201.39040.satimis@icare.com.hk> X-Authentication-warning: alex.lan: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Fresh installation of FreeBSD 5.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 14:40:42 -0000 On Sun, Feb 08, 2004 at 12:01:38PM +0000, Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi all folks, > > I am prepared to install FreeBSD 5.2 doing net installation using packages > from its developers' site. I have 4 CDs downloaded. Kindly advise which CD > shall I use and which document shall I follow during installation. You only need the first CD to install FreeBSD 5.2 on a i386. You can follow the FreeBSD handbook for installation: www.freebsd.org/handbook/ -- Alex