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From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
Subject: Re: IDE CDROM Support
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>
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > While I'm being spanked by the dreadful task of installing FreeBSD 2.0.5
> > from a DOS partition I'm wondering when will this exquisite operating
> > system be available for installation from my humble IDE CDROM.
>
> With a little hacking you can get it working now.
> Get ftp://freebsd.cdrom.com/incoming/wcd11.tgz and follow the
ftp://FreeBSD.cdrom.com/FreeBSD/incoming/wcd11.tgz (that is)
> instructions.
>
> Eventually I would be willing to send you a precompiled kernel
> when you send me your kernel CONFIG file (w/o the IDE CDROM).
>
>
> >
> > Does anybody have a clue?
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > By the way, while I'm at it, how do I start X Windows?
>
> put /usr/X11R6/bin into your path (.cshrc/.profile), rehash (if you're
> running [t]csh), and type startx (provided you have gone through
> a xf86config dialog or set up your /etc/XF86Config (/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/
> XF86Config) otherwise.
>
> If X works you may alternatively put /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -daemon into
> your /etc/rc.local and put your individual .xsession
> in your home-dir. (executable).
>
>
> >
> > Ruy Flavio de Oliveira
> >
>
> --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
>
--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de