Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 03:23:58 -0400 From: David Banning <david@skytracker.ca> To: "Brent E. Waldrep" <bwaldrep@lbtech.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie question Message-ID: <20030608072358.GA69771@skytrackercanada.com> In-Reply-To: <BB080966.1126C%bwaldrep@lbtech.net> References: <BB080966.1126C%bwaldrep@lbtech.net>
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On Sat, Jun 07, 2003 at 09:28:06PM -0500, Brent E. Waldrep wrote: > First thing, I know very little about Free BSD and Unix and Lunix > > I have just got a server off Ebay, and would like to install Free BSD on it. > However, I'm getting stuck on the very first step, The bootable floppy disk. > > I have downloaded both mfsroot.flp and kern.flp, svaed them on a machine > using win95. From there I go into MSDOS and at the c:\windows prompt type in > fdimage kern.flp a: and is says bad command. In my opinion, it is a lot easier to install for newbies if you use the cdroms. You can download and burn copies yourself or buy some.
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