From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 8 00:24:03 2003 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 13B8437B401 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 00:24:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.clubplus.net (mail.clubplus.net [216.191.22.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C75343FAF for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 00:24:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bwaldrep@lbtech.net) Received: from skytrackercanada.com (cust29.209.188.66.dsl.accessv.com [209.188.66.29]) by mail.clubplus.net (8.12.7/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h587SvpG024376 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 03:28:57 -0400 Received: (from root@localhost) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.9/8.12.6) id h587NxFt069829 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 03:23:59 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bwaldrep@lbtech.net) Received: from skytrackercanada.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.9/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h587Nxk6069799; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 03:23:59 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david@skytrackercanada.com) Received: (from david@localhost) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.9/8.12.6/Submit) id h587NxgL069798; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 03:23:59 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 03:23:58 -0400 From: David Banning To: "Brent E. Waldrep" Message-ID: <20030608072358.GA69771@skytrackercanada.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-scanner: scanned by Inflex 0.1.5c - (http://www.inflex.co.za/) X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.4.2(snapshot 20021217) (mail) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie question 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 Jun 2003 07:24:03 -0000 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.