Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 14:30:13 -0800 (PST) From: Rudy Gireyev <rgireyev@yahoo.com> To: Will <willr@mail.hic.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help Message-ID: <19971118223013.12660.rocketmail@send1a.yahoomail.com>
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OK! Let's take a different approach. Since you do not seem to have a method picked let me suggest one and we'll see where that gets us. I am assuming that you are using some DOS variety of an OS like DOS, WIN3.1 or WIN95. Step 1: Bare bone files and directories needed for download. All these directories/files must be downloaded into C:\FREEBSD directory. Goto ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.5-RELEASE and download: INSTALL.TXT - Read this file (Please!!!) /bin - basic FreeBSD binaries /compat1x /compat20 /compat21 /floppies /tools /manpages Step 2: Before the installation takes place you'll have to find some room on your hard drive for FreeBSD. Around 300Meg will work well, but essentually it depends on which parts of FreeBSD you want to have local on your machine. Once room is found you'll have to create a partition for FreeBSD on your existing hard drive or use a two hard drives setup. Step 3: You'll have to create a bootable floppy of FreeBSD. To do that you'll need three things. A blank 1.44 floppy a program called fdimage.exe and a file called boot.flp. Stick the blank floppy into an A: drive and at the C:> propt type: C:\FREEBSD\TOOLS\FDIMAGE C:\FREEBSD\FLOPPIES\BOOT.FLP A: Step 4: Reboot your machine. Step 5: Follow instructions on the screen. Good Luck. Rudy. P.S. You might want to consider using an FTP program to do the download, instead of Netscape. Also, ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/docs/ contains the handbook.ascii and FAQ.ascii files I keep talking about. ---Will <willr@mail.hic.net> wrote: > > I was using Netscape to download the files....and i have read all the FAQs > and it doesnt help me. > > Will > > Rudy Gireyev wrote: > > > I'm sorry to sound difficult but that question is very generic. > > Let me explain why. There are at least five or six dufferent options > > of downloading/installing FreeBSD. I was hoping to hear which one you > > are using so that I can help you through it. > > Options: > > 1. CD-ROM > > 2. Download to floppy disks (bad option) > > 3. Download to a DOS directory and install > > 4. Download to a Network drive and install > > 5. Install using FTP. > > There may be others... > > All of this and more is very well documented in the handbook and the > > FAQ , at least one of which you will want to have handy as you are > > doing the install. Both are available in the documentation portion of > > the www.freebsd.org > > Other than that send me more specific questions and I'll try and send > > the answers as best I know. > > > > Good Luck. Rudy. > > > > ---Will <willr@mail.hic.net> wrote: > > > > > > I cant figure out how to download it. I tried installing it, but to > > no > > > avail. > > > > > > Rudy Gireyev wrote: > > > > > > > Could you please state what the actual problem is? > > > > Is the difficulty with downloadin? Installing? > > > > Which step do you get stuck on? > > > > > > > > ---Will <willr@mail.hic.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I am having a difficult time with downloading/installing. All the > > > > stuff > > > > > about aboot floppy. I have followed directions, and i cannot > > get it > > > > to > > > > > work. Can you please help? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Will Robertson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > Sent by Yahoo! Mail. Get your free e-mail at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > willr@hic.net > > > http://avalon.ml.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Sent by Yahoo! Mail. Get your free e-mail at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -- > willr@hic.net > http://avalon.ml.org > > > __________________________________________________________________ Sent by Yahoo! Mail. Get your free e-mail at http://mail.yahoo.com
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