From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 4 04:52:00 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C01E8106564A for ; Thu, 4 Mar 2010 04:52:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from illoai@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f191.google.com (mail-yx0-f191.google.com [209.85.210.191]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C6EA8FC13 for ; Thu, 4 Mar 2010 04:52:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxe29 with SMTP id 29so1156394yxe.7 for ; Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:51:43 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=B/8LObjRsWdV38j0EbjwoiQ/FCKvQkzv/gLj5VDytKc=; b=pmpMDzD9nfInnodWjaXGbIzJ5eRkwkfr2mBxs0x6pjHWsyu4vmoNlV932B35YGqzP9 dsIqHHGVX+6M85pwsEKGeykkZpATTXnZ5oTIuC2oeCdWkW7pQSylyXkirhBGKHxub7kZ 93tx9y/Qc7UTqhI/cltIPzwDlF/rqOIm29q2s= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=v29ysfspne6Gy7kxGdUZd4uUNN8qCla2tcZFvG2RGaLUr6tei5Q0FuztieHupwlK7L 1Za9pqjk+3UWDqnupQJ0r3LWtZNU/5LOAaGWlTh4LvXkpS9muK7pK+bmycUDvXy0QHqk kK6XqP2zfPXSlgesuIzj4WA/BTHCoJsBjFECE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.90.127.18 with SMTP id z18mr2504589agc.52.1267678303364; Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:51:43 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 23:51:43 -0500 Message-ID: From: "illoai@gmail.com" To: plukawski@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd install from floppy X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:52:00 -0000 On 3 March 2010 07:33, Piotr Lukawski wrote: > Dears, > I need to install Freebsd 8.0 using floppy and then ftp, but there are no > floppy images in > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/8.0-RELEASE/floppies/mentioned > in > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-pre.html > I tried so install Freebsd 7 using availiable floppy (successful) and update > it to 8.0 (after 3 days finally error and now now whole /usr directory so I > am stacked). > Could you please produce install floppy images for Freebsd 8.0? Please > please please. I have no power to do the install of 7, upgrade and fail > again :-( > Thanks in adavance. > Piotr Have you tried installing 8.0-RELEASE from your 7.x floppies? I have heard rumour that it is possible by just changing the release name under "View/Set Various Installation Options". -- --