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Subject: Re: Snapshot 8.0-CURRENT-200807-amd64
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Ian FREISLICH wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Has anyone managed to install from the 8.0-CURRENT-200807-amd64
> snapshot?  The bootonly image couldn't find the distribution on the
> master site and disc1 gave me endless cpio "bad number" errors.
> 
> In the end I booted the livefs image and did the install by hand
> using the shell.
> 
> It could be the hardware - it's a new MacBook Pro.  The keyboard
> kind of works but mostly generates wierd scan codes.  There may be
> other quirks.
> 
> Ian
> 
> --
> Ian Freislich

I happened to install FreeBSD current using 8.0-CURRENT-200807-amd64 
disk1 on my Dell Inspiron 1525.  I had no problems.  I downloaded from 
ftp.freebsd.org.