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Hi,

I am interested in the FreeBSD.  I have read the installation guide on  
'ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE/INSTALL.TXT' and other documentation 
in the same directory along with the FAQ. I did not find any thing for the true 
beginners. 

What is really the FIRST STEP?.  Do we need to download the entire 
'2.1.0-RELEASE' directory? If so, what do we do next? The installation guide 
talked about a boot floppy but did not mention how to make one.  In section 2.3 
('Before installing from a DOS partition') the author again mentioned CD ROM. 
Do we have to have the CD?  

In section 2.5.2 (Preparing for FTP installation) the installation guide is 
missing the every important step i.e How to trigger the installation procedure?

Could you please help me out here? Any documentation on the Web?

Thanks in advance.

Sam Zafar
sam@limousine.com