Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 14:05:30 -0700 (MST) From: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com> To: sam@limousine.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help: FreeBSD Installation Guide Message-ID: <199607242105.OAA24322@seagull.rtd.com> In-Reply-To: <9607241853.AA0224@mail.limousine.com> from "sam@limousine.com" at Jul 24, 96 01:13:00 pm
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> 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.
I would suggest moving to 2.1.5R (the latest and greatest) to save yourself
the trouble of upgrading later!
> 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
It depends on whether you just want the "binaries" (i.e. the executable
versions of all the programs) or the sources, also. Likewise, if you
want to use X Windows or not. There's a big difference in the amount
of disk space required for "the bare minimum" vs. "full blown"
installation.
> talked about a boot floppy but did not mention how to make one. In section 2.3
Note the discussion of "rawrite"...
> ('Before installing from a DOS partition') the author again mentioned CD ROM.
> Do we have to have the CD?
No, though this will save you considerable time and space (especially
compared to floppies!) It's quite handy to be able to put it back into
it's jewel case and sit it on a shelf instead of cluttering up a hard
disk with all these files, etc.)
> 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?
http://www.freebsd.org has pointers to pretty much everything.
Good Luck!
--don
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