Date: Sun, 7 Nov 1999 12:31:55 -0500 (EST) From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> To: sarig@bezeqint.net (Oren Sarig) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installation from network cdrom Message-ID: <199911071731.MAA35289@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> In-Reply-To: <016d01bf2926$aa065120$147419d4@asmodean> from Oren Sarig at "Nov 7, 1999 03:46:08 pm"
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Oren Sarig wrote, [Charset iso-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII...] > Umm... when he says `network cdrom` I think he means a cdrom > on another computer in his network, not how to get the files > on the cdrom via ftp :) I know, but I believe the FTP install will look for the files at the same location no matter if you ftp to ftp.freebsd.org or mybox.mydom.com. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Crist J. Clark <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> > To: mideyon <leoric@fastlane.net> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 3:17 AM > Subject: Re: installation from network cdrom > > > > mideyon wrote, > > > I am trying to install FreeBSD from a network cdrom. I > followed > > > instructions that were in the booklet that came with the > cdrom set but > > > it didnt seem to work and i didnt see anything on the > webpage. Does > > > anyone know how to do this? I tried putting > > > ftp:*:99:99::0:0:FTP:/cdrom:/sbin/nologin. in my > /etc/master.passwd file > > > but when i try to install it says that it cannot find > the directory. > > > > OK, so you are logging in now. > > > > IIRC, you have to be able to find the CD at, > > > > /pub/FreeBSD/3.3-RELEASE > > > > Once your anonymous use logs in. I can't find the exact > instructions > > for this in the docs at the moment. > > -- > > Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the > message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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