Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 19:26:07 +0100 From: "Vincent Barus" <vibarus@googlemail.com> To: "Bachilo Dmitry" <root@solink.ru> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0 on DVD Message-ID: <e4207650802011026jabab947s26abe6f7aa9e0e67@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200802011537.53078.root@solink.ru> References: <200802011537.53078.root@solink.ru>
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2008/2/1 Bachilo Dmitry <root@solink.ru>: > Good day, everybody. > As far as I know there will be now 3 installation CDs for FreeBSD 7.0, I > wonder, isn't it a time to begin making the FreeBSD installation DVDs. > Sinse > most people already have this drive anyway, why not make the DVD al least > as > an option? It would so ease the install process, which now require to > change > the CDs making the autoinstall impossible. > > What do I understand wrong? > -- > С уважением, > Бачило Дмитрий > Руководитель отдела системной интеграции > ООО "Компания Солинк" > root@solink.ru > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi Dmitry, from an announcement email: "Using the i386 architecture as an example, there are ISO images named ``bootonly'', ``disc1'', ``disc2'', and ``docs''. The ``bootonly'' image is suitable for booting a machine to do a network based installation using FTP or NFS. The ``disc1'' and ``disc2'' images are used to do a full installation that includes a basic set of packages and does not require network access to an FTP or NFS server during the installation. In addition, ``disc1'' supports booting into a ``live CD-based filesystem'' and system rescue mode. The ``docs'' image has all of the documentation for all supported languages. Most people will find that ``disc1'' and ``disc2'' are all that are needed." If you want to perform a network installation you can even download the small floppy images. Why create a full DVD if can download the desired system/packages/etc over the net? Most pkgs from the CDs are out of date months after they were put on CD. If you really need a DVD you can folloe the instructions on http://www.pa.msu.edu/~tigner/bsddvd.html Regards, Vinchelp
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