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 .... how did  i miss this -  layout.txt  seems to have the answer

<<
If you want to do a CDROM, FTP or NFS installation from this 
distribution directory, all you need to do is make a pair of 1.44MB 
floppies
>>

so a part-burned CD looks like it is an option for some kind of basic 
install, as long as I burn using ISO

thanks,
Mark


On 21 May 2001, at 22:37, Ron Smith wrote:

> Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Mondays are rough :-(. Yeah, 
> anyway. The ISO image I was refering to is a full 600MB+ down load, and it 
> would include *all* of the install options (minimal to full blown with the 
> ports and packages and everything). And, you don't have to worry about your 
> computer supporting 'autoboot', in regards to the CD you would burn from the 
> ISO, because of the boot floppies you would make.
> 
> Ron
> 
> >From: jmdupx@yahoo.com
> >To: ronnetron@hotmail.com
> >CC: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org
> >Subject: Re: installation CD
> >Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 20:53:36 +0100
> >
> >any way to burn just a basic install to a CD, or to download a full ISO in 
> >several chunks ?
> >
> >thanx again
> >Mark
> >
> >On 20 May 2001, at 11:08, Ron Smith wrote:
> >
> > > From:           	"Ron Smith" <ronnetron@hotmail.com>
> > > To:             	jmdupx@yahoo.com, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org
> > > Subject:        	Re: installation CD
> > > Date sent:      	Sun, 20 May 2001 11:08:42 -0700
> > >
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> > > I would select the ISO mode for burning the CD. You will also need to 
> >make
> > > the install floppies. Instructions on that can be found at:
> > >
> > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/install.html
> > >
> > > You can also burn a CD from an ISO image you can access at the 
> >FreeBSD.org
> > > site. The following is an example:
> > >
> > > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/
> > >
> > > Ron
> >
> >
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