From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 20 19:47:10 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8270016A4B3 for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:47:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com (out2.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A2B143FAF for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:47:09 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from judmarc@fastmail.fm) Received: from mail.messagingengine.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70B7C323F54; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:47:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 10.202.2.150 ([10.202.2.150] helo=mail.messagingengine.com) by messagingengine.com with SMTP; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:47:06 -0400 X-Epoch: 1066704426 X-Sasl-enc: 6ZKSelhU5iy7qyJcklqJCw Received: from sparky (dialup-67.74.64.95.Dial1.Philadelphia1.Level3.net [67.74.64.95]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B4593238A4; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:47:03 -0400 (EDT) To: whizkid@valuedj.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <10690.208.253.246.93.1066684927.squirrel@www.valuedj.com> Message-ID: From: Jud Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:47:03 -0400 In-Reply-To: <10690.208.253.246.93.1066684927.squirrel@www.valuedj.com> User-Agent: Opera7.21/Win32 M2 build 3218 Subject: Re: Noob FreeBSD 5.1 install question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 02:47:10 -0000 On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:22:07 -0400 (EDT), wrote: > Hi All, > I am new to this list and new to freeBSD. I run a Mandrake 9.1 server > and > wish to convert to FreeBSD. Here are 2 questions that I have. > > A) I have reinstall freeBSD many times over and over. I work with W2k > machine at work and do a Unattended install when I don't want to select > the same options over and over again on multiple machines. Is there a > way > I can create a install Config file to select all my options for me? Is > there a way I can take a snapshot of the way the OS is currently > configured and make a Install Config File? Maybe something that will > auto > set my TimeZone, Partition / Slice sizes, just to get the Base OS > installed without any ports (except for maybe Lynx Text Web Browser) > > B) after installing Various ports on the system, do I have to do a Make > Clean after each install or can I run Make Clean after installing all of > my required Ports? > > Just as FYI I am running FreeBSD 5.1, I have downloaded and Burned the 2 > ISO's (Full Install and Repair / Fix It) I run the install from the cd, > then I choose to NOT install the ports, download the 19.x meg file from > FreeBSD.org/ports and un Tar it into the /usr folder. > > Thanks for any help you can provide. > > John A) Have a look at dump and restore. B) Type 'make install clean' or use portupgrade. Jud