From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 17 11:20:51 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from 1upmc-msx1.isdip.upmc.edu (1upmc-msx1.isdip.upmc.edu [128.147.16.38]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9745437B4D7 for ; Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:20:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 1UPMC-MSX1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <4873WBX4>; Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:20:22 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Person, Roderick" To: 'nathan' , "Person, Roderick" Cc: "'questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: RE: Installing on to a laptop with no CD-Rom. Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:20:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C03866.E84135C2" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C03866.E84135C2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" seems like a simple solution. Where would I get a adapter to do this, or would I have to construct it. Roderick P. Person Programmer II Crystal Administrator (412)454-2616 personrp@ccbh.com "If it floats your boat, it must be water." Roddie Rod - circa 1993 -----Original Message----- From: nathan [mailto:beemern@telecom.ksu.edu] Sent: October 17, 2000 2:15 PM To: Person, Roderick Cc: 'questions@FreeBSD.ORG' Subject: Re: Installing on to a laptop with no CD-Rom. this isn't a direct answer, but what i did recently for a 386 laptop, was to just take the harddrive, stick it in a pc with net and/or cdrom, install fbsd, then put back in the laptop. this however would require an adaptor to allow a standard ide cable to plug into the laptop drive. anyway.. a suggestion.. which worked well for me good luck! "Person, Roderick" wrote: I have just been given two Digital HiNote Ultra II notebook PCs. 150Mhz Pentiums. They don't have a CD-rom or modems. I would like to install 4.1 on them. I have FreeBSD 4.1 running on two Desktop machines, I was wondering if there is anyway I can connect the PC and the Notebooks via the serial ports to install from the CD on my PC. Or am I stuck until I get an external CD-ROM. Roderick P. Person Programmer II Crystal Administrator (412)454-2616 personrp@ccbh.com "If it floats your boat, it must be water." Roddie Rod - circa 1993 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C03866.E84135C2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
seems=20 like a simple solution. Where would I get a adapter to do this, or = would I have=20 to construct it.
 

Roderick P. = Person=20
Programmer II
Crystal Administrator
(412)454-2616
personrp@ccbh.com=20

"If it floats your boat, it must be = water."=20
          &nb= sp;           &nb= sp;           &nb= sp;    =20 Roddie Rod - circa 1993

 
-----Original Message-----
From: nathan=20 [mailto:beemern@telecom.ksu.edu]
Sent: October 17, 2000 = 2:15=20 PM
To: Person, Roderick
Cc:=20 'questions@FreeBSD.ORG'
Subject: Re: Installing on to a = laptop with=20 no CD-Rom.

this isn't a direct answer, but what i = did=20 recently for a 386 laptop, was to just take the harddrive, stick it = in a pc=20 with net and/or cdrom, install fbsd, then put back in the laptop.=20

this however would require an adaptor to allow a standard ide = cable to plug=20 into the laptop drive.=20

anyway.. a suggestion.. which worked well for me
good luck!=20

"Person, Roderick" wrote:=20

 =20

I have just been given two = Digital HiNote=20 Ultra II notebook PCs. 150Mhz Pentiums.=20

They don't have a CD-rom or=20 modems.=20

I would like to install 4.1 = on them. I=20 have FreeBSD 4.1 running on two Desktop machines, I was wondering = if there=20 is anyway I can connect the PC and the Notebooks via the serial = ports to=20 install from the CD on my PC. Or am I stuck until I get an external = CD-ROM.=20

Roderick P.=20 Person
Programmer=20 II
Crystal=20 Administrator
(412)454-2616
personrp@ccbh.com=20

"If it floats your boat, it = must be=20 water."
          &n= bsp;           &n= bsp;           &n= bsp;    =20 Roddie Rod - circa 1993=20
 

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