From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 12 21:35:16 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F2BA106564A for ; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:35:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kevin@rootbsd.daleco.biz) Received: from rootbsd.daleco.biz (fi9u.x.rootbsd.net [199.48.129.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 508BE8FC19 for ; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:35:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from rootbsd.daleco.biz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rootbsd.daleco.biz (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q0CLCPS7060504; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:12:25 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kevin@rootbsd.daleco.biz) Received: (from kevin@localhost) by rootbsd.daleco.biz (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q0CLCP6V060503; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:12:25 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kevin) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:12:25 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey To: Rares Aioanei Message-ID: <20120112211225.GA60473@rootbsd.daleco.biz> References: <4F0CF737.5060404@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4F0CF737.5060404@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, gdd80911@gmail.com Subject: Re: (no subject) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:35:16 -0000 On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 04:43:03AM +0200, Rares Aioanei wrote: > On 01/11/2012 02:25 AM, Glen Davenport wrote: > >My name is Glen Davenport. I am trying to download freebsd but haven't a > >clue as to how the FTP function works.When I go to download I am given a > >directory listing. Needless to say, I have never downloaded anything for > >UNIX/LIINUX. Can you help? > > > >My e-mail address is gdd80911@gmail.com. Thanks. > > > >Glen Davenport > >GDD > > > Hi Glen, > > Assuming you have a 32-bit PC, here's the link to the disc image you need: > http://ftp.dk.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/8.2/FreeBSD-8.2-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso > . > Burn it on a CD as image, not directly, then boot from CD and, with the > help of the excellent > Handbook (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/) > you will have > a shiny BSD system installed. Feel free to ask if you get stuck, but > it's [...] *HIGHLY* ;-) >recommended you take > a look at the Handbook first. > > Best, > > -- > Rares Aioanei KDK