Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:15:08 -0500 From: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: re: FreeBSD on a DOS partition Message-ID: <02bb01c1fbc7$19b46140$3dec910c@daleco>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02B8_01C1FB9D.303E21A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Stan, (Brian?) If you boot using the floppies, the process will do the download itself. But, do yourself a favor and get the FreeBSD handbook first. Regarding your #2 HDD, what is its format? I don't think you could store the stuff on an unused DOS partition and install to the same disk; maybe I am not understanding what you're wishing to do. If you're a Windows-exclusive user, be forewarned there's no self-executing installable *.exe file here....:-) (I'm trying to be helpful, not patronizing; Forgive if it seems = otherwise!) If you can burn ISO images to CD-R, you can get the ISO images via anonymous ftp from ftp.freebsd.org but you *must* have high speed access unless you can afford to do a 12 hour plus d-load. You might grab 4.5-mini-iso (it's only about 180 MB). The path to the ISO images for FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE is: /pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/4.5/ I'm thinking your best bet is to simply install from the two floppies (kern.flp and mfsroot.flp) after a pretty good reading of the Handbook, or a download/burn of the mini-ISO followed by intensive CVSup lessons.... Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ]----- Original Message ----- ]From: Brian Clarke ]To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG ]Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 11:58 PM ]Subject: FreeBSD on a DOS Partition ] ] ]Dear Sir, ] ]I have searched for two weeks and cannot find how to simply download = the ]FreeBSD files to my hard # 2 drive (empty) and install from there. ] ]I understand the process of creating the floppy disks but i just need = to go ]one step from there. If it is possibe, kindly direct me to the files to ]download and it will be smooth sailing (i hope) from there. ] ] ]Thanks ]Stan ] ------=_NextPart_000_02B8_01C1FB9D.303E21A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Stan, (Brian?)<BR><BR>If you boot using the floppies, the process = will do=20 the download itself.<BR>But, do yourself a favor and get the FreeBSD = handbook=20 first.<BR><BR>Regarding your #2 HDD, what is its format? I don't = think=20 you<BR>could store the stuff on an unused DOS partition and install = to<BR>the=20 same disk; maybe I am not understanding what you're wishing<BR>to = do. If=20 you're a Windows-exclusive user, be forewarned there's<BR>no = self-executing=20 installable *.exe file here....:-)<BR><BR>(I'm trying to be helpful, not = patronizing; Forgive if it seems otherwise!)<BR><BR>If you can burn ISO = images=20 to CD-R, you can get the ISO images via<BR>anonymous ftp from <A=20 href=3D"ftp://ftp.freebsd.org">ftp.freebsd.org</A>; but you *must* have = high=20 speed<BR>access unless you can afford to do a 12 hour plus d-load. You=20 might<BR>grab 4.5-mini-iso (it's only about 180 MB). The path to = the=20 ISO<BR>images for FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE=20 is:<BR><BR>/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/4.5/<BR><BR>I'm = thinking your=20 best bet is to simply install from the two floppies<BR>(kern.flp and=20 mfsroot.flp) after a pretty good reading of the Handbook,<BR>or a = download/burn=20 of the mini-ISO followed by intensive CVSup<BR>lessons....<BR><BR>Kevin=20 Kinsey<BR>DaleCo, S.P.<BR><BR>]----- Original Message -----<BR>]From: = Brian=20 Clarke<BR>]To: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:questions@FreeBSD.ORG">questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A><BR>]Sent:= Sunday,=20 February 03, 2002 11:58 PM<BR>]Subject: FreeBSD on a DOS = Partition<BR><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>]</FONT><BR><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>]</FONT><BR>]Dear=20 Sir,<BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>]</FONT><BR>]I have searched for two = weeks and=20 cannot find how to simply download the<BR>]FreeBSD files to my hard # 2 = drive=20 (empty) and install from there.<BR><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>]</FONT><BR>]I=20 understand the process of creating the floppy disks but i just need to=20 go<BR>]one step from there. If it is possibe, kindly direct me to the = files=20 to<BR>]download and it will be smooth sailing (i hope) from = there.<BR><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>]</FONT><BR><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>]</FONT><BR>]Thanks<BR>]Stan<BR><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>]</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_02B8_01C1FB9D.303E21A0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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