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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[-- Attachment #1 --] 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 ] [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Stan, (Brian?)<BR><BR>If you boot using the floppies, the process will do the download itself.<BR>But, do yourself a favor and get the FreeBSD handbook first.<BR><BR>Regarding your #2 HDD, what is its format? I don't think you<BR>could store the stuff on an unused DOS partition and install to<BR>the same disk; maybe I am not understanding what you're wishing<BR>to do. If you're a Windows-exclusive user, be forewarned there's<BR>no self-executing 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 to CD-R, you can get the ISO images via<BR>anonymous ftp from <A href="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org">ftp.freebsd.org</A>; but you *must* have high speed<BR>access unless you can afford to do a 12 hour plus d-load. You might<BR>grab 4.5-mini-iso (it's only about 180 MB). The path to the ISO<BR>images for FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE is:<BR><BR>/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/4.5/<BR><BR>I'm thinking your best bet is to simply install from the two floppies<BR>(kern.flp and mfsroot.flp) after a pretty good reading of the Handbook,<BR>or a download/burn of the mini-ISO followed by intensive CVSup<BR>lessons....<BR><BR>Kevin Kinsey<BR>DaleCo, S.P.<BR><BR>]----- Original Message -----<BR>]From: Brian Clarke<BR>]To: <A href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.ORG">questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A><BR>]Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 11:58 PM<BR>]Subject: FreeBSD on a DOS Partition<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>]</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>]</FONT><BR>]Dear Sir,<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>]</FONT><BR>]I have searched for two weeks and cannot find how to simply download the<BR>]FreeBSD files to my hard # 2 drive (empty) and install from there.<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>]</FONT><BR>]I understand the process of creating the floppy disks but i just need to go<BR>]one step from there. If it is possibe, kindly direct me to the files to<BR>]download and it will be smooth sailing (i hope) from there.<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>]</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>]</FONT><BR>]Thanks<BR>]Stan<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>]</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>help
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