From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 14 21:15:56 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.gbronline.com (mail.gbronline.com [12.145.226.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1913337B406 for ; Tue, 14 May 2002 21:15:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from daleco [12.145.236.89] by mail.gbronline.com (SMTPD32-7.06) id A0A71670272; Tue, 14 May 2002 23:14:31 -0500 Message-ID: <02bb01c1fbc7$19b46140$3dec910c@daleco> From: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." To: Subject: re: FreeBSD on a DOS partition Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:15:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02B8_01C1FB9D.303E21A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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
Stan, (Brian?)

If you boot using the floppies, the process = will do=20 the download itself.
But, do yourself a favor and get the FreeBSD = handbook=20 first.

Regarding your #2 HDD, what is its format?  I don't = think=20 you
could store the stuff on an unused DOS partition and install = to
the=20 same disk; maybe I am not understanding what you're wishing
to = do.  If=20 you're a Windows-exclusive user, be forewarned there's
no = self-executing=20 installable *.exe file here....:-)

(I'm trying to be helpful, not = patronizing; Forgive if it seems otherwise!)

If you can burn ISO = images=20 to CD-R, you can get the ISO images via
anonymous ftp from ftp.freebsd.org but you *must* have = high=20 speed
access unless you can afford to do a 12 hour plus d-load. You=20 might
grab 4.5-mini-iso (it's only about 180 MB).  The path to = the=20 ISO
images for FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE=20 is:

/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/4.5/

I'm = thinking your=20 best bet is to simply install from the two floppies
(kern.flp and=20 mfsroot.flp) after a pretty good reading of the Handbook,
or a = download/burn=20 of the mini-ISO followed by intensive CVSup
lessons....

Kevin=20 Kinsey
DaleCo, S.P.

]----- Original Message -----
]From: = Brian=20 Clarke
]To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
]Sent:= Sunday,=20 February 03, 2002 11:58 PM
]Subject: FreeBSD on a DOS = Partition
]
]
]Dear=20 Sir,
]
]I have searched for two = weeks and=20 cannot find how to simply download the
]FreeBSD files to my hard # 2 = drive=20 (empty) and install from there.
]
]I=20 understand the process of creating the floppy disks but i just need to=20 go
]one step from there. If it is possibe, kindly direct me to the = files=20 to
]download and it will be smooth sailing (i hope) from = there.
]
]
]Thanks
]Stan
]
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