Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:39:40 -0500 (CDT) From: Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx> To: Tsu-Fan Cheng <tfcheng@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsd on laptop Message-ID: <20070620093544.I31953@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx> In-Reply-To: <f84c38580706200735v3b2c07ddtbfc05c2139d672a7@mail.gmail.com> References: <f84c38580706200735v3b2c07ddtbfc05c2139d672a7@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote:
> hi folks,
> I want to buy a laptop and install linux and freebsd, the problem is,
> some 14' laptop doesnt come with cdrom and floppy, but has win2000
> installed. How can I install linux and freebsd on it? My experience is about
> installing on a desktop by booting from floppies. THank you!!
>
You can boot from floppies, configure your network card and install the
system using FTP.
I had used a diskless system to install FreeBSD in computers that
do not even have floppies!
There is a lot of possibilities.
Eduardo.
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