Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:06:31 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Tsu-Fan Cheng <tfcheng@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsd on laptop Message-ID: <20070620150631.GA17494@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <f84c38580706200735v3b2c07ddtbfc05c2139d672a7@mail.gmail.com> References: <f84c38580706200735v3b2c07ddtbfc05c2139d672a7@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 10:35:16AM -0400, 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!! If you buy a new enough one, it should have a USB port and most likely be able to boot from that USB port. So, buy a USB CDrom drive and boot the install CD from that and then do the rest of the install over the net - from a FreeBSD FTP mirror. ////jerry > > TFC > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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