From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 12 15:05:45 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A3191065670 for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:05:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14A688FC20 for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:05:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m2CF650a006472; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:06:05 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m2CF64Bh006471; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:06:04 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:06:04 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: dajaasge Message-ID: <20080312150604.GB6354@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:05:45 -0000 On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 05:37:25PM +1100, dajaasge wrote: > Hi there > > As a relatively inexperienced user of FreeBSD I have little input to offer > the community as a whole save to suggest that offering a DVD iso image > from which to install would save the sometimes extreme tediousness of disc > swapping when adding packages. If I knew more about it I would make such > an image myself, however, having never had to do it before it is something > I will have to pen in for a later time. I think most people install over the net and so only need the CD (DVD) to boot and set up sysinstall. Then there is no swapping of disks and you get the latest in ports. So, people tend not to feel the need for a DVD ISO. But, if you do not have an adequate internet connection, this becomes less practical, unfortunately. ////jerry > > Just a thought. > > Thanks, > > David. > > -- > _______________________________________________ > 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"