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Date:      17 May 2005 09:17:03 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: How to use snapshots
Message-ID:  <44br7anga8.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGOEPNHEAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
References:  <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGOEPNHEAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>

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Top-post, don't please.

"fbsd_user" <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> writes:

> I have no idea what you mean by those statements.
> What floppies are you talking about?

The ones in the floppies directory.

> How do I download the snapshot version with all the files and
> sub-directors?

There are many ways you could do that, but there's no reason to.  Just
do a network-based install, booting from floppies.

> This snapshot URL must be a normal thing available to the general
> FreeBSD user.

"must be"?  If you want an ISO, stick with releases.  

> So there must be some pre-canned way to download and use it.
> How do I find this out?

Prepare the Boot Media.
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-pre.html

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