Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 23:12:21 -0700 From: "BlYnK" <blynk69@earthlink.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Couple of questions! Message-ID: <000701bf0a41$97dc1c40$a889b2d1@kaitlin>
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Hello wise and friendly FreeBSD group,
I have a few questions if you don't mind answering. Please bear =
with me, I'm not super computer savy. I own a Pentium 2 computer with =
a Windows 98 OS. I visited your site and became interested in =
installing FreeBSD to my system. I read all the manual and pre-install =
texts carefully yet I still have a couple of questions. I decided on =
installing FreeBSD through the floppy disk method (the hard way) mainly =
because I have a stack of empty floppies and I am not that familiar with =
FTP processes and configurations other than just getting files through =
point and click. When I connected to the FTP site it downloaded a =
FreeBSD folder consisting of two subfolders. One is named "Bin" and the =
other "Catpages" My first questions is do I need the catpages folder =
for FreeBSD installation? I ask this because the installation text =
didn't mention anything about catpages. The next question is how do I =
make the neccessary boot disks? The install texts weren't too clear for =
my comprehension. It mentioned something about a "fdimage.exe" (which I =
got), a "kern.flp", and a "mfsroot.flp" I couldn't find the kern.flp =
or the mfsroot.flp anywhere (wasn't in any of the folders). Lastly for =
my clarification, lets say you help me on creating the boot disks and I =
pack all the files in the Bin folder (and Catpages if needed) onto =
floppy disks. I would then partition my hard drive to make space for =
FreeBSD. Next I would feed the kern.flp boot disk into my floppy drive =
and reboot my computer. My system would then ask for the mfsroot.flp =
boot disk. After that it would ask for the floppies with the all the =
bin files on them to install the actual FreeBSD, right? The only =
questions left now are where does "fdimage.exe" come into play and how =
to use it if neccessary? Does the boot disk detect the empty partition =
auotmatically and begin the installation process onto the empty =
partition? If I install FreeBSD through this manner and I want to be =
able to have the option of booting to FreeBSD, Windows 98, or another OS =
when my computer starts up, wil I need any other software or will my =
computer detect multiple OS's automatically and ask me which I want to =
boot up? Sorry about the lengthy e-mail with all the questions, its =
kinda tough being a newbie but hopefully with enough experimenting and =
learning I'll rise above my state. I would greatly appreciate any help =
I can get on answering my questions. Thank you for your time and I can =
be reached at blynk99@earthlink.net !!!
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Needing help,
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Omar=20
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my system. I read all the manual and pre-install texts carefully =
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still have a couple of questions. I decided on installing FreeBSD =
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the floppy disk method (the hard way) mainly because I have a stack of =
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configurations other=20
than just getting files through point and click. When I connected =
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FTP site it downloaded a FreeBSD folder consisting of two =
subfolders. One=20
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questions is do I need the catpages folder for FreeBSD =
installation? I ask=20
this because the installation text didn't mention anything about=20
catpages. The next question is how do I make the neccessary boot=20
disks? The install texts weren't too clear for my =
comprehension. It=20
mentioned something about a "fdimage.exe" (which I got), a=20
"kern.flp", and a "mfsroot.flp" I =
couldn't find=20
the kern.flp or the mfsroot.flp anywhere (wasn't in any of the =
folders). =20
Lastly for my clarification, lets say you help me on creating the =
boot=20
disks and I pack all the files in the Bin folder (and Catpages if =
needed) onto=20
floppy disks. I would then partition my hard drive to make space =
for=20
FreeBSD. Next I would feed the kern.flp boot disk into my floppy =
drive and=20
reboot my computer. My system would then ask for the =
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boot disk. After that it would ask for the floppies with the all =
the bin=20
files on them to install the actual FreeBSD, right? The only =
questions left now are where does "fdimage.exe" come into play =
and how=20
to use it if neccessary? Does the boot disk detect the empty =
partition=20
auotmatically and begin the installation process onto the empty =
partition? =20
If I install FreeBSD through this manner and I want to be able to have =
the=20
option of booting to FreeBSD, Windows 98, or another OS when my computer =
starts=20
up, wil I need any other software or will my computer detect multiple =
OS's=20
automatically and ask me which I want to boot up? Sorry about the =
lengthy=20
e-mail with all the questions, its kinda tough being a newbie but =
hopefully with=20
enough experimenting and learning I'll rise above my state. I =
would=20
greatly appreciate any help I can get on answering my questions. =
Thank you=20
for your time and I can be reached at <A=20
href=3D"mailto:blynk99@earthlink.net">blynk99@earthlink.net</A> =20
!!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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