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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  !!!



                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Needing help,
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#000080>Hello wise and friendly FreeBSD 
group,</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#000080>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I 
have a few questions if you don't mind answering.&nbsp; Please bear with me, I'm 
not super computer savy.&nbsp;&nbsp; I own a Pentium 2 computer with a Windows 
98 OS.&nbsp; I visited your site and became interested in installing FreeBSD to 
my system.&nbsp; I read all the manual and pre-install texts carefully yet I 
still have a couple of questions.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; When I connected to the 
FTP site it downloaded a FreeBSD folder consisting of two subfolders.&nbsp; One 
is named &quot;Bin&quot; and the other &quot;Catpages&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; My first 
questions is do I need the catpages folder for FreeBSD installation?&nbsp; I ask 
this&nbsp; because the installation text didn't mention anything about 
catpages.&nbsp; The next question is how do I make the neccessary boot 
disks?&nbsp; The install texts weren't too clear for my comprehension.&nbsp; It 
mentioned something about a &quot;fdimage.exe&quot; (which I got), a 
&quot;kern.flp&quot;, and a &quot;mfsroot.flp&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I couldn't find 
the kern.flp or the mfsroot.flp anywhere (wasn't in any of the folders).&nbsp; 
Lastly for my clarification, lets say&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; I would then partition my hard drive to make space for 
FreeBSD.&nbsp; Next I would feed the kern.flp boot disk into my floppy drive and 
reboot my computer.&nbsp;&nbsp; My system would then ask for the mfsroot.flp 
boot disk.&nbsp; After that it would ask for the floppies with the all the bin 
files on them to install the actual FreeBSD, right?&nbsp;&nbsp; The only 
questions left now are where does &quot;fdimage.exe&quot; come into play and how 
to use it if neccessary?&nbsp; Does the boot disk detect the empty partition 
auotmatically and begin the installation process onto the empty partition?&nbsp; 
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?&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; I would 
greatly appreciate any help I can get on answering my questions.&nbsp; Thank you 
for your time and I can be reached at <A 
href="mailto:blynk99@earthlink.net">blynk99@earthlink.net</A>&nbsp; 
!!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT 
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Needing help,</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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