Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 17:00:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Viktor Lazlo <viktorlazlo@telus.net> To: Ben Jamer <ben_jamer7@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5 Install Options Message-ID: <20030520133735.A48793@njamn8or.no-ip.org> In-Reply-To: <20030520193213.52071.qmail@web40205.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030520193213.52071.qmail@web40205.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, 20 May 2003, Ben Jamer wrote: > Hello! I haven't gotten the chance to use FreeBSD yet, do I figured I > would grab an old 486 and install it. Now, I just have a few questions > before installation. First of all, the computer doesn't have a working > Cd-Rom drive, so I am going to have to use floppies to install it, but > is it possible to put all the files I would need onto the harddrive, and > then install directly from it, rather than using just floppies? It says > a bit about this in the handbook and install.txt/htm, but I just want to > make sure I understand before copying files over to the other computer > for hours. Okay, now the second question, which I also found a bit of > info on in the handbook, but want to make sure I understand before > actually installing. I have a second harddrive which I want to install > FreeBSD on, so I just need to make sure to have a Primary partition on > the second drive, and install it there, right? At times in the > instructions, it says to copy all the files to the C: and install it > there, but I already have another OS there, and want FreeBSD to go on > the second harddrive. Sorry for asking questions which the instructions > probably answer, but I just want to make sure I know what I'm doing > before I install it. Thanks! How do you propose to get the files onto the hard drive? If you have a fast network or Internet connection (ADSL/Cable/T1 etc) you can boot from the floppies and install via FTP, otherwise you may be better off either sticking the harddrive in a computer with a working CD-ROM and installing there, or borrowing a CD-ROM from another computer to install on the 486. Cheers, Viktor
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