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Date:      Wed, 8 Dec 2010 09:04:16 +0000
From:      Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>
To:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Cc:        Thomas Mueller <mueller6727@bellsouth.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0?
Message-ID:  <20101208090416.2ca8da98@core.draftnet>
In-Reply-To: <20101208015804.d3b54f21.freebsd@edvax.de>
References:  <4cfe1a85.d3rNX98SaYCaW7%2BQ%mueller6727@bellsouth.net> <20101208015804.d3b54f21.freebsd@edvax.de>

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On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 01:58:04 +0100
Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote:

> An example from my own practical use: I wanted to install
> FreeBSD 4 on a laptop that didn't have network or CD-ROM.
> I chose to boot from floppy, and then started the install
> process via parallel cable (printer port) from a second
> system, already running FreeBSD and "exporting" the install
> CD via plip.

The argument is normally that even without a CD drive everyone has USB
so should install using that instead of floppies.

-- 
Bruce Cran



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