Date: 06 Nov 2002 00:11:13 +0800 From: Ding Lei <lei@dinglei.net> To: Daniel Suh <daniel.suh@sympatico.ca> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD installation problem Message-ID: <1036512706.5044.1.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3DC7CD42.7060704@sympatico.ca> References: <1036471521.58f558c0leiding@myrealbox.com> <3DC7CD42.7060704@sympatico.ca>
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Hi Daniel, Thanks for your answer, but What files do I need to download before start the installation program, I mean the whole thing, not only two floppy image, since it can't connect to the internet itself currently. Thanks again. lei ÔÚ 2002-11-05 ¶þ µÄ 21:53£¬ Daniel Suh дµÀ£º > Lei Ding wrote: > > Hi daniel, > > Thanks for your answer. but I even don't have a running freebsd box. How could I make my own custom kernel then? > > thank you. > > > > Hi Ding, > > OK, you gotta install freeBSD first, then create your kernel. I was > under the strong impression that you have installed FBSD. Again, consult > handbook for how to install. Do not worry about your SiS 900 NIC for > now, just install. Kernel customization comes next, not first. > > UNIX is not like MicroSoft products. It takes more thinking and > knowledge to pull this through. Get your hands on some books first to > get yourself familiar with UNIX. I recommend "The Complete FreeBSD" by > Greg Lehey. It is bit outdated but still serves as good guide for > freeBSD. If you don't know what you're doing, then this book is your > friend. If you want general UNIX knowledge, then get yourself a "UNIX > system administration handbook, 3rd edition" by Nemeth, Snyder, Seebass > and Hein. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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