Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:04:44 +1000 From: Anthony Carmody <anthony@carmoda.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install Free BSD without floppy and bootable CD-ROM-drive Message-ID: <421E79AC.1080605@carmoda.com> In-Reply-To: <421E7689.1000902@daleco.biz> References: <59FD5336D1B1FA40AF6DDD241D8DBAC601797B2D@amcw2ms517.amc.ds.af.mil> <421E7689.1000902@daleco.biz>
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Kevin Kinsey wrote: > ----Original Message----- > >> From: ygb [mailto:YGB@mail.ru] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 5:18 AM >> To: questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Install Free BSD without floppy and bootable CD-ROM-drive >> I have notebook IP-120MHz, without FDD >> How can i install FreeBSD on in? >> It has Windows partition >> I see utilit setup.exe in the list of files in /tools, but >> has NOT found it. >> Help me, please! > Hauan David A wrote: > >> See this how-to >> http://www.freebsddiary.org/plip.php >> dave >> >> > Thanks for that link. It's a good article. But > we're still not helping the OP. > To quote from this article: > > "Slap in your boot disk, select your options, and get > yourself up to the point of choosing your installation > method. Choose FTP install, and you should be > prompted to set up your network interface. Choose lp0," > > So, where is he supposed to "slap in" this "boot disk", > as he still has no FDD, and his BIOS won't boot from > CD-ROM? > > Until someone invents hot-swappable motherboards > (gg), I don't see that he can do this either. The installation > program *has to be* executing in memory on the machine > to be installed. > > Now, if some manufacturer's BIOS supported etherboot > via PLIP interface, I could see some possibilities, though it's > a rather desperate endeavor. > > Or am I just really, really dense here? > > Kevin KInsey > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > i think my old thinkpad will boot from the CDROM if i hit a certain F keys on boot. can you download the hardware manual from somewhere? -- Regards, Anthony John Carmody
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