Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 08:35:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Ted Cabeen <secabeen@pobox.com> Cc: Erwin Lansing <erwin@lansing.dk> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on IBM x345 2U server? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10305220831560.2996-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <87vfw353il.fsf@gray.impulse.net>
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On Thu, 22 May 2003, Ted Cabeen wrote: > Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> writes: > > > On Wed, 21 May 2003, Christoffer Pio wrote: > > > > ... > >> from floppies (kern.flp and mfsroot.flp), I cannot imagine > >> how it could make a difference installing from a CDROM. > > > > Well, way more drivers can fit on the CDROM for one. > > > > However, I don't know why anyone would install from floppies, if you > > have a CD-ROM. Floppies are slow and hold a tiny amount of data. > > Because you have a local mirror of FreeBSD and all you need is the two > boot floppies and a copy of your install.cfg to do a full automated > install. Many of our systems don't have CD-ROM drives, but they all > have floppies. Ideally I'd be doing entirely net-based installs, but > the Ethernet cards we have don't do netboot. :( Well, you might want to add CD-ROMs, or upgrade your NICs before floppy drives are completely obsolete. A external USB drive (CD-ROM or flash) would also be an option. Some vendors (Dell) are not going to include floppies on their systems anymore. Soon floppies will gone entirely. > -- > Ted Cabeen http://www.pobox.com/~secabeen ted@impulse.net > Check Website or Keyserver for PGP/GPG Key BA0349D2 secabeen@pobox.com > "I have taken all knowledge to be my province." -F. Bacon secabeen@cabeen.org > "Human kind cannot bear very much reality."-T.S.Eliot cabeen@netcom.com Tom
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