Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 15:56:29 -0700 From: Mike Hogsett <hogsett@csl.sri.com> To: "Sm@zZ" <smazz@twcny.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Install question Message-ID: <200210212256.g9LMuT1J061835@axp.csl.sri.com> In-Reply-To: Message from "Sm@zZ" <smazz@twcny.rr.com> of "Mon, 21 Oct 2002 18:51:06 EDT." <000101c27954$58355860$0901a8c0@bvs560>
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I haven't done FreeBSD installs on a laptop before, but you may be able to use kern.flp and mfsroot.flp to boot the installer and do a network install if you have a supported NIC card. Good luck, - Mike > I have an older laptop that doesn't have a bootable CD-ROM. The bay > either holds a CD Module or a Floppy module so I can't boot off the > floppies and install from the CD-ROM. > > I have installed a small DOS partition and can access my FreeBSD CD-ROM, > is there any way to invoke the install from within DOS. (RedHat has a > batch file on the CD-ROM that allows the installer to launch, is there > anything I can use to do this for FreeBSD?) > > Is it possible to boot off the floppies, switch out the Floppy module > for the CD module and then use the CD? > > Any help or ideas would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Rich B > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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