Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 20:04:15 -0400 From: William O'Higgins <william.ohiggins@utoronto.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: laptop install problem - usb cd drive Message-ID: <20030626200415.B1704@sillyrabbi>
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The Challenge: An old laptop, with no OS that can only boot from a floppy. I want to install FreeBSD. I have a USB CDROM, but I cannot make it bootable at the BIOS level. I have a network card (PCMCIA) but no knowledge of how to get drivers for it on a FreeBSD install floppy. I'm pretty sure I'll have to either install entirely from floppies (not worth the time) or from the CDROM or network, but I don't know how to make those devices work from a blank hd and a floppy. Any pointers? Thanks. -- yours, William
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