Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:15:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Maude User <maudeuser@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, talk@lists.nycbug.org Subject: Can I install FreeBSD 5.3 from a USB CD drive? Message-ID: <20050812001509.83670.qmail@web31607.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Hello - I want to install FreeBSD 5.3 onto a rackmount server that came with two SATA hard drives (it came with no CD or floppy). I will borrow a keyboard and monitor because I was informed today on this list that a "headless install" from my laptop over a null-modem cable would slow. I was going to buy a cheap USB floppy drive today (I saw prices from $30 to $50) but at jandr.com in NYC today I saw a USB CD-RW/DVD+/-RW on sale for $99 (Panasonic DVRS706) so I got that instead, figuring it was "more bang for the buck". Can I install FreeBSD 5.3 from this USB CD drive? If not, what sort of CD drive can I install from? Thanks. - Steve Brooklyn NYC --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page
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